Homer's Vanilla Mint Applesauce

Peel and dice 8 tart apples (Homer used Belle de Boskop)
Put in a saucepan
Add: water to cover half way up
5 mint leaves chopped
2 vanilla beans cut open and scrape out seeds
Simmer with lid on, until the apples are soft and can be mashed.
Add ½ c. sugar and cook a little more.
Add more sugar to taste if wanted depending on the tartness of the apples.

Homer says: Goes great with a barbecue! *****

Frederick the Fox's Dessert Bread

Mix sponge:
1 c. lukewarm milk
1 c. water
1 T. yeast
enough spelt flour to make a porridge consistency.
Cover and let rise at least one hour.
Add:
4 T. olive oil
1 t. salt
2 T. cinnamon
2 eggs
½ c. sugar plus 2 T. sugar
1 c. frozen blackberries, thawed
1 c. pear, peeled and diced and mixed with 1 t. ginger and 1 t. sugar
Add enough spelt flour to make a dough. Shape as Frederick the Fox or an animal of your choice.
Bake at 350 F or 180 C for about 30 - 35 min depending on the thickness of your animal.

Frederick the Fox says: Unusual and tasty dessert! Give it a try! *****

Perky Pear's Muffin

Mix:
1 egg
1/4 c. oil
1 c. buttermilk
Add:
1/4 c. raw sugar
3/4 c. almond flour (finely ground almonds)
1 c. spelt flour
1 t. baking soda
3/4 c. raisins
1 c. finely diced fresh pear,  mixed with 1 t. ginger and 1 t. cinamon and 1 t. sugar
Make walnut faces on top

Bake in greased muffin tin at 350 F or 180 C for about 25 min.


Perky Pear says: My pear muffin is easy, yummy and delicious! *****

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Mallard Duck's Pistachio, Lemon, Chocolate Cake

Mix:
2 eggs
1 c. lemon juice
½ c. oil
2/3 c. finely ground pistachio nuts
½ c. sugar
1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
grated peel from 1 lemon
2 c. spelt flour
1 t. baking soda

Bake about 30 min in greased pan at 350 F or 180 C.
Draw Mallard Duck or another animal on top with white icing.

Mallard Duck says: A good cake to quack about! *****

Catball & Yes Bear's Sweet & Spicey Round Empanadas

Start dough:
2 c pineapple juice
1 t yeast
enough spelt flour to make a porridge consistency.
Cover and let stand.
Bake turkey:
400 g. turkey breast cut in slices marinated with
3 T olive oil, 2 t curry, 2 t pabrika
Bake at 350 F or 180 C for 20 min or until done.
Cut in cubes.
Boil:
1 c water
Add:
2/3 c basmati rice
1 t salt
1½ t chili powder
1½ t pabrika
Simmer 12 min or until done.
Dice and sauté:

1 leek
5 garlic cloves
2 stalks celery
150 g. bean sprouts
1 orange pepper
2 t curcumin
1 t chili powder
Add cubed turkey and cooked spicey rice to vegetables and mix well.
Finish dough by adding:
1 t salt
4 T oil
enough flour to make a good consistency.
Knead and form into balls. roll out each ball to a flat circle and place filling in the middle. Pull all sides up to center and pinch to form a ball. Baste with beaten egg and bake for about 30 min at 350 F or 180 C.

Catball & Yes Bear say: These take two hours from start to finish but they are so tasty that they are definitely worth the time! Try them! Yes! *****

Beagle's Fresh Cherry Muffins

Mix:
1 egg
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
4 T. oil
1 c. pitted and quartered cherries
1 c. ground almonds
1/4 c. sugar
1½ c. spelt flour
1 t. baking soda
Pour into greased muffin tin. Cut up pineapple slices for faces. Bake 20- 25 min at 350 F or 180 C.

Beagle says: Fresh Cherry Muffin is refreshingly delicous! *****

Recipe 100! 20 minute Surprisingly Yummy Dinner by Hat Pig, the Grinch and Frederick the Fox

Boil 250 g chinese noodles
Fry 11 chicken nuggets and cut in bite size pieces
Sauté:
1 chopped leek
3 cloves of garlic, finely grated
1½ red peppers, chopped
1 red chili, finely chopped
1½ c. frozen peas
Add juice from one lime
100 g. roasted cashews
Mix in chicken nugget pieces and noodles and serve.

Hat Pig, the Grinch and Frederick the Fox say: This dish is surprisingly good so the three of us ate it all up, but otherwise it might be enough for 4! Yummy! *****

Garfield's Summer Jam

Black Currant Cinamon Jam
1½ c. black currants
½ c. sugar
2 T. pineapple juice
1 heaping teaspoon cinamon
Bring to a boil, simmer until thick. Put in sterilized jar.

Raspberry Lemon Jam
1½ c. raspberries
½ c. sugar
lemon zest from ½ lemon
juice from ½ lemon
Bring to a boil, simmer until thick. Put in sterilized jar.

Garfield says: These jams have a zing and taste great too! *****

Love Cat's Tasty Almond Flour Cake

Mix:
2 eggs
½ c. oil
½ c. frozen blackberries, thawed and blended
½ c. lemon juice
Add:
½ c. raw sugar
1½ c. almond flour (or finely ground almonds)
1 c. walnuts, finely ground
1 t. baking soda
½ c. raisins
Bake at 350 F or 180 C in greased pan for about 35 - 45 minutes until done.
Draw Love Cat or another animal with white icing.

Love Cat says: This is a tasty and nutty cake with lots of flavor! *****

Pigs' New Dinner Dish

Bake 8 large chicken nuggets and cut in smaller pieces
Boil 250 g. chinese rice noodles
Sauté:
1 red onion, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, finely grated
1 red chili pepper and 1 green chili pepper, finely diced (food processor)
3 carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, diced
100 g. mushrooms, sliced
1½ c. frozen peas
50 g. almonds, sliced
Add juice from 1½ lime
Add chicken and noodles and stir well and serve

The pigs say: This is so delicious we ate it all up in one dinner. ***** (We even started to eat before the photo -that's why the pot is half empty!)

Olaf's Tasty Coffee Bread

Mix sponge:
1 c. plain lowfat yoghurt
1 c. warm water
1 T. yeast
enough whole wheat flour to make a porridge consistency. Cover and let stand minimum 1 hour.
Then add:
2 T. olive oil
2 finely grated carrots
juice from 1 large lime
1/4 c. vanilla sugar
1/4 c. raw sugar
2 t. powdered ginger
½ c. finely ground walnuts
whole wheat and spelt flour so dough can be kneaded.
Shape like Olaf or another teddy friend. Let rise ½ hour
Bake about 25- 30 min. at 350F or 200C.
Glaze with a thin mixture of confectioners sugar and boiling water. (Note: he is unglazed in the photo)

Olaf says: This coffee time bread is tasty, especially on a cold day! *****