8 joy use Recipes

frozen pie crusts, cooked chicken (can use boiled, canned , leftovers from rotisserie chicken, etc), shredded cheddar cheese, margarine, onion, diced, celery, finely diced, canned carrots, chopped, canned garden peas, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, dried parsley flakes, worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper

water added to large soup pot and brought to a boil, soft or firm tofu (organic is best) cut into small cubes, fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced in slivers, fresh green onions sliced very thin, carrot, peeled and shaved with potato peeler, leaves of spinach , swiss chard or other leafy green vegetable. stack the leaves and roll into a cigar shape then slice. the result will be thin leafy green strips, generous tsp of shiro (white ) miso or more to taste or use part shiro and part hatcho or yaemon miso. the last two are unpasteurized and have digestive enzymes that are beneficial. hatcho is the lowest in salt for those concerned about salt intake., kombu (seaweed)

fudge brownie mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, almond extract, sweetened flaked coconut, condensed milk (only using 1/2 can), marshmallow cream, milk chocolate chips, chopped almonds, toasted if desired

butter, heavy cream, low-fat milk, turbinado sugar, semisweet chocolate, chopped (i used chips, but that s not ideal because of the emulsifiers...worked fine though), vanilla extract

sugar, soft butter, very ripe bananas, flour (great with part whole wheat flour), baking powder, salt, baking soda, eggs, milk, flax seed (optional), raisins (optional), chopped nuts (optional), shredded coconut (optional), carob chips (optional) or 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional), peanut butter (optional), chopped nuts (i use pecans), oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, flax seed, melted butter

fudge brownie mix, eggs (or whatever amount it says on the brownie mix box), water (or whatever amount it says on the brownie mix box), vegetable oil, condensed milk, almond joy bars, coarsely chopped, toasted almond