312 optional honey Recipes

brown basmati rice, water, salt, cold water (optional), agave nectar (optional) or 3 tbsp honey (optional) or 3 tbsp brown rice syrup (optional), ground cinnamon (optional)

old fashioned oats, milk, water, apple, peeled and chopped, dried cranberries or 1/4 cup raisins, cinnamon (saigon is my preference), vanilla, brown sugar (optional) or honey (optional) or maple syrup, to taste (optional)

greek yogurt, ripe pomegranates , seeded removed under water, fresh mint, finely chopped (small bunch), honey (optional) or sugar, to taste (optional), red grapefruits, pink grapefruit, white grapefruit, orange flower water or 1 -2 tbsp orange juice, honey (optional) or sugar, to taste (optional), pomegranate seeds (handful ), mint leaf

quick oatmeal, powdered milk, brown sugar, honey, water, lemon gelatin, raisins (optional) or nuts (optional) or coconut (optional) or 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter (optional)

peanut butter or 2/3 cup other nut butter, blackstrap molasses , plus, blackstrap molasses, honey, oats, skim milk powder or 3 tbsp toasted coconut, toasted sesame seeds, chocolate chips (optional) or raisins (optional) or other dried fruit (optional) or chopped nuts, etc (optional)

old fashioned oats, vanilla soymilk, ripe banana, apple (i use granny smith), fresh strawberries, maple syrup (optional) or 1 tsp agave syrup (optional) or 1 tsp honey (optional)

whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg (optional, add to taste) (optional), ground cloves (optional, add to taste) (optional), banana (ripe and mashed ), honey, egg, milk, nuts (optional, pecans or walnuts recommended) (optional)

water, olive oil or 2 tbsp vegetable oil, honey or 1/4 cup maple syrup, whole wheat flour, sunflower seeds (optional) or 1/4 cup sesame seeds (optional) or 1/4 cup flax seed (optional), vital wheat gluten, salt, yeast

butternut squash (peeled, diced ), dark brown sugar (dak brown molasses sugar if available), honey, butter, banana (unpeeled-ripe ), onion (chopped ), carrot (peeled-chopped ), stalk celery (chopped ), garlic clove (chopped ), curry powder (medium hot ), ground coriander, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut milk, chicken broth, lime (juice), salt & freshly ground black pepper, cilantro (optional garnish ), pumpkin seeds (optional garnish ), oil (pumpkin -optional garnish)

ripe fresh peaches, lemon juice, honey (i plan to try less and work my way up), vanilla ice cream (optional) or soy ice cream, as toppings (optional)

old fashioned oats or 1/4 cup quick oats, water, sliced peaches in juice, canned (this works out to about 5 slices of peach and about 1/8 cup of juice), cinnamon, butterscotch extract or 1/8 tsp vanilla extract, splenda sugar substitute (optional) or 1/2 tsp sugar (optional) or 1/2 tsp honey (optional)

quaker oat bran hot cereal, uncooked, brown sugar , firmly packed, baking powder, salt, skim milk, eggs, slightly beaten, honey or 1/4 cup molasses, vegetable oil, raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup fresh blueberries (optional) or 1/2 cup frozen blueberries (optional)

peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced (about 2-1//2 lb), mild honey (such as clover or acacia) or 2 tbsp brown sugar, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon, peach brandy , to taste (optional), raspberries, unbleached white flour or 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, stone-ground cornmeal, unbleached white flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter , cut into pieces, plain nonfat yogurt, mild flavored honey (such as clover or acacia), cream, plain (optional) or vanilla yogurt (optional) or ice cream, for serving (optional)

melon fruit (mixture of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, tuscan melon, any heirloom varieties of melons, etc.), fresh key lime juice or 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate, honey (try a flavored and remember local is best!), poppy seed, approximately, almonds, fresh lavender flowers (my addition but optional) or fresh mint (my addition but optional), key lime zest , if desired

ripe banana, filtered water or 2 cups milk or 2 cups kefir, honey (raw , if you have it), apple, cored and peeled, whole coconut milk (optional, i like the flavor of coconut in a smoothie ), flax seed oil (optional) or 2 tbsp coconut oil (optional) or 2 tbsp flax seed meal (optional), oat bran or 2 tbsp wheat germ

salt (only if using raw shrimp), shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails left on (raw or cooked ), olive oil, white wine vinegar or 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, lemon zest, lemon juice, tomato paste, honey, garlic cloves, minced, gingerroot, grated, salt, ground red pepper, assorted fresh greens (optional) or herbs (optional), lime wedges (optional) or lemon wedge (optional), red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings (optional), cucumber, thinly sliced (or ribboned) (optional), yellow pear tomatoes (optional) or cherry tomatoes (optional)

split chicken breasts (not skinless ), salt (optional..add more or less as desired), black pepper (optional..add more or less as desired), garlic powder (optional..add more or less as desired), softened cream cheese, diced celery (or use celery salt to subsitute may omit), blue cheese (crumbled ), chili powder, honey, olive oil, tabasco sauce or 1 tsp louisiana hot sauce

kefir or 400 ml other fermented milk or 400 ml buttermilk or 400 ml plain yogurt, lemon , zest of, grated, lemon juice (the large lemon listed above should yield that amount, but get a second 1 just in case), agave syrup (or a mix of honey and sugar) or 130 g maple syrup, the sweetener of your choice. (or a mix of honey and sugar) or 130 g honey, the sweetener of your choice (or a mix of honey and sugar), dlash limoncello (optional) or rum (optional)