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Recipes:


Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
(submitted by Paul Zappitielli)

Jello Cake
(submitted by Debbie Goble)

My Favorite Chicken
(submitted by Debbie Goble)

Roasted Garlic on Baguette
(submitted by Debbie Goble)

Wolfrum Family Favorite Birthday Curry
(submitted by Vicki Wolfrum)

Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas
(submitted by Paul Zappitielli)

Mexican De-Lite

(submitted by Paul Zappitielli)

 

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
(submitted by
Paul Zappitielli)


Ingredients:
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
2 cups water
1 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp salt
1 package (or 2 Tbsp) yeast
1/4 cup Olive Oil (and some extra)


In a mixing bowl, combine water, sugar, and salt. Stir until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add the yeast. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes. The water should have that familiar "yeasty" smell. It should also foam at the top.

Add the Olive Oil and 1 cup of All-Purpose Flour. Stir until dissolved.

Add 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour. Stir until smooth. The mixture should start to become thicker.

Add 1 cup of All-Purpose Flour. Stir until the the loose flour is part of the thickening mixture.

Add 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour and form dough into a ball.

This is where it becomes tricky!

Make sure there is no flour on the sides of the mixing bowl, and that all the flour is absorbed into the ball. Take the remaining 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour and pour some of it onto a smooth, supportive surface. Make sure to choose a countertop or table that can withstand kneading.

Knead the dough at a fairly steady rate for about 15 minutes (use a kitchen timer if necessary). Kneading is folding the dough into itself, compacting, and folding again. Make sure the remaining 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour is absorbed into the dough. After 15 minutes of kneading, the dough should be in the shape of a ball, about the size of a grapefruit.

Take this grapefruit-sized dough ball and pour a small amount of olive oil onto it and put it back into the mixing bowl. Seal the top with a cover or clear plastic wrap, and place the dough into an UNHEATED oven. Let the dough sit in the oven for 60 to 75 minutes. The dough will expand during those 60 to 75 minutes.

Take the dough out after the allotted time and pound it down to its original grapefruit size. Dough will make one large pizza or two small-medium size pizzas.

Add tomato sauce, cheese, or anything else you like, put it into a preheated oven (375 degrees F) for 20 minutes and you have delicious and whole wheat pizza!


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Jello Cake
(submitted by Debbie Goble)

Ingredients:
One Box White Cake Mix
3 Egg Whites
1/4 C Oil
1/2 C Water
One Box Strawberry Jello (Or any flavor!)

Make White Cake Mix as directed by box. Bake for specified amount of time.

While White Cake is baking, prepare Jello. Use 1/2 specified water, making sure to use boiling water only.

When cake is done baking, take out of oven and poke several dozen holes in the top of the cake with a fork.

Pour Jello mix over the top of the cake. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Before serving, spread Cool Whip on the top of the cake. Enjoy!

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My Favorite Chicken
(submitted by Debbie Goble)

Ingredients:
2 1/2 to 3 LBs of frozen chicken
2 Cans of Rotell Original Tomatoes
A sprinkle of garlic salt
Croc-Pot for cooking

2 1/2 to 3 pound bag of frozen chicken breasts in a Croc-Pot

Pour 2 cans of Rotell Original Tomatoes on top of the chicken.

Sprinkle garlic salt over the chicken

Cook on Low for 6 hours.

Take chicken out and shred it.

Chicken can be used to make tacos, burritos, quesadillas, with rice and beans, or just by itself, it's so yummy!

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Roasted Garlic on Baguette
(submitted by
Debbie Goble)

Ingredients:
3 or 4 heads of garlic
Some Olive Oil
Baguette
Cheese (optional)
Salt (optional)

Take 3 or 4 heads of garlic. Cut the tips off to expose the garlic cloves.

Take an oven-proof dish and pour in some olive oil, enough to coat the bottomof the pan generously. Put the garlic heads in the pan, cut side down.

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Garlic should be soft and carmelized on the bottom. Remove and cool while you are preparing the baguette.

Cut the baguette in small slices. Brush the baguette slices with olive oil and bake in oven ona cookie sheet until lightly toasted. You can even melt cheese on the baguette slices if you want.

Take the garlic cloves and gently squeeze them out of the heads. Or you can pick them out with a fork. Take one or two cloves and spread them on the baguette.The garlic should be soft and easy to spread. Sprinkle lightly with salt if you prefer.

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Wolfrum Family Favorite Birthday Curry
(submitted by Vicki Wolfrum)

Ingredients:
2 medium white or brown onions chopped fine
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tbsp olive oil
4 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts
4 tbsp curry powder
2 C non-fat milk or chicken broth
4 Tbsp cornstarch
4 Knorr Chicken  Bullion cubes
2 C fat-free half and half
1 Tbsp Chutney or Apricot Jam
1 Tbsp Honey
Garlic and Salt (for flavoring)
2+ C half and half (for creamier consistency)

(This is a creamy European style curry that can be bland or spicy depending how much curry powder and how much red pepper is added- This serves 6 people and you can easily make it for up to 24 by doubling or tripling the recipe)

Cook the onions, garlic, and olive oil.

Chop the chickeninto bite size pieces (Or you can cook whole chicken breasts in the oven and chop into bite size pieces after they have cooked 30 minutes)

Add chicken to onion mixture and cook until tender (season with garlic salt if desired)

Once the chicken and onions are mixed together
add curry powder

Add Chicken  Bullion cubes

Add 2 cups non-fat milk or chicken broth and bring to a boil

Mix cornstarch in  2 cups milk- pour mixture into bubbling chicken/onions/broth

As soon as it is mixed and starts to thicken- add more milk

Add 2 cups fat free half and half

Keep adding liquid until the curry is gravy consistency

Once it is thick and bubbly- add more curry powder and red pepper for spice to your taste

Add 1 tbsp chutney or apricot jam or a Tbsp of honey

Garlic salt  and pepper to taste

If you need extra thickener- add another 1-2 Tbsp in a cup of milk and add to the mixture when it is boiling

Serve over white rice.

Chop- Pineapple, kiwi, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, bananas and other fruits to top curry
Also chop and cook 1 lb. of bacon and sprinkle bacon crumbles over finished dish with peanuts, other nuts, raisins, dried fruit and coconut if desired.

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Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas
(submitted by Paul Zappitielli)

Ingredients:
4 C Whole Wheat Flour
1/8 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 C Vegetable Shortening
1 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
1 1/2 C Warm Water

Mix the Whole Wheat Flour and Baking Powder in a bowl

Add the Vegetable Shortening and mix it with your hands until you get a coarse meal consistency

Dissolve the Sea Salt into the Warm Water.

Drizzle the salt water mixture into the flour and mix with your hands into a soft dough. Add more warm water if it's not coming together.

Form the dough into a ball. Put it in a bowl and cover for 20 minutes.

Break the dough ball into twelve smaller balls. Put a little bit of shortening on your hands and roll them into balls.

Flatten each ball out into a tortilla. Put flour on the surface before rolling them out. Get them as thin as possible.

Preheat a pan on medium heat. Cast iron works well for tortillas.

Lay the tortilla on the pan and flip after 15-20 seconds. Bubbling is normal.

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Mexican De-Lite!
(submitted by Paul Zappitielli)

Ingredients:
1 Can of Black Beans
1 Cup Brown Rice
4 Strips of Boneless, Skinless Chicken
1/4 C Olive Oil
Black Pepper
1 Avacado
1/2 C Shredded Cheese (any type)
Whole Wheat Tortillas (as many as needed!)

Prepare Brown Rice as instructed (Brown rice, typically, is healthier than white)

While rice is cooking, preheat a pan on medium heat. Spray pan with cooking oil (if desired), and drizzle about half the Olive Oil onto the pan.

When pan is heated, place Chicken onto the pan and cook until chicken is cooked 75% of the way (this is when the chicken has been flipped once). Add more Olive Oil as needed (when the chicken has absorbed the oil). Sprinkle pepper on the chicken.

(Chicken can be cut into small pieces if desired)

Open the Can of Black Beans, BUT DO NOT EMPTY THE WATER. Pour the Black Beans and the water in the can into the pan with the chicken.

Let the Black Bean / Chicken mixture cook until the water begins to dissolve or the Brown Rice is cooked.

Combine the Brown Rice and the Chicken / Black Bean mixture.

Slice Avacados (peeling the skin of course), and sprinkle the cheese onto a Whole Wheat Tortilla.

Scoop two spoonfuls of the Chicken / Bean / Rice mixture onto the tortilla. Roll the tortill and enjoy!

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Green Tips:



#1: When replacing your current computer, consider a laptop. Laptops use six times less energy than desktop computers

#2: If you use a dryer, make sure to change the lint trap after every use

#3: Line dry wet clothes instead of using an electric dryer whenever possible. Your clothes will smell better!

#4: Use a microwave instead of a stove when cooking items. Microwaves use a third to half the electricity of a stove

#5: Change your refrigerator and freezer temperatures to reflect the season: during the winter, you can raise the temperature and return it to normal during the summer months.

#6: During the winter, wear more clothes instead of raising the thermostat

#7: Take a 5 minute shower. Make a game out of it: time yourself and try to beat your time!

#8: Turn off lights in rooms that you’re not in

#9: Learn how to enable power-saving features on your computer. Find out more information at energystar.gov

#10: Newer appliances (newer air-conditioners and refrigerators) can save you twice as much money as your older appliance. If your appliance is more than 20 years old, it may be time to upgrade.

#11: When buying a new appliance, make sure to ask about its Energy Star rating.

#12: Use a bowl of water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda in your microwave for 3 minutes to help clean out stains instead of cleaning products with harmful chemicals

#13: Instead of throwing out an old, smelly, mop, soak in a gallon of water with 4 tablespoons of baking soda for an hour

#14: Use ½ cup of baking soda with your laundry detergent to brighten your wash and remove odors

#15: Want brighter teeth but don’t want to use harmful chemicals in your mouth? Sprinkle baking soda onto regular toothpaste to create a much safer whitening toothpaste!

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Green Resources

Be sure to check out these inspiring and informative resources for even more "green" tips

Energy Star

SDGE Interactive Green Guide

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Tips

Green Living Tips

 
   

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