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Pizza Ingredients

Pizza. Simple. Bread, cheese, tomato paste, etc…

Trader Joe’s staples. Cheese, $3.50 Mexican Shredded Cheese Blend. Hot Italian Sausage or ground beef $3.50 each.

Near the fresh pasta they’ve got pizza dough. 1 bag $1.29. Flour the counter / cutting board and shape the dough.

A case of tomato paste isn’t alot and will last for a year. [...]

What to do with old Bananas??

Here is a delicious recipe that adds a little coconut…and I like using all whole wheat flour…

8 tbs of butter
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup whole wheat
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 very ripe bananas – mashed until smooth
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup of coconut
1/2 cup of walnuts

Mix together dry ingredients
Cream butter and [...]

Spinach and Strawberry Salad With a homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette

Ingredients

Salad
1/2 Pound Baby Spinach

1 Cup Strawberries Sliced

1/3 Cup Toasted and Chopped Almonds or Hazelnuts

2 Oz. Goat Cheese Crumbeled

Dressing

1 Cup Strawberries

1/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/3 Cup Red wine Vinegar

2 T Agave or Honey

1 Pinch Salt

1 Pinch Pepper

Method

In a large bowl add all salad ingredients and toss.

Dressing

Puree strawberries in a blender or a food processor. [...]

The Recipe~cucumber mint salad with miso dressing

Cucumber Mint Salad, With Miso Dijon Dressing

Salad
2        Med Cucumbers
1           Med Red Onion
1 t         Lemon Juice
4-6         Mint Leaves

Dressing
1 T       Flax Seed Oil
1 T       Dijon Mustard
1 ½ T     Miso Paste
¼ C       Water
1 ½ T     Rice Wine Vinegar
1      Clove Garlic (Minced)
½ t       Paprika
1         Pinch of Salt
1         Pinch of Pepper
4         Basil Leaves (Julianne)

Salad
Thin-slice the cucumbers and onion [...]

Cucumber Salad Cooking Demo

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February~still growing

Although a little rainy, the market today brought it’s fair share of treats. I’ve noticed that many vendors have prepared food, everything from fresh made houmous to pizza to baked goods. Be sure to come with an empty stomach, plenty of samples to go around.

February is the month of in between~not quite spring [...]

Autumn Salad

Persimmon Pomegranate Fruit Salad

Ingredients

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· 3 persimmons, peeled, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces), seeds (if any) discarded

· 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds

· 1 Granny Smith or Fuji apple, peeled, cored, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch [...]

Sept 13th Market Demo & Tour a Success!

Butter bean, tuna conserva and fresh tomato salad~these were just some of the delights of the first Market Demo for Life Ingredients.

Liza Shaw, from A16, hosted our first market demo Sunday morning. She was accompanied by Greta Macaire of UCSF, who answered questions regarding nutrition and preventative care.

The [...]

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