Mild Stir Fry Sauce

4 cups chicken broth
4 Tbsp honey
4 Tbsp arrowroot powder
1 1/2 Tbsp Toasted seasame oil
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
3 cloves minced garlic
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix arrowroot powder and chicken stock. Heat olive oil in a sauce pan. Add ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken stock mixture and honey, toasted seasame oil,salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat to desired consistency about 3-5 minutes.

Pour over stir fry veggies and rice.
Enjoy!

Crock Pot Stew

Saute-
2 tbsp olive oil
2 lbs stew meat
2 lg onions julienned
4 cloves garlic minced


In a bowl mix-
6 oz can tomato paste
6 cups beef broth
2 tsp thyme
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste
2 bay leaves

Into an 8 qt. crock pot put-

10 md potato's peeled and diced
2 lbs carrots peeled and cut into circles
10 stalks celery julienned
4 cups frozen peas

Add meat and sauce. Mix together.

Cook high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours

Italian Chicken Bites

3 chicken breast cut into pieces.

In a bowl combine-

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano

Place chicken bites in a bag and add marinate. (At this point you can freeze in quart bags.) Oil a 9x13 pan and put chicken in it. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

White Rice Pilaf

8 cups chicken broth
4 cups white rice
1/2 onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 Tbsp crushed dried parsley
salt and pepper if needed

Bring everything except rice to a boil. Add rice, stir and cover. simmer on low for 20 minutes

Pizza Sauce

This is a variation of a sauce recipe found at the blog goodcheapeats.


1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic
7 Roma tomatoes cored and diced
2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
6 oz can of tomato paste

In stock pot, heat olive oil until simmering. Stir in garlic and cook just until lightly browned. Add tomato's, basil, oregano, salt. Simmer until juices have started to evaporate and tomato's cook down (can use a stick blender to get desired consistency). Blend in tomato paste cook 3 more minutes. Top pizza or cool and put in the freezer for later use.

Melissa's Pizza Crust

Combine then set aside to proof-
3 cups hot water
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbsp. yeast

Once above mixture has proofed put into mixer then add-

4 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp salt
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
2 cups whole wheat flour

Knead for 2 minutes then add remaining flour and knead additional 10 minutes-


6 cups all purpose flour


Rise for about 25 minutes or until double.
Divide into 4 portions. Spread onto buttered cookie sheet.

Bake 425 degrees for 10 minutes top with sauce and desired toppings bake additional 5 minutes. Yields 4 crusts
Dough freezes well!
Enjoy!

Mama's Breakfast Pie

1 pre-cooked pie crust

4 eggs
2 Tbs plain yogurt mixed with 3/4 cup water (or 3/4 cup milk)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups browned breakfast sausage
1 green pepper diced
Bunch of green onions diced
1 cup cheese

In a bowl beat eggs. Add salt, pepper, yogurt mixture. Layer sausage, pepper, onions in pie shell.
Pour egg mixture over the top. Top with cheese.
Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes or until the center is set.
Enjoy!