Posts Tagged: natural ingredients

Punch: Easy, Healthy, 100% Fruit Juice (Frozen) + Soda Water

No-Corn-Syrup-Natural-Punch

It’s great to have a simple, refreshing, natural punch recipe on hand when feeding a crowd. This non-alcoholic, healthy punch recipe still tastes great. And it’s HFCS-free! (No high fructose corn syrup, that is.) Change it up by using different frozen juice concentrates, although the raspberry is very delicious. Serves 6-8, but multiplies easily. INGREDIENTS…

Worchestershire Sauce; Fancy Name, but Perfectly Spiced Brew

What with the anchovies and HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) in most Worchestershire products, a friend had wondered if I had a recipe to make it from scratch. We’d actually been making our own “Worchestershire Sauce” at the deli for ages, just to save money. A gallon of the stuff seemed too big an investment….

Hi, ORAC, Good Bye, Free Radicals! (A High ORAC Food List)

How cool is it that God so wanted us to have exciting food, that He put extra nutrients into some of the most flavorful ones?! Not that “ORAC” is an especially appetizing name. But it’s a lot easier than saying, “the oxygen radical absorbance capacity”. High ORAC value means that less free radicals may form….

Chili, Traditional, For a Crowd (Extra Large Recipe)

Bowl of Chili and corn bread

A big batch of chili comes in handy for feeding a crowd. I made this for the last Chili Cook-Off our church had. No, I didn’t win the cook-off, but we did LOVE this chili! One caveat: I used homemade Worchestershire sauce (there’s a good recipe here, on Saveur, and there’s also one in my…

Celery Leek Soup (Gluten-free)

Celery seed adds flavor and potatoes thicken this soup without adding flour or gluten. Leeks are sautéed, which brings out their sweetness, making the perfect garnish. A little virgin olive oil adds richness, while still keeping it vegan. Makes 6 or so servings. INGREDIENTS 1 whole bunch celery, including bottom, rinsed well, cut into chunks…

Meyer Lemon Bars w/ Crispiest Crust (Or Try “Shaker-Style”)

Sunflowers, meyer lemons, mint, and lemon bars

This recipe is similar to many others, except that we’ve found a way to insure a crispier crust. The sugar and lemon in the filling gets heated first, before adding the eggs and salt, before pouring over the partially-cooked crust. The crust “seals” better this way. Another difference in this recipe: At The New Deli,…

Chipotle Potato Soup, Using Dried Chipotles, No Canned Stuff

This soup gets its color from grilled carrots. The veggies simmer until tender in a covered pan, with some water added; as the water evaporates, the sugars in the starches caramelize, making a rich, flavorful soup. Extra virgin olive oil adds richness without the saturated fats; a healthy soup- even vegan! The deep, smokey flavor…