Chipotle Veggies with Granny Smith Apples

Chipotle Veggies with Granny Smith Apples

-1 tablespoon olive oil

-2 granny smith apples

-2 handfuls of mushrooms chopped

-1 onion chopped

-1 orange pepper chopped

-1/2 cup red wine

-1/2 chipotle BBQ sauce

-1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated

In a frying pan on medium heat add olive oil, onions and mushrooms allow to cook for a few minutes then add apples and peppers.  Cook until soft (about 10 minutes) stirring occasionally.  Add wine and BBQ sauce and allow to cook down.  Then just before serving top with cheddar cheese mix and serve.

Candied Roasted Almond, Sunflower, Sesame seed and Brown Rice Salad

I made this incredible salad today.  I was using up brown rice from last night and was wanting to make a salad.  Each bite was exciting and different and all flavours blended so well.  It may sound like a weird combination however it was exciting!  Also it sounds like a lot of work, it really wasn't...took about 15 minutes to make.

Candied roasted almond, sunflower, sesame seed and Rice Salad.

-1/2 cup blanched almonds

-1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
-1/4 cup raw sesame seeds
-1/4 cup black raw sesame seeds
-2 tablespoons brown sugar
-1/4 cup red or white wine


-2 cups cooked brown rice
-1/2 granny smith apple chopped
-1/2 onion chopped
-1/4 cup pine nuts
-1/4 cup craisins
-1/4 cucumber
-a handful of pea shoots
-salt and pepper
-olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste

-1 medium tomato chopped
-pinch of salt and pepper

On medium heat, add almonds and dry roast after a few minutes add the sunflower seeds and sesame seeds.  Continue to roast.  When they have become browned, add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of wine.  Stir and when all coated set aside to cool.

Mix together the rice, onion, granny smith apple, pine nuts, craisins, and cucumber together.  Leave the tomatoes aside as they make the salad soggy, top salad with the tomatoes.  When the seeds have cooled add them.  The pour olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste.  mix well.

Fried Spicy Sweet Potatoes and Granny Smith Apples

I had a friend over for lunch and made these delicious sweet potatoes.  I also made a rice salad where I had used granny smith apple, and thought the combination would work

Fried Spicy Sweet Potatoes with Granny Smith Apples

-1 teaspoon butter

-1 sweet potato cut thinly 

-1 Granny Smith apple skin on and sliced

-1 large clove of garlic

-1/2 onion chopped

-1 tablespoon chili powder

-salt and pepper to taste

-2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

-1/4 cup of red wine

-In a large frying pan on medium heat melt butter and add sweet potato, onion and garlic.  Stir frequently.  When sweet potatoes are lightly browned on both sides add granny smith apples, continue to stir.  Once the apples are slightly cooked add salt, pepper, chili powder.  Continue to stir.  Add the red wine and parmesan cheese and once the apples and sweet potatoes are covered reduce to a simmer until wine cooked off and serve.  They were delicious.  Took about 15 minutes to cook.