Gluten Free Porridge

2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds

1 tablespoon flax seeds
1 tablespoon chia seeds
¼ cup walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup boiling water
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt (I like things super salty, so you may want to reduce this)

1.Combine all ingredients in the dry container of a Vitamix2.Blend until finely ground (you can try a coffee grinder, I have not, so not sure if it works)

3.Transfer mixture to a bowl

4.Pour hot water over mixture, stir, then let sit for 5 minutes to thicken

5.Garnish with raisins, sunflower seeds or treats of your choice

6.Serve

From: Elana's Pantry

Grilled Corn Guacamole

■3 ears Corn, Shucked


■6 whole Avocados, Diced

■1 whole Large Tomato, Diced

■1/3 cup Onion, Finely Diced

■2 cloves Garlic, Finely Minced

■2 Tablespoons Diced Fresh Jalapeno

■1 whole Lime, Juiced

■1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt

■1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin

■1/2 cup Cilantro Leaves

Preparation Instructions

Grill corn until nice and golden, with good grill marks on the kernels. Allow to cool a bit, then cut the kernels off the cobs. Set aside.

Halve avocados and remove pit. Cut avocado into a dice inside the skin, then scoop out with a spoon.

In a bowl, combine corn kernels, diced avocados, diced tomato, jalapenos, minced garlic, lime juice, salt, and cumin. Stir gently to combine. Add cilantro and stir in.

From: Pioneer Woman

Crockpot Falafel

- 1 15oz can garbanzo beans (chick peas)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
-1 T dried parsley
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 egg
- 1 t kosher salt
- 1/4 t black pepper
- 2 t ground cumin
- 1 t ground coriander
- 1/4 t cayenne pepper
- juice from 1 lemon (that's a lemon. a weird looking lemon, but a lemon nonetheless)
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup bread crumbs (I have bread crumbs made from a loaf of Trader Joe's brown rice bread that I keep in the freezer)
- 2 T olive oil (for the bottom of your crock)

The Directions.

Take a deep breath. It looks like there are a lot of ingredients, but this comes together awfully quick. I seriously only spent 25 minutes from start to finish. The hardest part was getting all the spice bottles arranged for the photo.

Drain garbanzo beans. Dump them into a mixing bowl and smash them with a fork. Set aside.

Get out your blender or food processor (I used our vitamix. I love that thing!). Blend together all of the spices, the onion, the garlic, the egg, and the lemon juice.

Pour on top of your smashed garbanzo beans. Use your fork to mix together, and add the breadcrumbs slowly until the mixture is wet and sticky but can be formed into balls nicely. I needed 3/4 of a cup of breadcrumbs.

Pour 2 T of olive oil into the bottom of your crockpot stoneware insert.

Form squished golf-ball sized patties of falafel. Dip each side into the olive oil and then nestle into your crockpot. It's okay if they overlap or are on top of each other.

Cook on high for 2-5 hours. Ours cooked on high for 3.5 hours--you will know that the falafels are done when they turn brownish-golden. You can flip them halfway through the cooking time if you feel like it, but they will brown on top even without flipping. (I know. I don't get it either.)

Serve with yogurt sauce or mayonnaise. I made a quick yogurt sauce with Greek yogurt, celery seed, dill, salt and pepper and lemon juice.

From: A Year of Slow Cooking

The BEST Beef Tenderloin

This recipe sounds a little weird, but it's the BEST! Beef tenderloin is expensive, but it's great for a special occasion.

1. Take beef tenderloin and place on a jelly roll pan or a cookie sheet.
2. Rub liberally with Montreal seasoning- liberally
3. Put the tenderloin in the oven at 500 degrees for 15 minutes.
4. Without opening the oven, turn the oven off and leave for 1 hour.

That's it! It's delish! Sometimes it needs a little more time, but it's one of my favorite Santini family dishes.