Breaded Chicken Strips

Cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts in 1 1/2 " strips.

Coat the strips in Earth Balance (soy free) mindful mayo, then roll in Panko crumbs seasoned with oregano, black pepper, and salt.

Cook in a little olive oil until browned and fully cooked.

Served with a honey mustard sauce:

2 T. honey

Yellow mustard

Stone ground mustard.

Served with french green beans, rice with peas, and green onions.

Dairy Free Meatballs

1 lb. ground beef 

1 small onion chopped

1-3 cloves garlic to taste minced

1/4c. bread crumbs ( I did 2 T oatmeal, 2 T Panko bread crumbs)

1 T. ketchup

2 T. worcestershire sauce

1/4 t. red pepper flakes

1/4 t. dried basil

1/4 t. dried oregano

1/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Chop the onion and garlic and mix with the ground meat and rest of the ingredients.  Place a layer of foil on a rimmed baking sheet. Thinly coat with a little olive oil.  Begin to shape the meatballs. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Serve with a jar of spaghetti sauce - many to choose from. 

Garofalo pasta- a durham wheat pasta.

Other sides might include:

Pillsbury bread sticks.

Green beans

Pinwheel Cookies

1 c. Earth Balance butter (or Spectrum Butter flavored shortening)
1.5 c. powdered sugar
3 c. flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 T. coconut milk
1 T. vanilla
1/4 c. Cocoa powder
1 T. espresso or coffee
Sprinkles

Directions:

1. Cream the butter and powdered sugar
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl
3. Add 1/2 of the flour/baking soda/salt ingredients to the butter/powdered sugar mixture and mix
4. In the same mixing bowl, add remaining flour/baking soda/salt ingredients with coconut milk and vanilla and mix to form a large dough ball (add additional milk if necessary).
5. Take half of the dough out of the mixing bowl. With the remaining dough in the bowl add the cocoa powder and coffee/espresso and mix until the dough is a smooth chocolate color
6. Roll out both sets of dough into the same size rectangles and then stack them on one another. Run a rolling pin across them lightly to push the two sheets of dough together.
7. Starting at the long side of the dough roll into a log (add sprinkles at the beginning of this step, if you want sprinkles)
8. Refrigerate for 10 minutes
9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
10. Remove dough and cut in 1/4 inch slices
11. Bake for 8-10 minutes
12. Let cool
13. Enjoy