Brussel Sprout w/ Bacon and Gala Apple

Cook time 30-45 minutes

What you will need:

1 lb Organic Brussel Sprouts stem cut off
1 medium sized organic onion chopped
4 cloves organic garlic minced or use a garlic press
6-8 slices of organic bacon or local cut chopped
2 small sized or 1 large organic Gala Apple sliced kind of thin
Rosemary
Throw it together:

Grab a large sized pot and fill with water and a dash of salt. Bring to a boil. When it starts to boil throw in your brussel sprouts and set the timer for about 7-9 minutes.

Meanwhile in a large skillet throw in your chopped bacon on and on medium cook till its half way done, drain the fat off. Then take some evoo ( extra virgin olive oil ) and splash some in your large skillet. Throw in your garlic and onion and turn down to low. Toss in about 2 tbsp of Rosemary crushed up. Let all this simmer and cook for the time it takes for your water to boil and the brussel sprouts to be done cooking. 

When the timer goes of for the brussel sprouts you can take a fork and see if they are mostly cooked by sticking it in and if it goes in easily awesome. at this point turn the onion mix on to medium. Strain your brussel sprouts and then dump them in the skillet. I just grab my fork and knife and start cutting the brussel sprouts in half and the big ones in quarters. I would add salt and pepper at this point especially if you have bacon that is not overly salty. Sea Salt works best to take out the bitter flavor of the brussel. Lid the skillet and let it cook down for a while, maybe about 10-15 minutes

Take your apples and throw those in the skillet and stir up, lid again and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. you just want the flavor of the apples to get out. I take it off the stove and set it on the table, lid off and let it cool for a few minutes then stir and serve!

Veggie Rice Noodle Lasagna

 So i made this kick butt lasagna last night! It was easy, not a big hassle at all, you can get a lot of the veggies at your local farmers market or in the organic section at your local grocery store. We used De Boles Rice Lasagna Noodles because my father has a gluten intolerance. You can feel free to use whatever one you want but go for Organic! So here is the recipe and how i made it. Good luck! and please always rinse your fruits and veggie before cooking!


What you'll need:

8 Large Fresh Organic Basil leaves or a nice sized bunch ( chopped )
 4 Roma or 3 Large Organic Tomatoes sliced thinly
 4 Whole Organic Portobello Mushrooms Sliced stem removed

2 Organic Shallots or 1 Small Onion minced
4-6 Organic Garlic Gloves minced
Organic Spinach
1 16oz Organic Ricotta Cheese
1 Package Organic or Local made shredded Italian or Mozzarella Cheese

1 Package De Boles Rice Lasagna Noodles (cook all but 2-3 noodles. should have enough for 3 layers or whatever brand you want)

1 Jar Organic Pasta sauce of your flavor!
Oven Temp: 350

Preheat your oven to 350 and get a pot of water boiling. Once boiling throw in the noodles and let them cook for 5 mins no longer ( if using rice noodles, if not follow your package directions) ! strain fast and rinse under cold water to stop them from over cooking. they will finish cooking in the oven.


Meanwhile:

Get your minced garlic, minced onion, and chopped basil into a large mixing bowl. Add about 1/4th cup of pasta sauce to this.Reserve the rest. Add 1/2 to 3/4 of the Ricotta cheese in to the bowl. I say 1/2-3/4 because I like a lot of cheese! but you can tone it down. Blend ingredients.
 You can add other dried seasoning here if you would like. salt, pepper, oregano whatever you want! I'm just keeping it simple but go crazy. remember organic if you can or local produce.

Once you have your noodles cooked, your ricotta mix ready, its time to throw it together.

Take a 9x13 pan and grease it with Extra Virgin Olive Oil (evoo) Lay 3 noodle strips down* the noodles will not cover the whole pan, that's totally ok. take a few large spoon fulls of your Ricotta mixture and spread it around.Take some pasta sauce and do the same. Spread evenly.

Now lay down some Mushrooms, Tomatoes, and a handful of Spinach. make it even and full! spread it around. Last Sprinkle some shredded cheese over the spinach to make the next layer stick! and repeat till the noodles are gone. I made about 3 layers and it was over flowing, it will also cook down a bit so its ok.

We covered ours because we used the rice noodles and they don't cook all the way when boiling, if you have fully cooked noodles then you don't need to cover. We used a aluminum foil brand Earth Fare. Its more eco friendly and body friendly. we tented it with tooth picks. but if you can cover it with something help go for it!

Bake 1 hour and done! serve! Yum! hope you like it, and please send me comments for ways to improve or whatever if you added or did something different.

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I totally forgot! Please please send me your recipes ( via email)if you have any that you want to share and a picture if you can!! Please make it healthy and pesticide, GMO free, HFCS free and any other free you can think of! lol. I also want to know why you picked this recipe. Health reasons? budget reason? etc. Thanks! lets get sharing!

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So I really wanted to start this blog apart from my photography blog. Its a food blog yes, but not just any. Its a blog to help people that want to cook GMO, Hormone, Pesticide, High Fructose Corn Syrup and any other nasty free you can think of. Basically my boyfriend and I are going to be giving you meal ideas, that not only are healthy but wont consist of more than a few ingredients within the packaging, will come from trusted and well known business whether that be local or products like Annie and things that are organic or LOCAL made. I'm hoping to change the view on eating this way, that its not hard or super expensive.

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