Plantains (Platano) – 2.  Maduro means ready or ripe.  They have a very pleasant sweetness in this stage.  If they have black on the skins, this won’t affect the taste.  You may find them in your grocery as plantains or as Indian Banana’s. Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Coconut oil. Peel Plantains, saving the peel … More Platano Maduro Fritos

Shrimp – 2 pounds cooked, peeled and deveined. Onion – 1 large – chopped. Bell pepper – 1.  Cored and deseed, chopped. Tomato – 1 large, diced. Fresh Key Lime juice – 4 (or 4 small lemons). Orange juice – 1 orange fresh squeezed. Cilantro – 2 tbsp, chopped.  (More is desirable, if you prefer) … More Ceviche de Camarones

Avocado – 1 large ripe.  Skin and cut into small bite size pieces.  Avoid smashing.  If the avocado is too ripe to properly cut, then mash into a chunky paste. Pico de Gallo – 1 batch from Pico recipe. Combine in a Mexican clay dish.  Serve over romaine lettuce, garnished with sprigs of cilantro and … More Guacamole de pico

Tomatoes – 3 fresh diced.  Roma’s are great for this, but whatever you have.  If you can acquire vine ripened, they are so much better in taste…. Onion – 1 chopped small Bell pepper – 1 large, cored, seeded and diced. Cilantro – 1 bunch, washed, stemmed and chopped. Fresh hot pepper – 1 jalapeño … More Pico de Gallo

From my niece, Laura, who supplied the recipe posted earlier. “Thanks, uncle! Just so you know, hem seeds will not yield a dirty urine sample.  Here is some information on the topic:  http://nutiva.com/faq/hemp-faq/ Also, a change on the measurements.  For the tahini dressing, all ingredients except the Baggs should be 1/3 cup instead of 1/4.” … More Hemp seed and Tahini dressing correction

This is no ordinary salad.  This is a delicious, nutrient dense salad.  Braggs Liquid Amino’s provide 16 different amino acids.  Kale is one of the best dark, leafy greens you can eat.  Parsley is rich in vitamins K, C and A, while cilantro has amazing antioxidant properties.  If using hemp seeds, you are adding omega … More Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing

One of my favorite sandwiches.  Use your favorite organic sliced bread or for a variety, try a french roll.  If the latter, try it cold and occasionally make it hot in the panini grill. Can of white tuna – drained.   1/2 cup whole egg mayonnaise Provolone cheese – 2 slices chopped into small pieces … More Tuna Sandwich

Marbled Rye – 2 slices per sandwich Sauerkraut – 3 ounces Corned Beef  or pastrami- 3 ounces Swiss Cheese – 2 slices Thousand island dressing Horseradish – 1/4 tsp Organic Butter Carefully butter one side of the rye.  Set them on your Foreman or in a hot skillet.  Slather a good amount of dressing on … More Grilled Rueben

Probably one of most guys favorite sandwiches if prepared properly.  And most ladies as well.  I include it here, as it seems to be virtually impossible to find a satisfactory grill cheese sandwich at a restaurant. Whole grain wheat berry bread. 2 slices Provolone or other white cheese. 2 slices Butter – cover one side … More Melts

Lunch Idea’s – “The Red Hot” Sub roll 7” Sahuaro Sauce Crushed red pepper Sliced Jalapeño 4 slices of ham 2 slices of mozzarella or pepper jack cheese 8 slices of pepperoni Slice open the sub without cutting all the way through.  Make it like a boat.  Liberally cover with Sahuaro Sauce.  Next cover the sauce … More Lunch Idea’s – “Red Hot”