Pirate Bean Soup

Ingredients
1 C. All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Honey
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 C. Light Brown Sugar
1-1/2 C. Oats
1/2 C. Vegetable Oil
1/4 C. Applesauce
1 Egg (beaten)
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tbsp Water
5 Tbsp Milk

Optional Ingredients:
1/2 C. Dried Cranberries
1/2 C. Chocolate Chips
1/4 C. Nuts

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder salt, cinnamon, sugar and oats.
Add to the dry mixure, the oil, egg, water, milk, honey, vanilla and the optional ingredients you desire.
Stir until all ingredients are incorporated and moist.
On an cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, drop tablespoon sized mounds of dough onto the cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes or until done.
Remove from cookie sheet at once.
Enjoy!

Vegetable Dip

Ingredients:

1 Eggplant

2 Zucchine

1/2 Onion

1/2 teaspoon Paprica

1/2 tespoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper

Mexican Soup

Ingredients:

5 cups of chicken broth

1/2 cup of salsa

1/2 cup of chopped onion

1/2 cup of rice

1 clove of garlic

4 tsps of cilantro

Jalopinos

Black Olives

Mexican blend cheese

Tortilla Chips

Avocado

Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients:

Brussels Sprouts

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

Chocolate and Almond stuffed Pears

Ingredients:

4-5 Pears
2 Puff Pastry Packages (keep refrigerated until ready to use)
¼ Cup Sugar
½ Cup Almond Flour (Put almonds in a food processor and process)
2 Tbs White Flour
¼ Cup Chocolate Chips
2 Small Eggs
½ Tsp Cinnamon
1 Lemon, juice

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, put the Almond Flour, the White Flour, 1 Egg, the Sugar, the Chocolate Chips and the Cinnamon and mix well. Move the filling into a piping bag or Ziploc bag. Set aside.
2. Remove the skin from the pears with a peeler. With a paring knife, remove the center of each pear by starting at the bottom and cutting up toward the top making a circle. Be careful not to remove the top and stem, just the core and seeds.
3. Cover the pears with the lemon juice making sure to get some juice into the center as well.
4. Set each pear upside down in a small glass. Pipe the filling into the center hole you created in each pear.
5. Remove the Puff Pastry from the refrigerator and unroll. Cut the pastry into 1” strips.
6. Wrap each pear with the pastry dough starting with the top of the pear and working toward the bottom. Make sure it is completely covered in dough.
7. Place the wrapped pears on the cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 400F degrees for 30 minutes.

They are great served hot with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.