Are you a salt lover? Check this out!

Sesame Sea Salt
... in the Japanese culture called “Gimasio”
If your a salt lover and want to make some life style changes. This is the recipe for you! The Japanese have been using Gimasio for centuries. Sesame seeds add a wonderful taste to the salty taste, so you won't feel any lack of pleasure. 
Now the best part is sesame seeds are packed full of nutrition. (The seeds are incredibly rich sources of many essential minerals. Calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, magnesium, selenium, and copper are especially concentrated in sesame seeds.)


Ingredients
1 cup of unhalted, Brown Sesame Seeds
½ bag dulse seaweed flakes
4 tbs unrefined Sea Salt

Directions
Roast seeds, by stirring in the skillet over medium – low heat until they smell toasty and crumble easily between your thumb and forefinger. If using moist sea salt, lightly roast it, with the seeds.  Then put the seeds and salt into a blender till most of the seeds have been grounded.  Store in the fridge.


Sprinkle on all foods the require salt.

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Spring time is the time for fresh dark Greens

Rapini Pasta pronunciation: (ra-pē'nē)

Ask any Italian, this is a delicacy dish? This recipe is dedicated to my brother-in-law. He was Italian and knew how to pick wild Rapini. In the spring and fall he would pick Rapini by the garbage bag full.  He would show up at my door with a full to over flowing bag for me. At the time, I was single and an on the run traveling businesswomen. I would manage to squeeze in time to blanch the rapini and freeze it in meal size bunches.  I have to say this dish saved me from starvation many times.  Once I made this dish my body would say Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!  Now this is a staple dish in our home.

I hope your taste buds will like this dish, I know your body will.

Oh ya, I should tell you, rapini is available in any grocery store or market. You don't have to have an Italian brother-in-law. 

Prep time: 10 to 15 min.

Serves: 2

Ingredients

One bunch of Rapini

2 tlbs highest quality olive oil available

1 tlbs of Braggs liquid seasoning

1 to 4 cloves of good quality garlic, diced 

½ cup of water

2 servings of buckwheat or rice noodles

Directions

1               Wash Rapini.  Roughly dice the rapini leaves by holding them in a bunch and slicing on a cutting board with a sharp knife and set aside.

2               Get out a high sided fry pan with a lid (or a soup pot if you don’t have that type of pan) Place the greens in the pan and add water to steam.  Place the lid on the pan.

3               Heat only to allow a low boil.

4               While the rapini is cooking. Put water on to boil in a med size pot to boil the noodles. When the water is boiling add the noodles.

5               While the noodles are boiling, check the rapini for tenderness.

6               When the rapini is tender, make sure the water is still¼ inch in the bottom of the pan. Then add diced garlic, olive oil and Braggs.

7               When the noodles are done put them in the pan with the rapini. Stir and mix the flavors.  Taste and add more Braggs if required.

8               Serve immediately with some sprouts on the side of the plate. 

Note: If I was an Italian and not a Vegan now would be the time to add the parmesan cheese.

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Don't like Green Beans, you will love this recipe!

Lemon-Dill Green Beans

Green beans are very plentiful in the markets this time of year.  If you like most people you steam them and add butter.  Well this is a recipe that will totally change your thinking. I have even had some comments in cooking classes that they don't normally like green beans ... but love this recipe. 

Ingredients

1 pound green beans, trimmed
4 teaspoons diced fresh dill
1 tablespoon minced shallots or sweet onion
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Bring an inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Add green beans, cover and cook until tender-crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
   
   
2. Meanwhile, whisk dill, shallot, oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the green beans and toss to coat. Let stand about 10 minutes before serving to blend flavors.

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