Food

Recipe

Each of these recipes have been used by me multiple delicious times. :)

The steps for each recipe have been overly simplified. My method of cooking doesn't require such precision.

Chocolate Brownies

1. Preheat oven to 350° F
2. In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar, then mix in eggs and vanilla
3. In a medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder
4. Gradually blend dry ingredients into the large bowl
5. Put mixture in 9x9 aluminum-foil-lined pan, then bake for 20-25 minutes

Tip:

• The aluminum foil helps the brownie to stay moist, as opposed to drying out more on the edges

Sugar Cookies

Let's begin!

1. Preheat oven to 375° F
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder
3. In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla
4. Gradually blend dry ingredients into the large bowl
5. Put dough on aluminum-foil-lined cookie sheets
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, then let cool on sheets for 2 minutes

Tip:

• For gooey-er cookies, don't press down on the cookie on the pan
• Cookies may not look done in the oven, but that's okay for soft cookies
• Using 1/4 cup less flour means the cookies will flatten more when cooking (I ran out of flour and I wanted cookies! :p)

Pancakes

Let's begin!

1. In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients
2. In a large bowl, mix the wet ingredients
3. Mix all ingredients in the large bowl
4. Cook on a greased pan (or 2 pans)

Tip:

• In order to keep all pancakes warm until the end, keep the finished pancakes warm in 200° oven, covered in aluminum foil
• Over-mixing results in flatter pancakes
• For fluffier pancakes, replace the water/milk with plain sparkling water
• Adding twice as much baking powder showed no noticable difference

Loaded Nachos

1. In a large plate or serving plate, add nachos, salsa, chopped bell peppers, guacamole, rinsed and drained black beans, and a drizzle of queso.
2. (Optional) Squeeze a few wedges of lime over the nachos.

Sweet Potato Pizza

Let's begin!

1. Slice 1/2 inch thick sweet potato rounds
2. Toss with oil, salt, and pepper
3. Place on parchment paper lined baking sheets and roast for 35-40 minutes at 375 F, flip after 25 minutes
4. Add toppings, and bake for another 3-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted

Health

Good:

• fruit, vegetable, whole grain, low-fat dairy, fish, nuts, garlic, sweet potato,

Good for memory:

• fish [salmon, mackerel, tuna], dark green leafy vegetables [kale, collard greens, spinach, broccoli], avocado, seeds [sunflower, pumpkin], nuts [peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios], red wine, berries [blueberries, strawberries, acai], whole grains, brown rice, eggs, sage, exercise

Good for anxiety and stress:

• vitamin C [blackcurrants, red peppers, oranges, broccoli]

Limit:

• red meat, sugary food, sugary drinks

Limit saturated fat to 13g:

• butter, cheese, meat, milk

Avoid trans fat:

• cake, cookie, doughnut, frozen pizza, stick margarine