Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 quart jar of roasted red peppers, drained and chopped into large chunks
- 2- 14 ounce cans of diced tomatoes, undrained (you can also use whole tomatoes that you crush in your hands)
- 2 teaspoons chili powder (can add more if you like)
salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup or so of fat free half and half
- 1/2 cup shredded gouda, white cheddar etc (pretty much whatever you have on hand)

Directions:

1. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add chopped red peppers, tomatoes, and spices and allow to simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
3. Blend with a stick blender or in a standard blender until smooth.
4. Add half and half and cheese and allow cheese to melt and soup to heat back up.
5. Serve with a grilled cheese and enjoy!

Blueberry Cheesecake French Toast

Ingredients:

- Cream cheese

- French bread

- 3 eggs

- Cream

- 1 tablespoon sugar

- cinnamon

- frozen blueberries

- 1/2 c. water?

- 2 tablespoons sugar

- vanilla

Directions:

Smear some cream cheese on some slices of french bread, sandwich the two together and dunk it into a mixture of about 3 eggs, a splash of cream, about a tablespoon of sugar and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

Cook these on a medium high griddle until golden... then flip.

In a small saucepan, add half a bag of frozen blueberries, about 1/2 c. water, a couple tablespoons of sugar and some vanilla.
Bring it up to a boil and allow to thicken a bit. I let mine cook too long and didn’t have a ton of syrup so if it looks too thick add some more water. Drizzle the blueberry sauce over hot french toast.

YUMM!!!

Credit: http://www.fallensouffle.com/page/3

Perfect Pesto

Perfect Pesto

Ingredients:

- 2 cup basil leaves
- 1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- juice from half a lemon
- 1 cup toasted pine nuts (could also use walnuts)
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper

Directions:

Throw all of the ingredients into a food processor or the blender and pulse until combined. You could do it in stages, but I have found when I throw it in all at once I get the same results.

Credit: http://www.fallensouffle.com/

Spinach Smoothie

Ingredients::

- 2/3 of a bag of frozen fruit (Mango, Strawberry, Papaya, Pineapple...)

- 1/3 container of spinach (fresh organic baby spinach)

- Orange Juice

Directions::

Place all ingredients (except O.J.) in blender. Cover ingredients with Orange Juice and blend.