Check out my Fall kick-off soup! You won't want to miss this!

Sweet Potato Soup

4 peeled sweet potatoes

1 yellow onion

4 garlic cloves

1/4 cup of freshly chopped basil

6 cups/1 1/2 cartons of veggie broth

1 cup of coconut milk from carton (Unsweetened)

2 tsp of sea salt

1 tsp of pepper

1 lb of ground turkey

Directions

Take the peeled sweet potatoes and chop them in half lengthwise and then slice each half lengthwise into thirds and chop into about 1 inch cubes. Peel onion and chop in half lengthwise  then slice in slices lengthwise and then chop in small pieces. Take the garlic and do the same. Take your basil and chop into small pieces. Put it all into a pot along with the broth and coconut milk and start cooking on med-hi. While that is cooking, put the ground turkey in a pan and cook until completely done and there is no more pink to be seen. Add it to the soup. Put the salt and pepper in the pot and mix it all up. Cook for about an hour or until the sweet potato is tender and enjoy!

Good drink to pair it with would be a hard cider. This soup is perfect for fall and cider is a lovely drink of choice for the season. 

The Classic Chef Sweatshirts Are Here!!!!

Only for a limited time, 3 weeks to be exact, can you get your very own The Classic Chef t-shirt!! They are made with top quality material and would be perfect for Fall and Winter or even a gift for the foodie in your family (or even just the foodie in you). In order to print the sweatshirts, we need 105 people willing to buy! Can we make it with only 3 weeks to do it in?? Spread the word and let others know! If this campaign does well, I just might do another if needed. Check it out in the link below. Thanks for your support!

Enjoy! 

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Spicy Potato Casserole

I cannot take credit for this amazing dish, but the modifications I will take credit for! I'm trying to cut my dairy intake as much as possible. My substitutions are in parentheses. 

Spicy Potato Casserole

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup (I used Pacific Brand Organic Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup in a box)
1 pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 stick Butter - melted (Earth Balance soy and dairy free is what I used)
1 t garlic powder
1/2 t white pepper (I just used black since I didn't have white)
1/2 t cayenne pepper
1/4 t Red pepper flakes or to taste
16 oz Sour Cream (I used the tofu sour cream for this one)
8 oz Cheddar Cheese, shredded (Daiya Cheddar is what I used)
8 oz Mozzarella Cheese, shredded (Daiya Mozzarella is what I used)
1 - 28 oz pkg O'Brien Potatoes (If you don't have this in your store, just chop some tatters up into small squares)

Topping

2 cups Corn Flakes - coarsely crushed
3 t Butter - melted (Earth Balance)
Garlic Powder
White Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Red Pepper flakes
Parmesan Cheese (optional) 


Combine Cream of Chicken soup, Onion soup, melted butter, garlic powder, white pepper, cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes. Add Sour Cream, when combined, add Cheddar and Mozzarella Cheese. Stir until completely incorporated into mixture. Add Potatoes and mix completely. Spray a casserole pan, pour potato mixture into pan and press into a level surface.

In a small bowl, combine Corn Flakes and spices, then add melted butter and stir until combined. Sprinkle evenly over potato mixture. Sprinkle top of casserole with Parmesan Cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for at least an hour, or until top is bubbly and brown.

Enjoy! As always, The Classic Chef :) 

Gluten Free Lemon Zest Peach Muffins

So I've had a request for my recipe for my Gluten Free Lemon Zest Peach Muffins. All I ask when you use my recipes is that you give me feedback of how it turned out for you and how you liked them. Here is my recipe that I invented yesterday:

Gluten Free Lemon Zest Peach Muffins



2 cups of Pamela's baking flour
1 tsp of baking powder

1 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1/2-3/4 cup of Xylitol 
1/2 cup of nuts (optional)
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3 eggs
1/2 cup of coconut milk
1 tsp of Bethany's homemade Vanilla (any vanilla works fine)
1 cup of fruit puree (recipe below)
1 fresh peach chopped very small 

Directions
Mix all the dry into one bowl. Once mixed, add all the liquid ingredients (except the chopped peach) and mix for 2 min on medium speed. Chop your peach in half and take the pit out and then chop it like you would an onion if you were to slice it into small pieces. Then after it has been chopped, add it to the mixture and stir with a spatula. Bake on 375 for 15 min or until golden brown around the edges and top. 

Fruit Puree
3 peaches
Juice from 2 lemons
Zest from one lemon
2 tsp of Bethany's Vanilla (or your own)
1 cup of xylitol

Directions
Take the peaches and slice them small enough to go into a food processor. Puree it until it is smooth then pour into a bowl. Before extracting the juice from the lemons, zest both lemons into the peach puree. Once you have your zest, take a lemon reamer and extract the juice. Heat the lemon juice, vanilla and xylitol in a pan until the xylitol is melted. Once melted, pour into puree and mix. 

Optional Lemon Glaze
Juice of 2 lemons
1 tsp of Corn Starch
1/2-1 cup of xylitol depending on how tart or sweet you want the glaze

Directions
Put all ingredients into a sauce pan and heat and stir until mixture thickens. Strain into a bowl when finished and pour onto muffins or dip into sauce. 

Enjoy! Don't forget to come back and give me your review after trying my recipe! Thanks :)

Taco Seasoning Recipe

Taco Seasoning Recipe

I don't know about you, but I hate buying the stuff in the stores because you never know EXACTLY what they put in their spices. MSG most likely makes its way in the majority of the spice mixtures out there. So, here is my Taco Seasoning recipe that tastes better than the store bought one with no hidden "spices"!

1 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika 
1 tsp of chili powder
1/4 tsp of oregano
1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes

I lightly ground the oregano flakes and red pepper flakes in the mortar and pestle we have. Mix it all together and season your meat! I had a pound of ground beef and I used a little over half of the taco seasoning mixture. 

Don't forget to come back and give me your review after trying my recipe! Thanks and enjoy!

Real Vanilla for sale!

You read right! The Classic Chef Real Vanilla is here! I am selling them in 2oz bottles at $6 a piece plus shipping and handling. The picture below is of the bottles of vanilla that I have. They smell amazing! They also are lovely in baked goods. If you are interested, please comment below with your email address and I will contact you for more information. 

Thanks!

The Classic Chef

I'm back!

Looks like I'm just shy of a year since my last post. Well, I have a few updates to make so hold tight!!