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5-Minute Re-fried Beans from Scratch!

5-Minute Re-fried Beans from Scratch!

Use your WonderMix and WonderMill to quickly make refried beans with bean flour. 5-Minute Re-fried Beans from Scratch! Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 2 cups fresh ground bean flour, black, pinto, garbanzo, your choice. (Take the dry beans and grind them on the bread setting of 

Watermelon Basil (Pantry Members)

Watermelon Basil (Pantry Members)

[restrict userlevel=”subscriber”] https://youtu.be/h9sTKwDngJY Watermelon Basil Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 1 handful fresh basil 6 cups cubed watermelon 1 1/2 cups sugar Water Instructions Place basil, watermelon, and sugar in blender. Puree and place in gallon jug. Add water top. 3.5.3208 [/restrict]

Fresh Strawberry Lemonade

Fresh Strawberry Lemonade

Use your WonderMix blender to make fresh lemonade creations, like adding strawberries, to cool you off during the summer heat.

Strawberry Lemonade
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar
  • Enough water to fill one gallon.
Instructions
  1. Place fruit and juice in blender with sugar and 4 cups water. Blend until well pureed.
  2. Place in gallon jug and fill to the top with water.
  3. Served over ice.

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Hummus (from bean flour)

Hummus (from bean flour)

When you have a grain mill and kitchen mixer you can whip hummus up in a matter of minutes from scratch. The grain mill allows you make hummus from bean flour instead of cooking beans and blending thick cooked beans. You can also change up the 

Spelt Walnut Coffee Cake (Pantry Members)

Spelt Walnut Coffee Cake (Pantry Members)

[restrict userlevel=”subscriber”] Exclusive sneak preview recipe from Chef Brad’s new cookbook, for Pantry Members only.   Streusel Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cup fresh ground spelt flour 2 teaspoons baking spice or cinnamon dash salt 6 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces 

Chef Brad’s WonderFlour

Chef Brad’s WonderFlour

The first whole grain all purpose flour that actually works.

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I have been working on WonderFlour for years now, perfecting the process.

What is WonderFlour? It is a whole grain, wheat free blend of three grains, spelt, barley, and brown rice; that takes the place of white flour in almost all of your baking and cooking. When I say almost all, the only thing I do not use it in is yeasted breads. WonderFlour does not have sufficient gluten to make yeasted breads, but in everything else, from cookies to gravies, I use WonderFlour. It really is my all purpose flour that I use for everything and it really does work.

Click here for Gluten-Free version…

Chef Brad’s WonderFlour
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • 3 cups Pearled Barley
  • 3 cups Brown Rice
  • 3 cups Spelt Grain
Instructions
  1. Stir the three grains together in a bowl.
  2. Grind on the pastry setting of your WonderMill Grain Mill.

 

Just a few helpful hints about WonderFlour

How long does it store? If you are worried about that, just keep it in the refrigerator or freezer. But I would not be too concerned, even if it takes you some time to use it, it is still far better than white flour.

Are there recipes for WonderFlour? Yes there are many recipes on my web site for WonderFlour and a new Comfort Foods Cookbook. But really any recipes you have just substitute out the white flour for WonderFlour and enjoy the results.

It is gluten Free? No it is not gluten free, only wheat free. Most gluten free people can use it. Celiac persons should not use it, but I have found over the past three years that most gluten free people can handle the gluten in WonderFlour. But don’t despair; Gluten Free WonderFlour is right around the corner.

I hope you love WonderFlour as much as I do. Greatest Success to you in your culinary adventures.

Fresh Grilled Peach Salsa

Fresh Grilled Peach Salsa

This is a wonderful spicy sweet salsa that is great on fish or grilled chicken. Fresh Grilled Peach Salsa Author: Chef Brad Prep time: 30 mins Total time: 30 mins Ingredients 3 large ripe peaches, cup in half or sliced 2 large tomatoes, cut in 

Cranberry Butter

Cranberry Butter

The perfect cranberry butter to go with your rolls, biscuits, and other holiday breads. Cranberry Butter Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 1 cup cranberry sauce 1 lb. butter, softened Instructions Place ingredients in WonderMix mixer and whip until well blended. Chill and serve through the holidays. 

Pizza on the Grill

Pizza on the Grill

I love pizza.  Not the garbage fast food pizza, but the wonderful pizza that can be made at home with natural ingredients and the fun of creating pizza your way.  

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Pizza is America’s Favorite Food.  But in the summer often we opt to delivery before we heat up the house to bake our pizza.   Have you ever done pizza on the grill?  If not, perhaps now it the time to give it a try.  I love it, it keeps the heat out of the house and the flavor is a nice change from oven baked pizza  From the grill to the smoker, you can do your pizza out side with little effort and at the same time create some great toppings by grilling them first on the grill. Like chicken, meats, and vegetables, that add flavor and excitement to the pizza.

Once you try pizza on the grill, you will not be satisfied with pizza any other way.

Pizza on the Grill
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • Your favorite pizza dough recipe will be required. I would suggest one from one of my cookbooks. Chef Brad’s Secret Pizza Dough Recipe would work great. Or try the Crispy Pizza Dough.
  • Olive oil
  • Onions
  • Bell peppers
  • Portabella mushrooms
  • Zucchini squash
  • Eggplant
  • Garlic salt
  • Cheese
  • Boneless Breast of Chicken
Instructions
  1. Brush the boneless chicken breast with olive oil and season with garlic salt and place on grill. Take the vegetables and cut them the long way. Brush with olive oil and season with garlic salt. Grill on hot grill until dark brown, turning when needed. Remove chicken and vegetables from grill and chop into small pieces and toss together.
  2. Divide dough into equal softball size portions. Roll each one out to desired thickness. Brush the side you are putting down first with olive oil. Place on grill olive oil side down. While it is baking, brush the side facing up with olive oil. When bottom side is done, this will depend on how hot your grill is, flip it over. It is easier to use small pizzas for this process. While second side is cooking place grilled chicken and vegetables on dough. Spread out evenly and top with cheese. At this point you can cover the grill to melt the cheese, being careful not to burn the bottom. Remove form grill and cut and enjoy.
  3. If you are a red sauce and cheese pizza person in stead of the vegetables and chicken, brush the cooked side with pizza sauce and top with cheese.

 

Chef Brad’s Secret Pizza Dough Recipe:

Chef Brad’s Secret Pizza Dough
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or other flavor
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 cup sour dough starter
  • 3 cups Natural White or other high-gluten flour
  • 2 tablespoons Saf or other instant yeast
Instructions
  1. Preheat grill to high,  475-500 degrees.  In WondeMix bowl with dough hook, combine ingredients, using only half the high-gluten flour, with yeast on top.  Begin mixing, adding flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.  Knead for 6 minutes to develop gluten.
  2. Place in oiled bowl; cover; let rise for 30-45 minutes.  Cut dough into thirds.  Roll out and bake directly on hot pizza stone racks in your hot grill.

 

Rosemary Black Pepper Pull-Apart Butter Rolls

Rosemary Black Pepper Pull-Apart Butter Rolls

These rolls are light, flavorful and just perfect for the holiday meal. Rosemary Black Pepper Pull-Apart Butter Rolls Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 2 1/2 cups warm milk 1 cooked potato, peeled and mashed 4 eggs 6 Tablespoons butter plus 3 Tablespoons for dipping dough into 

Toffee Bacon Cookies (Pantry Members)

Toffee Bacon Cookies (Pantry Members)

[restrict userlevel=”subscriber”] Bacon is great in anything. Sweet and salty are so satisfying to our taste buds. This cookie is perfect. https://youtu.be/ExsuIuvUV1w Toffee Bacon Cookies Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 2 cubes butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup sugar brown 2 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 

Seven-Minute Spanish Tortilla

Seven-Minute Spanish Tortilla

This is traditionally done in a cast iron pan and baked in the oven for at least one hour. In the pressure cooker it does all that the oven does in minutes.
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Seven-Minute Spanish Tortilla
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • 1 large onion, sliced thin
  • 6 to 8 medium potatoes, sliced thin
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 8 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper
Instructions
  1. Place part of the olive in in the Fagor Lux pressure cooker that is set for 7 minutes on high pressure.
  2. Add sliced onions and sauté for 2 minutes.
  3. Add potatoes and remaining olive oil, salt and pepper.
  4. Stir well and quinoa and eggs.
  5. Stir quickly and place lid on pressure cooker.
  6. Let cook on of 7 minutes and let pressure release naturally.
  7. Remove insert from pan and place platter on top.
  8. Holding it firmly flip it over and if desired garnish with fresh chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.

Use the Slicer Shredder attachment for the WonderMix Mixer to quickly slice the potatoes very thin.

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Chef Brad’s Pressure Cooker BBQ Sauce & Ribs

Chef Brad’s Pressure Cooker BBQ Sauce & Ribs

Summer time is Rib time. My favorite time of the year. Ribs are easy and make everyone happy. Follow this recipe and you will be the star of summer cooking. Chef Brad’s Pressure Cooker BBQ Sauce Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 2 cups ketchup 24 oz. 

Brown Rice Stir Fry

Brown Rice Stir Fry

Forget about the white rice. Once you eat brown rice it is hard to go back. Whole grains make for a wonderful stir fry. The secret is to pressure the grains and let the brown rice chill over night. And of course the sesame oil 

Labane

Labane

This is a wonderful fresh yogurt cheese that is perfect for the summer months. A wonderful cheese like yogurt served with pita or flat breads.

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Labane
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • 1 Large container plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh green onions
  • 2 teaspoons Zatar,  Mediterranean Spice,  Penzeys is great.
  • 1 tsp. good salt
  • Olive oil, (I like a orange infused oil)
Instructions
  1. Place yogurt in Cheese cloth in a strainer over a bowl and place on counter and let drain all night.
  2. Remove and place on bowl and drizzle with Olive Oil and Zatar.
  3. Can be topped with fresh green onions, fresh mint chopped, and or kalamata olives.

 

Chef Brad’s Holiday Caramel Popcorn

Chef Brad’s Holiday Caramel Popcorn

Popcorn is a staple in my house throughout the year. I love making caramely wonderful popcorn and set it out in buckets for everyone to enjoy during the holiday season. (the popcorn in the video below did not last longer than 3 hours in our studio kitchen) https://youtu.be/rBT-TdW_w88 

Cranberry Lemonade

Cranberry Lemonade

This is actually the recipe for my wonderful cranberry sauce; I just found another way to use the amazing sauce, great way to use the leftover sauce, if there is any. Cranberry Lemonade Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 1 small pkg. fresh cranberries 1 half of 

Creamy Grits with Asparagus

Creamy Grits with Asparagus

I love southern food and one of my favorites is grits as a dinner side dish. They are the perfect addition for any holiday dinner.

Creamy Grits with Asparagus
Author: Chef Brad
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cup Stone Ground Grits
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream or whole milk ricotta
  • 2 cups grated cheese, smoked gouda, mozzarella, fontina, or parmesan.
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • For Asparagus Topping:
  • Tender Asparagus
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Cheese, for topping
Instructions
  1. Bring water to boil, add salt and Grits.
  2. Whisk until well mixed.
  3. Bring water to a simmer and let simmer for 20 minutes on low.
  4. When ready, add butter, cream, and cheese.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Place in serving dish and top with Broiled asparagus.
  7. For Asparagus Topping:
  8. Toss asparagus in olive oil and salt and pepper.
  9. Place under broiler and cook until browned lightly.
  10. Remove and chop.
  11. Place over grits.

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Super Easy Fudge

Super Easy Fudge

I love fudge and even more, I love a recipe that is easy and fun. The thing I love about this recipe is the way you can change it up. Super Easy Fudge Author: Chef Brad Ingredients 3- 6oz packages chocolate chips 1-13 oz jar 

World’s Easiest Potato Salad!

World’s Easiest Potato Salad!

With a pressure cooker, you can cook everything together in one pan to simplify the process. https://youtu.be/GimrKBA01iE Quinoa Potato Salad Author: Chef Brad Ingredients -Step 1: 6 eggs 8 small red potatoes 2 cup water 1 cup red quinoa (or white quinoa) 1 teaspoon salt