peanut butter cookies

ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

directions
Cream together the peanut butter, shortening, butter, and sugars.  Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.  Add the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Mix until just blended.

Roll the cookies into balls (whatever size you want) and then press with a fork.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

glowing green smoothie

yield:  about 60 ounces

ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
1/2 head of large bunch or 3/4 of small bunch spinach
3-4 celery stalks
1/3 bunch cilantro (stems okay)
1/3 bunch parsley (stems okay)
1 apple, cored and chopped
1 pear, cored and chopped
1 banana
juice of one lemon

directions
Add the water and chopped head of romaine and spinach to the blender.  Starting the blender on a low speed, mix until smooth.  Gradually moving to higher speeds, add the celery, apple and pear.  Add the cilantro and parsley if you choose.  Add the banana and lemon juice last.

Recipe from The Beauty Detox Solution

israeli chopped salad

ingredients
1 large cucumber, diced
3 large tomatoes, diced
1 large zucchini, diced
1 cup chopped white onion
1 1/2 cups chopped parsley
3 Tbs. chopped mint
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. sea salt

directions
Place the diced cucumber, tomatoes, zucchini and onion in a large bowl.  Add the parsley and mint, and mix well.  Add the olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper and sea salt.  Mix and adjust the seasonings to taste.  Enjoy!

This recipe is from the book The Beauty Detox Solution.

oh boy waffles & cinnamon syrup

Oh Boy Waffles
4 1/2 cups flour (or 2 1/2 cups white + 2 cups whole wheat)
4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 T. sugar
4 beaten eggs
4 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup oil

Mix well in mixer or with a wire whisk.  Great for cooking in a Belgian waffle maker.
Makes approximately 20 waffles.

Cinnamon Syrup
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1-2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup whipping cream

In a medium saucepan, stir all ingredients together EXCEPT cream.  Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat.  Boil 2 minutes.  Remove from heat, stir in cream.  Cool 30 minutes.  Syrup will thicken as it cools.  Serve warm.

Recipes from the kitchen of Sherrie Heywood