Chef Joey Zs Wrap It Up Food

CHEF JOEY Z'S WRAP IT UP

Steps:

• Cook the fish according to the package directions.
• In the mean time, I spread my wrap with the mayo and lay the lettuce on the mayo, then garnished it with the cut up green onion.
• Add the cooked fish and wrap it up nice and tight. I then put it in my little George Forman grill for 3-4 minutes. You don't have to leave it long as you just want to warm the wrap. I also like the grill marks it makes.
• I served this with a cool refreshing drink.
• Bon Appetit.

CHEF JOEY Z'S SLOW COOKER LIMAS (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Make sure the Lima beans have been cleaned, rinsed and drained.
• Combine the water, margarine, molasses, mustard, and salt in the bowl of a 2.5 to 3-quart crock pot. Stir all together. Add in the Lima beans and stir again to coat.
• Cover and cook for 8 hours on low or 6 hours on high.
• Stir the beans often during the cooking process. After 8 hours on low check the beans to make sure they are soft. Stir in the sour cream and serve.
• Bon Appetit!

CHEF JOEY Z'S MOCHACAO BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Grind up the coffee beans, cinnamon and cacao nibs in a coffee grinder until finely ground.
• In the cup of a large blender add the non-dairy milk, coconut milk, bananas and the coffee bean/cacao mixture.
• Blend on high until well incorporated.
• Serve in a tall glass and enjoy.
• Bon Appetit!

CHEF JOEY Z'S APPLE PIE WITH A CREAM CHEESE CRUST

Steps:

• FOR THE PIE FILLING:.
• Peel the apples, core them then cut them up thing using your thin slice blade on your food processor. Put in a big bowl.
• Add the tapioca, powdered sweetener, turbinado sugar, ground cinnamon and lemon juice. Mix really well to distribute all the ingredients and coat the apples. Set aside.
• Preheat your oven to 425'F.
• FOR THE CRUST:.
• As I said above, I make one crust at a time. This works much better then making two and trying to divide them evenly. I never seem to be able to get them exact. This recipe is just for one crust, I haven't made both crusts at once.
• Put the flour and salt in the food processor, pulse it a few times to combine the ingredients and fluff up the flour.
• Add the shortening and pulse to distribute. Add the cream cheese and pulse a few more times. You should have a course pebble texture when done.
• Open the food processor and feel the dough. If its soft, but not sticky and stays together then its ready. However, if its a bit crumbly add a little cold water at a time and stop the machine, continue to feel the dough. Once it sticks together nicely its ready.
• Because I used non-dairy cream cheese I didn't even need to add the water. There was enough moisture in it as it was.
• Turn the dough out onto a board and form it into a disc. Refrigerate the disc while you make the second crust. You can refrigerate the second disc for about 20 minutes if you wish. This will make it much easier to handle.
• Roll out the first disc to about 2 inches wider then your pie plate. Put the rolled dough into the plate and carefully press it down into the plate making sure all the air pockets are gone.
• Add the apple pie filling. Dab the goat's butter on top of the apples.
• Roll out the second disc and put it on top of the apples. Flute the edges with a fork or what ever way you like. Trim the excess dough from around the edge of the pie.
• Put steam vents into the top crust then brush with the creamer and sprinkle with your Z-Sweetener. The sweetener will give it a nice crunch on top.
• Bake the pie at 425'F for 12 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 350'F and bake for 25-40 minutes. I found 30 minutes was enough.
• Before removing it from the oven, test the pie with a pointed knife to make sure that the apples have cooked through. Because I didn't peel my apples they took a little longer to cook.
• Cool on a metal wrack and refrigerate after its cooled down. You can always heat up a piece in the microwave with a little piece of cheese on top. Or, if you eat it cold add a dollop of whipped cream as I did.
• Bon Appetit!

CHEF JOEY Z'S TURKEY BACON AND BEAN SOUP FOR TWO

Steps:

• Saute the carrots, celery, onion and bacon.
• Drain the beans of soak water and rinse them until they are no longer scummy.
• Put the sauted veggies and bacon into the crock pot.
• Fill the pot with water within 2 inches from the top of the crock.
• *NOTE*: Do not use anything with tomato in it if you decide to use soup broth instead of water as tomato inhibits the cooking of the beans.
• Depending on the beans it should take about 6-8 hours to cook.
• Once all the ingredients are soft, add the tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Let cook for another 1/2 hours.
• Bon Apetit.