September Yummies

Homemade Tortillas

1/2c + 1/8c plain nonfat yogurt
1/8c olive oil
3c wheat flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
3/4c hot water

Mix all ingredients together in mixer until combined. Dough will be sticky. Sprinkle more flour on the counter and coat rolling pin in flour. Roll out small balls of dough into tortillas. Cook on hot griddle/frying pan until brown. Flip tortillas and brown other side. (I almost didn't put tortillas after "flip" but I didn't want you all trying to do flips in your kitchens ;) Keep extras in gallon size baggies in fridge so they don't dry out.

Blackened Chicken Wraps

1 Tbsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp onion pwdr
1 tsp garlic pwdr
1 tsp cayenne (optional)
1/2 tsp white pepper (i left this out)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dry mustard
2 boneless chicken breasts
coleslaw (salad-without all the dressing)
1 c minute rice (and water needed depending on rice type)

Mix all spices together in gallon baggie. Toss chicken to coat. Cook chicken either on grill or bake in oven. Don't overcook or it will be dry. Cook rice. Slice cooked chicken. Create your wrap using chicken, rice and coleslaw.

Fruit Pie with Date-Nut Crust (to die for!)

Crust:
1c dates (get unsweetened)
1/3c walnuts
1/3c almonds
1/3c pecans
1 tsp vanilla

Put nuts & vanilla in blender and chop up. Add dates and chop again. (Dates are super sticky so if you add them at first, it will work, but you have to keep stirring it.) Press mixture into bottom of pie plate.

Filling:
2 bananas (sliced)
8oz strawberries (sliced)
4-5 strawberries pureed in blender
6oz raspberries
mandarin oranges (unsweetened)

Layer fruit in pie plate. Pour strawberry puree over pie. I have made this using a variety of fruit. Our favorite was using peaches, blackberries, mandarin oranges and a peach puree.