Cooking Like Crazy!

Shelf Reliance has a cookbook and it is wonderful!!! It has so many wonderful recipes and tools to help you cook quickly and easily!

•  It has equivalency tables so, for instance, it shows you how many freeze dried apples to reconstitute to equal 1 medium apple.
• It includes milk mixtures for small amounts of milk, for homemade sweetened condensed milk, evaperated milk, and buttermilk.
•  It teaches bean basics! A wonderful resource!
• And over 100 recipes that show at a glance which THRIVE foods you need to create each item!

And if you schedule your in home demo you can earn one FREE!

I am only offering this though April.

Have only 5 guests attend and 2 sign up for the Q and 1 booking.

Plus you will earn FREE food for being a host!

Here are two great recipes cooked by my daughter from the cookbook. They turned out amazing and were easy to make! She laughed while sharing these with me and said,"If I can do it anybody can!"

These are the whole wheat pitas from the cookbook. They are easy to make and yummy! And you know they are healthy made with the best ingredients! Make them and freeze them!

Here are actual made whole wheat crackers. They are very easy to make. The cookbook gives optional flavorings and these she added parmesan cheese. She gives them to her 16 month old son and he LOVES them! Low in sodium and high in nutrition! Top them with Thrive cheese or homemade dips. 

Schedule your home demo today! They are so easy. You don't even have to worry about refreshments, I provide everything! And get a FREE cookbook!

Taco Filling - EASY and more nutritious than meat filling!

Knowing the calorie content of meat, and because of the fillers and hormones used in meat, I try to eat meat as sparingly as possible. I will often try to substitute partial, if not all meat in recipes where possible. This is a great meat substitute and much more filling than the meat I used to make! It is delicious and my family is always surprised when they find out there is no meat in it! Cooking beans is really easy once you can get your mind wrapped around the concept. But to simplify it even further, THRIVE now has par boiled beans - instant beans - for those days you are in a hurry!

Meatless Taco Filling Using THRIVE

(adapted from BandE)

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons of Thrive onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 C Thrive Pepper Mix
3 C Thrive black beans, cooked and mashed
2 tablespoons Thrive yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup salsa (I use PACE)

Directions:

1.Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in reconstituted onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook until tender. Stir in mashed beans. Add the cornmeal. Mix in cumin, paprika, cayenne, chili powder, and salsa. Cover, and cook 5 minutes.

Book a Demo in your home and earn FREE food!  You can schedule your demo to the right today! Loads of information and fun. Actually taste the food and learn how to save time in the kitchen and money!

Make your own enchilada's!

Todays foods are full of things we may not be aware of or even know what they are! Why chance it? Cook as much from scratch as possible and avoid the concerns!

Here is an enchilada recipe I made that is easy and turned out super yummy!

Pinto Bean Enchiladas
(adapted from Barb Bloomfield)

Stir in:
4C cooked THRIVE pinto beans (we even have par boiled beans - instant. No fuss!)
1/2C bean stock or water
2T low sodium soy sauce
1T tomato paste made from THRIVE tomato powder (water added to thick consistency)
1t ground cumin

Let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Enchilada Sauce:

While the beans cook, saute in sauce pan:
1/2C chopped onion
1/2C chopped green pepper
1T minced garlic
1/2t extra virgin olive oil

When soft add:
3C low sodium pureed tomatoes or THRIVE tomato powder, reconstituted
2C water
3 1/2T chili powder
2t ground cumin
1/2t dried oregano
1/2t salt

Simmer for 10 minutes. Pour a couple Tablespoons of sauce in the bottom of baking dish. Use corn tortillas and dip in pan of sauce and then fill with bean mixture then roll.  Dipping the tortillas keeps them from cracking while rolling. Place filled tortilla in baking dish. Repeat.

Once you have filled your pan (approx. 12 corn tortillas), top with a handful of your favorite THRIVE cheese, reconstituted.

Bake at 350 degrees 20 to 25 minutes, untli cheese is bubbly and begins to brown on the sides.

It really is scrumptious!! Another family favorite I can add to my list. Yay! It's growing and I have more and more healthy choices for dinner. I know we are getting the best possible nutrition. I would make my own tortillas but I am not that advanced in my cooking skills as of yet. Soon, though!

Thrive foods are delicious! Why not host a cooking demo and see for yourself? These are so fun and the food is so good. I would love to show you just how wonderful they taste and how easy they are to use every day!

Put a Lid on It!

SO I have been racking my brain for ways to to make cooking healthy and with Thrive Food easy and I have found it!!! Canning jars are the answer. I will show you how to make easy YUMMY meals and keep them in a jar until you are ready for them! I have scrumtious recipes and fun ideas for this!

Did you know you can earn your food for FREE?! Forget couponing and high food prices! Host a cooking demo and earn your groceries! YAY!!!!! Free food! No kidding. It is fun, educational, and very helpful when it comes to planning meals for you family on a tight time schedule and a tight budget!

I happened to pick up a couple of the cookbooks from convention and am giving them to my next Demo Hosts so now is the time to schedule! Free food, free cookbook....what could be better? (Ok. I can't supply personal chef services, but this is the next best thing!
Why YOU should host a demo:
1.Experience the wonderful taste of THRIVE foods in the company of friends and family and get tasty recipe ideas.
2.Receive great information about becoming self reliant. Learn how easy it can be to build, store, rotate and use your Thrive Food on a regular basis.
3.Get the best prices on top of the line freeze dried and dehydrated food, shelving and emergency supplies.
4.Earn additional benefits from the sales you help generate
5.Help feed the hungry. A percentage of all sales goes to our charity, Thriving Nations.

Contact me at thrivewithamy@gmail.com or at www.AmyBray.shelfreliance.com!

URL Changed!

I thought I better update everyone. Shelf Reliance has updated our website addresses. Plus mine is different. It is now http://www.amybray.shelfreliance.com/. Maybe a little easier to remember. Ok, I have been playing in the kitchen and tried a really yummy granola recipe on the Shelf Reliance sight. Here it is:

Yield 8 servings                   

Natalie Riley

Ingredients

3 c thrive quick oats
2 c apple juice
1⁄2 c honey
3⁄4 c pepitas (green pumpkin seeds)
1⁄2 c sunflower seeds
3⁄4 c walnuts, pecans, or almonds
1 c shredded or dessicated coconut
2 t salt (or more, to taste)
2 t cinnamon
1 pn grated nutmeg
choice of thrive freeze dried berries and fruit

Instructions

* Mix all ingredients together, excluding berries, making sure everything is coated and well-blended.
* Transfer mixture onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 300-350 degrees for a few hours, tossing the granola every half hour or so, until all moisture is cooked out and granola is toasted. Cook times will vary, so be mindful of keeping your granola from burning.
* Once granola is cool, add in fruits or berries. Keep granola in an airtight container on the shelf for snacking. Can be served with yogurt, rehydrated berries, and milk for a delicious breakfast.

I only cooked it for 20 minutes at 300 and then turned it and cooked again for 20 minutes and it was yummy. Still a little moist so I keep it in the fridge. I did not add the fruit because my husband likes just the nuts, so
I add the fruit as I am eating it. i added sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, and pumpkin seeds.

My kids came and couldn't stop eating it. it didn't last long. Next time I will double it!