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Recipes taken from the general explanations given by the Minimalist.

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Crispy Rice Treats (Minimalist)

Made as an experiment in healthy rice krispie treats, I apparently made the first trial a bit spicey for most palates.  However, for those who could tolerate the spice, they were declared quite tasty.

2 c crispy brown rice

1 c peanut/almond/cashew butter

1/4 c honey/maple syrup

1/2 c peanuts/almonds/cashews

1/2 c chopped dried apricots

1 T curry powder (I will be trying 1-2 tsp next time)

salt and pepper

1/2 c shredded, unsweetened coconut

Combine everything but the coconut, roll into balls, roll in coconut.

Variation:

Crispy Tahini Rice balls:  Omit nuts and coconut.  Change nut butter to tahini and apricots to dates.  Roll in sesame seeds.

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Scallops with Cream and Basil (Minimalist)

Have everything ready ahead of time:
Take a small bowl full of chunked butter, heat until foaming. Add scallops. Brown on both sides. Remove scallops from heat.
Get rid of the butter. (I actually mixed it into a soup as sort of a semi-seafood-flavoured stock additive. Worked well.)
¼ to ½ c more butter, add what looks right compared to the scallops of shallots (or green onions, or vidalia), slivered garlic, little bit of crushed red chilis. Cook until softened. Splash of white wine, almost enough to make the vegets and spices start to float. Add a similar amount of heavy cream. Put the scallops back in. Stack and roll fresh basil leaves and cut the rolls relatively thinly, at an angle. Add some. Garnish w/ a little more. Add a touch of pepper.
Serve. Tasty. Decadent. More filling than you’d expect. I put it over capellini, but there are a number of underneath stuffs that would work, or even skip that part.

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Cucumber Wasabi Tea Sandwiches (Minimalist)

These were quite tasty.  And far more filling than I think either of us had been expecting.  But light in the stomach, unlike some of your meat and cheese heavy sandwiches.  This was experimental and may become a staple.

 

2 T mayo (depending on how many sandwiches.  This seemed to do three)

1/2 tsp wasabi (I’d suggest more, or letting it sit for a bit for the wasabi to settle in.  Last set of sandwiches we used 1 1/2 tsp)

8 thin slices sandwich bread

1 medium cucumer, peeled, seeded, thinly sliced (I didn’t seed)

1 c chopped watercress (or whatever looks right to you, works just fine as leaves and stems, too)

 

Combine mayo and wasabi

Thinly spread on bread.  Top with cucumber and watercress.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Close.  Slice.  Serve.

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Garlic Mussels in White Wine (Me, with help from The Minimalist)

Mussels, still in shell.  Saute in oil, shake around for a minute or so, add a bunch of sliced garlic.  When garlic starts to colour, add about a cup of white wine.  Turn the heat up, mussels will start popping open.  (Add some butter for flavor, your favorite green spice to finish off.)

Fairly quick, and if you get it right, awfully tasty.