Hummus

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups chickpeas, cooked +cooking water (or liquid from the can)
• 3 cloves of garlic
• juice of 1 lime or lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp sesame seed oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Thick Tomato Soup with Grilled Eggplant

Ingredients (for one serving): 

• 5 medium sized tomatoes
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh sage
• 1 medium sized eggplant

Peanut butter

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup unsalted peanuts
• salt to taste

Orange Ginger Banana Smoothie

Ingredients (1 serving): 

• 1 orange
• 1 banana
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled

Pickled Zucchini Ribbons

Ingredients: 

• 1 Zucchini
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
• 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Eggplant Parm

Ingredients: 

• 1 eggplant
• about 3/4 cup oil for frying (vegetable oil, or olive oil if you'd like)
• tomato sauce, like this one
• grated Parmesan cheese
• shredded Mozzarella cheese
• at least 1 cup flour
• 2-3 eggs beaten
• at least 1 cup breadcrumbs
• pasta of your choice