Adventure Mouth!

 Ingredients 2-3 large zucchini, sliced or thick zoodled 1 tbsp salt 1 lb ground beef, or 1/2 lv ground beef and 1/2 lb Italian sausage  1.5 tsp ground black pepper 1 small green bell pepper, diced 1 onion, diced 1 cup tomato paste 16 oz tomato sauce 1/4 cup red wine 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped 1 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped 2 egg 25-30 oz ricotta cheese 4 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 16 oz frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and drained 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced 12+ oz shredded mozzarella 3-5 oz grated parmesan Instructions Slice zucchini lengthwise into thin slices or zoodle. Sprinkle slices with salt and set aside to drain in colander or on paper towels for a few hours, or overnight in the fridge. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease 9" x 13" baking pan. Brown ground beef with black pepper for 5 min. Add green pepper and onion and continue cooking until fully browned. Mix in tomato sauce, paste, wine, basil, and oregano. Add a little water if too thick. Boil, then simmer for ~2

 Ingredients 1 lb green beans, washed and dried, cut to reasonable length 2 T olive oil 1 t salt (or a bit less) 3/4 t black pepper 1 T freshly chopped garlic (6 cloves) 1/4 c parmesan cheese, freshly grated Instructions Toss beans in oil with salt, pepper, garlic, and parmesan Arrange beans in one layer on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 425 for 20-25 min, tossing halfway.  Should be fork tender. Remove and adjust seasoning.  Optionally, sprinkle with parsley. Serves 4 (1 serving = 126 cal, 9 g carbs, 4 g protein)

Ingredients 8 T butter, unsalted 2/3 c brown sugar, packed Reduce to 1/3 c or 2 T for reduced sugar version.  Mostly the same, just a bit less sweet. 1 t vanilla extract 1 t cinnamon 1/4 t nutmeg 1 t baking soda 1 t baking powder 1 t salt 1.5 c ripe banana, mashed 3 T jam or marmalade (optional) 1/4 c honey 2 large eggs 2.25 c all-purpose flour, unbleached (can use King Arthur gluten-free) 1/2 c nuts, chopped (optional) Instructions Mash bananas by placing chunks in a Ziploc bag, and squish with fingers. Preheat oven to 325 and grease a loan pan. In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Beat until smooth. Add bananas, jam, honey, and eggs, beating until smooth. Add flour and walnuts, beat until smooth. Pour into pan and let rest at room temperature for 10 min. Bake for 45 min,  Lay a piece of foil over the top to prevent over-browning, and bake for 25 min. Test to see if it's done with a too

Ingredients 8 roma tomatoes, halved Olive oil Onion, chopped Celery, chopped Garlic (optionally, roasted) Green bell pepper Basil Oregano Eggplant, cubed Zucchini, sliced Squash, sliced Red bell pepper, sliced Salt Pepper Instructions Chop and mix onion, celery, garlic, green bell peppers, and herbs. Oil a baking pan and place the tomato halves in it.  Spread mix around it and drizzle more oil. Bake at 275 for 1 hour.  Turn over the tomato halves and bake another 1 hour. If the onions become too browned, add more oil. The tomato skins should be loose; remove with tongs and bake another half hour, adding a bit more oil.  Remove and store in fridge as needed. Coat a crockpot in oil and add eggplant, zucchini, squash, red bell peppers, and the previously cooked tomato mix.  Add salt and pepper as needed. Bake uncovered at 350 for 1 hour.  Can be stored in the fridge, and gets better the next day.

Basic Bake Rub with oil and salt and pepper.  Fork all over. Bake at 350 for 1 - 1.5 hours. Pre-Nuke Wash potatoes and fork 3 times each. Nuke six 6-8 oz potatoes for 6 min (or more/larger ones for a few more minutes). Bake at 425 for 20 min, until skins are crispy when pressed.  Slit top to release steam.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AnotherMemorableHoneybadger-size_restricted.gif Ingredients 2 oz cream cheese 3 cups mozzarella 2 eggs 1.75 cups almond flour 1 T baking powder Seasonings (everything spice, cinnamon & raisins, etc) Instructions Place cream cheese and mozzarella in a bowl, microwave until gooey enough to beat together with fork. Add almond flour and baking powder, continue to beat until somewhat combined. Add eggs, keep beating (may need to microwave again to soften it).  Switch to a silicone spatula as more force is required.  Mixture should come to resemble cookie dough. Optional: add mix-in seasonings, like cinnamon and raisins. Flatten dough into a disc in the bottom of the bowl and divide into eighths. For each eighth, knead into a tube and connect into a donut shape. Optional: sprinkle seasonings on top of donuts on baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Nutrition ? net carbs, ? fiber ? g protein ? g fat