Easter Dinner Recipe Ideas - Dessert

Organic Pound Cake  

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups organic rice flour

1 T organic baking powder

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 cup organic butter

2 cups organic coconut palm sugar

4 organic eggs

1 tsp organic vanilla extract

1 cup coconut milk 

Instructions:

1) Combine dry ingredients and set aside.

2) Cream butter with mixer (or blender) and gradually add coconut palm sugar, beating between additions.

3) Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well.  Add vanilla extract.

4) Blend in dry ingredients and alternate with coconut milk;  always begin and end with dry ingredients.

Bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour (when baking with rice flour, it takes a bit longer).  Makes 2 (9 x 5-inch) loaves.  Cut into slices.

*Top with fresh organic strawberries and organic whipped cream.

                        

Easter Dinner Recipe Ideas - Salad

Marinated Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

4 organic hothouse cucumbers
1 small red onion
2 sprigs parsley (optional)


Marinade:

1/2 cup organic white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp raw organic honey
1 tsp organic minced garlic
1 tsp organic lemon juice


Preparation:

1) Slice cucumbers (about 1/4 inch thick) and add to a bowl.

2) Thinly slice red onion and chop into pieces.  Combine with cucumber                

3) Add the marinade mixture and pour over ingredients in bowl.

4) Toss and let sit overnight in the refrigerator (it tastes good right away, but tastes even better once the ingredients have had time to marinate.