Hummus

This week your student made hummus.

Ingredients:

1 can garbanzo beans
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs olive oil
1 crashed garlic clove
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

1. blend all ingredients together in a food processor until smooth
2. cut your choice of veggies
3. serve into dishes of your choice

Class responses:
 A staff from Mrs. L class really liked the creaminess of the hummus. She also thought the hummus had great garlic taste. She appreciated the veggies that were on the side.

Smoothies

This week your student made smoothies.

Ingredients
5 strawberries
10 blueberries
1/2 banana
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup yogurt
2 cup ice

Instructions

1. cut strawberries into small pieces and cut the stems off
2. slice the banana
3. measure 3/4 cup orange juice and yogurt into a blender
4. measure 2 cup ice into the blender
5. blend all ingredients until smooth

This week we had an observer from SDSU try the smoothies. She liked the cold and fruity taste of the smoothies.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Energy Balls

This week your student made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Energy Balls. The following recipe comfortably makes 14 energy balls.

Ingredients
3 cups dry, uncooked oatmeal (We used gluten-free cut outs)
1 cup all-natural Pumpkin Pure
1 cup all-natural Peanut butter, or Almond butter
2/3 cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
4-6 Tbsp sunflower seeds (if 'dough' seems too wet, then add more ground flax, if it's too dry, add less
1/2 Cup mini dark chocolate

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed
2. Roll into ball of about 1" in diameter. Chocolate Chip Energy Balls
3. Place on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper & freeze one hour
4. Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week

Class Responses:

Luster's room: The staff in her room thought it was good but would suggest a different type of nut than sunflower seeds. 

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

On February 27 your student made Chicken Lettuce Wraps.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground chicken
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon Sriracha, optional
1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
2 green onions, thinly sliced

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 head iceberg lettuce

DIRECTIONS:

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain excess fat.
Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Sriracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.

Class Responses

The overwhelming reaction from the whole school way amazing because it way healthy choice and it was easy to make

What is Sierra Food Corner

Sierra's Food Corner is a Blog posted to contain cooking information from Speech and Occupational Therapy groups.  The blog is set up for parents and students to have access to our wonderful recipes.  We will be posting weekly recipes of dishes that were made.  You can see pictures of the final dishes and read about class opinions on the recipes.