Amy's Happy Tummy

This gnocchi vegetable sheet pan dinner is both simple and bursting with flavor. Tender, pillowy gnocchi roasts alongside colorful vegetables until everything becomes beautifully golden and slightly crisp. Because everything cooks together on one pan, this means less prep, fewer dishes, and more time to enjoy a yummy homemade meal.  Ingredients: 1 lb gnocchi 1 cup cubed mushrooms 1 cup large diced onion  1 cup diced zucchini  1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes  1 orange pepper, diced large  3 tbsp olive oil  3-4 garlic cloves, minced  1-2 tsp of your favorite herb salt, or to taste 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Instructions: Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with a baking mat or parchment paper. Alternately, you can spray the pan. Put gnocchi and all vegetables in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle herb salt on top. Mix thoroughly. Transfer to the baking pan and spread in an even layer.  Roast in oven, stirring halfway th...

These rice paper bacon strips are a fun and surprisingly delicious alternative that crisp up beautifully in the oven. With just a few pantry ingredients, thin sheets of rice paper transform into golden, slightly chewy, smoky strips that add the perfect savory bite to salads, sandwiches, breakfast plates, and more. Ingredients: 8-10 pieces rice paper 4 tbsp nutritional yeast 1 tbsp garlic powder 4 tbsp olive oil 6 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 tsp liquid smoke 1 tbsp maple syrup 1/2 tsp of Hungarian paprika 1/3 cup water Instructions: Preheat the oven to 400 F. Prepare two baking sheets with sheets of parchment paper. In a bowl, whisk together all the ingredients except the rice paper, then blend. This will become your marinade. Place one sheet of rice paper over another (2ply), dip the rice paper into a bowl of water for just a moment to soften it slightly. Then with a pair of sharp scissors cut the rice paper into strips as thick as the average slice of bacon. This will soften the rice paper sli...

A few simple ingredients can make a very creamy, better-than-store-bought hummus that is so fantastic with vegetables, crackers, or bread. It also pairs well with pesto on a pita topped with cucumbers, tomatoes and avocado. Simply delightful! Ingredients: 1 (15 oz ish) can chickpeas  3/4 of the liquid from the can  3 tbsp of lemon juice  4 tbsp tahini  1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt  1 clove garlic  3/4 tsp cumin  2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil  Instructions: Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender. Refrigerate.

There's nothing like homemade bread. If the smell of it baking in the oven doesn't get you, then by the first bite, you'll be hooked. Once you start making homemade bread, it's hard to buy it from the store. Enjoy this simple homemade bread recipe that is sure to excite your taste buds. Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups of hot tap water 2 T active yeast 1/3 cup cane sugar (can use honey) 1/2 cup neutral oil 1 Tbsp salt 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup gluten flour 1 cup unbleached flour 4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour Instructions: In KitchenAid mixing bowl (that’s what I use), combine: 3/4 hot tap water 2 T active yeast 1-2 T cane sugar (from 1/3 cup in recipe) 1 Tbsp whole wheat flour Stir together and let sit for 10 minutes, until it becomes raised and bubbly. Now add in: 2 C hot tap water The rest of the 1/3 cup cane sugar 1/4 cup neutral oil (canola oil or mild olive oil) 1 Tbsp salt 1 Tbsp lemon juice (not completely necessary) 1/2 cup gluten flour 1 cup unbleached flour 3 cups fine...

Communion is a special time made even better with yummy communion bread. What makes this recipe even better is that you can also use it as regular crackers for everyday use and pie crust as well. Ingredients: 1 cup unbleached flour  1 cup whole wheat flour  1 tbsp ground flax meal  1 tsp salt  1/2 cup neutral oil like canola or vegetable  1/2 cup warm water  Instructions: Mix all together, roll into two balls. Roll each ball out flat between two pieces of wax paper, put on cookie sheet, cut into crackers, and bake at 425 for 10 to 15 minutes.  I usually take the edge crackers out of the oven a few at a time as they look done. Great for communion bread, crackers, or pie crust

These ingredients are fun because you can eat them in different ways. If you like to get creative with different kinds of stacks or if you like to  roll them like lettuce wraps, they'll still taste amazing and it will seem like a totally different meal. Let me know what else you can do with these ingredients. Ingredients: Rice, cook according to package Lettuce, shred if stacking Purple cabbage, shred Tofu, cubed and fried with garlic powder and soy sauce Peppers. diced Cucumbers, diced Avocado, diced Peanut sauce   Instructions: You can layer these ingredients as a salad, roll these ingredients in the lettuce, or put them in romaine lettuce boats. Drizzle the peanut sauce on top before eating. This is so good!