Serves 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup sunflower seed
• 1/2 cup pine nut
• 1/2 cup roasted or blanched almond
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• filo sheets
• soft or melted ghee, for brushing
• sesame seed

Preparation time
45 minutes

Preparation

• Combine first seven ingredients in food processor. Process for about thirty seconds, just long enough to chop up the ingredients but not so long that it pulverizes them.
• Spread several filo sheets sparingly with soft ghee. Remember, the more ghee you use, the more calories from fat are added. Just use barely enough to hold the filo sheets together.
• Spread filling at one end and roll up, adding more ghee if necessary.
• Cut into small pieces, about two inches. Place on cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden. Cool completely before serving.

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of cooked rice
• 1 cup of chopped apples
• 3/4 cup of skim milk
• 1/2 cup of raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Preparation time
65 minutes

Preparation
In a large bowl, mix 11/2 cups of cooked rice, 1 cup of chopped apples, 3/4 c skim milk, 1/2 c raisins, 1/2 c brown sugar, 2 beaten eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla.
Pour into a 11/2-qt casserole. Bake at 325 F (160 C) for 1 hour, or until firm and golden brown

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 qt. of pecans or walnuts
• 1 cup raisins (may substitute dates, figs, or dried appricots)
• 1 cup diced marachino cherries)
• 2 tablespoons vanilla

Preparation time
20 minutes

Preparation
Cream butter and sugar with mixer. Beat eggs thoroughly and add to creamed mixture. Now add in vanilla flavoring.

Make certain nuts and cherries are cut into small pieces. In a separate bowl add cherries, nuts and raisins. Cover all with flour and mix until even.

Add creamed mixture to nut mixture (or vise versa – what ever is in the bigger bowl). Place wax paper in botton of round cake pan. Pour in ingredients. Bake at 300 degrees F. for one hour and twenty minutes.

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb wide noodles, cooked and cooled
• 5 eggs
• juice and rind of an orange
• juice and rind of a lemon
• 2 tblsp sugar
• 1/2 box seedless raisins
• 2 grated apples
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 small can fruit cocktail (fresh fruit is better)

Preparation time
15 minutes

Preparation

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Bake for 1/2 hour at 375F.
• Pour the juice of an orange or 1/2 cup apple juice over and reheat for 10 minutes.