Garlic Soup - 52 cloves

26 garlic cloves - unpeeled
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cayenne powder
1/2 cup fresh ginger
2 1/4 cups sliced onions
1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme
26 garlic cloves peeled
1/2 cup coconut milk
3 1/2 cups broth

4 lemon wedges

Preheat oven to 350 F. Place 26 garlic cloves in small glass baking dish. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and toss to coat. Cover baking dish tightly with foil and bake until garlic is golden brown and tender, about 45 minutes. Cool. Squeeze garlic between fingertips to release cloves. Transfer cloves to small bowl.

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, thyme, ginger and cayenne powder and cook until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes. Add roasted garlic and 26 raw garlic cloves and cook 3 minutes.  Add broth. Cover, simmer until garlic is very tender, about 20 minutes.  Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth.  Return soup to saucepan; add coconut milk and bring to simmer.  Season with sea salt and pepper for flavor.

Squeeze juice of 1 lemon wedge into each bowl and serve.

Olive Garden Gnoochi Soup Copy Cat

1 Tbsp Oil
4 Tbsp Butter
1 Cup diced onion
1/2 Cup diced celery
2 minced cloves of garlic
1/4 Cup flour
1 quart half and half

Simmer to thicken

14 ounces chicken broth
1 Cup cooked diced chicken
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 Cup shredded carrots
1 package gnoochi
1 cup spinach

Easy Oatmeal Pancakes

2 Cups Oats

1 1/4 cups milk (I use vanilla almond milk)

1 large, ripe, banana

1/2 tsp ground cinamon

1 heaping Tbsp honey

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 large egg

Oil for cooking

1. Place all ingredients except egg and oil in the base of a blender and blend until smooth.  Add egg and pulse a few times until egg is fully incorporated.

2. Heat griddle or large saute pan over medium heat and melt a tsp or two of oil.  When hot, pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle. Brown on both sides and serve hot with maple syrup.

*If batter is too thick and a little bit more milk to thin