Angie's Spanish Rice

Ingredients

• 3 cups brown rice
• 10 tomatoes
• 2 green peppers
• 1 large onion
• 1 pound mushrooms
• seasoning to taste (garlic, ground red pepper, cumin, cilantro)

Directions
Clean and core tomatoes and liquefy in a blender cook down on medium heat along with seasoning to a sauce consistency. In small frying pan saute mushrooms in olive oil. Add rice, peppers, onions and mushrooms to tomato sauce. Cook until rice is done.

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Amy's Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2-4 carrots, diced
• 2-4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can all-natural no-salt added crushed or diced tomatoes
• 2 cups dry lentils
• 4 cups water
• 4 cups vegtable broth (all-natural, organic)
• 1 bag spinach
• ***optional 2 tablespoons vinegar (I use Basalmic Vinegar when I'm not on the Daniel Fast)
• ***optional 1 Tablespoon red pepper flakes
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
2. Stir in lentils, and add water, broth, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.

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Thanks for your wise words

Thank you so much for your Godly wisdom. On Thurs. night, God spoke to me about doing a 24- day Daniel fast. I have fasted a few times before, but knew I needed more information to do this well. Reading through your info and question/answer section has answered a lot for me. I know that dairy needs to be out for me. I was eating butter, and need to stop that. I also ate white rice today because it was in the fridge, and after two days of mostly fruit with veggies, I needed something more solid. I am glad to know I can eat some of my homemade bread and potatoes. I will also be glad to add some light dressing, or oil and lemon to my salads.
Thank you again for your wise words.
Your sister in Christ, Debbie

Thank you for your kind words Debbie. We appreciate hearing from you.

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Cereal and milk for breakfast?

Is there any kind of cereal and milk we can have for breakfast? Inez

Sorry milk is an animal product, so it should be avoided. One option we use is oatmeal, cooked in the microwave with some raisins. It is yummy and has no processed sugars. There are many good whole grain cereals. You can experiment with cereals, like eating them with natural orange juice. I mix them into my natural peanut butter.

Whole grain products are allowed and can be identified by the ingredient list. Typically if the ingredient lists "whole wheat", "rolled oats", or "whole corn" as the first ingredient, the product is a whole grain food item. Another way to identify whole grains in the foods you eat is to look in the nutritional facts information and check if the food item contains dietary fiber. If it contains a significant amount, it most likely contains whole grains.

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Fran's Lentils with olive oil and garlic

• Wash and cook lentils for 22-25 minutes with 1 onion and 2 bay leaves.
• Meanwhile put 1/3 cup olive oil and 3 cloves fresh chopped garlic in oil to flavor.
• Drain lentils and discard onion and bay leaves
• Toss with oil and garlic and add a 1/2 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
• Season with salt and pepper

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Daniel Fast/Diet Recipes and Cookbooks

My church is going on the Daniel fast on the 13th of this month. This is my first time doing this and hearing about it. I wanted to know if there are any web sites that have recipes for this certain fast. All I know to do is basically buy a lot of fruits and veggies. Therefore, are there any recipes out there that can help me out?
Thank you. Shaunta

For recipes at our website, go to

http://www.christ-web.com/missions/farho/daniel-fast-recipes

http://www.christ-web.com/daniel-fast/labels/daniel-fast-recipes

http://www.christ-web.com/daniel-fast/labels/recipes

Our Daniel Fast Store has some great cookbooks. The best Daniel's Diet cookbook we've see is The Daniel's Fast Cookbook

Here is a link for a Google search of vegan recipes. Just make sure the ingredients don't include any of our Daniel Fast foods to avoid.

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Carrie's baked potato lunch recipe

This is a great lunch recipe for one or it can be doubled for two.

Ingredients
• 1 small to medium baked potato
  
• 2 Tbl of extra virgin olive oil
  
• 1 stewed tomato sliced thin
  
• 1 tsp diced scallions
  
• 1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  
• 3 stems of fresh asparagus
  
• 1 tsp cilantro
  
• 1 shake of chili powder
  
• Spicy Pepper Organic Dressing
  

Instructions
• Sautee everything except the potato until desired consistency. 
  
• Pour sauteed mixture over open potato.
  
• Add dressing if desired.
  

Thanks for sharing your recipe Carrie! Remember not to get your olive oil too hot! It destroys the nutrients and burns easily.

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Carole's Daniel Fast Peanut Butter

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted peanuts
• 5 Pitted Dates
• Organic unsweetened Soy Milk

Instructions:
Blend in a processor or Magic Bullet, serve on Low Sodium Ezekiel bread. For an extra treat make a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Makes several servings. Store in fridge.

Thanks for your recipe Carole. Some folks allow soy milk. We avoid it, because it isn't a whole grain. You can probably make it without the soy milk.

We make our own peanut butter with our food processor, but have found we need about a cup of natural peanut butter to get the process started.

Check out my favorite peanut butter mix!

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What about salad dressing?

What about salad dressing?
Frank

There are many good options Frank. Be creative! Sue likes to use plain old salt. I prefer simple lemon juice. You can also add a little extra virgin olive oil or colza after the lemon juice. If you like sweet dressing, use orange juice instead of lemon juice.

You could mix up your own dressing with approved sweeteners. Molasses, raw honey, stevia, and Maple syrup are possible sweeteners. http://www.stevia.net/ has more information about stevia, a natural herb. Stevia might be cheaper at Amazon.com. They also have raw honey.

If you come up with a good dressing, send us the recipe, we'll add it to our Daniel Fast recipes page. Check out our Daniel Fast recipes and look at the book Salad Dressings: For Life By Rhonda Malkmus. Amazon has many more cookbooks.

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Mix the vegetables?

With the Daniel's Fast; the dried beans do you eat them raw or do you cook them and once you cook them do you eat them only or can I mix the vegetables together? And will they be more beneficent if I eat them one vegetable at a time or if I mix them? Carlos

Thanks for your question Carlos. You can cook, mix and eat the allowed foods any way you like. If you fry foods, like in a wok or pan, just use as little oil as possible. Try to us healthy oils, no animal fat. Don't deep fry foods!

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Peanut Butter Mix

I stumbled onto your lovely website yesterday and read a lot of the articles. You had a recipe for peanutbutter where you added 1/2 cup of sun flower seeds, 1/2 cup of chopped peanuts, etc. Then you said you ate 1/2 banana with this mixture. It sounded so good and I told my friend about it and she wants the recipe and I can't find it now. Will you please send it to me? God bless you in your work. Eleanor

Thanks for your note Eleanor. Here it is:

My favorite snack is my natural peanut butter mix on bananas. I usually only eat a half a banana with a tablespoon of my mix for each snack.

I mix together a large jar of natural peanut butter with a half cup each of chopped peanuts, chopped almonds, sunflower seed kernels, pumpkin seed kernels, bran cereal, ground flax, and rolled oats to put on my bananas or apple slices.

If I'm not doing the Daniel Fast, I also include cocoa powder. Sugar really isn't needed.

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Why Avoid Fried Foods?

I am just curious as to why you can't have fried foods... especially if you fry them in olive oil or vegetable oil.
Dianna

Hi Dianna, thanks for your question. You can eat some fried foods. Elmer Towns is the author of the Fasting For Spiritual Breakthrough Daniel Fast Diet. He clearly states that we should avoid "margarine, shortening, animal fat, high fat products." So we are allowed to fry foods with a little oil, but we should avoid deep fat frying, which is definitely too much oil.

We prefer extra virgin olive oil and Colza. Canola and other healthy non-animal fats are OK in moderation. Use as little oil as possible. French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or Colza oil on your fries and bake them. We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for frying, it cannot handle the heat.


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Mushrooms Stuffed With Rice and Greens

by Denise Austin
Makes 4 servings

Although nearly half the calories of hummus come from fat, virtually none of it is saturated. Add olive oil and walnuts and you have a delectable dose of monounsaturated fats to keep you hunger free for hours. Try to use mushrooms that are about 4 1/2" to 5" in diameter. Note: To prevent the mushrooms from becoming waterlogged, remove any sand or dirt with a brush and wipe with damp paper towels instead of rinsing with water.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 cups sliced escarole (a form of endive that is both versatile and tasty) or Swiss chard (a delicious leafy green vegetable)
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup jarred roasted red peppers, rinsed and chopped
• 4 large portobello mushrooms, stems discarded
• 1/2 cup prepared hummus, preferably basil-flavored
• 3 plum tomatoes, sliced
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

To Make:

• Cook the rice according to the package directions.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add the escarole or Swiss chard and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until wilted. Remove from the heat and stir in the rice and peppers.
• Place the mushrooms, gill side up, on a rimmed baking sheet. Spread with the hummus and spoon on the rice mixture, spreading it to the edges. Arrange the tomato slices on top and sprinkle with the walnuts. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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Patricia's Baked Sliced Potatoes

Instructions:

• slice the potatoes with skin still on them
• place them in a bowl
• add EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
• pepper
• mrs. dash or whatever herbs and spices you would like
• spread the potatoes on a baking sheet
• place in the oven on about 350 degrees
• bake until desired tenderness
• stir occasionally
• remove and enjoy with your favorite veggie or a veggie burger

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Daniel Fast Recipes

There are many sources for Daniel Fast Recipes. We have some good Daniel Fast Recipes here at our website. Check out our Daniel Fast Recipes sent to us by our fasting friends. We'd be thrilled to add your favorite recipes too. Send us your Daniel Recipes.

We highly recommend The Daniel's Fast Cookbook. It is available for order today at Amazon.com. It should start shipping in March 2008. You can also find many good Daniel Diet recipes in Vegan cookbooks.

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