1 package fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
Zest of one orange
¼ cup pickled jalapeno, chopped fine
1/3 cup orange juice
Aged cheddar (e.g., aged 7 years)
Cracker of choice (right now I’m liking Trader Joe’s brioche crackers)
 
Add sugar, orange zest, orange juice and pickled jalapenos into a saucepan. Heat on medium and cook for about two minutes, until sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries. Cook for about 10 minutes or until cranberries stop popping. Take off heat and let cool.
 
Assembly: cracker, small slice of cheese, top with relish. Delish!

This makes about 4 sandwiches.
 
1 cup pickled beets, sliced (in rounds). Make your own or buy already made.
3 to 4 tablespoons chives, roughly chopped
1 cup ricotta cheese
Sourdough or ciabatta bread
A little granulated garlic and black pepper
Lettuce
Tomato, sliced
 
Place the ricotta cheese in a food processor and add the chives, garlic and black pepper. Process until it's whipped. Spread ricotta and both sides of bread. Followed by beets, lettuce and tomato.

Simple. Yum.

Two bunches of chard or whatever greens you prefer, washed and chopped
One can of garbanzo beans, no or low sodium, drained
Oregano, black pepper, thyme, and sumac
Feta cheese, crumbled
Olive oil
Optional: kalamata olives, mint
 
Heat olive oil in a sauté pan, Add herbs and sauté for a few minutes. Add garbanzo beans followed by the greens and cook down. Add a little water if you need. Sprinkle the feta on top and place a lid on the pan. Cook for about 5 to 10 minutes. And the olives and mint if you desire. Serve with good crusty bread.

2 cups cup cooked quinoa
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
A couple of tomatoes, chopped
2/3 cup baby white corn
The juice of 1 lime
Black pepper
Cumin
Chili flakes
1 can of black beans, drained
Shredded cheese mix
 
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together and place in a casserole dish. Bake until it is heated through, and the cheese is melted.