Gingerbread Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar

Preparations:

1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and the brown sugar until fluffy. Then, beat in the honey and the egg.
3. In a different bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet in two batches.
4. With the sugar in a shallow dish, form golf ball sized balls and roll in the sugar to coat. Place on the parchment paper and do not flatten the balls. 
5. Bake 10-12 minutes, until the tops start to crack and the bottoms darken. Cool on the baking sheets 5 minutes then transfer to a rack.

Apple Cinnamon Steel-Cut Oatmeal

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Steel Cut Oats (dry)
• 1 Green Apple peeled and diced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp apple sauce

Preparations:

1. In a medium saucepan, bring water, milk, honey and vanilla to a boil.
2. Mix in apple and oatmeal and stir well. Turn down to medium heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
3. Add in cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, stir in apple sauce, and let sit five minutes before serving.

Honey Wheat Bread

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp warm water
• 1 egg
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 2 Tbsp butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast

Preparations:

1. In bread machine pan, place in all ingredients. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions.

Spicy Thai Noodles

Ingredients:

• 16 oz angel hair or linguine
• 1 Tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup sesame oil
• 6 Tbsp honey
• 6 Tbsp soy sauce
• 4 green onions, quarter inch chop
• 1 tsp dried cilantro
• 2 Tbsp chopped peanuts
• 4 baby carrots, shredded

Preparations:

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the oils and heat. Once warmed, add crush pepper. Stir and let sit for one minute. Then, add garlic and let cook for an addition minute.
2. Strain and reserve oil. Pour the hot oil into a large mixing bowl with the green onion and cilantro. 
3. Whisk in honey, then soy sauce. (This order keeps the oil hot so it melts the honey before adding the cold soy sauce.)
4. Meanwhile, boil water and cook the noodles.
5. Add noodles, peanuts, and carrot to bowl with sauce. Serve warm or cold.