This is a basic savory vegetable brine suitable for brining turkey, chicken, or game hens.

Directions

1. Add all ingredients and bring to a boil.
2. After reaching a boil remove pot and allow to cool.
3. Add meat so that it is completely covered by brine.
4. Allow meat to brine for 24 to 48 hours.
5. Remove meat, rinse, and pat dry.
6. Rub olive oil on the meat and cook or smoke until internal temperature reaches 165°

This is a sweet blueberry and oolong tea that is very tasty and easy to make. You can adjust the recipe to your own taste by increasing or decreasing the amount of tea or sugar.

Directions

1. Pour water into a pot over a medium heat.
2. Add the teas and sugar.
3. Allow the tea to brew for about 30-40 minutes.
4. Turn off the burner and allow the tea to cool for several hours.
5. Pour the tea and leaves through a very fine strainer, chill, and enjoy.

Yes, I intentionally misspelled “raspberry” in the title. I substituted iced tea for sodas years ago and have not gone back. Ice tea is healthier, tastes better, and less expensive. This is a very simple sweet black tea with raspberry. You can adjust the recipe to your own taste by increasing or decreasing the amount of tea or sugar.

Directions

1. Pour water into a pot over a medium heat.
2. Add the teas and sugar.
3. Allow the tea to brew for about 30-40 minutes.
4. Turn off the burner and allow the tea to cool for several hours.
5. Pour the tea and leaves through a very fine strainer, chill, and enjoy.

Years ago I cut back on drinking pop and started making my own ice teas. The ice teas are cheaper, healthier, taste better, and you control the ingredients. This is a sweet raspberry tea with mint undertones. You can adjust the recipe to your own taste by increasing or decreasing the amount of tea or sugar.

Directions

1. Pour water into a pot over a medium heat.
2. Add the tea, mint, and sugar.
3. Allow the tea to brew for about 30-40 minutes.
4. Turn off the burner and allow the tea to cool for several hours.
5. Pour the tea and leaves through a very fine strainer, chill, and enjoy.

Ingredients

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients except the meyo and allow to rehydrate for about 15 minutes.
2. Add meyo and mix well.

Ingredients

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients well.
2. Mix dressing again before pouring.

This is a handy guide to making various amounts of Orange Bliss drink.

Just add Orange Bliss mix to water and stir.

Servings: 1; Total Time: 5 minutes; Prep Time: 2 minutes; Refresh Time: 0

Ingredients

Directions

1. Take some THRIVE fruit and chop finely.
2. Add 1 cup water, chopped fruit, Honey Crystals, and brown sugar in a small saucepan and heat to a boil.
3. Turn off the burner if using an electric stove or set to low simmer for a gas stove, add Cracked Cereal, and stir.
4. Let sit in the hot pan for 5-10 minutes (longer time for softer consistency).
5. Optionally add a little milk for a creamier texture.

This side dish is tasty and very fast and easy to make. I prefer the very small tri-color couscous because it cooks very quickly and it looks nice when finished.

Servings: 4; Total Time: 5 minutes; Prep Time: 2 minutes; Refresh Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

1. Place water is saucepan and add all ingredients EXCEPT the couscous.
2. Heat to boiling. As the water heats the THRIVE ingredients will hydrate.
3. Add couscous to boiling water, stir, cover, remove from heat, and wait 5 minutes.

This quick and healthy meal takes about two minutes to make and requires only water and a microwave oven. I use one Pyrex bowl with a cover and one small plastic container. Use the Pyrex bowl to rehydrate and cook your meal.

This recipe uses about one rounded tablespoon of chicken or beef. One THRIVE pantry can contains about 23 rounded tablespoons of chicken or beef. This is enough chicken/beef to make over 3-weeks of rice bowl lunches.

Servings: 1; Prep Time: 2 minutes; Refresh Time: 20 minutes; Cook Time: 4 minutes

Ingredients (Pyrex Bowl)

Add these ingredients to the Pyrex bowl. Vary the ingredients as much as you like.

• ⅛ cup, or one rounded tablespoon of THRIVE Shredded Beef, Pulled Pork, or Chicken
• 1 tsp of THRIVE Chopped Onion
• Add THRIVE vegetables — whichever ones that you like. I often use broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, carrots, red or black beans, corn, etc. Be creative and try different ingredient combinations.
• Add a seasoning such as: (1) ½ tsp Sea salt + pepper (to taste), (2) powdered marinade or seasoning (amount will vary depending on the seasoning), or (3) BBQ (other other) sauce

Ingredients (Small Plastic Container)

In this contain add ½ cup of instant rice or potato flakes.

Directions

1. Add about 1-1½ cups of hot water to the Pyrex bowl and leave it covered for at least 5 minutes. This step rehydrates the freeze-dried ingredients and will be used to cook and rehydrate the rice or potatoes later. You can use hot water from a coffee maker, microwave a cup of water, or use warm water and let the ingredients rehydrate for at least 15 minutes.
2. Uncover the Pyrex bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. There will be excess water in the bowl.
3. Add the instant rice or potatoes to the Pyrex bowl. Stir all ingredients, cover the Pyrex bowl, and allow it to rehydrate for at least 20 minutes (you can leave it longer). I did this step while on a work break and came back to it at lunch time.
4. Remove the cover and microwave the bowl for 2 minutes.
5. Put the cover pack on the bowl and let it sit for 2 minutes. This allows the ingredients to finish cooking and allows the water to absorb.
6. Stir the contents, re-season as needed, and eat.