Healthier Stuffing for the Holidays

Ingredients for almond flour bread

• 3 cups of almond flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. of aluminum free baking powder
• dash of salt
• coconut oil or butter

Instructions for almond flour bread

1. mix all ingredients together, use coconut oil or butter to grease baking dish
2. poor thick batter into a glass baking dish
3. bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until crisp on top, let cool

Ingredients for stuffing

• 1 chopped yellow onion
• 1 chopped bunch of celery stalks
• 1 bunch of freshly chopped parsley
• an assortment of your favorite fresh mushrooms: Maitake, Crimini, Shitake, Oyster
• an assortment of dried mushrooms: Morel, Chanterelle
• 2 cups of chicken broth or vegetable broth
• cup of dried cranberries or golden raisins
• olive oil
• sea salt
• cracked pepper

Instructions for Stuffing

1. Soak the dried mushrooms in chicken broth until soft
2. Saute yellow onion, celery & parsley in olive oil, add in all assorted mushrooms that have been chopped, add chicken stock and bring to a light boil, salt & pepper then simmer
3. crumble the almond bread into the vegetable mix, add cranberries
4. spread mixture into an oiled baking dish, crisp up in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes before serving, salt & pepper to finish

Mushrooms are a great source of B-12 vitamins and contain immune boosting properties. The Japanese word "maitake" means "dancing mushroom" because people in ancient times were said to dance for joy when they found these mushrooms, which were literally worth their weight in silver. Modern research on the maitake mushroom and its D-fraction extract began in Japan in the mid-1980s and has only recently spread to the United States. As of the early 21st century, much has been written about maitake and its purported magic healing qualities. This has sparked a great deal of interest in its use for various human illnesses.