TURKEY TACOS

Equipment Needed:
Frying Pan or Sautee Pan, Spatula, Knife, Cutting Board, Can opener, Shredder, Cookie Sheet, Stove Top, Oven

Ingredients:
14-ounces or ground turkey meat
1- Small onion finely chopped
1- Packet of taco seasoning
1- large tomato chopped
1- small head of Iceberg lettuce, shredded
1- cup of cheddar cheese, shredded
1/8- cup of sliced black olives 8 taco shells (hard or soft)
Homemade salsa optional (see above recipe) Hot Sauce (optional)

1- In frying pan over a medium heat add ground turkey meat and onion. Sautee meat and onions using spatula until meat is thoroughly cooked.
2- Add taco seasoning to ground turkey meat and onion and follow instructions on packet.
3- Put meat aside and cover to keep warm.
4- Set oven on low or warm and place taco shells in oven on a cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes or until warm.
5- When shells are done take out of oven and start to assemble tacos with the cooked and seasoned ground turkey, cheese, tomatoes, black olives, hot sauce (optional), homemade salsa (optional) and lettuce. Serves 4.

SWEET POTATO PARFAITS

 
Equipment:Large Pot, Potato masher, 6 Parfait Cups

Ingredients:
4- cups Okinawan Purple Sweet Potatoes
1- teaspoon salt
3- Tablespoons of sugar
2- cups of coconut cream

*Parfait Layers:
nuts, craisins, chocolate chips, raisins, cool whip, banana chips, flaked coconut

1-Boil unpeeled Purple Sweet Potatoesuntil tender.
2-Wait until they cool then peel the skins off with your fingers
3-Mash until smooth
4-Add salt, sugar and coconut cream
5-Mash all ingredients together

Scoop the Purple Sweet Potato into the bottom of the parfait cup, then add a scoop of cool whip, next add your favorite parfait layer*. Continue until the parfait cup is filled. The cool whip should be on top then sprinkle with coconut nuts or your favorite healthy topping. Serves 6