As many of you know I am a huge fan of Chef AJ who is a Culinary Queen in the plant based world. Her recipes have been on my favorites list for a long time. So it’s very exciting for me to have been given a sneak preview of the recipes coming out in her newest cooking webinar “South Of The Border Party – The best of AJ!” Plus Chef AJ is going to give one of my lucky readers free access to this fabulous cooking webinar! Mexican-Southwest food is my favorite ethnic food – so I couldn’t wait to make her newest recipes. Saturday my daughter Katy and baby Alma came over and we had a major cooking session working our way through the new recipes. Its so much fun to have company in the kitchen and a day spent with my girls – well it doesn’t get any better than that. After our morning in the kitchen we were rewarded with a wonderful South of the border feast and enough leftovers for both of us to enjoy in the days to come.
Chef AJ’s All Star Tostados
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These All Star Tostados in homemade shells were spicy and delicious! The vegan “chorizo” like filling can be used in multiple ways – tacos, burritos, enchiladas, taquitos and taco salad here we come! I love the crunchy shell – made with no oil – you will find out how to make these in the webinar. We filled our shells with the Chorizo mixture and topped it with some of the Almost Instant Mexi-Cali Rice and the Easy Chipotle Corn Salsa – (both recipes are included in the new webinar)- a few sliced green onions and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Let the party begin! You could make a double batch of this recipe and feed a crowd. Set up a buffet and let everyone create their own favorite combination of ingredients.
Chef AJ’s All Star Tostados
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It’s a feast for the eyes. Picantes y deliciosas! Spicy and delicious! Chef AJ has a cooking show on Foody TV and you can watch the episodes on your computer or other electronic devices. I have been following Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss Program since February 2015 and her program is what finally helped me get back into my size 4 clothes! I eat like a veggie queen with all of her easy yet scrumptious recipes.
Chef AJ’s Almost Instant Mexi-Cali Rice
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This is the best Mexican Rice I have ever made! It was just the right amount of heat and I loved the flavor profile. It was easy to prepare too which is a huge bonus – no one wants to be in the kitchen longer than you have too. That is one of the things I love about Chef AJ’s recipes – she has perfected her cooking techniques and makes her recipes as simple as possible with out sacrificing flavor.
Chef AJ’s Easy Chipotle Corn Salsa
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This will probably be the easiest salsa recipe you will ever come across. I could eat a bowl of it as a meal all on it’s own! You can kick up the heat or keep it mild and it gets even better as it sits in the fridge. I don’t know about you but I look forward to leftovers. I usually double recipes just so we will have extra to eat from for a few days or enough to freeze for meals a few weeks later.
Chef Aj’s Fresh Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
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After all that spicy food you will love to cool down with a dish of this Fresh Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream that is dairy free, soy free, nut free, no sugar added – yet insanely scrumptious! I kid you not – it’s amazing! You can even scoop it up with an ice cream scoop and serve up one, two or three scoops! Frozen desserts are incredibly difficult to photograph because they start to melt so quickly but you can still see that it does have the texture that allows you to scoop it! I had some left over so I popped it in the freezer. Usually the vegan versions of ice cream don’t have a good texture after being in the freezer for a while – they get kind of hard and icy. I let it thaw out a bit – gave it a stir and it was still nice and creamy. We will be enjoying this treat all summer long!
Chef AJ’s Tropical Treats
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I was hoping that Chef AJ would come up with some more recipes for the dehydrator and she developed these Tropical Treat Cookies! They are super crunchy and have a lovely tropical flavor. That little bit of coconut sprinkled on the top is the perfect addition to these little gems. Now you can have cookies and ice cream! Chef AJ truly has out-down herself with this group of recipes!
The only recipe I didn’t get made yet was the Nacho Cheeze Kalerito Chips! Doesn’t that sound enticing? I have all the ingredients to make them so hopefully this week that can happen. I will post a picture on my Nutmeg Notebook Instagram account or my Nutmeg Notebook facebook account. Be sure to follow me on both of those!
This give-away is for Chef AJ’s South of the Border Cooking Party – Best of AJ Cooking Party #5 Webinar debuting on Tuesday June 21st at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. If you can’t watch it live then you will be able to watch the replay later. The early bird cost is $14.97 but after June 21 the fee will be $29.97. If you don’t win this give-a-way be sure to use the link above to purchase the webinar. Chef AJ is so entertaining and fun to watch – she makes cooking easy!
How to enter the give-a-way! This giveaway is closed!
Do one, some or all of the following to increase your chances of winning. You must leave a separate comment for each thing you do in order to increase your chances of winning. I will be using Random.Org to select the winner. All comments must be posted by midnight Saturday June 18th at which time the give-a-way will be closed. The winner will be announced on Sunday June 19th.
1. Sign up for Chef AJ’s mailing list here and come back here leave me a comment and let me know you did. If you already are on her mailing list then leave me a comment saying so. Don’t worry about getting too much mail from her – she only sends out emails about once a week and it always contains something good you will enjoy knowing about.
2. Leave me a separate comment telling me which one of these outstanding plant based recipes you would make first?
3. Post a link to this give-a-way on your facebook page and leave me a separate comment telling me you did.
4. Like my Nutmeg Notebook facebook page – come back and tell me you did. If you already follow me leave me a comment saying so.
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If you have already signed up and paid for the South of the Border Party – Best of AJ Cooking Party #5 and you win this give-a-way Chef AJ will refund your money!
Good luck everyone!
Tami
I’m already on Chef AJ;s mailing list. Her recipes are delicious!
Hi Tami,
Great give-away. Thank you.
I have signed up for Chef AJ’s mailing list.
Stephanie
I’m torn between the Tropical Treats and the Chipoltle Corn Salsa, but think I would make the salsa first.
Tami,
I’ve been receiving your Nutmeg Notebook blog posts for a couple of years now. I hope you’re still riding your bike with all of the other things you have going on in your life. My husband and I really like to ride.
Stephanie
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I liked your facebook page! Hmmm.. size 4? I don’t think I’ll ever wear a size 4! I weigh 121 pounds, and wear a size 8. You must be very petite!
I will leave this for others but those cookies! 🙂 It all looks great!
Just signed up for the e mails. Thanks!
The first recipe I’ll be making is the tostadas. Looks amazing!
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Just wanted to point out that Sunday is June 19, not 20. The reason I know for sure is because that’s my birthday, and this would be a lovely gift! Just saying.
P.S. I am a longtime fan of Chef AJ and have been on her email list for a while. I would make the tostados first. They look yummy, and my family loves Mexican food!
Thank you for catching the date mistake! I changed it. Happy Birthday!
Thank you!
I signed up for Chef AJ’s emails.
I would make the rice dish first.
Shared the link on my Facebook page.
I already liked your page.
I signed up for email notifications.
I signed up to follow you on Instagram.
Cookies! Love using the dehydrator for treats. The kale chips you haven’t tried yet sound delish, too!
I already get AJ’s emails. I’m an avid watcher of her videos and webinars 🙂
I follow you on Instagram (Veggie_V). That’s how I hesrd about the give a way.
I follow your Facebook page.
I signed up for your blog notifications.
I signed up for Chef AJ’s mailing list…so excited, just love her!
I’m a dessert-first girl (well, not every day, but right now, definitely, after seeing the photos of those Tropical Treat cookies!), so…the Tropical Treat cookies would be first on my list to make :-)!!
I’m already signed up for your blog notifications…love reading them and learning from them!
I am now oh Chef AJ’s mailing list.
I would like you to make the Star Tostada.
I posted a link to this give away on my feed.
I liked your FB page.
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Following you on Instagram.
I just signed up for AJ’s newsletter.
I would make the All Star Tostadas first, I’m crazy for the crunch.
I subscribed to Chef AJ’s email list.
I posted your link to the webinar give-away on my fb page.
I “liked” your NN facebook page. I think it’s only my 2nd like – definitely not social but highly motivated by hopes for Chef AJ’s webinar 🙂
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I clicked your IG to officially follow you…I check it every day, anyway. P.S. You need to add Grandma to your bio!
You are correct – I will need to add Grandma to my bio!
Signed up for your email notifications 🙂
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I’d like to try the Spanish rice recipe first.
I shared a link to the giveaway on my FB page
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I will make the All Star Tostadas first, but we HAVE to have that strawberry ice cream for dessert!
I liked the Nutmeg Notebook FaceBook quite a while ago. 🙂
I signed up to follow the Nutmeg Notebook Instagram page. Looking forward to that!
I liked your Facebook page. I want to make the strawberry dessert. Thank you!
I’m signed up for the e-mails as well!
They ALL look so yummy. Would love to try the Tropical Treats first, but need to order a dehydrator! Birthday coming up soon, so know what I’m asking for! In the meantime I think the first recipe I’m going to try is Chef AJ’s All Star Tostados! Yum!!!
That strawberry ‘ice cream’ looks so refreshing! I’d totally make that first.
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I am now a new follower of Nutmeg Notebook on Facebook!
I am now a new follower of Nutmeg Notebook on Instagram!
All-star tostadas are the recipe I will make first because I’m such a newbie. Hubby is starving for a filling supper!
I have signed up for email notifications to your blog! Great looking blog, btw!
Have been getting AJ’s emails since long before UWL.
Have been making the Chipotle Salsa since it appeared in Unprocessed.
I *am* looking forward to the Almost Instant Mexi-Cali Rice. Is that cauliflower?? I need to know, and the only way to find out is to see this webinar!
Hi Tami!
I am already on Chef AJ’s mailing list.
Hi Tami,
I would make the All Star Tostadas without the tortillas.
Hi Tami,
I already liked the Nutmeg Notebook FB page.
Hi Tami,
I signed up for the Nutmeg Notebook email notifications.
Woo hoo! I signed up for Chef AJ’s mailing list! Can’t believe I hadn’t done so earlier.
I would totally start with Chef AJ’s Almost Instant Mexi-Cali Rice FIRST! Looks delicious!
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Super nice of Chef AJ to do,a giveaway for you! I already follow you and AJ, and am so excited for another webinar! Love her recipes, but it’s really a treat to see her in action too!
I am already on Chef AJ’s email list
I would make the Allstar Tostadas first.
I liked your Facebook page awhile ago.
I already follow you on Instagram.
I am on Chef AJ’s mailing list
I’m super excited to get the recipe for the tostados! They look amazing.
I follow you on Facebook
I follow you on Instagram.
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I would make the rice dish first — I love me some rice! 🙂
I posted a link on my Facebook page! I hope friends will tune in!
I already like your Nutmeg Notebook FB page!
I just signed up for your email notification.
I follow you on Instagram already!
Awesome photos Tami! I can’t wait for the webinar. Thanks for the preview 🙂
i signed up for your mailing list.
And, from the Cooking Party I would make your All Star Tostadas.
I jut posted the link to your giveaway on my FB page.
I liked your Nutmeg Notebook FB page.
I signed up for notifications on your Nutmeg Notebook blog.
And finally, I’ve followed you on Instagram. I really want to win! I returned to vegetarianism about a month ago and am headed to veganism. I have struggled with weight issues much of my life too. I cant wait to learn more from you and Chef AJ!
Kim,
Congratulations you wont the give-a-way for the Chef AJ Cooking Webinar! Please give me your email address so I can pass it along to Chef AJ. You will be sent instructions on how to access the webinar!
I would be happy to answer any questions you have about eating a whole food plant based diet.
Happy Cooking!
Tami
Thank you, Tami! I am so excited!! I just emailed you from my Yahoo account. Looking forward to the webinar!
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