Choco-Berry Smoothie
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
- Add all ingredients to blender.
- Blend until reaches desired consistency. Add more milk, if necessary.
- Serve.
Verry Berry Syrup
- In microwave-safe bowl, combine all ingredients and toss.
- Microwave for 2-3 mins until berries start to dissolve.
- Serve over pancakes, waffles, homemade ice cream, etc.
TIP: For the berries, I usually use a cherry berry blend which contains blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and cherries. I take it straight from the freezer into the microwave. Delicious!
Banana Pancakes
- Preheat non-stick pan over LO-MED heat.
- Combine all ingredients in food processor.
- Pulse 2-3 times.
- Pour into non-stick pan to make 2-3 pancakes.
- Flip as needed.
- When cooked through, top with butter, zsweet, & cinnamon or Very Berry Syrup.
TIP: The key to these is cooking them slowly over the lower heat. If you cook them too quickly, they will brown and the middle will not cook. So be patient. :)
Also, these are wonderful to cook up quite a few in advance and then freeze for even easier eating in the future.
Taco Shells
Monday, October 22, 2007
This is an old stanby that's been around for a while. Very easy to make and really adds some crunch to your homemade tacos, tostadas, taco salad, etc.
- Place cheese in a thin layer on a piece of parchment paper.
- Microwave for 1 min. at a time, until cheese is bubbly and starts to slightly brown.
- While the cheese is still flexible, use the parchment paper to bend the cheese to give it a taco shape.
- Let the cheese cool while in this shape. (I use a small wrapped medicine bottle tucked inside the 'shell' to help it keep its shape while cooling.)
- When cooled, peel away parchment paper.
BLT Salad
Friday, October 19, 2007
Salad:
- Combine all ingredients in large bowl.
Dressing:
- Combine all ingredients and whisk together.
TIP: This makes a nice family size side salad or a very large salad entree.
Source: Jennie-O packaging.
Pumpkin Pie
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients and pour into crust.
- Bake 15 mins.
- Reduce heat to 350 & bake 45 mins.
- Cool completely before serving.
TIP: You can make this pie completely crustless, by pouring into a PAM-sprayed pie dish and following the same cooking instructions.
Pie Crust
- In food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse until reaches desired consistency.
- Press down into 9" pie dish.
TIP: This crust works for all sorts of pies, cheesecakes, or even as the 'crisp' in apple crisps.
If wanting to bake separately such as for a pudding pie, simply bake @ 350 for 10 mins, until lightly browned. Cool completely before filling.
Jalapeno Poppers
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Remove stems & seeds from peppers and slice in 1/2 lengthwise.
- In small bowl, mix cream cheese & pepperjack.
- Fill each pepper half with the cheese mixture.
- Wrap 1/2 slice bacon around each pepper half.
- Place on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 5-15 mins until bacon is cooked/heated through.
Oven Roasted Vegetables
Monday, October 15, 2007
(I also sometimes add purple or green)
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Place all the veggies on a baking sheet or roasting pan.
- Toss with garlic, olive oil & salt/pepper. Coat thoroughly.
- Arrange veggies in a single layer.
- Roast 20-40 mins until tender, tossing every 10 mins.
Source: allrecipes.com
Feta & Olive Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffing:
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Clean mushrooms and remove stems (chop & save for stuffing).
- In bowl, toss mushrooms caps with about 1 T olive oil & place cavity-side down on non-stick baking sheet.
- Roast 5-10 minutes.
- In food processor, combine mushroom stems, onion, olives, feta cheese, and greek seasoning. Pulse to break up the feta cheese and consolidate the ingredients.
- Drizzle with 1-2 T olive oil & pulse to make it slightly 'doughy'.
- Press stuffing into each mushroom.
- Bake 10-15 mins, until heated through.
- Serve while hot.
TIP: If I want these to be slightly more cheesy, when finished baking, I will top each mushroom with a bit more feta cheese and place under the broiler for 1-3 mins until slightly browned.
Depending on the size of your mushrooms, you may have some stuffing left over. If so, store in air-tight container in the refrigerator for later use.
Crockpot Turkey Breast
- Put the onions, celery, and garlic on the bottom of crockpot.
- Place the turkey breast on top.
- Cover with broth.
- In small bowl or measuring cup, combine wine, rosemary, poultry seasoning, salt/pepper and pour over the turkey breast.
- Cook on low 6-8 hours.
