--CAKE--
1 C of sugar
2/3 C of cooked pumpkin
3/4 C flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
1/2 C powdered sugar
--FILLING--
1 C powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 T butter
8 oz. cream cheese
-Cake:
Combine cake ingredients, except powdered sugar, mix well. Cover a 12" x 15" cookie sheet with waxed paper and pour cake mix on top. Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Sprinkle 1/2 cup powdered sugar onto a towel. Flip cake over onto sugared towel. Remove waxed paper and roll cake up in towel. Unroll cake when cool.
-Filling:
Mix filling ingredients. Spread evenly onto unrolled cake. Reroll. Top with powdered sugar. Serve chilled.
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--Spinach Salad--
-Dressing Salad-
1 Lemon
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
-Salad-
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 1/2 cups stawberries
1/2 med cucumber sliced and cut in half
1/4 sm red onion sliced into thin wedges
1 pkg - 6oz baby spinach
-Directions-
1. For Dressing zest lemon. measure 1/2 teaspoon. Juice lemon measure 2 tablespoons. Combine zest, juice, sugar,oil,and poppy seeds. Whisk until well blended. Cover, refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Preheat oven to 350. Place almonds in a single layer on pan and toast fro 10-12 min or until lightly toasted. remove from oven and cool.
3. Meanwhile hull strawberries, cut into quarters. Cut the cucumber in half remove seeds. slice. Cut red onion into thin wedges.
4. Place spinach in large serving bowl. add strawberries, cucumber, onion. Whisk dressing; pour over salad. gently toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds. Serve immediately.
10 servings
You definitely want to serve right away. If the dressing is on to long it will make the spinach soggy.
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--5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE--
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug
--Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.>
--Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
--EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
--And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!
**Gift idea:
--Buy a mug or order a personalized one with your children's picture on it from walmart or kodakgallery.com
--Make the cake in a mug and attach the recipe to the handle
*You can bake any kind cake mix in a mug in the microwave, mix 1/2 a package of any flavor cake mix with 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 egg and 8oz of sour cream. Cook in the microwave for 3 to 5 minutes...or substitute the sour cream with 1/2 a can of pie filling to make interesting combinations
--Variations:
* Yellow cake mix with pumpkin pie filling
* Spice cake mix with apple pie filling
* White cake mix with blueberry pie filling
* Devil's food cake mix with cherry pie filling
This should be enough for 3 or more mugs
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--Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
--Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries
--Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary gland of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
--Onions look the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash (the paper got cut off after this)
--A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
--Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
--A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or fold on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
--Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like human kidneys.
--Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These food replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
You can look up the food and look at the inside to get a better idea. Just thought I'd share.
*Proteins- all natural peanut butter, beans (kidney, pinto, black non-fat refried beans), canned chicken, canned salmon, canned tuna, clams, oysters, cod, eggs, egg whites, haddack, flounder, pallock, lamb (chops, roast), lean ground sirloin, lean ham, low/nonfat cheses, low/nonfat cottage cheese, low/nonfat milk, lean canadian bacon, lowfat yogurt, most nuts, orange roughly, pork tenderloin, protein bars, protein shakes, salmon, shrimp, lobster, crab, skinless chicken breast, soy products/tofu, swordfish, top round steak, top round sirloin, trail mix (high calorie), tuna, tuna steaks, veal, and veggie burgers
*Carbohydrates- 1/2 multigrain bagel, 100% fruit juices, apple sauce (all natural), apples, baked potato, banana, blueberries, dried fruit, whole wheat english muffins, fruit salad (no sugar added), graham crackers, cherries, lowfat flour tortilla, lowfat granola bars, mango, melon, nutrigrain bar, oatmeal (non-instant), oranges, wholegrain pasta, pasta salad, pears, whole grain pita bread, nectarin, tangerine, strawberries, sweet potatoe, whole grain bread, whole grain cereal, whole grain crackers, whole grain pancakes, whole grain/long grain rice, yams
*Vegetables- asparagus, bean sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, green beans, green leaf salads, green peppers, lettuce, onion, peas peppers, pumpkin, radishes, spanich, spinach salads, squach, tomatoes, zucchini
- Eat smaller meals throughout the day. Avoid the large traditional meal schedule
- Eat based on the activity level in the next three hours. High activity, more calories
- Never skip a meal
- To lose weight is simple, eat less calories than your body uses
- Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, include between meal snacks. Try to eat something every three hours or so, this prevents heavy mean bingeing
- Avoid eating before bed, the last calories consumed should be two hours before
- Reduce daily calorie intake by 250-500 calories only. Crash deiting does not work!
- Reduce carbohydrates and increase protein in meals, both animal and vegetable
Carbohydrates should consist of foods with low Glycemic Index (GI) ratings, Use the GI to select carbohydrates for meals - Reduce portion size. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CLEAN YOUR PLATE!
- Drink plenty of water!
- Eat salads with dressing on the side, most dressings are very fattening
- Substitue mustard for mayonnaise
- Subtract 2 calories per pound of body weight from your daily calorie intake
- Increase calorie intake TWO days per week by 2 calories per pound of body weight, to ensure the you're getting enough calries to put on lean muscles.
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!The 10 Healthiest Foods to Eat!
1. Berries
Berries are extremely rich in antioxidants which help protect the cells in our bodies from damage and therefore from diseases like cancer. Among other things they are also an excellent source of Vitamin C and soluble fiber. Blueberries might help reverse the short term memory loss that often comes with aging.
2. Broccoli
Broccoli (and other cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower and cabbage) helps fight cancer, especially breast, colon and lung. It boosts the immune system. Broccoli also contains antioxidants and a substance called sulforaphane, which research is showing to be a powerful cancer fighter and preventer.
3. Citrus Fruits
The citrus bioflavanoids in oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit have anti-cancer and antioxidant properties. Many of these citrus bioflavanoids have also been shown to have anti-inflammatory and blood clot inhibiting abilities.
4. Garlic
Numerous studies have shown that regular consumption of garlic can lower our blood pressure. It also prevents the blood from being overly sticky and decreases LDL cholesterol (the "bad" one) while increasing the good HDL cholesterol.
5. Nuts
Walnuts are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, a special type of fat that is essential for our bodies, but that the body cannot produce. Omega-3 essential fatty acids protect us against heart disease.Almonds are also known for their ability to help lower LDL cholesterol levels.
6. Oats
Oats also help reduce cholesterol. Research shows that one bowl of oatmeal per day can reduce cholesterol by up to 23%. Oats are also considered an excellent grain for diabetics as they have less impact on blood sugar levels than some other grains.
7. Salmon
The Omega-3 fatty acids in salmon and other fatty fish may help prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the body's rate of blood clotting.
8. Spinach
Spinach's secret weapon, lutein, makes it one of the best foods in the world to prevent cataracts, as well as age related macular degeneration, the leading cause of preventable blindness in the elderly.
9. Tomatoes
Tomatoes contain high levels of lycopene. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant and as such helps to protect the cells in our bodies from damage.
10. Turkey
Turkey is one of the leanest protein foods and is low in calories, making it an excellent healthy food choice. Turkey also contains selenium which has been shown to inhibit cancer development, improve the immune system, and aid in the metabolism of our thyroid hormone.
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--Crock Pot Meals--
-Crock Pot-
4 boneless pork chops
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 can chicken broth
2 tbsp oil
Heat oil in skillet, combine dry ingredients and dredge pork chops in it. Brown about 5 minutes on each side in skillet. Mix the remaining dry mixture with chicken broth in crock pot. Add pork chops and cook on high 2 to 2 1/2 hrs. I usually serve with mashed potatoes and green beans or carrots.
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--POT ROAST--
1 pot roast
1 can of reduced fat cream of chicken soup
1 package of Lipton onion soup mix
Fill soup can 3/4 of the way with water and pour over top of the meat and soups. This will help make the gravy.
Thats it!!!!! I usually put it in on low from about 8am til 5pm...Comes out yummy and falling apart.
I usually serve a wild rice and veggies with it.
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--CHERRY CHAI CHICKEN--
2 1/2 lbs chicken thighs and legs
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 cup frozen pitted cherry
1 chopped onion
2 chai tea teabags
1/2 cup cherry preserves
1/2 cup port wine
hot cooked egg noodles
-Directions-
Preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; set aside. Trim fat from chicken. Place chicken thighs, skin sides up, on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil 6 inches from heat for 10 minutes or until skin is golden and begins to crisp. In a 4 to 5 quart slow cooker, layer cherries, onion, and tea bags. Add chicken. In a small bowl, stir together preserves and wine. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on Low 4 to 6 hours. Remove chicken to a serving platter; cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Remove tea bags from slow cooker; transfer cherry mixture to a small saucepan. Over high heat, bring cherry mixture to a boil. Cook until mixture is reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Serve chicken on top of noodles Spoon cherry mixture over chicken.
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--Pulled Pork Sandwiches--
1 Pork roast
I can of beer (whatever you got)
Barbecue sauce
Throw the pork roast, beer & about 2 or 3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce in crockpot. I cook it about 6-8 hours depending on the size. Once done, I pull it apart, removing the fat. Once finished, empty the juices. Then I out the pulled pork back into the crockpot with more barbecue sauce, depending on how saucey you want your meat. I let it cook another 20-30 minutes, however long it takes to fix whatever is going with it. Then put it on buns & eat. We use wheat hamburger buns & usually serve with fries.
No matter what you fix, here is my biggest piece of advice, get the slow cooker liners. They are on the aisle with ziploc bags, aluminum foil etc....They are wonderful & make for easy cleanup. Idon't even use my crockpot with them anymore.
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---2 Mexican Food Recipes---
-Chicken Enchiladas-
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped green onions
3 cloves garlic minced
½ lime
Taco Seasoning to taste
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 small can of Verde (green) enchilada sauce
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup sour cream
3 cups chicken breast meat ( A lot easier to just buy a rotisserie chicken and then tear the meat from it in bite size- mix the dark and light meat in the 3 cups)
3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
12 corn tortillas
½ red bell pepper, chopped fine
½ green bell pepper, chopped fine
1 tsp chili powder
½ tsp cumin
1 small can of chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup milk
Small can of black olive slices
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking dishes - I use a 9x13 and a 9X9.
2. Mix sour cream with taco seasoning to taste, and both soups
3.Set aside a bit of bell peppers to garnish
4.In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and sauté the bell peppers until tender. Add the green onion and sauté until tender. Add the garlic, then stir in the green chilies, mushrooms, and cream of mushroom soup/sour cream mixture. Mix well. Reserve 3/4 of this sauce and set aside. To the remaining 1/4 of the sauce in the saucepan, add the chicken and 1/2 of shredded Cheddar cheese. Stir together. Set on low and heat through for 10 min.
5.Fill each tortilla with the chicken mixture and roll up. Place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. (you can quickly fry the tortillas to make them soft or dampen them and microwave for 15 sec- of course frying them tastes better)
6.In a small bowl combine the reserved 3/4 of the sauce with the milk. Spoon this mixture over the rolled tortillas and top with the remaining shredded Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle with peppers and olives to taste. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
*This recipe makes enough to eat one night and freeze the rest for a lazy night. It's MUCH better with Cream of Pablano Chili soup v chicken soup- but so far I think we are too far north to find it in the grocery stores
-Very Basic Mexican Rice (good and simple)-
½ small can of tomato paste
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup long grain white rice
1 tsp garlic salt
3 tbs vegetable oil
½ cup finely chopped onion
1. Mix chicken broth and tomato paste till paste dissolves
2. Heat oil in large saucepan and add rice over med heat-0 cook till rice is puffed and changes color- while cooking add cumin and garlic salt
3. Add in onions and cook till tender
4. Stir in broth and paste mixture- bring to boil- reduce heat to low and simmer for 20-25 min. Fluff with fork
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