Delicious Homemade Coconut Bread! Oh my I can't get enough of all the coconut lately. It is giving me a chance to cook all kinds of new foods. One of them being coconut bread which is something I have never heard if before let alone made. That is until now! When I was a child I hated coconut. It was one of my Mom's favorite things to cook with. She would purchase anything with coconut in it because she loves it so much. Now that I am getting older I realize that I am starting to like coconut more and more. Recently I have been able to experiment with lots of great coconut recipes. This amazing bread is one of my favorites that I have made. The whole family loved it and I even made some for my Mom. She was thrilled, after all these years of loving coconut she has never made it in bread before and could not wait to give it a try! Ingredients 2 eggs 1 1/4 cups vanilla almond milk (can use regular milk as well but the vanilla almond milk makes it tasty!) 1 teaspoon vanilla … [Read more...]
Healthy St. Patrick’s Day Mac & Cheese! So Easy!
Healthy St. Patrick's Day Mac & Cheese! St. Patrick's Day is my favorite holiday. I know that sounds crazy and I am not Irish so I don't even have that as an excuse. I just love that it is a fun holiday that is not yet taken over by store sales and media. I love the thought that if you don't wear green you will get pinched and I loved all the amazing St. Patrick's Day traditions I had as a child. My Mom used to have a St. Patrick's Day 'pin collection' and every St. Patrick's Day my brothers and I would get to choose what 'pins' and such we would wear to school that day. It was fun choosing my green socks and doing my hair in funky green colors. It was just an all around great time. Now that I am older I still love St. Patrick's Day. Each year I try to make the month of March leading up to the 17th special for the kids. Recently that entailed making healthy green Mac & Cheese. Ingredients: Box of Mac & CheeseMilkBundle Spinach (about 3 cups) - make sure you wash it … [Read more...]
Garlic Lemon Spinach Hummus Recipe!
Garlic Lemon Spinach Hummus Recipe! I can't get enough of these Bountiful Baskets. I love all the great produce I get each week at such a low price. Recently I had two bundles of spinach to use up. My family told me they wanted me to get creative with it so that is exactly what I did. I decided that spinach hummus was the perfect idea. Not to mention that it would also help me use up all the other veggies I had on hand like tomatoes and cucumbers. My family don't usually like hummus so I knew I was going out on a ledge with this idea. But I decided to take that chance anyway knowing that I at least would enjoy it. The hummus turned out to be exceptional and the whole family went back for helping after helping. It was a great dinner idea and it turned out to be super easy to make thanks to my Magic Bullet! Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 4 cloves garlic, peeled 3 tbsp. dried cilantro 1 bundle spinach (about 3-4 cups) lemon juiced 1/4 cup olive … [Read more...]
Roasted Curry Cauliflower!
Roasted Curry Cauliflower! Cauliflower is one of those veggies that I like but I prefer to eat it cooked. Recently I came across this recipe for Roasted Cauliflower and I must say this is a new hit at my house. It was absolutely delicious!! I could not get enough and neither could my family! Ingredients: 3 Tbs olive oil 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp onion salt 1 head of cauliflower - washed and sliced 1 1/2 teaspoon curry power Sea salt Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Add olive oil, garlic powder and onion salt into small bowl. 3. Spread cauliflower on baking sheet. 4. drizzle olive oil mixture over cauliflower florets. 5. sprinkle with curry powder and sea salt. 6. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 30 minutes or until golden brown in color. I got the inspiration for this recipe from, From the Mind of Laura! … [Read more...]
Green Apple Turkey Sandwich Recipe!
Green Apple Turkey Sandwich Recently I have been trying to find different recipes using apples. I have been getting a lot of them recently and when I heard about putting them on a turkey sandwich I was intrigued! Ingredients: Wheat breadTurkey lunch meatthinly sliced cheddar cheesegreen apple thinly slicedMayoMustard 1.- Toast bread. 2.- spread mayo on one slice and mustard on second slice. 3.- layer turkey meat, cheddar cheese and apple slices on one slice of bread. Top with the other slice. 4.- Cut sandwich in half and enjoy! … [Read more...]
Cheese Stuffed Green Chilis Recipe!
Cheese Stuffed Green Chilis Recipe! My family loves Green Chili's and one of my favorite recipes ever is when my hubby grills up cheese stuffed chili's! This is a recipe that he made up himself a few years ago and since then it has been a staple in our home. Ingredients:Green Chili'sCheddar Cheese The first thing you will need to do with your Green Chili's is wash them off and cut off the tops. After the tops are cut off I carefully remove the seeds and try not to split the pepper down the side. After the tops are cut and the seeds are removed you can place sliced or shredded cheese inside of your peppers. After the cheese is inside each pepper you will want to take them outside to the grill! We like to grill them about 5-7 minutes per-side or until cheese is melted and peppers become soft. Serve and eat! Yum! … [Read more...]
Homemade Chewy Popcorn Bars
Homemade Chewy Popcorn Bars Understandably, most people associate popcorn with the movies. Whether it’s buying a bag at the movie theater or popping some up for family movie night, popcorn typically only comes out when the movies do. But popcorn should not just be saved for sitting in front of a screen—popcorn is super easy to cook with and can be incorporated into dozens of healthy snacks and desserts. Popcorn recipes also tend to be high in fiber and antioxidants, so you don’t even have to feel guilty when you chow down. That’s why these Chewy Popcorn Bars are the perfect healthy, on-the-go snack you can eat at any time—movie or not! With their simple ingredients and great taste, these good-for-you bars are sure to become a household staple. Chewy Popcorn Bars Ingredients 8 cups popped Orville Redenbacher’s Original Popping Corn 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats 1 cup raisins or dried sweetened cranberries 1 cup dry roasted peanuts 1 cup firmly packed … [Read more...]
Cuban Sandwich – The Big Kids’ Grilled Cheese
Cuban Sandwich – The Big Kids’ Grilled Cheese Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of the best comfort foods out there. Most people associate toasty white bread and melted American cheese with childhood memories and nostalgia for dunking the sandwiches into tomato soup. These tasty sandwiches are definitely not just for kids, though. Grilled cheeses are great because not only are they a known family-friendly meal, but they can also be updated for adult tastes in dozens of different ways. This recipe for a Cuban Sandwich is a dinner idea that both kids and adults can enjoy; additional meats and condiments make it a grown-up grilled cheese that is familiar enough to still hold kid-appeal. And since it requires so few ingredients and takes less than ten minutes to make, it’s the perfect weeknight meal for when you just don’t feel like spending time in the kitchen. Serve with a healthy side dish of frozen sweet potato fries for a speedy, balanced and delicious meal that your whole family … [Read more...]
Make your own Tortilla Chips!
Home made tortilla chips are some of the easiest things to make! I try to keep frozen corn tortillas on had so encase of unexpected dinner parties or company! These are always a huge hit for guests and gives them something to snack on along with the salsa I can every year. First take Corn or Flour Tortillas of any size. For this recipe I used smaller white corn tortillas. You will then need to cut the tortillas into the size of chips you would like. for the 6" round tortillas it is easy just to cut them into fours as shown above. For the frying part I use my deep fryer. I heat oil to about 350 degrees. Next you will place the tortillas into the Hot Oil. Please be careful when doing this!! I like to place the tortillas one at a time but you do not have to do it that way. Just watch to make sure none of them are stuck together as this will prevent your chips from getting crispy. Fry tortillas for 5-7 minutes or until desired crispness. I like mine extra crispy … [Read more...]
Hot and Spicy Black Eyed Peas
Hot and Spicy Black Eyed Peas Ingredients 1 (16 oz) package dried black eyed peas 4 green onions, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, diced 1 (3 oz) package pepperoni slices, diced 2 cups hot water 1 chicken bouillon cube or 1 teaspoon granules ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper 1 (14 ½ oz) can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes ¾ cup uncooked quick rice Directions Place peas ina 5-quart slow cooker. Cover withwater 2 inches above peas; let stand 8 hours (not over heat yet). Drain Combine peas and next 8 ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until beans aretender. Stir in tomatoes and rice. Cover and cook on LOW 30 more minutes oruntil rice is tender. Makes 12 cups. *This post may contain affiliate links. All thoughts expressed are my own. Please refer to my disclosure policy for more information … [Read more...]
Julia Childs French Onion Soup!
My 5 Cups of Onions! Well this week I finally attempted Julia Childs French Onion Soup. It was good but did not have that “YUMMY” factor that I was so much hoping for. Next time I will know that I need a little less Beef Base. I had to thinly slice 5 cups of onions and I tell you my house did not smell too pretty. But it was fun to make. I especially enjoyed making the French bread crotons to go with it..well I did burn them a little but they still tasted divine! … [Read more...]