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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

SMOOTHIES


Basic recipe to make 2 smoothies
2 cups fruit (fresh or frozen)
1/2-1 cup yogurt (greek or regular, plain or flavored)
1/2 cup liquid (milk or juice)
Drizzle honey (1 tsp - 1 TBL for your desired sweetness)
Ice if using fresh fruit

All recipes below make 2 smoothies
Add 2 tsp flax seed or protein powder for a nutrition boost

CINNAMON STRAWBERRY
1 small ripe banana (optional)
1 cup frozen strawberries substitution Substitutions available
1 container (6 ounces) vanilla nonfat Greek-style yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
1 TBL honey
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

STRAWBERRY PEACH
1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup strawberries
1 1/2  peach
1/2 banana (optional)
1/2 cup greek yogurt (try vanilla, peach, strawberry or honey flavor)
drizzle of honey

PEACH COBBLER
2 cups peaches
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup greek yogurt (try peach, vanilla, honey or strawberry flavor)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 TBL oats
Drizzle of honey

PEACH
2 peaches
8oz peach yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
Drizzle honey

MANGO
2 cup frozen mango
1/2 cup greek yogurt (try vanilla, honey or peach flavor)
1/2 cup milk or vanilla milk
1 tsp vanilla

STRAWBERRY
10-12oz strawberries
1 cup greek yogurt (try vanilla, honey or strawberry flavor)
1/2 cup milk
Drizzle honey

MIXED BERRY
2 cups berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries)
1/2 cup yogurt
1 cup milk or orange juice
1 banana (optional)
Drizzle honey

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN
1/2 cup milk
4-6 oz yogurt (try vanilla, honey or blueberry flavor)
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 banana
3 TBL oats
Splash of lemon juice

Monday, September 21, 2020

SO SIMPLE CREAM CHEESE DANISH


1 roll refrigerator crescent rolls
4oz soft cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon juice

Optional
Glaze: 1/3 cup powdered sugar + 1 TBL milk
Fresh or frozen fruit for topping or jam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line baking pan with parchment paper
Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice
Open crescents and cut into 8 equal parts while still rolled up
Make a well in center of each slice and add fill the well with cream cheese mix
If using fruit top cream cheese
Bake 16-18 minutes

If using glaze drizzle over baked danish

Thursday, September 10, 2020

BAKED BREAKFAST SAUSAGE LINKS


Heat oven to 400 degrees
Place sausages on a rack in a shallow pan
Bake 10 minutes, turn over and bake 5 more minutes.
Place under broiler 2 minutes to get skins brown and snappy

Monday, September 7, 2020

ROYAL ICING


Whisk for 3 minutes
2 TBL Meringue Powder
6 TBL Water

Add
2 2/3 cup Powdered Sugar
Beat until you have stiff peaks

Use gel colors to color
Add water 1 drop at a time until desired consistency.


CREAMY RICE CEREAL


USING LEFTOVER RICE 
2 cups precooked rice 
1 cup milk 
1 TBL butter 
2 TBL maple syrup 
1 TBL sugar (white or brown) 
1 tsp cinnamon 
¼ cup raisins (or any dried fruit) 
1 tsp vanilla 

Put everything but vanilla into a sauce pan. Bring to boil over med/high heat for about 5 minutes until liquid has reduced to desired thickness. 

Remove from heat, add vanilla and serve.

IF USING UNCOOKED RICE 
½ cup (basmati, jasmin, long grain, parboiled rice) 
¾ cup water 
½ cup milk 
2 TBL butter 
1 TBL Sugar 
2 TBL maple syrup 
1 tsp cinnamon 
¼ cup dried fruit
1 tsp vanilla 

Put everything in sauce pan. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. 

Add vanilla and serve. 

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
Berries, nuts, honey, etc.

 

Sunday, September 6, 2020

CREPES


Makes 12 

CREPES:
1 ½ cup milk 
1 cup flour 
1 TBL sugar 
¼ tsp salt 
4 eggs 
2 TBL melted butter 

OTHER NEEDS: 
¼ measuring cup 
10 inch skillet 
Pastry brush 
2 TBL butter cut into 12 cubes for brushing pan 

Combine all the ingredients for the crepes in a blender or using an immersion blender. 

Let sit in fridge for 15 minutes or overnight. 

Heat skillet to medium (I use setting 6/10 on my stove) 

Brush with 1 small cube of butter 

Pour ¼ cup of batter into skillet and gently swirl around to make thin and completely cover bottom 

Cook 3-4 minutes 

Loosen the edge with spatula and with fingers, quickly flip to other side

Cook 1 minute 

Slide out onto plate 

Repeat brushing with butter before adding the batter each time