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Chewy Cheesecake Cookies
Chewy Cheesecake Cookies (NOT a low fat recipe) Blend together one stick of room temperature butter (no subs!), with one 3-oz package of softened cream cheese until creamy. Gradually add in one cup of white sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in one cup of AP flour until incorporated. Do not overmix. Scoop by tablespoon […]
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Saute one pound of chicken strips or boneless chicken breast until browned, and most of pink is gone. Remove from pan, allow to cool slightly and chop into bite sized pieces. Add one medium chopped onion to pan and saute 5 minutes. Add two chopped bell pepper of your choice and saute 5 more […]
Pumpkin Maple Muffins
Pumpkin Maple Muffins *Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk these ingredients together in a large bowl: 1 3/4 C. whole wheat pastry flour (or substitute any whole wheat flour) 1/2 C. pecan meal (1.5 oz. pecans, ground) 2 t. baking powder 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1 t. cinnamon In a separate bowl, […]
Strawberry Banana Bread
Strawberry Banana Bread 3 c. flour 1 tsp. salt 1 ½ c. sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cinnamon ¼ c. oil ¾ c. unsweetened applesauce ¼ c. vanilla yogurt 3 eggs, beaten 2 c. mashed strawberries 2 mashed ripe bananas Mix all dry ingredients together. Mix oil and eggs until blended slightly, add […]
Poblano Rice with Vegetables
Poblano Rice with Vegetables 2 fresh poblano peppers 1 c. frozen corn 1 c. milk 2 c. long grain rice 2 t. cooking oil 2 c. chicken broth 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium zucchini, chopped 1/2 c. finely chopped carrot (or equiv. of shredded) 2 garlic clove, minced Salt and pepper to taste 1 […]
Is it a sweet potato or is it a yam?
This was a question that I encountered quite often in my days working customer service for a produce company. Apparently, true yams are only found in South America and they are starchy, hard to digest and not very user friendly; what we have here in the States that is labled a yam is actually a […]
Behold the Black Bean!
Dana Jacobi’s cookbook, The 12 Best Foods has this to say about black beans: “Black beans are high in folate and rank among the top legumes for antioxidants and fiber, lowering cholesterol and LDL levels, scavenging free radicals, moderating insulin levels and reducing cancer risk.” Well, right on then, let’s eat!! Black Bean and Mango […]
Harvest Stew
Harvest Stew 1# pork loin or roast, cut into 1” pieces with fat trimmed; 2 small onions, diced; 1 medium apple, peeled and diced; 1 28-oz can whole tomatoes with juice; 1 14-oz can great northern beans, drained and rinsed. Peel and dice the following: 2 red garnet yams, 3 medium carrots, 2 parsnips Toss […]
Applesauce Spice Cake
Applesauce Spice Cake 4 T. real butter, softened 1 c. sugar 1 egg 1/4 c. water 1 c. unsweetened applesauce 1 1/4 c. flour (use half whole wheat if you wish) 2 T. ground flaxseed 3/4 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1/2 t. cinnamon 1/4 t. each nutmeg, allspice and ginger Blend all dry […]
Sunrise Whole Grain Waffles
Sunrise Whole Grain Waffles Mix together: 1 c. flour, 1 c. oat flour, 2 T. ground flaxseed, 1/3 c. rye flour, 1/3 c. cornmeal, 4 t. baking powder, 1 T. sugar and 1/2 t. salt. Stir together: 2 eggs, 2 c. liquid (i have used buttermilk, straight milk and a milk/water combo- all are great) […]