Category Archives: Recipes &Cooking

Roasted Veggies

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This is such a healthy recipe!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 medium red onions, cut into 8 sections
  • 2 yellow squash, cut into slices
  • 2 zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1/2 pound carrots, thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, cut into thin pieces (or 2 teaspoons garlic from a jar)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • salt & pepper to taste

Mix above ingredients well and place in a large baking dish.  Bake in a 425 degree oven for about 12 minutes.  Stir.  Bake for an additional 12 minutes or until veggies are tender crisp.

OR

Cook on low in a crock pot for 7-9 hours until veggies are tender.

Low-Fat Honey Chicken

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 chicken breasts, boneless & skinless
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce

Combine honey, lemon juice, and soy sauce.  Brush half of this onto the chicken and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Baste often.  Then brush on the rest of the honey mixture and bake for 35 additional minutes or until done, basting often.   Makes 6 servings.

Four Foods On Friday 73

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I know it’s not Friday, but I just received this today for last Friday.  So here goes:

#1. Sarafina’s suggestion. How far would you be willing to travel to satisfy a food craving?

Maybe 20 minutes.
#2. Have you ever eaten rabbit? What did you think?

No, and I don’t want to!!
#3. Have you ever made your own bread? How?

No, if I want fresh bread then I buy it from Central Market’s bakery.  But we really don’t eat a whole lot of bread except for Ezekiel Bread.
#4. Where do you usually spend Easter and what do you usually eat?

We go to church on Sunday morning and have a family tradition of going to eat Asian food at Pei Wei.  The place is not crowded at all on Easter.  (We are so busy on Easter weekend with LTC youth group activities which involves Friday afternoon and evening and the majority of Saturday from early in the morning until evening, so I don’t even try to cook Easter dinner.)

Banana Splits Make a Great Dessert

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Sometimes we’ll have banana splits for dessert or sometimes for a treat on a warm day.  The top picture shows our son’s banana split.  He likes it loaded with everything, even sprinkles.  The bottom picture shows my husband’s which has very little ice cream and mostly fruit.  I fix mine halfway in between the two with more ice cream but just a little whipped cream (lite).  A lot of times we’ll have both vanilla and chocolate ice cream, but this time we were out of the chocolate.  Adding chocolate syrup makes up for not having the chocolate ice cream.

Notice all the fresh fruit. That makes this dessert a lot healthier than having cake and ice cream! Use low-fat ice cream and skip the whipped cream to make a great tasting low-fat dessert.

Rolled Chicken and Asparagus

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This is an easy, low-fat recipe which would be great for a meal or as an appetizer:

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • 24 asparagus spears with the tough ends removed
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 green onions, chopped
  • (toothpicks)

Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.  Cut chicken into strips that are about one inch by five inches, which should make 12 strips total.  Wrap each strip with 2 asparagus spears and fasten with toothpicks.  Place chicken strips in baking dish.  Sprinkle with lemon juice and green onions.  Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Remove the toothpicks and serve.

Four Foods On Friday 72

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Would you like to join the fun and participate in “Four Foods on Friday” which is hosted by Val?  If so, visit Fun Crafts and Recipes.

#1. Suggest a question for FFOF. Something fun is in store for the one whose question is chosen.

“Share a favorite recipe that has sentimental value and tell why it does.”
#2. Share instructions on how to make your favorite smoothee or shake.

Strawberry “Fruitlatti”
#3. What’s in your favorite panini?

I don’t really have a favorite.  I just know it’s good.
#4. Share a recipe for potato salad.

Buy some from the deli…LOL   (My family doesn’t really care for potato salad.)

Simple Low-Fat Recipe: Oven “Fried” Chicken

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Here’s a simple recipe that requires only 4 ingredients:

INGREDIENTS:

  • 6  boneless, skinless chicken breasts (5-6 ounces)
  • 1 cup corn flakes, crushed
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon creole seasoning

Combine the seasoning and corn flakes.  Dip chicken in buttermilk and then roll in corn flakes.  Put chicken in baking dish and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.

Four Foods On Friday 71

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Come join us at Val’s Four Foods on Friday on her site, Fun Crafts and Recipes!

#1. What’s your favorite cereal?

I like several different cereals, but Cheerios is my favorite right now.
#2. What do you use to flip food on the stove?

Usually a spatula (my favorite one is from IKEA and cost $0.99)
#3. What’s your favorite type of donut?

Blueberry cake donut
#4. Share a rice recipe.

Singapore Curried Chicken with Rice

Oreo Truffles

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(TRUFFLES CAN BE MADE INTO EASTER EGGS)

Here’s an easy recipe that looks impressive:

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 package Oreo cookies, crumbled
  • 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
  • White chocolate bark
  • 1 chocolate candy bar or chocolate chips

Using a food processor or by hand, mix the crumbled Oreos with the cream cheese.  When mixed well,  form into balls or Easter egg shapes.   Chill in the fridge.  Melt white chocolate bark and dip each ball/egg into the white chocolate, securing the ball/egg  from underneath with toothpicks when dipping.  Cool on waxed paper.  Melt the candy bar/chocolate chips and then drizzle over the tops of the truffles.  Let cool again.  Enjoy!

Ideas for serving:

  • Fill a pretty, glass canister with truffles.  Tie a fabric ribbon around the top and tie a bow.
  • Place truffles on pretty glass plate with a paper doily.
  • Place truffle eggs on a “grassy field” of coconut dyed green. (place coconut in a plastic bag with a couple of drops of green food coloring, close the bag securely, and shake until coconut is colored)
  • Decorate the top of an empty egg carton and place truffle eggs inside the carton.
  • Put truffles in Easter paper cupcake liners.  Place inside an Easter basket that is low and wide so the “eggs” can be seen easily.

Four Foods On Friday 70

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#1. What’s your favorite green food?

A nice fresh, green salad.
#2. Do you eat anything special on St Patrick’s Day?

No, just regular food.
#3. Do you drink any Irish beverages – tea, coffee, ale, beer, etc?

Tea which I drink every day.
#4. Share a recipe for corned beef.

I don’t have a recipe for corned beef, however, I do have a recipe that uses canned roast beef hash.  That’s the closest thing I have.  LOL

My Mother-in-Law’s “Hash Tacos”

“Hash Tacos”

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My mother-in-law gave me this recipe years ago.  It’s been a long time since I’ve made these tacos, but I used to make them a lot.  They’re really tasty!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 15 ounce can roast beef hash
  • 15 ounce can chili without beans
  • 1/2 cup diced green pepper
  • taco shells
  • diced tomato
  • shredded cheese
  • shredded lettuce
  • diced onion

Mix the hash, chili, and green pepper together.  Heat thoroughly and serve in taco shells.  Top with tomato, cheese, lettuce, and onion or whatever you like on tacos.

Orange Pound Cake Muffins – Easy Recipe!

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I had one of these muffins at work today, and it was so good.  Here is the recipe as told to me.  DO NOT ADD ANY EGGS!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 box pound cake mix
  • 1 orange
  • milk

PROCEDURE:

(Wash the orange well.)  Grate the orange peel (1 tablespoon ?) Combine the pound cake mix, juice of 1 whole orange, grated orange peel, and the amount of milk mentioned in the cake mix directions.  Mix well and bake in muffin tins using paper liners.