Chef Mom
Recipe from Sarah of Makes an 8x8 pan of bars.
Can I Get the Recipe Tip: Easy and quick to put together, these bars are an excellent lunch or after school snack. Change the kind of fruit spread you use each time you make these so they are a different flavour each time.
Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup palm sugar (or regular sugar)
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup unbleached white flour (or any other flour)
1 cup whole old fashioned oats (not quick oats)
1 (9oz) jar fruit spread, any flavour
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
Cream butter with sugar and salt. Add flour and mix until just combined. Stir in oats. It is okay if the mixture is crumbly.
Press about 2/3 of mixture into prepared pan, firmly and evenly. Place jam in small saucepan and cook over lowest heat until it becomes pourable.
Pour jam over dough layer in pan. Sprinkle remaining dough over jam. Bake for about 30 minutes.
Cool in pan for 30 minutes, then lift out by edges of parchment and cool completely on rack before cutting.
Excerpted from The Cleaner Plate Club by Beth Bader and Ali Benjamin © 2010 used with permission from Storey Publishing. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
Prep Time: minutes/Total time: minutes. Serves 4
Can I Get the Recipe Tip: Try this recipe with a little vinegar, tahini paste, or any other flavour you find appealing.
Ingredients:
large bunch of kale, stems removed and torn into chip sized pieces
olive oil
salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place kale pieces on a tray that’s been lightly coated with olive oil.
Sprinkle with salt (if you sprinkle with salt while the leaves are still wet, the salt just melts right into the leaves.) Place in oven until crispy, about 10 minutes.
Recipe from Maria of Two Peas and Their Pod
Prep Time: 5 min/Total Time: 10 min.
Makes 1 large smoothie.
Ingredients:
1 cup plain Greek yogurt (I use our homemade yogurt)
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 frozen banana
5 frozen strawberries
Splash of skim or soy milk
Directions:
1. Add the yogurt, blueberries, banana, and strawberries into the blender. If you aren't using frozen fruit, throw in a couple of ice cubes.
2. Add in a splash of skim or soy milk. Place the blender lid on tightly. Puree smoothie until it is smooth and creamy. I like my smoothies thick, if you prefer a thinner smoothie, add more milk and puree for a little longer. Enjoy!
Recipe from Recipe Diaries
Prep Time: 10 minutes/Total time: 60 minutes. Serves 8.
servings: 8
Points Plus: 4
Ingredients:
4 medium sized russet potatoes
4 slices of bacon
8 tablespoons of fat free sour cream
4 oz of light cheddar cheese
2 green onions
Cooking Spray
Salt
Pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray potatoes with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
2. Take the potatoes out of the oven. Cut them in half. Scoop out the insides so that there’s just enough potato
around the skin. Use the leftovers for soup or something else.
3. Spray the potatoes again with cooking spray or butter spray to give them more flavor. Lay them on their flat side
on the baking sheet and bake again for an additional 10 minutes.
4. Take them out oven and sprinkle with cheese. Place back in the oven until the cheese is melted.
5. top with your favorite potato ingredients such as bacon, green onions, and sour cream.
Recipe from Lake Lure Cottage Kitchen
Prep Time: 15 minutes/Total time: 4 hours. Serves 4-6.
Head to the site here for the recipe.
Ingredients:
12 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 3 pounds)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup soy sauce
6 tablespoons cider vinegar
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
4 1/2 teaspoons cold water
Hot cooked long grain rice
Directions:
Place chicken in a 4 qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, soy sauce, cider vinegar, ginger, garlic and pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Place liquid in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into liquid and stir until sauce is thickend. Serve with chicken and rice.
Note: I halved the recipe and it still worked fine in my crock pot. It might not need the full 4 hours time.
Recipe from Organic Authority
Prep Time: 20 minutes/Total time: 25-45 minutes. Makes as much as you make.
Head to the site here for the recipe.
Ingredients:
Potato Chips
Vegetable Oil
salt/pepper
Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes
Beat Chips
Two Large Beets
Olive Oil
Green Bean Chips
Green Beans
Oilive Oil
salt/pepper
Carrot Chips
2 large Carrots
Olive Oil
Sea Salt
Kale Chips
Batch of Kale
3 cloves of minced garlic
Oilve Oil
Salt/Pepper
Directions:
Make your own veggie chips and you can control the salt, oil and method of cooking. Try the following recipes for crispy, crunchy baked vegetable treats that the whole family will love.
Potato Chips
The standard vegetable chips, potato chips have a long and beloved history on the American table, next to hamburgers, onion dip and deli sandwiches. Make your own by starting with any variety of potatoes, such as Yukon Gold or Red Fingerling. Scrub them clean, leaving the peeling on, and then slice them as thin as possible – making sure all the slices are about the same thickness. Rinse and soak the slices in water for one hour, then dry thoroughly. Traditionally, potato chips are fried in vegetable oil, but you can bake them for a healthier version. Simply toss the slices in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil per potato, sprinkle with salt and pepper and then bake at 400 degrees until golden brown, about 15 minutes. This recipe also works well with sweet potatoes; try them with a mix of chili powder and cumin for a spicy treat.
Beet Chips
The pretty fuchsia pink of fresh beets turns a rich purple when they are baked into crispy chips. Cut two large beats into slices that are 1/8” thick, then place on a greased baking sheet. Brush the beets with a light coating of olive oil, and then bake at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Carrot Chips
Crunchy carrots get their flavors popped when baked into crispy orange treats. Slice two large carrots as thinly as possible, then place into a bag or bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a good sprinkle of sea salt. Arrange slices in one layer on a greased baking sheet and cook for about 35 minutes at 275 degrees, checking often towards the end to make sure that nothing burns!
Kale Chips
Haven’t you heard? Kale is the new beef. Try yours in crispy chip form and discover a whole new world. First, find a nice fresh batch of kale, and then wash and dry it thoroughly. Remove the leaves from the tough steams, tearing them into bite-size pieces. In a large bowl, add the kale leaves plus 3 cloves of finely minced garlic and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Toss to coat all the leaves thoroughly, and then place the kale in a single layer on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes at 275 degrees, until the leaves are brittle and crispy to the touch. Add salt and pepper to taste if you would like.
Green Bean Chips
Green beans make long, crispy treats when you bake them – so much fun to eat! First wash and prepare your green beans by snapping off both ends, then dry them all well. Spread them on a greased baking sheet and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil for each cup of beans. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then cook for 30 minutes at 400 degrees, stirring every ten minutes until crispy.
Recipe from Cully's Kitchen
Prep Time: 15 minutes/Total time: 45 minutes.
Serves 4-6. Head to the site here for the recipe.
From the Cully's Kitchen
"This is the best. If you like sweet and sour you will love this Simple Meatloaf Recipe. It is one of the best. And not much prep time. This is not your ordinary meatloaf. The flavor is outstanding. The one person in our family that doesn’t like Meatloaf changed his mind after I made this recipe. Serve with Mashed Potatoes and Enjoy!"
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs ground beef (ground shoulder roast is good)
1 slice bread (broken or chopped finely)
1 egg
1 small onion , finely chopped
1 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup whole milk
Sauce
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed firm (to taste)
1/2 cup ketchup
Directions:
1. Combine meat loaf ingredients and place into a loaf baking dish.
2. Smooth out top.
3. Sauce: Combine sauce ingredients and pour on top and sides of meatloaf.
4. Bake at 350°F about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until done. 170F with a meat thermometer.
Recipe from Yammie's Noshery
Prep Time: 5 minutes/Total time: 10 minutes. Makes 1.
See recipe here.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons chocolate chips
Directions:
- Melt the butter in a small dish. Add the peanut butter and mix well.
- In the mug, mix together the vanilla, egg, and sugar until well combined. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder and add to the mug. Pour in the peanut butter/butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Put in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or until desired doneness is reached (all microwaves are different so you might have to experiment a little. I only do it for about 1 minute). Top with peanut butter pie mousse and hot fudge.
Peanut Butter Pie Mousse
- 1 tablespoon softened cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons whipped cream or cool whip
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Mix together the cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla. Fold in the whipped cream. Sift in the powdered sugar (I just used a fork) and fold that in too, trying not to over stir.
- Also, I used dark cocoa powder because it happened to be on a lower, more easy to reach shelf at the time. I actually like the regular kind better, but whatever floats your boat.
Recipe from Full Fork Ahead
Prep Time: 15 minutes/Total time: 17 minutes.
Makes 2 dozen or so.
Head to the site here for the recipe.
Ingredients:
8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely shredded
½ stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons ice water
Directions:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the cheddar, butter, and salt until soft and combined. Add the flour and mix on low speed (the dough will be dry and pebbly). Slowly add the water and continue to mix as the dough forms a ball.
- Pat the dough into a disk, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpats.
- Divide the dough into two pieces and roll each into a very thin (1/8 inch or less) 10 x 12-inch rectangle. Using a fluted pastry cutter, cut the rectangles into 1-inch squares, then transfer to the baking sheets. Use the tip of a chopstick to punch a hole into the center of each square.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until puffed and browning at the edges. Watch carefully, as the high fat content of the crackers makes it a fine line between golden delicious and burnt. Immediately move the crackers to racks to cool.
Notes:
I seem to be the world’s worst patry-roller-outer person, and ours resembled more a super-sized amoeba rather than a rectangle. If you have small pieces that branch off from your dough as your rolling it, just break them off, squish them back into the main part of the dough and roll that section some more to reincorporate it all together again. We still had to cut some pieces off and set them aside to try to make as even a cracker shape as possible. If you do this, you can recombine the loose pieces like play dough and just roll them out again and make more crackers.
If you don’t have the fluted pastry cutter you can always use a small sharp paring knife to slice your cracker shapes. The fluted edged cutters just make ‘em look a little fancier and is a little more convenient because of the rolling motion.
Recipe from Brooklyn Galley
Prep Time: 15 minutes/Total time: 70 minutes. Makes 1 loaf.
Head to the site here for the recipe.
Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups coarsely grated zucchini, packed (about 2 medium zucchini)
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9″x5″ loaf pan. Set aside.
In a mixer, beat the eggs at medium speed until foamy on top. - Continue beating while you carefully add the oil. Add the sugar and cream the mixer on high speed. Add in the zucchini, lemon zest, orange zest, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the batter one cup at a time, stopping the machine once the last cup is well-incorporated so you don’t over-mix.
- Manually fold in the pecans.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, checking at the 60 minute mark. The bread is done when the top is brown and a butter knife or toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow the zucchini bread to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. (It might fall apart if loosened too soon.)
- Loosen the bread around the edges with a spatula or butter knife, then turn out onto the rack. Allow it to cool for another 5 to 10 minutes before cutting.
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