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NEW Honey Bunches of Oats Breakfast Biscuits

March 3, 2015 by Samantha 14 Comments

Disclosure- We received the below in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are our own and honest.

We all know what morning are like on school days. Insane, rushing, forgetting something, and which one can’t find their shoe? No matter how far ahead you plan, how early you wake up- it’s always something.

My son moves so slow I swear he’s going backwards. It’s unbelievable- how hard is getting dressed and brushing your teeth? He kills me. I’m not a lollygagger, and I hate being late. He takes after my husband with the slow-slug behavior, and it’s not my favorite trait in them. If you are anything like me, you are always looking for anything that will make your mornings any easier.

My son often eats his breakfast in the car on the way to school. Yes, I know- I’m horrible. But he’s SO SLOW, we would never make school in time. From bananas to waffle sticks to mini-muffins, anything fast and easy I try to keep on hand. We just tried the new on-the-go breakfast option to make mornings easier from Honey Bunches of Oats- new breakfast biscuits.
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Turkey Soup

December 5, 2014 by Admin 5 Comments

This recipe is really easy, and it’s great to use left over meat with it. I always make this after a family dinner or, Thanksgiving, Christmas even. You take those left overs and the carved up turkey ( bones and fat and all) boil it for a few hours with vegetables till all the meat falls off. Toss some beans in there, you have left over soup with whatever meat you had on hand. It makes a great hearty soup, my kids like to eat it in mugs after a rainy day .

Ingredients

The remains of your turkey or chicken ( even Ham works) with bones, skins, fat, everything. No need to pick off the itty bites of extra meat, it’ll come off later. This is going to make the broth for the soup

2 cups of left over Turkey or Chicken or Ham

3 stalks celery chopped

1 large onions chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

2 large tomatoes chopped

1 cup mushrooms

1 cup both red and green peppers

1 1/2 cups chopped carrots.

1 bag of dried beans which have been soaked over night or 3 cans white northern beans ( rinse them)
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Banana Bread Recipe

November 30, 2014 by Samantha 3 Comments

You can’t go past a good homemade banana bread. One slice after another – and before you know it you have eaten a whole loaf. Make sure you use really ripe bananas, as they bring about a deep, sweet banana flavor. Often I spread a cream cheese icing on top, finished with toasted chopped walnuts – but it wouldn’t be a bread then, would it? Tip: you can also make this delicious banana bread recipe in bread maker appliance easily.

Makes 1 x 23cm LOAF

220g self-raising flour

¼ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp salt

80g sugar

45g brown sugar

2 eggs

60ml milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

75g melted butter or vegetable oil

200g mashed ripe banana
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A Gluten Free Thanksgiving

November 26, 2014 by Samantha Leave a Comment

If you are going gluten free this year (or every year, for some people with no options), Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be a complicated affair. Some of the most basic holiday foods, like the turkey, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes normally have no gluten in them already- so huzzah! Several steps down, several more to go.

What to do about the foods you love that DO normally have gluten in them? Well, turns out it might not be as bad as you think.

image via Glutino.com

Start with the stuffing

You can make your own with gluten free bread that you let get stale, or you can make it from a mix if you are pressed for time. You can also go non-traditional if you feel like getting wild and crazy, with cornbread or even wild rice stuffing. For me, personally, I’d go cornbread, but I am a sucker for that stuff every. Single. Time.
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Healthy Holiday Gardein Meatless Hors D’oeuvres

November 20, 2014 by Samantha 2 Comments

The holidays are here, and so are all those wonderful foods we all love. From turkey on Thanksgiving, to Latkes on Chanukah, or Ham on Christmas, there are literally tons of great food to eat and eat way too much of. I suggest this year, you try to make a meatless hors d’oeuvres for your guests. This can be not only healthy, but delicious as well. Going meatless is also one of the trendiest ways to be healthy this year, both online, and off.

Going Vegan is one of the hottest fads right now, with #meatlessmondays as one of the biggest hashtags. Even celebrities are following the act, with Jennifer Lopez’s 22-day vegan challenge, which also had Beyoncé and Jay-Z involved as well. Going Vegan is getting easier then ever. There are even restaurants popping up around the country too so you can keep to your cuisine while still going out to dinner.

The health benefits of going vegan are numerous- not only do meatless proteins have less fat and no cholesterol. Plant proteins are rich in vitamins too. These all greatly reduce risks of cancer, obesity, and diabetes.
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Jennie O Sausages For Healthier Meals

November 12, 2014 by Samantha Leave a Comment

Jennie-O provided coupons to facilitate this review but all opinions are my own.

For many years, people have been trying to eat healthier while also enjoying their meals. But this little problem is a difficult one. With more healthy foods there is often the thought that there is less flavor because of less sugar, salt and fat. But this is a common misconception. Instead of fewer flavors there should be more flavors in your foods with a more dynamic profile and most of all an improvement in your health, eventually of course. When paired with an exercise program you are guaranteed to lose weight with healthy foods. Turkey based foods instead of beef or pork is one easy way to eat healthier while sacrificing little in terms of taste.
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Sea Bass Spring Rolls

November 11, 2014 by Samantha 2 Comments

Makes 14 spring rolls

Ingredients:

½ lb Chilean sea bass, cut into ¼-inch cubes

1 lb kani (imitation crab), shredded

3 Tbsp mayonnaise

1 Tbsp sesame oil

½ tsp mirin

½ tsp kosher salt

14 sheets feuille de brick or spring roll wrappers

oil, for frying

Instructions:

In a medium bowl, combine sea bass, kani, mayonnaise, sesame oil, mirin, and salt.
Spread filling over the bottom-center of each wrapper. Fold in sides; roll up tightly.

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Caramel Apple Strudel Recipe

November 10, 2014 by Samantha 2 Comments

Ingredients:
4 tbsp of butter for simmering apples
4 cups of Fuji, Pink Lady or other favorite baking apple
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
Pinch of ground cloves
1/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 stick of melted butter for brushing fillo dough
8 sheets thawed Kontos fillo dough
Jar of caramel topping, warmed
French vanilla ice cream

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Peel apples and slice them about 1/8-inch thick.
Gently melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a pan with lid. Add the apples and saute, covered, for about 10 minutes until the apples soften.
Combine the softened apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and optional nuts.

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