Junk Food Kids

Potato Breakfast Cassarole

2019-07-05T18:46:00.000-05:00

I made this over the fourth of July, It received such a good response from my Instagram story that I am posting it today. I know, I am a day late posting with the holiday. Sorry about that. I feel bad that I am posting two potatoes in a row, but Instagram asked for it so here you go. I love this breakfast recipe because it is easy and feeds a bunch of people. What more do you need for breakfast? Anything you can make while still drinking your first cup of coffee is a winner in my book. Make sure you are always in know by becoming a Junk Food Kids VIP and get sneak peeks of all my upcoming events and special recipes.

Makes 6 servings
Carbs 28.6g Protein 17.2g

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Ingredients
1 bag of frozen shredded potatoes (thawed) 20oz
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
2 cups Monterey jack shredded cheese
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
1/2 cup melted irish butter
1 tsp salt
small pat of butter to grease baking dish
6 eggs

My son recorded me making the dents in the potato casserole and putting the eggs on top. I love having kids in the kitchen. Family time is so important. Making family meals together is what make me the happiest.

Direction
Pre Heat oven to 350
Mix ingredients all together, reserving eggs and pat of butter. Use pat of butter to grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Spread ingredients in dish evenly.
Bake for 35 mins. Remove from oven using a medium spoon make 6 indentions in the potatoes. Put an egg in each dent. Place back in the oven on the medium rack. Turn oven to broil hi. Watch eggs,
once cooked to the desired doneness remove from oven and serve.

Other Great Breakfast recipes for families.

Coffee Cake

Matcha Chia Pudding

German Potatoes

2019-07-02T09:28:00.000-05:00

I have no idea why these are called German. I tasted a recipe years ago, and someone called them german potatoes. I created the potatoes in college as a dinner staple. This is a delicious take on potatoes, and my family loves this flavorful dish so much. You can even cook them up on your grill using a castiron skillet.
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Makes 8 serving
41.2g carbs 4.7g protein

4 lbs Yukon gold potatoes

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1/2 large sweet onion

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1tsp garlic granulated garlic

Salt to taste

Place olive oil in skillet, heat until it sizzles when you drip a bit of water. Cube potatoes and place in skillet. Slice onion into slivers place in skittle and cover with a lid. Stir every few minutes until potatoes are tender. About 15 minutes. Keep an eye and adjust your heat to keep things from burning. Add one tbsp of Worcestershire sauce at a time and mix.

Add garlic and salt mix and serve hot.

Happy Eating!!

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Events and Brussel Sprout Gratin Live

2019-06-27T11:55:00.001-05:00

Today is a little different post. I was on fox4 kc this morning. I made the Brussel Sprout Gratin on live tv. You can watch the segment here at FOX 4. This is a recipe in my new cookbook Food For the Family Soul/ Call Your Mother In Law. The cookbook was officially launched yesterday. The book is available at many retailers, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple iBooks, Kobo and many more. You can click on links below to get your book.
I was so nervous getting ready for today. I had friends calling to offer words of support early as I was headed to the station. It was amazing I was interviewed by Abby Eden at Fox 4. She was so sweet and made me feel relaxed. I could not have made it through my first cooking segment without my wonderful friend Karen. She helped me set everything up and made my Brussel Sprout Gratin Photo ready.

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Zesty Summer Salad

2019-06-25T08:50:00.000-05:00

I love this salad! It is super easy to make, with bright summer flavors, you will find yourself wanting more. Sometimes I feel no one wants a recipe so simple. However, someone asked me the other day about my recipes. They wanted to know if my cooking was approchable. She was worried that because of my photos she would not be able to make myfood. I reassured her that I try to make food that anyone can cook. I want your kids to cooking in the kitchen with you. I write recipes for people who are new cooks not just seasoned kitchen aficionados.

Makes 2 servings
Carbs 10.7g Protein 2.9g

Salad Base
1 head Romain lettuce rinsed and chopped
1 avocado
4 halves sundried tomatoes
Dressing
2 tbsp plain greek yogurt
Juice of 1/2 lime
Lime zest from half lime
1/2 tsp fresh cilantro
1/4 tsp sriracha or to taste
salt to taste

Place lettuce in a bowl. Peel avocado, deseed, peel, and chop.
Chop sun-dried tomatoes. Place avocado and tomatoes in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix dressing ingredients with a whisk. Pour dressing over salad. Toss Salad until everything is evenly coated. Serve immediately. Happy Eating.

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Matcha Chia Pudding

2019-06-20T18:28:00.000-05:00

I love chia pudding for breakfast in the morning. I make it the night before so it is ready and waiting for me when I wake up. Over the years I have made a variety of flavors. I love the bold green of the matcha to get the day started.

Makes 2 Servings
17.3g Carbs 7.5g Protein

1 1/2 cup almond milk
1/4 cup chia seeds
2 tsp honey
1 1/2 tsp matcha
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions
Using a mason jar with a lid. Place all ingredients in a mason jar. Place lid on tight. Shake vigorously. Put in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Remove and shake again. Replace in the refrigerator and let sit in the refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight. Top with your favorite fruit. The fruit was not counted in the carb or protein counts.

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2019-06-18T08:50:00.002-05:00

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Caesar Brussel Sprouts

2019-06-13T22:08:00.000-05:00

This is a Salad that is so popular in my family that I never get to have any of the leftovers. If my aunt is around, she will take all the leftovers of this salad with her. I am actually making this tomorrow, with teenagers home and everyone in and out of the house, I love having this as a go-to snack. Watch out its addictive. #junkfoodkids on Instagram when you make a junkfoodkids recipe and get featured in the weekly recipe roundup.

Makes 6 servings
Carbs 11.3g Protein 8.3g

1 lb. fresh Brussel sprouts shaved

Dressing
1 garlic clove grated
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated parmesan and asiago blend cheese
2 tbsp white champagne vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1tsp lemon juice
1 tsp coconut sugar
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper

Nuts
1 cup pecans
1 tbsp Irish butter
1/2 cayenne pepper

Directions
Place brussel sprouts in a bowl. Put all the dressing ingredients into a blender. Blend on medium until ingredients are emulsified. Pour over brussel sprouts, toss brussel sprouts in dressing until evenly coated with dressing. Cover bowl and place in refrigerator until ready to serve. Pre-heat oven 350 degrees. Rough chop Pecans. Place pecans on a cookie sheet. Roast for about 8 minutes moving around every 3 or four minutes. Melt butter in a heat-safe bowl in the microwave. Add Cayenne pepper to butter and whisk. Toss roasted pecans with butter mixture until evening coated. Let pecans cool. When ready to serve the salad, toss in pecans.

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Chocolate Almond Butter

2019-06-11T17:57:00.000-05:00

I have an Instagram friend that is completely obsessed with low carb nut butter. She has so many flavors she posts about. She will find one she likes and order all the flavors. I watch her show all these different kinds of nut butters and I was thinking I could make some flavors. I make regular almond butter that is in the cookbook Food For The Family Soul. I have made a Coconut Almond that I love. Now it's time to try some with chocolate.

Makes 48 Servings (1 tbsp)

Carbs 2g Protein 1.9g

1 tbsp coconut oil

3 cups roasted almonds

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp stevia

Directions

Place ingredients into a highspeed blender or food processor and blend until you get the desired consistency. Keep in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.

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Grilled Spicy Gazpacho

2019-06-06T12:52:00.000-05:00

I am not a huge fan of chilled soups, over the years I have come across some gazpachos that have wowed me. One thing I love is a roasted salsa, and so I really thought a grilled gazpacho would have the same smoky effect. I love this it's really spicy maybe because my tomato juice had siracha. I Like to serve these as shooters, garnished with some micro greens a veggie that is on hand and I love a blackened shrimp.

Makes 7 cups (per cup)
Carbs 18.7g Protein 2.3g

Ingredients

2 red peppers cored and deseeded
1 yellow pepper cored and deseeded
1 orange pepper cored and deseeded
1 large yellow onion
4 large garlic cloves
2 zucchini
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp ground cumin
2 1/2 cups spicy tomato juice
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste

nonstick spray

Directions
Set your peppers so the side. Peel, trim and quarter onion. Place with peppers. Leave the garlic in the natural wrapping to protect from burning. Trim zucchini and slice in half lengthwise. I have a grill pan for veggies, you can use foil. Spray surface with nonstick spray. Grill veggies turning every five minutes. Grill for about 10 minutes. You want to have a bit of char on them. Especially the pepper so you are able to peel the skin off. Place peppers in an airtight container for twenty minutes. Peel garlic. Place remaining vegetables in the blender. Start blending and adding remaining ingredients to a blender. Peel the skin off peppers and add to blender. Continue to blend until completely smooth. Place in refrigerator and chill for at least two hours.

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Coffee Cake

2019-06-04T09:17:00.000-05:00

A giant CHEAT recipe!
Carbs 49.5g Protein 3.8g
9 servings

You can be a star without making everything from scratch. You guys loved the coffee cake yesterday so here it is. Please don't laugh. I know this is so crazy easy. It's the Half and Half that makes everyone love my coffee cake so much. Sometimes I make a coffee cake from scratch, but really I can have this in the oven in five minutes without pulling out 10 ingredients and more clean up than I want in the morning.
My carb and protein counts are based on the brand of coffee cake mix I buy. I tagged the brand on my Instagram.

Ingredients
Cinnamon Crumb topping coffee cake mix as natural as possible
Half and Half
egg
Irish butter

Directions
Preheat oven to 350
I bake mine using convection so the crumb topping is more crunchy.
Follow directions for your coffee cake mix. Instead of water use half and half. Use Irish butter in your crumb topping, it has a richer flavor. Use the number of eggs called for by your mix. If your recipe calls for oil use butter instead. Mine mix only uses water and an egg. so I only put Half and Half and one egg in the mix and butter in my crumb topping. I bake mine in an 8x8 pan. I like to line my baking dish with parchment so I can lift my cake out and make nice cut pieces. I bake for about 28 to 32 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Check your carb counts according to the mix you use.

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Chicken Salad

2019-05-23T22:24:00.003-05:00

I love this chicken salad; it is perfect for summertime. Super easy. All you need to start is a rotisserie chicken to get started, no cooking necessary, and you have a refreshing summer dish ready to go in no time. My husband loves this, so it's a quick go to on the weekends.

Makes 4 servings carbs 8.9 protien 38.7

1/2 rotisserie chicken
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 small red onion diced
1 tsp fresh cilantro
1 cup mayonnaise
2 stalks celery diced
4 tbsp frozen peas thawed

Directions
Remove chicken meat from bones and chop. Place chicken in a bowl. Peel hard boiled eggs and chop, add egg and onion to the bowl. Chop fresh cilantro and add to bowl. Add mayonnaise and celery. Use an electric mixer and to mix everything. Once incorporated, add peas and give another stir so that the peas are spread out through the salad. Chill in refrigerator until ready to eat. Serve as a sandwich, with crackers or in lettuce wraps.

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Raspberry Fall Muffins

2018-09-12T17:47:00.002-05:00

My favorite parts of fall are the changing of the leaves and baking. There is nothing like the warm smell of something sweet in the oven. When baking I like to keep things low carb, so be don’t have to make it a cheat day or feel guilty for indulging. Most muffins run around 30 carbs these are 13 carbs. Muffins are a quick way to bake up some family time in the kitchen. Make some ahead of time for school days. Or wake everyone up with the lofting smell on a Saturday morning. These mouthwatering muffins use frozen raspberries, giving you the feel of summer as it drifts away.
2 cups almond flour
1/3 cup coconut sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup frozen raspberries thawed on a paper towel 1/2 cup unsweetened original almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp orange blossom water
3 tbsp melted grass-fed butter ( such as kerrygold) 1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 eggs
1/2 cup copped pecans
24 pecan halfs
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
Put raspberries out on a paper towel to thaw. Mix dry ingredients together. Add chopped pecans. Add wet ingredients. Mix until moist. Gently fold raspberries into batter. Fill muffin cups 3/4 of the way full. Bake in oven for about 20 mins until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before serving.

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New Years Warm Tequila Punch

2017-12-30T19:54:00.001-06:00

New Year traditions have strong ties to food, looking to bring good luck and prosperity for the new year. Each country has food traditions and different parts of the united states have their own good luck foods. In Cuba they throw pans of water out the front door to throw out the bad spirits. Cubans, Spanish and Portuguese also eat 12 grapes in the last 60 seconds of the year for good luck in up coming 12 months, in Mexico they eat 1 grape for a wish. Eating 12 grapes is harder than you think, We do this each year. It is a really fun activity for the kids. In Argentina eat beans and black eye peas in the American south for a good new year.

Marzipan pigs are popular in Austria and Germany. India, Italy and Brazil choose lentil dishes. In Greece they like to smash pomegranates and hang onions at the front door.

Roasted pig is served in Austria, Cuba, Hungary, and Portugal to represent progress and prosperity.

In Denmark you are well liked if you wake up to lots of broken dishes on your front porch. That sounds like a good way to deal with the dishes after you eat 12 meals on New Years Eve In Estonia and Belarus.

Something fun for the kids would be to adopt the Japanese tradition of slurping soba noodles without breaking or chewing them for a long prosperous life.

We all know the traditional drink of champagne for your New Years toast, what about the Mexican Warm Tequila Punch to keep your warm as you ring in the festivities adopt some of the other fun traditions from around the world. Better leave a note if you decide to break dishes on your neighbors front porch.

Warm Tequila Punch serves 8

3 1/2 cups apple cider

1 cup tequila reposado

8 cinnamon sticks

2 tbsp diced dried cranberries

1 apple cored and diced

2 oranges

Directions

Put apple cider and 1 cinnamon stick in a pot and bring to a boil. Slice oranges. Reduce pot to a simmer and add oranges. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat strain and smash oranges in strainer to get the juice out. Reserve cinnamon stick. Add remaining ingredients and let steep 1 minute. Separate fruit into heat proof glasses and pour punch. Add 1 cinnamon stick to each glass and enjoy.

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Keto Breakfast Sandwich

2017-11-26T08:04:00.000-06:00

This is the recipe recently published in a magazine a write for, whip these eggs up today and make this weeks breakfast easy. Monday after a long weekend will seem a bit brighter when you have these mighty sandwiches to start your day with.

Keto is all the craze right now and connivence is always in favor. Protein is a great way to start the day and these egg sandwiches will make your mornings easy. All you need are eggs and a muffin top pan. Add in what ever you want to be your sandwich filling. I recommend making 12 because that way you have them for most of the week. 6 sandwiches. These are super filling and will quickly turn into a morning favorite.

12 eggs

I pat of butter

cheese

meat

I used herb roasted turkey and chipotle cheese.

Directions

Rub each recess of your muffin top pan with butter. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Use a whisk and whisk each egg one at a time and pour into a muffin top recess. Continue until each muffin top recess in full. Place gently in oven and cook for 10 to 12 minutes. They will rise and be fluffy. These are now your buns for your egg sandwich. Place your filling in your sandwich and eat. I like to eat cheese or turkey and cheese. You can save your extra in the refrigerator and warm as needed.

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Thanksgiving Recipies

2015-11-25T16:35:00.001-06:00

Looking for some great recipes for tomorrow. check out the recipes below. Loving the smell of Cranberry Sauce cooking in my house right now.

Italian Stuffing

Pumpkin Pie

Roasted Pumpkin seeds

Green Been Casserole

Cranberry Sauce

Carmel Apple Cake

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

2015-10-30T18:02:00.001-05:00

My master pumpkin carver is working on her pumpkins. So I am busy cleaning seeds and getting ready to pop some in the oven.

The links below are two of my recipes I go to each year.

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http://junkfoodkids.blogspot.com/2012/10/maple-spice-pumpkin-seeds.html?m=1

http://junkfoodkids.blogspot.com/2012/10/sweet-spicy-pumpkin-seeds.html?m=1

Shrimp Lo Mein

2015-10-19T18:20:00.001-05:00

This is an easy one. I use ingredients around the house for this. Because I just don't keep a lot of the specialty items that most Lo Mein recipes call for.

1 lb shrimp

1/2 lb spaghetti

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion finely sliced

3 carrots sliced

1 8 oz packaged sliced mushrooms

2 tbsp white wine

2 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 cup hot chicken stock

Marinade

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp white wine

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1. mix marinade

2. Deshell and detail rinsed shrimp. Place in marinade toss so that all are coated. Let sit while you start vegetables and pasta

3. Cook pasta according to directions on box. Rinse with cold water and set to side.

4. Place olive oil in wok over medium heat. Add onions and cook until turning translucent.

5. Add mushrooms sauté 1 minute.

6. Add wine, soy sauce, chicken stock and shrimp with marinade.

7. Cook until shrimp are pink and cooked through.

8. Add pasta and carrots. Let's simmer until warmed through.

Enjoy. I served this with grilled steak and some potstickers.

Happy eating

Fall Off The Bone Ribs

2015-08-11T19:39:00.001-05:00

This is so easy and your family will love them. We had no leftovers.

These are slow cooked and so easy it feels like you are cheating. Get your crock pot out and get ready to impress your family.

1 1/2 rack of pork ribs

1 1/2 tbsp your choice bbq rub

1/2 cup your choice bbq sauce.

1. Cut your ribs so that they will fit in your crock pot. I just cut mine in half.

2. Cover your ribs with rub.

3. Place ribs in crock pot.

4. I cooked my ribs on high for 4 1/2 hours if you need to cook them all day while you are out cook them on low.

5. Take out of crock pot and put in a baking dish bone side down. Use tongs and use caution so your meat does not fall off the bones.

6. Cover meat side with bbq sauce using a basting brush.

7. Put in oven and broil on high five minutes.

8. Serve with sides and enjoy the compliments from your family. It was a great dinner with my family.

Happy Eating.

Unpizza

2015-08-06T21:29:00.001-05:00

Right now no carb and low carb diets are hot. This will work right into your diet. Really you can make this with any toppings you desire. I love making a little pizza bar and letting my fam make their own. This is how I made mine today.

1 portobello mushroom

2 tbsp tomato basil sauce

4 quarters marinated artichoke hearts

3 slices fresh mozzarella

2 basil leaves

1. Wash mushroom and remove stem.

2. Place sauce on stem side of mushroom.

3. Chop and drain artichoke hearts. Place on top of sauce.

4. Top with mozzarella

5. Thinly slice basil and top off your pizza

6. Grill at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes.

Happy Eating!!

Meatball Stroganoff

2015-07-21T18:51:00.001-05:00

My take is a bit different from your regular stroganoff however it's a cheat recipe so you will have this on the table fast. Your family will love it even the picky eaters.

I made this after a long day of working, myself and the kids were tired. Pasta is our comfort food so I whipped this up fast so everyone could rest. Especially me. Very little clean up made it even better.

One package portobello mushrooms

Half medium red onion

1 tsp chicken soup base

1 cup cooking sherry

1 jar of preservative free Alfredo sauce

2 lbs organic meatballs ( mine are frozen)

Pepper to taste

2 tbsp butter

1 package fettuccine nido

1. Slice onion and mushrooms

2. Place in sauce pan and cook with butter on medium. Until liquid from mushrooms is starting to thicken a little.

3. Add soup base and mix into liquid.

4. Add sherry and meatballs let simmer five minutes.

5. Add cream sauce, simmer on low 10 minutes.

6. Cook pasta al dente.

7. Serve meatballs and sauce over pasta.

This will please even the pickiest of eaters.

Happy Eating

I am off to snuggle with my family and watch PLL.

Portobello's Beets

2015-07-16T14:03:00.001-05:00

On vacation one year we ate at Portobello in downtown Disney. I ordered a salad with beets. They were so good I knew instantly they were made in house. My kids loved them, and soon I was sharing them. So I asked for the recipe. This is what they sent me.

I am making these for a birthday dinner tomorrow night. They did not say how much pickling spice so I am going with 1 tbsp. this is the best picked beet recipe. Grab some beets at the farmers market and impress your family.

Zabaglione Trifle

2015-07-10T10:40:00.001-05:00

This is a great dessert to take to someone's house. This is my summer main dish. You need a bit of time so that your cream can set up.

5 egg yolks

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup grand mariner

1 1/2 loaves of lemon pound cake.

1 package plain gelatin

1/2 cup boiling water

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 package trimmed and rinsed strawberries

1 package of rinsed blueberries

This does have a cheat with the pound cake so the time is really just the cream. I like the pound cake from fresh market but you can use a lemon pound cake from any bakery.

1. Making the zabaglione

5 egg yolks

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup grand marnier

3. Whip until pale and thick.

Place bowl over a small pot of boiling water continually whipping until doubled in size. About 10 minutes. The yolks will be fluffy and soft almost like a custard but softer.

Remove and stir frequently until Cooled then place in refrigerator to chill.

2. Mix gelatin with water until dissolved. Set a side and let cool to room temp.

3. Use electric mixer to whip the cream into stiff peaks. Chill beaters in freezer for a few minutes before using.

4. Mix your zabaglione and gelatin gently. Slowly fold this mixture into the cream. Once it is mixed well put in the refrigerator for one hour.

5. Once your cream is set start to assemble.

Cube 1/2 of your cake and place in bottom of your trifle bowl. Top with a third of strawberries and blueberries sprinkled around unevenly.

Place half of cream a top

Repeat.

Use remaining fruit to decorate the top. Or let the kids decorate. Keep chilled until serving and enjoy the compliments

Double Chocolate Raspberry brownies

2015-07-07T21:06:00.001-05:00

This is a bit more on the healthy side. I make them with less sugar. I am working on recipes with less sugar, since I love a little sweet but I want to try and limit inflammatory causing foods. You can always add more sugar.

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 1/4 cup cocoa powder

1tsp salt

1tsp baking powder

1tbsp vanilla extract

4 eggs

2 cups semi sweet dark chocolate chips

1 cup organic raspberries

2 cups almond meal

1. In a small sauce pan melt butter, raspberries and sugar stirring until everything is liquid.

2. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl.

3. Mix in all of you wet ingredients until evenly combined.

4. Add chocolate chips.

5. Use a greased (I use olive oil) 9x13 baking dish.

6. Bake in pre heated oven at 350 degrees for 30 mins.

7. Cool and enjoy

A Bit Of Spice Pickled Green Beans

2015-07-02T17:31:00.001-05:00

This is a farmers market canning recipe. As many of you know I love the farmers market. I have my favorite farmers I buy from and of course my local bakery. Make sure you check out your farmers market. I was able to pick up my green beans and garlic at the market. The jalapeño came from my little garden.

1 jalapeño

3 lbs fresh green beans

6 cloves of garlic

3 3/4 cups white vinegar

3 3/4 cups water

1/3 pickling salt

1 tbs of dill

Recipe for 6 pint jars.

Make sure your jars have been washed and sanitized. I put my washed jars in my canning pot while it begins to boil. Along with my flats and lids. After several minutes remove jars and rims. Remove flats only when you are ready to place them on your jar.

Trim and cut beans to fit in jars with one inch of head room. Cut jalapeño into six slices, place and slice and one peeled clove of garlic in each jar.

Mix water, vinegar, salt and dill in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Stir to make sure your salt disolves.

Ladle vinegar atop leaving one inch of headroom.

Use your canning tool to remove air bubbles. Very important step.

Wipe rim of jar with dry clean cloth place flat and screw on rim finger tight. Not to tight.

Place jars into water bath. Bring water bath back to a boil. Make sure water covers the jars. Process for ten minutes and remove. Lids will pop as they cool. Check lids after 24 hours to make sure they are sealed.

Happy Eating!!

Stuffed and Grilled Mushrooms

2014-12-15T18:32:00.001-06:00

I have been eating mainly vegetables for more than year now and my kids are starting to eat a lot more veggies. I make a couple of veggie sides each night to choose from. This is an easy option that you can prep ahead of time and cook as soon as you walk in the door. So you can get your family to the table faster.

5.3 oz garlic and basil goat cheese

1 tbs chopped sun-dried tomatoes

8 mushroom caps

Directions:

Mix goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes together. fill each mushroom cap. Grill on upper rack of barbecue grill about 8 minutes. They need to stay firm so they keep the filling. Serve hot.

Happy Eating!