Sarah's Creations

Stuffed Pepper

2012-04-22T22:16:00.001-05:00

Very fulfilling and delicious meal! :-)

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Ingredients:

Hamburger, Peppers, Onion, Garlic Cloves, Rice, Beef Broth, Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese (not pictured), Italian Seasoning, Parsley, Salt, Pepper ...Mushrooms would be good in this, but I didn't have any. :-(

Set your oven to 400 degrees.

Boil about 1/2c to 1c of rice in 2c of Beef Broth. Boil the rice till it's done. If you're using Minute Rice, follow the directions for 1 - 2 servings and boil it in Beef Broth.

Chop up your Garlic and dice 1/2 of the onion.

We like lots of Garlic. :-)

In a bowl, put your 1lb of Hamburger, Chopped Garlic, Diced Onion, Salt, Pepper, Parsley, 1T Italian Seasoning, and set aside.

Don't forget to check your rice. :-)

Cut a lid off of your Peppers.

Pull out and trash the seeds.

Pull out the ribs and trash them. If there's any seeds left inside, just rinse them out.

Once all the juice has boiled off of your rice, pour it into the bowl that has the hamburger in it. Let's let that cool for a bit, don't want to burn our hands.

In that same sauce pan, pour in your Tomato Sauce, Diced Tomatoes, Salt, Pepper, 1T Italian Seasoning, Parsley, and we like ours a little on the sweet side, so add 1/4c of Sugar. Stir and let that come to a boil.

Mix your hamburger mixture.

Stuff each pepper tightly. Any extra meat, crumble in the bottom of the pan. I didn't have any left over this time.

Pour the sauce over each pepper and into the pan. Place the pan onto a foil covered cookie sheet and place into oven. Bake for 45minutes to 1hr.

Oh man! doesn't that look yummy? See why I highly recommend you put a foil covered cookie sheet under the pan? :-)

Take one and cut it in half. Lots of juice coming out, and it looks so good!

Pour some of the sauce over it and sprinkle with Mozzarella Cheese. And there you go! :-D

Enjoy!

If you tried this, let me know what you think.

Thanks! :-)

Baked Sweet Potatoes

2012-04-05T22:21:00.000-05:00

This is a twist on Candied Yams.

Something new to try. :-)

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

Sweet Potatoes, Real Butter, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley, and Raw Honey

Turn your oven on to 400 degrees.

You'll need a good sharp smooth edge, as Sweet Potatoes are hard to cut when they are raw. Cut the ends off and cut them into thick slices.

Cut the skin off.

Dice each slice.

Rinse the dirt off of them well.

Place 1T of Real Butter on a cookie sheet. Put your Diced Sweet Potatoes in with the Butter. Sprinkle with Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.

Bake for 10mins take out and turn. Sprinkle a little more Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley on top. Bake another 10mins.

Pour Raw Honey over and stir. Put back in oven and bake another 10mins.

Take out and serve. I really enjoyed this one.

We served this with Veggie Burger - very good meal.

Recipe:

2 - 3 Sweet Potatoes
1T Real Butter
1/4c Raw Honey
Sea Salt
Pepper
Parsley

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Slice the Potatoes into thick slices.
Cut the off the skin.
Dice each slice.
Rinse the dirt off.
Put onto a cookie sheet with the Butter and sprinkle with Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
Bake for 10mins - take out and stir.
Sprinkle with a little more Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
Bake for another 10mins - take out and stir.
Pour the Honey over them and stir.
Bake for another 10mins.

Voila! You are done! :-)

If you tried this, let me know. Would love to hear about it.

Veggie Burger

2012-04-05T21:45:00.002-05:00

A favorite of my family.

Actually, this is something that I make quite often.

Since this doesn't have anything that's not natural in it,

I thought I would share it with you.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Hamburger, Bell Pepper, Onion, Celery, Garlic, Mushrooms, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley, and Real Butter (not pictured, sorry).

Dice 1/2 Onion and Slice the other 1/2. Chop up the celery and garlic. We like a lot of garlic so I used 4 cloves. You use as many as you would like. My hubby would like me to use more. You only need 1 celery stick, but I used what I had left and put some in a salad.

Throw your veggies into a skillet with a slab of Real Butter. ...OOPS Looks like I forgot something!

The PEPPER! Chop up 1/2 of Bell Pepper. I used the other half in a salad.

Throw the pepper in too and saute it till the onions are transparent.

Put your Hamburger, and your sauteed Veggies, Salt, Pepper, and Parsley into a bowl.

Mix well together. Yes, it's safe to use your hands. It adds that TLC! :-) Just be sure to wash them well afterwards.

Form them into patties and put them in the same skillet that you sauteed your veggies in, and cook them over medium heat. Make sure the skillet is hot first. You can tell that it's hot enough by flicking some water into the skillet. If the water dances across the skillet, then it's hot enough.

After getting your patties in, throw in your sliced Onion and Mushroom. Let the patties cook until the edges are brown.

Flip everything over and let it cook another 3 - 5 minutes; depending on how thick you made your patties. Oh man! It sure does smell good!

and Voila! You're done. :-) Doesn't that look yummy!

We served this with Baked Sweet Potatoes. Good Meal! ;-)

Recipe:

1lb Hamburger
1/2 Bell Pepper
1 Onion
1 Celery Stick
4 Garlic Cloves
1 Batch of Mushrooms
Sea Salt
Pepper
Parsley
1t Real Butter

Slice 1/2 of the onion and diced the other 1/2.
Chop the Bell Pepper, Celery Stick, and Garlic Cloves.
Saute the veggies in butter in a skillet.
Put the Hamburger, sauteed veggies, Salt, Pepper, and Parsley in a bowl and mix together with your hands.
Form into patties
Place them into the same skillet that you sauteed the veggies in. Make sure the skillet is hot first.
Place the 1/2 slice onion and mushrooms in the skillet with the patties.
Cook over medium heat until the edges are brown.
Flip everything over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the patties.
And Serve and Enjoy! :-)

If you tried this, let me know. I would love to hear about it. :-D

Peaches and Chicken

2012-03-26T22:03:00.000-05:00

This was really good!

You'll notice in the picture below that I used Peaches in light corn syrup.

That's because I still some of those left. As I use up what I've got in the pantry, I'm buying natural as possible. Like, Peaches in it's own juice. Or, even frozen Peaches.

Enjoy! :-)

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Ingredients:
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast, Brown Sugar, Peaches in it's own Juice. Ground Ginger, Ground Cloves, Parsley, Lemon Juice, Sea Salt, and Pepper

Heat your oven to 350.
Take your breast (the chicken breast, not yours) and rub salt and pepper into it - both sides. :-)

Pour the Peaches into the pan. Pour a little Lemon Juice around in the pan. Sprinkle with Ground Ginger, Ground Cloves, Parsley, and Brown Sugar. Place it in the oven for 30 minutes. Turn them half way through.

And there you go! Doesn't that look yummy!?

We had ours with Baked Florets. Very good meal.

Recipe:

3-6 SB Chicken Breast
1C Brown Sugar
1 can Peaches, in it's own juice (may use frozen)
1/8t Ground Ginger
1/8t Ground Cloves
Parsley
2T Lemon Juice
Sea Salt & Pepper

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Salt and pepper your chicken and rub in - both sides.
Place in pan and pour peaches into pan.
Pour lemon juice in pan.
Sprinkle with the remaining ingredients
Bake for 15min - turn - bake another 15min.

Voila! :-)

Let me know what you thought of this one. Did you do anything different? I love hearing from you.

Thank you!

Salsa Taco

2012-03-19T21:30:00.002-05:00

A new twist on tacos.

Not too bad, if I say so myself. :-)

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Indredients:

Flour Tortillas, Real Butter, 1lb Hamburger, Salsa (you pick how mild), Shredded Cheddar, Lettuce, Onion, Tomatoes (I'm using cherry tomatoes, but you can use whatever you want. Or even drain a can of diced tomatoes)

Turn your oven on to 350. Put your hamburger in your skillet and brown.

While your hamburger is browning, scrape some butter on a tortilla and place in the oven, directly on the racks.

Leave it in the oven for a few minutes, until the edges are starting to curl up. This will leave it soft enough to fold into a taco. If you're like me and would rather have a taco salad or a tostada, leave it in till it's golden brown.

Here's what it looks like when it's starting to curl up.

Add some salsa (about half a jar) into the hamburger and stir in.

Stir it in. ...don't forget your tortillas! :-)

Cook it on med heat till the juice is boiled down.

Cut up your vegetables. I had left over lettuce and onion mix from a salad that I made, so all I needed was to cut up the tomatoes.

Fold your shell.

Put your toppings on it as to your liking. I like to put the lettuce on first, then the meat, then the cheese - so it can melt, then the tomatoes. Then maybe some salsa and a little sour cream.

Recipe:

Flour Tortillas
Real Butter
1lb Hamburger
Salsa (you pick how mild)
Shredded Cheddar
Lettuce
Onion
Tomatoes

Heat Oven to 350.
Brown the hamburger.
Add 1/2 jar of salsa into the hamburger and stir.
Allow it to cook over med heat till the juice is boiled down.
While the meat is cooking:
Scrape some butter onto a flour tortilla.
Heat in oven till the sides just start to curl up or till it's golden brown for a crunchier shell.
Cut up the lettuce, onion, and tomatoes.
Fold your shell in half.
Then put your toppings on your shell.

Voila!

Hope you enjoy this as much as we did. We had these with some Cinnamon Treats.

Let me know how you liked this. Thank you.

Cinnamon Treats

2012-03-19T21:25:00.001-05:00

These are really good and perfect to serve with a Mexican meal. :-)

Enjoy!

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Indredients:
Flour Tortillas, Real Butter, Ground Cinnamon, Sugar

Mix about 1t of Cinnamon with 1/4c of Sugar - this is just a guess. I like my mixture to be more sugar then cinnamon, so adjust to your taste.

Cut your Tortilla in four pieces.

Scrape butter on each piece.

Place them on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with your Cinnamon/Sugar mixture. Put in oven and broil till it's golden brown.

Serve them with your favorite Mexican meal.

Recipe:

Flour Tortillas
Real Butter
Ground Cinnamon
Sugar

Mix 1t cinnamon to 1/4c of sugar in a small bowl.
Cut tortilla into 4 pieces.
Scrape butter onto each piece.
Place on cookie sheet and sprinkle with your cinnamon/sugar mixture.
Broil in oven till it's golden brown.

Voila!

I served these with my Salsa Tacos. The family enjoyed it. :-)

Let me know if you tried this recipe. What did you think?

Seasoned Meaty Vegetable Parmesan

2012-03-17T23:40:00.001-05:00

My husband named this one.

He had seconds on this!
That's always a plus in my book. ;-)

Enjoy! :-)

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Ingredients:
1lb Ground Beef (I use 85/15), 1 Bell Pepper (any color), 1sm Onion, 2 Garlic Cloves (we love garlic, so I used more), 8oz Mushrooms, 2 Celery Sticks, 2 Zucchinis, 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (Or 2 fresh Tomatoes - diced), 3T Ketchup, Fresh Shredded Parmesan, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley to taste

Chop up your veggies and place your Beef, Pepper, Celery, Zucchini, Onion, and Garlic in a pan.

Ground up the meat and add your Salt, Pepper, and Parsley and stir. Let it saute till the onions are transparent.

Drain the tomatoes.

Slice your Mushrooms.

Add your Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Ketchup, and Parsley into the pan and stir in. Let it continue to saute a few more minutes so the Mushrooms can get cooked.

At this point, I decided to add Italian Seasoning. You may if you want to.

Serve with Fresh Shredded Parmesan sprinkled over the dish. Yummy! :-)

Recipe:

1lb Ground Beef
1 Bell Pepper - any color- diced
1sm Onion - diced
2 Garlic Cloves - chopped
2 Celery Sticks - sliced
2 Zucchinis - skinned and sliced
8oz Mushrooms - sliced
2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (Or 2 fresh Tomatoes - diced) - drained
3T Ketchup
Fresh Shredded Parmesan
Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley to taste

Put Beef, Bell Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Celery, Zucchini in a pan and ground the meat.
Stir in Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
Let it saute till the onions are transparent.
Add Mushrooms, Tomatoes, and Ketchup, and stir.
Let it continue to saute till the mushrooms are soft.
Serve with Parmesan sprinkled on.

Voila! Hope you like this as much as we did. :-) We had this with Baked Florets. Made a really nice dinner.

Let me know if you tried this and what did you think?
Thanks so much for taking a look.

Baked Florets

2012-03-17T22:53:00.001-05:00

My family is used to me fixing this with cheese.

So, I was a bit nervous about making these.

Well, was I pleased to hear how much they liked this.

Enjoy! :-)

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Ingredients:
Frozen Cauliflower, Broccoli, or both; Real Butter, Garlic Cloves, Fresh Parmesan, Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste.

Turn your oven on to 450 degrees. Take about 1T of Real Butter and smear some on the bottom of a cookie sheet.

Leave the rest of your Butter on the pan. Place your Florets and chopped up Garlic on the pan. Sprinkle with Salt, Pepper, and Parsley. Mix it all together. Then put it in the oven for 10 minutes.

Take it out and stir. Then, put it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

Then broil it till it gets a nice golden brown.

Serve it as a side dish and sprinkle some Parmesan on it.

Recipe:

1bg Frozen Cauliflower, Broccoli, or both
1T Real Butter
1 - 2 Garlic Cloves
Fresh Parmesan
Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste

Set your oven to 450 degrees.
Smear some butter on the bottom of your cookie sheet.
Leave the remaining butter on the sheet.
Place your florets and chopped garlic cloves on the cookie sheet.
Season with Salt, Pepper, and Parsley and stir.
Place in oven for 20 minutes, stiring halfway through.
Broil for 5 minutes.
Serve with fresh parmesan on it.

Voila! We ate this with Seasoned Meaty Vegetable Parmesan. Very good dinner.

Let me know if you tried this. What did you think? Tried anything different? Love hearing from you.

Thank you! :-D

Chicken Spinach Bake

2012-03-16T23:08:00.000-05:00

This turned out great! My daughter went back for seconds.

That's always a plus in my book.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast, 3 Garlic Cloves (We love garlic, so I use more), 1lb (16oz) Frozen Spinach, Shredded Mozzarella, 1 Red Bell Pepper, 1T Real Butter - Unsalted (not pictured, sorry), Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley

Turn your oven on to 400 degrees. Place your skillet over a medium heat. Let it warm up while you get the chicken ready. Slice the Chicken, lengthwise, in half

Salt and Pepper and rub in. Turn them over and do the same on the other side.

Place them into a hot skillet to sear it. Cook a few minutes and turn to sear the other side. This will help keep it nice and juicy inside.

While your chicken is cooking, slice up your veggies.

When your chicken has this nice golden look, on both sides, place them on a cookie sheet. Be sure to grease your pan first! With Olive Oil Spray. I learned that one the hard way. :-(

Put your Spinach, Peppers, Garlic, Butter, and Salt and Pepper in the skillet, over medium heat.

Let is saute till the garlic is transparent. Doesn't that look yummy!?

Then, spoon the spinach onto each chicken breast, sprinkling some Mozzarella on top. Place a strip of Red Pepper over that. Then sprinkle some Parsley over that. Place in oven for 10 minutes.

Here is how it looks after taking it out of the oven. At this point, I realized that I should have greased the pan first. :-/

And there you go. We had Cranberry Apple Salad with this. Turned out to be a great dinner. :-)

Recipe:

3 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast
3 Garlic Cloves
1 Red Bell Pepper
1lb (16oz) Frozen Spinach
Shredded Mozzarella
1T Real Butter - unsalted
Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste

Directions

Turn Oven on to 400 Degrees.
Place your skillet over medium heat.
Slice your chicken, lengthwise, in half and lay out flat.
Salt and pepper, then rub in on both sides.
Place in hot skillet to sear the side - cook for a few minutes
Flip to sear the other side - cook for a few more minutes
While chicken is cooking, slice up the garlic and peppers
When chicken is golden brown on each side, place them on a greased cookie sheet.
Put the spinach, sliced up veggies, salt, pepper, and butter into skillet and saute till garlic is transparent.
Spoon out spinach onto each chicken breast.
Sprinkle mozzarella on top.
Place 1 strip of pepper on top then sprinkle with parsley
Place in oven for 10 minutes.

Voila! You're done! :-)

If you try this, let me know. I'd love to hear from you.
Thank you.

Cranberry Apple Salad

2012-03-16T22:00:00.000-05:00

This turned out great!

I wasn't to excited about trying out a salad. I mean, my goodness! Who likes salads?

Well, I can handle eating more salads like this more often. This was oh so yummy!

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Lettuce, Red Delicious Apple, Small Onion, Dried Cranberry, Almonds, Feta Cheese

Recipe:

1 Head of Lettuce - Chopped
1 Red Delicious Apple - cored and sliced
1 Sm Onion - diced
Dried Cranberries
Almonds
Feta Cheese

Mix the Lettuce and Onion in a bowl
Put into a serving bowl
Lay your Apple Slices out on top
Sprinkle Dried Cranberries, Feta Cheese, and Almonds on top.
Serve with Honey Garlic Salad Dressing.

Voila! :-)

If you try this, let me know. Did you change anything? How did you like it? Love to hear from you.

Honey Garlic Salad Dressing

2012-03-16T21:26:00.002-05:00

I must say that I was really surprised with how well this turned out.

I was nervous about mixing honey and vinegar together, but ...WOW!

My family really loved this.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Honey, Olive Oil, Cider Vinegar, Poppy Seed, Garlic Cloves, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley Flakes

Recipe:

1/2c Honey
3/4c Olive Oil
1/4c Cider Vinegar
2T Poppy Seed
4 Garlic Cloves - minced
(We like garlic, so I added an extra clove)
Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste

Put all the ingredients together in a jar, tightly screw on the lid, and shake.
Let it sit for at least 45 minutes, but the longer the better. Must allow all those flavors to mix.
Shake well before pouring over your salad.

If you tried this, let me know. How did you like it? Did you change anything? Love hearing from you.

Beef Confetti Rice

2012-03-13T11:16:00.000-05:00

We had this for dinner lastnight. It turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself. :-)

Remember, you can always click on a picture to make it bigger.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:
3C Chicken Broth, 1C Rice, 1lb Hamburger, 1/2 Green Pepper, 1/2 Yellow Pepper, 1/2 Red Pepper, 1 Onion, 2 Garlic Cloves, 6 Mushrooms, 2 Celery Sticks, 3T Mustard, 4T Honey, Parsley, Sea Salt & Pepper to taste.

Put the broth and rice in your pan and let it simmer for about 20mins, or until done. (If you're going to use minute rice, follow the direction on the box and use the broth instead of water.)

While your rice is cooking, chop up all your veggies, except the mushrooms. Doesn't that look so nice?

Put your hamburger and chopped up veggies in a skillet, no oil or butter, ground up and brown. Let it cook till the veggies are transparent - not crunchy when you bite into it.

While your skillet is going, chop up your mushrooms.

Then put your mushrooms into your skillet and stir.

Add salt, pepper, and parsley; then stir.

Add a little salt, pepper, and parsley into the rice; then stir.

Add your mustard and honey into the meat mixture; then stir. Let it cook about a minute longer to make sure the sauce is well heated and mixed in.

Serve the meat and veggies over the rice. And Voila! You're done! :-) It was so good! I served mine with some harvard beets.

Recipe:

3C Chicken Broth
1C Rice
1lb Hamburger
1/2 Green Pepper
1/2 Yellow Pepper
1/2 Red Pepper
1 Onion
2 Garlic Cloves
6 Mushrooms
3T Mustard
4T Honey
Parsley, Sea Salt, Pepper to taste

Simmer the Rice in the Broth.
Chop up all veggies except Mushrooms.
Ground and Brown Hamburger and chopped up Veggies in skillet. Do not add oil or butter.
Chop up Mushrooms and add to the meat mixture.
Add Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to both meat mixture and rice and stir.
Add Honey and Mustard to meat mixture; cook a couple of more minutes longer.
Serve the meat mixture over the rice.

Thank you for taking a look. If you tried my recipe, let me know what you thought.
Thanks! :-D

Feta Spinach Bake

2012-03-12T11:48:00.003-05:00

Doesn't that look yummy? This is my first recipe that I made while taking this journey.

I must admit, it turned out really good.

You can click on the images to view a bigger image. :-)

The Ingredients:
Flat bread or Pita, Fresh Spinach, Tomato Paste, Diced Tomatoes, Parsley Flakes, Italian Seasoning, Feta Cheese, Shredded Parmesan, Garlic Clove, Mushrooms, Onion, Sea Salt and Pepper to taste.

First, set your oven at 350 degrees. Then lay out your bread on a cookie sheet.

Then spread the tomato paste on each one and sprinkle some Italian Seasoning on each one.

Drain your diced tomatoes.

Chop up the garlic, onion, and mushrooms. The thinner you cut it, the quicker it will get done in the oven.

Then tear up a hand full of spinach by hand. Use as much or little as you want.

Then stir in the tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, and onions. Sprinkle in a little salt and pepper to taste. Doesn't this look like a good salad right there?

Then place as much veggies as you want on each bread. Sprinkle the feta cheese, parmesan, and parsley on top. Bake for 15mins, or until the bread is a little crispy.

Take it out and serve it warm. It turned out really good. I had some veggies left in my bowl, so I mixed in more spinach and drizzled some honey on it, not alot, and served it with some almonds on top. Turned out nice.

Recipe:

Flat bread or Pita
1 small can of Tomato Paste
1 can Diced Tomatoes (or cut up your own tomatoes)
Hand full of Fresh Spinach
1 chopped Garlic Cloves
4 thinly sliced Mushrooms
1/4C Diced Onions
Feta Cheese
Shredded Parmesan
Italian Seasoning, Sea Salt, Pepper, & Parsley to taste

Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
Drain the juice out of your tomatoes.
Lay your bread out on a cookie sheet.
Spread tomato paste on each bread - as much as your want.
Sprinkle with Italian Seasoning.
In a bowl, tear up your Spinach with your hands.
Mix in Cloves, Mushrooms, Onions, Sea Salt, and Pepper.
Spoon your veggie mix onto the bread.
Sprinkle your Feta Cheese, Parmesan, and Parsley on top.
Put it in your oven for 15mins.

And Enjoy! :-)

If you try this, let me know what you think or what changes you made. Would love to hear your comments on this. Thanks. :-)