You will never buy packaged granola ever again after you make Simple Homemade Granola . All though, there is a ton of variation you can make, the basic ingredients are the same. The basic ingredients are cereals like oats, sweeteners such as brown sugar, maple syrup, or honey, and then you have some fats like butter or oils. Then add anything you like to give it some deliciousness and nutrition, like different seeds, dried fruit and wheat germ. The possibilities are endless, as they say. My favorite way to eat granola is in a Yogurt Breakfast Trifle . A breakfast trifle is simply layered fruit, yogurt, and granola. Why wait for breakfast. Yogurt trifles can be enjoy any time of the day for a dessert or what about an after school snack. Once my family gets their hands in the granola, it so hard for them to stop eating it, so I make sure I keep the ingredients on hand in the pantry. One thing I have learned is ...
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Grilled Summer Veggies ~ Add Them To Your Summer Menu!
Summer is here and what better time to get out and grill. This past Memorial Day Weekend, that is just what we did. We Grilled Summer Veggies ~ purple onions, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, red bell pepper, and mushrooms which are not a summer vegetable, but oh so good on the grill! You can't go wrong with grilling most any vegetable. Just use what you have on hand or what is coming out of your garden is even better. Soak your wooden skewers in a pan of water and start adding the veggies. Or you can use a grilling pan to grill them as well. One thing to remember is to keep the veggies as much the same size as possible so that they cook evenly. They are a quick and easy summer side dish that you are going to want to make often. So many recipes out their using grilled vegetables from putting them in salads to adding them to casseroles. I like to make a lot at one time and then do just that ~ add them to a salad. This...
Gluten Free Strawberry Snack Cake
Gluten Free Strawberry Snack Cake, a deliciously moist cake made with fresh strawberries and the best part with gluten free flour. Wonderfully easy to make and perfect for any time of the day. Here it is---My first Gluten Free blog post! I am thrilled that I will be posting gluten free recipes periodically. There are family members in my family that are gluten intolerant and welcome gluten free recipes. These recipes will have easy and accessible ingredients that can be easily adapted to gluten free. I was a little overwhelmed with all the wonderful gluten free ingredients that are out there and found some wonderful resources and incredible recipes on how to convert a recipe to gluten free. Now to my first recipe post! Although I may be using a new ingredient concept, I am still continuing to use my old classic baking techniques using my cast iron skillet to bake this snack cake. This is a moist and del...
Grilled & Glazed Carrots
Grilled & Glazed Carrots were part of this last weekend grilling kabobs and vegetables. My husband is a big fan of Carrots, so I try to cook them as often as I can. Here is a wonderful recipe for Grilled & Glazed Carrots that is easy and quick. You pre-cook them in the microwave for a couple of minutes and then cook them on the grill for another six or seven minutes, and then take them off and glaze them with a balsamic and honey glaze. See what I am talking about --easy and quick!
Healthyish Chicken and Rice {aka Healthy Chicken and Rice Casserole}
Healthyish Chicken and Rice, rice, chicken breast, and chicken broth and a secret ingredient bring this casserole in the category of a healthy dish. The motivation to make this Chicken and Rice dish came about when I wanted to make my traditional Chicken and Rice dish that I have always made for years. As always, when you have your heart set on making something, and you go in the kitchen and look in the cabinet to grab the soup and the onion soup mix, and there is none to be found, your words are---Oh My This Can't Be! I am a huge fan of chicken and rice and have been ever since my mother made this dish for my birthdays when I was in college. So my expectations are high as to a substitute of any kind. I had the chicken and the rice, so what next? Just imper-vise is what I say---take it to a new level. So I created a new healthy but rich dish that consists of chicken, rice, chicken broth, vegetable brot...
Brown Sugar Banana Bread made with Sugar Substitute
Brown Sugar Banana Bread, rich caramel flavor provided by the addition of brown sugar totally compliments the bananas in the banana bread recipe. Are you a fan of Banana Bread so much so that you find yourself craving it and wishing you could make it with fewer calories? That is how it is with me, so I decided to make one using the recipe I make most of the time and substituting a Brown Sugar Substitute in place of the sugar. WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR BANANA BREAD WITH A SUGAR SUBSTITUTE Butter Eggs Soda Flour Sugar Substitute (Truvia, Splenda, Pure) Bananas HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR BANANA BREAD WITH A SUGAR SUBSTITUTE Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Lightly grease tube pan with butter and lightly dust with flour; set aside. In the mixing bowl of an electric mix using the paddle attachment, cream butter, and your choice of brown sugar substitute (I used Truvia Brown Sugar) Add eggs one at a time, and beat well. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixtur...
Delish! Texas Style BBQ Hot Wings
Texas-Style BBQ Hot Wings are crispy, tender, spicy-hot, sticky-sweet, and smothered in Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce. Delish! Baked BBQ Chicken Hot Wings Baked BBQ Chicken Hot Wings are the ultimate recipe for any game day, graduation party, or just a celebratory party for a family member. They are guaranteed to steal the show. I prefer baking my chicken wings in the oven until golden brown and crispy rather than frying them. Especially while the Super Bowl Game is on, so I am free to get the rest of the appetizers ready. After they have baked, I toss them with a mixture of hot sauce and barbecue sauce. Not only do they call for a few ingredients, but they are also fast and easy to make. They are the perfect bite. In the beginning, you taste the tangy, sweet, and end up with that wonderful, hot, spicy flavor in the back of your mouth. The next time you are making some hot wings, think about making Texas Style BBQ Hot Wings, you will not be disappointed! WHERE...
Brandy's Healthy Banana Pumpkin Bread
Banana Pumpkin Bread is low in sugar and fat. With the addition of bananas and pumpkin, the quick bread is moist and tender not to mention healthier too. Here is another fabulous recipe from the week I spent with Jeff and Brandy. Brandy made this wonderful Banana Pumpkin Bread . It was so delicious, and what I found amazing about it was that I could taste the pumpkin and the banana in it.
Mashed Faux-tatoes {Granny's Recipe}
Mashed Faux-tatoes, a low in fat and carbs substitute for mashed potatoes with lots of flavor. This past week, Brandy, my daughter-in-love introduced me to a wonderful way to substitute mashed potatoes using cauliflower. This recipe is low in fat and carbs but has lots of flavor. She served them with her Better Than Cracker Barrel's Meatloaf .
Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Mocha Frosting
Dark Chocolate Zucchini Cake , a chocolate cake recipe that is moist and light, and you would never know that a summer squash is a secret ingredient. For the icing, I use a classic cocoa powder that makes it taste more like mocha frosting. My neighbor sent over these two huge zucchinis last week, and I mean huge. Before I thought about it, I had started cutting into one when I wished I had taken a picture of them so you could see how big they were.
