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Recipes I found online... apparently I filled this tree up (so quickly o__O?!) So check out Food is Good Two (it can be found in this tree) if you're interested in more.

I actually just started trying my hand at the world of cooking :) Fun.

Healthy Dieting with Guilt Free Desserts – Healthy Diet Tips on WomansDay.com. How to prepare King Crab. OK, so that’s sort of a trick title. “How to Reheat King Crab” would be more accurate. In the U.S., almost all the King Crab you’ll find in stores is already cooked. (It’s caught, cooked, then blast frozen to preserve its fresh taste.) This one is more method than actual recipe. The goal is to get the crab hot without drying it out. King Crab legs are at their best when served simply: hot with a side of melted butter for dipping.

What is a King Crab, anyway? Let’s back up for a sec before we roast this beastie. I don’t know about you, but to me, King Crab has always been one of those capital “F” Fancy Foods. But what, exactly, is King Crab? There are about 121 species of the prickly, cold water King Crab scrambling around in the seas. As with most seafood, there are fishing requirements (size and sex…only males can be kept for food). As you can tell by the monstrous size of their legs, they’re really big. Oh, and it’s notoriously dangerous work to trap them. Did you know? Serving sizes 1. 2. Best banana bread. The reason I say “be transformed” is because this banana bread will transform you, or at least, it transformed me. It is literally the best I have ever tasted. Moist. Dense. Light. Banana-y. Perfect. Let me tell you the story. It was a little over a month ago, and I was dutifully following the hCG diet.

I was in perfect control as they mixed up a banana bread, too. “Just have a little taste,” my thin friends said with imploring smiles as the scented steam from the freshly cut loaves nearly over powered me. Really? And that’s when I succumbed. I tried hanging on to that diet for a few more days, but then alas, other great food got the best of me. I am a food blogger. Julie’s Banana Bread (This recipe in in Julie’s words, cut and pasted from her email. 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter (i usually use salted, because that’s what I usually have in stock) Cream together. Add: 1 c. apple sauce (unsweetened) 2 cups mashed bananas (about 5 or 6 ripe bananas) 3 eggs, lightly beaten Do not over-mix! The Moistest Banana Bread You Will Ever Have Recipe | Life With Lisa. I was originally going to post my lasagna recipe, but it is too much work. Instead, I chose my Moist Banana Bread recipe for the following reasons: it is easy and everyone has bananas that have started to turn.

I make mine low fat and no one has ever been disappointed. I assure you – if you want to put smiles on your families face, this is the recipe for you! Please make sure you post a comment after you tried this! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sour cream (fat-free) 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 2 medium bananas, mashed Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees F (I turned my oven down to 325 degrees after 15 minutes) for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Did you like this post? Apricot Sage Jam. Ingredients: 3 lb apricots, stones removed 2 1/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice 10-12 fresh sage leaves Directions: Lightly bruise the sage and place it into a tea ball.

Place everything in a heavy bottomed pot. Stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat slightly and cook until thick, stirring occasionally and smashing up the apricots with the back of your spoon. Pour into prepared jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Yield: about 4 8-oz jars Note: A great source for canning information is the Blue Book guide to preserving. My thoughts: Apricots are a lot of fun to can because you don't have to peel them. Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter…Midnight Snack. Need a midnight snack? Or anytime snack for that matter, my cookies and cream peanut butter might just knock your socks off I was so lucky to have my sister and her family visit earlier this week and I got to have some kitchen time with her beautiful girls.

They are just the sweetest things ever. Hope you’ll enjoy this naughty snack that’s good enough to eat by the spoonful! Here’s your 3 ingredient line up. Break out the Oreos. My sweet little helper, I miss her already! Here’s the second stinker that kept passing through the kitchen. Pour those Oreos in a large bowl. …as well as peanut butter Time to melt the chocolate chips Use either a double boiler or melt in the microwave. Add 2 tablespoons of peanut butter to the double boiler, helps melt the chocolate nicely. Add the chocolate to the bowl! Mmmm Give a gentle stir and place into a mason jar. Yes please. Double yes please. Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter 10 whole Oreo Cookies 2 Cups creamy peanut butter 1 cup white chocolate chips 1. 2. 50 Easy Soups (1 - 10) : Recipes and Cooking.

Green Smoothie for Weight Loss? | One of my absolute favorite things is a Green Smoothie. It’s a fast, easy, and delicious way to get a big dose of vitamins and minerals, plus it tastes FANTASTIC!! Don’t let the color’s fool you!! It is sweet and filling – even the kids love it!! They love to name it the “Monster Smoothie” or “Shreck Smoothie” or some other fun name but believe me, kids go crazy for it!! And it’s a great way to sneak in some powerful green nutrition into their diet. It’s super fast to make and a great breakfast or snack option, especially for people on the go and those looking to lose weight.

This recipe is super simple. 1-2 bananas1/2 cup frozen peaches1/2 cup frozen mangoa couple handfuls of spinachwater Add just enough water to blend and enjoy, that’s it! I’ve have clients who have literally changed their lives just by adding Green Smoothies into their routine. You can see all of my delicious smoothie recipes here. Green Smoothie FAQ: People always ask me what kind of blender I use and recommend. » Recipes. Angela’s Recipes and favourite products Virgin Green Monster Ingredients: 2 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1 bananaice Directions: Hi there, Are you a Green Monster first-timer?

Have no fear! This recipe is fool proof. Blueberry-Banana Green Monster 2-3 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1 banana1/2 cup blueberriesice Place the ingredients into the blender and blend like a mad person! ‘Amazing’ Cantaloupe-Banana Green Monster (Angela’s current favourite!) 3 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1/2 banana1 cup juicy cantaloupe1 scoop Amazing Grass Wheat Grassice Place the ingredients into the blender and blend for 1-2 minutes.

Pumpkin-Kale-Banana Green Monster Place the ingredients into the blender and blend for 1-2 minutes. Easy Raspberry Lemonade. Easy Raspberry Lemonade I just can’t get enough fresh lemonade in the summer. It’s so fun to make with my son, and so easy. I sit him on the counter and he helps squeeze the lemons. He loves to be “mommy’s little chef.” I cherish when he tries to help out in the kitchen, although sometimes it can be stressful. I’m always afraid when I sit him on the counter that I’ll forget to get the giant kitchen knife out of his reach in time. For this lemonade recipe, I used frozen raspberries. Easy Raspberry Lemonade Ingredients 3/4 – 1 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you like your lemonade) 1 cup water 8 oz or 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries 1 cup lemon juice 11 cups or enough water to fill 2 quart pitcher Method 1. 2. 3.

The Ultimate Strawberry Lemonade. One of the first times I ever realized that – HEY! I can cook for myself! – was when I first learned to make lemonade. I magically found the refrigerated lemon juice at our house and followed the directions to make my own lemonade. I stirred and stirred and stirred again until that sugar was finally dissolved. Speaking of which, what gives sugar?! Sorry for the detour. Anyway, there was a summer there where I made my own lemonade every single day, making sure to rub it in my sister’s face that I knew how to and she didn’t.

The key to this being the ultimate lemonade is that you blend it up with the lemon rind in there. And any time of day for that matter. (makes 2 pint-glass servings with ice) 3/4 cup sugar2 large lemons, microwaved for 30 seconds2 cups water1 cup of frozen strawberries, microwaved for 1 minute (you could use fresh, but I think the frozen works better here) In a blender squeeze the lemons and add the rest of the lemon, rind and all. Watermelonade Recipe at Epicurious. Photo by Roland Bello yield Makes 1 gallon (serves 16) active time 30 min total time 30 min You would be hard-pressed to find something more refreshing than watermelon. This cooler is easy to make, beautiful to behold, and not too sweet.

Garnish: lemon slices; mint sprigs Preparation Cut watermelon flesh into 2-inch chunks and discard rind. Cooks' note: Watermelonade can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Brazilian Lemonade. This is my most favorite drink. Ever. Maybe I’d feel differently if I drank (as in alcohol), but there is nothing I love more than a warm, breezy afternoon and a pitcher of Brazilian lemonade. I didn’t try it for a long, long time because I was very put off by putting sweetened condensed milk in with citrus fruit.

It seemed very wrong. And then I had some at Tucano’s and my life has not been the same since. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t love it, but I won’t tell them what’s in it until they try it because about 80% of people seem to have the same reaction as I did. And yeah, I totally just made up that statistic. It starts off with fresh, juicy limes. You pop them in a blender with some sugar water and pulse just a few times.

Pour the mixture from the blender through a strainer and into a pitcher, thus saving all of the flavorful liquid. Then the secret ingredient: sweetened condensed milk. Brazilian LemonadeOur Best Bites Ingredients: Instructions: Serve immediately over lots of ice. 30 Lemon Recipes for Summer - Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. I’m not sure why my tastebuds so closely associate lemon with spring – citrus is a winter fruit, after all, but its brightness I suppose reminds me of the sun coming out again. Lemon ricotta pancakes seem to be particularly springy – maybe because brunch becomes more common once the ground starts to thaw, with longer days, Easter and baby showers and people more eager to leave their houses and get together.

Spring weekend mornings beg for pancakes. With a sweet-tart citrus kick and a light spring in their step, these lemon ricotta pancakes are a celebratory step up from the usual. Grate the lemon zest as finely as you can to maximize flavor and avoid bits of zest in your pancakes. These pancakes are fantastic straight-up with maple syrup, but add blueberries, raspberries or strawberries to fancy them up a bit.

Lemon Ricotta Pancakesadapted from Patent and the Pantry (and several others!) Jamaican Banana Fritters - ThatsSoYummy.com. There’s a thing in my house that when you have ripe ol bananas either you make banana bread or banana fritters. These delicious tasty treats can be eaten morning, noon, or night, as a snack or as dessert. These fritters are so easy to make and will satisfy any craving you may have. So if you have a few of these bananas lying around your hose… don’t toss them, put them to GREAT use!

Enjoy! Peel and mash the ripe bananas. Beat egg, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Next, blend egg mixture with mashed bananas. Make sure it is all incorporated. Then sift flour and baking powder into the banana/egg mixture. Mix it all together. If the batter seems to be too thick add a little milk… I added about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of milk.

Add oil to a frying pan and place on medium high heat. Drop spoonfuls of the banana fritter batter into the hot oiled frying pan. Flip when you see the edges starting to get brown and golden. Lastly, combine cinnamon and sugar together to create your cinnamon sugar. Ingredients. Forbidden Fruit: Illegal Fruits & Foods. Spaghetti for someone's little friend. 50 Easy Pizzas : Recipes and Cooking. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe. Kids can be frustratingly picky eaters.

They can also have highly entertaining quirks. My niece used to ask for pepperoni pizza and then proceed to discard all of the pepperoni. But don’t you dare suggest that she order plain cheese pizza! She did not want plain cheese pizza. She wanted pepperoni pizza. But without the “icky” pepperoni. Un-Pepperoni Pizza. But when you wrap pepperoni pizza into a fun, savory, pull-apart style bread, it’s no longer “icky” pepperoni pizza. I’ve had these Pizza Bites bookmarked for ages, so when I finally found an excuse to make them, I wanted to take it in a slightly different direction: a savory monkey bread. A very light coating of garlicky butter-covered pepperoni pizza bites, piled into a bundt cake pan, makes for a very fun Pepperoni Pizza. Or Pepperoni Un-Pizza. You can take the long route and make your favorite pizza dough and marinara sauce, or the short route and pick up your favorite pizza dough and red sauce from the store.

Ingredients Instructions. How to Make Pizza Without Dough | « LXRCUISINE. I was getting kind of sick of ordering delivery pizza (this happens at least 2-3 times a month). It was time to put a spin on gourmet pizza, but I just didn't know what it would be. Without pizza dough or an oven that is capable of creating the perfect pizza crust (I don't have an oven that can go up to a 1000 degrees), I decided I would use potatoes instead.

This recipe is elegant enough to serve at a dinner party, but easy enough that you can cook it within 5-15 minutes. For 4 small, personal sized pizzas 4" in diameter, you will need: 2 large potatoes peeled and cleaned4 teaspoons salt (to flavor the potatoes) I'm doing four different flavor combinations here, and the measurements for each combination will top 4 small pizzas or 1 large pizza. See below and choose your favorite, or serve all four different flavors. Cheese & pepperoni pizza: 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese1/4 cup marinara sauce10 slices of pepperoni (or as much as you like)7-8 leaves of fresh basil Mushroom swiss and ham pizza:

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Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins. SugarBlog - The Ultimate Ice Cream Cake Cookie Pie. Cheesecake in a Jar with Blueberries, Strawberries, Granola + More! Twix Cheesecakes – Gingerbread Bagels. Berry-Lemon Cheesecake Squares from Pillsbury. Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Bake Cheesecake. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries | Miniature Reese’s Cheescakes with Peanut Butter Glaze. Red Velvet Cake in a Jar. Lincoln’s Red Velvet (Cheesecake) Cake. S'mores Coffee and Fudge Ice Cream Cake Recipe at Epicurious.

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Homemade versions of Girl Scout cookies. Macaroons. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip. Felix K.'s 'Don't even try to say these aren't the best you've ever eaten, because they are' Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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