Healthy Cucumber Snack This healthy cucumber snack is my new favorite afternoon snack. It is so easy to make and tastes delicious. Cucumber’s increase your energy and boost your metabolism. The olive oil is a healthy fat and lemon juice helps detox and cleanse your blood of impurities. It is a super food snack! This snack is naturally gluten free and is Paleo too! If you are eating Low Carb or following a Keto Diet you will love to add this detox side dish to your breakfast, lunch or dinner menus. Weight Watchers Points Plus = 1 Points Prep Cook Total Author Melissa@StockpilingMoms Yield 1 Ingredients CucumberOlive OilLemon Juice, freshly squeezedCayenne Pepper Instructions Slice cucumbers and marinade in olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Courses Salad Popular Posts: Dollar Store Bin Makeover Can You Freeze Cream Cheese? Downy Unstoppables in my Wax Burner? Coupon Clippers 10 Gluten Free Crockpot Recipes 10 Easy Crockpot Freezer Meals Homemade GooGone Recipe DIY Containers – Recycle Coffee Creamer Containers
How to Make Easy 3-Ingredient Energy Bars at Home Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn Previous image Next image Power bars! Make them at home with only three ingredients and a food processor. Prepare for your minds to be blown. I am a huge fan of chewy, nutty, fruit-filled energy bars of the sort made by Lärabar. I tinkered with ratios a bit, but in the end, I decided to take the most straight-forward path: equal parts dried fruits, nuts, and pitted dates. My favorite is still cherries, almonds, and dates (which are pictured here), but you can swap out the cherries and almonds for any dried fruit or nut. You can also play around with adding other ingredients into the mix: a few tablespoons of chia seeds, a handful of coconut, even some chocolate chips. Making energy bars really is that simple. How to Make Easy 3-Ingredient Energy Bars at Home Makes 8 large bars or 16 small square-shaped bars What You Need Ingredients 1 cup nuts 1 cup dried fruit 1 cup (12-15 whole) pitted dried dates, preferably Medjool Equipment Food processor Plastic wrap or wax paper Sharp knife Instructions
Tip Tuesday: Dairy Free Whipped Cream (Coconut Whipped Cream) Refrigerate 1 can of coconut milk (I use this brand because it is BPA free and additive free) Open coconut milk and scoop off the coconut cream. The cream will be very thick and should easily scoop off from the top.Place cold coconut cream into a bowl and whip it with an electric mixer.Whip until coconut cream is fluffy. Feel free to add vanilla extract or your sweetener of choice to flavor this whipped cream. About the author: Tiffany is a real food mama who lives in Oregon.
Hot cocoa cookies I am a teeny bit obsessed with the cookies from the most recent issue of EveryDay with Rachael Ray magazine. This recipe is the second of many cookie recipes on my list to make this holiday season. Sweets are taking over my life! Just ask my coworkers. They get my leftovers, and I think they are starting to resent the way I am forcing them to eat sinful treats. I don't think I need to tell you that these were tasty. Ooey gooey chocolatey marshmallowy deliciousness. In a medium saucepan, melt together: 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter 12 oz. chopped semisweet chocolate (bars) Stir frequently over medium heat until smooth. In a medium bowl, whisk together: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Using an electric mixer, beat together: 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar 3 eggs, at room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Beat on low speed until smooth, 2 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Enjoy!
How to Make Sauerkraut Sauerkraut has been around for at least a couple of thousand years. If you’d like a more detailed history, you can take a peek at this article. It was eaten by workers on the Great Wall of China, packed by Captain Cook to prevent scurvy, and valued by Northeastern Europeans as a staple food through the long winters. We began our sauerkraut adventure with a couple of heads of cabbage from the fall garden. Here are the official instructions from www.wildfermentation.com, which are the same as those in the book Wild Fermentation. How to Make Sauerkraut Timeframe: 1-4 weeks (or more) Special Equipment: Ceramic crock or food-grade plastic bucket, one-gallon capacity or greater Plate that fits inside crock or bucket One-gallon jug filled with water (or a scrubbed and boiled rock) Cloth cover (like a pillowcase or towel) Ingredients (for 1 gallon): 5 pounds cabbage 3 tablespoons sea salt Process: Chop or grate cabbage, finely or coarsely, with or without hearts, however you like it. 2013-2014 Update
Deluxe Stuffed Rice Krispies Treats The hardest part of this recipe is just figuring out what to call it! Deluxe Rice Krispy Treats? Gourmet Rice Krispies Treats? Stuffed Rice Crispy Treats? I love Amy Miller‘s suggestion of lasagna for sugar addicts. No matter what you want to call them, hot damn are these good. One disclaimer – you could certainly use homemade rice krispies treats. For each treat, I used two rice krispies treats. I use smush as a technical term often. Because my marshmallow was SO giant, I had to cut off the extra that oozed out the edges. Next, coat one of your krispy treats with your melted chocolate. Put your graham cracker marshmallow sandwich on the chocolate coated krispy treat, add some chocolate to the top of the graham crackers, and to the other rice krispy treat, then sandwich them together. And now you have this deliciousness. That’s what I’m talking about. I used Kraft Caramel Bits. Cover one of your krispy treat with the melting chocolate, pretzels and mini chocolate chips.
Flavored Iced Tea Recipes Okay, I have to admit that I went a little overboard making up tea flavors for this post. As you will soon see for yourself, there is no limit to the number of different iced tea flavors you can invent. And it couldn't be easier. I made all of these teas with things that I had in my pantry and fridge. If you haven't read my post How to Make Refrigerator Iced Tea, you need to understand that technique before trying the ideas in the post. I will explain the ingredients I used in these categories: jams and preservesfruit juicesfresh herbsspices and flavoringssyrups and sweeteners Here are the photos and details. Jams and preserves: I discovered that these work great for flavoring tea. I didn't want the mushy fruit or seeds floating around in the tea--just wanted the fruit flavor. Want it sugar free? Even if you're using tea bags for the tea, a tea basket is perfect for straining out the fruit bits and letting the fruit flavor seep into the tea. Want it sugar free? MAKE IT A COCKTAIL!
Giant S’mores Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies I swear I wasn’t going to do this. I wasn’t going to stuff something inside of something else. It was too trendy. And then, not trendy at all. (Neither of which I’m actually about, anyway.) But I succumbed to the pressure of a college kid who just finished finals. S’mores stuffed into thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies. But alas, perfection. So there. Giant S’mores Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies I made my own graham crackers for these s'mores stuffed cookies, but you can certainly use store-bought crackers if you're pressed for time or you know, not crazy like me. Ingredients 2 cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour½ tsp baking soda½ tsp salt12 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm1 cup brown sugar, packed½ cup granulated sugar1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk2 tsp vanilla extract1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips For assembly: Instructions To make the cookie dough: Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. Source
Making vinegar the old way A warm and sincere thank you to everyone who visited Sarndra yesterday. We are both delighted with your lovely and encouraging comments. I have no doubt Sarndra will have many excellent organising ideas in the future and I'm looking forward to seeing how she leads us towards better organised homes. I have been reading the wonderful Wild Fermentation book by Sandor Ellix Katz, with foreword by Sally Fallon of Nourishing Traditions fame. I love good vinegar. You can make excellent vinegar at home using old wine, apple cider or fruit. Air is very important to vinegar making - it is an aerobic process. If your first attempts at vinegar making fail and you've been using glass, you can give it another go using a container that doesn't let in any light. If you don't have access to rainwater, the day before you make your vinegar, save a litre of tap water and allow it to sit un-covered to let the chlorine evaporite off.
Healthy Deep Dish Cookie Pie And than a warm chocolate chip cookie? If you answered, “Katie, is better than a warm chocolate chip cookie,” you’ve obviously never met a cookie pie. (Above, topped with a super-healthy ice cream recipe I’ll post next week.) This pie is everything you’d want in a cookie. Except, oh yes, it happens to be ! I could sit here and tell you about how I was in charge of dessert for our neighborhood Memorial Day party. But really, you don’t want to know all of this, do you? Side note: If you make 1/4 of the recipe, you can put it in a mini springform pan for a baby pie, like the one above. (gluten-free!) One of my Special Diet Recipes . 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained) 1 cup quick oats (or certified-gf quick oats) 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 3 tbsp oil (canola, veg, or coconut) 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (EDIT: click for a Sugar-Free Version .) 1 cup chocolate chips
Medicinal Pickled garlic | Cheryl's Delights 6K+ I found this recipe in the book Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide . If you do not have this book I suggest you look into getting it. According to Gladstar’s book, “Garlic is the herb of choice in treating colds, flu, sore throats and poor or sluggish digestion… makes a potent internal and external antiseptic, antibacterial, and antimicrobial agent effective for treating many types of infection.” Peeled garlic cloves (enough to fill a jar) Raw apple cider vinegar Raw Local Honey Fill a mason jar with garlic cloves; use any size jar you like. After 3-4 weeks, strain off the liquid(this is when you will add the honey). said,” …to be used in salad dressings and marinades. “ Oh, what about a brine for refrigerator pickle items? Place ½ the liquid in a sauce pan and add an equal amount of raw honey. Eat the garlic as you wish. I have had a few questions about garlic turning green or blue, this is a natural reaction. Disclaimer
Healthy Cookies A healthy cookie made with just three ingredients! Mashed ripe bananas, oatmeal and walnuts. OMG, these really ARE healthy! Cookie's for breakfast, cookies for lunch, cookies, cookies coooookies. I'm really so excited about these cookies, can't you tell? The cookies are best right out of the oven, they are chewy and soft – just how I like my cookies. I'm anxiously awaiting my next batch of bananas to get super ripe so I can make them again. Egg free, dairy free, gluten free (use gf oats), vegetarian, vegan, kid friendly... what else can I say?? Be sure your bananas are super ripe. If you're on Weight Watchers; each cookie is 1 points plus. Healthy CookiesSkinnytaste.comServings: 8 • Size: 2 cookies • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 2 ptCalories: 93 • Fat: 3.5 g • Carb: 15 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 2 g • Sugar: 4.5 gSodium: 0.4 mg Ingredients: 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed1 cup of uncooked quick oats* 1/4 cup crushed walnuts Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake 15 minutes.