Creamed Swiss Chard - Swiss Chard With Creamy Sauce Bacon, garlic, and a little onion add flavor to this dish of Swiss chard. Swiss chard has long been one of my favorite vegetables, because it's a tasty and nutritious green vegetable, and it's so easy to grow. Here's a large photo. Ingredients: 2 bunches, about 2 pounds, Swiss chard, white ribbed or a mixture of colors (rainbow, red, yellow)3 or 4 slices bacon, diced1 clove garlic, mashed and finely minced1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion2 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons flour1 cup half-and-half or whole milkpinch nutmegsalt and pepper, to taste Preparation: Wash chard and cut off thicker stems. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the diced bacon until crisp; remove and set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add about 1/2 of the sauce to the chard, stirring to blend. Serves 4 to 6. More Recipes for GreensGreens Casserole with MozzarellaLow Fat Seasoned GreensGarlic GreensGreens and PeanutsBea's Greens Side Dish CasserolesVegetable DishesCrockpot Vegetable
Sex in a Pan Sex in a Pan – crazy name for a dessert, but it’s one of the best desserts you’ll ever have, it’s mostly a pudding dessert with a crunchy pecan bottom crust. Don’t laugh at the name of this dessert! OK, you can laugh, it is funny. I have no idea why it’s called sex in a pan, maybe because it’s so good. Oh my God, it was unbelievable. I was in love, I had never had anything like it before. Here’s what the layers look like. I just had to share this wonderful dessert with you. Update: Since I originally wrote this post, I’ve made sex in a pan numerous time since it’s a favorite at my house. Sex in a Pan Author: Jo Serves: 10 servings Ingredients Crust 1 cup pecans, chopped 3 tbsp white sugar ½ cup butter 1 cup flour Cream cheese layer 1 8 oz package cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar (use ½ cup for less sweetness) 1 cup whipped cream or cool whip Vanilla pudding 1 package of instant vanilla pudding (5.1 oz or 144 g) 3 cups milk (use 2 cups if you want a firmer pudding) Chocolate Pudding Last layer Enjoy!
Five shoes in one: the Nike Studio Wrap With the rise of studio-type workouts from yoga and pilates to the ballet-inspired barre, women are getting fit in their bare feet more than ever. It’s great that women get to use their feet to bend, flex, squat, rotate, push and pull, but bare feet have some limits. First, uncovered feet are not always allowed in gyms and studios for hygienic purposes. Also, the bare foot can sometimes slip right in the midst of the most Zen moments. Socks slip too, and while socks with sticky grip on the bottom seem like the obvious solution, they can also scrunch up, move around and aren’t always the most flattering to walk around in. This is exactly why Nike created something they've never done before. A better-than-barefoot experience in a three-part footwear system (wrap, ribbon and flat), the Nike Studio Wrap was designed to give women an elevated workout in the studio that takes them back to their daily lives in style. The Nike Studio Wrap is functional, comfortable, minimalistic, and stylish.
How to Stay Healthy All Day When striving to be healthy, a few everyday changes can make a world of difference to your body. Maybe you're just focused on a morning workout or staying away from the wrong activities before bed, but if you want to reboot your lifestyle for the long haul, you've got to commit to a healthy lifestyle all day long. Interested in what I mean? Read through these tips to help you keep your healthy living on track whether it's morning, noon, or night. Morning If a morning gym session fits your schedule best, then our early morning exercise tips are a must read. Keep reading for tips to stay healthy during the afternoon and evening. Afternoon Buying lunch may seem like the only effective option when you're at work, but planning ahead and packing the best lunch possible will help you stay healthy.Be sure to load up on leafy greens whenever possible and take easy steps to cut empty calories from your lunch. Night
Sauces | Thermomix Alfredo Sauce You will be delighted that you have this delicious recipe, and it is so easy to make in your Thermomix! Great on fettuccini, steamed veggies, or mixed into mashed potatoes for a sophisticated side. Servings: 8 Prep Time: 5 min. Apple Sauce No purchased apple sauce compares to a “made from scratch” sauce. Bagna Cauda This classic warm sauce originates from the Piedmont area in Italy. Barbecue Sauce Fresh Horseradish and Chipotle Pepper The smoky chipotle peppers add rich warmth. Barbecue Sauce Tangy Sweet This sauce goes well with poultry or red meat and makes great, finger-licking chicken and ribs. Béarnaise Sauce This is a delight of the culinary world. Béchamel Sauce This rich and luscious white sauce is the one found in lasagne and moussaka. Instructions: 1. Beurre Blanc Sauce This classic sauce originates from the Loire Valley in France. Cheese Sauce This is a tasty alternative to the classic sauce you can make so beautifully with the Béchamel sauce. Chicken Gravy Tomato Sauce
"What you give away you keep.": Mini Cherry Pies If pies are the new cupcake then these mini cherry pies can rival any cupcakes in the cuteness category and they're 100% home-made and so delicious! Start with the Pate Brisee, I had leftover from the other day's apple marzipan galette, Pie dough is easily made ahead of time, frozen and left to thaw in the fridge overnight for convenient use. Martha Stewart's recipe is one of my favourites, however I've altered it slightly below: Ingredients2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon salt2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small cubes1/4 cup ice water, plus more if needed 1 tsp lemon juice (mixed into the ice water)DirectionsIn the bowl of a food processor, combine flour and salt; pulse to combine. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces remaining, about 10 seconds. With the last of the season cherries I picked up the rest was easy, pitting was the most fun using the cool technique I learned recently and used on my cherry dumplings here.
Yoga Style Guide There are many different types of yoga being taught and practiced today and it can be tough for a beginners to figure out the differences. Although almost all of these styles are based on the same physical postures (called poses), each has a particular emphasis. This quick guide to the most popular types of yoga will help you figure out which class is right for you. Hatha is a very general term that can encompass many of the physical kinds of yoga. If a class is described as Hatha style, it is probably going to be slow-paced and gentle and provide a good introduction to the basic yoga poses. Like Hatha, Vinyasa is a general term that is used to describe many different types of classes. Ashtanga, which means "eight limbs" in Sanskrit, is a fast-paced, intense style of yoga. Based on the teachings of the yogi B.K.S Iyengar, this style of practice is most concerned with bodily alignment. Pioneered by Bikram Choudhury, this style is more generally referred to as Hot Yoga.
Bench Workout With Brick CrossFit [Video] Transcript Whether you like getting your sweat on outside in the park or in your home gym, you can get a bench workout almost anywhere. We're here with J. T., founder of Brick, and cross-fit trainer. Chicken Spaghetti Casserole Chicken Spaghetti Casserole When I asked Facebook fans the other day about the possibility of me posting a new casserole recipe, I received an overwhelming response. It seems that there are a lot of casserole-lovers out there! I live in San Diego- not really the Casserole Capital of America. People here eat grilled chicken, tofu hot dogs and salad with no dressing. This is quite the cheesy casserole, and I mean that in a good way. Here’s what you’ll need for this recipe. Boil the pasta, just so it’s kinda al dente (still has a slight bite to it). Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan. Cook the veggies in that melted butter, just until they’re a little bit softened up. Mix nonfat milk with fat-free cream of mushroom soup. Pour that sauce into the veggies. Mix it up. Add cheese. It melts into the sauce nicely. Mix in chopped, cooked chicken and the pasta. Add some tabasco for flavah. Pour it into a greased baking dish. It looks purdy, don’t it? More cheese. Sprinkle it on the top.
S’mores Cookies Yesterday was busy with swimming, BBQing, and relaxing. My Laundry Monday turned into Laundry Tuesday topped with an additional load of damp swimming towels. Being the good parents we are we counted swimming as baths for the kids and sent them to bed smelling of sunblock. Then as I snuggled on the couch to write a post about these cookies I brought to our BBQ I just…could not…keep…my eyes…open. These S’mores Cookies are a perfect hello to summer. These cookies have a graham cracker base with a chocolate chip cookie sprinkled with chocolate and marshmallows topping it. Ingredients 11 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar, packed ½ cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sea salt (optional) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 ½ cups flour 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup mini marshmallows 3 regular sized Hershey’s bars, broken into pieces 1-2 packages graham crackers, broken into squares Instructions Notes
Thermomix Apple Crumble Recipe This all-time favourite makes the whole family happy: Thermomix Apple Crumble is so easy to prepare that you can even get the kids involved, and it will certainly put a smile on dad's face! And who doesn't like apple crumble? Being such a traditional dessert, I find it perfect to serve to guests, especially when I invite new friends over and I'm not sure about what they do or don't like. Actually, many different kinds of fruit can be substituted for apples, and you can base your choice on whatever's in season, like peaches, plums and berries in the summer or pears in the autumn. Sometimes, I like to sprinkle berries on the top of my apples to make it more interesting, but something you really want to do, is serve your Thermomix Apple Crumble with Thermomix Custard or Thermomix Vanilla Ice-Cream. Ingredients For the apple filling - 350 gr Peeled, Cored and Quartered Apples - 30 gr Butter - 25 gr Brown Sugar - 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon Let's make our Apple Crumble Recipe Preheat oven to 160º C.
Spaghetti Sauce A-spaghetti without a-cheese is like a-kiss without a-squeeze! An Italian waiter at Sardi’s in New York City said that to me when I was a little girl. It stuck. A-spaghetti without a-cheese is like a-kiss without a-squeeze, and spaghetti without good sauce is like…well, limp, hopeless noodles. This spaghetti sauce…is good sauce, my friends. It’s rich, meaty, a cinch to make, and it can be frozen and used on spaghetti, in lasagna, on top of garlic bread, or over the top of ricotta-stuffed pasta shells. And it can be made in bulk and frozen, which makes me love it even more. *Shudder* The Cast of Characters: Ground Beef (I used ground round), garlic, onion, green bell pepper, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, Parmesan cheese (not pictured), bay leaf, ground thyme, ground oregano, salt, pepper… and a mystery ingredient that’s either going to make you laugh or curse my name. Or both. Let’s go on this journey together. Make vertical slices in the onion halves… Slice them into strips… Veggies! I think.