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Homemake it! | Taco Seasoning

February 18, 2011 health February 18, 2011
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I use taco seasoning on lean (97%) ground beef and chicken, but I recently found an old packet of El Paso Taco Seasoning when I was cleaning out the pantry and remembered the old days of buying things instead of home making them! I know that homemaking things takes more time and that’s why I don’t homemake everything. And, there are certain things on my list of recipes I want to try to make myself like….nut butters [the ingredients on my Maranatha Peanut Butter are simply peanuts...how hard could it be?!] and BBQ sauce for starters. I encourage you to think about ANYTHING you can make from scratch that will eliminate the dreaded preservatives and additives!! I also encourage you to read the ingredients of ...

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FITori Fave | The Monster of all cookies

January 30, 2011 recipes January 30, 2011
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[photo above added using Christmas M&Ms in 2012!]  Remember when I posted about different “levels” of healthy eating?  Check it out here if you missed it. This is a family recipe and I have not adapted it…yet.  I plan to someday when I have some time to experiment. Right now, my aversions to food are fierce and I’m sticking with known favorites….things I know I can eat. I don’t want to waste ingredients on something I’ll try and not be able to eat…especially dinners! NO new recipes for me for a while :( Disclaimers: So, this family recipe is not even moderately healthy. It’s not Taco Bell BAD or anything (tee hee!) w/ lard (Crisco) BUT it has a LOT more sugar than is necessary. ...

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recipe | quinoa, chicken, lentil “stew”

December 14, 2010 recipes December 14, 2010

On my quest to try new things, I’ve started adding in beans and other protein-rich, veggie/carb sources into my meals.  It’s “better” for fertility and over-all heart health to eat less animal protein/fats.  It’s also better for your waist to eat more protein. Dilemma! So,  I added lentils and as I learned about them, I shared what I learned with you here. I’ve also added in QUINOA in place of rice in some of our recipes. I really should post more about it, but it’s higher in protein. TRY IT! This recipe is a great place to start…. Ingredients 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 small red onion, finely diced 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 small zucchini, chopped 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced 3 garlic ...

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vegan recipe…a little too good | choco chip cookies

October 28, 2010 recipes October 28, 2010

WARNING:  These cookies are dangerous!!! And, this recipe makes a LOT of them [48 to be exact]. They disappeared in my house way too quickly!!!  At first, I wasn’t too sure about the coconut oil flavor, but it “grew” on me and once I had one bite, I had to have at least 2 cookies! You can make these vegan or NOT. You can do it any way you’d like!  It’s totally up to you!  [We did not make them vegan and they are still delicious!] Ingredients 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 tablespoon baking soda 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 1 1/2 cups evaporated cane sugar 1 1/4 cups refined coconut oil 1/4 cup ice water 1 tablespoon molasses 1/2 tablespoon pure ...

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cough. cough. sneeze. sneeze. | Flu-fighter cookies

October 27, 2010 recipes October 27, 2010

These cookies are best cold. They’re more like a granola bar or a breakfast cookie than a “cookie” per-say!  Just have to warn you before you taste them right out of the oven and hate them!!  These are definitely on the healthier end of the spectrum of cookies! What did this post teach me? That I need better papers for my food photography!  I don’t like that purple. :-/  I’ll have to add that to my list and get some new papers to take my photos!! Ingredients 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour I used 2 cups whole wheat!!! 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 stick ...

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go nuts! [recipe] | sweet and spicy nuts

October 24, 2010 recipes October 24, 2010

I tried two recipes for a recent appetizer “coffee” with our wives’ group.  One sucked. One didn’t.  I’m sharing the good one!  The one that sucked was from an old Oxygen Magazine.  It was just sweet with vanilla and cinnamon and it had no kick!  This sweet and spicy recipe is the perfect combo!!! I have to differentiate this recipe and let you know that this is not a recipe for healthy, daily eating.  This is for a special occasion, to entertain or for a holiday.  It is not unhealthy per-say (sp?) but raw nuts are best for healthy eating and it’s always best to limit sugar! Ingredients 2 cups lightly salted roasted mixed nuts (an 11.5 ounce can) I used my raw nuts and ...

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