How To Create Healthy and Delicious Meals
One of my favorite things about this dish is the ability to add or subtract spice depending on your preferences. I prepared this rather mildly and then topped it with buffalo sauce and fat free ranch dressing when I was ready to eat. Ingredients: 3 …
If you are craving something sweet with hints of peanut butter and chocolate, then this is a simple dessert to try. This is lighter than traditional fudge since the dates provide a natural sweetener. Ingredients: 1 heaping cup of pitted dates 2 cups peanut butter …
For my son’s birthday I wanted to make a colorful cupcake with a yummy filling. He loves sandwiches with marshmallow fluff, so I decided to try something new and stuff cupcakes with some marshmallow fluff before baking. My kids said these were some of the tastiest cupcakes ever!
Ingredients:
Cupcakes-
1 box funfetti cake mix
1 cup water
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon marshmallow fluff per cupcake
Frosting-
½ pound unsalted butter at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk (more if needed to thin frosting)
2 tablespoons colored sprinkles
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
If you like strawberries, then these cupcakes will make you melt. The strawberry filling and tasty strawberry buttercream are a delight. I used strawberry ice cream topping as my filling, but you can use pie filling, jam, or preserves as well. Freeze dried strawberry powder …
This is a tasty and simple recipe good for any night of the week. I simply mixed jerk seasoning with brown sugar and rubbed it all over the tenderloin. Then once the oven was ready I baked until the meat reached 160 degrees. I served …
I love fruity and light coleslaws in the spring and summer. Feel free to add/subtract ingredients depending on your personal preferences.
Ingredients:
½ head red cabbage sliced
½ cup matchstick carrots
4 tablespoons lime juice
2-4 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
2 tablespoons mango balsamic vinegar (a white balsamic vinegar works too)
1 tablespoon siracha
2 mangos diced
2 scallions diced
4 sprigs of mint diced
Directions:
Yum, yum, yummy! These blondies are so delicious. These taste like banana bread topped with the perfect frosting to complement the blondie and banana flavors. Ingredients: Banana Blondies- ½ cup unsalted butter melted 1 cup brown sugar 1 large egg 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract …
On weeknights I am always looking for quick and simple meals. This is a one pot dish that doesn’t take long to prepare. I served this with nachos and zachos (zucchini sliced nachos). Ingredients: 4-5 boneless pork chops 2 tablespoons salt 1 tablespoon chili powder …
If you like pancakes and you enjoy Oreos then this is a recipe you have to try. These pancakes feature Dutch processed cocoa and crushed Oreos. I topped mine with Nutella hazelnut spread, vanilla Greek yogurt, and crushed Oreos. My children topped their pancakes with whip cream and crushed Oreos. You can even make these into large pancakes and stack them with layers of whip cream in-between to make a pancake layer cake. No matter how you top these you will savor every bite!
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup Dutch processed cocoa
1 scoop (1/4 cup) vanilla protein powder
¼ cup cornstarch
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 ¼ cup nonfat milk
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup crushed Oreos (plus more for topping)
Toppings: Nutella, whip cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, chocolate syrup, crushed Oreos, etc…
Directions:
This is a recipe many adults grew up eating. I was craving comfort food, so I prepped this and stuck it in the oven after school on one of our oh so busy weeknights. I used lean ground beef, but you can use any ground …