The kids are tired of Muffins so today, I made Raspberry Breakfast Bars for tomorrow's breakfast.
Raspberry Breakfast Bars
1 cup almond meal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12T butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan
1 cup organic raspberry preserves
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix everything but jam
Press two-thirds of the oat mixture in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared baking pan and top with the raspberry preserves. Sprinkle the preserves with the remaining oat mixture.
Bake for about 45 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking, until the top is golden brown. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the granola bars cool completely, about 3 hours. Cut into squares and serve.
They're good, but I probably won't make them again.
Flax crusted Turkey Tenders
1lb Turkey breasts cut into strips
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying
2 eggs
Seasonings, divided (I found an Indian Tikka spice mix)
1 Cup Flax meal
1 heaping T whole wheat flour
Heat oil.
In a shallow bowl, mix flax, flour, and seasonings.
Dip strips in eggs, then coat with flax mixture.
Fry! Between 5-10 minutes on each side depending on thickness.
I wasn't sure how this would turn out. I didn't use a recipe, I just hoped they would work like breadcrumbs! Gladly, they were really good! I loved the texture the flaxseed gave the cutlets. It browned nicely and didn't stick to the pan...I have that problem with breadcrumbs.
I served them with Whole Wheat Pasta and Spinach with Broccoli sauteed in Garlic and Olive Oil. It was a hit with Abby and Maddy. Kaity is sick so she stuck with applesauce and watermelon. We'll see if El likes it.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Cherry Almond Muffins
UPDATE* I should mention that I ran out of almond extract and only put in 1 tsp. and 2 vanilla. Today I made the muffins again (they were gone before Friday evening.) To appease my mother, I tried them with the sour cherries. This time, I also used the called for amount of almond. It may be a little strong. I'll know better tomorrow. I like the sweeter cherries better, mom however, prefers the sour :) *
The Blueberry muffins were a bomb, not the bomb, a bomb...as in FAILURE! The girls did not like them. I did, but we won't be making them again.
At Trader Joe's on Monday, I saw a sign for a featured item, Almond Meal. I love almonds and said, "Oooooo, but what would I do with Almond Meal?" Maddy just blankly stared into my eyes. I bet she had a few ideas, none of which, I would be thrilled about. I went over to check it out and saw that the sign had a description. Wonderful! Almond meal can be used in recipes to replace 1/2 your amount of flour! Of course, because of this baking kick I've been on, without hesitating, I grabbed a bag. I'm sure it may ruin some recipes, but adding a nutty flavor to muffins couldn't hurt. And what better recipe to try it out in, than Cherry Almond muffins?
Here's the recipe, I can post the original if anyone is curious. But for now, I'll post mine:
3T Butter
3T Cinnamon Applesauce
2/3C Sugar
2T ground Flaxseed with 6T water
1C Whole wheat flour
1/2C Almond meal
1C Oats
2t Baking Powder
1/2t Salt
1/4C Milk
1/3C Sour Cream
1 1/2t Almond Extract
1 1/2t Vanilla Extract
1 1/2C frozen cherries, quartered
Topping
2T Almond meal
2T Sugar
1/4t Cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375. Grease pan or use muffin cups.
Cream Butter and Sugar. Add Applesauce and Flax/water mixture.
In separate bowl, mix Flour, Almond meal, Oats, Powder, and Salt. Add to Butter mixture.
Add Milk, Sour cream, Vanilla, and Almond extract. Mix thoroughly. Fold in cherries. Spoon into muffin cups.
Combine Almond meal, Sugar, Cinnamon. Sprinkle over muffins.
Bake 25-30 minutes. They were delicious!!!! Soo good!
The Blueberry muffins were a bomb, not the bomb, a bomb...as in FAILURE! The girls did not like them. I did, but we won't be making them again.
At Trader Joe's on Monday, I saw a sign for a featured item, Almond Meal. I love almonds and said, "Oooooo, but what would I do with Almond Meal?" Maddy just blankly stared into my eyes. I bet she had a few ideas, none of which, I would be thrilled about. I went over to check it out and saw that the sign had a description. Wonderful! Almond meal can be used in recipes to replace 1/2 your amount of flour! Of course, because of this baking kick I've been on, without hesitating, I grabbed a bag. I'm sure it may ruin some recipes, but adding a nutty flavor to muffins couldn't hurt. And what better recipe to try it out in, than Cherry Almond muffins?
Here's the recipe, I can post the original if anyone is curious. But for now, I'll post mine:
3T Butter
3T Cinnamon Applesauce
2/3C Sugar
2T ground Flaxseed with 6T water
1C Whole wheat flour
1/2C Almond meal
1C Oats
2t Baking Powder
1/2t Salt
1/4C Milk
1/3C Sour Cream
1 1/2t Almond Extract
1 1/2t Vanilla Extract
1 1/2C frozen cherries, quartered
Topping
2T Almond meal
2T Sugar
1/4t Cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375. Grease pan or use muffin cups.
Cream Butter and Sugar. Add Applesauce and Flax/water mixture.
In separate bowl, mix Flour, Almond meal, Oats, Powder, and Salt. Add to Butter mixture.
Add Milk, Sour cream, Vanilla, and Almond extract. Mix thoroughly. Fold in cherries. Spoon into muffin cups.
Combine Almond meal, Sugar, Cinnamon. Sprinkle over muffins.
Bake 25-30 minutes. They were delicious!!!! Soo good!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Meatloaf Muffins
I hate meatloaf. But I love MY meatloaf!
1 - 1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
4 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 9 tbsp water
1 jar of Chili Sauce (I like Heinz)
Large Onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp Oregano
goldfish crackers (for the kiddies)
mix all ingredients, put in muffin tin, Top with goldfish cracker in center of each muffin, bake for 60 minutes at 375 degrees.
I like to serve it with:
stir fry broccoli or green beans (garlic and olive oil)
and mashed potatoes
Oh, and grease the pan! I neglected to so I didn't get the desired muffin result I was hoping for, but it tasted good!
1 - 1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
4 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 9 tbsp water
1 jar of Chili Sauce (I like Heinz)
Large Onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp Oregano
goldfish crackers (for the kiddies)
mix all ingredients, put in muffin tin, Top with goldfish cracker in center of each muffin, bake for 60 minutes at 375 degrees.
I like to serve it with:
stir fry broccoli or green beans (garlic and olive oil)
and mashed potatoes
Oh, and grease the pan! I neglected to so I didn't get the desired muffin result I was hoping for, but it tasted good!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Muffins!
The summer mornings were spent on TJ's granola bars and fresh fruit or cereal. Granola bars, while better than some things, really aren't the brain fuel I'm looking for.
With Kaitlyn now in school full time, I have to give the kids a heartier breakfast. Ughh! I don't have time for breakfast. My mornings are beyond stressful, the last thing I need to do is add more to my morning to do list. I already wake up giving myself an hour and 20 minutes before we have to leave, just in case.
Whatever I can do before hand, I do. Like getting lunches and backpacks packed. Outfits for the three of us picked and layed out. Maddy is dressed before bed so all she needs is a clean diaper. And Sundays, I bake muffins. Last week we did my Banana Oat Muffins. Today I made Blueberry Bran Muffins.
I'm trying to make these as healthy as possible. Always, whole wheat flour, flax instead of eggs, and applesauce instead off butter.
I'm scouring the internet trying to find good recipes and found this Muffins. It's so not the kind of recipe I want, but sooo the recipe I want to try! While I could do all the healthy substituting, I just don't think that would work with this one.
In the next few weeks I plan on zucchini, carrot, and pumpkin muffins. I really want some that I would never have thought of so please, share some recipes!!
With Kaitlyn now in school full time, I have to give the kids a heartier breakfast. Ughh! I don't have time for breakfast. My mornings are beyond stressful, the last thing I need to do is add more to my morning to do list. I already wake up giving myself an hour and 20 minutes before we have to leave, just in case.
Whatever I can do before hand, I do. Like getting lunches and backpacks packed. Outfits for the three of us picked and layed out. Maddy is dressed before bed so all she needs is a clean diaper. And Sundays, I bake muffins. Last week we did my Banana Oat Muffins. Today I made Blueberry Bran Muffins.
I'm trying to make these as healthy as possible. Always, whole wheat flour, flax instead of eggs, and applesauce instead off butter.
I'm scouring the internet trying to find good recipes and found this Muffins. It's so not the kind of recipe I want, but sooo the recipe I want to try! While I could do all the healthy substituting, I just don't think that would work with this one.
In the next few weeks I plan on zucchini, carrot, and pumpkin muffins. I really want some that I would never have thought of so please, share some recipes!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tortellini with Sausage and Fennel
This one is super easy!
Delish tips for fellow Brooklynites:
Go to 15th Ave Papa Pasquale. He makes the BEST ravioli. Yup, Zagat rated. Trust me, it's worth the trip. Tortellini really is just ravioli shaped differently, right? So after you pick up your $1.99 bag of tortellini and whatever other goodies you find in there (may I recommend the sauce? Also made in BK but not there AND $2 cheaper than at Fairway!), you want to walk a few shops down to the butcher on the corner who sells chicken breast cutlets for $1.99 a lb, EVERY day. Nothing beats that price and it's fresh! But this trip, we're not there for the chicken. We want some basil sausage. Really any sausage will do, but for this recipe, I really like the flavor of the basil. And if you didn't already know, sausage and fennel compliment each other very well. (Fennel also tastes good with mandarin oranges...recipe coming soon!)
Finally, the recipe: Let me apologize in advance, this is MY recipe. I don't measure anything unless following a recipe.
Sausage
Fennel
Broccoli
Sugar
Balsamic Vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Tortellini
Start the sausage. Boil so it gets nice and tender about an hour.
Meanwhile, chop in fennel and broccoli.
Heat equal parts Sugar and Vinegar (about 1/4 cup per lb of tortellini)til sugar dissolves and bring to a boil. Throw in fennel and broccoli. Remove from heat.
Cut the sausage then throw in the pan with some Olive Oil and brown (Just a few minutes)
Cook tortellini. (It's done when they begin to float.)
Drain and toss with veggies. Add sausage. Drain excess vinegar.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with dill.
I like to serve it with homemade Garlic Bread. Mmmmmm!
Delish tips for fellow Brooklynites:
Go to 15th Ave Papa Pasquale. He makes the BEST ravioli. Yup, Zagat rated. Trust me, it's worth the trip. Tortellini really is just ravioli shaped differently, right? So after you pick up your $1.99 bag of tortellini and whatever other goodies you find in there (may I recommend the sauce? Also made in BK but not there AND $2 cheaper than at Fairway!), you want to walk a few shops down to the butcher on the corner who sells chicken breast cutlets for $1.99 a lb, EVERY day. Nothing beats that price and it's fresh! But this trip, we're not there for the chicken. We want some basil sausage. Really any sausage will do, but for this recipe, I really like the flavor of the basil. And if you didn't already know, sausage and fennel compliment each other very well. (Fennel also tastes good with mandarin oranges...recipe coming soon!)
Finally, the recipe: Let me apologize in advance, this is MY recipe. I don't measure anything unless following a recipe.
Sausage
Fennel
Broccoli
Sugar
Balsamic Vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Tortellini
Start the sausage. Boil so it gets nice and tender about an hour.
Meanwhile, chop in fennel and broccoli.
Heat equal parts Sugar and Vinegar (about 1/4 cup per lb of tortellini)til sugar dissolves and bring to a boil. Throw in fennel and broccoli. Remove from heat.
Cut the sausage then throw in the pan with some Olive Oil and brown (Just a few minutes)
Cook tortellini. (It's done when they begin to float.)
Drain and toss with veggies. Add sausage. Drain excess vinegar.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with dill.
I like to serve it with homemade Garlic Bread. Mmmmmm!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Avocado Splits
Doesn't that just make your mouth water? I love Avocados! And they are sooo good for you!
It's tacos without the shell. I set up all the mix-ins and fill to my heart's desire.
meat
cheese
tomatoes
olives
baby spinach (lettuce)
sour cream
dark red kidney or pink beans
and salsa
For the kids, I mix the meat in refried beans, and hide avocado in it and make a dip. They eat it with the tri-color flaxseed tortilla chips from Trader Joes. Sooo good. That's what's for dinner tonight!
It's tacos without the shell. I set up all the mix-ins and fill to my heart's desire.
meat
cheese
tomatoes
olives
baby spinach (lettuce)
sour cream
dark red kidney or pink beans
and salsa
For the kids, I mix the meat in refried beans, and hide avocado in it and make a dip. They eat it with the tri-color flaxseed tortilla chips from Trader Joes. Sooo good. That's what's for dinner tonight!
$10 dollar meals
Melissa d'Arabian won "The Next Food Network Star" or whatever the show was called. I tuned in mid Season and was rooting for her. She's just your average stay at home mom and she seemed so down to earth. Plus, her food always looked and sounded so good. Her new show has only aired a few weeks, so her recipe collection is limited, but there's a few I want to try. So far, so good.
What was on the menu:
Chicken a l'Orange I tried this with skinless breast and it was delish! My kids thought otherwise.
Perfect Crispy Potatoes LOVED, LOVED, Loved the potatoes. I mixed red and yukon gold. Maddy and Kaity gobbled them up.
Fennel and Cabbage Slaw I'm a HUGE fan of fennel and put it in everything...kinda. However, I wasn't impressed with this recipe.
Sometime this week, I'll be trying this Braised Pork. Sounds good, huh?
What was on the menu:
Chicken a l'Orange I tried this with skinless breast and it was delish! My kids thought otherwise.
Perfect Crispy Potatoes LOVED, LOVED, Loved the potatoes. I mixed red and yukon gold. Maddy and Kaity gobbled them up.
Fennel and Cabbage Slaw I'm a HUGE fan of fennel and put it in everything...kinda. However, I wasn't impressed with this recipe.
Sometime this week, I'll be trying this Braised Pork. Sounds good, huh?
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Defeated
That's how I feel. Most nights I end up alone at the table. Maddy pulling on my arm as she cries, pleading to be picked up while I pick at my plate.
I was feeling sorry for myself today. It really must be a pathetic site. Maddy crying, I'm literally poking at my food with my head down, fighting the tears. I don't know why it got to me so hard today, but it's just not at all fun to cook for myself.
Dinner was good though. It was one of our favorites, even El loves this one. Maybe that's why I was down, if I can't get them to eat something they love, why should I bother?
I cooked a pork but. Just sliced it and in some butter, browned it on both sides. Then in the fat and butter I threw some string beans. My girls LOVE string beans. We served it with mashed potatoes ... Yukon gold cooked with shredded carrots an onion and mashed with butter and cream cheese. Sooo good. But their lack of desire to eat made me lose my appetite.
I just felt sick to my stomach. With the upcoming move, I've been so stressed and depressed, I guess it's just building up.
So I suppose no leftovers tomorrow. I think I'm gonna try a recipe from a new chef on the food network. She serves it with a fennel salad and we just love fennel so let's hope for a more successful evening.
I was feeling sorry for myself today. It really must be a pathetic site. Maddy crying, I'm literally poking at my food with my head down, fighting the tears. I don't know why it got to me so hard today, but it's just not at all fun to cook for myself.
Dinner was good though. It was one of our favorites, even El loves this one. Maybe that's why I was down, if I can't get them to eat something they love, why should I bother?
I cooked a pork but. Just sliced it and in some butter, browned it on both sides. Then in the fat and butter I threw some string beans. My girls LOVE string beans. We served it with mashed potatoes ... Yukon gold cooked with shredded carrots an onion and mashed with butter and cream cheese. Sooo good. But their lack of desire to eat made me lose my appetite.
I just felt sick to my stomach. With the upcoming move, I've been so stressed and depressed, I guess it's just building up.
So I suppose no leftovers tomorrow. I think I'm gonna try a recipe from a new chef on the food network. She serves it with a fennel salad and we just love fennel so let's hope for a more successful evening.
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