Archive: October, 2011

trail mix

Trail mix

Easy, Recipes, Snacks

  Ingredients: ¼ cup Dried pineapple ¼ cup Dried apple ¼ cup Pumpkin seeds ¼ cup Papaya ¼ cup Cashews ¼ cup Pecans ½ cup Raisins Directions: Mix all ingredients in a Ziploc bag and shake to combine. Makes 2 servings (1 cup per serving)

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)
kale chips

Salt and Vinegar Kale Chips

Easy, Recipes, Snacks

  Ingredients: 4 stalks kale, chopped ½ teaspoon olive oil ½ Tablespoon apple cider vinegar ½ teaspoon sea salt Directions: Place kale in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar, and then sprinkle with salt. Massage above ingredients into kale with your hands. Spread out kale on a parchment lined baking sheets, so that pieces of kale do [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)
baked potato

Baked Potatoes

Easy, Recipes, Sides

  Ingredients: 4 russet potatoes Oil to coat Kosher salt Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees and position racks in top and bottom thirds. Wash potato (or potatoes) thoroughly with a stiff brush and cold running water. Dry, then using a standard fork poke 8 to 12 deep holes all over the spud so that [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)
berry oatmeal

Berry-licious Oats

Breakfast, Easy, Recipes

  Ingredients: 2 cups cooked steel-cut oats ¼ cup fresh or frozen blueberries ¼ cup fresh or frozen raspberries 1 cup sliced strawberries 2 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup almond milk M’lis Sweet or Stevia to taste Directions: Combine the oats, berries, vanilla, almond milk, and sweetener in a cereal bowl and stir well. Microwave [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Smoked Paprika Almonds

Easy, Recipes, Snacks

Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil ½ clove garlic 1 cup raw almonds ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika 1/3 teaspoon sea salt Dash of chili powder and cayenne Directions: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic to the skillet and sauté for 3-5 minutes, until the garlic is almost brown. Add the smoked [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)
green bean tomato

Roasted Green Beans and Fresh Tomatoes

Easy, Recipes, Sides

  Ingredients: Cooking spray 4 cups green beans, trimmed 2 cups grape tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes, cut in half (or quartered, if large) 4 Tablespoons fresh basil, cut into ribbons, divided 2 teaspoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 450ºF. Coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray. [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)
mashed sweet potato

Last-Minute Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Easy, Recipes, Sides

  Ingredients: 2 large sweet potato, washed and dried ½ cup canned pineapple, packed in juice, crushed, drained Instructions: Preheat oven to 400ºF. Place potatoes directly on middle rack of oven. Bake; checking for doneness by either gently squeezing potatoes or pricking them with a fork to see if they’re really soft, about 40 minutes. [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Pan-Seared Garlic Chicken

Easy, Entrees, Recipes

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon dried thyme ½ teaspoon dried rosemary ½ teaspoon table salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 4 uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 teaspoon olive oil 12 cloves garlic, halved 1 cup homemade chicken stock, divided Directions: Preheat oven to 450F. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Place [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Pumpkin Pie Shake

Breakfast, Easy, Recipes

Ingredients: 16 ounces water 8 ice cubes, crushed 4 scoops of vanilla M’lis Instant Meal or other protein powder 4 Tablespoons full of canned pumpkin puree* Pumpkin pie spice Dash of cinnamon and allspice Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth. *Freeze any remaining pumpkin in an ice cube tray in [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Chickpea Wrap

Easy, Recipes, Snacks

Ingredients: ½- 14.5 ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed ½ stalk celery, chopped 2 Tablespoons red onion, chopped ½ Tablespoon mayonnaise ½ Tablespoon lemon juice ½ Tablespoon fresh dill weed Salt to taste Directions: Drain and rinse chickpeas. Pour chickpeas into a medium size mixing bowl and mash with a fork. Mix in celery, [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)

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