Saturday, March 30, 2019

GF banana blueberry muffins


These can be a bit dry if you are not careful

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/8 cup of applesauce (can use a bit more if desired)(or 4 tab of butter)
1/4 cup milk (Almond milk)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 and 1/2 cup GF Bisquick
1/8 cup of brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup blueberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. and line 11 muffin with 11 paper liners.
Mix bananas, applesauce, milk , eggs and vanilla. Add bisquick, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Last of all stir in blueberries.

Place in muffin tin and cook for 20-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Spring Risotto in Crockpot



We found this in Country magazine--but we cooked ours 4 hours on low in the crockpot throwing all ingredients in!!! We liked it. Nice flavors. We substituted CHICKEN BROTH, left out the Parmesan, and added some cooked sliced baby carrots along with everything else! But if you cook it in the crock pot it has more of the consistency of a stuffing---we like it that way, you may prefer it on the stove top.

 


NOTE: WE THREW ALL IN CROCKPOT AND COOKED ON LOW 4 HOURS. WE USED UNSALTED CHICKEN STOCK, INSTEAD OF VEG BROTH BECAUSE WE PREFER THE TASTE. WE ADDED SOME COOKED CARROTS TOO.


Friday, March 15, 2019

Tofu toasted!







Cut extra firm Tofu into 4 pieces (length wise). Saute in pan for 5-10 min on each side with a little EVU.  Cook till crispy.  I topped mine with garlic powder, salt, hummus and avocado  I can’t tell you how really yummy this is/ what a surprise!. 

Another option below is topping it with peanut butter and strawberries
!

Monday, March 4, 2019

Balsamic mushrooms with herb-y kale potatoes



The seasonings in this dish make the dish---so tasty.  Full recipe is found here https://www.budgetbytes.com/balsamic-roasted-mushrooms-with-herby-kale-mashed-potatoes/

I only had 8oz of mushrooms and should have had twice that, but it was still great. I used 2 really large baking potatoes.  This served just my hubby and myself. Nice hardy yummy dish. I am going to give the ingredients here, but go to the link for the how to do.  Note--my mushrooms cooked way faster than her recipe calls for maybe because mine were sliced already.



INGREDIENTS

BALSAMIC ROASTED MUSHROOMS

  • 1 lb. mushrooms 
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil 
  • 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 
  • 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar 
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce 
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced 
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme 

HERBY KALE MASHED POTATOES

  • 2 lbs. russet potatoes 
  • 6 oz. kale, chopped 
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil 
  • 3/4 tsp salt, divided 
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (I used plain Greek yogurt, but not as much)
  • 1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk)
  • 1 tsp dried parsley 
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano 
  • 1/2 tsp dried basil 
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder 
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder 
  • freshly cracked pepper