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Shrimp Scampi Dijon
Made this a couple nights ago. Wasn’t sure about the addition of Dijon mustard to Shrimp Scampi, but gave it a go because you don’t know until you try. I’m not a big Dijon fan, but I’ve learned to be open to it. In certain instances I can actually enjoy the flavor enhancement it provides. In other instances, I don’t dig it. Anyway, the Dijon caused the sauce to turn out a lot thicker than in my old standard version of shrimp scampi. So when what we want is something really lite, best to go with that. However, this was actually quite nice in its own right, with the thicker…
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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Snack Pucks
2 cups quick oats (not whole oats) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup peanut butter or almond butter 1/4 cup pure honey 1/4 cup apple butter or apple sauce 1 large banana, mashed (about 1/2 cup) Or 1/2 cup apple sauce Optional: 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup ground flaxseed or chia seeds Or any combination of above Directions: Preheat oven to 325F degrees. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Combine all of the ingredients into a large bowl. Mix until all of the ingredients are combined. The dough will be quite stiff. Drop large spoonfuls…
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Pumpkin Pucks
This is a gluten free pumpkin cookie recipe (breakfast cookies). Chris and I call these kinds of healthy snack cookies “pucks” 🙂 Ingredients: Makes 10-12 large cookies 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree 1/2 cup almond butter (or organic peanut butter) 1/2 cup honey 1tsp vanilla or almond extract 1cup almond meal/flour or oat flour (grind oats into flour in blender) 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp baking soda (use home made baking soda to avoid aluminum!) 1 cup raisins (or any cran-raisins or dried blueberries) Note: Alternatively you could use 1/2 raisins and 1/2 c nuts. Or you could use chocolate chips in case of either, but my guy is health conscious…
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Herbs de Provence Substitite
1/2 tsp each: dried rosemary marjoram thyme oregano (Recipe from my Auntie Bea, 85 years old – March 2015)
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Substituting Dry for Fresh Herbs
Because dried herbs are generally more potent and concentrated than fresh herbs, you’ll need less. Use 1/3 the amount of dry herbs as you would fresh. For example, if a recipe calls for 1 tablespoon of fresh oregano, you need only 1 teaspoon of dried, since 3 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon.
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Auntie Bea’s Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies
Utterly delicious thin, crunchy, crispy, lacy cookies that are absolutely addicting. 1 cup butter 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup flour 1⁄4 cup wheat germ 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate chips or 1 1⁄2 cups raisins 1 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 cup Old mill oats 3⁄4 cup coconut 1 teaspoon baking soda Directions Cream together butter, sugars; add egg and mix thoroughly. Add flour, oats, wheat germ, coconut, baking powder and baking soda. Mix well. Stir in raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with floured fork. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
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No-Flour Pumpkin Brownies
No Flour Chocolate Brownies (Made With Pumpkin!) Mmm! Yummmm! These hit the spot for that little bit of something carb-y and sweet when “dieting”. No flour, you’d never guess! The peppermint I added really makes these heavenly. This ended up being very soft and goey, but we liked it that way, so yummy. Not the conisaency of brownies, maybe because of my modifications – more like an ooey goey oh-so-yummy chocolate cake. Loved it! 1 14 oz. can pumpkin 3 large eggs (I did 2 eggs + some egg beaters egg whites, eyeballed) 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp peppermint extract (or…
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Chicken Seasoning
Whipped this seasoning together for chicken last night and it was really pretty good as far as chicken seasonings go. I mean, for everyday eating, especially on our diet program where its all chicken, chicken, chicken and I’m always looking for different flavoring options to alleviate the boredom. Two tablespoons of each: Onion Powder Paprika Basil Oregano Pepper 1 Tbsp Thyme
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Layered Salad
Scrumptious Layered Salad The first salad I ever made (many years ago…), when I was still a teenager and first learning to cook (really cook), and, boy, was it a hit! This recipe has been with me ever since and continues to garner rave reviews from my dinner guests. Aside from it’s scrumptious taste, it’s absolutely artistic to look at… 8 strips bacon 1 head lettuce 1/2 bunch celery, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 c. frozen peas, thawed 1 c. mayonnaise 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar 2 tbsp. sugar 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped 6 green onions, chopped 3 tbsp. grated Parmesean 12 cherry tomatoes 4 medium-sized mushrooms Cook…
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Chicken Liver Paté Spread
Chicken Liver Paté Made this once in the apartment at Martin Ave I think when I was having a little dinner party, maybe Christmas, with Mrs P over. Also made it one of the early Christmas’s at Park Ridge. Recipe never got entered into this collection until July 20, 2013 when I stumbled across it in my 365 Ways to Cook Chicken recipe. So grateful to have found it. Just a good thing I’ve been too busy for the last decade to make it again, or I would have been extremely upset that it wasn’t in here! I thought about making it a few times, but ultimately never had the…
