Easy Family Recipes
Leprechaun Poke Cupcakes are sort of a culinary fairy tale to mess with your kids. I thought it make a good addition to your St. Patrick's Day bag of tricks. Leprechaun Green Poke Cupcakes: St. Patrick's Day Trick to Play on Your Kids gold foil cupcake wrapperswhite cake mix (made according to directions)lime gelatinefrosting* (optional) Make a batch of white cupcakes, in gold foil wrappers (we all know leprechauns love gold right).Tell the kids that Leprechauns Continue Reading
Lemon roasted cauliflower with truffle oil is a great low carb snack or keto side dish. This recipe for Roasted Cauliflower, with lemon and truffle oil, is a healthy snacking alternative. Roasted cauliflower also makes a wonderful side dish, and would be yummy tossed in with a simple pasta preparation, added to soups or even used as a pizza topping. Leftovers certainly won't go to waste. The white truffle oil adds a richness to the dish, while the lemon brightens it up. Roasted Cauliflower Continue Reading
Peanut Butter Biscotti recipe with banana and a peanut butter icing drizzled on top. Peanut butter and banana are a winning combination and here they are teamed up in a biscotti Italian cookie! Everybody knows Elvis' favorite food was peanut butter & banana sandwiches, well this is my Italian cookie version of his favorite treat. Why not rock your own Banana Peanut Butter Biscotti this weekend, and shake things up. If your kids love them as much as my daughter did, you will quickly Continue Reading
This Orange-Walnut Oatmeal Mini Muffin recipe is a marriage of the Orange Cake my grandmother had in her handwritten cookbook (with notes that it was my grandfather's favorite), and an Oatmeal Muffin Recipe I found in a vintage McCall's cookbook. The "zippy" flavor of the orange zest used in this recipe, along with the richness of the plenitude of walnuts, seemed perfect for mini-muffins. Enjoy! Orange Walnut Oatmeal Muffin Recipe Orange Walnut Oatmeal Mini Muffins with Orange Continue Reading
Roasting peppers is so easy, that paying the exorbitant prices asked for fresh roasted peppers in the market is, well, crazy. If you don't know how to roast a pepper, no worries, you will in about a minute, and with a little work you will be enjoying your own. They will taste better than most you have had too. Pretty much any pepper can be roasted. I usually stick to sweet red, yellow or orange varieties, but occasionally roast Poblanos or other mildly hot peppers (they go wonderfully in Continue Reading
Low Fat Chocolate "Cheesecake" Pie At 105 calories there is no need to skip dessert! Chocolate Filling2 packages of lite silken tofu1 package fat free cream cheese1 tsp. vanilla1/2 tsp. cinnamon2 tbs. sugar3 tbs. cocoa powder1/2 cup boiling water1 packet of gelatine1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips8 individual packets of EqualPeanut Butter Crust6 low fat graham crackers2 tbs. Peanut Butter2 tbs water (plus more if needed) (To Make Crust)Preheat oven to 350 Continue Reading
