Recipes

Healthy Delicious Chocolate Candy

OK!!! Gotta love this!!.....Healthy chocolate candy...
2 tbls each of : coconut oil, honey and cocoa powder....
Melt the oil and mix with the honey and cocoa powder ...and a half pinch of salt mix thoroughly and freeze in something that they can be popped out of! 
coconut=healthy fat
honey=all kinds of health benefits natural antibiotic etc
cocoa=awesome for you 
This candy can actually help in weight loss!

Warm Apple Cider
After a long day of football games in the rain (two of my son players) there's nothing better than a warm drink to get cozy with.............

....Here is my favorite simple recipe:

1-2 gallons of store bought apple cider or juice

3/4 cup of red hot candies

1 orange cut in half and squeezed in

1 apple cut up and thrown in 

2 cinnamon sticks

1 tsp orange extract 

-Put all ingredients in a big pot and simmer until hot and candies are melted! 

Oatmeal Lace Cookies

When I was a little girl my step-mother would make us this delightful little cookie. I remember the tiny old cook book that they came out of.....this is my version of these light-as-air treats! Perfect for our recent rainy afternoon with the boys!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 2 tablespoons flavored coffee creamer (I was out of heavy cream but it's great like this)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder and sugar. Add oatmeal, light corn syrup, melted butter, cream and vanilla. Blend well.
2. Drop on ungreased cookie sheet 4 inches apart, using 1/4 teaspoon as a measure. Bake in 375° oven for 5-7 minutes. Let stand a few seconds before removing from pan.

Burgers!!!!!

Beef....Turkey...Buffalo....what ever the burger it can be customized!! One of my all time favorite ways to make a burger:
Make your patties half of the thickness that you normally would and place a spoonful of an even mixture of Monterrey jack and pepper jack and cream cheese! So good!! Top with your favorite burger toppings....With these I like sauteed mushrooms, onions, and a slice of avocado!! 

Fondant

I have people ask me all the time if I know how to make or if I have a recipe for fondant....well no I don't make it myself but for those of you determined recipe followers here is a recipe:Fondant Recipe  

This is one of my favorite things to make from fondant...gumpaste would be a little sturdier but the fondant with a stiffening agent works fine too. 

Easy-to-make Caramel Sauce

*While this recipe is really easy it is has a part that you have to be quick.  It's best to have all of your ingredients pre-measured and ready to go. You can store the sauce in an airtight container for 4 days.  

2 cups of sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
3/4 cup heavy cream 
In a medium heavy saucepan, combine the sugar and cream of tarter with 1/2 cup water. Cook over high heat without stirring (stirring will cause the sugar to crystallize and ruin the sauce so no matter how much you want to stir just don't) until the sugar turns golden amber. Now here is the tricky part....slowly pour the heavy cream down the side of the pan while whisking like crazy (the sauce is going to go crazy bubbling hot so be careful) Remove from heat. It's now ready to use but remember that it's really hot.





Bacon wrapped Asparagus        
*The best time to buy asparagus is March to June
1 bunch of fresh asparagus
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
pinch salt 
pinch pepper
equal slices of bacon to asparagus (if you prefer not to add the calories and fat of bacon or do not eat pork you can use turkey bacon...cooking times will vary,,,,,and hey you are eating asparagus so the bacon is the reward!!) 
Wash the asparagus and dry it off (TIP: the tips should be tight ...that shows freshness)
take one stem and bend it until it naturally breaks....that is where you cut the ends off
place stems on a large bowl and toss in olive oil and salt and pepper
wrap each stem with a piece of bacon...spread out the bacon so it's not too thick
broil under a low broil for and 15 minutes...(or at least that's in my oven) watch it and pull it out when the bacon is cooked the way you like it.
I like to squeeze lemon over the top!!




Asparagus is high in glutathione, an important anticarcinogen.

It also contains rutin, which protects small blood vessels from rupturing and may protect against radiation.

Asparagus is a good source of vitamins A, C and E, B-complex vitamins, potassium and zinc.

Asparagus has been used to treat problems involving inflammation, such as arthritis and rheumatism, and may also be useful for PMS-related water retention.

Asparagus is a great choice to add to the diet during pregnancy because asparagus is a good source of folic acid.