Wahoo Chili Day!

I have Wahoo Chili in the crockpot and I am sooo excited for Dinnertime. 

I did a couple of twists this time. I added some Fiesta Party Seasoning for a little heat, a can of sliced mushrooms because we discovered we really like them in there, and some frozen chopped red onion that I had in the freezer. I can't wait to see how my extra additions taste! I will let you know later. 

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Black Forest Cake

Oh my goodness!!  I made this for one of our family Christmas celebrations an oh my stars was it good!  It is a take on a cake that my husband's late mother used to make. Soooo good. It's not your typical Black Forest Cake. Sooo good!  

Let's bake!

Ingredients:

Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix

1 stick of unsalted butter

1 can of cherry pie filling (oh yes!)

1 tub of chocolate fudge frosting 

Butter a round baking pan. I used the Tastefully Simple Round Baker from a season or two ago. My fave baking dish for pound cake. I like it round instead of loaf. You could also use a square 8x8 pan. 

Melt the stick of butter in a glass mixing bowl. Your microwave is your friend!  

Add the pound cake mix and cherry pie filling. Mix until you don't see dry cake mix anymore but don't over mix!  It will be really thick and that is ok. The cherries will release some juice as they cook, so your cake will be so moist. 

Spread it in the baking pan and smooth it out as much as you can. 

Bake as directed in the box. 

Pull it out of the oven and cool on a wire rack until it is completely cool. Frost, decorate if desired and enjoy!  

I love feedback so let me know what you think!

Happy New Year!!

2015 is gone and 2016 is here!  This is going to be an awesome year!  I have a couple of recipes and a twist for you today so watch out!!  Get ready to cook!

Healthy Chicken Soup

Made this for lunch to take to work. Yummy!!  All things that I love and so simple!

Ingredients:

2 boxes of Organic Low Sodium Chicken Broth

1 can of Organic Garbanzo Beans/Chickpeas

1 bundle of Organic Kale, de-stemmed and chopped

Garlic Pepper Seasoning

Drain and rinse the beans. Add them and the chicken broth to a stockpot. Being to a boil. Season with Garlic Pepper Seasoning. Add kale and cook until it wilts some. 

Serve immediately with Bountiful Beer Bread or Chill and Reheat another day. Can also be made ahead and frozen for a quick weeknight meal or yummy lunch. 

Yummy Spinach & Herb Scramble

Oh my goodness this was sooo good this morning. 

Here's how I did it. 

Ingredients:

6 medium eggs

3/4 cup shredded cheese, your choice

1 tablespoon Spinach & Herb Seasoning

1 1/2 cups water

Dash of salt

1/2 cup quick grits

1 tablespoon butter

Fresh Cracked Pepper to taste

Start by beating your eggs in a bowl. 1/2 cup of the cheese and then the Spinach & Herb Seasoning. Let sit in the fridge while you cook the grits. 

Bring the water and salt to boil in a skillet. Slowly stir in the grits and cook until thick and bubbly (3 mins or so) stirring a few times. Add the utter and stir until melted. Then add the egg mixture and stir slightly. Don't over stir. Let cook on medium heat until eggs are soft set. Stir once or twice. Don't over stir. 

When the eggs are set, add the remaining cheese and cracked pepper to taste. Serve immediately. 

Makes 4-5 servings. Enjoy!!!

Low Fat, Full of Flavor

Ok, so I am struggling with a gallbladder issue. I don't know yet at this point exactly what is going on. This has really changed how I have to eat. Nix the fried, fatty foods, no cheese, no full fat dairy, no red meat, no pork, no food!!  No, I don't think of it that way. I am looking at this as this is how I should really be eating anyway. I have had to be creative. I know, takes some thought and planning, ugh. For me, not so hard, for others like my hubby, maybe so. 

I had to lay off if Garlic for a few days. The horrors!!  Not too bad, really. I learned to use my other TS products, my Oil and Vinegar Assortment. Yummy balsamic vinegars of Modena and avocado oil to be exact. 

I made a yummy whole wheat pasta with veggies, avocado oil, a little mango balsamic vinegar of Modena and just a smudge if grated Parmesan cheese. Sooo good. 

Today, I did a "stir fry" in just a couple of teaspoons of olive oil with sweet potato, zucchini I and crumbled extra firm tofu and 2 teaspoons of Malt Vinegar Frencj Fry Seasoning. High protein and fiber, super low fat and talk about flavor!  Sooo good. What an awesome lunch. I refuse to be down and eating with no flavor!  

 

Simple Fruit Salsa

I threw a Tupperware party at my house the other day and wanted to make something with the Simply Salsa. My Tupperware lady was already going to make regular salsa with one of her awesome gadgets. Hello my name is Valerie and I am a kitchen gadget addict. I digress. So if you have been following the blog for awhile you know that I LOVE to throw together things on the fly and then try to remember the recipe later if it actually works well. This is one of those times. This was just soooo good. Below is the super simple recipe. You can use almost any fruit you have. 

Ingredients for what I did:

1 bag of smoothie fruit, partially thawed

2 apples, peeled or unpeeled

1 banana

Mango Balsamic Vinegar of Modena

Simply Salsa Mix

Sea Salt

In a blender or food processor blend the frozen fruit leaving it somewhat chunky. Pour into a mixing bowl. Core and quarter your apples. Blend them with the banana leaving it somewhat chunky. Add to the mixing bowl. 

Add 2 Tbsp of the Mango Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and 3 Tbsp of the Simply Salsa Mix plus a couple of grinds or a dash of sea salt. Mix well and chill for at least an hour. Serve with tortilla or pita chips.  Let me know what you think!