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Light Lemon Pound Cake
By Nanasjoy
Heat the oven to 350 degrees
- 3/4 cup skim milk
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup fat-free Greek yogurt
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 3-6 lemons, zested and juiced to yield 1/3 cup zest and 3/4 juice, divided
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Two-Toned Mashed Potato Crisp
By Nanasjoy
Grease a 9x13 glass baking dish
- Topping:
- 8 Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 4 Sweet Potatoes
- 1 cup each Milk and Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Butter, softened
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. each ground nutmeg, white pepper
- 2 cups Cubed Crusty Bread
- 2 tbsp. Chopped Fresh Parsley
- 2 tbsp. Butter, melted
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
By Nanasjoy
Simply place all ingredients in blender
- 2 Tbsp of Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate mix (can be substituted with diet)
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1/2 a banana, frozen without peel
- 1 Tbsp of Peanut Butter, smooth style
Easy Honey Mustard Chicken
By Nanasjoy
To a medium bowl add the honey, mustards, whisk to combine, taste and check for flavor balance, adding more honey o...
- 1/2 cup honey, or to taste
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard (grainy or spicy brown mustard may be substituted)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.25 about 1.25 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used breast tenders)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
- 2 to 3 cups broccoli florets
Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies
By Nanasjoy
Beat the Butter on medium-high speed in a large mixing bowl for 2 minutes
- 1/3 C butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 C packed Brown Sugar
- 1/4 C dark Molasses
- 1 tsp Ginger, ground
- 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 C all purpose wheat flour
- 1/2 C whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 C granulated sugar
Midnight Mice
By Nanasjoy
Put these on a plate and they'll be gone in no time! Kids will love decorating the mice with assorted candies>
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
- 3/4 cup sliced almonds
- 12 oz. dark chocolate candy coating, chopped
- 1 tbsp. shortening
- 36 pieces black shoestring licorice (2 inches each)
- Assorted candies: Red cake decorator dots, M&M's miniature baking bits and black sugar.
Creamy Garlic Mozzarella Pasta with Spinach & Sausage!
By Nanasjoy
In a sauce pan, heat butter in a saucepan over low heat; cook spinach in the butter until warmed, about 1-2 minutes...
- 1 lb sausage, sliced
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced
- 2 tablespoons of cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 10 oz pasta
- 1/2 teaspoon adobo
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 6 fresh garlic cloves, minced
- 1 & 1/2 cups heavy cream
Sausage, Potato and Swiss Chard Soup
By Nanasjoy
Cut sausage into 1 inch pieces
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 tbsp evoo
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups cubed, peeled potatoes
- 1/2 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup low sodium chicken stock
- 2 cups packed coarsely chopped swiss chard leaves
- 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
Homestyle Applesauce
By Nanasjoy
This applesauce will be slightly chunky
- 8 to 10 medium sized cooking apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar depending on sweetness of apples used
- 1/2 to 1 tsp cinnamon
Instant Pot Pulled Pork
By Nanasjoy
Mix together the ketchup, vinegar and Worcestershire and set aside
- 4-5lb Pork Shoulder
- 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Ketchup
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire
- 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tbsp. Paprika
- 1 tbsp. Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp. Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp. Seasoned Salt
- Cole Slaw
- Buns