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Grilled Pineapple Chicken
By barbsjustagirl
Serve with pineapple salsa and rice with cilantro - great meal!
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless organic chicken breasts or tenders
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp fresh grated organic lime zest (about 1 lime)
- 2 tbsp unsweetened 100% pure pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/8 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/8 tsp dried thyme
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Chicken and dumplings for slow cooker
By barbsjustagirl
1. Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover
- 4 * 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 * 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 * 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 * 2 (10 ounce) packages refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces
Mocha Cocoa Frappucino (Starbucks)
By barbsjustagirl
A low-calorie version from home! Serving Size: entire recipe (about 16 oz
- 2 tsp. shredded sweetened coconut, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp. fat-free non-dairy powdered creamer (like the kind by Coffee-mate)
- 1 tsp. instant coffee granules
- 1 tsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 no-calorie sweetener packets (like Splenda or Truvia), or more to taste
- 1/8 tsp. coconut extract
- 2 cups crushed ice or 10 - 16 ice cubes
- 2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip
- 1 tsp. light chocolate syrup
Italian Roast Beef - Slow Cooker version
By barbsjustagirl
Lightly coat bottom of slow cooker with olive or coconut oil
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 4 equal pieces
- 1 1/4 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1 medium green bell pepper, seeds removed, sliced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, seeds removed, sliced
- 1 medium sweet onion, sliced
- 10 oz. white mushrooms, quartered
- Au Jus Ingredients
- 1/3 cup beef or chicken stock (homemade stock is best!)
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
Molasses Gingerbread Cupcakes
By barbsjustagirl
Includes cream cheese and buttercream icing recipes!
- CUPCAKES
- Ingredients
- 8 8 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1 1 cup boiling water
- 2 2 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 2 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (use fresh if you can)
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2/3 2/3 2/3 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 1 1 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 1 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 2 2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 1 1 1 lb. soft butter unsalted (4 sticks)
- 1 1 1 lb. powdered sugar sifted
- 1 1 1 lb. cream cheese softened
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract(best you can find)
- VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- 1 1 1 lb. soft butter unsalted (4 sticks)
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 lb powdered sugar sifted
Hot Chocolate Spoons
By barbsjustagirl
A very good recipe for yummy hot chocolate and then presented so cutely on a wooden spoon! You can make a "printab...
- 1 pound (16 ounces) semisweet chocolate
- 1 - 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Texas Style Casserole
By barbsjustagirl
PointsPlusTM value | 5 Servings | 6 Preparation Time | 12 min Cooking Time | 45 min Level of Difficulty | Easy...
- 1 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray
- 2 cup(s) frozen hash brown potatoes
- 1 cup(s) frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1 cup(s) frozen pepper strips, thawed
- 8 oz raw turkey sausage, thinly sliced
- 1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk
- 2 large egg(s)
- 1/4 tsp table salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 3/4 cup(s) low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
Vermont Whole Wheat Oatmeal Honey Bread
By barbsjustagirl
In a large mixing bowl, combine the water, oats, maple or brown sugar, honey, butter, salt, and cinnamon
- 2 2 2 cups boiling water
- 1 1 1 cup rolled oats, traditional or quick (not instant)
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup maple sugar or brown sugar
- 1 1 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter
- 1 1 2 1/2 kosher salt or 2 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 1 1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, Vietnamese preferred
- 1 1 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour
- 4 4 4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
Chocolate Velvet Mousse
By barbsjustagirl
A Splenda recipe
- 3 * 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 * 1 cup low fat milk
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
- 1 * 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 * 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier (or Curacao, Triple Sec, or brandy)*
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup heavy cream
- *
- 3 * 3 cups sliced strawberries
Apple Raisin Strata
By barbsjustagirl
The flavors of apples and raisins blend beautifully to create an elegant yet simple and fast breakfast
- 1 (1 pound) loaf cinnamon raisin bread, cubed
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, diced
- 1-1/2 cups peeled and diced apples
- 1-1/2 cups raisins
- 8 eggs
- 2-1/2 cups half and half or cream
- 6 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1/3 cup maple syrup