re: Recipes post some :)

Quoting Harlequingrl88:“ So I came across this and it looks like you girls posted some yummy recipies. I was wondering if you ... [snip!] ... (Without yogurt). I know you can basically do them however you want, but I'm curious if ya'll have any fave ways to make them?”

Kiwi, Grape & Honeydew Smoothie

This pleasing combination of fruits makes a refreshing smoothie. There is no milk or yogurt in this thick and frosty drink, just pureed fruit and ice.

• 1 kiwi fruit - peeled and chopped
• 1 cup white grapes
• 1 cup honeydew melon chunks
• 1 cup white grape juice
• 6 tp 8 ice cubes

Preparation -
Place all the ingredients in the blender container. Process on high speed until the mixture is well-blended, the ice is completely crushed and the drink is smooth and creamy.
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Orange Smoothie

Here's a famous copycat recipe for a frosty orange smoothie that has been a shopping mall favorite for many years.

• 1 can (6 oz.) frozen orange juice, partially thawed
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar or Splenda® sweetener
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 6 to 8 ice cubes

Preparation -
Place all the ingredients in a blender container. Process on high speed until the ingredients are well blended, the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth and creamy.
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Make a healthy and delicious smoothie with this popular three fruit combination.

• 1/2 cup strawberries
• 1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 medium size ripe banana
• 1 cup milk - whole milk or 2% milk
• 6 to 8 ice cubes

Preparation -
Place all the ingredients in a blender container. Process on high speed until the ingredients are well blended, the ice is completely crushed and the drink is smooth and creamy.

This one has yogurt in it...

Here's a smoothie recipe for chocolate lovers. Use low-fat yogurt and 1% milk to for a light, healthier version.

Chocolate Raspberry Smoothie

• 1 cup yogurt- plain or vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 bananas, sliced
• 1 cup red raspberries, fresh or frozen (thawed)
• 2 T. chocolate syrup, such as Hershey's® Syrup
• 6 to 8 ice cubes

Preparation -
Combine all the ingredients in a blender or smoothie maker. Process on high speed until smooth and creamy. Pour into 2 tall glasses . Serve immediately.

to whoever posted the recipe for the black forest pie.. thank you!! I just made it last night, and it was fantastic.

Any chicken and rice recipes that are easy for the most part?

And some recipes with hamburger meat?

This isn't really a recipe out of a book, I came up with it by using my knowledge of flavor and spices. My friends have tried it and said it's great...so here it goes.

My friends call it Love-me-long-time Chicken because I made it after my boyfriend and I had a fight. =3

Love-me-long-time Chicken

Ingredients:

6 Chicken Thighs
Lime Juice
Cumin
Curry
Black Pepper
Onion (Preferably Yellow)
Garlic

-Take the Chicken Thighs out of the packaging, cut the fat off and cut them up into chunks.

-Toss the Chicken Chunks into a tupperware container and generously pour some lime juice all over them (I use the stuff in the bottle called Real Lime)

-Take about 2-3 Tablespoons of Cumin and pour it over the chicken, then move the chicken around with your hands until all the chunks are covered. (measurement is approximate, I don't use measuring utensils) Use your judgement, if it looks like it needs more it probably does.

-The amount of black pepper you add is up to you really. I add about 4 or 5 tablespoons of it because we're all about bold tastes in my family.

-Put a top on the tupperware and put in the fridge. Let the chicken marinate for about 6 hours.

When Cooking:

-Toss the chicken into a pan or skillet (Not all of it, just as much as your family will eat) set to medium (4 or 5. I set it on 3 because I'm usually working on other things along with this)

-Dice up some onion and toss it in the pan with the chicken (for one and a half thighs I usually do a quarter of an onion. Onions give a considerable flavor boost and add some zesty crunch to your dish)

-If you have fresh garlic, mince up about 1/4 of a clove and toss it in. If you're not too big on garlic or want a milder taste put in less. If you want a bolder taste toss in some more. If you're using jarred garlic, I'd say 1-2 Tablespoons. There's no right or wrong with this recipe.

-If you're cooking this for young kids as well, add in Vegetable Oil for the boost in Fatty Acids. If this is for older kids and adults, olive oil tends to work better. (I make a separate dish for my daughter with just the marinated chicken, a little bit of onion and vegetable oil)

-Add a dash of salt, a dash or two of cumin and a dash or more of curry powder (the more curry, the spicier the dish will be)

-Cook until well done and serve.

I find this dish works well in several different ways. We're big into rice (my boyfriend is of Mediterranean decent so we get ours from the Mediterranean store) with sumac, and this goes great. To mac Rice with Sumac all you have to do is cook the rice, put butter on the finished rice and then mix in some sumac.

You can also use the meat in burritos, tacos, on salad...it's one of those dishes that goes well with everything!

Bon Appetite!

A great recipe for veggie-stubborn toddlers, or toddlers with adventerous taste-buds.

Num-Num GeeBees!

Ingredients:

Green Beans
Chives
Grated Cheese (choose your toddlers favourite)
Vegetable Oil

Cook It!

Put the desired amount of Green Beans in a pan and pour a fair amount of Vegetable Oil on them (don't completely soak 'em, just enough to evenly coat all the beans)

Dump a generous amount of freeze-dried chives over them (if you're using fresh chives make sure they're being put in the pan still cold)

Stir and cook until the green beans are nice and warm and the chives are nice and soft.

Sprinkle some cheese over the green beans and mix

Put them in a bowl and dump another little clump of shredded cheese on top.

Enjoy!!

A neat little trick I tried was using monterey jack cheese and putting food colouring in it. I'd have one batch of blue, one of red, one yellow and one green. Emma couldn't stop "WOW"ing over the cheese, and it makes the green beans more fun to eat =D

Quoting I Love Reveille.:“ Any chicken and rice recipes that are easy for the most part?”

Easy chicken and rice

4 - Boneless skinless chicken breast
1 Family size can of Cream of Chicken soup
1/2 cup of broccoli (can be taken out if you don't like!)
2 1/2 cups of un-cooked rice
1/4 cup of water

INSTRUCTIONS -

Preheat oven to 400
In a casarole dish combine half of the soup, the rice, broccoli, and water. Mix well. Put chicken on top of that, and cover with the rest of the soup. Cover with foil and put in the oven.

I bake mine for about 30 min. depending on how thick the chicken is. You can also use chicken tenders (boneless and skinless if you're tight on money). And cook until the chicken is completely done. It should be moist and delicious!

Quoting GreenEyedLillies:“ This one has yogurt in it... Here's a smoothie recipe for chocolate lovers. Use low-fat yogurt and ... [snip!] ... in a blender or smoothie maker. Process on high speed until smooth and creamy. Pour into 2 tall glasses . Serve immediately.”

Thank you soo much for the recipies, as soon as we get a new blender i will have to try the,.... ours broke today  

Hungarian Goulash

Ingredients:
5 lbs pork or beef (diced, large cubes)
1 cup Hungarian sweet paprika (do NOT use American paprika)
4 large onions, diced
2 tbsp diced or minced garlic
melted fat (can be any: butter, olive oil, margarine, lard, whatever)
8 potatoes, peeled and diced
2-1/2 quarts stock
peas and carrots, if desired
salt and pepper to taste


Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Pour the paprika into a pie plate and roll the meat chunks in it as if it were flour, coating each piece. Put the coated pieces onto a broiler pan or large roasting pan. Add the diced onions to the paprika, and the garlic, and mix it up well, making sure it's all well coated. Put that into the pan with the meat. Drizzle the fat (I like olive oil, myself) over the top. You don't need a lot. Bake it until the meat is brown all over (hard to tell but you can see if you look closely) and the meat is "singing softly in the pan." It really does sing... it's a light sizzle sound.

In a large soup pot, put the meat and onion mix, then add your potatoes, and if you want, carrots. Cover it with the stock, and bring to a swift boil. Turn the heat down to a low simmer, and simmer for at least an hour. Stir from time to time and skim off the scum that will likely form on top (this is fat and marrow). Add stock as necessary to keep it from sticking.

In the last half hour (which may be the second day), add peas and spaetzle (if you want). If you cook this for a day and put it in the fridge overnight, the morning will find your pot with a half inch thick coating of ORANGE stuff. Skim that off and keep it. It tastes good in everything, except the goulash. LOL... We use it to coat the skin of turkeys and chickens we're roasting, and it lends it a DELICIOUS flavor.

Serve with buttered noodles (if you didn't add spaetzle to it) and fresh baked bread. Top with salt and pepper to taste. Dill pickles and spicey pickles are also traditional with this. Some Hungarian families occasionally add a large dollop of sour cream to the center of each bowl, both for looks and for flavor, although this is more of a North American thing.

Despite it sounding like a lot of work, this is the easiest stuff to make, has TONS of protein, little fat, and plenty of good carbs. You can let it become more stew-like if you desire, and serve it with rice. You can also do that on the second day by letting it simmer and reduce.

The only two things you should NEVER put into Hungarian goulash, are tomatoes and flour.

Just Lurking 

Best Bread Ever
3 cups of self-rising flour
1/2 cups of sugar
Mix those
Add 1-12 oz can of beer
Mix well
Put batter in well greased loaf pan and bake in a pre-heated oven on 350 for 1 hour. I actually myself like 300 degreestil it's golden brown and a toothpick poked in the center is clean. And I hand mix.

Typed the lazy way, but you get the jist. It's delish, and I hate beer!

I love to cook but never follow any real recipes....my grandma is the most amazing cook ever and doesnt either...she just taught my mom how to make everything and she taught me...i wish i knew how to write a recipe to share them too lol

ANyone have the recipe for Applebees Quesadilla Burger?? I had it the other day and it was Delish!

I'm craving something spicy.. not sure what though.