cucumber slices with cream cheese

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 Cucumber slices with cream cheese

Cucumber Bites

Ingredients:

4 oz. Cream cheese

2 Tbsp. Fresh dill chopped

¼ C. Ranch dressing

3 Cucumbers cut into 1 inch sliced

15 Cherry tomatoes sliced in half lengthwise

Salt and pepper to taste

Cucumber salad

Ingredients

3 Med. Cucumbers Peeled and Sliced 1/4″
1 Med. Onion sliced and separate into rings
3 Med. tomatoes cut into wedges
1/2 C. Vinegar
1/4 C. Sugar or Stevia
1 C. water
1/4 C. olive oil
2 tsp.salt
1 tsp. ground pepper

Hamburger Goulash

 My Mom made hamburger goulash and I loved it, I saw this on facebook and want to try it to see if it is like hers! found the site here:

Hamburger Goulash

INGREDIENTS

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large white or yellow onion diced
• 5 cloves minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3 cups beef broth
• 30 ounces canned tomato sauce
• 30 ounces canned diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

• Heat a 6-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add in ground beef and cook until browned, but not cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain excess grease and return pan to medium-high heat.
• Pour in olive oil. Add in onion and saute until onion is soft and translucent and ground beef is cooked through, another 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add in garlic, chili powder, and paprika. Let toast 1-2 minutes.
• Pour in beef broth, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, onion powder, and black pepper. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer over high heat.
• Once simmering, reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add in elbow noodles. Cook an additional 15 minutes, until pasta is al dente.
• Remove pot from the heat. Stir in cheddar cheese until melted. Serve warm.

BLUEBERRY PANCAKE TOPPING

 BLUEBERRY PANCAKE TOPPING

this comes from Shane and Simple blog, he is healthy eater, can find this recipe here:

use this for your pancakes or oatmeal or breakfast bowls

How To Make Blueberry Compote

One of the best things about making this easy blueberry sauce is that it works with frozen or fresh blueberries. I prefer frozen because they are readily available at a moment’s notice and super convenient. And, frozen blueberries are just as healthy. So, no worries there. Now, let’s make it!

1. Add 1 cup of the blueberries, water, maple syrup, lemon juice, and cinnamon to a small saucepan. Then, cook over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil and the blueberries start to pop and break. This usually about 8-10 minutes when using frozen blueberries.
2. Next, reduce the heat down to a simmer and gently mash the cooked blueberries with a wooden spoon, plastic spatula, or potato masher until you get the consistency you desire.
3. Finally, add the remaining blueberries and cook for 8-10 more minutes.
4. You can serve it right away, but I like to let it cool for just a few minutes so it will thicken up just a bit

TURKEY CURRY

 TURKEY CURRY

This recipe comes to me from my friend Tammy Lloyd, it is a family favorite of theirs  I just tried it tonight and it is amazing.  I accidentally burnt my first try because it says LOW heat and I had too high heat and burned the butter and onions.  So.... use low heat and have all the stuff you are going to add the butter and flour mixture ready to go!

6 Tblsp margarine (or butter)

2 cup milk

1/2 cup minced onion (or 3 Tblsp dried)

2 tsp curry powder

1 1/2 tsp sugar

6 Tblsp flour

1/2 tsp ginger

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 cups chicken broth

lemon juice

2 cups uncooked rice

4 cups Turkey or chicken, cooked

Melt margarine over low heat, saute onion and curry powder. Blend in flour and seasonings.

Cook over low heat until mixture is smooth and bubbly  Remove from heat, stir in broth and milk.  Bring slowly to a boil stirring constantly - boil one minute  .add turkey and lemon juice  Spoon curry over cooked rice

can use condiments as desired:

raisins, almonds, bacon bits, coconut, apples, peanuts, hard boiled egg, chutney

This is really really good.  I cooked rice in the instant pot while I started the curry sauce and topped it with olives, tomatoes, and chopped nuts and it is sooo good!  Enjoy

by Ingrid Byers

Healthy oatmeal breakfast

 Healthy oatmeal breakfast

A friend said they eat a big bowl of healthy oatmeal most mornings:

said they use 

1/2 cup dry oats for one serving, make as directed

then top with 3 tbslp hemp seeds, 2 tblsp chia seeds, 2 tblsp flax seed, 1 to 2 Tbslp date sugar

1 Tblsp black strap molasses

1/2 teason cinnamon and allspice

Homemade apple pie spice

 Homemade Apple Pie Spice

• 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• Directions 
• Combine spices in a small bowl, mix well to combine. Store in a small jar or spice container.
• These measurements don't need to be precise. If you prefer more of one spice or less of another, feel free to adjust to your liking.
• If using freshly grated nutmeg, you'll want to decrease the amount a bit as it tends to be be quire a bit stronger than jarred, ground nutmeg.

I also saw a simplified recipe of the following:

2 Tblsp cinnamon

2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp allspice

Mix all together

Banana Protein Baked Oatmeal

 I found this recipe on Instagram, have not tried it yet, but want to:  

Banana Protein Baked Oatmeal

1/2 banana

1/3 cup oats

1 tsp chia seeds

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1/3 cup milk

1/4 cup water

pinch of cinnamon and pinch of sea salt

in bowl:

mash the banana, add rest of ingredients, mix well, pour batter into oven safe baking dish 

Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 min

add toppings of choice such as:

almond butter, cinnamon , honey