Tasty Thursday: Turkey Stirfry and Rice

Weight loss can be tricky, finding the perfect combo in making a healthy meal can be fun though. I guess we can call this a turkey stirfry, it was a very big hit with my family... Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground turkey 1 bag of mixed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots) 1 onion diced 1 can of cilantro and lime tomatoes Garlic to taste cilantro to taste Sriracha 2 cups Whole Grain Rice First you want to cook up the ground turkey, once the turkey is cooked you will add the onions, garlic, cilantro, tomatoes, and mixed veggies. While this is cooking cook your whole grain rice. Then add the sriracha, i suggest only adding a small amount this stuff can be spicy! Once everything is cooked serve over the rice. This makes a very nice healthy meal, and it's so tasty! Cooking healthy is still bit of a challenge to me, I am experimenting with different ingredients to see what we like and what we don't like. This one happened to be a win for the whole … [Read more...]

Autumn Chili: Cool Weather Treat

Fall is a time of delicious seasonal flavors. As the leaves change colors, food habits transition from picnics outdoors to warm meals inside the house. Barbecue is replaced by savory stews, and the cool, refreshing salads of the summer step aside to allow hearty fall sides to take center stage. Autumn spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and clove flavor coffees, teas, and desserts. From Halloween treats to the Thanksgiving meal, fall is truly a season of culinary indulgence. There are several staple recipes of the season, but there are various ways to include favorite autumn ingredients to make healthy, distinctive meals. This recipe is a unique take on chili that incorporates favorite autumn ingredients. Ground turkey makes a healthy alternative to beef. Family members may notice this chili has a delightfully smooth texture, but will never suspect that there is healthy pumpkin hidden in the base. This recipe can be modified to compensate personal preferences. Those who prefer a mild … [Read more...]

Tasty Thursday: Steak Fingers

Have you ever had that meal that made you go back for more even if you were not hungry. I have had that meal many times, even though I know I should say no more, I say just a little more. Steak fingers is another recipe my sister taught me to make many years ago. Steak Fingers Recipe Family pack of cubed steak (trust me you will want left overs on this one) Flour Eggs Milk Peanut oil Seasons to taste. Cut the cubed steak in strips once you have them all cut, mix milk and eggs to make a egg wash. Mix some flour with the seasons you would like, I usually just do salt, pepper, and garlic. Heat up some peanut oil in a frying pan, we use peanut oil, because it cooks more even. Now dip your steak in egg, then flour, then put it in the pan. Make sure the oil is hot or this will not do right, cook each steak a few minutes on each side, then place on a plate with paper towel to help gather some of the grease. Continue cooking until you have them all cooked up. Serve … [Read more...]

Tasty Thursday: Chocolate Covered Strawberries

How many have you get a sweet tooth? Did you know one piece of cake can average a full meals worth of calories... EEK Instead of reaching for a candy bar to satisfy that sweet tooth, instead grab some strawberries and some dark chocolate. Not only is this little treat tasty, it will also help you watch the waistline. If you want you can add about a tsp of olive oil, I just do dark chocolate and strawberries. If you want more just do a bigger batch. Chocolate Covered Strawberries: Ingredients: 8 oz. Dark Chocolate 1/2 lb. strawberries 1 tsp olive oil (optional, by leaving this out, you also leave out some calories) Directions: Prepare your strawberries, wash them, cut the tops off then sit them aside. I like to take a microwave safe dish add the chips to is, and melt the chocolate, I do this in 30 second intervals so I don't over melt the chocolate, and have burnt chocolate. If you want to add olive oil now is the time do to so. After your chocolate is melted, take a … [Read more...]

Tasty Thursday: Valentine Pizza

Going out to eat on those special day's can be pricey, why not make a romantic meal at home that is quick, easy, and you and your loved one can have fun making! This is also a great recipe for the kids to help with, call it family pizza night, and make personal pizzas. One great thing about making pizza, is there's so many different options, you can go meaty and greasy, or you can go veggie style. I like making the veggie ones, and using the veggies to make faces and sayings. This is what makes the pizza romantic. Homemade Pizza: Ingredients: store bought pizza dough (I like using Pillsbury) 1 14 oz. can of pizza sauce 3 cups colby jack cheese, shredded any other toppings you would like Directions: Preheat oven to 400. Shape the dough, if you are making this for your sweetie shape it into a heart, if you and the kids are making pizza let them shape it into what they want. That is what's so fun about making homemade pizza there is no limits. Brush lightly with olive oil … [Read more...]

Tasty Thursday: Perogies

Often times making dinner can be a chore, try this perogies recipe, great for freezing and using at a later date when time seems to be a bit short. Dough Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 1 egg 2/3 cup water Dough Directions: In a descent sized bowl (I recommend using glass as they are easier to clean) combine the flour, salt, egg, and water. Mix it all together to form the dough. You will more than likely end up using your hands, so coat your hands in flour so less dough sticks to your hands. Once your dough is formed, set aside. Now, you can fill your perogies with pretty much anything you can think of. Filling Ingredients: 7 large potatoes 3 cloves of minced garlic 2 T. of butter 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups sour cream 2 T. minced rosemary 2 T. minced thyme 2 tsp. salt Filling Directions: Peel and cube the potatoes. Bring the potatoes to a boil in a large pot. Cook for about 15 minutes. Drain and then mash the potatoes. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix … [Read more...]

Tasty Thursday: Bread Pudding

Bread pudding has got to be one of my favorite desserts. I have always been a bread lover, and this recipe hits the spot. We all have different tastes, so feel free to try different ingredients, I also like to add a bit of raisins, and cinnamon. Bread Pudding: Ingredients: A loaf of bread, cubed 3 cups milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract Directions: Heat milk and salt to warm. Pour over bread and let sit for 15 minutes. Mix eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Fold into bread mixture. Bake in a baking dish. Set in a pan of hot water. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Make desserts, can be so fun. So can experimenting, cooking should be fun! … [Read more...]

Tasty Thursday

I love cooking, and I love trying new things so I am going to bring you Tasty Thursday! I will see about mixing it all up some, with different ideas, most of the recipes I bring you will be on the healthier side of the fence. Now I cannot promise a lot of images with these recipes, (I stink at having a camera around to snap photos) I will however do my best. If you have a recipe you would like to submit for Tasty Thursday please feel free to reach out to me via email, and I will do what I can to publish it!   … [Read more...]