Monday, March 15, 2010

Banana Parfaits with Chocolate Granola

What You Need:
1 C of rolled oats
1/2 C of toasted almonds, sliced
1/3C of toasted walnuts, chopped
1 1/2 C of unsweetened coconut, toasted and shredded
1 T of brown sugar + 1/4 C of brown sugar, packed and divided
1 t of cinnamon
2 T of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 C honey, divided
1/4 C semisweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 C of [...]

Tuna Steaks with Orange Sauce

What You Need:
3 T of sesame oil, divided
1 C + 2 T of chicken broth
1 C of couscous
2 (4 oz.) tuna steaks, chopped
1/2 C of orange juice
4 t of honey
6 T of soy sauce
6 garlic cloves, chopped
4 T of toasted sesame seeds
1/2 t of ginger
4 C of broccoli florets
1 small yellow squash, sliced thin
How to [...]

Honey Mustard Pork with Vegetables

What You Need:
1 1/2 lb. pork tenderloin
1/2 t salt
1/4 t of pepper
1/2 C of honey
6 T of Dijon mustard
1 t ground ginger
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ground cloves
10 small new potatoes
4 carrots, sliced into coins
3 C of frozen cut green beans
How to Make It:
Adjust the oven temperature to 450 degrees and allow the oven to [...]

Food That Can Warm Up or Cool Down the Body

January 12, 2010 by The Recipe Mom  
Filed under Today's Kitchen

For many people food is a part of their comfort zone. When it’s a frigid winter we look for way to find comfort from the cold. Food, in moderation, can be that comfort. There are many foods that just yell out warmth while there are certain foods that can make that cold [...]

Apple Cinnamon Party Tea

What You Need:
6 C of water
5 cinnamon apple spice tea bags
1 (6 oz.) can orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 C of honey
How to Make It:
Pour the water into a saucepan and add the tea bags.
Place the pan over medium high heat and bring the water to a boil.
Take the pan from the heat and allow the [...]

Christmas Cooking Grocery List

November 19, 2009 by The Recipe Mom  
Filed under Today's Kitchen

Cooking at Christmas is stressful enough without the hassle of forgetting something from the store. Every cook has been through it at least once and it makes for extra stress and bedlam. This grocery list will help with making sure you don’t have to experience that again.
Each holiday, most of us prepare the same [...]

Easy Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Apples

What You Need:
4 green peppers
2 C ground chicken
1 C bread crumbs
1/4 C of onion, chopped
1 t mixed herbs
1/2 t of salt
1/4 t of pepper
1/2 C of ketchup
1 t Worcestershire sauce
2 C of water
4 cooking apples
1/4 C of honey
1 t cinnamon
12 baby red potatoes
How to Make It:
Remove the tops of the peppers and the seeds removed [...]

Steak Dinner with Banana and Yams

What You Need:
2 C of water
1 (12 oz.) lean round steak
4 yams, scrubbed and sliced
8 T of barbecue sauce
4 bananas, unpeeled
4 T of honey
1 t cinnamon
How to Make It:
In the bottom of a pressure cooker put the trivet.
The water is poured over the trivet.
Trim any visible fat off the steak.
On the trivet in the cooker [...]

Allspice Oranges with Honey

What You Need:
3 1/2 C of water, divided
4 large oranges
1/2 C of honey
1/4 t of allspice
1 t of rum extract
How to Make It:
Pour 3 C of the water into the bottom of the pressure cooker.
Place the unpeeled oranges into the water.
Bring the pressure to high and poach the oranges for 3 minutes.
Release the pressure quickly [...]

Golden Almond Oatmeal

What You Need:
2 C of orange juice
1 C rolled oats
1/4 C of golden raisins
1 T almonds, sliced
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 t of cinnamon
1/4 t of nutmeg
How to Make It:
Pour the juice into the pressure cooker.
Stir in the oats, raisins, almonds and vanilla until well blended.
Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir to combine.
Bring the pressure [...]

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