Egg Pancakes

These egg pancakes are really tasty, however they are not low in calories. However their health and nutritional benefits make up for it. These pancakes are loaded with protein, healthy fat, fiber, vitamins and are low carb. You're skin and hair will thank you!

Pancake Ring

Egg Pancakes

12 eggs (just the white part) OR 1 cup of egg whites

1 cup of chopped spinach - just fill the cup don't press down, allow the air to take up some space

1/2 onion 

1 large beef steak tomato

1 bell pepper

handful of Black (or green olives)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. of oregano

1 tsp. chili powder

4 oz. of sharped cheddar cheese

1. Break the eggs and remove the egg whites from the egg yolks

2. Gather your chopped spinach - and add: 

    diced onion

    chopped bell pepper

    olives - sliced

    spices -salt, garlic, oregano, chili

3. Mix well and then add it to your egg whites

4. pour mixture into a pancake ring on the stove top pan  

5. Add slices tomatoes and sprinkle cheese on top

6. Cook for 3 minutes on low then flip over and cook for an additional mixture

Serve and Enjoy! 

Tilapia Fries

These are so yummy! They're kind of like fish sticks, chicken fingers - but they're pure 100% tilapia. Tilapia is an excellent fish to have. It has a great source of protein and healthy fats. Your waist will thank you!


Tilapia Fries

16 oz. package of frozen tilapia
2 eggs
1 c. of whole flour
1 c. bread crumbs - mixed with 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tbsp. paprika, 1 tbsp. french fry salt
oil

1. use a SHARP cutco knife to slice the tilapia pieces
2. coat each piece with the flour
3. coat it with the egg
4. then cover it with the bread crumb mixture
5. put onto a baking sheet
6. heat oil - add each fry into in and allow it to bubble for 4 minutes.
Remove

Enjoy!

Condiments - mayo, sour cream, ketchup, tartar sauce, vinegar

Chicken with Lemon

This is a wonderful dish to make for any event. Shabbos, Christmas - whatever you celebrate, it will meet your needs!


Chicken with Lemon

4 boneless chicken breast
2 tbsp. of olive oil
1 tbsp. cilantro
4 cloves of garlic
1 lemon
1 tbsp. honey


1. clean chicken breast
2. mix olive oil with cilantro and garlic and the juice of half of the lemon- then use the zest from the skin of the half you took the juice from to mix in (just a little zest, you've got to feel it with how much)
3. mix it well and then brush it on the chicken breast
4. in a non stick pan - cook on the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side
5. then brush with honey
6. slice the lemon and garnish it with the chicken so people can squeeze a little more for flavor

Blueberry Yogurt Muffins

This recipe is one that is sure to make you happy. It's healthy, yet still has that fix that you want. The one of the reasons why this recipe is healthy is because normally yogurt muffins have oil, butter, syrup and milk = equals tones of fats and carbs. The only fat these muffins have are from the egg yolks (which are healthy). The entire batch as 15 grams of fat, which means each muffin has about 1 gram of fat as opposed to 10 grams of fat! Plus because you're using greek yogurt, you're getting in more protein! These are the bomb!

Blueberry Yogurt Muffins
3 eggs
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 cup fat free greek yogurt
1/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce
2 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 tsp  baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
dash of salt
1 1/4 cups of blueberries

1. Mix the eggs and sugar together
2. Add in yogurt, apple sauce, honey and lemon juice
3. Mix well
4. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together
5. Add the dry mixture and wet mixture together and beat well
6. Add in the blueberries

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes

Spring Fling Salmon

This is an amazing, light and healthy salmon. It's perfect for spring time. You're mouth will love, your stomach will love it and best....your waist will love it too!!

Spring Fling Salmon
4 pieces of salmon
1 mango
2 tbsp. cilantro
1 small purple onion
1 small red pepper
1 tbsp. lime juice
1 tbsp. honey mixed with 1 tsp. brown sugar

1. wash the salmon
2. marinate it in a honey & brown sugar between 30 minutes to 2 hours (ideally 1 hour)
3. chop the mango, cilantro, onion, red pepper and mix it with lime - set aside
4. grill the salmon and then remove - serve it with the mango salsa

It's best when served over a bed of rice of noodles. 

Delicious Stuffing Candy

This is delicious candy recipe that is in the theme of Thanksgiving. It's called Stuffing Candy - because it is stuffed with all your favorite candies, yet is done in a nutritious way.

Delicious Stuffing Candy

2 cups of chopped honey roasted peanuts
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of broken pretzel sticks
12 oz. chopped white candy corn M and Ms
1 tbsp. butter

1. mix the peanuts, raisins and broke pretzels together and evenly flatten in a baking dish
2. in a double broiler melt the M and Ms with butter - stir until smooth
3. pour the M and M smooth melted mixture over the pretzel/peanut/raisin mix and flatten and smooth evenly
4. place in fridge for a couple hours allowing it to harden a little
5. take out and brake into little pieces

Delicious Stuffing Candy

This is delicious candy recipe that is in the theme of Thanksgiving. It's called Stuffing Candy - because it is stuffed with all your favorite candies, yet is done in a nutritious way.

Delicious Stuffing Candy

2 cups of chopped honey roasted peanuts
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of broken pretzel sticks
12 oz. chopped white candy corn M and Ms
1 tbsp. butter

1. mix the peanuts, raisins and broke pretzels together and evenly flatten in a baking dish
2. in a double broiler melt the M and Ms with butter - stir until smooth
3. pour the M and M smooth melted mixture over the pretzel/peanut/raisin mix and flatten and smooth evenly
4. place in fridge for a couple hours allowing it to harden a little
5. take out and brake into little pieces

Pumpkin Cake

Welcome to post #2 for fall. We are having Pumpkin Cake today! Yummy!!

Pumpkin Cake

2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of apple sauce
1 cup of canned pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1 stick of butter
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. baking powder

1. Mix the brown sugar, whole wheat flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder together
2. add in the apple sauce and pumpkin puree
3. soften the butter and then add that in and mix well

Preheat oven 350
Bake for 45 minutes in a bundt pan
Let cool

Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip

Happy Fall!

So for fall, I am going to post 10 fall recipes. Each recipe I post in October and November will be 100% fall related.

Here is our first one:
(And yes I know it's not healthy, but we can't always be healthy)

8 oz. cream cheese
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. sugar
1 package of instant pumpkin spice pudding
graham crackers

1. Soften the cream cheese and mix into the cinnamon and sugar
2. add in the instant pudding mix
3. place in fridge for 1 hour
4. serve with graham crackers

Ginger Snap Cookies

These are 'OMG melt in our mouth delicious, so delicious cookies'. I know you are going to devour these and then be so mad because there aren't left! Most cookies can be very unhealthy, but if you follow my recipe they will be healthy and so, so good!

Ginger Snap Cookies
1/2 c. apple sauce
1/2 c. white sugar
1 mashed banana
1 egg
2 cups. of whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. ground ginger
3/4 c. brown sugar

1. mash the banana and then add it to the apple sauce - mix well
2. add in the egg
3. mix together the flour, baking soda, brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon
4. mix your flour mixture with the apple sauce mixture and then add in your ginger
5. cover and place in fridge for at least 1 hour (no more than 4)

Preheat over to 375

Make small balls and place on baking sheet and then use a fork to push down on balls.

Sprinkle with colored sugar if you must for a holiday feel.

Bake for 18 minutes

Chocolate Fruit Salad

So sometimes it is that time of the month you just need some chocolate! But remember when it is that time of the month, chocolate is probably not the best way to go. When you're feeling moody, bloated and like you just gained about 20 lbs in 7 days, you need to eat healthy! But, come on I know you want something sweet too! So this recipe is perfect. It will satisfy your chocolate cravings, yet still give you the feeling that you did something good for your health.

Chocolate Fruit Salad -Servings Size: 2

Banana
5 Large Strawberries
1/2 pint of fresh blueberries
Slices oranges
1/2 bag of semi sweet chocolate (melted in double broiler)

1. slice the fruit as you wish!
2. add the fruit to a bowl!
3. drizzle chocolate over it as if it were salad dressing

Optional - you want add toppings?
Raisins
Chopped Nuts

Man Sandwich - Healthy Way

So I know everyone has heard of the "Manwhich", but normally a "Manwich" is really not that healthy and not good your liver, colon or weight. However, my "Manwich" which I have changed to Man Sandwich is healthy and is good for your body and overall health...but it still is filling and probably will not leave room for any dessert....LOL

Man Sandwich

1 whole wheat pita
hummus
2 slices of thinly sliced mozzarella low fat cheese
2 slices of tomato
2 slices of red onion
3 slices of avocado
1 Morning Star Soy Fake Chicken Patty
squeeze of lemon juice




1. spread a generous amount of hummus inside the pita pocket
2. melt the 2 slices of cheese on the burger and then carefully place inside pita pocket
3. add in the avocado slices, tomato slices and red onion slices
4. squirt in the lemon

Eat Up!!


Optional - Add some soy chips or blue corn chips on the side. 

Summer Fruit Soup

This a wonderfully light soup that will leave you so full of summer love you will be wishing it could be summer all year long. It's a perfect appetizer or even can be served as a dessert.

Summer Fruit Soup

2 pounds of watermelon chunks (which is about 4 cups)
1/2 mango (chunks)
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. sparkling (Poland Spring) fruit flavored water

 In a blender - mix them all together. Chill up to 8 hours (or overnight)

Serve with some fresh ginger as a garnish.

Yummy! 

Broiled Flounder with Creamy Lemon Sauce and Steamed Asparagus

So this is maybe one of my healthiest and most nutritious meals yet. I promise that you'll love it. It's good for weight loss, maintaining a healthy weight and just being overall a healthy person. It's all pretty kid friendly - considering what it is.

Broiled Flounder with Creamy Lemon Sauce 
1 package of frozen flounder (the kind I buy normally has 6 pieces in it)
1/4 cup of melted butter
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 glove of minced garlic
1 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce
salt/pepper to taste

1. bake DEFROSTED flounder in the broiler for 15 minutes
Meanwhile, melt butter in warm pan and add the lemon. garlic and Worcestershire sauce
2. While the fish is still hot pour the sauce over the fish and then sprinkle with your salt and pepper blend

Asparagus
1 pound of asparagus (clean)
olive oil
Parmesan cheese
Onion Salt
Garlic Powder

1. Preheat oven to 450
2. sprinkle olive oil on top of asparagus and mix so it's coated well.
3. sprinkle 1/4 tsp of garlic powder and 1/2 tsp. onion powder (mixed together) on asparagus and pour about 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese on top
4. Bake for 25 minutes

Serve both w/ a glass of your favorite red wine and some garlic bread. Yummy!!!

Summer Squash Casserole

This recipe is a super healthy and super easy one. I know you will love it!!


Summer Squash Casserole

4 cups of sliced yellow squash - mashed
1/2 cup of chopped onion
1 cup cheddar cheese
2 eggs beaten
3/4 c. soy milk
1/4 c. melted butter
salt
35 round crackers - crushed

Preheat oven to 400

1. Mix the mashed squash with the chopped onion
2. add the crushed crackers and cheddar cheese, eggs and milk and butter together and mix well
3. then add the squash/onion mixture and cracker/cheese mixture together
4. spread evenly on a baking dish
5. sprinkle salt over it

Bake in oven for 30 minutes at 400

Vegetable Summer Salad

This salad is 100% dedicated to all veggies that popular and ripe in the summer. I know what is is like to want a food but you cannot get because either it's out of season and not being sold anywhere or it's out of season and costs an arm and a leg. This recipe, titled, Vegetable Summer Salad it a salad recipe that has all your summer veggies. So...they're easy to find, cheep to buy and super yummy to eat!

Vegetable Summer Salad

2 cucumbers
1 pint of cherry tomatoes
1 pint of blueberries
2 bags of baby spinach
1 yellow pepper
1 red onion
1 can of of garbanzo beans
(optional- avocado)

Mix together:
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. of sugar
dash of garlic powder

1. dice the cucumbers, slice the cherries tomatoes, dice the red onion, yellow pepper
2. mix with baby spinach and then add the blueberries and garbanzo beans
3. right before serving add your dressing

Serve! (Serves 6)

4th of July Healthy Salad

2 large bags of baby spinach

1 pint of blueberries

1/2 pint of strawberries - sliced thinly

crumbled up Feta cheese

Dressing 

Mix together some dijon honey mustard, some soy sauce, a little onion salt and brown sugar and dab of olive oil. 

4th of July Healthy Salad

slice the strawberries

wash the blueberries

throw everything into a bowl and mix in dressing, toss and serve! That's it!

Cheesecake Cookies

Cheesecake cookies are so delicious and so simple, I promise you that when you're done making these you will ask yourself why you have never made them before. Here is the simple and healthful recipe...

Cheesecake Cookies
1 package of cinnamon graham crackers
1 package of regular cream cheese
dash of milk
2 tbsp. of sugar
chocolate syrup
crushed Reese's peanut butter cups

1. soften the cream cheese - then add dash of milk and sugar.- Whip it really good!!
2. spread evenly on the graham crackers.The crush the Reese's peanut butter cups and sprinkle over the graham cracker and cream cheese layer - put in freezer for at least 4 hours (or overnight)
3. remove graham cracker and cream cheese and pour in zig zag form the chocolate syrup. Place in fridge for a few hours so it can harden. Serve! YUMMY!!!


Sorry I forgot to take a picture. But it is GOOD!

Graduation Hat Treats

So this graduation season!
I have a neighbor graduating from high school, I graduated high school 10 years ago, my cousins graduated college this year and many other people all around the globe graduated. So in honor of the graduates we will be making GRADUATION HAT TREATS. Yah! Congrats to all the grads!

Graduation Hat Treats

1 package of Peppermint Patties
Peanut Butters
M and Ms
Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Red Licorice (Not Twizzlers LICORICE)

1. open all the Mini Reese's up and spread across your table
2. Put a dab of peanut butter on the bottom of peppermint patties and then stick it to the cups
3. Cup the Licorice into small pieces
3. put another dab of peanut butter on top of the peppermint patties and stick on the M and Ms and Licorice on top.

All Done!

Oreo Cookie Pie

It's summer! This is a perfect thing to make for when your kiddos come home off the bus on their last day of school!

Oreo Cookie Pie 

4 cups of Turkey Hill All Natural Vanilla Bean

1/2 package of Newton's Oreo cookies

1. soften the ice cream and spread evenly over a baking dish
2. crush about 10 cookies and then sprinkle evenly over the ice cream

Place in freezer for 3 hours.

Repeat these steps 2 more times.

All Done!