Gingerbread Waffles

This was served at my friend Emily Goddard's daughter (Carrie) bridal shower. These were delicious and definitely a fun festive fall breakfast.

TRPL         DBL            ORG

 1 c               1/2c             1/4 c butter
 2 c               1c                1/2c brown sugar
 2 c               1c                1/2c light molasses
 6                  4                  2 eggs
 4 c               2c                1 c milk
 6 c               4c                2 c flour
 6 t               3t                1 and 1/2t baking powder
 6 t               3t                1 and 1/2t cinnamon
 4 t                2t                1 t ginger
  1 t               1/2t             1/4t allspice
  2 t               1t                1/2t salt

Toppings-
4                  2 bananas
1c                1/2c whipping cream

In one bowl- Cream butter, sugar, molasses, eggs, and milk

In different bowl mix- flour, baking powder, ginger, allspice and salt. Add to the liquid mixture.

Bake on grease waffle iron. Top with whipped cream and bananas

Coconut Cream Fruit Dip

 Together as a Family

Serve with- watermelon, cantaloupe, kiwi, grapes, bananas(cut right before you serve), blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and fresh pineapple

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1¼ cups cream of coconut (Brand "Coco", found it at Smiths grocery right by the liquor and margerita mixers)
• 1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese softened

Instructions

• Add heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Beat with a handheld mixer, or use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, until stiff peaks form. This will take about 3-4 minutes.
• In a seperate bowl, add the cream of coconut and softened cream cheese. Blend together until combined, smooth, and mixed well.
• Gently fold the whipped cream, with a wooden spoon or spatula, into the cream cheese and coconut mixture. Stir together until combined.
• You can serve this fruit dip right away OR for best taste and texture refrigerate the fruit dip for 2-3 hours before serving.
• Store leftovers, in a covered container, for up to 3 days.

Notes

Cream of Coconut : Refer to the picture in the post for a picture of what this looks like. You will find it in the drink mix aisle. Sometimes the same aisle as alcoholic beverages and/or flavored water packets. This does NOT contain alcohol. It is just normally used to make mixed drinks. It's not the same thing as a can of coconut milk. Look for it specifically by the brand name of Coco Real. 

Fridge Time : The flavors come together so perfectly and the fruit dip gets this creamy texture once it has refrigerated for at least 2-3 hours. I always make it ahead of time so it can hang out in the fridge before serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 409IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg

Alli Amazing Blueberry Muffins

Muffins

Makes 12-24 muffins

Preheat oven 400, cook for 20 min

4c            1 3/4- 2c flour

1c    1c sugar

1t             1/2t salt

4t             2 t baking powder

2/3c         1/3c vegetable oil(one time I used applesauce)

2eggs      1 egg

2/3c         1/3c milk (can use buttermilk and one time I used egg nog)

1/2c         1/4 c cubed butter (put pureed bananas in place of butter)

3t             1 1/2t cinnamon

2c            1 c fresh blueberries (I used frozen)

I did add some protein powder

Topping- sprinkle over muffins before you cook

2/3c         1/3c flour

1/2c         1/2c sugar(I didnt double the sugar)

1/4c         1/4c cubed butter (I didnt double the butter, one time I used coconut oil- worked great)

1t             1/2t cinnamon

Mix the dry ingredients first, then stir the liquid ingredients in a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Mix it all together. Fold the blueberries in. Put the paper muffin cups in the muffin pan. Plop the muffin mixture in the muffin pan.

Mix the topping ingredients in a bowl. Pour on  top of the muffins.

8/1/20 so delish, double the recipe next time

11/21/20 I used egg nog in place of milk and applesauce in place of oil.

Orange Julius

Gimme Some Oven

• 4 fresh oranges, peeled
• 2 cups ice (or use frozen bananas)
• 1/3 cup milk (your preference – regular, soy, coconut, etc.)
• 1-2 tablespoons honey (or agave or your desired sweetener), if needed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
• Protein powder- pea protein
• top with whipped cream or coconut cream

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth.  Add more ice if you would like.

Valentines food Ideas

1.  Tulip tomato flowers  Shockingly Delicious and Youtube, I think fresh steamed green beans would work better than green onions
2.  Meat and Cheese hearts  Two Kids Cooking/ and Krazy Coupon and Food Ideas
3.  Cucumber and carrot hearts
4.  Chocolate bananas Finding Zest and Carrie Experiments and Striped choco bananas

Feeding baby

A persons' and babys' skin is the first responder to a new food. The skin will tell you if the food is ok for the babys inside (stomach and intestines). As long as you dont see redness on the babys cheeks and face- from feeding the baby food,that will show that the food is assimilating well into the baby. If the baby has redness, stop feeding the food for the day. Then the next day start a smaller amount and see how the babys' skin does.

Breakfast- over easy egg
Lunch- brown rice cereal with any side below
Dinner- brown rice cereal with any side below

1.  Over easy egg                  4-5mo, in the morning one small taste from dipping my finger in the                                                     yolk from my egg. Then at 6-7 mo still over easy egg, but mix in the                                                     white part chop it up. Then around 8 months could make scrambled eggs
2.  Brown rice porridge        6 months, I cooked regular brown rice with water, then pureed it with                                                   breastmilk in blender to make it soupy and thin. Started feeding once a                                                   day, then increased it at 7 mo to twice a day
3. Avocado                           4- 6 months, one small taste once a day starting at 4 mo, then smash up                                                  more and slowly increase the amount
4. Banana                             4- 6 months, one small taste once a day starting at 4 mo, then smash up                                                  more and slowly increase the amount
5. Peanut Butter or almond butter
                                              7 months one small taste once a day, then slowly increase the amount
6. pumpkin and sweet potatoes- roast in oven or boil in water, season with salt and pepper
                                             6-7months one small taste once a day, then slowly increase the amount
7. beans and lentils


     I did try store bought white rice powdered fortified baby cereal, but he was pretty fussy within 2 hours and throughout the next day. I went back to the brown rice porridge and that seem to settle him right down.
    I also make a huge batch of the brown rice porridge. 4 c water, 2 c rice bring to boil, cook for 40 min. Then add rice and extra breastmilk to blender and puree till how thick or thin you want it. I freeze them in small portions in mini and regular sized muffin tins. Then after they freeze hard, then I pop them out and put in a ziplock bag. Then they are in individual portions when its time to feed the baby. I microwave for 30 seconds and its ready.

WINTER FRUIT SALAD

https://therecipecritic.com/2017/01/best-winter-fruit-salad/

• 1 large apple peeled and sliced
• 1 pear, sliced
• 2 large bananas, peeled and sliced
• 3 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced into rounds
• 3 clementines, peeled and separated
• ½ cup pomegranate seeds
• 1 Tablespoon Honey
• 3 Tablespoons Lime Juice
• 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 Tablespoons fresh mint, chopped

In a large boel combine apple, pear, bananas, kiwi, clementines, and pomegranate seeds. Lightly toss.
In a small bowl whisk together honey, lime juice, poppy seeds, and mint. Drizzle over fruit and toss until coated. Serve.

Stuffed french toast

Original recipe serves 5, DBL(double) recipe serves 10

1 loaf of bread (I've used whole wheat, and white and even cinnamon bread)
2 loaves of bread for double batch

Egg Mixture-

DBL       Original-
6            3 eggs
2t          1 t cinnamon
2           1T hemp seeds/powder
2           1 T flax
1/2        1/4c milk
2           1 banana mashed (optional, I just had one going bad so I added it)
Mix everything 


Filling-
2           1 package of cream cheese, softened
1/2c      1/4c any type of jam

This time I had extra thick slices white bread.  I cut each slice of bread, in half and spread the filling in the middle.
Then coated the outside of the bread with the egg mixture. and cooked for a few minutes on each side

Chocolate and Cheese Fondue

Six Sisters Stuff

1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 (4.25 oz) large Hershey’s Chocolate with Almonds candy bars
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions:
Place butter, chocolate, marshmallows, and milk in a 1-2 quart slow cooker that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Cover and cook on low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes until melted and smooth. Gradually stir in whipping cream. Cover and keep warm for serving up to 2 hours. Makes 6-8 servings.
Serve with bite-size brownie pieces, bananas, apples, marshmallows, graham crackers, strawberries, cinnamon bears, cookies, mandarin oranges, or anything else you like. I like to use wooden skewers or large toothpicks to pick up the bite-sized food and dip it into the chocolate.

Cheese Fondue
Taste of Home

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 cups milk
2 cups (8 ounces) cubed colby jack cheese
Bread cubes, ham cubes, bite-size sausage and or broccoli florets
In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour, salt if desired, mustard, pepper and Worcestershire sauce until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Add the cheese; cook and stir until cheese is melted.
Transfer to a fondue pot or 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker; keep warm. Serve with bread, ham, sausage and/or broccoli. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.

Served with fresh sliced red and yellow peppers, roasted cauliflower,roasted  broccoli, roasted carrots, roasted  asparagus

Also Served with
BBQ Drumsticks

White Cake mix additions

1.  White Cake mix to peppermint cake
Betty Crocker

1

box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1/2

teaspoon red food color

1/2

teaspoon peppermint extract

White Icing

1

cup powdered sugar

1

tablespoon milk or water

1/2

teaspoon vanilla, if desired

Decoration

Crushed candy canes or crushed hard peppermint candies, if desired

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease rectangular pan. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour about 2 cups batter into pan. In small bowl, pour about 3/4 cup batter; stir in food color and peppermint extract. Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan and then swirl the two colors together with a knife.
• 2 Bake and cool cake as directed on box.
• 3 In small bowl, mix white icing ingredients. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Spread over cake. Sprinkle crushed candy on top. Store loosely covered.

2.  White Cake mix to Chocolate cake mix

1 cake mix 

3 eggs

1and1/4 c milk

1/4c oil

1/2 c sour cream or mayo (i've tried both and very successful()

1 pudding package (keep it in powder form)

1/4-1/2c cocoa powder 

Chocolate chips

Oven 350. Mix eggs, water, oil, pudding and cocoa till smooth.  Then add cake mix.  Spray the baking pan add the cake mix. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top, they will sink down as it cooks.  Last 5 min add two handfuls of chips to top, they will stay on the top.  Cook 24min, let cool.

4/01/24

MAde a white cake mix and turned it into a most delicious chocolate cake 

Two options for frosting:

1. Melt chocolate chips in microwave with a little oil/butter and pour that on top of a cooled cake.  It will harden and be delicious

2. Chocolate sauce

• 4 tablespoons (60g) virgin coconut oil
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (52g) carob/cocoa powder. (For a sauce, decrease to 1/4 cup)
• 2-4T honey

Melt the coconut oil and honey  in the microwave. My honey was old and granulized, but the micro smoothed it out. Add the cocoa. Stir stir stir! Stir until it gets thick like Artisana Cacao Bliss.

3.Banana-Cinnamon Cake

 Betty Crocker

1

box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix

1/2

cup water 

1

cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

2

teaspoons ground cinnamon

3

eggs

1/2

cup chopped walnuts

Cinnamon Glaze

1/2

cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting

2

to 3 teaspoons milk 

1/4

teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and lightly flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with cooking spray.
• 2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, bananas, butter, cinnamon and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in walnuts. Pour into pan.
• 3 Bake 47 to 57 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours. In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cake. Store loosely covered.

Banana, Date, Muffins

From Ronda Dowden- Dr OZ recipe book

Double
       Single
6     3 bananas mashed
2     one 7oz plain yogurt *(B)
2     1 large egg
4     2 T coconut oil
2     1 t vanilla
1/2   1/4c flax
1&1/2   2/3c brown sugar or honey
2      1 c whole wheat flour (C)
2      1 c old fashioned oats *(A)
1      1/2c white flour
1      1/2 c protein powder
4      2 t baking soda
1/2   1/4t salt
3/4c chopped walnuts or almonds, or cashews
3/4c pitted and chopped dates


375 oven. Spray or use paper liners in muffin tins.

Whisk bananas, yogurt, egg, oil, vanilla, flax, and if honey was used.  When I doubled the recipe I put all the liquid ingredients in the blender.
Separate bowl whisk- flour, oats, soda, sugar, baking powder, protein, and salt.
Add banana mixture to flour with a spoon, not a whisk, just until the batter is moistened, but still lumpy.  Add the nuts and dates till combined.
Divide batter among muffin cups.
Bake 18-22 min
Optional-  add chopped apples or dried craisins


My kids loved these.  The batter actually did seem better tasting and texture after the mixture sat in the fridge overnite.

(A) one time I didn't have oats, so I used cereal box that was granola
(B) I only had one 7oz of yogurt, 1/4c applesauce, and I pureed it with 1/2c tofu b/c I didn't have more yogurt
(C) one time I put bran cereal in the place of the whole wheat flour

Yummy Jello Salad

From My Sis-In-Law

1 large can of crushed pineapple

1 large package of strawberry jello

2 cups buttermilk

1 large container of cool whip

1 or 2 bananas

Place pineapple in sauce pan. Bring to a boil - stirring, don't let it scorch.  Turn off burner and add jello. Thoroughly dissolve. Add buttermilk, stir well. Fold in half of cool whip until melted all the way in. Pour jello into 9x13 pan, sprayed with Pam. Cut banana into small pieces and mix into jello. Put in fridge over night. Spread cool whip on top and decorate with bananas, if you want.

Bran Muffins

Bran Muffin (thanks to Sonia Roberts)

Applesauce Mix (set aside)
Half     Original Recipe

2          4 eggs
2/3c      3/4c applesauce
1/8c      1/4c oil
1/2c       1c sugar/agave/honey/maple syrup

Boil (set aside)
1 c          2c water
3/5t         5 t baking soda

Mix in a HUGE bowl

Half           Original Recipe-

2c            1 quart buttermilk (4 c)
2.5c          5c wheat flour
1/2            1 c chopped walnuts/almonds
1-2             3-5 ripe smashed bananas

Add the apple sauce mixture and the baking soda mixture
2c               4 c All bran cereal (or whole/multigrain grain cereal, leftover smashed cereal)
1c               2 c bran flakes

Cover and refrigerate overnight. I like to pour the mixture in a pitcher, that way the bowl doesn't take up a whole shelf and it is easy to pour in the muffin tins. Spray tins or use cupcake baking cups. 350 degree 20min (small tins) or 35 min (large tins).
I really liked these and so did the kids!

Optional- I added chopped (pureed) flax, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds
(optional- add right before you cook raisins or choco chips)

2/11/24
substitute Sugar for molasses
substitute for the buttermilk-  (1c canned coconut milk with 3 c oat milk) with 4 T lemon juice
1 c white flour
2 c wheat flour
1 c oats
2 c frosted shredded wheat cereal (put in blender to puree with banana and some of the applesauce liquid mixture)
4 c bran cereal (put in blender to puree with some of the applesauce liquid mixture)

I baked 12 muffins right after I made them. I cooked them for 20 min and they weren't quite done yet- I added 7 more minutes.

NEXT TIME ADD-
2-4 scoops of protein powder
Flax seed
puree sunflower seeds, pepitas

Frozen Banana, Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip shake/Dairy free- ice cream

From The Kitchn

Use a food processor or blender,

Makes 1 large shake or 2 small shakes

2 medium FROZEN bananas, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
1/4c peanut butter
1/4c  cup skim or 2% milk, or coconut milk, or almond milk
1/4 cup chocolate chips (could use cacao or cocoa powder)

Freeze the bananas in a covered container for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Put everything except the chocolate chips in the machine. Mix/Chop till smooth, then add choco chips, I like to have a little more chunks, so don't puree long.

More banana ice cream recipes- Quick ice cream

BANANA NUT PROTEIN COOKIES

Amy said- Definitely not my favorite.  The outside of the cookie was hard. I prefer soft and chewy.  But it can be a good cookie on the go full of protein.  Maybe b/c I used the food processor, instead of mashing up the bananas gently.  Maybe it got too much stirring action and that was why it was hard???


From- Hummusapien
Serves: 12

INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium overripe bananas, mashed
• ½ cup vanilla protein powder
• ½ cup old-fashioned oats
• ½ cup almond meal (Amy used peanut butter)
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ cup chocolate chips
• ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
• INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silipat.
2. In a medium bowl or food processor, mash bananas with a fork. Add protein powder, oats, almond meal (or peanut butter), and cinnamon, stirring to combine. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
3. Using wet hands, roll dough into 12 balls. Flatten with hands before placing evenly on the baking sheet.
4. Bake for about 13 minutes, or until set. Allow cookies to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

German Pancakes

Original Recipe Taste of home

This recipe is for one 9x13 pan, but you can Double it and pour in two 9x13 pans

12     6 eggs
2      1 cup 2% milk
2      1 cup all-purpose flour (we used whole wheat flour, just made the pancake not as fluffy)
1t     1/2 teaspoon salt
4       2 tablespoons butter, melted or coconut oil

In a bowl, combine the eggs, milk, flour and salt; cover and mix until smooth.  I used solidified coconut oil and spread it on 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; add the batter. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes.

We like fresh cut bananas, thinly sliced apples, peaches, pears, granola, plain yogurt, honey/syrup.

Goes well with Chopped Apples

2 Week Bran Muffin

2 Week Bran Muffin (thanks to Sonia Roberts)

 Applesauce Mix (set aside)
4 eggs
3/4c applesauce
1/4c oil
1c sugar/agave/honey/maple syrup

Boil (set aside)
2c water
5 t baking soda

Mix in a HUGE bowl
1 quart buttermilk
4-5c wheat flour
1 c chopped walnuts/almonds
3-4 ripe smashed bananas
Add the apple sauce mixture and the baking soda mixture
4 c All bran cereal (or whole/multigrain grain cereal)
2 c bran flakes
Optional- I add: 1/4 c chia seeds, 1/2c pureed flax, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds (pureed in blender)
Optional- add right before you cook raisins or choco chips

Cover and refrigerate overnight. This mixture gets thicker in the fridge overnight. 

  I like to pour the mixture in a pitcher, that way the bowl doesn't take up a whole shelf and it is easy to pour in the muffin tins. Spray tins or use cupcake baking cups.

Optional- I did add granola to the top of each individual muffin before I cooked them.

350 degree 20-25min (small tins) or 35 min (large tins).
I really liked these and so did the kids!
Thanks Sonia Roberts!

9/9/24

made it again and so delicious.

This time, for 10 hours I had regular milk and half and half sit on the counter with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar to create buttermilk.

Honestly I started mixing everything at 8 am in the morning, but I COULDN'T actually cook them till 2pm b/c I had a full day of stuff to do. So the mixture sat on the counter obediently till I was ready.

One fun challenge- 

I didn't have bran cereal or bran flakes so I did-

2 c dry oats (pureed to powder in the blender)

1 c cornmeal

4 c white flour

1 c protein powder pancake mix

1c frosted shredded wheat cereal (pureed to powder in the blender)

1/2 c of random whatever cereal crumbs in the pantry that the kids didnt want to finish