I never make smoothies anymore but the boys make them all the time. I know there are a million smoothie recipes, but I thought I'd list mine since it makes good use of yogurt on sale and powdered milk (which adds amazing thickness to it).
In a blender, combine:
1-2 bananas
1-2 containers of yogurt that have been frozen (we buy it on sale and freeze it)
1/2 cup of powdered milk
about 1 cup of milk
optional: berries of any kind
Friday, April 2, 2010
Strawberry Jam
So easy, SO delicious, cheap (when the strawberries are on sale), and so much better nutritionally than the kind I usually buy.
(These are the directions inside the box of low/no sugar pectin.)
(1) Wash, stem, and mash 1.5 pounds of strawberries with a potato masher.
(2) Put 1 3/4 apple juice in a pan and add the pectin. Stir and bring to a hard boil and boil for one minute.
(3) Pour the juice over the berries and stir for one minute. Add 1/4 cup of sugar and stir.
(4) You can refrigerate this for 3 weeks or freeze it for one year.
Seriously, I will probably never buy jarred jam again because it would seem disgusting after this.
(These are the directions inside the box of low/no sugar pectin.)
(1) Wash, stem, and mash 1.5 pounds of strawberries with a potato masher.
(2) Put 1 3/4 apple juice in a pan and add the pectin. Stir and bring to a hard boil and boil for one minute.
(3) Pour the juice over the berries and stir for one minute. Add 1/4 cup of sugar and stir.
(4) You can refrigerate this for 3 weeks or freeze it for one year.
Seriously, I will probably never buy jarred jam again because it would seem disgusting after this.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Granola Bars
I think this is a "deceptively delicious" recipe, but I modified it.
* Nonstick cooking spray
* 2 cups old-fashioned oats
* 1 1/4 cups flour, mix of whole wheat and white
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup butter, chilled
* 3/4 cup low-sugar grape jelly
* 1 cup spinach puree
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°. Coat an 8" x 8" baking pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and vanilla and stir to mix well.
Add the butter and cut it quickly into dry ingredients.
Set aside about half of the oat mixture; press the rest firmly into the pan. Bake until lightly browned at the edges (but not fully baked), 13 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix the preserves with the spinach puree in a small bowl.
Spread puree over the partially baked oat layer, then sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake until topping is slightly browned, 25 minutes. Cool thoroughly before eating.
* Nonstick cooking spray
* 2 cups old-fashioned oats
* 1 1/4 cups flour, mix of whole wheat and white
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup butter, chilled
* 3/4 cup low-sugar grape jelly
* 1 cup spinach puree
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°. Coat an 8" x 8" baking pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and vanilla and stir to mix well.
Add the butter and cut it quickly into dry ingredients.
Set aside about half of the oat mixture; press the rest firmly into the pan. Bake until lightly browned at the edges (but not fully baked), 13 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix the preserves with the spinach puree in a small bowl.
Spread puree over the partially baked oat layer, then sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake until topping is slightly browned, 25 minutes. Cool thoroughly before eating.
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