Baked Sweet Potatoes

 This is a twist on Candied Yams.

Something new to try.  :-)

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

Sweet Potatoes, Real Butter, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley, and Raw Honey

Turn your oven on to 400 degrees.

You'll need a good sharp smooth edge, as Sweet Potatoes are hard to cut when they are raw.  Cut  the ends off and cut them into thick slices.

Cut the skin off.

Dice each slice.

Rinse the dirt off of them well.

Place 1T of Real Butter on a cookie sheet.  Put your Diced Sweet Potatoes in with the Butter.  Sprinkle with Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.

Bake for 10mins take out and turn.  Sprinkle a little more Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley on top.  Bake another 10mins.

Pour Raw Honey over and stir.  Put back in oven and bake another 10mins.

Take out and serve.  I really enjoyed this one.

We served this with Veggie Burger - very good meal.

Recipe:

• 2 - 3 Sweet Potatoes
• 1T Real Butter
• 1/4c Raw Honey
• Sea Salt
• Pepper
• Parsley

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Slice the Potatoes into thick slices.
3. Cut the off the skin.
4. Dice each slice.
5. Rinse the dirt off.
6. Put onto a cookie sheet with the Butter and sprinkle with Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
7. Bake for 10mins - take out and stir.
8. Sprinkle with a little more Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
9. Bake for another 10mins - take out and stir.
10. Pour the Honey over them and stir.
11. Bake for another 10mins.

Voila!  You are done!  :-)

If you tried this, let me know.  Would love to hear about it.

Veggie Burger

A favorite of my family.

Actually, this is something that I make quite often.

Since this doesn't have anything that's not natural in it,

I thought I would share it with you.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Hamburger, Bell Pepper, Onion, Celery, Garlic, Mushrooms, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley, and Real Butter (not pictured, sorry).

Dice 1/2 Onion and Slice the other 1/2.  Chop up the celery and garlic.  We like a lot of garlic so I used 4 cloves.  You use as many as you would like.  My hubby would like me to use more.  You only need 1 celery stick, but I used what I had left and put some in a salad.

Throw your veggies into a skillet with a slab of Real Butter.   ...OOPS  Looks like I forgot something!

The PEPPER!  Chop up 1/2 of Bell Pepper.  I used the other half in a salad.

Throw the pepper in too and saute it till the onions are transparent.

Put your Hamburger, and your sauteed Veggies, Salt, Pepper, and Parsley into a bowl.

Mix well together.  Yes, it's safe to use your hands.  It adds that TLC!  :-)  Just be sure to wash them well afterwards.

Form them into patties and put them in the same skillet that you sauteed your veggies in, and cook them over medium heat.  Make sure the skillet is hot first.  You can tell that it's hot enough by flicking some water into the skillet.  If the water dances across the skillet, then it's hot enough.

After getting your patties in, throw in your sliced Onion and Mushroom.  Let the patties cook until the edges are brown.

Flip everything over and let it cook another 3 - 5 minutes; depending on how thick you made your patties.  Oh man!  It sure does smell good!

and Voila!  You're done.  :-)  Doesn't that look yummy!

We served this with Baked Sweet Potatoes.  Good Meal!  ;-)





Recipe:

• 1lb Hamburger
• 1/2 Bell Pepper
• 1 Onion
• 1 Celery Stick
• 4 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Batch of Mushrooms
• Sea Salt
• Pepper
• Parsley
• 1t Real Butter

1. Slice 1/2 of the onion and diced the other 1/2.
2. Chop the Bell Pepper, Celery Stick, and Garlic Cloves.
3. Saute the veggies in butter in a skillet.
4. Put the Hamburger, sauteed veggies, Salt, Pepper, and  Parsley in a bowl and mix together with your hands.
5. Form into patties
6. Place them into the same skillet that you sauteed the veggies in.  Make sure the skillet is hot first.
7. Place the 1/2 slice onion and mushrooms in the skillet with the patties.
8. Cook over medium heat until the edges are brown.
9. Flip everything over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the patties.
10. And Serve and Enjoy!  :-)

If you tried this, let me know.  I would love to hear about it.  :-D

Peaches and Chicken

This was really good!

You'll notice in the picture below that I used Peaches in light corn syrup.

That's because I still some of those left.  As I use up what I've got in the pantry, I'm buying natural as possible.  Like, Peaches in it's own juice.  Or, even frozen Peaches.

Enjoy!  :-)

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Ingredients:
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast, Brown Sugar, Peaches in it's own Juice.  Ground Ginger, Ground Cloves, Parsley, Lemon Juice, Sea Salt, and Pepper

Heat your oven to 350.
Take your breast (the chicken breast, not yours) and rub salt and pepper into it - both sides.  :-)

Pour the Peaches into the pan.  Pour a little Lemon Juice around in the pan.  Sprinkle with Ground Ginger, Ground Cloves, Parsley, and Brown Sugar.  Place it in the oven for 30 minutes.  Turn them half way through.

And there you go!  Doesn't that look yummy!?










We had ours with Baked Florets.  Very good meal.






Recipe:

• 3-6 SB Chicken Breast
• 1C Brown Sugar
• 1 can Peaches, in it's own juice (may use frozen)
• 1/8t Ground Ginger
• 1/8t Ground Cloves
• Parsley
• 2T Lemon Juice
• Sea Salt & Pepper

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Salt and pepper your chicken and rub in - both sides.
3. Place in pan and pour peaches into pan.
4. Pour lemon juice in pan.
5. Sprinkle with the remaining ingredients
6. Bake for 15min - turn - bake another 15min.

Voila!  :-)

Let me know what you thought of this one.  Did you do anything different?  I love hearing from you.

Thank you!

Seasoned Meaty Vegetable Parmesan

My husband named this one.

He had seconds on this!
That's always a plus in my book.  ;-)

Enjoy!  :-)

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Ingredients:
1lb Ground Beef (I use 85/15), 1 Bell Pepper (any color), 1sm Onion, 2 Garlic Cloves (we love garlic, so I used more), 8oz Mushrooms, 2 Celery Sticks, 2 Zucchinis, 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (Or 2 fresh Tomatoes - diced), 3T Ketchup, Fresh Shredded Parmesan, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley to taste

Chop up your veggies and place your Beef, Pepper, Celery, Zucchini, Onion, and Garlic in a pan.

Ground up the meat and add your Salt, Pepper, and Parsley and stir.  Let it saute till the onions are transparent.

Drain the tomatoes.

Slice your Mushrooms.

Add your Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Ketchup, and Parsley into the pan and stir in.  Let it continue to saute a few more minutes so the Mushrooms can get cooked.

At this point, I decided to add Italian Seasoning.  You may if you want to.

Serve with Fresh Shredded Parmesan sprinkled over the dish.  Yummy!  :-)







Recipe:

• 1lb Ground Beef
• 1 Bell Pepper - any color- diced
• 1sm Onion - diced
• 2 Garlic Cloves - chopped
• 2 Celery Sticks - sliced
• 2 Zucchinis - skinned and sliced
• 8oz Mushrooms - sliced
• 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (Or 2 fresh Tomatoes - diced) - drained
  
• 3T Ketchup
• Fresh Shredded Parmesan
• Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley to taste

1. Put Beef,  Bell Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Celery, Zucchini in a pan and ground the meat.
2. Stir in Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
3. Let it saute till the onions are transparent.
4. Add Mushrooms, Tomatoes, and Ketchup, and stir.
5. Let it continue to saute till the mushrooms are soft.
6. Serve with Parmesan sprinkled on.

Voila!  Hope you like this as much as we did.  :-)  We had this with Baked Florets.  Made a really nice dinner.

Let me know if you tried this and what did you think?
Thanks so much for taking a look.

Baked Florets

My family is used to me fixing this with cheese.

So, I was a bit nervous about making these.

Well, was I pleased to hear how much they liked this.

Enjoy! :-)

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Ingredients:
Frozen Cauliflower, Broccoli, or both; Real Butter, Garlic Cloves, Fresh Parmesan, Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste.

Turn your oven on to 450 degrees. Take about 1T of Real Butter and smear some on the bottom of a cookie sheet.

Leave the rest of your Butter on the pan.  Place your Florets and chopped up Garlic on the pan.  Sprinkle with Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.  Mix it all together.  Then put it in the oven for 10 minutes.

Take it out and stir.  Then, put it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

Then broil it till it gets a nice golden brown.

Serve it as a side dish and sprinkle some Parmesan on it.








Recipe:

• 1bg Frozen Cauliflower, Broccoli, or both
• 1T Real Butter
• 1 - 2 Garlic Cloves
• Fresh Parmesan
• Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste

1. Set your oven to 450 degrees.
2. Smear some butter on the bottom of your cookie sheet.
3. Leave the remaining butter on the sheet.
4. Place your florets and chopped garlic cloves on the cookie sheet.
5. Season with Salt, Pepper, and Parsley and stir.
6. Place in oven for 20 minutes, stiring halfway through.
7. Broil for 5 minutes.
8. Serve with fresh parmesan on it.

Voila!  We ate this with Seasoned Meaty Vegetable Parmesan.  Very good dinner.

Let me know if you tried this.  What did you think?  Tried anything different?  Love hearing from you.

Thank you!  :-D

Chicken Spinach Bake

This turned out great!  My daughter went back for seconds.

That's always a plus in my book.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast, 3 Garlic Cloves (We love garlic, so I use more), 1lb (16oz) Frozen Spinach, Shredded Mozzarella, 1 Red Bell Pepper, 1T Real Butter - Unsalted (not pictured, sorry), Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley

Turn your oven on to 400 degrees.  Place your skillet over a medium heat.  Let it warm up while you get the chicken ready.  Slice the Chicken, lengthwise, in half

Salt and Pepper and rub in.  Turn them over and do the same on the other side.

Place them into a hot skillet to sear it.  Cook a few minutes and turn to sear the other side.  This will help keep it nice and juicy inside.

While your chicken is cooking, slice up your veggies.

When your chicken has this nice golden look, on both sides, place them on a cookie sheet.  Be sure to grease your pan first!  With Olive Oil Spray.  I learned that one the hard way.  :-(

Put your Spinach, Peppers, Garlic, Butter, and Salt and Pepper in the skillet, over medium heat.

Let is saute till the garlic is transparent.  Doesn't that look yummy!?

Then, spoon the spinach onto each chicken breast, sprinkling some Mozzarella on top.  Place a strip of Red Pepper over that.  Then sprinkle some Parsley over that.  Place in oven for 10 minutes.

Here is how it looks after taking it out of the oven.  At this point, I realized that I should have greased the pan first.  :-/

And there you go.  We had Cranberry Apple Salad with this.  Turned out to be a great dinner.  :-)






Recipe:

• 3 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 1lb (16oz) Frozen Spinach
• Shredded Mozzarella
• 1T Real Butter - unsalted
• Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to taste

Directions

1. Turn Oven on to 400 Degrees.
2. Place your skillet over medium heat.
3. Slice your chicken, lengthwise, in half and lay out flat.
4. Salt and pepper, then rub in on both sides.
5. Place in hot skillet to sear the side - cook for a few minutes
6. Flip to sear the other side - cook for a few more minutes
7. While chicken is cooking, slice up the garlic and peppers
8. When chicken is golden brown on each side, place them on a greased cookie sheet.
9. Put the spinach, sliced up veggies, salt, pepper, and butter into skillet and saute till garlic is transparent.
10. Spoon out spinach onto each chicken breast.
11. Sprinkle mozzarella on top.
12. Place 1 strip of pepper on top then sprinkle with parsley
13. Place in oven for 10 minutes.

Voila!  You're done!  :-)

If you try this, let me know.  I'd love to hear from you.
Thank you.