Strawberry-banana Milkshake Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar (or splenda)
• 1 cup strawberry yogurt
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 mix together sugar with yogurt, bananas, oil, vanilla and lemon zest.
• 3 stir together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and baking powder/baking soda.
• 4 add flour mix to the wet ingredients and stir just until the flour is incorporated.
• 5 spoon batter into 12 greased muffin cups.
• 6 bake until golden brown, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Low-fat Potato And Leek Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
• 3 medium organic leeks, rinsed and sliced ( and light green parts only)
• 1 lb organic yukon gold potato, peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup organic chicken or 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 cups wild oats organic nonfat milk
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large soup pot. add garlic, shallots, carrots and leeks. cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.
• 2 add potatoes, broth and milk. bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes, or until potatoes are fork-tender.
• 3 blend until smooth with an immersion blender or in small batches in a standard blender.
• 4 adjust seasoning to taste. serve warm garnished with chives.

Sweet 'n' Spicy Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, large, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 (11 ounce) jar salsa, chunky, mild
• 3/4 cup peach preserves
• 4 -5 cups brown rice, cooked & hot

Recipe

• 1 place taco seasoning in a large resealable plastic bag along with the cubes of chicken, tossing to coat!
• 2 heat oil in a large skillet & brown chicken until no longer pink, about 12-15 minutes.
• 3 combine salsa & preserves & stir the mixture into the skillet with the chicken.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover & simmer 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
• 5 serve with rice.

Strawberry-mango Mesclun Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 8 cups mixed salad greens
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 lb fresh strawberries, quartered
• 1 mango, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
• 1 cup almonds, slivered and toasted

Recipe

• 1 combine the sugar, oil, salt and vinegar in a jar with a lid. seal and shake vigorously to mix.
• 2 in a large bowl mix salad greens, cranberries, strawberries, mango and onion.
• 3 to serve, toss with dressing and sprinkle with almonds.

Pesto Italian Salad Dressing

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup vinegar
• 1 1/3 cups canola oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons dijon-style mustard
• 1 tablespoon pesto sauce, to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, scored

Recipe

• 1 measure all ingredients into a glass jar.
• 2 (i use the 3 cup canning jar that my favorite spaghetti sauce comes in.).
• 3 note: you may substitute 2 teaspoons dry mustard for the dijon style mustard.
• 4 shake well.
• 5 store in refrigerator.
• 6 after several days, you may wish to remove the garlic cloves.

Cinnamon Waffles

Total Time: 9 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, beat eggs, milk and oil.
• 2 add in flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
• 3 mix until smooth.
• 4 pour desired amount into pre-heated waffle iron.
• 5 cook for 3-4 minutes.

Great Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 8 ounces peanut butter (can use up to 12 ounce jar of peanut butter)
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup honey)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup oats (optional, but makes a huge difference)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon peel, dried & chopped (optional)
• 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 8 reese's peanut butter cups, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 use the best peanut butter you can. when i made this, i used peanut butter that was pure peanuts. the more that peanut butter has other oils, the oiler i think the cookies become. i only had 8 ounces peanut butter, which was fine, but original recipe called for 12 ounce jar.
• 3 mix together the butter, peanut butter, vegetable oil, and brown sugar in a large bowl. using an electronic mixer, cream this together for 5 minutes. mix in eggs, sugar (or honey), and vanilla. cream for another 2 minutes or so until combined.
• 4 in another bowl, mix together well flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and lemon peel (optional). add the dry ingredients by about one-third of the amount into the peanut butter mixture. you can use the mixer or mix thoroughly by hand.
• 5 if you are using, mix in the peanut butter chips.
• 6 use a tablespoon or cookie scoop to put rounded balls of cookie dough onto cookie sheets. the sheets do not have to be greased, but it's ok to line with aluminum fool. the cookie balls should be two inches from all other cookies.
• 7 then put a small amount of flour in a little bowl. put a fork into the flour, making sure that back of the fork is dusted with flour. make a tic-tac-toe pattern on each cookie ball, pressing down slightly.
• 8 if using, sprinkle chopped peanut butter cups on top.
• 9 bake 12 minutes or longer, until you begin to smell the peanut butter. the cookies should be golden brown.
• 10 the original recipe said this makes 64 cookies. might be less.