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Cheerio Cookies

11 Sunday Jun 2017

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Cherrio Cookies

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup of white sugar (or sugar substitute)
  • 1 cup brown sugar (or sugar substitute)
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3 cups of Cheerios or similar cereal (I use multi-grain)
  • 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  2. Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars together
  3. Add vanilla and eggs
  4. Sift in flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder together and fold into mixture
  5. Add oatmeal (rolled oats), Cheerios and chocolate chips
  6. Drop by full tablespoon or small cookie scoop onto a parchment lined cookie sheet
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes (depending on oven)
  8. Cool on a cookie rack

Enjoy

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Crunchy Apple Coleslaw

01 Thursday Jun 2017

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Apple Cole Slaw

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  • 1/2 medium cabbage shredded
  • 1 large carrot shredded
  • 2 stalks of celery (diced)
  • 2-3 red apples diced
  • Lemon juice
  • Coleslaw dressing (your choice)

Directions

  1. Put apples in a large bowl and pour a little apple juice over them to avoid them turning brown
  2. Put in cabbage, carrot, celery
  3. Pour in coleslaw dressing and mix until creamy but not soggy

Serve and enjoy

 

 

Greek Style Potato Salad

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Greek Potato Salad

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  • 3 pounds medium red potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon packed fresh oregano leaves, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cups leaf lettuce head chopped or fresh spring mix
  • 1/2 cup green onions, finely chopped
  • 1 stock of celery (diced)
  • 5 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and sliced lengthwise (optional)

Preparation

  1. Prepare dressing by whisking oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper into a small bowl. Set aside
  2. Peel and quarter potatoes, then boil until tender and can be pierced with a fork. Drain water.
  3. While still hot add celery seeds and about half of dressing over potatoes
  4. Cool potatoes in refrigerator, then add remaining oil, lettuce, green onions, celery and lettuce or spring mix along with optional mint
  5. Serve with cooked eggs

Enjoy

 

Garam Masala Garbanzo and Potatoes

25 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Ingredients

  • 1 can of Garbanzo Beans
  • 3 Peeled White Potatoes, cubed
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 2 medium Onions chopped or sliced
  • 1 Tablespoon Garam Masala Seasoning
  • Water or Vegetable Stock
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Cilantro or Parsley chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 cup Coconut Milk or Cream (optional)

Directions

  1. Heat oil in skillet, add onions and stir fry until slightly brown
  2. Add potatoes and Garam Masala Seasoning, stir for 3 minutes until potatoes are coated
  3. Add the Garbanzo Beans, water or vegetable stock to just cover the vegetables
  4. Add coconut milk or cream, stir to mix all ingredients
  5. Cover and simmer over low heat until potatoes are cooked but not too soft
  6. Season with salt and pepper to taste
  7. Garnish with cilantro or parsley and serve

Enjoy

Sensational Salmon

18 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Sensational Salmon 2
wrks4me_terry_tested-11Ingredients
  • 1-3 salmon fillets, depending on size
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ⅛ cup water
  • 2-3 cloves minced garlic
Instructions
  1. Sensational Salmon 1Put your fresh salmon into a plastic bag along with all the ingredients, remove the air and seal it. Put the bag in the refrigerator and marinate for 3 hours.
  2. When ready to grill, put the salmon, skin side down into an aluminium foil baking tin, along with some marinate on top. Close the lid and grill for around 20 minutes or until done, then turn salmon over and grill the top. Remove the skin and grill for 1-2 minutes and serve.

Cranberry Orange Muffins

31 Friday Mar 2017

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Cranberry Orange Muffins

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats or ROGERS Porridge Oats Ancient Grain Blend
  • 2/3 cups sugar or splenda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 medium orange, UNPEELED
  • 3/4 cup of dried cranberries

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Combine the flour, rolled oats or porridge oats, sugar (splenda), baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside
  3. Place egg, oil and juice in a blender
  4. Cut off each end of the orange and discard
  5. Quarter the orange and remove the center core and seeds
  6. Put orange with it’s rine into the blend mixture and blend until smooth
  7. Pour over dry incredients and stir until well mixed
  8. Add the cranberries and mix
  9. Spoon into a muffin tin lined with muffin liners
  10. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until done
  11. Remove from pan and cool

NOTE: For a softer muffin, pre-soak 1 cup of rolled oats or porridge in 3/4 cup of orange juice for 30 minutes. Add this mix to dry ingedients. Continue with recipe as above, with only egg, oil and orange in the blender

Enjoy

Opah Greek Salad

29 Wednesday Mar 2017

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Greek Salad

Directions

  • wrks4me_terry_tested-11½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • juice of one lemon or 1/4 cup of lemon juice
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano leaves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar or Splenda
  • 8 grape tomatoes (sliced)
  • 1 english cucumber (peel remove and diced)
  • 1 sweet pepper (diced)
  • 2 slices of red onion (diced)
  • 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1½ cups black olives (Kalamata)
  • 2 large romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup of Baby Spinach

Preparation

  1. Add olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon, garlic, oregano leaves, salt, pepper and sugar (or stivia) into a mixing jar.
  2. Put sweet pepper, onion, cucumber, lettuce, baby spinach, feta cheese and black olives into a salad bowel
  3. Pour over as much salad dressing as you like and toss

Enjoy

Chicken Jalfrezi (Indian/Chinese Dish)

27 Monday Mar 2017

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Ingredients

  • wrks4me_terry_tested-112 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 Cloves garlic
  • 1 Green chilli
  • 3 cm of fresh root ginger
  • 2 Chicken breasts
  • 2 tsp mild to medium curry powder or paste
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp tomato purée
  • 120 ml water
  • 1 green pepper

Preparation

  1. Finely chop a medium onion
  2. Chop finely 2 gloves of garlic
  3. Cut 1 chili in half, remove seeds and chop finely
  4. Cut 1 Green pepper into slices
  5. Grate Ginger Root
  6. Dice Chicken
  7. Add canola oil to fry pan and heat (Add 2 Tables Spoons of butter instead of oil for a richer flavour)
  8. Add onions, garlic and chili. Fry for about 4 minutes or until translucent
  9. Add 2 teaspoons of curry and 1 tsp of tomato paste
  10. Add chicken and cook for about 3 minutes or until almost cooks
  11. Add water and cover with a lid and cook for about 5 minutes
  12. Add green pepper and ginger and cook for about 1-2 minutes
  13. Check that the chicken is cooked

Serve with rice

 

Beef and Barley Soup

27 Monday Mar 2017

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Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients

  • wrks4me_terry_tested-111 1/2 cups of chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 3 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 2 cups of diced beef
  • 1/2 cup pearl barley
  • 1 cup sliced okra
  • 8 cups of beef stock
  • 1/4 cup beef concentrate
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Diced potatoes (optional)

Preparation

  1. Brown beef and set aside
  2. Saute onion, celery, carrots pot until onions are tender
  3. Add cooked beef and spices and garlic
  4. Add beef stock and beef concentrate
  5. Bring to a boil
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Add barley and okra and reduce to simmer for 1 hour or until barley is tender

Enjoy

Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup

16 Thursday Mar 2017

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Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

  • 12 cups of chicken broth (homemade) or (3 x 900ml cartons)
  • 1 cooked skinless chicken (diced)
  • 2 large carrots (sliced)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 2 celery stalks (sliced)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 – 1 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 package wide egg noodles (short style)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. In a large pot, add olive oil and onions, celery and carrots
  2. Saute vegetables til onions are translucent
  3. Add garlic and diced chicken and cook for about 2 minutes
  4. Add chicken broth, poultry seasoning and bay leaf
  5. Bring to a boil then remove bay leaf
  6. Reduce heat to simmer til tender
  7. Add salt and pepper to taste
  8. Remove from heat and cool in fridge
  9. In a separate pot cook egg noodles til tender
  10. Cool egg noodles in fridge
  11. Add cold egg noodles to cold chicken soup
  12. When ready to serve, reheat soup

Note: By cooking the soup and noodles separate and then adding them together when cold will prevent the noodles from overcooking. Just reheat and serve. The rest of the soup will keep well in the fridge or your can freeze it.