Food

September 1, 2015

Monster Bars

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Recipe adapted from: Averie Cooks

Her photos and write-up is far more appealing than yours truly.  

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup melted salted butter
1 large egg
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup mini M&M’s
1 cup mini caramel bits
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
3/4 cup mini marshmallows

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DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. Mix together melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla and whisk  smooth.  Add egg and whisk again (adding egg after other ingredients allows it to cool so you don’t end up with a scrambled egg and butter)
  3. Add the peanut butter and stir until incorporated followed by the flour.
  4. Add all remaining candies and yummyness and fold to incorporate.
  5. Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
  6. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until top is set. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean, or with a few moist crumbs. Allow bars to cool in pan for at least 30 minutes.

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I made two batches of these babies.  One went to a friends house (I used all pink M&M’s for Breast Cancer Awareness in one batch – GO, TONYA, GO!) and the other went with Clint to work.

Let’s just say the boys didn’t make it to lunch before devouring them all.

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Cheers!

August 24, 2015

Monday Dinner Idea

Monday Has Me Like…

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If you’re like me, you don’t even want to think about dinner tonight.

Let me help you out.

 

Spicy Ranch Turkey Burgers

  • 19 oz. package 93% lean ground turkey
  • 1 (1 oz.) packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1/3 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 5-6 slices turkey bacon, cooked until crispy
  • buns and desired toppings

Mix together ground turkey, chopped onion, ranch dressing mix (dry), cheese and cooked bacon.   Form into patties, place into skillet with a little coconut oil or olive oil, brown each side.

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Broccoli Side Salad

  • 1 head broccoli, chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 small box raisins
  • 4 slices turkey bacon, crisped and crumbled
  • Small container greek yogurt (5oz)
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • sea salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)

Directions

  • Combine broccoli, onion, raisins, turkey bacon, almonds and pine nuts in bowl.
  • In a small bowl whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper.
  • Pour over veggie mix and stir to coat.
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes and serve.

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Enjoy!

July 14, 2015

Light Broccoli Salad

I am a sucker for yummy Broccoli Salad and since I had a garden fresh head of broccoli that Jeanne sent home with me, I was craving this light side dish like none other.   Sadly, the recipe that usually gets passed around is always loaded with mayo.

Uh, yuck.  

So, I went on a quest to find a lighter version and combined 2-3 recipes to make my own healthier, guilt free broccoli salad.

It’s basically awesome and you should make it.

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All the yummy ingredients, pre-dressing.

Ingredients

  • 1 head broccoli, chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 small box raisins
  • 4 slices turkey bacon, crisped and crumbled
  • Small container greek yogurt (5oz)
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • sea salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)

Directions

  • Combine broccoli, onion, raisins, turkey bacon, almonds and pine nuts in bowl.
  • In a small bowl whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper.
  • Pour over veggie mix and stir to coat.
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes and serve.
  • Enjoy!

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Turkey Burger Recipe coming soon!

 

July 1, 2015

Almond Bark Rice Krispies

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Can we all collectively say mmmmmm….

I found on Pinterest (go figure) a recipe for chocolate covered Rice Krispie bites and was stoked to make and take to work.   And, like most recipes, I changed it up because it either A) didn’t work or B) I do what I want.

This one I changed for both reasons.  I wanted to use Almond Bark instead of white chocolate and it was just to thick to dunk them all.  So we went with the drizzle method and I’d say it was a pretty stellar idea.

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Ingredients

6 cups Rice Krispies

3 Tbsp. Butter

1 bag of Marshmallows (40 count regular size, not mini’s)

Sprinkles, cuz who doesn’t love sprinkles?

Almond Bark or White Chocolate

Directions

Melt butter and mallows together, add krispies.   Stir to cover completely, let cool for a bit.    Butter your finger tips and start forming little golf ball sized bites, or larger, depending on what you’re making them for.   Set on wax paper.   Melt chocolate and start drizzlin’.   Add your fun sprinkles and there ya have it!

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I also made a regular pan of krispies and added the drizzled almond bark and sprinkles to take up to Butterfield’s today.   Those boys gave me the hookup on my back tire repair.   Have I ever mentioned how much I like those guys?   Maybe a time or two… 😉

Go there.  Get your parts from them.   You won’t regret it.

And tell them the Pirtle’s sent ya.

🙂

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Cheers!