Recipes

Don’t mind the awful color to the pictures. I am signed up for a Photoshop class this coming Saturday. Also on the list is a ‘Sony DSLR for Dummies’ Class in the very near future. I wonder where I can find one of those….

Better For You Apple Crisp

Ingredients

4 Apples- sliced
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
4 Tbsp. Maple Syrup
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
2 tsp. Cinnamon
3 packets Stevia

Cut apples to bite size pieces.

Mix all ingredients (minus apples) into a gallon size zip-lock bag. Once liquids, sugar and spices are all mixed together, add apples and massage until fully coated. Pour ingredients into a square baking dish, sprayed with a light coating of oil.

Now for the crumbly topping.

Oatmeal Topping Ingredients

1/2 Cup Oatmeal
1/2 Cup Oatmeal for food processor
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup Brown Sugar Stevia (or 1/2 cup light brown sugar)
1 tsp Cinnamon

In a glass measuring cup, melt butter, set aside. In a food processor, grind 1/2 cup oatmeal to consistency of flour.

Mix ground oatmeal, 1/2 cup whole oatmeal, cinnamon and brown sugar into butter. Drop by tablespoons on top of apple mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Enjoy!!

Soup Sunday: Homemade Chicken and Noodles and Biscuits. Today marks my first time EVER making biscuits from scratch and I have to admit, I was a little leery, but they turned out great!

Recipes Below. Enjoy!

Chicken Noodle Soup

8 cups chicken stock
1 medium onion
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 Bag Baby Carrots (cut to preferred size or leave whole)
4 ribs celery (cut to preferred size)
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp. Dried Parsley
1/2 tsp. Dried Basil
1Tbsp. Butter
Rotisserie Chicken (quick method) or 3 chicken breasts (extended method)
16 oz. Frozen Egg Noodles
Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Quick Method Prep:

Cut carrots, celery and onions to desired size.

Sunglasses. Saving eyes from deadly onion vapors since 2013.

In a large pot over medium heat add olive oil, chopped onion, garlic, carrots, celery, basil and parsley and cook till the veggies soften. Roughly 10 minutes.

While veggies are cooking, shred rotisserie chicken. Discard any skin and fat.

Once the veggies are softened add the chicken stock, bring to a boil and add chicken and frozen noodles.

Allow to cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.

** For the extended method, throw everything into a pot (except noodles) to cook on medium-high for several hours. Shred chicken after cooked through, add back to pot, add noodles and cook for an additional 30 minutes to allow noodles to soften and soak up the multiple flavors.

Homemade Biscuits

Ingredients

2 Cups Flour
4 tsp Baking Powder
2 1/2 Tbsp. Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Garlic Salt
1/3 Cup Salted Butter
3/4 Cup Milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°.

Mix the first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Cut in the butter and mix with a fork. Add milk and stir to form dough into a soft ball. If too dry add extra milk 1 Tbsp. at a time if needed