Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Spinach salad with orange segments

I added sautéed chicken breast to give some protein to our salad.  Pine nuts would have been a great addition but unfortunately I didn’t have any.  Enjoy!





  • 2 tablespoons orange juice

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

  • 5 cups packed baby spinach

  • 1 1/2 cups orange segments

  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced shallot

  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

  • ***1/4 cup pine nuts


Whisk orange juice, oil, lemon juice, vinegar, maple syrup, salt and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. Add spinach; toss until well coated.


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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Simple crockpot beef in salsa


Summer convenient meal.




1 lb. Beef cubes cut into small pieces
1 jar organic salsa
1/4 cup beef broth (optional)
Refrigerated macaroni and cheese or
****steamed rice 

Place beef in crockpot.  Add salsa and broth cook  3 to 4 hours on low.

Enjoy!

I served it over store bought macaroni and cheese.  Yummy.

Side salad to make it a very nice summer meal.





















 

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Low calorie pound cake

I wanted to make a somewhat low fat and calories pound cake. This was delicious. ITS A SMALLER SIZE POUNDCAKE .  Perfect for dessert with fruit or with coffee.  You can sprinkle powdered sugar if you want.



  • ¾ cup cake flour you can use all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 7 tablespoon fine sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 ½ tablespoon milk
  • 1 large egg white at room temperature


  • Preheat oven to 350F/ 180C. Line an 8x4.5 loaf pan with parchment paper, or grease the pan with butter and dust with flour. Keep aside.



     Bake 350°for 20 to 30 minutes.



    Whisk or sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Keep aside.

    ' In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy and light in color.

    Add the whole egg and beat for a minute; add the egg white and beat for another minute, now add the milk and vanilla and beat for 3 minutes.

    Add half the dry ingredients to the wet and beat for a few seconds on low speed, then add the rest of the dry and beat until combined for 10 to 12

    seconds. Do not overbeat.


    Pour the cake batter into the previously prepared baking pan.

    Gently tap the pan two times on the kitchen counter, then run a butter knife in an (S) shape to remove excess air. Allow oven to preheat at 350 for twenty minutes before placing cake in oven. BAKE


    AFTER BAKING 

    1. Place the cake while in the pan on a cooling rack for 6 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool on the cooling rack.Slice the cake when cooled and serve.


Baking from my kitchen to yours,

M.j.







 

Friday, May 31, 2024

Favorite food photos 2


As much as I like to bake and cook I also like taking photos of my creations.  Eye candy is important!
 


Coconut cream



Ricotta pineapple squares 
Italian stuffed peppers


Nougat candy
Italian jambalaya 

Ciambellone 

Shepards pie
Chocolate zucchini cake
Beef stew with biscuits 

Apple Beans, red beets and kale salad 

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Baked Sausage and Peppers

If you are looking for a really good holiday recipe that involves your oven or your grill you have come to the right place.  I either make sausage in the oven or on the grill.  Since you can't predict the weather sometimes it's best to play it safe with some baked yummy sausage, peppers and onions....YUMMY!

A family favorite any time of the year is baked sausage and peppers.  I grew up eating either my mom's homemade sausage or Uncle John's.  Uncle John  had a fresh meat market when hubby and I were growing up.

I met Uncle John when hubby and I were first dating; a perky, feisty Italian who was a master of seasoning meat for sausage.  People came from all over for his sausage and I am totally serious.  They'd even bring coolers if they lived far away.

Unfortunately Uncle John passed away many years ago and so did his recipe.  Today I still buy the freshest and best quality sausage I can find and below is how I make it easily in the oven.  Enjoy!






Baked Sausage, peppers and onions.
1lb.+ mild or hot Italian sausage
1 large sweet onion, sliced thin
1 large red and green pepper, sliced thin

In a medium to large baking dish place several Tablespoons oil.   Place sausage (I remove casing) in dish along with onions and peppers. Add salt, pepper and slight amount of onion and garlic powder. Cover and place in 350 degree oven approx. 3/4 hour or more.


Remove cover toss and place in oven and bake until peppers and onions are soft but crispy about another ten minutes or so.

 Serve with fresh bread or rolls. YUM


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