veggie Joe

Serves: 4

4 sub rolls
 Eggplant
 Zucchini
 Tomato
 Spinach leaves
 Mushrooms

Joe Sauce:

11/4 cup tomato sauce
 1 clove garlic, crushed
 1 1/4 cup TVP (Texture vegetable protein)

Directions:
Sauté vegetables expect tomato and spinach leaves.
Then add the vegetables to the sauce and prepare sub.

Pink flamingo

Serves: 6

1 can (6oz) frozen pink lemonade

1 bottle ginger ale

1/2 cup pineapple juice

 Pineapple slice (garnish)

Cherry with stem (garnish)

Directions:

 Add  lemonade plus pineapple juice to ginger ale.

 Garnish with pineapple slice and cherry.

BUDGET ALERT: Best way to save is to buy pineapple slices, in their own juices.

Almona letcha know smoothie

Pronounce: Iam - ma  let cha

* Note: if your allergic to dairy or vice versa substitute

Serves: 4

 1 1/2 cup milk ( preferable Rice milk)

 1 cup cocoa powder

 1 cup plain yogurt

 1 cup blueberries

 Directions:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender.

2. Blend until smooth.

Rice cakes

Note: this recipe has been adapt, from https://www.food.com. expect for *

Serves: 6

3/4 cup short grain rice (preferably brown)
3/4 tsp. Salt
 3/4 cup water, boiling
3 Tbsp. Oil
1/2 + 1 Tbsp butter
1 pt + 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup milk
 3/4 cup poppy seeds *
 3 eggs

Directions:

Sprinkle the rice and salt into the boiling water. Cover and cook slowly until the water is absorbed, 7-10 minutes. Add Milk, stir, cover, and cook 10-12 minutes more, or until the rice is tender. Stir in 1 egg and 2 Tbsp of butter. Spread the mixture on a shallow plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Beat the remaining egg in a shallow dish and put crumbs on a piece of wax paper. Shape well. Chilled rice mixture into 6 conical or patty shapes pressing firmly together. Carefully dip each cake into the egg and then cover with crumbs. Melt the remaining Tbsp of butter in a skillet with oil. When  hot, fry the cakes until golden brown; don't  cook them to quickly or the inside will remain cold.

Veggaroni & meatballs

* Vegetarian & Vegan spaghetti

Serves: 6

Tomato sauce
Spaghetti or Rotini
Italian seasoning


Vegan meat station:

1 cup pinto beans
1 pkg (1 1/4 oz) Ranch dip
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 cup dry breadcrumbs

 Mash beans, mix in all the ingredients.
 Batter should be slightly moist.
Cook on low heat for 2 minutes longer, then bean burgers.
Roll into meatball form, and fry in a half inch to inch of oil.

Barbecue Chicken Mac salad

Serves: 4

2/3 boneless skinless chicken breast 
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup tartar sauce
1/4 lb - 2 cups elbow macaroni
2 stalks celery (diced)
1/4 Tbsp. Chipotle peppers (diced)
16 oz. Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese (grated)
 8 oz. Monterey Jack cheese (grated)
Salt & pepper (to taste)

 Directions:

Cook macaroni according to the package directions.
 Drain the noodles, rinse in cold water and drain again.
In a large bowl combine the cooked macaroni, shredded chicken, celery.
 Chipotle peppers, barbecue sauce, tartar sauce, and grated cheeses and mix.

SAFETY ALERT: When working with chipotle peppers, or any peppers with capsaicin please wear gloves.

The heaven sandwich

The heaven sandwich:
* if you have any food allergy to any of these ingredients.
Please omit and find a substitute!

 Serves: 4

8 pita bread* (Gluten-free Pita bread)
8 eggs* (Egg substitute)
Oil (frying)
Tartar sauce* (Try the Living Better Tartar sauce recipe)
 Mixed Salad
Sausage patties

Directions:
 Toast pita in the frypan, by adding a little bit of oil to the pan.
Then add more oil if needed, to the pan to fry the eggs and sausage patties.

 The sandwich station:

Spread tartar sauce on one slice of pita.
Then apply eggs & sausage patties, Mixed salad.
Then finish it off with the other pita slice.
And there you have it, the heaven sandwich!

Question:

What's your best breakfast sandwich of all time?

Level up popcorn

*A twist on popcorn balls 

 Serves: vary

1 cup popcorn
1 cup raisins
1 cup granola
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup wasabi peas
1 cup Japanese rice crackers
1 cup peanuts* omit if allergic
Seaweed
Caramel (store brought)

Directions:
 Pop popcorn and mix together the peanuts, raisins, wasabi peas.
Seaweed (broken into pieces),rice crackers, granola. Pour caramel over popcorn, an form into balls

Butterscotch coffee shake

Serves: 1

1 tsp. Instant coffee
1 scoop Butterscotch ice cream
2 1/4 heavy cream

Directions:

 Stir one rounded teaspoon in a small cup filled with boiling water.
Mix all ingredients together in a blender for 15 to 20 seconds or til smooth. 

stuffed peachy-apple manicotti

Serves: 7

2 cups cream cheese
2 cups sugar 
1 can peach pie filling
1 can apple pie filling
1 pkg. (8oz) manicotti
Caramel sauce (for serving)

 Directions:
 Boil water according to back of the box.
Cream together cream cheese and sugar.
Then blend in the peach and apple filling, and stir.
Using a ziploc bag spoon in the mixture, and pipe into the pasta.
And serve with caramel sauce and ~Enjoy!

Cranberry- strawberry heavenly bread

Serves: 1 - 9x5 loaf

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup fresh cranberry
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsps. Baking powder
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup strawberries juice
 Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in cranberries and place in medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and set aside while preparing batter. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in strawberry juice. Beat in flour mixture until just moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the bread springs back when lightly touched. Let stand 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. 

Fire alarm..... down right crazy Mac salad

Serves: 10

2 cups Plain yogurt
3/4 tsp. Crushed red pepper flakes
3-1/3 cup Macaroni pasta
3/4 tsp. Sriracha sauce
3 cups Sharp Cheddar cheese
3 Tbsp. & 1 tsp. Relish
3 1/4 Tbsp. Jalapeño peppers
1 pkg. (16 oz) Frozen peas
1 pkg. (16oz) Frozen corn
1-3/4 cup Chicken breast halves, cooked boneless (shredded)
1 3/4 tsp. Salt
3/4 cup & 3 Tbsps. Chopped pecans * omit if allergic to tree nuts
1 1/4 cup Dried cranberries

 Directions:
Blend together yogurt, Sriracha sauce, relish, crushed peppers, jalapeño peppers.
 Then add salt before tossing together the remaining ingredients. Adding the cheese and cranberries last, the stir again to blend and Enjoy!

Gotcha pancakes

Serves: 12


Batter up Station:

 2 1/4 cup flour
 3 Tbsp. Sugar
 3 tsp. Baking powder
 3/4 tsp. Baking soda
 3/4 tsp. Salt
1 7/8- 2 1/4 cups milk
 3 eggs
3 Tbsps. Vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. Bourbon extract

Directions:
Sift together first three ingredients (to prevent lumps). In a separate bowl, mix egg and milk, then add it to flour mix, stirring until just smooth. Then stir in butter. If you want to mix it up, throw in blueberries, a tiny dice of apple, or bits of banana. Grease a griddle or nonstick pan with a little vegetable oil. Heat pan on medium for about ten minutes. Pour batter to form pancakes. Cook first side until bubbles form on top, about three minutes; then flip and cook other side until it's brown, about two minutes. 

*BUDGET ALERT: you can use store brought pancake mix

Butterscotch streusel topping:

2 Tbsp. Butterscotch chips
2 Tbsp. Butter, soften
2 Tbsp. Brown sugar
 1/4 cup flour

 Directions:
Place small saucepan on medium heat, add the butter, butterscotch chips, sugar and stir until its melted.
Then pour into a small bowl and blend with the flour, then drizzle over pancakes and Enjoy!

Simply morning refreshment

 2 cups water
2 lemons squeezed
 Slice of lemon
 Few sprigs of fresh mint

 Directions:
 Leave on your counter over night.
 Drink 2 cups in the morning, on an empty stomach.

wedding Style Chilli

Serves: 24

Meat Station:

3 lbs. Lean ground turkey
6 eggs, slightly beaten
12 Tbsps. Breadcrumbs
6 Tbsps. Parmesan cheese
3  tsps. Dried Basil
3 tsps. Onion powder

Chilli Station:

2  15-ounce  Red Kidney beans
2-3 medium onions, chopped * omit if allergic
1 bell pepper, chopped
1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped
12 cups chopped spinach
2 finely chopped carrots
1/2 tsp. Oregano
1/4 tsp. Cumin
2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
1 1/2 qt. Water
2-3 Tbsps. Chilli powder
34 1/2 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
3 cups Orzo pasta, uncooked
Salt and pepper (to taste)
6 to taste Parmesan cheese

Meatball directions:
In medium bowl combine, meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, cheese, basil, onion powder; shape into 3/4 meatballs.
In large saucepan, heat broth to boiling; stir in Spinach, Orzo pasta, Carrots & meatballs. Return to boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook at slow boil for ten minutes or until Orzo is tender. 

Chilli directions:
Add the meatball mixture into the onions, bell pepper, garlic, oregano, cumin, tomato paste, water.
Salt, pepper and chili powder; mix well. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours and add in the meatball mixture stirring occasionally. Stir in Red Kidney beans. Simmer for thirty minutes longer, adding water to desire consistency.
Serve with additional grated Parmesan cheese on top, and Enjoy!

Bobbin for cherry pie

Serves: vary
* This recipe vary according to the size of the slice you want.
Which leave the measurements up to you, but you don't want to over fill this pie.

Graham cracker pie shell (no bake shell)
Chocolate pudding (store brought)
Cherry's (drain any juices)

Directions:
 Pour some of the pudding into the bottom of the pie.
Then layer cherry's over the pudding, adding more pudding over.
And freeze until its no longer Jiggly, and serve.

Question:

 What's your best way to top a pie?  

Lemon- Ginger lozenge

”Living Better Cafe" has a very generous heart for all of my follower as well as my new comer.
Here I want everyone feeling better about themselves, as summer is one of those seasons, where everyone is feeling a little bit under the weather. This recipe here should help cure some elements, regardless of the matter. Chins up and get well soon!

Serves: vary

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
2 Lemon Ginger tea bags
 Food coloring
Powder sugar

 Directions:

 Steep the herbs in 1 1/2 cups of water. To "steep" herbs is to allow them to soak in the water for some time in order for the natural flavors and oils to be released. Some suggestions for individual herbs are given below. The amounts and proportions are up to you, but follow the guidelines. Mix sugar, corn syrup and the herbal tea. Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils. Continue boiling without stirring until the mixture begins to crystallize. Reduce heat, wash away crystals from the side of your pan with a damp cloth. Remove from the heat after a few minutes. Add food coloring, if desired; but not recommended from what it is made out of. Try Natural food coloring instead of the most commonly used Artificial Food Coloring.
Drop some of the mixture from the tip of a spoon onto a greased surface or into prepared hard candy molds.
Allow to harden and cool completely before removing. Roll the candies in powdered sugar and wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper for storage. Eat one lozenge when feeling a cough coming on.

Peppermint tea Popsicles

Serves: Vary

 1/2 cup peppermint tea
 2 cups sugar
 2 cups water
 2 tea bags
 Directions:

Boil water then place 2 tea bag into water.
And allow to steep for 5-10 minutes.
 Then add sugar & stir to make sure it dissolve, pour into Popsicle mold & freeze.