Oven Baked Banana Chips

Adapted from: www.naturallyalla.com/baked-banana-chips

Serves: 4 to 6

2-3 ripe Bananas
Lemon juice or Lime Juice
pinch of Himalayan salt
Pinch of fruit seasoning (it's a Mexican spice you find in you're grocery store).

Note:
If you can not find this fruit seasoning, please ask for assistance's.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 225˚ F.

2. Slice the bananas into 1/8" slices and layout in a single layer on a baking tray covered with parchment paper. Brush with lemon or, lime juice, adding the salt and fruit seasoning.

3. Bake until bananas have dried out, for about 2-3 hours.make sure to check bananas after about 90 minutes and peel up from the parchment paper so, to help air circulate a bit better (Be careful when removing the parchment paper).

4. Remove from oven and let cool for another 30-60 minutes (banana chips with crisp more as they cool.) If you remove the banana chips too soon and they do not start to crisp after about 5 minutes of being out of the oven, you need to return them back to the oven for another 15 to 20 minutes.

Money Saving tip Tuesday... Bananas

Welcome to another edition of Money Saving tips.
In this edition I will be sharing some cool tips that won't break your bank, and will keep you smiling from ear to ear all the time.
Once again thank you for sticking around, for this Fourth edition of Money saving tips for this December edition. I will be bring you different Money saving tip's daily on saving cash in your wallet, every Tuesday. This week on Money saving tip's Living Better Cafe wants to, help you save more cash in your wallet than ever before. This week I will be giving you tip's on Never having to say good ridden's to bananas.
Bananas are first packed with lot's of protein to begin with so, why waste your vitamins when you should be taking them. Here down below are some good tip's to keeping those berries around longer.

1. Freezes dried (you will need a food dehydrator, or you can use your oven)- want to know how to freeze dried bananas "Oven Style" continue to stick around because this recipe will be coming soon.

2. Power up your beverage (smoothies that is) just by, loading it up with wheat grass or, even better (not saying wheat grass is not healthy) but you see where I am heading. ah ah Chia seed's or even flax seed's.

3. Who can not forget about the heavenly sent of fresh baked "Banana bread", I know I sure can not and you can't as well (I hope).

4. You can even create you're own Banana butter, yeah! there more than Mr. Peanut around to spread on your bread to make PB & J. - looking for banana butter recipe, do not worry (this recipe will be coming soon).

5. You might find this strange but, why not place them into your freezer. Place chopped bananas into a zip lock bag, and be sure to label the bag with the date. When storing them into the zip lock bag make sure to draw out as much air as, possible. They can only last in you're freezer for about three to four months.

6. You can even make banana pop's.
See there are so, many thing's you can do with Banana's before you Ape's over tossing them out.

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Hot out of the oven...The ketogenic diet

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Living Better Cafe is bring you Fresh out of the oven news, that you're going to love. That no other blog source will ever take you close into the story. I say more good reasons to love L.B.C, not only are you revising original recipes. Your saving money while eating the way you want in a healthier way.
Welcome to Hot Out Of The Oven food news, the Fourth December edition of food news, coming straight from no other source. But Living Better Cafe of course, as you have read through many editions of (H.O.T.O), since I have started this food news addition. You have became more wiser about what you buy and place into your mouth. While I am very happy to continue to keep "Hot of the oven" going as much as you keep enjoy reading it, every Monday.
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Sugar cookie pancakes

Adapted from: http://ourthreepeas.com/sugar-cookie-pancakes/

Perfect breakfast for Christmas, as little children are sure to love.

Serves: 8

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 c. sugar cookie mix
1/2 Tbsp. Pure cane sugar
1/4 tsp. Course Himalayan salt
1 tsp. Baking powder
1/4 tsp. Baking soda
1 c. half and half
3/4 c. milk * (Almond, Soy, Rice Milk)
2 Tbsp. melted margarine
2 eggs* Egg substitute
1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
1/4 c. sprinkles

Directions:

1. Blend together the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and then set aside.

2. Combine the eggs, milk, half and half, melted margarine and vanilla in a small mixing bowl. Blend well.

3. Pour the liquid mix into the dry ingredients and combine well. The batter will be slightly lumpy but be sure to mix out any clumps! Stir in the sprinkles.

4. Heat a dutch oven griddle over medium heat and spray with non-stick spray. Cook each pancake for 3-4 mins on each side over a medium-low heat.

5. Serve with sundae sauce, and enjoy!

Vegan Zucchini Gyros

Adapted from:  http://delishknowledge.com/vegan-eggplant-gyros/

Serves: 4

2 Zucchini, cubed (about 4 cups uncooked, it will shrink down when veggie cooked)
1 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. za'atar
1 tsp. oregano
Course Himalayan Salt (To Taste)
Ground Black Pepper (To Taste)
1 lg. Tomato, sliced
1/2 C. Red onions, very thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. Red wine vinegar
1/4 C. Cucumber, thinly sliced
1/3 C. Fresh Parsley, chopped
4 pita flat breads

Directions:

1. Place the Zucchini in a large bowl and rub with olive oil, za'atar seasoning and oregano until well coated.

2. You can either roast or use the skillet cooking method, ( you're choice's both method's work!)

3.The roasting method: Place the Zucchini in a baking dish and roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes until Zucchini is very soft.

4. The sauteing method : heat a bit more oil in a large dutch oven skillet over medium heat. Add Zucchini and cook for 10-15 minutes until very tender.

5. Blend together thinly sliced onion and vinegar in a bowl. Allow the mixture flavors to become Happy. Set aside while making the Tzatziki Sauce. Drain and excess liquid from the Zucchini before serving.

Tzatziki Sauce:

Serves: 4

1 (8 oz.) plain Soy yogurt
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1/4 lemon, juiced
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
1 1/2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. fresh dill, chopped
course Himalayan salt (To taste)
Cayenne Pepper (To taste)

Tzatziki Directions:

1. In a food processor, combine yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dill and garlic. Process until well-combined. Transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavor.

Three Ingredient Chocolate Chip cookies

Serves: Makes one dozen 3-in cookies

2 c. Almond Butter
1 c. semi- sweet chocolate chip's
1 egg's

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium sized glass mixing bowl add the almond butter, egg, chocolate chip. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture at low speed until smooth.

2. Form the cookie dough into 12 balls and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten the balls with the tines of a fork to 3-inch rounds. Bake one sheet at a time in the center of the oven for about 15 minutes, until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets.

Note:
You can use. For example, Cashew butter or Peanut Butter if you do not like almond butter.

Lion Head Soup

Adapted from: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/135367/chinese-lions-head-soup/

Lion Head is a dish from the Huaiyang cuisine of eastern China, consisting of large meatballs (about 7–10 cm in diameter) stewed with vegetables. This dish taste quite delicious as my mother has made this dish before. this isn't her recipe but, I have found this dish on a different site and have adapted it.

Dumplings

serves: 4

2/3 c.All-purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp. Baking powder
3/4 tsp. Pure cane sugar
1/4 tsp. Course Himalayan Salt
2 tsp. Margarine
1/3 c. Milk* (Rice, Soy, Almond Milk)

Directions:

1. Blend together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in medium glass bowl. Cut in margarine until crumbly. Stir in milk to make a soft dough (you do not want mushy).

Lion Head Soup Based

Serves: 4

1 lb. Lean ground turkey
1 egg
1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
2 tsp. Sesame seed oil
1 Tbsp. Freshly minced ginger
1 tsp. Course Himalayan Salt
2 Scallions, chopped
1 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
1 Head Napa cabbage, cored and cut into chunks
2 c. Low- fat or low -sodium broth (you're choices)
2 c. Water, or as needed
1 Tbsp. Soy sauce
Dumplings

Directions:

1. combine the ground turkey, egg, cornstarch, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, ginger, salt, and half of the chopped scallions together in a bowl. Using your hands to mix until the ingredients are evenly distributed. then Set aside.

2. Heat the oil in a wok over high heat. When the oil is hot, fry the cabbage, stirring constantly, until cabbage begins to wilt, for about 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth, water, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat down to medium.

3. Use a ice cream scooper to form the meatball mixture into 1 inch balls. Drop meatball and dumplings into the boiling soup. When the last ball has been added, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste, and adjust salt before serving. Garnish with remaining scallions and a drizzle of sesame oil.

Note: When placing the dumpling's into the soup, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes without the lid; before adding the meatballs.