Sunday, December 27, 2015

Blueberry Sailor French Toast



Serves:4

4 slices cinnamon roll bread
1/4 c. Milk* (Dairy free Milk)
1 egg * (egg substitute)
1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
Blueberry cream cheese spread- (recipe is down below)

Directions:

1. Beat egg, vanilla and cinnamon in shallow glass bowl. Pour in milk and stir.

2. Dip bread in egg mixture, turning to coat both sides evenly.

3. Cook bread slices on lightly greased nonstick griddle or skillet on medium heat until browned on both sides.

4. spread Blueberry cream cheese spread on, french toast while is's semi hot. If you desire pour syrup over top.

Blueberry cream cheese spread

Serves: 16

1/2 c. blueberry pie filling
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

Directions:

1. Drain some of the liquid out from the blueberries, place blueberries into a small glass mixing bowl.

2. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until nearly smooth. Stir in drained berries, and blend until completely combined.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Spinach Pie Pizza



If you have had "Spinach Pie" You would Love! creating this original dish into a Pizza, Why not make it a Spinach Vegan Style Pizza and; you don't even have to GO Vegan to enjoy it.

Serves: 6

2 cans pizza dough
1 1/4 large onion
1 1/4 large bell pepper
2 1/2 Clove garlic, minced
1 c. - 3 Tbsp. crumbled Vegan tofu feta cheese
1/2 c. - 1 Tbsp. - 2 tsp. Cashew ricotta cheese
1/2 of egg replacer
2 1/2 lb. Spinach, rinsed and chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400. Lightly oil a pizza pan.

2. Cook and drain spinach.

3. saute onion, garlic,and bell peppers until soft and lightly browned. Stir in spinach and continue to saute until spinach is limp, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

4. In a medium bowl, blend together egg, ricotta, and feta. Stir in spinach mixture.

5. Put spinach mixture onto pizza dough.

6. Bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 15 minutes.

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Chocolate chip Banana Bread



Serves: Makes 1 loaf

3-4 Ripe banana's, smashed
1 c. Semi-sweet chocolate chip
1 1/2 c. All-Purpose Flour
1/3 c. Margarine, melted
1 c. Pure cane sugar (you can easily reduce it if needed)
1 Egg, beaten
1 tsp. Baking soda
Pinch of Himalayan salt

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Using a wooden spoon, blend together Margarine and smashed bananas. Into a large glass mixing bowl.

2. Blend together sugar, eggs, vanilla, chocolate chips. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in the flour at the last, pour mixture into a greased 4x8 loaf pan.

3. Bake for 1 hour cool on a rack. remove from the pan and slice to serve.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

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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Monday, December 21, 2015

Hot out of the oven...The ketogenic diet



*Note: This video you are about see come's from youtube By: Gerard Pinzone

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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.
In this edition I will be bring you yet another video from you tube from "Gerard Pinzone"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0DKUWq_gQ

Sunday, December 20, 2015

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!