Banana Praline Pancakes

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Banana Praline Pancakes

Adapted from: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/praline-pancakes.html

Living Better Cafe says: Why not treat your dad, to breakfast in bed because today is a special day for him. So, show him how much you truly care about him, by treating him to a breakfast in bed. Go ahead dad's you all have earned this. So what better way to treat your "Pop's"? with this recipe of course.

Serves: 5

2 eggs
2 c. all-purpose flour, sifted
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. buttermilk
4 Tbsp. (1/2 stick) unsalted Margarine, melted
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 to 2 Tbsp. E.V.O.O
1 3/4 Banana, mashed
1 cup chopped pralines, plus more for serving
Whipped cream for serving
Pancake syrup for serving

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk in the eggs until bubbles begin to form. Add in the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, margarine, Banana and vanilla extract and stir just until smooth; do not over beat the mixture.

2. Heat a dutch oven skillet, or fry pan over medium heat. delicately coat the pan with E.V.O.O. Pour in 1/2 batter, Topping with 1 Tbsp. Chopped Pralines. Allow to cook until bubbles begin to form at the top about two minutes, and flip over and allow two minutes more.

3. Serve with your dad's favorite syrup and top it off with Whipped cream.

Veggie burger slaw style

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Serves: 1

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1/8 c. carrot, Julienne
1/8 c. head of cabbage, shredded
1/8 c. broccoli stem, Julienne *( save the head of the broccoli because they can become apart of a different meal.)
1/8 c. zucchini, Julienne
1 Tbsp. & 1 tsp. Cole slaw dressing
2 pieces of bread

Direction:

1. In a small mixing bowl blend together all the ingredients, except the bread.

2. once all the ingredients have been mixed together, its time to add mixture on one slice of bread, covering the slice of bread completely.

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Living Better Cafe theme: Sizzling Saving

Beginning date: June 20, 2017 - September 21, 2017

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Sunday: Breakfast Lounge

Monday: Hot Out Of The Oven News

Tuesday: Money Saving Tuesday

Wednesday: Under ten, or five dollar challenge (This is where I allow "YOU!" to challenge me to prepare a meal, using ingredient you selected from your pantry)- I will post a question for you and there, and that's where the challenge begins. and I will post the recipe on Thursday. So, other than that no new recipes for Thursday.)

Thursday: Food challenge show (You have challenged me. So, now its time for me to show "you" what I have created, and everyone else can enjoy this creation.)

Friday: Dessert on a Dime

Saturday: Go Vegan

So, if you haven't already followed Living Better Cafe, I hope you get started because saving money is what Living Better is all about. Plus looking out for those food allergy too. Why the creator has something she would like to say.

As Summer is just around the corner, and everyone geared up for different events that, will be happening during the summer. I Katrina would like to say a couple of things. 1. remember to stay cool during the hottest part of the day, and 2. drink plenty of water and no sugary beverage because that's not going to cool you down. Why No. 3. As my summer break will soon be coming to a close, which means, I will have less time to post as I would like to. So, there maybe day's where you may not hear from me, until my semester is over. Therefore, I just want to give you the heads up ahead of time. Why that's it for me and Living Better Cafe. As I will always say and continue to say: Happy Journeys to Living BETTER!

Reese Cup

 Reese Cup

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Living Better Cafe Presents...Coffee Talk wants to welcome you to, secret ingredient fix were every Thursday of the week there will be a secret ingredient fix recipe post, waiting to serve you, and Living Better Cafe Presents...Coffee Talk says: The secret is finally out of the bag, and you're going to enjoy every last swallow.

Today Living Better Cafe Presents...Coffee Talk is coming to bring you a recipe that, you never knew exist by revealing the Top secret ingredient, and Living Better Cafe Presents...Coffee Talk knows you are going to enjoy every secret that  been reveled.

But, before Coffee Talk lets the secret out, Katrina has a story she wants to share. Why take it away Katrina. Why I do not mind if I do.

Welcome yet again to another Secret Ingredient fix post, Coffee Talk has yet another post that is from one of, Katrina's favorite food researcher. And will be posting another recipe from, yet again food researcher Todd Wilbur, As Coffee Talk knows how Crazy Katrina is about her favorite food researcher Wilbur. Why if you have not heard about Todd Wilbur, Katrina would re share the story again.

Welcome once again to another Secret Ingredient fix post, this post that Coffee Talk will be posting about has to do with one of my favorite food researcher, his name is Todd Wilbur, I know some of you may or may not have heard of him. Well he is, the author Top Secret Recipe books. Todd Wilbur has been out there for some time now, and the first time, I came across him, I was sitting in my living room with the remote in my hand. I was flipping through channels, when I struck by what was on the Food Network channel. So, I of course stop flipping through channels and watched what Wilbur was making. Now I can not remember exactly what he was making. But, I will say this: Wilbur has a lot of tricks up his sleeve's, and I honestly do not know how he does it. What he does is remake your favorite restaurant meals, so that you can enjoy them without spending a lot of money for the dish. May that is so what like me--to some degree, I believe. So, I will hand it back over to Coffee Talk and before I go, I want to say: "Know your food before taking the first bite."

Thanks again Katrina for sharing yet another story with your follower, As Coffee Talk enjoys hearing food related stories. Why speaking of stories, Coffee Talk has a recipe to share with you all, and it's a spin on "Reese Cup". Coffee Talk will be using  Almond Butter because there are a lot of people who live with tree nut allergies, and that's not fun. So, with that said here goes the recipe.

Reese Cup

Adapted from: http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Reeses-Peanut-Butter-Cups-Copycat-Recipe.html

12 cup cake paper

1 12 oz. Pkg. milk chocolate chip

1 c. Almond butter * (if you are allergic to Almond, you can always find other butter substitutes.)

1 1/2 c. powder sugar

1/4 tsp. course Himalayan Salt

Directions:

1. You will need to cut off half of the cup cake paper. So, that the paper is shallower.

2. Bring about an inch of water to a simmer in a sauce pan. Set a heat-proof mixing bowl over the simmer water, making sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir chocolate occasionally as it softens. When do you know to remove the bowl? When you have just a few not melted pieces left in the bowl. And the heat that remain around the bowl, will melt the rest of the chocolate.

3. Using a teaspoon, spoon in small portion of the chocolate in to the middle of the cup cake paper. sketch the chocolate up on to the edge of the cup cake paper, using the back of the spoon. Coat the entire cup cake inner paper with chocolate, and then place the cup cake paper inside the muffin tin. Repeat until all compartments of the cupcake tin becomes filled up, Then place in the refrigerator. So that the chocolate can harden.

4. Combine Almond butter, powder sugar and salt in a medium size mixing bowl.

5. When the chocolate mixture has harden remove from the refrigerator, Pour almond butter mixture inside the cup cake tins. (following step 2, for heating up almond butter mixture.)

6. Spoon small portion of the almond butter in to each of the chocolate filled paper cups. Making sure to leaving extra to layer in chocolate, until the mixture harden giving about ten minutes. Using your finger, or a back of the spoon smooth out the  almond mixture. Place back in the refrigerator, until mixture has harden.

7. When the almond mixture has harden remove from the refrigerator, and add in the chocolate mixture. re-heat the chocolate on top of the stove. Once the chocolate has melted, spread over top of the almond butter and place back inside the refrigerator, until harden. And what do you know, you have a Reese Masterpiece in the center of your own kitchen.

Banana Cherry Milkshake

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Living Better Café Presents...Coffee Talk wants to welcome you to, Table # 5 were every Wednesday of the week there will be a healthy restaurant-style recipe posted. Living Better Café Presents...Coffee Talk says: Why spend more on restaurant dishes? when you can make them at home.

Today Living Better Café Presents...Coffee Talk is coming to bring you an out of this world recipe, that will have you rethinking about never stepping, your foot in another restaurant door again. So, Grab your cooking gear and lets begin.

Serves: 1

This Milkshake has nothing on any restaurant. Especially, if you're looking for a Milkshake that is boost with tons of vitamins that will give you a lot of energy.

1/2 c. Banana
1/2 c. Cherries (if cherries have pits in them remove them, before placing them inside the blender)
1/2 c. milk ( you can omit the dairy, if you are a vegan/ vegetarian)
1 tsp. flax seeds
1 1/2 tsp. Sugar (Coffee Talk has omitted the sugar, when making this recipe. But, Katrina enjoyed it a lot as this is another beverage that filled her up.)

Direction:

Place the Banana, Flax seeds and Milk in the blender, and push the Milkshake button, until ingredients are completely blended together well.

Spinach Pie Bites

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Living Better Cafe is here to, bring you one of Katrina's all time favorite dishes. As Katrina would once again share a story with you. Why take it away Katrina. I do not mind if I do Living Better Cafe.

Here I go again follower, My name is Katrina, as you can see that I am the person behind the computer typing way daily making sure that, I have your post ready to read when you hop on your computer. So, I have a little story to tell about this recipe here because this recipe goes back to the year, I want to say 1994 or 1993 either one is good. I was in high school with my class in the kitchen, getting ready to prepare this yummy recipe. As one of my teachers and a classmate was in the kitchen making this dish, I of course was eating and talking about how good this dish was, that I wanted to make this for dinner. So, my teacher wrote note on the recipe that she handed out to everyone in the class. As the note read: Mrs. ? today in class Katrina and Chris made this recipe, and Katrina would like to make this at home. So, that same day I got my wish, I made spinach pie for dinner. Okay Living Better Cafe, I am so excited to handed it back to you.

Thank you Katrina! Living Better Cafe is back and is here to bring you Katrina's favorite dish "Spinach Pie". Now let's make that "Spinach pie bites".

Serves: 10 1/2 dozen

Adapted from: http://www.whatscookinchicago.com/2010/09/spanakopita-bites.html

1 egg, lightly beaten
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 c. (8 oz.) crumbled feta cheese
1 c. (8 oz.) 4% small-curd cottage cheese
1 c. mushrooms, chopped
3/4 c. Margarine, melted
16 sheets phyllo dough (14x9 inch size)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, mix in egg, spinach and cheeses. using a pastry brush, Brush the inside of your baking pan with Margarine.

2. Place one sheet of Phyllo dough inside the prepared baking pan; and brush with margarine. Layering with seven more sheets of phyllo dough. Spread top with spinach mixture. Top with remaining phyllo dough, brushing each sheet with butter. (If you have any phyllo dough left over covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent the dough from drying out.

3. Bake for 35- 45 minutes or until golden brown.