Basil Apple Cucumber Juice
My brother and I made this juice last week.
It's a great juice if you are on a cleanse! Your taste buds will be awakened and your tummy will be satisfied. The basil in the juice adds a nice depth to the sweetness of the apple and cucumber. It makes it more of a grown-up drink in my opinion. Continue reading→
Spinach Feta Pocket Pies
Awhile back I made these Chicken Pocket Pies and they were fabulous. The dough worked out perfectly, angels sang, and we left nothing but pie dust in the kitchen. Remember?
I've been "trying" to bring spinach back into Cooper's diet so I thought these Spinach Feta Pocket Pies might do the trick! Plus this momma loves spanakopita, and these are pretty similar (except they're made with cream cheese pastry instead of phillo dough).
I whipped up the pastry dough the night before using light cream cheese instead of full fat. I am soo happy to report that it tastes just fine! A bullet has been dodged, people. We can have a tasty lower fat pie crust and eat it too!
The spinach pockets were super. I was delighted every time I got a chunk of feta in a bite. Next time I am going to add a little more cheese to the filling. Oh man do I love feta! The pies totally satisfied my spanakopita cravings!
Corn Fritters
Flashback!!
Three years ago, I spied this recipe in an issue of a Rachael Ray magazine.
Dick Clark's Corn Fritters.
Whoa! He made them for his family every year on NYE before he went to the Times-Square Studio.
Isn't that super sweet and cute?
Everyday Crêpes
I made crêpes once and it was a disaster. Total FAIL. I didn't let the batter rest long enough.
Damn you impatient girl!
For the past few evenings I've been scouring my old Jan/Feb issues of Everyday Food magazine to get some new recipe ideas.
I kept seeing recipes for crêpes!
Were they just recycling the recipe, or is this a really good time of year to make crêpes?
They looked incredibly simple to make. I whipped up the batter right before we went to bed last night so I wouldn't be tempted to use it immediately and have another failed attempt at crêpe making.
How did it go?
Citrus Squeeze Smoothie
This Sunset magazine has been splayed out on my kitchen counter over the past few weeks...tempting me.
Today was the day that I bowed down and gave in.
I've heard soo many people coughing these days that I figured it's time to get my immunity boost!
Reading that there was a frozen banana in the mix had me sold. Orange banana smoothies are by far my favorite combo.
I already had a huge mess in the kitchen to clean up, what's a little more?
So get your ingredients ready-
Apple Celery Spinach Juice
Another green juice under my belt. This one was amazing!
The sweetness of the apples balances out any bitterness that comes from the celery and spinach.
Honestly, the spinach was barely noticeable in the taste, but look how much green I got out of it!
I was surprised at the amount of juice that was produced with these simple ingredients:
Creamy Artichoke Dip
For those of you who are on the Mayo=Yuck team like me, this is a nice treat!
What we have here is a cream cheese based artichoke dip! A guaranteed hit at your next dinner party!
Or if you are a member of my household, you would just call it "last night's dinner."
We sat around the dinner table just dipping stuff into it. *yum*
Casey REALLY loved it and was upset there wasn't more. A good sign indeed.
The recipe is very simple and open to interpretation. I have a hard time following recipes like this because it seems silly to measure parsley in a little tablespoon. I just added a small bunch in the processor. I think I got a greener than normal dip, but I loved the way it tasted so I am totally OK with that.
Quinoa & Avocado Salad with Dried Fruits
Quinoa Quinoa Quinoa! Fun to say isn't it? KEEN-WAHH!!!
I've had my eye on this salad for a week now. Doesn't it look good? I saw it posted at the kitchn and immediately saved it under the MAKE SOON file in my brain.
I am sucker for all things lemony so this lemon-cumin vinaigrette was a nice treat! The fruit and the almonds kick some serious ass too!
And let's direct our attention now to the star of this salad- the AVOCADO!
