Category Archives: Recipes

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Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip

FranksAnything with Frank’s is good in my opinion

I promise you this will be a hit and no one will complain that it is a much healthier version than the typical recipe with Blue Cheese dressing and cheese.

Mix all the following ingredients and bake

1/2 cup fat free or lowfat cream cheese

1/2 cup plain greek yogurt

1/2 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch (the dry mix)

1/4 cup Franks hot sauce

2 sm cans of Valley Fresh canned chicken

Bake @ 325 for about 25 minute

 

Enjoy! I would love love love to hear your what your taste buds think!

Jennie

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Rockin’ Gluten Free Cornbread

My Rockin’ Gluten Free Cornbread1764

I have gotten my cornbread recipe down…

It so ROCKS if I do say so myself!

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

3/4 cup milk

2 cup corn meal (make sure it is GF)

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

2 tsp baking powder

1 Tbs raw honey (local is best)

2 Tbs melted butter (make sure it is GF)

Combine dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients. Be sure to whisk wet ingredients together. (Some people like for the eggs to be room temp) Bake in greased 8×8 glass dish or cast iron skillet @ 450 for 20-25 minutes!

I freeze any leftovers and that works very good!

Enjoy!

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Best Baked Squash EVER

I have a little gym Mama that not only shares recipes with me but also her goodies from her garden. She and her husband are just precious. So…this one I cannot take credit for. If you like squash and zucchini you really should give this a go. Be sure and let me know what your taste buds think.

-Steam 2-3 Yellow Squash & 2-3 Zucchinis (depending on size) to your liking texture wise

-Season with pepper and a little garlic powder

-Drain off any water and put in baking dish

-Top with one can of DRAINED  Basil, Oregano and Garlic seasoned tomatoes

-Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese on top

Bake @ 350 for about 30 minutes or until the cheese browns just a bit.

ENJOY!

 

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Healthy Ranch Dip

This dip is SO easy AND healthy AND yummy! When you eat this dip on your veggies, you are getting a double punch. You are getting your Complex Carbs AND Protein!Greek Yogurt Dip

-16 oz Plain nonfat Greek yogurt

-1 packet of hidden valley ranch mix

This is great to keep in the fridge to have a dip for your your raw veggies.

You can also add milk (whatever kind you use) and put in a shaker…and BAM you have a dressing!

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You.

Jennie

 

 

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Banana Ice Cream

This was one of the recipes featured in Wilson Living Magazine. You can check out the entire magazine HERE.

ONE Ingredient!!!! Yes…just one and you will not believe how good this is! I was skeptical…but boy did this one shock me!Banana Ice Cream

Your ingredient…

Frozen Banana

Yep that’s it…peel and freeze cut up ripe bananas. You can either do one at a time or make up a batch to dish out throughout the week.

-In a food processor pulse the cut up bananas (this works much better in a food processor than a blender, even better than in a vitamix).

-You will have to scrape the sides a few times to get the bananas down into the blade

-Once it starts changing to a frozen yogurt type consistency it is done

-Put in a dish and refreeze, or you can eat it like soft serve.

It will keep in the freezer for a few days

Top with honey, cinnamon, cacao nibs, etc.

Mix in cacao powder, natural peanut butter, slivered almonds, etc.

Be creative!

I would LOVE to hear from you and what your favorite add in is.

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You.

Jennie

 

 

 

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Granola Goodness

This was featured as one of my recipes in our local magazine, Wilson Living. You can check out the entire magazine HERE.

Jennie B’s Homemade Granola

2 cups Old Fashion OatsGranola

3/4 cup Nuts & Seeds gently chopped (My favorite is Walnuts, Pecans & Almonds)

1/2 cup Dried Fruit (I like raisins, but be sure they are organic as raisins contain a lot of pesticides)

1/4 Raw Unsweetened Coconut

4 Tbs Raw Local Honey

3 tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tbs Coconut oil (melted)

Combine all ingredients using your hands. Spread out on jelly roll pan.

Bake @ 300 for 10-15 minutes. Be sure to check it every 5 minutes and stir. After 10 minutes check it every minute, it will over bake very quickly. One good indicator that it is done is when the raisins start to swell. As it cools it will get harder.

When you pull it out of the oven add 1/8-1/4 tsp of powdered stevia.

Enjoy! Please let me know how you like it!

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You.

Jennie

 

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No Bake Bars

JUST THREE INGREDIENTS!!!Bars3

1 cup ANY chopped up nuts and/or seeds

5-6 dates (remove the pit)

1/3 cup of dried fruit

In a food processor, pulse dates and dried fruit

Add ground up nuts and mix well

Spread out on pan. I put some coconut oil on my hands to press down. It can be a little hard. Cut into bars and store in the refrigerator. Another way of doing these is to just roll into balls! Much easier, just not as pretty!

You can add a little cacao, coconut, oats, cacao nibs, etc. Make them to your liking!

I also like to mix up my nuts. Almonds, pumpkin seeds, cashews, etc. Just make sure it all equals 1 cup.

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Gluten Free Chex Mix

Gluten Free Chex Mix…My Style!Chex

 

3 cups Rice Chex

3 cups Corn Chex

1 1/2 cups broken up Pop Chips

1 cup mixed nuts

1 1/2 cups Glutino Pretzels

5 Tbs Butter

2 1/2 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce (Lea and Perrins states theirs is GF)    http://www.leaperrins.com/Products/The%20Original%20Worcestershire%20Sauce

1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

1 1/2 tsp Onion Powder

Melt butter in pan with seasoning and add all other ingredients bake @ 250 for 1 hour.

Taking out and stirring every 15 minutes.

Make sure ALL ingredients are Gluten Free!

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Energy Bites

Energy BitesThese little rascals are SO good to have on hand for a snack or to grab on the go!

2 cups oats

1 cup nut butter

1/2-1 cup any kind of ground nuts or seeds

1 cup ground flax seed

1 cup dark chocolate chips/cacao nibs (70%)

2/3 cups honey (local and raw)

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Mix all together and form into balls.

Store in refrigerator and enjoy!

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Healthy Baked Oatmeal

Our Neighbor brought these to us one Christmas! They are SO good! They also freeze great!Baked Oatmeal

I make up a batch and freeze more than half to have when I need something quick.

Healthy Baked Oatmeal

-3 cups oatmeal

-1/3 cup brown sugar (I do 1/2 of that as a baking stevia)

-2 tsp cinnamon

-2 tsp baking powder

-1 tsp salt

-1 cup milk (whatever kind you want to use)

-2 eggs

-1/2 cup natural applesauce

2 tsp vanilla

-1/2 cup dried fruit (whatever you like)

-1/3 cup chopped walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. In large bowl mix oats, suagar(s), cinnamon, baking powder & salt. In seperate smaller bowl, lightly beat milk, eggs, apple sauce & vanilla. Pour into dry mixture, add dried fruit & walnuts . Pour into (greased) muffin pan.

3. Bake for 25-30 minutes

You can also bake in a 9×13 and cut into bars. Be sure to increase cooking time 5-10 minutes.

It is yummy served with yogurt on top!

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You.

Jennie