Keep It Fun And Healthy

I don’t know about you but I LOVE nut butters. I have never made my own because I didn’t realize out easy it was. I’m telling ya, everyone can make nut butter as long as you have a decent food processor and there's not turning back. I’ve had some left over vanilla beans from the vanilla I made a while back and wanted to use them, so I decided to use them in the almond butter. I made this about a week ago and it’s already half gone! It’s like a yummy creamy dessert. Once you try fresh pure nut butters you will never go back to store bought. Only 3 ingredients and no added oils! So here it goes: Start out by toasting your almonds until they start to smell yummy. Pour your almonds in the food processer and start to process. You will need to process for 8 to 10 minutes and stop several times to scrape down the sides, so be patient. Stage 1 Stage 2- Powder Stage 3-The natural oil starts to come out and its starts to ball up. Stage 4-Almost there, just a f...

Who likes Chinese food? I love it with all my heart, but I don’t like all the MSG they use in their meat. Why not make your own? I tried a new recipe this week and was very satisfied with the outcome. AND I wasn’t even hungry 2 hours later. Why is that? You could eat and eat at a Chinese restaurant and are hungry 2 hours later. Check out this tasty dish I made the chicken in the crock pot which I highly recommend because it cooked for 1/2 the day and the chicken was so tender and flavorful. This can also be done on the stove top. I started out by seasoning the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides. I also chopped up 1/2 of an onion. Place your chicken in the crockpot once its seasoned. To make your sauce, mix together your onion, honey, soy sauce, ketchup, olive oil, garlic cloves, and red pepper flakes. Mix well. Pour your sauce over you chicken. Cook on low for 4 hours. After 4 hours remove your chicken and chop into cubes. Mix up a mixt...

Summer is going by fast and I’m ready for it to slow down.  Fall will be here before you know it. I don’t know about you but I don’t like to heat up the oven much during the Summer because I heats up my apartment. I really wanted something that tasted like Summer and that was quick and easy to whip up. I decided to make pasta! I think you will really like this dish. The lemon flavor is not too much but just enough tang. And the basil taste so fresh, it hit the spot I started by making garlic olive oil. Mince 2 garlic cloves and sauté in olive oil until edges start to turn brown. Once your oil is done pour into large mixing bowl. Sauté 1/2 cup of chopped onion in a tablespoon of olive oil. Chop a handful of basil, preferably fresh Add basil to garlic oil Add the rest of your ingredients; pine nuts, parmesan, lemon, and onion. Add your cooked pasta in with you sauce and toss.   I grilled up some chicken breast to put on top but this can be serve by itself or as a...