Banana Chocolate "Ice Cream"

I don't know about you, but after a major holiday, I want to eat healthy, but yet, I am still craving something sweet...  Usually in the form of ice cream...  ;)

Well, this ice cream is HEALTHY, but do NOT let anyone know, ok?

This seriously has 4 ingredients, and they are all ingredients that you can say, and you probably have them all on hand too.  ;)

This is soooo easy!  I made it in my Vita Mix, but I am pretty sure a high powered blender or food processor would work just as well.

I always buy a LOT of bananas, usually more than we need, so once they start getting a bit brown, I peel them, cut them in half and put in a baggie and throw them in the freezer.  Easy to grab for when I make smoothies, or banana milkshakes (also healthy...  ;)).  But now, I can add this to my list of things to do with my frozen bananas!

I don't have an actual real recipe...  I've seen some online, but I don't follow recipes...  That can get me in trouble sometimes, but not this time!  ;)  You really can't go wrong with this!  You can also omit the peanut butter, for those of you who are allergic or don't like, but I highly suggest you try it with peanut butter if you can!  ;)

So here's what I did:

Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream



3 frozen banana's
1/4-1/2 cup milk
coca powder (totally up to you how much...  ;))
peanut butter (again, totally up to you how much ;))

Blend all ingredients in Vita Mix or high powered blender or food processor til nice and creamy, like the consistency of soft serve ice cream.

Eat right away and enjoy!  :)

See, really easy, and healthy!
You could use rice or almond milk..  You can use sunflower butter instead of peanut butter... 
I love this because I can give it to my kids and tell them they are eating ice cream...  Healthy and good, and hits the spot!  ;)

My lil man digging in!  ;)

Look how good this looks!!  It's sooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!  :)  It's got the consistency of "real" ice cream too!  ;)

 Haha, I love how his mouth is WIDE open!!  ;)

They sure do LOVE ice cream!

Seriously enjoying EVERY bite!!!  ;)

Apple Nachos

OH MY!!  YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!  :oP  We GOBBLED these up RIGHT away!  The cool thing about this, you can make these a few different ways!  I made them a bit healthy tonite, just because we had fried chicken in the Chinese Lemon Chicken....

Yes, peanut butter isn't 100% healthy, but it is a bit better than using caramel sauce!  ;)

I'm not gonna write out the recipe, because it will vary from person to person..  But here's what you will need,
Sharp Knife
Apples, how many ever you want/need, I used 3 tonite.... (I had 3 different kinds of apples too, one small, one medium and one large!  ;))
Peanut butter, warmed in a bowl (for those of you allergic to peanuts, you could use sunflower butter)
Mini chocolate chips

Cut your apple in slices, warm the peanut butter and drizzle how much you want all over the apples, then sprinkle the mini chocolate chips on top!  ;)

Then EAT and enjoy!!!  :)

You could also use chocolate sauce, and then sprinkle peanut butter chips on top....

Or:
Drizzle caramel sauce all over, sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top, and then make some whipping cream and put little dollops all over!  ;)

Really, the possibilities are endless for these nachos!

Seriously, try them and let me know what combo you use!  I'm curious if there are any other combos!

Oh one more I forgot..  Hubby said to drizzle peanut butter, then sprinkle raisins and mini chocolate chips all over....  ;)

Peanut Butter/Chocolate Dip (or sunflower butter)



I could've eaten this whole batch! It was SOOOO good!  Even healthier if you use the natural peanut butter, but since I didn't have any, I used regular creamy! 

I'm thinking cashew and almond butter would be good, even sunflower butter for those who are allergic to nuts, that way they can enjoy this yummy goodness as well!

I served this with apples, banana and 2 graham crackers.  You could use strawberries, marshmallows, pretzel sticks, etc....  I used what I did since that's all I had!  ;)

Super easy to make, and actually pretty good for you, minus the chocolate sauce, but again, you don't "have" to add it...  It just gives it that little bit of chocolate kick which makes it taste even better!  ;)

Here is a bit of cream cheese, carrots, peanut butter and chocolate sauce

Mix it all up!  Ok, in the green bowl, it doesn't look the greatest, but then again it almost looks like a chocolate shake stirred up REALLY good!  ;)

Here's what I served it with, an egg puff (recipe coming SUPER soon, maybe tomorrow? ;)), that was their "lunch", graham crackers, banana, and half an apple cut into slices.

This lunch was not only EASY, it was GOOD and healthy!  Which y'all know I'm all about!  ;)  Easy and healthy!  That's what I like with 4 littles and 2 more coming!  :)

Peanut Butter/Chocolate Dip (or Sunflower Butter)

1-2 oz cream cheese (depends on how much you want, I use almost 2, but will use 1 next time)
1/2 cup natural creamy peanut, almond, cashew, or sunflower butter
1/4 carrot puree
6 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix all ingredients together until nice and creamy.  Keep in frig until ready to serve, or just start eating it right away like I did!  ;)  Give me some credit, I HAD to make sure it was worthy enough for the kids!  Just make sure you save enough for them!
Notice in the last picture, they only got about a heaping tablespoon full....  ;)  I am not gonna say if that's how much was left, or if I chose to give them only that much!  ;)

Seriously EASY and good!  Let me know how you like it! 

This would be a GREAT game nite snack, make a big bowl of it, serve it with graham crackers, cinnamon and sugar pita chips or tortilla crisps, marshmallows, pretzel sticks, apples, bananas, pears....  Yummy.....  :)

*Just a note, my kids were actually full after eating this and didn't ask for more.  Now, I am not sure if it was because I made them soaked oatmeal for breakfast, so that fills them up even more, or if the egg puff really did the trick with the other goodies!  ;)

Monkey Scramblers

This was a fun and pretty easy recipe to do! I was a little late at getting breakfast this morning, so I wanted something fast, but yet healthy. Fast and healthy, not always easy!

This was fast getting it all mixed up, but I did have to "fry" it, so that took a little bit. But really, it wasn't bad. I only did one in the pan at a time, if you have a bigger pan, you can do more...

I had homemade white bread, so that part wasn't super healthy, but it was homemade, so in that respect, it was healthy! ;) You could put this on any type of bread you have or even a whole wheat english muffin!

You can also grind up your flax seeds, but I didn't take the time for that. The only way I can grind them is by using my coffee grinder and frankly, I was just plain too lazy to clean that thing out to put in a few flax seeds! They have eaten them whole in a corn chip, so I know they could handle this! (My mom had picked up some flax seed corn chips that they LOVE, I am wondering I can figure out how to make something like that....)If you don't have flax seeds, that's fine too, but they are healthy.

Flax seed is high in most of the B vitamins, magnesium, and manganese, but this little seed is just getting started. There are three additional nutrient groups which flax seed has in abundance, and each has many benefits.
Flax Seed is Rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids, High in Fiber, High in Phytochemicals.

Anything that is rich in omega 3's and high in fiber is a plus in my book! :) But if you are eating alot of things with fiber, make sure you are drinking lots of liquid or you may get a little, um, ya know, I'm just gonna say it, constipated! And that's no fun... ok, now we've had enough info on this, let's get to the recipe!

I didn't get to take a pic after every time I dumped something in the bowl, my battery was running on low, no, not low, but running on dead and knew I only a few pictures to take before it was dead and would have to charge the battery, and I didn't have time for that! :)



Mix, mashed bananas, oatmeal, flax seed, cinnamon, milk and peanut butter together...

Then add the chocolate chips, but if you don't want them, skip this part... But if you making them for your monkeys, I bet they will really appreciate a few chocolate chips in their morning breakfast! :)



Place one spoonful on light greased pan and cook for about 5 minutes or until lightly golden brown...

As you can see, mine got a bit dark, but my monkey's didn't complain... they were just overjoyed that I actually added some CHOCOLATE CHIPS to their breakfast! ;)


Once the other side is done, place it on a piece of toast... again, mine was white, but it was homemade, so it was ok.... ;)


And rally those monkeys of yours and enjoy!! ;)


Monkey Scramblers
•2 bananas
•1/2 c. oats
•4 T. non-dairy or organic milk
•2 T. natural peanut butter
•1-2 T. ground flax
•dash of cinnamon
•1-2 heaping T. chocolate chips
•4-5 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
Mash together banana, oats, milk, peanut butter, flax and cinnamon. Fold in chocolate chips. Place a spoonful of batter into a skillet that has been coated with coconut oil and placed over medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes on each side, or until scrambles are starting to brown, and then flip and cook for a few minutes more. When scrambles are cooked through, place each on a slice of toasted bread. Then rally your monkeys! Mine sure enjoyed it! Infact, they want it again for breakfast tomorrow! ;)

*You can use regular milk if you like....You can also omit the chocolate chips, but a little chocolate in the morning isn't going to hurt them! It's just those sugar coated cereals that aren't healthy for them!
(I actually tried it too... you know me and oatmeal, NOT my fav, but will eat granola and granola bars.... So I tried it, it was pretty good! Personally, I'd need to put a few more chocolate chips in it, but it was good!!! ;))

It's about Time....

(opps, I somehow hit the publish post before I was ready... Here's the completed one! Just goes to show how tired I am!!!! :) I think I am done now.... e-mail me or post comments if this doens't make any sense!!!! :))

Wow! So much has happened! Crazy busy, then one thing after another.....
SO, I am hoping I can get back on track and keep posting one everyday... ;)

I've got sooo many pictures for recipes that I really need to get posting... It just takes a bit of time... So be patient with me... ;)




These are really good for being made out of wheat flour! My kids LOVED them! Ok, so they aren't the healthiest, but like I said, atleast they are made out of wheat flour, right? ;)


Add the coconut oil

Then the Natural Peanut Butter


Now add the Organic Brown Sugar


Now add the powdered sugar


And now the vanilla, yummy!!!


Mix it up...


This is what it should look like...


Now take your flours and sodas and mix them together...


My oldest mixing the flours and sodas


Add the flour mixture.... Mix it up... I added just a touch, well, about a tablespoon of water to this dough, it wasn't sticking enough....


The dough ready for the chips!


Add the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and mix up...


All mixed up, cover and put in frig for about 30 minutes


Place on pan.... You could even put them a bit closer because they don't flatten and spread...


I used my Pampered Chef scoop to put the dough down...


So I had 7 cookies on the plate and put it close to my lil man, he grabbed that cookie so fast!! I couldn't even get it back for a pic! It was half way gone!! So, I didn't bother to put another one on there! :)


They still look like they need to cook, and they are supposed too! You want them soft in the middle, soooo good!!!!!!!


Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls


Makes 12-18 dough balls

•1/2 cup coconut oil
•3/4 cup natural peanut butter
•1/2 cup organic brown sugar
•3/4 cup organic powdered sugar
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1 teaspoon baking powder
•1/2 teaspoon baking soda
•1 cup whole wheat flour
•1/2 cup unbleached organic flour
•1/2 cup natural peanut butter chips
•1/2 cup non-dairy chocolate chips

Using a stand mixer, beat coconut oil, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla until fully incorporated.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, and flours.
Add dry mixture to the mixer bowl a little at a time.
Mix until a dough forms
Add your chips. There’s no need for exact measurements here. I won’t tell.
Combine and chill dough for 30 minutes, if you can wait that long...
But if you want the full Cookie Dough Ball experience though, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Scoop dough with a mini ice cream scoop (or your fingers) and place balls on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. They’ll still be soft and look much like they did going in, but don’t over bake. Let the dough balls rest on the pan for a minute before transferring to a cooling rack.

*You can use dairy free margarine, like Earth Balance, but it has soy in it, so I stay away from soy products... If you are using soy, that's fine, but do some research on soy, esp for boys... anyways...
I added a bit of water to my mix, but you can add more peanut butter or rice milk/almond milk to make it stick together more.
I also didn't have organic powdered sugar, so I used regular. I did however have the organic brown sugar and used that.
I also didn't have dairy free chocolate chips, used regular
Also didn't have natural pb chips...
I didn't measure my chips either, makes it more fun that way! :)
Also, if you are allergic to peanuts, you can use sunflower butter and omit the pb chips... That way you can still enjoy the goodness of this cookie! ;)

Thai Chicken Salad

In all honesty, I was a bit unsure about this. Especially after I tried a small bit of the coleslaw before I added the chicken. I was like oh man, no one is gonna like this stuff! Oh well, here goes!

But you know what? I was surprised! By the time you add the chicken and the chow mien noodles, it was sooo good! All the kiddos loved it and wanted more!

This is SUPER easy!

I also used my left over grilled chicken that I had, so that made it even easier!


Coleslaw mix with the sliced peppers... Pour salad dressing over top and mix


This is the peanut sauce I used. But I made a note at the bottom for those who are allergic to peanuts, that way they can enjoy this too! :)


Peanut sauce over my cooked, cut up chicken


Chow Mien Noodles on top, ready to eat!


Thai Chicken Salad

1 16 oz package cole slaw mix
1/3 cup sesame ginger salad dressing
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1/2 cup Thai peanut sauce
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1/2 cup chow mien noodles

In a large bowl, combine coleslaw mix and salad dressing. Combine chicken and peanut sauce; place over coleslaw mixture. Top with red pepper and noodles. Serve immediately.

*I just put the coleslaw, red pepper and salad dressing in a bowl, mixed it up. Then I put the cut up chicken in another small bowl and stirred it up. Then dump the chicken in the coleslaw, mix it up. Then add the chow mien noodles.
I let the kids add more noodles to theirs. ;)
I am also thinking you can substitute Soy Nut butter or Sunflower butter for this instead. Would need to add maybe a bit of water or some type of liquid to make it just a TAD thinner... But that way if you have a peanut allergy you could still try it! :)
ENJOY!!!!