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! ;)

Greek Pita Pizzas

Confession time....

Didn't know what you are in for when you click on to read this!!! ;)

It's not bad, really...

Or maybe it is... I dunno, you be the judge!

So this recipe calls for Feta cheese. I've never and I mean N-E-V-E-R had Feta cheese! I am all for sticking with my cheap cheddar and mozzarella. I don't do fancy recipes. I do easy ones!

Ok, so this one is easy, really easy! And REALLY good! I also discovered that I like Feta cheese. Not a ton of it, but a little sprinkled on the top like this recipe calls for!

I did try a little piece by itself to see how it tastes, and it's a bit salty. So I couldn't eat a whole lot of it like I can co-jack! But like I said, sprinkled on top was really good!


Cook you meat and sauce (I had some leftover ground beef all ready cooked in my freezer, so I just chopped off a chuck of it, so one less step to do!)


I couldn't find any pitas, so I used the flatbread (wheat)


Layer the meat/sauce on top of the flat bread


Then layer some cheese on top- pop it in the oven for about 5-10 minutes


Then take it out of the oven and put on chopped tomato, olives and the feta cheese


The kids gobbled it right up!!! It was VERY tasty!!!! :D





Greek Pita Pizzas

6 ounces lean ground beef
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 8 ounce can (no salt added) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary of 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
2 6 inch whole wheat or white pita bread rounds
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded fresh spinach
1 small tomato, chopped and seeded
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
12 pitted Kalamata or ripe olives halved, optional

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic until meat is browned, drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce and rosemary into meat mixture in skillet. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes.
Carefully split the pita bread rounds in half, place pita halves rough sides up, in a single layer on a large baking sheet or stone. Bake 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
Top toasted pitas with meat mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 2 to 3 minutes more or until cheese on top is melted. Remove from oven and top with spinach, tomato and feta cheese and if you want, the olives.
Serve immediately!

*It sounds like a alot of taking out of the oven and back in, but it goes really quick! And it's sooo tasty!!!
I didn't have any spinach, so I didn't add that, but will next time! ;)
I also used good 'ole black olives right from the can! I didn't get those fancy ones, but don't let me stop you, by all means, go ahead and try it! You know you want too!!! :)
Again, very tasty, very easy and the kids LOVED it!! That's alright with me! :)

B-B-Q Chicken

I made this chicken to go with the sweet potato fries... Then I used the leftover chicken to make b-b-q quesadillas.

Anyways, it doesn't get much easier than this!

I just put a bit of bbq sauce, a tad bit of water so it wouldn't be so thick. I popped the chicken in the pan on top of the sauce, then added more sauce right from the jar. Spread it all over the chicken and cooked it at 375 for an hour!

I used chicken tenders. They are perfect for the kids and they cook more evenly, atleast I think. Or they cook quicker I should say. ;)


Layer all the chicken in the pan, as you can see, I REALLY packed it in!!!

Pour more sauce on top. As you can see, I drowned my chicken in sauce!!!

All done...

Nice and moist and perfect! YUMMY!!!!

Sweet Potato Fries

These are sooooooooooo good!!!!!!!! My kiddos could NOT get ENOUGH of these!!!!!!!!! I cut up 3 sweet potatoes and may very well need to double the recipe for next time!

My youngest kept asking for more... Not that he can really ask for them, but I guess I should say he kept pointing to the pan!

I fixed some bbq chicken to go with this. Super DELISH!!!! :D

These are sooo easy too! They called from Old Bay seasoning and let me tell you, I am not a fan of Old Bay... Ok, go ahead, throw something at me or say boooo.... Whatever... I know living out here you have to like (if not LOVE) fish and Old Bay, it's just a given... But me, I don't really like either...

BUT, I will redeem myself here, a little bit anyways... ;)

I REALLY and I mean R-E-A-L-L-Y LIKED Old Bay seasoning on these fries! Just the combo of everything really blended really well!


3 washed sweet potaotes (cut out the bad spots)


I thought it would be fun and used my Pampered Chef crinkle cutter to cut them up!!! :)


Place them all in a baggie with the oil and seasonings


Spread out on foil covered pan


Yummy! See the Old Bay on there? It smelled soooo good!!!!!!!!!


All done!



Our meal, bbq chicken and sweet potato fries! :D



Sweet Potato Steak Fries

3 sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Cut potaotes in wedges, lengthwise.
Place potatoes in a ziploc bag (gallon size), dump in the oil and seasonings. Zip it up and shake to mix it all around. Dump on foil covered pan.
Bake for 20 minutes on one side, turn over and back for another 20-25 minutes or until soft and golden brown.


*I probably had a bit more oil, I also used coconut oil...
I know I had more than a teaspoon of old bay, I just kinda dumped it in, then when I put them on the pan, I sprinkled a bit more over the top! ;)
I use foil over the pan so the clean up is SUPER easy!!!!

ENJOY!!!! :D

Navajo Fry Bread

I made this a few nites ago, but I was in a rush so I didn't take any pictures! I made the bread the same way, but the toppings were different! The toppings are endless! You can do whatever you want! The first time I made these, we had re- fried beans, shredded cheddar cheese and then lettuce. It was sooo good! The kiddos call gobbled it down too!

Tonite, i made them and put scrambled eggs, shredded cheddar cheese, and bacon! I am thinking you could use a sausage patty, then an egg and cheese. Even top it with some salsa? Again, you can do whatever you want with these!!!

The kiddos loved these as well, the scrambled eggs one.

Flour and baking powder in bowl


Add the milk and water


Stir it with a fork to mix it up...


Then lay it on lightly floured surface and....


Knead away! (this is so easy you can do it one handed, like I did! :))



All kneaded and ready to go!!
If your dough is still too sticky, if it's sticking to your counter top and hands, just add a little bit of flour and knead it til it's not sticky!)

Take a golf ball sized portion...


Flatten it out with your fingers (you can use a roiling pin, but really, it's just as easy to do it with your hands)


Poke a small hole in the middle


It can be even a bit smaller than this...


Place in your hot oil


Fry until it's golden brown on one side


All nice and golden brown, sooo good!!!!


Everything you need to make the egg Navajo tacos! Scrambled eggs, shredded cheddar cheese, bacon and your Navajo bread


Start off with your bread


Place some scrambled eggs


then some cheese



Then some bacon


Ready to eat!! Yummy!!!! :)




Navajo Fry Bread

Sift into a bowl:
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
Stir in:
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cups milk

Knead with hands. Pat or roll into circles approximately 5 inch in diameter. With fingers make a small hole in the center. Fry in several inches of hot oil at 400 degrees, an electric skillet is very convenient for this. Dough will puff and bubble. Turn when golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with honey or for Navajo Tacos.

(options: use half whole wheat flour)

*The second time I didn't use any salt. I honestly didn't notice a difference!
Again, for the Navajo tacos, I used a can of re-fried beans (or you could make them, but I was in a hurry!), then some shredded cheddar cheese and a bit of lettuce for the top!
When I made them into breakfast Navajo tacos, I used 4 scrambled eggs, made those in a pan, then put them on the bread, then added some shredded cheddar cheese and topped with crumbled bacon. Super good!
Again, you can do whatever you want! Please let me know if you try these and what you add to them! ;)
I was just thinking tonite as eating them that they would be really good with butter and then sprinkle some cinnamon sugar, yummy!!! :oP
Also, I used coconut oil to fry, so it's healthy, right? ;)

(got the bread recipe from my more-with-less cookbook)