54 your healthy Recipes

all-bran cereal , extra fiber, apple, diced (or if you prefer another fruit that would be fine too or you could even try a weight watchers yogurt), juice , containing the acai berry (i ve tried v8 fusion and also tropicana pure), splenda sugar substitute (or whatever your taste prefers), ground cinnamon, wheat germ, water (or as much as you prefer, i don tsp measure, i just pour it in)

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

rotini pasta (healthy harvest), roasted red pepper, fresh baby spinach , torn into bite sized pieces, caesar salad dressing , your favourite kind, grated parmesan cheese, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

summer squash, sliced (i used a mixture of zucchini and yellow), onion, chopped, carrot, shredded, healthy request cream of chicken soup, nonfat sour cream, cheddar cheese, shredded, cornstarch, mrs. dash seasoning mix, cornbread stuffing mix, your choice, chicken broth

honey, peanut butter, all natural or 1 cup your favorite nut butter, carob powder, toasted sesame seeds, roasted sunflower seeds, raisins or 1/2 cup currants

oats (i used a mix of , spelt flakes and barley flakes), coconut flour (i simply ground up some unsweetened coconut in the food processor), splenda sugar substitute (use more if you like your dips sweet), salt, white beans, drained and rinsed, hazelnut-flavored liquid coffee creamer (or use almond milk), plain soymilk (unsweetend), peanut butter (or other nut butter), cocoa powder, instant mocha-flavored coffee powder (or instant espresso powder), raisins, cinnamon

fresh peaches, peeled and sliced, red apple, chopped, halved green seedless grape, ripe mangoes or 1 medium an additional peach, peeled and sliced, firm banana, sliced, apple pie filling (or your favourite pie filling!)

healthy cream of chicken soup, healthy cream of mushroom soup, evaporated skim milk, cooked turkey or 1 1/2 cups chicken breasts, skinned and cut into strips, sliced carrots, drained, cooked broccoli floret, whole mushrooms, drained, freshly grated parmesan cheese, cooked pasta (your choice ) or 6 oz lo mein noodles

i would invite any and all friends here to send a real email to my niece with a message like this or your own words congratulations on your new daughter, a friend of jj s . i think seeing lots of emails will show her how much love there is in the world. thank you if you chose to do this. the mother is bracha and the father is yoni. just found out she was 7 lb, healthy and curly black hair. pics soon i hope. jj, gmail.com, my great nieces name is : shayna klara admoni, a recent email from my sister with what a friend sent her, very touching, dearest jj, thrilled about you and jennifer coming to visit, meanwhile , we re receiving lovely congratulation notes from friends and family on this new precious jewel in our lives. this 1 is from dear friends that live in shilo. i almost cried when i read it and wanted to share it with you., may she be a beauty in your life , may she justify all the tough times you ve managed to work your way through, and may she lead you only to beautiful things to come., love , yr lil sis

your favorite cabbage-mix for slaw, jalapenos (if you don tsp want it too spicy, seed and de-vein), garlic ( yep i love this stuff) i use more., healthy handful fresh cilantro, stems and leaves, yer favorite mayo (not salad dressing), sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

fist sized washed and cubed potaoes skin on, diced red, yellow, and green pepper, fresh black pepper corns for ginding, baseball sized vidallia onion, two healthy bunches of diced and chopped chives, big finger sized diced chilli pepper ( pick your own heat or variety), lemon pepper seasoning, olive oil, cake pan

olive oil, sweet onions, diced, garlic, minced, stalks celery, diced, carrots , sliced into thin coins or half moons, sweet potato, peeled and diced, dry white wine, diced tomatoes in juice (or 1-2 large fresh diced tomatoes), low-sodium vegetable broth, bay leaf, dried thyme, dried basil, dried oregano, dried parsley, dried rosemary, ancho chili powder, chopped fresh green beans (about 2 cups), black soybeans, drained and rinsed (or black beans, also very high in anthocyanins), fresh baby spinach, catelli healthy harvest flax omega-3 rotini (or your favourite multigrain or gluten free rotini), zest of 1/2 lemon, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste