Healthy Cocoa

I found this recipe from a healthy kids blog and changed it a little to my liking! It is so good. All you need is

2 tablespoons of baking cocoa
2 tablespoon of honey
1/4 tsp of almond or vanilla
1 cup of milk

Heat milk and then add in cocoa, honey, and almond (or vanilla)...so good............

If this is too sweet and like a darker chocolate taste just do 1 tablespoon of honey:)

After Workout/Breakfast Smoothie

This is very versatile I always change out what kind of fruit and yogurt I use!!:) I literally drink this EVERY SINGLE DAY and my daughter and baby boy LOVE IT!


1 1/2 cups of frozen fruit
(options I use mixed tropical fruit, cherries, cherries and blueberries, or just blueberries)

1-2 bananas depending on sweetness desired

1 cup of either PLAIN GREEK YOGURT or PLAIN DANNON YOGURT

1 capful of vanilla

Water (depends on how much you want to add, I just squirt a little from refrigerator despenser)

SOMETIMES I will add a handful of spinach or flaxeed it's very versatile like I said but SUPER Creamy and delicious!

Healthy Chocolate Frosty

1 frozen banana
3/4-1 cup of Milk or Almond Milk
1 tablespoon of bakers cocoa
1 capful of vanilla
Optional: Add 1 tablespoon of Natural Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
Blend and Drink! So refreshing and yummy!

Claudia's Amazing Mouth Watering Empanadas!

Ingredients

1 pound of lean hamburger meat (at least 93% lean)
2 packets of Empanada Discs (We used the Goya brand)you can find them in the frozen section by the taquitos at Kroger.
2 yellow onions
1/2 Green Pepper and 1/2 Red Bell Pepper Chopped
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Paprika to taste
1 Dash of Cumin
2 boiled eggs (chopped finely)
1 jar of Spanish Green Olives
Water in a cup (room temperature)
1 Beaten Egg with a dash of paprika

Step Uno: Put 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan. Saute the chopped onion and peppers. Once they attain a softer color add ground beef and spices. Cook for 10 minutes-you will smell the amazing Argentinean aroma when it is done!


Step Dos: Separate the Empanada Discs (I ended up using 17 discs (there are 10 in each packet). Pour 2 big tablespoons of the meat filling on top of the disc. Place a few slices of the chopped egg and a couple of olives on top of the filling. Lightly wet the areas of empanada that do not have filling (the sides). This will ensure that the empanada filling doesn't come out when you close the disc.

Step 3: Create a half moon as you close the empanada. With a fork press the ends of the dough all the way around to help create a tight seal. Make pretty folds with the end (GOOD LUCK mine weren't pretty) this isn't necessary just looks fancy.)

Step 4: Beat an Egg with a little dash of paprika. With a brush-brush each empanada with the egg. This will give the empanadas a nice color. Bake empanadas at 350 degrees for approx 15-20 minutes until Golden Brown. Depending on your oven you can turn the empanadas at half of the time to ensure each side is cooked nicely.

Orange Chicken from "What's For Dinner."

SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN
From: Mary/Grammy McCarthy-and included on "What's For Dinner,"
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 boneless skinles
s chicken breasts
- 1/2 C flour
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/2 t. pepper
- 3 T butter

Sauce:
- 2 T brown sugar
- 2 T vinegar
- 1 C orange juice
- 1 t. nutmeg
- 1 t. dried basil
- 1 small can mandarin oranges
- Jane Note: I add ground ginger as well. I also 1.5 X the sauce ingredients.

DIRECTIONS:
Combine flour, salt and pepper in bag. Shake chicken pieces until coated. Brown on both sides in butter in skillet over medium heat. Drain off fat.

Combine sauce ingredients (1 1/2 times the recipe) and add to skillet. Cover and cimmer ~30 minutes or until tender. For a “sophisticated touch” add drained mandarin oranges and heat about 5 mins.

Note: cook chicken and sauce in covered skillet, but tip the cover a little to thicken sauce towards the end of cooking time. Bon appetit! This also freezes will if you make it ahead and save for “company” supper. XO Grammy

I'm in Hurry and Want Pizza Fast Recipe!

You will need:
Whole Wheat French Bread (will post homemade recipe)
Pizza Sauce of your Choice
Pepporoni or whatever other toppings you like.
1 bag of Mozarella Cheese

You can make this as healthy as you want. You can either buy French Bread at the store which I did here or make your own! Right now I am pregnant and very tired so the quicker to make it the better! This is a lot healthier then the box stuff and you can even make whole grain french bread (or buy it).

Jenn’s Amazing Smoothie Recipe

This is so amazing you will be smiling all day!)

(My daughter Alyssa and I drink this for breakfast all the time.)

1 cup of plain yogurt

1 and ½ cups of frozen strawberries (I let them thaw about 20 min so they are easier to blend but don’t over thaw because the frozen-ness makes it taste better.

1 ripe banana cut into pieces

1 capful of vanilla (about a teaspoon)

2 squirts of honey (or your preference depending on your sweetness desire)

½ of cup of non-fat dry milk

You can also add any vitamin powders that you like. There is a Flaxeed one I like a lot that has no taste. It is called “Omega 3 Brain Booster.” Go to www.Omega3BrainBooster.com.