Cheesy Baked Tomatoes

 



CHEESY BAKED TOMATOES -


4 tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 oz reduced fat provolone cheese, shredded
1 tsp chopped fresh basil
1 tsp chopped fresh oregano
1/2 tsp salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 450° F.
Place tomatoes cut-side up on a baking sheet.
Top with Parmesan, provolone, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
Mist lightly with non-fat cooking spray and bake until the tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

Strawberry Pretzel Pie

 
 
Strawberry pretzel pie

2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored Jell-O®
2 cups boiling water
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries

Directions


1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2.Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3.Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
4.In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
5.Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.

Soup & Sauce Mix Recipe

 


S A S Mix - Soup and Sauce Mix
You will never need to buy canned soup or sauces again!!!!

Gluten Free!
Fat Free!
Sugar Free!
Homemade!
4 Simple Ingredients you probably already have at home
Easy to make
Economical (each batch makes 8 - 10 Soups or Sauces)

S A S Soup and Sauce Mix

Ingredients
2 cups powdered non-fat dry milk
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup instant chicken bouillon (regular or low sodium)
2 Tbsp dried onion flakes
2 tsp Italian seasoning (optional)

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a resealable plastic bag or a jar and mix well.

For Soup
For 1 can of creamed soup, combine 1/3 cup of dry mix with 1 1/4 cups of cold water. Whisk until blended. Add your favourite ingredients, chicken, mushrooms, mixed vegetables, whatever. Cook and stir on stove top or in microwave until thickened.

For Casseroles
Add thickened mixture to casseroles as you would a can of soup

For Sauces and Gravies
Add 3 tablespoons of mix to 8oz of hot water and stir well (more or less depending on the thickness you require)

TIP: You can change the Chicken Bouillon for Beef or Vegetable and have several batches on hand ready to go

USE as a soup base to recreate your favourite creamed soups, cream of Asparagus, Chicken , Mushroom etc

Watermelon and Strawberry Lemonade

 


Watermelon and Strawberry Lemonade


Ingredients:
8 cups cubed and seeded watermelon
1 cup strawberries, halved
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup white sugar/stevia
2 cups water
(you may substitute Sprite or 7-up instead of water)
Combine all the ingredients and blend until it is smooth (you may have to do it in 2 batches!) A fun trick is to cube the watermelon and freeze it ahead of time. Then you have a tiny bit of a slushy feel -

Recipe courtesy of http://frostedbakeshop.blogspot.co/

Fabric Softner Homemade Recipe

 


Homemade Fabric Softener

What you will need:
2 cups of your favorite scented conditioner (doesn't matter what kind, even the cheaper stuff works great)
3 cups of white vinegar
6 cups of water hot
A container to mix the ingredients and hold the softener in

Mix all ingredients together. You can use a pitcher to mix them all together and then just pour it into an empty container.
It takes a minute of stirring, but do it until no more conditioner clumps. Don't shake it.
Use 1/4 cup per load and it works great!

Sweet Baby Ray's Crockpot Chicken

 


Sweet Baby Ray's Crockpot Chicken

4-6 chicken breast
1 btl Sweet Baby Ray's sauce
1/4 c vinegar
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix everything but chicken
Place chicken in crockpot (frozen is ok)
Pour sauce mixture over chicken
Cook on low 4-6 hours

Sweet and Sour Slow Cooker Meatballs

 



Sweet and Sour Slow Cooker Meatballs

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle chile sauce

2 teaspoons lemon juice

9 ounces grape jelly

1 pound lean ground beef

1 egg, beaten

1 large onion, grated

salt to taste


Whisk together the chili sauce, lemon juice and grape jelly.
 Pour into slow cooker and simmer over low heat until warm.

Combine ground beef, egg, onion and salt.
Mix well and form into 1 inch balls.
 Add to sauce and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.