I make a lot of healthy, wholesome recipes.
This is not one of them.
It is, however, simple and truly awesome. Try it. You'll be surprised by this one. There is a really cool kind of alchemy that takes place between the sugary, buttery sauce and the Mountain Dew.
This recipe makes 16 Dumplings. Usually half a recipe is sufficient unless you're having a party or watching a LOST marathon.
Ingredients:
2 large apples, cored and peeled. Granny Smith work the best.
2 cans Refrigerated Crescent Rolls
2 sticks Butter
1 1/2 cups Sugar plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
3/4 cups Mountain Dew
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Preparation Instructions:
Cut each apple into 8 slices
Lightly Sprinkle apple slices with pumpkin pie spice and a dusting of sugar
Roll each slice up in a crescent roll.
Place rolls side by side in a buttered casserole dish
Stir vanilla and sugar into melted butter
Pour butter mixture over the apple rolls
Pour Mountain Dew around the apples, but not on top or you won't get a nice crust
Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes
Serve with vanilla ice cream
Nutrition Information for one dumpling, no ice cream:
Are you sure you really want to see this? You don't have to look, you know.
Calories 460
Fat 17g
Carb 69g
Fiber 2g
Protein 10g
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Even if you don't normally like broccoli I guarantee you'll like this soup. This is awesome, yummy, filling comfort food that's even kind of healthy.
Ingredients
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion, Diced
1 cup diced carrots
1 pound broccoli florets
5 cups vegetable stock
2 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp Flour
1 cup Half-and-half
2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Plus Extra For Garnish
½ cups Heavy Cream (optional)
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
Preparation Instructions
Roughly chop broccoli florets into 1 inch pieces. Heat olive oil in large pot. Add broccoli, carrots, onion, salt and pepper. Cover and saute until carrots are soft and onion is translucent. Remove cover and add four cups of vegetable stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 20-30 minutes, or until veggies are mushy. Remove from heat and allow to cool while making the cheese sauce.
While veggies are cooling, melt butter in a separate pan. Whisk in flour and allow to cook slightly to make a roux. Whisk entire time. Slowly whisk in half-and-half and remaining cup of vegetable stock. Whisk until slightly thickened. Add cheese and stir until melted.
Using an immersion blender, purée the veggie/stock mixture until almost smooth. (this can also be done in small batches in a conventional blender or food processor)
Add cheese sauce to pureed veggies. Stir in cream, if desired, and season to taste. Makes 6 really big bowls.
Nutrition info
Calories 395
Fat 31g
Carbs 14g
Fiber 3g
Protein 18g
Ingredients
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion, Diced
1 cup diced carrots
1 pound broccoli florets
5 cups vegetable stock
2 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp Flour
1 cup Half-and-half
2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Plus Extra For Garnish
½ cups Heavy Cream (optional)
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
Preparation Instructions
Roughly chop broccoli florets into 1 inch pieces. Heat olive oil in large pot. Add broccoli, carrots, onion, salt and pepper. Cover and saute until carrots are soft and onion is translucent. Remove cover and add four cups of vegetable stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 20-30 minutes, or until veggies are mushy. Remove from heat and allow to cool while making the cheese sauce.
While veggies are cooling, melt butter in a separate pan. Whisk in flour and allow to cook slightly to make a roux. Whisk entire time. Slowly whisk in half-and-half and remaining cup of vegetable stock. Whisk until slightly thickened. Add cheese and stir until melted.
Using an immersion blender, purée the veggie/stock mixture until almost smooth. (this can also be done in small batches in a conventional blender or food processor)
Add cheese sauce to pureed veggies. Stir in cream, if desired, and season to taste. Makes 6 really big bowls.
Nutrition info
Calories 395
Fat 31g
Carbs 14g
Fiber 3g
Protein 18g
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Simple Lotion
This is a super easy and really nice lotion. I use it on my face, body, hair, baby...it's a bit more oily than most commercial lotions, but it works really well and, best of all, you can control every single ingredient. I recommend doing some research on different kinds of oils, floral waters/hydrosols and essential oils to learn the properties of each. This way you can further customize your lotion for your own needs. Have fun!
Ingredients:
1/8 tsp Borax powder
1/4 cup water- you can also use rose water or orange flower water or any hydrosol
1/2 cup oil- I have used many different kinds here. My favorites are jojoba or almond
1 T grated beeswax or soy wax
Essential Oils (optional)
Instructions:
Dissolve the borax in water. Melt the wax and oil together in a double boiler. Stir occasionally to speed up the melting. Once it is completely melted remove it from the heat and slowly add the borax-water mixture to it, whisking the entire time. Keep whisking while the lotion cools. This can take some time, but it's necessary to keep the mixture from separating once it has cooled. Once it has cooled add any essential oil that you like. Put your lotion in a jar, squeeze bottle or pump bottle. Shake before using.
Ingredients:
1/8 tsp Borax powder
1/4 cup water- you can also use rose water or orange flower water or any hydrosol
1/2 cup oil- I have used many different kinds here. My favorites are jojoba or almond
1 T grated beeswax or soy wax
Essential Oils (optional)
Instructions:
Dissolve the borax in water. Melt the wax and oil together in a double boiler. Stir occasionally to speed up the melting. Once it is completely melted remove it from the heat and slowly add the borax-water mixture to it, whisking the entire time. Keep whisking while the lotion cools. This can take some time, but it's necessary to keep the mixture from separating once it has cooled. Once it has cooled add any essential oil that you like. Put your lotion in a jar, squeeze bottle or pump bottle. Shake before using.
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