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Bow Ties with Cherry Tomatoes and Bread Crumbs
By Birba25
Directions: 1 Place a rack in the center of the oven
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound grape or cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound farfalle pasta
- Extra-virgin olive oil
Pick me up
By Birba25
When it is good: anytime you don't feel 100 percent
- 3 large or 4 small ice cubes (omit if frozen fruit)
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 peach, peeled, pitted and roughly sliced or 1 cup frozen peach slices
- 1 cup vanilla, peach or blueberry low fat yoghurt
- 1 cup low fat milk
Good morning Smoothie
By Birba25
When you'll love it....at breakfast, when you need an extra energy boost
- 3 large or 4 small ice cubes
- 1 ripe banana, cut into thick slices
- 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, halved
- 1 cup vanilla, banana or strawberry low fat yoghurt
- 1 cup low fat milk
- 1 tbsp honey
Lemon Butter Pasta with Artichokes & Capers
By Birba25
Cook pasta according to package directions
- 8 oz angel hair (capellini) or spaghetti pasta
- 8 oz (about 2 cups) quartered artichoke hearts, frozen, canned or steamed till tender
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup shallots, minced
- 3 tbsp capers, rinsed
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper, optional (adds spice)
- Heaping 1/4 tsp salt, or more to taste
- 5 tbsp lemon juice, or more to taste
- 3 tbsp chopped parsley, divided
Linguine with Lemon
By Birba25
1. In a skillet large enough to hold all of the pasta, melt butter over medium heat
- 1 stick (4oz) unsalted butter
- Grated zest of one lemon
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound linguine
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesian Cheese
Smoothies Mix & Match
By Birba25
Mix and match ingredients for smoothies, for diet
- 1 . FRUITS: Banana, Berries, Pear, Apple, Watermelon, Peach, Kiwi, Pineapple, Cherries, Mango, Avocado, Spinach, Kale/Arugula, Beet greens, Dandelion Greens
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- 2 . BASE: Milk/rice/almond/soy milk, Fruit Juice, Iced Coffee, Iced Green Tea, Coconut water/milk, Water
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- 3 . THICKEN UP: Nut butter eg. Peanut, Yoghurt/kefir/cottage cheese, Ice cream/frozen yoghurt, Ice cubes, Coconut meat, Chia seeds/psylium husks, Oats/beans.
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- 4 . FLAVOR IT: Sugar/stevia/xylitol, Honey, Maple Syrup, Figs, Dates, Vanilla/almond extract, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Herbs (eg. Mint/basil).
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- 5 . POWER BOOST: Protein powder, Fish Oil, Goji berry, Sprouts, Ground flaxseed, Bee pollen, Vitamin powder, Spirulina/wheatgrass/green powder, Maca/acai/cocoa powder, Probiotic.
5 Chicken Crockpot Recipes
By Birba25
5 chicken crock pot recipes: Bbq Chicken Orange Chicken Creamy Ranch Chicken Salsa Chicken Ranch Chicken Tacos
- Bbq chicken:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 16 oz Sweet Baby Rays Bbq sauce
- 1/2 cup zesty Italian dressing
- 1/4 cup sugar
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- Orange Chicken:
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 1 cup Bbq sauce
- 1 cup Orange Marmalade
- 1-2 tsp soy sauce
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- Creamy Ranch Chicken:
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 1 can cream of chicken
- 1 packet Ranch Dressing Mix
- 1 packet Italian seasoning
- 1/2 package of cream cheese (4oz)
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- Salsa Chicken:
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 1 jar of salsa
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can corn
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- Ranch Chicken Tacos:
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 1 can chicken broth
- 1 packet ranch mix
- 1 packet taco seasoning
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Spinch & Tuna Pie
By Birba25
Method: There is nothing better than a good golden brown baked pie
- 500 g puff pastry
- 1 large and 1 small tin of tuna fish (200 g)
- 1 tin of ratatouille (200 g)
- 2 kilos of fresh spinach, washed,
- cooked and well drained or one packet of frozen spinach.
- 6 anchovy fillets
- 12 olives chopped and stoned
- Large Can / a handful of cooked peas
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 4 tablespoons each of olive oil
- fresh mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- a little sea salt and freshly
- ground pepper.
Quinoa Tabbouleh
By Birba25
The classic Middle Eastern salad gets an of-the-moment upgrade with the "it" grain, quinoa
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed well
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus more
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large English hothouse cucumber or 2 Persian cucumbers, cut into 1/4" pieces
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
Daniel's Chili
By Birba25
Chop up 2 medium onions and 1 large green pepper and set aside
- 2 15.5 oz cans stewed tomatoes
- 4 Oz Philadelphia cream cheese
- 1 15.5 oz can dark red kidney beans
- 1 15.5 oz can pork n beans
- 1 15.5 oz baked beans
- 2 medium onions
- 1 large green bell pepper
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup jalapeño peppers
- 5 tbsp Louisiana hot sauce
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
- 4 tbsp Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups water with 2 chicken broth cubes
- I can tomato paste
- 4 tbsp chili powder
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
- 1 16 oz bag to tortilla chips (optional)