Mom's Lemon Ice Cream

This is one of the simplest yummiest ice cream recipes I've ever seen!

Lemon Ice Cream

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 C sugar
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
1 tsp vanilla
2 drops yellow food coloring (optional)

Mix with blender on low speed 2 minutes. Freeze in glass loaf pan.

Yogurt Parfait

This easy breakfast will help you lose those unwanted pounds on your stomach and jump-start your metabolism.

Ingredients: (Makes 2 - 175 cal. per serving - Diabetic Friendly)
    1/3 cup reduced-fat granola
    3/4 cup (6 ounces) low-fat vanilla yogurt
    1/2 cup fresh raspberries
    1/2 cup fresh blackberries or blueberries

Directions: (Ready in 5 Min.)
Place 1 tbsp of granola in a parfait glass, top with 1 tbsp of yogurt and layer berries. Repeat yogurt and berry layers. Top with the remaining yogurt, berries and granola.

Recipe from The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook http://www.mediterraneanbook.com/mediterranean-diet-ebook/

Chile Relleno Casserole

This is an easy, delicious dish that's great for a crowd!

10 eggs, beaten
4 oz evaporated milk

1 1/2 lb Monterey jack cheese, grated
4 small cans Ortega chiles
Butter

Pre-heat oven to 350*F Spray 9x13 glass pan with cooking spray. Stir together the beaten eggs and the milk. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place 1/2 the chiles in the bottom of the pan and dot with butter. Layer with 1/2 the cheese, the rest of the chiles and top with the rest of the cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the top and bake until done, 30 - 40 minutes.

Serve with your favorite salsa.
Variation: use diced Ortega jalepeños for one of the cans of chiles. Warning: makes it very spicy!

Sister in Law Salsa

This salsa is easy and delicious! Thanks to my sis-in-law Anne for the recipe!

 

1 28oz can diced tomatoes

 

1 small can El Pato Jalapeno Sauce (green can)

 

6 Serrano Chiles (I seed them – if you want the salsa really hot, leave in some of the seeds

 

1 Jalapeno Pepper

 

1 Yellow Chile

 

Garlic Cloves to taste (I use 1 or 2 – the original recipe calls for 4 or more)

 

Squeeze of fresh lime to taste

 

1 bunch chopped green onions

 

7-8 sprigs of cilantro (you can add more to your taste)

 

Salt to taste

Put everything in the food processor and blend to desired consistency. Yum!

 

image courtesy kidscooking.com

Meatballs in Sauce

This recipe is from ATK.

Serves 6

Microwave the meatballs on a large plate or in a casserole dish to contain the rendering fat. You will need two 4.5-ounce tubes or one 6-ounce can of tomato paste. This recipe makes enough sauce to coat 1 1/2 pounds of pasta. Use a garlic press to mince the 8 cloves quickly.

INGREDIENTS

• 2tablespoons olive oil
• 2onions, chopped fine
• 2/3cup tomato paste (see note)
• 8cloves minced garlic (see note)
• 1tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/2teaspoon red pepper flakes
•  Salt
• 1/2cup red wine
• 2(28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4pound Italian sausage, casings removed
• 2large eggs
• 1 1/4pounds 85 percent lean ground beef
• 3tablespoons heavy cream
• 2tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. COOK AROMATICS Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions, tomato paste, 6 garlic cloves, oregano, pepper flakes, and ¼ teaspoon salt and cook until golden, about 8 minutes.
• 2. MAKE SAUCE Transfer half of onion mixture to large bowl; set aside. Add wine to pot with remaining onion mixture and cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, then transfer to slow cooker.
• 3. FORM MEATBALLS Add ½ cup Parmesan, mozzarella, sausage, eggs, ¾ teaspoon salt, and remaining garlic to bowl with reserved onion mixture. Mash with potato masher until smooth. Add beef and cream to bowl and knead with hands until well combined. Form mixture into twelve 2-inch meatballs.
• 4. COOK MEATBALLS Microwave meatballs on large plate until fat renders and meatballs are firm, 4 to 7 minutes. Nestle meatballs in slow cooker, discarding rendered fat. Cover and cook on low until meatballs are tender and sauce is slightly thickened, 4 to 5 hours. Skim fat. Stir in basil and remaining Parmesan. Season with salt. Serve over pasta.
• MAKE AHEAD Raw meatballs and sauce can be refrigerated separately up to 24 hours in advance. When ready to cook, add sauce to slow cooker and microwave meatballs before adding them to the slow cooker. Continue with recipe as directed.

Stir Fry Pork with Brussels Sprouts

This turned out to be so yummy I had to write it down so I wouldn't forget what I did.

Sautée 1 pork tenderloin in sesame oil and soy sauce. Throw in a few red pepper flakes and grated fresh ginger. Remove from pan.

Cut Brussels sprouts in half and caramelize in sesame oil and soy sauce. Cover and steam for a few minutes. Add canola oil to the pan and stir fry 2 sliced onions and chopped celery and more grated ginger. Add more soy sauce and sesame oil. When almost done add back pork, roasted peanuts and some bean sprouts. drizzle a small amount of sesame oil at the end.

So good!

Crack Slaw

Crack Slaw - Yes it's that addicting!!
1 lb ground beef
1 lb shredded cabbage
2 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp splenda
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp sriracha hot chili sauce

Brown ground beef and then drain most of the fat off, add in everything else and cook until cabbage is tender. Add more sriracha sauce if desired for more spice!

You will not regret trying this!!!

I got this recipe from the Atkins community.