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Mini cinnamon buns made on the weekend and frozen for later "Afternoon Snacks" at school. Who doesn't like a warm cinnamon bun? Adapted from www.pixel-whisk.com/2012/11/baby-cinnamon-buns.html to make it whole grain and lower fat with pureed chickpeas for extra nutrition!
You don't need nuts when you have rice krispies and oatmeal for great texture! A few chocolate chips in the light cocoa dough add some fun.
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Homemade sundae or "hot chocolate" syrup perfect for almost anything, including brownies for school!
You don't need nuts when you have rice krispies and oatmeal for great texture! A few chocolate chips in the light cocoa dough add some fun.
This is the perfect party dish - simple and a great make-ahead dish. The succulent, melt-in-your-mouth tenderloin is smeared with a creamy blue cheese spread and wrapped around crisp green beans for a bite that is filled with great flavors and textures.
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How good is this for your digestive system? VERY. Fennel, mint & apple cider vinegar are all super helpful for belly-gut-tummy issues. Bless.
Sometimes your garden grows copious amounts of beautiful things (MINT! BASIL! CHIVES!) and a slaw is the perfect way to tame them. Plus it tastes better + better as it sits in the fridge for days as ya (happily) power through it.
Recipe, basically...
All sliced very thin:
Fennel, bulb and fronds
Radish
Zucchini
White Onion
Fresh Basil, Chives & Mint
Apple Cider Vinegar & Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper
Squirt of Braggs
Mustard Powder, Garlic Powder & Celery Salt
A lil Maple Syrup
Essentially layers of noodles, dried herbs and pepper, flour and cheese (a mix of Mozz and Monterey Jack) in a casserole, drenched with milk and topped with breadcrumbs before being baked. I'm not a huge fan of this approach (originally from www.cookingnook.com/best-baked-macaroni-cheese-recipe.html ) but that's what the school gave me. Next time - cheese sauce baby!
Using the Cream of Coconut (a mixture with sugar already added, used for piña coladas & other similar cocktails) meant I didn't add any other sugar. I have a carton of sweetened coconut milk in the fridge and may use it this week, infusing the tea into the milk directly first.
find the recipe on my food blog here: thekitchentourist.com/2012/10/22/slow-cooker-coconut-chai...
I don't normally go around offering taster spoons of oatmeal to people, but this recipe was worth it. Even those who didn't like oatmeal agreed this was tasty stuff.
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What is better than a light, moist tres leches cake? How about a tres leches cake covered in dulce de leche!
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I have a medium to small crock pot which ended up being just the right size for this batch.
find the recipe on my food blog here: thekitchentourist.com/2012/10/22/slow-cooker-coconut-chai...
I wasn't sure I'd remember to pack them up in tighter containers as soon as they were frozen, so I wanted to make sure at least they were covered fairly well to prevent any freezer burn.
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Rolling out oblongs of dough, then rolling them with wax paper and sealing in cling wrap and foil means that they're ready to go once defrosted - no need to break out the rolling pin again!
Used here: www.yummysmells.ca/2017/09/kale-zones.html
Lots of cheese, with a quick & easy sauce made of mayo, eggs, canned milk & ketchup. I've seen other recipes with a basic bechamel white sauce, but this is really fast to mix up.
With just 3 ingredients plus water, this is a very simple recipe to put together, but would be very easy to adapt with whatever options are convenient for you.
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Slow cooked chicken wings in a jerk marinade for tender meat and then high heat oven blast for crispy skin.
I should have used my non-stick skillet. These ones had a tendency to burn because the mixture is so low-fat and you can see how uneven the surface of this skillet is - the oil wasn't distributed very evenly.
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Baking them is much easier for frozen ones, since it can take a while to get them cooked through and the juices tend to make them stick more since they aren't very greasy. Using parchment paper underneath was a big help too.
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These were made ahead, frozen, then baked while we mixed up the rest of the breakfast menu.
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I need to do this recipe again soon - it was lovely to just grab these to go and right now I'm moving too slowly to be a very efficient cook so this would be a great solution.
find the recipe on my food blog here: thekitchentourist.com/2012/10/22/slow-cooker-coconut-chai...