Nascar Cookies

Nascar lollipop Cookies for my Nephew.

Happy 8th Birthday to Carter!

Little Ladybugs

 

Chocolate cupcakes-- with royal Icing blossoms, buttercream icing for grass and Sugar cookie Lady-bugs.. Arnt they Cute?!

It all Started with a little mini-lady bug Sugar cookies.........
Then they started to come to life with some red buttercream icing....
Did some piping with tip # 23, doesnt quite look like much yet, sort of looks like green hair,
Icing was colored with (Wilton icing color...leaf green color) , still doesnt look like much yet... do you know what it is going to be?

Some wild grass...for the Lady bugs to hang out on.
And some more..... Some Spring Blossom candies made of Royal icing...yum! What to do with the Flowers? I thought I'd turn them into lolipop flowers and stick them in the cupcakes. In order to do that...some chocolate wafers had to be melted as glue.
Melt, melt, melting..... And stick them!

And Voila!

Fruit Smoothie & Wheat Germ

 

Things You'll Need:

• 1 ripe medium banana
• 1 cup vanilla or nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup cracked ice
• 1 cup sliced fresh peaches or banana slices

  First Cut banana into chunks.  Put banana and yogurt in a blender with peaches, orange juice and wheat germ.Add cracked ice.Blend until smooth.Serve immediately in tall glass.Garnish with peach or banana slices and sprinkle 2 tsp. wheat germ on top

Almond Honey Oatmeal

 

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup skim milk

1 Tbsp Natural peanut butter or Almond butter

1 tsp honey

Instructions:

Bring all ingredients to a boil in a small sauce pan.

Turn to low and cook for 5 minutes.

Veggies & Chicken

Ingredients
~ 1\4 cup 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
~ 1\4 cup fat free sour cream
~ 1\2 tsp chopped garlic
~ 1 cup frozen cauliflower florets
~ 1\2 cup frozen bite sized mixed veggies
~ 1\4 cup sliced mushrooms
~ One 5 ounce uncooked chicken breast
~ Salt, pepper, and additional spices to taste

Directions1. Preheat oven @ 350
2. Mix soup, sour cream, garlic and salt.  Add cauliflower, mixed veggies, and mushrooms and stir to coat.  Set aside.
3. Lay a large piece of tinfoil on a baking sheet \7 spray with non stick spray.  Season chicken with salt, pepper & any spice of your choice.
4.  Place chicken in center of the foil & top with veggie mixture. Fold, then seal the top and bottom edge of the foil and then the sides to create a packet.
5. Place baking sheet in the oven & bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
6. allow packet to cool then slit release steam.

307 cal, 4g fat, 5.25gr fibre

Yummy Applesauce

Makes about 4 (1\2 cup) servings

per serving: 80 calories, 0g protien, 20 carbs, 15 gr sugar, 0 fat, 3g fibre, 0 sodium

Ingredients

4 Unpeeled apples (Gala or delicious)

1\4 cup water

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1\2 teaspoon ground cinnamon    

Directions

1. Place the apples, water and lemon juice in a small saucepan over medium heat.  When water is boiled, reduce heat to low & simmer, covered.

2. Cook apples, stir occasionally ( about 10 minutes), or until they are soft but still hold their shape. 

3. Removethem from heatand allow to cool slightly.  Transfer the apples to a food processer and "pulse" to a chunky consistancy.

4. Stir in vanilla & cinnamon.  Serve warm or cool.

**Makes a great topping for hot cereal or perfect addition to stir into yogurt.**

Italian Balsamic Chicken Breast

Ingredients

2 tbsp minced fresh parsley
1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
4 skinless boneless chicken breast, 4 oz each

Directions

1. Combine the first 6 ingredient's in a large Ziploc bag. Add chicken to bag. Seal and marinate for at least 2 hours. You can also freeze at this point. Thaw overnight if frozen.

2. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray.

3. Grill 6 minutes on each side until done.
Or - cook in oven @ 350 F for approx 30 minutes