Heather's Recipes

This one I got from Cherie. It is really good and healthy. 1 lb. ground turkey burger 1 can kidney beans 1 can black beans 1 can sweet corn (not drained) 1 can water 1/2 cup quick cooking barley 1 can diced tomatoes (optional) 1 can tomato sauce salt & pepper taco seasonings Toppings: chips, sour cream, shredded cheese, fresh cilantro Brown turkey burger and add taco seasonings. While doing that drain beans and rinse and add to rest of ingredients (except barley) in a big pot. When turkey burger done add to pot. Cook until beans are tender about 20 min. Then add barley and cook another 10 min. (The water and barley aren't exact because I just threw them in & you may want the soup more juicy, but I liked mine thicker) After you put in serving bowls add sour cream and cheese and cilantro. (The cilantro is the best part of the recipe-I Loved It) Then use chips to dip instead of crumbling them. Mmmmm. A lot tastier as leftovers. Tip: I like mine a little spicier so I added sals...

I am going to make pumpkin waffles for breakfast tomorrow. I saw this recipe on Super Healthy Kids blog 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 TBL pumpkin pie spice (or 1 tsp each of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg) 1/8 tsp salt 2 eggs 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 2/3 cup milk 1/4 cup canola oil

For the love of cooking has a recipe for Chocolate & Peanut Butter filled crescent rolls. They look delicious and I want to try them as soon as I get some crescent rolls. Will add the recipe if we love it.

I saw this on SuperHealthyKids blog. It is an Allrecipes link . I loved this recipe. I didn't like Quinoa the first few times I tried it. I could definitely eat it up like this. It is really good. INGREDIENTS 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 3/4 cup uncooked quinoa 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper salt and pepper to taste 1 cup frozen corn kernels 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro DIRECTIONS Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and saute until lightly browned. Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Mix in the black beans and cilantro. Nutritional Information...

This is really good. We are making a bunch of it for the kids in primary to make and give to Dad's for Father's Day. They are also adding toppings like m&m's, choc. chips, gummy bears. This is really good by itself. It is also SUPER easy to make and fast. 5 Cups Wheat Chex Cereal (or corn, rice, mixed) 1 cup lightly salted whole almonds (or mixed nuts) 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (can double) 1 cup chopped dried apples 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt-covered raisins In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and almonds. In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup or bowl, microwave butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon uncovered on High about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture is boiling; Stir. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave uncovered on High 3 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl after every minute. Stir in apples; microwave uncovered on High about 2...

Pickled Beets : 2 Cups Sugar 2 Cups Water 2 Cups Vinegar 1 tsp. Allspice 1 Tbsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. ground cloves 1 lemon, cut into thin slices Clean, cook and peel beets. Cut into jars with lemon slice. Boil the above mixture and add to your beets. Seal & water bath 20 min. Makes 6 pints. Beet Juice Grape Jelly : After you have cooked your beets, let the juice in the pan cool. Then boil together: 3 1/2 C. Beet Juice (skim the top you don't want any of the stuff that settled) 1/2 C. lemon juice 2 pkg. grape Kool-aid 1 pkg. pectin After boiling, add 4 C. Sugar, then let Rolling boil for 1-2 min. Seal jars & water bath 10 min. Makes 3-4 pints. This makes a really good grape jelly and sooooo easy to make.

I am going to make this right now! 1 Cup Sugar 1/2 cup butter 3 TBL Cocoa 1/2 cup milk (or soymilk) 1/4 tsp salt Put above ingredients into saucepan. Stir until boiling. Boil for one minute Then Add: 1 tsp vanilla 3 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup natural peanut butter Almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, or any other nuts (ground) Spoon onto wax paper until cool.