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Garlic Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:
 
1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets

3 cups water

3 garlic cloves

1 cube vegetable or chicken bouillon

1 tablespoon lowfat greek yogurt or Sour Cream (optional)

1/4 cup grated Parmesan or mozzarella

1/2 teaspoon chopped green onions or chives

1/2 stick of unsalted butter or 3 tbsp of Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter
 
½ cup of soy milk or any milk

Freshly ground Italian Seasoning (with rosema...

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Waldorf Chicken Salad

Canned Chicken Waldorf Salad
Rotisserie Chicken Waldorf Salad


Ingredients for Canned Chicken Waldorf Salad:

– 3 celery sticks diced

– 25 red seedless grapes

– 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

– 3 tablespoons of light mayo

– 1 Fuji apple cubed

– 2 cans of Kirkland premium chunk chicken breast drained and seperated with a fork...

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Easy & Delicious Brownie Strawberry Shortcake Tower

Ingredients:
One box of Ghiradelli Triple Brownie mix (vegetable oil, water, and one egg)
Buy shortcakes at your nearby supermarket (I got mine at Henry’s)
One tub of Truwhip (Henry’s)
Jar of hot fudge
Large container of strawberries (clean and remove stems)
2 tablespoons of sugar

Directions:
Step 1: Bake one box of Ghiradelli Triple Brownies
Step 2: In a blender, blend strawberries without stems and sugar (not too smoot...

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Tortilla Crusted Tilapia

Tortilla Crusted Tilapia from Costco in the frozen section or Albertson’s. Bake for 30 minutes for extra crispy fish. Swear it’s better than restaurant fish. Sooo good! Serve over cous cous, or with white rice, black beans, and corn tortillas to make fish tacos out of it.

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Herb & Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • garlic powder to taste
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cups marsala or white wine
  • 1/4 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup soy milk

Directions

  1. Place each chicken breast between two sheets of heavy ...
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Cauliflower Rice

 
Ingredients:
 
– Olive oil – 1-2 tablespoons
 
– 1 head of cauliflower graded to look like rice (1st image) or use food processor
 
– 1 pack of mushrooms chopped (Portabella and/or crimini)
 
– 1/4 cup red onion diced
 
– 1 large egg
 
– 1 tablespoon diced garlic
 
– 1 bunch of leeks or kale finely chopped
 
– Salt & Pepper to taste
Prep & Cook:
 
Add olive oil and grated cauliflower over medium heat.
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Overnight French Toast Casserole

Overnight French Toast Casserole: Mother in Law’s Lovely Dish

Ingredients:

1 – 2 loaves of French or Italian bread,
sliced into 1inch slices
8 large eggs
2 cups half & half
1 cup milk or instead of half & half + milk use: 3 cups Soy Milk with Vanilla 
2Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
~ tsp. cinnamon
~ tsp. nutmeg
Dash of salt
Praline Topping
2 sticks butter – softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
l cup pecans – chopped
2 tbs...

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Easy Grilled Salmon

Ingredients:

– 4 salmon fillets
– 1/2 cup creamy horseradish
– 1 tablespoon capers
– 1/2 tsp. of fresh lemon juice
– Hitching Post Magic Dust


Preparation:

– Turn on BBQ to medium heat.

– lightly drizzle EVOO on salmon top and bottom.

– Sprinkle Magic Dust on both sides.

– Lay salmon fillets on large piece of foil and place on BBQ.

– Grill on each side for 4-5 minutes.

– Add creamy horseradish, capers, and lemon juic...

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Rice & Tuna

If I had to choose one last meal; it would be my famous Rice & Tuna. I started making this in high school. It’s cheap, easy to make, and delicious! Thank you to the Martinez family who taught me this delicious concoction.



Ingredients:

1 can of Chicken of the Sea tuna in water (refrigerate overnight)
1/2 can of peas or defrosted frozen peas
1 cup of white rice
1/2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp...

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Jam-Packed Pastries

A take on traditional rugelach, these cookies can be made with countless combinations of jam and nuts – apricot and walnuts, strawberry and almonds, whatever’s in your cupboard. My Mother-in-Law and I made these with Raspberry jam and gave them to Neighbor’s along with other baked goods for Christmas platters.

Active time: 15 mins.
Total time: 55 mins
Servings: 20 pinwheels


Ingredients:

2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/...

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