Mango-Peach Smoothie

Peach and Mango are so delicious together. Thank you Fountain Avenue Kitchen

1 peach, sliced or about 1 cup frozen slices

1 mango, peeled and diced or 1 heaping cup frozen chunks

1/2 cup 2% plain yogurt 

1/2 cup orange juice

dash or two of cinnamon

• Place all ingredients in blender, cover, and puree until smooth. 
• Add a little extra orange juice if you prefer a thinner smoothie.
• Makes one big smoothie (16+ ounces) or two smaller servings.

Note:

Frozen fruit may not be quite as sweet as fresh, so you can add 1 tbsp agave or honey to suit your taste.

Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Thank you The Girl Who Ate Everything

1 10oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well 
   or 10 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
1 14oz can artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped
1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
2 Tablespoons sour cream
2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 cup shredded parmesan
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt, or more to taste
dash of cayenne pepper, or more to taste

• Preheat oven to 400 degress. 
• In a medium bowl, warm cream cheese in microwave for about a minute to soften. 
• Add spinach, artichokes, sour cream, mayonnaise, and parmesan. 
• Mix all together and add garlic salt and cayenne to taste. 
• Place in an oven safe dish and bake in the oven at for about 20 minutes or until the top is toasty. If you're using fresh spinach bake for 20 minutes, stir, and bake for an additional 10 minutes if needed.
• Serve with bread, chips or veggies.

Balsamic Glazed Salmon

I love salmon and this is an easy and tasty way to serve. Thank you Hun...Whats for Dinner

2/3 C Balsamic vinegar
3 Tbs brown sugar
2 Tbs whole grain Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 green onions, chopped
6- 6oz  salmon fillets, skinned

• In a large zip top bag, add the Balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, Dijon, salt and green onions. Mush to combine. 
• Add the salmon to the zip top bag, seal tightly and turn to coat. Place in a shallow dish and refrigerate for 2 hrs, turning after 1 hr. 
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove salmon fillets from the zip top bag and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake in the oven for 15-25 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• While fish bakes, pour remaining marinade in a small sauce pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half and thick.
• Once fish is cooked through, brush with glaze and garnish with more green onion (green tops only).

Southwestern Spaghetti

Southwestern Spaghetti combines Italian and Mexican cuisine to make an amazing and memorable pasta. This is a fairly easy dish to prepare and great for a dinner party

8 ounces spaghetti noodles, cooked
½ cup milk
1 egg
1lb ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
16 oz can chopped tomatoes
tbsp tomato puree
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

• Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the drained cooked noodles with milk and egg. Mix well. 
• Butter a 9×13 inch casserole dish and pour the noodle mixture into the bottom.
• In a large skillet brown ground beef, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic. Drain. 
• Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. 
• Stir in the tomatoes and puree and cook for 2 more minutes
• Spread the meat sauce over the spaghetti noodles. 
• Top with cheese. 
• Place into the oven and bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Apple Pear Crumble

A lovely variation on the traditional dessert. Thank you Food Done Light

Fruit Filing:
3 golden delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
3 pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1/4 cup Demerara cane sugar or granulated sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of kosher salt

Crumble:
1/4 cup Demerara cane sugar or granulated sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 cup instant oats
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
4 tbsp. light butter, chopped
Pinch of kosher salt

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Spray a 12 x 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, mix together apples, pears, sugar, lemon juice, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Pour into the baking dish.
• In the bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the crumble.
• Using a pastry cutter or your hands, cut in the butter until large crumbs form.
• Lightly sprinkle the crumbs on top of the fruit.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Take foil off and cook for another 10 minutes.
• Let sit for at least 30 minutes before serving.

 

Easy Banoffee Cheesecake

So easy and needs no baking. Thank you Andora's Box

1 1/2 c. of digestive biscuit or graham cracker crumbs
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1/3 c. butter, melted
4 medium sized bananas, sliced into thick diagonal pieces
1 can (397 gms.) of Carnation caramel or dulce de leche
300 mls. whipping cream
1 c. cream cheese
1/2 c. sugar

• Mix together the crumbs, sugar and butter, then press into the base of a lined springform pan.
• Arrange the bananas on top of the biscuit base. 
• Spread the caramel evenly on top of the bananas. 
• Whip the cream until thick, then add the cream cheese and sugar. 
• Whip until combined, then spread on top of the caramel. 
• Chill until firm. 
• Decorate with cinder toffee (honeycomb) and chocolate shavings.

Peach Banana Muffins

Thank you My Royal Kitchen

1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup oil
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 ripe peach, diced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cup flour

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
• Beat together the eggs and sugar for about 3 minutes. 
• Add in oil, bananas, peaches and vanilla. 
• Mix until all combined.
• In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients. The salt, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and flour. 
• Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until combine, be careful not to over mix.
• Pour the batter into each liner until it's about 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.