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Juice Simmered Pears

July 2, 2010 By The Recipe Mom 1 Comment
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What You Need:

6 C of water
1 C of sugar
6 firm pears, peeled, cored and cut in half
1 lemon rind strip
3 tbsp pear juice

How to Make It:

Place a saucepan over medium heat.
Add the water and sugar to the pan and simmer, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
Place the pears into the water and return to a simmer.
Cook the pears for 25 minutes at a simmer or until the pears are tender.
Place the pears into a serving bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve.
Over high heat bring the pear cooking liquid to a boil.
Cook the juice for 20 minutes or until the juice is reduced to 1 C and resembles syrup.
Strain the juice through a sieve, cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Pour the chilled juice over the pears just before serving.

Makes 6 servings

This is a simple but elegant way to serve a fruit side dish. Everyone will love it and it gives you at least 1 serving of fruit in your daily diet. If you are serving to adults you may use pear flavored liqueur or brandy instead of the pear juice. Try making this recipe using other fruits such as apples, peaches or even plums.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 45 minutes
Cooling Time: approximately 30 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 237; Fat 0g; Saturated Fat 0g; Carbohydrates 68g; Protein 0g; Fiber 2g;
Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 2mg

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Apple Beet Salad with Maple Dressing

June 21, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

6 small beets
2 tbsp of water
1/2 C olive oil and vinegar dressing
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 Gala apple, quartered, cored and sliced thin
1 Granny Smith apple, quartered, cored and sliced thin
4 C of baby arugula

How to Make It:

Put the beets into a shallow microwave bowl and cover with the water.
Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap or a lid and microwave 5 minutes or until tender.
Remove the beets from the microwave and let cool just enough to handle.
When the beets are easily handled run them under cold water and rub off the skins.
Cut the beets into 1 inch chunks and place them in a serving bowl.
Pour the dressing into a bowl and whisk in the syrup until blended in well.
Place both types of apple slices and arugula into the dressing and toss gently to coat.
Divide the mixture into salad bowls and top each salad with the beets.

Makes 6 servings

Just the word salad makes us think “healthy.” This is not always the case though. For instance those deli salads we love may not be very healthy for us. We have no idea how much fat, sugar or sodium may be in those types of salad. This salad however is quite healthy. Arugula is an herb from the mustard family. It has darker leaves and has a mustard pepper flavor. If you can’t find arugula your favorite type of greens including spinach or lettuce may be used in its place. Do not mix the beets into the salad before serving or it will give your salad a purple tint that may not be pleasing to those eating it.

Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 5 minutes
Total Time: approximately 25 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate amounts per serving)
Calories 175; Fat 10g; Saturated Fat 2g; Carbohydrates 21g; Protein 3g; Fiber 2g;
Cholesterol 3mg; Sodium 193mg

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Cherry Cranberry Fruit Delight

June 14, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

2 (.6 oz.) pkg.  sugar free cherry gelatin
2 C boiling water
1 (12 oz.) pkg. fresh cranberries
1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
1 orange, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 (1 in.) piece of orange peel
1 (20 oz.) can crushed unsweetened pineapple with juice

How to Make It:

Stir the gelatin into the boiling water until it is dissolved.
Fold in the cranberries, apples, orange and orange peel.
Add the pineapple with its juice and stir to blend in well.
Allow the mixture to cool slightly.
Once cool place the mixture into the blender in batches and blend until slightly chopped.
Once all the gelatin mixture has been chopped pour it into a 13X9 pan and cover.
Chill for at least 3 hours or until the gelatin if firm.

Makes 16 servings

Fruit is a necessary part of a healthy balanced diet. It can be hard to incorporate all the necessary daily requirements of fruit into a diet but this recipe can give you a good start. You can substitute frozen cranberries in place of the fresh ones. This fruity side dish can also be turned into a healthy dessert by adding a little fat free whipped topping to each bowl full.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Chilling Time: approximately 3 hours
Total Time: approximately 3 hours 15 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 47; Fat 1g; Saturated Fat 0g; Carbohydrates 11g; Protein 2g; Fiber 0g;
Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 46mg

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Apple Stuffed Breakfast Casserole

May 10, 2010 By The Recipe Mom 1 Comment

What You Need:

8 slices white bread, crust removed and cubed
1/2 lb. cream cheese, cubed
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and chopped
6 large eggs
1 C of whole milk
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

How to Make It:

Preset the oven temperature to 375 and lightly grease an 8X8 deep dish casserole.
Scatter half of the bread cubes over the bottom of the casserole dish.
Place the cream cheese cubes evenly over the bread.
Spread the apples evenly over the cheese.
Add the remaining bread cubes spreading them out to the edges of the dish.
Whisk the egg, milk and cinnamon together in a bowl.
Pour the mixture over the top of the entire casserole.
Bake the casserole for 35 minutes, uncovered, or until the eggs are set.

Makes 6 servings

The deep casserole dish will ensure that all the egg mixture is soaked into the bread cubes. You can also allow the casserole to stand for about 5 minutes to ensure the bread is well soaked if you wish. This yummy breakfast casserole can be left in the oven after baking on warm until everyone is up and ready to enjoy it. This casserole isn’t extremely sweet so adding a little syrup or confectioners’ sugar won’t leave you feeling overly indulged at the end of the meal.

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Cheesy Pear Sandwich

March 29, 2010 By The Recipe Mom 1 Comment
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pearsWhat You Need:

4 English muffins spit
2 T of Dijon mustard
4 Canadian bacon slices
1 pear, peeled and sliced thin
4 slices of cheddar cheese

How to Make It:

Spread the mustard over the cut side of each muffin.
Lay a bacon slice onto 1 side of each muffin.
Place a couple of pear slices and a slice of cheese over the bacon.
Top with the other half of the muffin.
Heat a pan over medium heat.
Add the sandwich and toast for 5 minutes.
Flip and continue cooking for 5 additional minutes or until nicely browned and the cheese has started to melt.

Makes 4 sandwiches

This is a great sandwich to serve to children. Try apple rings instead of pears. The kids will love them either way. Add celery and carrot sticks and a side of tater tots for the perfect kid friendly meal.

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 10 minutes
Total Time: approximately 20 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 303; Fat 11g; Saturated Fat 6f; Carbohydrates 34g; Fiber 3g;
Protein 20g; Cholesterol 40 mg; Sodium 851 mg

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Strawberry Apple Bagel Spread

December 22, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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bagelWhat You Need:

1/2 C of strawberry cream cheese, softened
1 large red apple, cored and chopped small
2 bananas, chopped small
4 cinnamon flavored bagels

How to Make It:

In a mixing bowl put the cream cheese and stir until smooth and creamy.
Coat the apples and bananas with the cream cheese.
Toast each half of a split bagel in the toaster until slightly crispy.
The toasted bagels are cut into bite size pieces.
The bagel pieces are served with the spread on the side.

Makes 8 servings

You may use any flavor bagels in this recipe. You can also toast the bagels in a 375 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Cut the bagels into bite size pieces before toasting. Coat them with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Put in the oven and turn often during baking time. Be sure to cool before serving.

Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Toasting Time: approximately 10 minutes
Total Time: approximately 30 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values)
Calories 160; Fat 6 g; sodium 200 mg; carbohydrates 24 g; sugars 6 g;
protein 4g

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Easy Ice Cream Strudels

December 16, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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icecreamstrudelWhat You Need:

8 frozen brown sugar cinnamon toaster strudels
2 C of apple pie filling
4 C of vanilla ice cream

How to Make It:

Prepare the toaster strudels as directed on the package.
Empty the pie filling into a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave on high 1 minute or until hot, stirring once.
Spoon the apple pie filling over the top of the toasted strudels.
Top each strudel with a scoop of ice cream.

Makes 8 servings

Decorate these strudels with the icing included with the strudels. They can also be topped with a little ice cream topping, candy sprinkles or crushed cookie pieces.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Total Time: approximately 15 minutes

Nutritional Information per strudel: (approximate values)
Calories 410; fat 15 g; sodium 240 mg; carbohydrates 66 g; sugars 41 g; protein 5 g

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Apple Cinnamon Party Tea

December 13, 2009 By The Recipe Mom 2 Comments
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cinnamonsticksbowWhat You Need:

6 C of water
5 cinnamon apple spice tea bags
1 (6 oz.) can orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 C of honey

How to Make It:

Pour the water into a saucepan and add the tea bags.
Place the pan over medium high heat and bring the water to a boil.
Take the pan from the heat and allow the tea to stand for 5 minutes.
Remove and discard the tea bags.
Add the orange juice and stir until blended in well.
Whisk in the honey until it has completely melted.

Makes 10 servings

To make this tea a little more festive, add cinnamon sticks or oranges slices to each cup before serving. It’s a wonderful way to keep the kids warm and toasty while they celebrate the coming of a new year.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Steeping Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Nutritional Information per cup: (approximate values)
Calories 80; fat 0 g; sodium 0 mg; carbohydrates 21 g; sugar 20 g; protein 0 g

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Pecan Apple Buttermilk Pancakes

August 30, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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pancakestacksyrupIngredients:

2 C of flour
1 C of sugar
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
1/2 t ground ginger
1/2 t ground cloves
2 eggs
1 3/4 C of buttermilk
3 T of vegetable oil
1 3/4 C of apples, peeled and shredded
1/2 C of pecans, chopped

How to Cook It:

In a mixing bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
Stir in the salt, ginger, mace and cloves until combined.
Whisk together in a separate bowl the egg, buttermilk and oil until well blended.
Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stirred until just blended.
Fold in the apples and pecans well.
With a non stick cooking spray generously spray a skillet.
Heat the skillet slightly over medium low heat.
Into the hot skillet pour 1/4 C of the batter.
Cook 2 minutes or until it starts to bubble on top.
Flip the pancake and continue cooking 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cook the remaining batter in the same way until all has been used.

These pancakes are sweet and filled with spices. They make breakfast a special event. Serve them with apple jelly instead of syrup for a little morning surprise. Leftovers can be frozen for up to 2 months.

Makes 1 1/2 dozen flapjacks

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cook Time: approximately 8 minutes per batch
Total Time: approximately 23 minutes

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Granola Apple Smoothie

August 27, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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brown-smoothieIngredients:

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
4 T of water
1 C of prepared custard vanilla pudding
1/2 C of milk
1 granola bar

How to Make It:

In a small saucepan over low heat, stir together the apples and water.
Cook the apples 3 minutes or just until they are beginning to soften.
Drain and slightly cool the apples.
Place the apples in the blender.
Add the pudding and pour in the milk.
Break the granola bar in half and place one half of the bar into the blender.
Blend the mixture just until combined.
Pour immediately into glasses.
Crumble the remaining one half of the granola bar over the top the smoothie before serving.

Add a few blackberries, raspberries or blueberries into the blender along with the granola to make a special treat.

Makes 2 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Total Time: approximately 15 minutes

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