Culinary Goods

  I really love this recipe, and it's much easier than making peach pie. I really didn't change much besides adding some almond extract and cutting down the sugar a bit. It gets an 8.5-9 and came from melskitchencafe.com. 3   cups   ( 280   g )   graham cracker crumbs 2-3   tablespoons   granulated sugar ¾   cup   ( 170   g )   butter, melted Creamy Filling: 1 ½   cups   ( 171   g )   powdered sugar I only used 1 1/4 C. 8   ounces   ( 227   g )   cream cheese, softened to room temperature ½   teaspoon   vanilla extract 2   cups   cold heavy whipping cream (see note) 5-6   medium   fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced thinly (see note) 3/4 tsp. almond extract  https://www.melskitchencafe.com/peaches-and-cream-sensation/

  I love a healthy bowl, and this one checked a lot of boxes. I didn't use chicken, and instead just added the marinade to the salad. It gets a  7 and will definitely be a repeat. The recipe came from healthyfitnesmeals.com. Dressing/Marinade ▢  ¼  cup   olive oil ,  or avocado oil ▢  2   lemons ,  juiced  ▢  1   tablespoon   honey ▢  ½  tablespoon   lemon zest ▢  1   garlic clove ,  minced ▢  2   teaspoons   dried oregano ▢  1   teaspoon   dried basil ▢  Kosher salt ,  to taste ▢  Kosher pepper ,  to taste Quinoa Bowls ▢  1 ½  cups   quinoa ,  uncooked ▢  4   chicken breasts ,  boneless, skinless I left these out ▢  1   English cucumber ,  diced ▢  4   Roma tomatoes ,  chopped ▢  1   red onion ,  medium, diced ▢  1   cup   feta cheese ,  crumble...

 Grey insisted we try an orange pie, so I just used the classic key lime recipe and made this one. I liked this much better than I thought I would, and I give this a 9. 1 package graham crackers, blended 1 T. sugar 3 T. butter Bake at 350 for 5 minutes. Then, we added: 2 egg yolks 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 brick cream cheese, softened so it will blend easily 1 cup fresh orange juice (I used 1 lemon and the other 3 were oranges) 1 Tbs. orange zest (this took 2 oranges) Mix the above well and pour over crust. We baked another 24 minutes (it might still be jiggly in the middle). It gets refrigerated for 3 hours or so. I liked less cream on mine, but that might be a preference.

       I really love this dish. It's colorful and bright and has such great flavor. I combined two different recipes, so here's the final product. It gets an 8.5. 3   red beets 3   golden beets 4   large carrots 1   Tbsp   olive oil 1/2   tsp   salt Dressing:  3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped Salt, to taste Cut beets and carrots into wedges, arrange on a single layer on a baking sheet, and drizzle olive oil and salt on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until tender. Once done, stir dressing ingredients together and pour on top of carrots and beets. 

 I liked this version better than the one I blogged a few years ago. It is just pure blueberry pie, and the lemon does not come through, which is what I wanted for this version. 30 oz. blueberries (6 cups) 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup ultragel 1/3 cup sugar 1-2 T. butter, cut into little chunks, 2 pie crusts So, you essentially put the lemon juice over the berries, and stir the ultragel and sugar together in a separate bowl and then dump them over the berries and really stir until it is thoroughly combined and there aren't any clumps./ I had to take a few minutes break in between to let the berries macerate a bit before I could get it all stirred in. Then you dump it in a pie crust, dot it with the butter, put the floating pie crust on top, put an egg wash on it, and then some table sugar. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes and then 350 for 35-50 minutes. It will start to bubble all over, and about 15 minutes before it's done, put a cookie sheet underneath to catch the inevitable d...

We all really liked these and I will definitely make them again. They get a 7.5 and came from ourbalancedbowl.com.  3   medium   ripe bananas 1/4   cup   pure maple syrup I only used 2 TBS 1   large   egg 1/2   cup   vegetable oil I used olive oil 1   cup   all purpose flour 1/4   cup   cocoa powder 1   tsp   baking powder 1   tsp   baking soda 1/4   tsp   salt 1/4   cup   peanut butter I just added 1 tsp. to the top of each muffin before baking 1/2   cup   semi-sweet chocolate chips  https://ourbalancedbowl.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-swirl-muffins/