Sunday, October 21, 2012

Quick Banana Oatmeal Smoothie

This sounds perfect for some great nutrition on the go!

Almonds, cooked oatmeal, bananas and yogurt meet up in your blender for a power breakfast. Drink this Banana Oatmeal Smoothie before your morning exercise routine and you’ll have the energy you need to get through your workout.
 
 

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 whole bananas (best with brown flecks on peel)
  • 2 cups Ice
  • 1/3 cup Yogurt - preferably Greek yogurt flavored with honey
  • 1/2 cup Cooked oatmeal
  • 1/3 cup Almonds

Instructions for:

Quick  Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe

Pour all ingredients in blender pouring ice in last. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smoothie thickens.

Nutrition Information Per Serving:

Calories 380; Total Fat 15 g (Sat 2 g, Trans 0 g, Poly 4 g, Mono 8 g); Cholesterol 5 mg; Sodium 35 mg; Potassium 690 mg; Total Carbohydrates 53 g; Dietary Fiber 9 g; Total Sugars 19 g; Protein 12 g. Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin B6 25%; Vitamin C 20%; Vitamin D 0%; Calcium 15%, Iron 15%.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Best Meatloaf Update!

Best Meatloaf CONFIRMED!....in testing :) 
 


Update:
It was delicious!!! I'd recommend!

I didn't use mustard - the mister doesn't like mustard.
Didn't have majoram or hot sauce. (Would be a nice kick with the hot sauce if you like spicy!)
I used 1# sirloin, 1# chuck and 1# mild pork sausage.
And I used Stove Top stuffing in place of the bread crumbs.
Added worstechire sauce...didn't measure, a few good splashes.

Very tasty!

Ingredients

1Tbs olive oil
cups onion, chopped
3garlic cloves, minced
2large eggs
½cup milk
2tsp dijon mustard
1tsp hot sauce
tsp fresh marjoram, or ½ teaspoon dried, crumbled
tsp fresh thyme, or ½ teaspoon dried, crumbled
salt and freshly ground pepper
1lb chuck
½lb veal (optional. Use half pork and beef if you can't find ground veal or don't buy veal)
½lb pork, twice-ground
cups fresh bread crumbs
¼cup fresh parsley, minced
½cup ketchup
¼cup light brown sugar
Tbs cider vinegar

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2 In a skillet over moderate heat, add the oil. Heat the oil until hot, but not smoking. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
3 In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, and hot sauce together. Add marjoram, thyme, salt, and pepper.In a large mixing bowl, combine the meats, egg-milk mixture, bread crumbs, parsley, and the cooked onion mixture.
4 In a small bowl stir together ketchup, sugar, and vinegar. Set aside.
5 Form 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture into a small patty, add it to a small oiled skillet, and cook until no longer pink. Taste for seasoning and adjust.
6 Transfer meat mixture to an oiled loaf pan. Brush meat with ketchup glaze.Bake in oven for about 45 minutes, until glaze has set.
7 Brush meat loaf with remaining glaze and bake for 15 minutes more; glaze again.
My oven takes 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach the desired doneness. Times do vary, so allow for that!
8 Internal temperature of loaf should be 160 degrees F.


Saturday, October 6, 2012

The oak has to go!

So we have a lot of oak in our house.... A LOT.  And I loathe it.  Especially the kitchen.  Trying to convince the Mr. we NEED to paint....all of it.  I plan on surprising him by redoing the kids bathroom cabinet to convince him I will be doing it.  :)  In the meantime, here's a little inspiration I've been showing him. I think he's starting to see the light.

http://www.themoney-pit.com/2012/08/kitchen-reveal-80s-to-awesome.html#

My previous life as a manicurist...

I was a nail technician for several years, until I got pregnant with my oldest son in 2002.  I competed nationally and internationally, judged competions and had quite a successful career. Here are just a few examples of my past work and achievements.

http://www.beautytech.com/contest/strut2002/winners.htm

http://www.beautytech.com/contest/strut2004/winners.htm

http://www.nailsmag.com/article/93763/Who-Did-the-Cover-NAILS-First-Cover-Tech-Contest

http://www.beautytech.com/contest/strut2003/judge-bios.htm

Friday, October 5, 2012

Awesome under bed storage idea!

Now here is an awesome storage solution!  We have this type of storage under the master bed in our travel trailer.  Now to figure out how to do it under the bed at home??!!  Oh honey!!!!

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