Some food Fun for the 4th of July #foodie #foodporn

What's a 4th of July BBQ & firework viewing  without some great side dishes---There are TONS of recipes all over the web weeks before and they all look so good. I could be cooking for the whole week but I've decided on a few I know our family will really enjoy! Being the gal who has to put her own spin on almost everything each recipe has a my own twist.

Love cheesecake? Pressed for time or feel like you are a baking-dummy, this recipe is for you. It requires so few ingredients and bakes up in just 20 minutes.

Ingredients:
2 8-ounce packs of cream cheese, softened
2 large eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla or almond extract
12 vanilla wafers
Fresh fruit or topping of your choice

To make:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with 12 paper cups and place one vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cup. Blend cream cheese with a hand mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until mixed. Add eggs, one at a time until well incorporated and then vanilla extract. Fill each cup with cheesecake mixture. Bake for 20 minutes and let sit out on a cooling rack in the muffin pan for about 20-30 minutes. Transfer pans in to refrigerator and chill for a minimum of 2 hours. Overnight is best.

 My first though was to replace the paper liners with graham cracker crumb crust and top with  Blueberries & Strawberry's  but my daughter's not the biggest fan of  Blueberries, suggested blue mini M's---well WHO doesn't love Strawberries and CHOCOLATE!!!

For a treat while watching fireworks we  munch on marshmallows and gummies along with my twist on this treat I found on pinterest.

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HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4th of JULY!

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@BarbarasBakery Got You Covered: Back to School #foodie #kidsinthekitchen

After a long relaxing summer, there’s no doubt that settling into a busy schedule again can be daunting, but that doesn’t mean healthy eating has to be sacrificed!

 I know my kids  need more fuel to get through the long school day and sports practice after.

For a quick and nutritious breakfast – pour out a bowl of Puffins Cereal, which features crunchy, pillow-shaped morsels in a variety of flavors (Original, Peanut Butter, Honey-rice, Multigrain, Cinnamon, Peanut Butter & Chocolate, and Pumpkin as a fall seasonal offering). 

All Puffins flavors are lightly sweetened, low fat, 6 grams of sugar or less per serving, and Non-GMO Project Verified.


We have found a few simple recipes using Puffins that will have your  family regularly whipping up delicious and healthy breakfasts.

 Bake up a batch of Apple Honey Puffins Muffins over the weekend, for an easy grab-and-go breakfast option you can enjoy all week long. This is a great recipe to get the whole family in the kitchen!

INGREDIENT 

1 egg

1/4 cup of olive oil

1/2 cup of unsweetened milk

1/4 cup of Honey

1 cup spelt flour 

1/4 cup pack brown sugar

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 cups crushed Honey Rice Puffin cereal

1 medium apple shredded


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DIRECTIONS

Beat egg

Combine oil, milk, and honey in bowl , then add egg mix well

In large bowl combine dry  ingredient then add wet stir until flour is just moist, fold in 

shredded apple.

Cook for 15/20 minutes at 425


Another way to add them to  your mornings with Puffin Crusted French Toast – crushed up Peanut Butter Puffins make the perfect lower-sugar coating for your favorite French toast recipe! <------ my personal favorite =)

`Find other great recipes on Barbaras website to bake up with your family this school season.

 Fun fact: you can adopt your very own puffin by collecting 20 UPC code flaps and sending them to Barbara’s.

Celebratin National #LasagnaDay with @explorecuisine #foodie #foodporn #recipe

  One thing I have learned so much about since I've started blogging is there is a National Food Day  every single day of the year; including many foods we know and love-Pizza, Ice-Cream Lasagna  & some odd ones Molasses Bar Day and  Mincemeat Pie Day
 Thanks to the internet these have become so much easier for us to celebrate. National Lasagna Day coming up this Friday, July 29th rather then hit your favorite pasta restaurant try this healthier version at home. Explore Cuisine products are all vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO and made from organic ingredients. Jam packed with protein, iron, and fiber. 

This recipe for Green Lentil Vegetable Lasagne from Explore Cuisine is perfect for celebrating this food holiday! With no-boil lasagna sheets, making this classic Italian dish is easier than ever.

Green Lentil Vegetable Lasagna for Two

Ingredients 

• 5 sheets green lentil lasagne cooked 6 minutes, drained
• 1 Japanese eggplant sliced thin lengthwise
• 1 red bell pepper sliced into oblongs
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 2 oz Mozzarella
• 1/2 cup bechamel sauce

Preparation

1. Lightly coat the vegetables with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast on a baking sheet until tender. Turn down the oven to 325°F.
2. Lasagne 2 oz. Mozzarella, shredded 1/2 c. béchamel sauce olive oil
3. In a baking dish the approximate size of lasagne sheets – brush the dish with a small amount of olive oil. Place one sheet of lasagne on the bottom. Layer with vegetables, mozzarella, béchamel and lasagna sheets. Repeat. Top with last lasagna sheet with béchamel. Bake at 325°F until heated through.

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Some food Fun for the 4th of July #foodie #foodporn

~~REPOST  from 2 years ago, but worth sharing again.

What's a 4th of July BBQ with  out some great side dishes---There are TONS of recipes all over the web weeks before and they all look so good. I could be cooking for the whole week but I've decided on a few I know our family will really enjoy! Being the gal who has to put her own spin on almost everything each recipe has a Pam twist =^D

Easy Recipe-- Mini Cheesecakes

If you love cheesecake, are pressed for time or feel like you are a baking-dummy, this recipe is for you. It requires so few ingredients and bakes up in just 20 minutes.

Ingredients:
2 8-ounce packs of cream cheese, softened
2 large eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla or almond extract
12 vanilla wafers
Fresh fruit or topping of your choice

To make:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with 12 paper cups and place one vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cup. Blend cream cheese with a hand mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until mixed. Add eggs, one at a time until well incorporated and then vanilla extract. Fill each cup with cheesecake mixture. Bake for 20 minutes and let sit out on a cooling rack in the muffin pan for about 20-30 minutes. Transfer pans in to refrigerator and chill for a minimum of 2 hours. Overnight is best.

 My first though was to replace the paper liners with graham cracker crumb crust and top with  Blueberries & Strawberry's  but my daughter's not the biggest fan of  Blueberries, suggested blue mini M's---well WHO doesn't love Strawberries and CHOCOLATE!!!

As a treat while watching fireworks we'll be munching on marshmallows and gummies along with  my inspirational twist on this treat I found on pinterest.


PIN from Cookin" Cowgirl.com

MINE LOOKS LIKE THIS

Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July.

This year add #Pfeffernüsse cookies from @BahlsenBiscuits to your #HolidayCookie Tradition! #foodie #foodporn

Pfeffernüsse cookies had been placed in my stocking by Oma and Opa for years and they do it now for my children-and I never knew there was a  National Pfeffernüsse Day! YES December 23 is National Pfeffernüsse Day!

You may be saying to yourself, National Pfeffer-na-whaaaaaaaaaa?? After you bite into
 this  cookie you be saying Pfeffernüsse -De-LISH!

It has been a popular European  yuletide treat from the late 1850's .There are a few verity of recipes most commonly they contain cinnamon, cloves, and anise mixed into a dough...a German Ginger-Bread if you wish.

If this is not a cookie you want to attempt to put on your baking list I'd suggest trying Bahlsen. They are Germany’s leading cookie brand and the largest family-owned cookie producer in the world. Those in search of a “better cookie” experience have long turned to Bahlsen for the delectable tastes and fine textures that only come from the best ingredients and cookie craftsmanship. No preservatives. No artificial colors.So Simple just YUM!!!

Bahlsen Pfeffernüsse cookies are only available in stories for a limited time around the winter holidays, and they come in two varieties: iced gingerbread cookies and chocolate-covered iced gingerbread cookies. At  $2.99 you'll want to buy a few bags -because this little treats will disappear fast! Especially if you have a few Cookie Monsters (like I do) in your house!

Need to know where you can buy them-FIND OUT HERE