FUN AND TASTY WAYS TO USE A MUFFIN TIN FOR BREAKFAST #recipes #foodie

Always in a rush in the morning-NO TIME for breakfast... Check out these easy grab & go breakfast featured on Better Recipes. Make a batch of these on a Sunday afternoon and your set for a few mornings.

HAM & SPINACH MUFFINS

Submitted by: TessPauline

Breakfast muffins are the best invention for busy mornings.  Pop a muffin in the microwave for 15 seconds and then take it to go! 

  

2 cup	All-purpose Flour
½ cup	Parmesan Cheese
1 Tbsp	Baking Powder
½ tsp	Salt
¼ tsp	Pepper
1 cup	Skim Milk
3	Eggs
¾ cup	Low-fat Cottage Cheese
¼ cup. stick	Butter, melted
¾ cup	Diced Smoked Ham
1	Large Onion, chopped finely
⅓ cup	Spinach

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line muffin pan with paper muffin cups. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients (flour, Parmesan, baking powder, salt, and pepper) mixing until blended. In another bowl whisk wet ingredients together (milk, eggs, cottage cheese, and butter). Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until combined then fold in ham, onion, and spinach. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups and cook for 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve.

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SPINACH & CHEDDAR MUFFINS

Submitted by: dank26660

Treat yourself to a healthy and hearty dish. This spinach cheddar muffin recipe is perfect as either side or a delicious breakfast.

2 cups	All-purpose Flour
2 cups	Fresh Baby Spinach
1	Egg
1 cup	2% Milk
6 Tbsp	Butter, melted
2 tsp	Baking Powder
½ tsp	Baking Soda
1 cup	Cheddar Cheese, cubed
½ tsp	Kosher Salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line a muffin tin with nonstick liners.

In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In another large bowl, mix the spinach, egg, milk, butter, and cheddar cheese.

Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and combine well.

Evenly distribute the batter into the muffin tin cups.

Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Draw and Color Your Way to a Younger Brain #ad

Coloring can be so much more than calming! Research shows that drawing actually helps keep your mind focused and your memory sharp. If you are worried about misplacing your keys or getting your friend's birthday wrong, you're not alone. The most common worry of people is memory loss. A recent study by Newcastle University, featured on BBC news, showed that art therapy has greater benefits than puzzles and exercises when it comes to improving memory function. Engaging the brain in new and creative ways may be the key to a sharper, younger mind.

 DRAW AND COLOR YOUR WAY TO A YOUNGER BRAIN
  (Grand Central Publishing; Trade Paperback; 1/24/17; $15.99).

This book takes coloring beyond it's calming and de-stressing qualities. The 90 intricate line drawings of animals help to enhance your brain's cognitive function through art therapy techniques. Train your brain and enhance your memory as you copy and complete outlines, doodle in the gaps, forming your own artistic designs. Line by line, heal your mind, boost your creativity, and improve your cognitive function as you fill in the pages with art and color.

My Daughter who is the artist in the family really enjoyed these pages where you finish off the drawing. The freedom to fill in the outlined figures with any design you wish is great for any age. Book can be bought wherever books are sold, Amazon, B&N, Books a Million, Sams, Target, etc. 

About Anastasia Catris

The illustrator of this book is a graduate from Royal Holloway, University of London. She also has a bestselling Colour Me Mindful series

Healthy Pasta Recipes Happy National Spaghetti Day #foodie #ad

With the New Year many of us have set goals to eat/live healthier lives.With days & days of National "____" Day-and it's ALWAYS some YUMMY food we salutations  to celebrate with out the guilt.

January 4^th is National Spaghetti Day! With delicious spaghetti made from chickpeas, lentils, black beans, edamame and more.

 Explore Cuisine offers an easy way for everyone to celebrate this food holiday while still sticking to healthy New Year's resolutions.

Explore Cuisine products are all gluten-free, non-GMO and made from organic ingredients. Jam packed with protein, iron, and fiber, these pastas are the perfect alternative to other glutinous pastas.

Ingredients for 2-4 people

• 1 box Explore Cuisine Chickpea Spaghetti
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional)
• 1 cup organic pasta sauce

Instructions

1. Cook the spaghetti until soft according to the packet directions.
2. Drain the water from the pasta, and stir in the pasta sauce. Add more if you like more sauce.
3. Serve in bowls and then sprinkle the nutritional yeast on each one.
4. Season with salt and extra nutritional yeast if desired.

This option here just sounds DIVINE!!!!

Ingredients for 4 people

• 1 package Explore Cuisine Black Bean Spaghetti – cooked, drained
• 2 large heirloom tomatoes– seeded, chopped
• 2 ½ T. olive oil, divided
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 5 basil leaves, cut into ribbons
• salt and red pepper flakes to taste

Instructions

1. Gently combine tomatoes with ½ T. olive oil, garlic, basil, and salt, and red pepper flakes.
2. Toss spaghetti with 2 T. olive oil.
3. Top with heirloom tomato mixture.