April
21
2013
Let Kids Make Dessert Tonight
Kids love to cook. They should be encouraged to take an active part in the kitchen as soon as possible. Start them with quick and easy desserts kids can make from simple ingredients. To make Vanilla Freckle Pudding, kids will need two boxes of instant vanilla pudding, chocolate cookie crumbs, whipping cream and mini-chocolate chips. Have the kids mix the milk into the pudding until it thickens. Next, have them line the bottom of each Continue Reading »
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Comments Off June
28
2012
Everyone enjoys a delicious dessert after lunch or dinner. Cooks are busy people. Finding a way to prepare a dessert quickly is imperative. Many simple ingredients can be kept in the kitchen cupboard or refrigerator for an easy to prepare dessert. Cooks can combine ingredients to create a fast dessert.
Simply place a small scoop of slightly soft ice cream between two cookies. Squeeze the cookies together with the ice cream. Place the ice cream cookies on a plate Continue Reading »
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Comments Off January
13
2012
You don’t need to be from Virginia to know how to make this incredible dessert but it certainly helps. You can go to places like direct tv Virgina to order your fancy cooking channels, but we can let you in on one delectable, deep-south dessert, right here and now! Topped with vanilla ice cream and oozing with flavor, the recipe for this fantastic creation is something you’ll want to hang onto for any future dinners or events.
Let’s break it down!
The time it will take you to get all these things together is a little under 10 minutes with a cook time of about a half hour and you will definitely need to let it sit for a little under an hour to ensure optimum flavor – so be sure and set aside two hours for this tantalizing treat.
Here’s what you will need:
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups chopped and peeled apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Here’s what you do:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2. Mix together the butter, sugar, baking powder, flour, salt and milk in a small bowl until smooth.
3. Combine the apples and cinnamon and microwave them for 5 minutes or until the apples are soft.
4. Add the apples to the batter.
5. Bake for thirty minutes or until golden brown.
October
16
2011
There is nothing more beneficial to the body than three to four servings of fruit per day. Most of us do not get that requirement, and so at times, we miss the real opportunities to enjoy it as we should. There are some good ways to do this that are healthy delicious as well.
Fruit smoothies are one of the best ways to enjoy all kinds of ways in a cold and creamy concoction. It is as simple as mixing fruit, milk, juice, Continue Reading »
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14
2011
You may find that one of the things you miss most when dieting are those delicious, high-calorie, high-sugar, dessert-like coffee house drinks! Here is an alternative that is not just low-calorie and low-sugar, but tasty and even good for you! The best part is there’s hardly any caffeine so you can even get away with drinking it at night.
Dirty Chai Latte
For this you will need:
4oz freshly brewed black decaf coffee (any kind you want, though vanilla tastes great Continue Reading »
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Comments Off October
10
2011
Who likes beets? Beets are something you like or you don’t, but a very natural product that is very good for your health. Beets can be eat in a variety of ways, and cooked and added to many recipes making them unique to use.
What are some benefits of using beets for a natural sweetener? Beet sugar has several health benefits. One is that the beets will help lower the acid level in our blood which lets us have better circulation. Beat Sugar is better for us as a natural sugar. It has Continue Reading »
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Comments Off October
6
2011
Ask any woman what food they crave most when on a diet and they’ll tell you it’s chocolate. Just for you, here is a simple, sugar free, low calorie recipe for a chocolate trifle that it sure to please!
You will need:
Sugar-free chocolate cake mix
Eggs, oil and any other ingredients on the cake mix box
2 boxes sugar-free chocolate pudding
3 cups of cold skim milk
2 tubs of sugar-free whipped cream
Sugar-free hard butterscotch candies, crushed
A clear bowl for the trifle
Bake the cake according to the directions on the cake mix.This helps explain it more. When the cakeis done, let it cool for awhile. You’ll want it completely cooled, so take it out of the pan as well. While the cake is cooling, go ahead and mix your milk and pudding together and give it a few minutes to set, whatever the box recommends time wise is best. Once the cake is cooled thoroughly, crumble half into the bottom of the bowl. Top with half the pudding then one tub of whipped cream and half the candy. Repeat the process for the second layer and you’ll have the best looking, most sinfully delicious sugar-free treat you’ve ever had.