Blueberries with a touch of maple, buttery topping with sliced almonds and a dollop of creamy Greek yogurt. Great way to start the day with a breakfast bowl. Or end a delicious meal with dessert. Use ice cream for the topping if you are feeling indulgent. Blueberries are a nutritional powerhouse no matter what time you eat them! This crisp comes together quickly but you will have to allow around 40 minutes for baking. Enough time to prepare the rest of the meal -- and check your text messages. You can use fresh or frozen berries. If you have a favorite cast iron skillet (10" size) bake the crisp in it for a rustic flair. A 9x9 inch pan or 8x11 inch will also work. The maple honey combination keeps this dessert from being too sweet or overpowered by one flavor. Out of one? ... [Read More]
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Scrambled Egg Breakfast Cups
Breakfast around here is normally oatmeal dressed up with flaxseed, nuts and cinnamon. But when we crave something different these wonderful Scrambled Egg Breakfast Cups come to the rescue. They add lots more protein from the eggs, meat and cheese to our daily diet. Quick to make and ready to reheat – a breakfast on the go. Delicious and customizable to what your family likes – even what individual members want. Scrambled Egg Breakfast Cups can be packaged in serving sized units and kept in the refrigerator which is perfect for families who eat breakfast on different time schedules. For smaller families, they can be frozen and defrosted as needed. Scrambled Egg Breakfast Cups are great for low carb eaters and are diabetic and heart friendly, as well. Our favorite meat ... [Read More]
Chicken with lemon garlic sauce
I was looking for something familiar with a twist to serve for Bytes’ birthday dinner. Flipping through a stack of recipes I saw Chicken Piccata Ummm – don’t think so – sounds like directions for playing piano. When the same recipe popped up again I took another look. Oh, it’s chicken with a lemon garlic sauce. I can do that! Picatta, loosely translated, means zesty. This dish has a lemon lilt flavored with fullbodied garlic. Light but definitely zesty, by whatever name you call it. I had never noticed chicken cutlets in the grocery store before. However, they were in the freezer in all three of the grocery stores I frequent. I spend a lot of time reading labels, but not looking at frozen chicken apparently! A cutlet is about a quarter inch thick up to about half an inch ... [Read More]