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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Banana Strawberry Blueberry Smoothies
What do you do with a bag of bananas? Make Banana Strawberry Blueberry Smoothies. One of the little groceries in town is a great place to find unexpected bargains. Last time I was there, they had just set out bags of perfect golden yellow bananas. I brought one of the bags home with me. I made Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream earlier. Time for a late afternoon snack -- refreshing smoothies it is. I had already sliced and frozen two smallish bananas. I covered a cookie sheet with parchment paper, dropped the quarter inch thick banana slices on so none touched each other and set the cookie sheet on top of the bottom pullout drawer. It only took a couple of hours to freeze the bananas. I shook them off the parchment paper into a measuring cup. One cup exactly. Put the milk into ... [Read More]
Blueberry Overnight Oatmeal Single Serving
This single serving of blueberry overnight oatmeal is delicious and a nutritional powerhouse. I like to use coconut, vanilla or blueberry yogurt instead of plain to give a little extra boost to the flavor. I use Light and Fit Greek yogurt, but any low carb brand can be used. I also use almond milk, but you could use your favorite dairy milk instead. Mix in a covered refrigerator dish or pint jar to store overnight. Add blueberries before serving. Eat at home or throw (tightly covered!) in your back pack to eat at your destination. Blueberries are an excellent source of antioxidants, which protect body cells from free radicals. Free radicals are the villians that damage cells, contributing to aging and diseases, such as cancer. Blueberries are believed to have one of the ... [Read More]
