Tag: Recipes

What I Make

Super Salad

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1 serving of a salad kit that has green and red cabbage, lettuce, kale, carrots, green onions, and sunflower seeds or buy the ingredients separately and chop the veggies
1 hard boiled egg, chopped (To hard boil an egg, see my Parmesan Pasta, Deviled Eggs, and Carrots recipe.)
5 stringless sugar snap peas, chopped
1 mini box raisins
9 organic seasoned croutons that are not made with an enriched flour (To make your own croutons, see my Homemade Croutons recipe. The brand of premade croutons I buy is found in the produce section at my grocery store.)
salad dressing included in the salad kit or any salad dressing (The brand I buy comes with a yummy Sweet Onion & Citrus Dressing.)
1/2 celery rib, chopped (Not Pictured)

Directions:
Top salad with sunflower seeds, egg, sugar snap peas, raisins, croutons, and celery. Lightly drizzle with salad dressing and toss. Have with a glass of water.


What I Make

Banana Parfait

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1 small banana
1 graham cracker square that is not made with an enriched flour
aerosol whipped cream

Directions:
Put graham cracker in a zipper baggie. Close baggie and crush graham cracker with a rolling pin. Peel and slice banana. Put 1/2 of the banana slices in a single size serving dish. Top with a small squirt of whipped cream and approximately 1 teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs. Put remaining banana slices on top. Squirt the second layer of bananas with whipped cream and sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs to taste.

What I Make

Mac and Cheese with Ham and Peas

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1/8 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup diced ham (I like to use a fully cooked hickory smoked ham steak. According to the package directions, it can be heated up in the microwave in a covered dish with 1/4 cup water for 4 minutes. If your grocery store doesn’t sell that, any cooked ham will work.)
1 serving size frozen macaroni and cheese, preferably organic

Directions:
Put frozen peas and cooked ham in a bowl. Microwave macaroni and cheese according to package directions. When done, put piping hot macaroni and cheese into the bowl with the peas and ham. Stir to combine. Have with a glass of water.

What I Make

Garlicky Carrots and Broccoli

Julia Parent

Serves: 6

Ingredients:
2 cups orange and yellow baby carrots, preferably organic
1 cup frozen chopped broccoli, preferably organic
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, preferably organic
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:
Put 4 cups water and carrots into a medium saucepan. Bring water to a boil and cook carrots for ten more minutes. Add broccoli and cook for another 5 minutes. Drain. Microwave butter in a small microwave-safe bowl for 40 seconds or until melted. Stir butter and garlic powder together until thoroughly combined. Pour butter mixture over vegetables and toss to coat. Have with a good source of protein and a glass of water.


What I Make

Sweet & Salty Snack

Julia Parent

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon sugar
1 1/3 cup rice cereal squares
1 mini box raisins
1/4 cup lightly salted cashews halves & pieces

Directions:
Microwave butter in a microwave safe bowl for 40 seconds or until melted. Stir cinnamon sugar and butter together until well combined. Put cereal in a microwave safe bowl. Drizzle butter mixture over cereal and stir. Microwave cereal mixture for 1 minute. Stir in raisins and cashews. Cool completely before eating. Have with a glass of water.