Cabbage Apple Slaw

This is the best thing you can make with cabbage! Very sweet and crunchy salad.

1/2 head of cabbage or 6ish cups, shredded
3-4 medium red apples, chopped
5 oz evaporated milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp celery seed
salt and pepper

In large bowl mix together the evaporated milk, lemon juice, sugar, celery seed and salt and pepper. Add chopped apples and stir until apples are coated. Then add shredded cabbage.

I honestly believe the secret ingredients is the celery seed, it just wouldn't be the same without it :-)

GF blueberry muffins

2 1/2 cups gf oats
1/2 cup sugar, or stevia
1 cup honey vanilla Greek yogurt
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup frozen/fresh blueberries

Mix all ingredients in food processor except blueberries. Blend until creamy. Fill muffin liners 3/4 way full, top with a few blueberries, bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.
Also yummy with strawberries, or probably any other fruit. Usually makes 12.

Birthday Pancakes

1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cups cake mix, I used Betty Crocker Party Rainbow
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups of milk, depending on cake mix and consistancy
fold in colorful birthday sprinkles
can also mash a banana into it, or toss in some blueberries

Then cook the pancakes like you normally do. My kids love these!

Homemade Deoderant

So I have been allergic to the aluminum something or other in all deoderants pretty much ever since I started using it. So over the last 8 or so years I have had to use these silly all natural ones that NEVER worked, I always smelled if I even thought about breaking a sweat! UNTIL my cousin Betsy told me about how she makes her own and it works so great, she never smells, and its so easy to make! She found the recipe from this website: www.edibleperspective.com

I will never go back to storebought stuff!

6 Tbsp organic coconut oil
1/4 cup arrowroot starch
1/4 cup baking soda
4 capsules 400 IU Vitamin E oil
10-20 drops of an essential oil (I used tea tree oil, but this website girl used peppermint and sweet orange, I couldn't find sweet orange) I will probably switch it up whenever I have to buy more until I find a favorite)

Soften the coconut oil in the microwave, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. I store it in a glass jar with a lid. It hardened, but I just rub it between my fingers for a couple seconds to soften it then apply.

Creamy Spinach Dip

1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
1-2 cups fresh spinach, ripped into little pieces
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup freshly shredded parmessan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
pinch of paprika
pinch of cayenne
handful of shredded cheddar

In a medium bowl add cream cheese, parmessan, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne. Use a hand mixer, beat until well combined. Add in spinach and bell pepper and beat until just mixed. Spread out evenly into greased baking dish. Top with shredded cheddar and bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until cheese is well melted but not burning.
I liked this with carrots, celery and tortilla chips.

Honey Garlic Chicken

In the middle of cooking this dinner and entertaining 3 kids I realized I was out of honey....so I texted my sweet neighbor then ran next door for a cup of honey. God bless those sweet neighbors. Thankfully she is awesome and buys buckets of raw honey! Just a tip, make sure you have enough of all the ingredients before starting.

8 chicken tenders or 4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
2 cups flour
2 tsp salt
4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp thyme
2 tsp sage
2 tbsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper

Combine flour and seasonings in medium bowl

then make an egg wash in a small bowl by mixing together:
4 eggs
8 tbsp water

Set chicken out on a plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then take each piece of chicken dip into the flour spice mixture then into the eggwash then once more into the flour spice mixture, pressing it hard to get good contact.
Heat a deep skillet on the stove with 1/2 inch of olive oil covering the bottom. Heat under medium, maybe between 4 and 5 out of 10. You want them brown and crispy but juicy in the middle.

For the Honey Garlic Sauce:
In a medium saucepan heat
2 tbsp olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
Cook over medium heat but do not let the garlic brown
Add 1 cup of honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp black pepper
Simmer 5 minutes
Remove and let cool before serving

Simply pour a spoonful over chicken

This is a tad complicated, maybe it was just my circumstances that made it that way but it was well worth the effort. Such a delicious dish! All 3 kids even ate it!

Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

We love us some buffalo wings and since we have moved so far away from a Buffalo Wild Wings, I have had to improvise. These I founds online and actually satisfy our craving for some good wings but in a healthier way. When we do get away and eat at a buffalo wilds wing's I buy ther bottles of wing sauce for home. If you don't have one close or don't want to use there sauce I would suggest Frank's Red Hot Sauce.

1 head of Cauliflower
2 tbsp cornstarch
2-3 eggs, beaten
1 cup plain breadcrumbs
1/2 cup Buffalo Wild Wing's mild or medium sauce
salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and coat a baking sheet with cooking spray
In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs and salt and pepper
In another bowl beat your eggs
Break up your cauliflower into large bite size chunks. Toss into a large ziploc bad with cornstarch and shanke until well coated.
Remove each piece of cauliflower from bag and dip into the egg, shaking off excess, then dip into the breadcrumbs, then set on the baking sheet. Continue til done.
Bake for 20-30 minutes. Tender on the inside but browning on the outside.

**Serve with buffalo sauce, ranch, bleu cheese, celery and a beer! Or whatever satisfies your buffalo wing craving!