Fresh Cranberry and Pumpkin Muffins

This past week our Mom bought 2 bags of fresh cranberries, they needed used cup before they went bad so we decided to make these. We have made these muffins before using dried cranberries so we thought they would taste even better with fresh! They turned out wonderful, the tartness of the cranberries was just the right addition to the pumpkin batter!

Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins

2 c. whole wheat flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/8 tsp. cloves

1/2tsp. nutmeg

1/3 c. honey

3 T. molasses

1/4 c. oil

2 eggs

1 c. pumpkin

1 tsp. vanilla

1 c. chopped fresh cranberries

1/3 c. chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 400. Oil or butter 12 muffin cups. In a large bowl whisk together all the wet ingredients, add dry ingredients and mix till just combined. Fold in cranberries. Divide evenly into muffin pan and sprinkle with walnuts. Bake for about 20 min. or till cooked through.

Oat Banana Muffins

Banana Oat Muffins

Yields; 12 muffins

2c. oat flour
1 1/4c. rolled oats
1/2c. apple sauce
1/2c. soy milk
1/3c. honey
2 bananas mashed
1 egg/ flax egg ( blend 2T. of flax seed and 1/4c. of water in blender till smooth)
1t. cinnnamon
1/2t. nutmeg
1/2t. salt
1T. baking powder
1t. baking soda

Mix together all the above ingredients.........pour into a greased muffin pan, filling 12 cups with batter.Then sprinkle with;
1/2c. chopped dates
1/4c. chopped walnuts

Bake in a 400 degree oven and bake for 15min.

Cilantro Cumin Dip

Well ya'll, we are updating! We had a couple of things get canceled this week so we had a bit of free time today, enjoy the post!
Cilantro Cumin Dip


1/2c. seeds I used sesame
1 bunch of fresh cilantro
1T. apple cider vinegar
1T. cumin
1/8c. chopped onion
sea salt
1/2c. water

Blend all the above ingredients in you blender till smooth..........enjoy with veggies, chips, or add a little more water or olive oil and use as a salad dressing!

Yummy Sandwich!

Go to the Healthy Happy Life for the recipe!

Yummy recipes of the day!

Searching around on the internet today, I found these wonderful looking recipes, enjoy!

Garlicky Spinach Balls

Whole Wheat Flaxseed bread

Seeded Flat Bread

Chocolate Chip Cookies ( gluten free!)

Apple Cake (gluten Free!)

We're Done!

Ah, finally we have finished making all of our oatmeal cookbook recipes, so what do we do now that we're done?? EAT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T CONTAIN OATMEAL!

Blackberry Poppyseed Muffins

Blackberry Poppyseed Muffins

For breakfast this morning Hannah made these yummy muffins. At first she could not decide what flavor to do, then she realized that we had some blackberries that needed used up, so she started making a basic muffin batter and it soon turned into these yummy Blackberry Poppyseed Muffins! They were very delicious, especially right out of the oven:)

Just look at those juicy berries bursting with antioxidants!

Blackberry Poppyseed Muffins

1 1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. oil

1/2 c. applesauce

2/3c. honey

2eggs

2T. lemon peel grated

2t. vanilla

4c. whole wheat flour

2T. baking powder

2t. salt

1/4 c. poppyseeds

1 carton fresh blackberries

Mix the wet ingredients in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients. Put into greased muffin tins,top each muffin with 3 blackberries and bake at 375 for 17min. Yield: 2 dozen muffins

Below you can read more about the health benefits of blackberries!

The ripe berries contain large quantities of fructose sugars, citric acid, and are high in vitamins C and E. They also contain salicylate, which is an analgesic or pain reliever, and which may help lower the risk of heart disease. The juices also contain several anti-oxidants which continuing research indicates is helpful for preventing or lowering the incidence of many diseases, including cancer. Note that cooking can break down some of these healthful ingredients, so the ripe berries eaten raw are far better for you than the berries that are cooked into pies or which are processed in other ways.

What kinda cookies do you make for the holidays?

We make sugar, gingerbread, crescent roll, and chocolate chip cream cheese!

Like Avocados?

Here is why you should like them if you don't!

http://www.avocado.org/healthy-living/nutrition

Leftover Spaghetti Sauce?

So what do you do when you have leftover spaghetti sauce? What we like to do is add to it any veggie that you might have in your fridge cook it up in the sauce on your stove, then sprinkle it with a bit of mozzarella cheese, and presto, you have a yummy nutritious meal!

We put mushrooms, zucchini and eggplant in ours.

Psalms 34:8

Psalms 34:8

O taste and see that the Lord it Good!

Coconut

The young coconut experience!

Wow, ever cut a young coconut! I think my knife could have been sharper or something, because it was really hard to open! Very cool looking, and very good for you as well! I haven't decided what to do with it yet, have any ideas?

Coconut Water for Hydration

*Potassium. Very high source of potassium-more per serving than bananas or sports drinks like Gatorade.

*Healthy Lifestyle. Low in calories, light and refreshing. Only 60 calories per serving.

*Isotonic Beverage. Studies have shown that it is an isotonic beverage. Coconut Water has the same electrolytic balance as human blood: It's Isotonic!

*Manganese. Coconut Water has a very high level of Manganese which is essential for bone growth and the body's development; 2-5mg a day is required for good health. Manganese supplements are used to treat Osteoporosis.

*Tastes delicious. Drink ice cold for best taste results.

*Human Connection. CW shares the same electrolytic balance as human blood, and during World War II when IV solutions were scarce, CW was used as an IV drip for patients in hospitals and clinics.

*Trendy! Coconut water has made its way to all the trendiest celebrity parties, events and sports events. If you're not drinking coconut water, you're just not sipping-it with the 'in crowd'.

*Mainstream Availability. You can easily find brands like ONE, ZICO and Vita CoCo at mainstream supermarkets like Whole Foods. If you want the very freshest of coconut water beverages-simply buy one of those large white fresh young coconuts, crack it open, insert straw and sip your way to coconut water hydration.

Proverbs

She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family.

Proverbs 31:15 NKJV

Garlic Spinach Spread

If you like garlic this recipe is for you!

Spinach Cashew “Cheese”

1 C Cashews, soaked at least 6 hours

Juice from 1 1/2 Lemons

1/4 C Olive Oil

1 Shallot, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

1/2 C Sundried Tomatoes, chopped

1 pinch Sea Salt

2 handfuls of spinach, separated (aprox 2 cups firmly packed)

Drain cashews and place in food processor. Add lemon juice and olive oil. Process until smooth. Add shallot, and garlic. Process until well blended. Add one handful of the spinach. Continue to process until spinach is well incorporated. Remove the mixture from the food processor. Hand chop the remaining handful of spinach and stir in. This is the base spread.