Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Wonder Balls

These make a great healthy snack to keep on hand. Everyone will love them, kids, teenagers, and adults! I found the recipe here.

One Cup Peanut Butter
One Cup Honey
1/2 Cup Milled Flax Seed (Fiber!!!)
1/4 Cup chopped nuts (This is optional, but we like to add them. We use Almonds)
1/2 Cup of dried fruit (Our favorite is raisins and cranberries)
1/2 Cup of chocolate chips (I use whatever is on hand, milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, anything!)
2 Cups of Uncooked Oatmeal

Combine peanut butter and honey in a bowl. Add the oatmeal and flaxseed and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips, dried fruit and nuts. Now, you will have a big sticky blob of goodness. Using a spoon or your hands go ahead and make cookie dough balls out of them. Next, put them into tupperware. I stack them and use wax paper in between. Place them in your freezer. As they freeze they will lose most of their sticky-ness. We like to keep them in our freezer and pull them out one by one as snacks. You can also refrigerate them for a softer wonderball.

Monterey Potato Platter

I got this recipe from a friend and it is so yummy, and a quick meal when you need one!


Monterey Potato Platter

6 Med potatoes (cut in 1/4 inch slices)

1 lb ground beef

1 cup salsa

2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup melted butter

tomatoes

shredded cheese

shredded lettuce

sour cream or ranch dressing

Arrange sliced potatoes on a greased cookie sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake in oven at 400 for 30-45 min, turning with a spatula half way through. While potatoes bake, brown hamburger. Add salsa, salt, and chili powder. Simmer ten min. When potatoes are done, top with hamburger mixture and shredded cheese. Bake for a few min until cheese is melted. Top with tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream or ranch.

Week 2

Tuesday- Dinner with the Clark's
Wednesday- Spaghetti w/ Green Salad
Thursday- Turkey Tenderloin from Sam's Club
Friday- Zesty Penne