(Raspberry) No Sugar Added Cookies

(Raspberry) No Sugar Added Cookies
Makes approx. 12-15 cookies

You need:...

3 Ripe Bananas
2 Cups of Large Flake Oats (NOT the "quick" cooking stuff)
1/4 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/3 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 1/2 Cups Raspberries (optional)

Other optional "add-ins" (or substitute for the raspberries)

*1/2 Cup Raisins Or
*1 Cup Blueberries Or
*1/2 Cup Chopped Nuts (walnuts, almonds, etc... your choice!)

How to:

Preheat Oven to 350F

Mash bananas, then add almond milk, apple sauce, cinnamon & vanilla.

Mix ingredients well. Add the oats, again, mix well. Add raspberries and gently "fold" them into the mix (you don't want to "mash" them up)

Spoon onto a cookie sheet, flatten it a little with the back of your spoon (they don't "expand" while baking, so if you want a "flat" looking cookie...)

Bake 15-20 mins

Let cool. Enjoy!

Rigatoni Cheese Bake

My favorite time of the year is fall because that is Crockpot and Casserole season! Love these hearty comfort foods!

Rigatoni Cheese Bake
8 Servings
Prep: aprox. 25 min. Bake: 25 min....

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) Rigatoni
1 pound Ground Beef
1 small Onion, Chopped
2 Crushed Garlic Cloves
1 jar (12 ounces) Marinara Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/8 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese
1/8 cup Pecorino Romano Cheese
4 ounces Cream Cheese
1 cup (8 ounces) Sour Cream
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces each) Mozzarella Cheese

Directions

Cook rigatoni pasta according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, on low saute onion and garlic that is sprinkled with salt to keep it soft and translucent.

Add garlic powder and beef and cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Place all in a large bowl, and mix in 1/2 the jar of marinara sauce and set aside.

In a small bowl, mix sour cream, cream cheese, parmigiano, and romano
cheese, salt and pepper until blended; Add pasta and ingredients in small bowl all to the large bowl including the rest of the marinara sauce (I kind of eye the sauce to my taste)and mix well covering all the pasta with mix, mixing well.

In a olive oil greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish, spread the pasta mix. Top with mozzarella cheese.

Bake, covered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is bubbly. Yield: 8 servings

Crockpot Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

 

***TASTES JUST LIKE A BACON CHEESEBURGER***

Here it is! Tonight's Dinner! HOLY COW it was BEYOND delicious!

Crockpot Bacon Cheeseburger Soup with Onion Bun Toasts
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2.5 to 3 pounds of ground beef, browned & drained
1 pound of Bacon, browned
Cheese Soup Mix
1 Onion, chopped
1 14.5 ounce can Diced Tomatoes
5 Red Tomatoes, chopped
minced Garlic to taste
Shredded Colby Jack cheese
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 Cup Dill Pickle Relish (optional)

Combine Cheese Soup mix in crockpot with water or milk. Add browned ground beef, chopped onion, diced tomatoes, minced garlic, chopped cooked bacon, & Worcestershire Sauce to crockpot. Cook over low 5-6 hours until hot.

Onion Bun Toasts

4 onion buns
4 Tbsp. Melted Butter
1 Tbsp prepared Mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire
1/2 cups shredded cheese

Mix together melted butter, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Place in refrigerator to solidify again. Preheat oven to broil. Take 4 onion buns and split in half. Spread Mustard Butter mix on each half. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top. Broil until cheese is melted! Cut each half in to quarters.

Spoon soup into your favorite bowl. Top with Shredded Cheese (I used Colby Jack) and them sprinkle French Fried Onions on top. Serve with Onion Bun Toasts.

For that "real" burger experience, add 1/4 cup of dill pickle relish to the crock pot OR just add to your bowl if you have pickle haters in your home!

Savor and Enjoy!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts

CUTE for Halloween!
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghost

Ingredients:
Strawberries
1 pkg White Chocolate ( I used Hershey white morsels)
Chocolate Sprinkles

Directions:
Place wax paper on a cookie sheet
Slice the top evenly off each strawberry
Melt chocolate ( I used microwave to melt chocolate at 15 sec intervals until melted smooth)
Dip pointed end into melted chocolate
Put flat side down on cookie sheet
Add sprinkles as eyes and mouth.
Refrigerate and enjoy!!!!!

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Baked Yam Dog Treats

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Dog Treats

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Homemade Cintronella Candles

Love wine but dont know what to do with the empty bottles? Great way to reuse!

You can get wicks and citronella oil at almost any store! I use a washer to put on the opening of the bottle to help hold the wick in place. I fill bottle to the base of the neck. They make great tiki torches

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