Fajitas

 

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts approximately 1 lb.
• ▢1 medium onion
• ▢1 lime
• ▢3 bell peppers red, yellow, green or orange
• ▢3 tablespoons olive oil divided
• ▢1 teaspoon chili powder
• ▢½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ▢½ teaspoon onion powder
• ▢½ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢½ teaspoon cumin optional
• ▢salt to taste

Instructions 

• Cut onion into slivers & slice peppers.
• In a separate bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, juice of ½ lime, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, pepper, cumin and salt. Cut chicken into strips and toss with the spice mixture.
• Preheat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high. Add ½ of the chicken and cook until just cooked, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Set chicken aside and add 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Drain onions well (if soaking per note below) and cook 2 minutes. Add in sliced peppers and cook an additional 2 minutes or just until hot. Add chicken back to the pan and stir to combine.
• Squeeze additional lime overtop and serve over torhttps://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-chicken-fajitas/tillas.

Notes

Optional: If I am serving these to kids, I find soaking the onions in cold water for a bit takes a bit of the "bite" out of them.

Easy Homemade Snack Mix

3 c. air popped popcorn
2 c. whole wheat Chex cereal
3 C. pretzel sticks
1 c. unsalted cashews
1/4 c. avocado oil
2 T. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t. onion powder
1/2 t. chili powder
1/2 t. cayenne
1/4 t. garlic powder

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine the popcorn, cereal, pretzels, and cashews.  In a small bowl, mix avocado oil, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings.  Drizzle the oil mixture over the snack mix, toss to coat.

Transfer to two baking pans lined with parchment paper or cooking spray.  Bake for 45 minutes at 250 degrees, or until golden brown, stirring every 15 minutes.  Let cool completely, then store in airtight container.

Nutrition per serving:  330 calories, 16 g total fat (2.5g saturated);460 mg sodium, 44 g carb, 4 g dietary fiber, 3 g sugar (2 g added sugary) 7 g protein

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Deviled eggs

 

Ingredients

 

 

• 6 whole eggs
• 1 whole avocado
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• ½ medium lemon juiced
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 sprigs parsley for garnish
• 2 pinches paprika powder for garnish

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Instructions

 

• Fill a small pot with enough water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Bring the water to a boil. Carefully add the eggs and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the eggs from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a bowl or sink basin filled with ice water.
• Peel and pit the avocado. Mash it in a separate bowl. Peel the boiled eggs. Cut each one in half lengthwise (top to bottom) and pop the egg yolks into the bowl with mashed avocado. Mix in sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until well combined with the yolk and avocado.
• Rinse the egg whites to remove any residue and gently pat them dry.
• Transfer the avocado and egg yolk mixture into a piping bag and carefully pipe it back into the hollows of the egg whites.
• Garnish the deviled eggs with paprika powder and parsley for added flavor and presentation.

French Bread from Tracy Shamo

 2 T yeast
1/2 c. warm water
2 c. hot water
3 T sugar
1 T salt
5 T shortening (or oil)
6 c. flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water.  Combine hot water, sugar, shortening, salt and half the flour (whole wheat)  Beat well.  Stir in dissolved yeast and remaining flour.  Mix well.  If too thick add a little water.  Let rest ten minutes and turn your Bosch on to knead a little every ten minutes for 1 hour.  Divine in half and form French style loaves.  Pat top with cold water to make crisp, slash, let raise half an hour.  Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes.   (Note:  white flour works well or half white and half wheat, but all wheat doesn't work very well)

 

Ingredients

• 3½-4 cups fresh strawberries
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

Instructions

• Wash very well.  Hull {or remove green top} and cut in half
• Put all of the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice into a large sauce pan.  Slowly bring the mixture to a boil and continue to boil until jam thickens (abt 25 minutes)
• Ladel jam into containers and cool completely.  Use a funnel to make ladling the jam into the jars easy,