Potluck Idea

Are you looking for a dish to share at your Memorial Day Party?

 

Try this colorful Salad; Veggie Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cooked Quinoa
Chopped Veggies: (I do not measure these add as many veggies to your liking)
Purple Onion
Cucumber
Multi Color Sweet Peppers
Black Olives
1/3 c. Feta or Blue Cheese
4 T. Balsamic Vinegar
4 T. Olive Oil
Fresh chopped Garlic
Salt and Pepper To taste.

Chop veggies and mix all ingredients together. Keep Refrigerate.
You can also enjoy this as a meal and add cooked chicken breasts or shrimp.

A Few More Potluck Ideas:

Fruit Kabobs - place a variety of cut up fruit on a kabob stick
Peanut butterballs - Recipe in a past blog entry
Bison Burger Sliders
Broccoli Salad:  1 head of chopped Cauliflower and Broccoli, 1/3 c. Sunflower seeds, 1/3 c. Raisins, half chopped Purple Onion,  Bolthouse Salsa Ranch Dressing (amount to your liking)
Marinate your Chicken Breast in a Gallon Size Baggie before leaving for the party: Marinate with Olive Oil and your favorite Mrs. Dash Seasoning!
Sweet Potatoes: Cut in to one inch squares, place on foils with Cinnamon and Coconut Oil. Close the foil packet up and place on hot grill.

 

From my family to yours;
Enjoy Your Memorial Day Weekend, Have Fun, Be Safe, Eat Clean and Be Active!!

Blackberry Scones

I love to have my kids in the kitchen cooking with me. First it started because I thought all the measuring was some of their basic math skills and over the years it has turn into more education for their health. Having conversations with them about the differences in ingredients and how they can help our body or maybe why we do not cook with certain ingredients anymore. Having them involved has definitely helped in our lifestyle change. In our home we eat clean my kids are about 75% clean, I do not make them a separate meal they eat what I prepare. I love that I am helping set that foundation for them to have a long healthy life!

This last weekend it was my 8year old daughter Lauren in the kitchen with me. We made a clean apple crisp, banana bars (which need some changes before I can share that recipe) and a easier scone recipe.


For some reason I think scones are fun but some of the recipes I have found are so complex, and if you have ever notice the recipes I come up with or use are very simple ingredients.

Blackberry Cinnamon Scones

Ingredients:

3 cups Almond Flour

1 t. Baking Soda

dash of salt

2 Eggs

3 tablespoons Honey or Pure Maple Syrup

3 t Cinnamon

3/4 Cup Fresh Blackberries

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In bowl mix almond flour, baking soda and Cinnamon.  Then mix in the rest of the ingredients. Fold in the fresh fruit!

Scoop onto a baking sheet, you can shape into a triangle or leave in a circle. Just flatten to be about 1 inch thick.  Bake 15-18 minute or until  you see a golden brown.

A few other fun combinations to this scone recipe:

Chopped Strawberries, few chopped walnuts and dark chocolate chips.

Fresh Blueberries, lemon zest and 2t. fresh lemon juice.

Dried Cranberries, Orange Zest and 2 t. fresh orange juice.

Raspberries, Cinnamon and crushed almonds.

 

 

I hope you enjoy as much as we did!