Monthly Archives: October 2012

Recipe Swap Blog Party – Jennifer’s Arare Cookies

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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 Posted by Jennifer (the RD) On October 20,2012

 Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ C. butter
  • 1 C. brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 T shoyu
  • 1 C mini choc. Chips
  • 3 C. sifted flour
  • 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 ¾ C. rice krispies
  • 1 ½ C. crushed kaki mochi (mini yakko requires no crushing.  Do not use kaki mochi w/sesame seeds or seaweed.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together butter and brown sugar.  Add vanilla and shoyu.  Blend.  Add chocolate chips and mix well.  Mix in flour and baking soda, then add rice krispies and kaki mochi.  Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheets.  Flatten balls slightly and bake until brown, about 15 mnutes.  Remove from cookie sheet and cool.  Store in air tight container.  Makes approximately 6 dozen cookies.

What is arare?

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Melissa’s Gorilla Bread

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012

 

This recipe is from Jennifer’s (the student) sister Melissa.My sister makes this recipe for the holidays and it disappears pretty fast. This is a Paula Deen recipe.

Ingredients:

  • ½-cup sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • ½-cup butter
  • 1-cup brown sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese package, cut into cubes
  • 2- 12 oz cans of biscuits
  • 1 ½-cup walnuts

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray Bundt pan and set aside.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
  4. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar.
  5. Divide biscuits and fill with cubes of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit and seal.
  6. Sprinkle ½ cup of walnuts in the bottom of the Bundt pan.
  7. Place half of the prepared biscuits in the Bundt pan.
  8. Sprinkle with half of the sugar mixture and half of the butter mixture and a ½ a cup of walnuts.
  9. Layer remaining biscuits on top and sprinkle with sugar mixture, butter mixture and ½ cup of walnuts.
  10. Bake for 30 minutes.
  11. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes.
  12. Place plate on top and invert.
  13. Enjoy!

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Denise’s Pumpkin Spice Latte

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 20, 2012

This recipe is from Jennifer’s (the RD) sister Denise and it her own creation. She was tired of having to run to Starbucks all the time, now she can have one anytime she likes. Denise often whips up these lattes for the family.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

 Ingredients

  • 1 cup nonfat organic milk
  • ¼ cup canned pumpkin
  • ½ t. pumpkin pie spice (my personal blend is below)
  • 1 T. agave
  • 1 shot of espresso (additional shot optional)
  • Optional shot of whipped cream

 Instructions

1. Mix pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and agave in a very large mug or 2 cup measuring glass.

2. Mix in milk, and microwave for 90 seconds.

3. Add one shot of espresso and whisk. Top with whipped cream (optional).

My Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe

Combine:

  • About 1 T. + 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1 t. ground ginger
  • 1 t. freshly grated nutmeg
  • ½ t. ground allspice
  • ½ t. ground cloves

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Austrian Apple Strudel

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Antonia is a 22-year old nutrition student currently doing an internship in Munich. She started her blog as a creative outlet where she could share her favorite recipes with her family and friends while studying in England. She shares recipes for everything from traditional Austrian dishes which she learned to cook from her grandparents and mother to everyday favorites. In addition to posting recipes she shares snippets from her daily life, documenting the food she eats along the way.

My Favorite Things…

by Antonia @ Health Inspirations on October 20, 2012.
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Remember, in “Sound of Music” when Maria sings about her “Favorite Things”…

I believe she mentions crisp apple strudels and schnitzel with noodles. Well, I’ve posted about Schnitzel before, which is without doubt the most popular Austrian food. However, before flying back to England on Monday, I thought I would complete the list of famous Austrian Eats and tell you all about the Viennese Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel). I couldn’t agree more with Maria (Julie Andrews) in saying that it’s one of my favorite things…

At home we serve Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce and a dollop of whipped cream. Traditionally, it is filled with raisins, nuts, breadcrumbs and of course a lot of apples.

Austrian Apple Strudel

recipe adapted from “Die gute Küche” – Plachutta & Wagner

For the dough you will need:

  • 200g flour
  • 1/8 l lukewarm water
  • 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. oil
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt
  • butter, melted

For the filling you will need:

  • 3/4kg – 1 kg apples, peeled
  • 30 g butter
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup nuts, chopped
  • 50g sugar
  • optional: 60 g raisins
  • cinnamon
  • 1 egg or melted butter

Start by making the dough:

  1. Onto a clean kitchen surface measure out the flour.
  2. Onto the flour add the salt, oil and egg and using a fork mix everything together to form a ball of dough.
  3. Roll out the dough (as thin as possible) and sprinkle it with the oil.
  4. Let the dough rest (under a cover) for 30 minutes.
  5. Then add a little flour to the dough and roll it out evenly. Add a little butter and let it rest for a couple of minutes. Before adding the filling carefully lift the rolled out dough onto a baking tray.

Now make the filling:

  1. Cut the apples into thin slices and put them into a large bowl. Add the sugar, nuts, cinnamon and if desired the raisins.
  2. In a small skillet, melt the butter and add the breadcrumbs. Wait until golden brown. Don’t forget to stir!

Now you are ready to combine everything:

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Onto the rolled out dough add the breadcrumbs. Then add the apples on top of that.
  3. Carefully roll the dough together and close the ends by rolling them up.
  4. Coat with a thin layer of butter or with an scrambled up egg.
  5. Put the strudel into the preheated oven let it bake for 40 minutes.
  6. Serve with a sprinkle of sugar and a side of whipped cream.

Thank you Antonia @ Health Inspirations
for your generous contributions!
Enjoy!
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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Apple Cake

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012
 

 

This is a recipe that reminds me of fall. My mom would make this every year sometime before Halloween and sometimes again before Thanksgiving. This cake is so moist and it make a great dessert but is also good for breakfast.

Ingredients:

  • 2 ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup margarine (melted)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/3 cups plus 1 TBSP flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 ½ pound apples (peeled and chopped)
  • 1 cup walnuts (chopped)

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Butter and flour a 12 x 7 baking pan and set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, margarine and eggs.
  4. In another mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg.
  5. Slowly mix flour mixture into egg mixture.
  6. Once combines fold in apples and walnuts.
  7. Pour into baking pan.
  8. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven.
  9.  Enjoy!

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Recipe Swap Blog Party Welcome

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012

Welcome to Jenmi Jenmi’s 200th Post Recipe Swap Blog Party! 

Jenmi Jenmi started posting in January 2011 and we had an overwhelming response to our healthy lifestyle, chronicling the healthy lives of a register dietician and a dietetic student. The blog follows our lives through food and fitness which includes our favorite recipes, stories, healthy living, career, happiness and self-love.

We have achieved our 200th post and want to thank everyone by celebrating with a Recipe Swap Blog Party for your enjoyment.  We normally focus on healthy foods but today we are featuring fall favorite desserts. The collection of recipes featured in this blog party will include old secret recipes from guest bloggers, grandmothers, mothers, siblings and dear friends.

Be sure to stop by frequently throughout the day as recipes will be posted every hour, enjoy, have fun and join the party!

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What is Arare?

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 19, 2012

Arare is a yummy and crunchy Japanese soy sauce flavored  bite sized rice cracker. They are in fun shapes such as the one above.  I used to love the flower shaped ones when I was a kid.  It is eaten as a snack like one would eat any other cracker.  The great news about these  crackers are that most varieties have very little fat.  The bad news is that they are high in sodium.  They are an extremely popular snack food in Hawaii where you can purchase them at the movies or find them mixed into bags of microwave popcorn.

I am submitting a cookie recipe at the blog party that uses arare as part of its ingredients.  It is a recipe from Hawaii that I received from Lani, my friend Monika’s mother.  Although it is not low in fat, is super tasty and has wonderful texture.  It is a great indulgence.  Arare can be found in Japanese and other asian markets.  If you live in an area with lots of Asians, you may also be able to find it in the Asian section of your local supermarket.  🙂

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Steamed Cabbage with Meaty Marinara

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 17,2012

I love pasta but sometimes I feel like I am eating to many starchy foods. I have seen, many time consuming recipes for making vegetables into noodle but I don’t have time for that. So I thought I would give steamed cabbage a try and I really liked it. I did not cook the cabbage too long so it had a little crunch left. Hope you like my low carb take on traditional spaghetti.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 3 sweet Italian turkey sausages, remove casting
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 2 bell peppers, chopped (I used one red and one green)
  • 25 oz jar of marinara sauce
  • 2 TBSP tomato paste
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp tarragon shallot citrus seasoning (could use lemon pepper)
  • fresh ground pepper to taste
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1 cabbage, thinly sliced

Instructions:

  1. In large stockpot over medium heat, combine beef, sausage, onion and bell peppers.
  2. Cook until meats are browned, then add marinara sauce, tomato paste, oregano, rosemary, citrus seasoning, salt and pepper.
  3. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. In a pot with a steam basket, add water and bring to a boil.
  5. Add cabbage and steam 5 to 10 minutes with lid on pot. (I steamed for 5 minutes)
  6. Serve as you would serve traditional pasta dish.
  7. Enjoy!

* I topped mine with freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese but Parmesan would work. 

* I use ½ a cabbage for 2 large servings with enough marinara sauce for at least 2 more servings leftover.

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WIAW #27

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 17, 2012


Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats
 

Hello Everyone. Happy What I Ate Wednesday!  I am sharing my meals from last Saturday. On this day I attended a doggie birthday party. The party was for Jennifer’s (the RD) dog, Kasper. I hope you enjoy my day. Thank you to Jenn at Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW.

Please stop by Jenmi Jenmi on Saturday the 20th; we are having a Recipe Swap Blog Party in honor of our 200th post. (Invitation)

This is what I ate:

Breakfast (6:30am)

I started the day with coffee and a egg baked with Boursin cheese.

Lunch (11:30pm)

We had lunch at Kasper’s birthday party. The dogs we so excited, I never got a good picture of them. So I am sharing a photo from a previous party. We had lasagna, broccoli salad and a wonderful sandwich. To drink we had homemade strawberry lemonade. For dessert we all had cupcakes from Sprinkles. I had a cinnamon cupcake, which was super tasty. And the dogs had Sprinkles “doggie cupcakes” and they polished them off. 🙂

Kasper, the birthday boy

 Doggie Cupcakes from Sprinkles

Dinner (6:30pm)

For Dinner, we tried a new restaurant The Burger Parlor in Fullerton. I had the Burger Bowl, a salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, bacon with blue cheese dressing topped with a burger. My husband and I shared baked potato fries topped with sour cream and scallions. We have found our new favorite burger place.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day was full of healthy meals! 

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Bamboo Workout Clothing

15 Monday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 15, 2012

My mom bought me this bamboo workout shirt, and I ignored it for days.  I was busy and never tried it out.  But when I did, WOW!  I would highly recommend bamboo workout shirts for the following reasons:

  • They are extremely comfortable.  They feel as light as a feather and are so easy to move in!
  • They don’t really soak up your sweat, which makes for a very comfortable exercise session.
  • From what I’ve read, bamboo has a built in anti-bacterial factor to it.

So, give one a try and see if you like it.  The particular brand that I have  is  ALO.  For those of you that live in the LA area, there is a warehouse in Commerce that does sample sales once in a while.  They sell their exercise clothing fo $5.  It’s a great deal, considering they retail for at least $40.

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