Keto Crackers

Found this recipe for crackers on my health journey I started in February 2023. Very happy with the results. Lots of medical issues have been resolved now. Feeling so much better. 

I miss crackers and bread and found this recipe. It would break out into 8 servings for me. 

https://thebigmansworld.com/keto-crackers/

Banana Bread in a Cup

I had a couple of black bananas and found this recipe for banana bread in a cup cooked in the microwave. OH MY GOODNESS (OMG) it was delicious. I got it from this blog https://passthesushi.com/banana-bread-in-a-mug/ 

Definitely making this again, and soon I can move onto pumpkin 🎃 spice to match my cup. Lol!

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, It’s even Hailing

Wow! Rainy, cold and now hail! The thunder just started! Maggie was always so afraid of the thunder and then Major would be afraid. But now he just sleeps through it. I think we are having Hamburger Soup for dinner. Sounds good for a cold, windy, rainy day. 

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/easy-hamburger-soup/

It’s Almost Fall

If you know me, you know I’m crazy about pumpkin spice anything! I tried homemade 🎃  spice creamer yesterday and am enjoying a wonderful cup of 🎃 spice coffee today. I’m including the recipe for those of you who want to try it out! Yum! https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/pumpkin-spice-coffee-creamer/ 

Happy May Day

Have a Happy May Day. 

MAI BOWLE 

wine spiced with sweet wood ruff

In Germany sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) is known as the Waldmeister—“master of the forest.”

1/2 cup sweet wood ruff leaves
2 bottles white Rhine wine
1 32-ounce bottle soda water
1/2 cup hulled and sliced strawberries

1 to 2 hours before serving, place wood ruff in a punch bowl. Pour wine over and allow to stand. Just before serving, add soda water and strawberries.

This is a throwback to the ancient Druid practice of using the spring herb to mark winter’s end

Happy St Patrick's Day

Corned Beef is in the oven, potatoes and cabbage cooking and waiting for dinner time. Serving up a Guinness Beer Bread and will finish off with some Guinness Cheesecake.  Check out these recipes...


Guinness Beer Bread

3 cups self rising flour
3 tablespoons sugar
12 oz. Guinness Beer

In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and flour. Add beer and continue to mix, first using a wooden spoon, then your hands. Batter will be sticky. Pour into a 9 x 5 inch greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees ) for 50 for 60 minutes. The top will be crunchy, and the insides will be soft. Serve topped with butter or cheese spread.  (Taken from Allrecipes.com )

 Guinness Cheese Cake (Created by Carrie)

1 graham cracker crust
2 pkg. (3.4 oz each) Jell-o Cheesecake instant pudding 
2 cups cold milk
1/2 cup Guinness Beer
1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping


Beat milk and pudding mixes together per package directions, add beer, fold in 1/2 whipped topping, spoon into graham cracker crust and frost with rest of whipped topping and refrigerate until firm and serve.

S'Mores

I got the cutest cook book from my special sister in my on line non-college sorority, Beta Sigma Phi, Online Beta (I love being part of this group). It is a book of S'More Recipes by Becky Rasmussen published by Adventure Publications in Cambridge, MN.  It has directions for roasting the marshmallow, alternative heat sources (if you don't have a campfire) and how to build the S'more. There are kid friendly versions and adult version. In honor of March...check this one out!

Irish Cream S'Mores
Marshmallows, Graham Crackers, Chocolate Bars, Vanilla Frosting, Irish Cream Liquor

To 1 cup of vanilla frosting add one shot of Irish Cream Liquor. Mix until smooth. Chill

Building Instructions: Frost half of a graham cracker with the frosting mixture. Place chocolate bar pieces onto the frosted graham cracker. Toast marshmallow to the desired level. Place marshmallow on top of chocolate pieces. Sandwich the marshmallow and chocolate bar pieces together with another half of a graham cracker.

St. Patrick's Day

We had a wonderful family lunch at the beach.  We had corned beef and cabbage, Shepherd’s Pie, lots of Guinness and some Guinness Cheese Cake - Very interesting.  I wanted to make Guinness Ice Cream, like our friend Tom does, but unfortunately our freezer is too small for the ice cream drum and I had to improvise.  I used cheesecake instant pudding mixed with Guinness instead of milk and combined with some Cool Whip and plopped into a graham cracker crust.  It wasn’t half bad! I recommend you cut the liquid in half when adding to the pudding for a pie filling, otherwise it gets a little runny. The day was sunny and the ocean was stunning.