Barley Soup

from my friend Beth, so good! 

Ingredients:

1. 8 0z beef

2. 16 oz barley (1 cup)

3. 6 cups beef broth

4. 2 carrots diced

5. 3 celery stalks

6. 1 onion diced

7. 8 oz mushrooms

8. Thyme

9. 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

10. 1 T olive oil

11. 1 tsp salt

12. Garlic

 

Saute beef in olive oil and take out. Then

saute carrots, celery, onion, garlic for 3 min

Add mushrooms, beef, and all other seasonings, broth and Worcestershire. 

 

Instant pot for 10 min

Cookies and Cream Cookies!

I had a surprise on my door that said, “Happy Tuesday!”  It was a bag of cookie dough!  With the Corona Virus going around, I’m sure they decided I could cook off any extra germs.  They are delicious, and taste just like Cookies and Cream!

After asking countless friends who could have dropped off the dough, I finally got a lead.  I asked my friend Suzanne.  She said she could neither confirm or deny if it was her.  It probably was a fairy or leprechaun.  She told me to let her know what kind of cookie it was and she might have a recipe similar.  Love her.  So fun.  

Cookies and Cream Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine softened

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 box (4.2 ounce) cookies and cream pudding

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

10 oreo cookies 

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars.  Stir in pudding powder.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in flour, soda, and salt.  Chop oreos into small pieces and add to dough.  Add chips.  Stir.  Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350° for 7 to 9 minutes.

Greek Chicken Wrap
From Fitness Pal

4 oz of shredded chicken
1 cup of grape tomatoes cut in halves
1 cucumber cut up (2 small ones)
2 T. Feta cheese
3 T. Cut up olives
1 T. Lemon juice (used a squirt of lime, what I had)
1 T. Olive oil
1 T. Oregano

Tortillas and Hummus
Spread hummus (about 1-2 tablespoons) on tortilla.  Mix all of the above in a bowl.
Put mix in the center of tortilla and wrap up.  Delicious.  Makes around 2-3 wraps.

Cheerio Snack

My daughter Edith got a recipe from her teacher to try.  We made them, and they were a little sweet for our taste, but pretty good.  So I looked up some recipes that were similar and decided to create our own.

1/2 cup of peanut butter (I used Nuttzo)
1/4 cup honey
3 cups of Cheerios

(They were a little crumbly, prob need a little more honey.  97 calories, serving 1/16)

Black Bean Brownies (Triple Bs)

Black Bean Brownies

From Healthy Dessert Blog by Katie

Love them!  They are gooey, I leave in longer then she says.

Total Time: 15m

Yield: 9-12 brownieIngredients

• 1 1/2 cups black beans (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder (10g)
• 1/2 cup quick oats (40g) (See nutrition link below for substitutions)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave (75g)
• pinch uncut stevia OR 2 tbsp sugar (or omit and increase maple syrup to 1/2 cup)
• 1/4 cup coconut or vegetable oil (40g) (See nutrition link for substitution notes)
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup chocolate chips (115-140g) (Not optional. Omit at your own risk.)
• optional: more chips, for presentation
• Instructions

Black Bean Brownies Recipe: Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients except chips in a good food processor, and blend until completely smooth. Really blend well. (A blender can work if you absolutely must, but the texture—and even the taste—will be much better in a food processor. Stir in the chips, then pour into a greased 8×8 pan. Optional: sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the top. Cook the black bean brownies 15-18 minutes, then let cool at least 10 minutes before trying to cut. If they still look a bit undercooked, you can place them in the fridge overnight and they will magically firm up! Makes 9-12 brownies.