Smoothies...

Brother Arter's Smoothie Recipes and Tips...

Here are some of the tips that he shared from Saturday for making smoothies.

-Use frozen fruit
-Use premixed juice and not concentrate with water
-If you need your smoothie to be more thick add more frozen fruit
-Use frozen yogurt in place of milk (it holds up better)


Strawberry Bannana Smoothie

12 oz. apple juice
6 oz. of frozen yogurt
6 oz. strawberries
3 oz. bannanas
3 oz. of ice

Sorry Laura I thought I had the other recipe written down but I do not. Maybe someone else might have it that may want to share?
thanks, tiana

Our Family Stand-By

Our family stand-by is probably breakfast for dinner! My mom used to do this every now and then when we were kids (usually if my dad was out of town because he didn't like breakfast for dinner). Here are a few of the breakfasts we have had for dinner:

Fried Egg Sandwiches on toast with jam, or ketchp and mayo (I love jam on my eggs! Weird, I know!) Sometimes it's good to add bacon or ham!

Waffles and Syrup (ya' know...the frozen kind!)

Cold Cereal (every now and then...nothin' beats a good bowl of cereal)

Breakfast Burrito's: Try this! (I promise it's good!) Scramble some eggs and then add white chicken breast (from a can) , some cheese and some salsa! It's yummy! I like to put it all in a tortilla and then brown the burrito a little bit in some olive oil in a frying pan to crisp it up!

Last but certainly not least...Crepes! My all- time favorite breakfast!

1 cup milk
2/3 cup flour
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. melted butter
a dash of sugar
a dash of salt
a dash of vanilla

Mix all the ingredients together and then let rest for a few minutes. Pour about 1/2 cup of the batter into a frying pan heated to medium high heat, (spray it with cooking spray first). When you can loosen all the edges with your spatula and the batter starts to solidify, it's time to flip them! ( I usually have to double the recipe to feed my family of 6!) I like to put lemon juice and powdered sugar inside them and then roll them up and eat them. My husband likes plain, maple syrup or a little chocolate syrup in his! Raspberry jam would be fabulous inside, with a little powdered sugar on top! Enjoy!

Fabulous Breakfast Casserole

This is a GREAT recipe for Christmas morning, but it's good all year long!

Ham & Egg Casserole

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
8 oz cooked ham….strips (deli)
1 ¾ cup milk
8 eggs beaten
3 cups mozzarella cheese
¼ cup melted margarine
½ cup flour
2 Tbs. fresh parsley

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In large bowl, lightly toss the cheeses together. Sprinkle half the cheese in 13x9 baking dish. Arrange ham strips over the layer of cheese. Sprinkle remaining cheese over ham.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup….level off. Using wire wisk, blend flour, milk, parsley and eggs. Pour over layers in baking dish.
Bake 35-40 minutes.

HAPPY EATING!