Cranberry Raspberry Coulis

2 cups fresh raspberries

3 cups fresh cranberries

1/3 cup agave syrup.

1/4 cup water

Wash the fruit and pick out any inferior berries.   Add all to a sauce pan and cook over low heat until mushy,  you can ‘mash’ the cranberries with a potato masher or the back of a spoon.  Simmer for 25-30 minutes until starting to thicken.  Remove from heat, cool.  Can be served warm or chilled.  Wonderful on french toast, pancakes or ice cream

 

Pumpkin Whipped Cream

2 cups heavy cream

1 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup keto sweetener of  choice( may adjust amount. I used powdered swerve)

15 ounce can of pure pumpkin (not pie filling)

3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or to taste

Whipped the heavy cream, sour cream and vanilla and til it starts to get firm.  Add sugar and continue beating on high until peaks form and stay with no drooping. Add the pumpkin pie spice and mix it through being careful not to over mix.  GENTLY fold in pumpkin until thoroughly incorporated.  Chill until ready to serve.
Serve with fresh fruit, pound cake, or wrapped in crepes. Delicious!

 

Baked Pumpkin French Toast

3 cups cubed bread

1 can sweetened condensed skim milk

1/2 cup milk

8 eggs

1 cup pumpkin

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Put bread in a large mixing bowl and set aside

Combine remaining ingredients.  Pour over bread and stir a bit for bread to absorb liquid.

grease an 8 x 8 baking dish.  Pour mixture into baking dish.

Bake at 325 for 45 minutes or until cooked through.

Serve warm for breakfast, brunch or dessert ( just call it bread pudding)

Smoothies for 3

2 bananas

1 mango peeled and seed removed

1 cup fresh raspberries

8 oz greek yogurt, plain

1 cup milk (may need more)

2 cups ice

Blend all together in a food processor, blender or ninja blender!  Serve immediately!

Smokin’ Sandwich Spread

1/2 Mayo ( reduced fat works fine)

1/2 cup sour cream ( reduced fat works fine)

3 drops liquid smoke

1 jalapeno, finely diced *

4 tablespoons ketchup

1 tablespoons grated onion

note* when dicing pepper, wear gloves.  The oil will burn your skin for hours.  Very uncomfortable.

Also. to make this super hot, leave in the seeds and interior veins when dicing.  The more seeds and veins removed the milder the sauce will be.  Even with all of the seeds and veins removed there will be a very nice jalapeno flavor!

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for 24 hours to let flavors blend.

Serve on burgers (beef, chicken, turkey or veggie),  Tasty on fries, salads and veggies too

Fabulous Coke Float

Scoop chocolate ice cream into a large mug.  Slowly pour Coke brand cola over ice cream.  Enjoy.  This is awesome on a hot summer day and a delicious alternative to a traditional Root Beer float!

Asian Marinade

In a food processor:

1 small onion

3 tablespoons garlic paste

3 tablespoons ginger paste

14 oz can coconut milk

1/2 soy sauce

1/4 cup white vinegar

1 tablespoon sesame oil

Puree all ingredients until smooth.

Use marinade for chicken.  also try on Pork!

 

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

This is what my son wanted for his birthday.  How could I say no?  His classmates said this is a love/hate kind of thing.  But if you love root beer, why not try it!

 

1/2 cup lard

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

!/2 cup buttermilk  ( i made mine using 1/2 cup 2% milk and 2 teaspoons lemon juice, mix and let sit for 10 minutes)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 oz root beer extract

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350

Cream lard and sugar.  add eggs and mix well.  Add extracts (both) and butter milk and stir well.

Sift together dry ingredients and slowly add to wet.  Add the boiling water  and mix until well combined.

Line cupcake pan with liners and fill 2/3 full ( i made 20 cupcakes) Bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.

Let cool completely.

Vanilla Marshmallow Frosting

7 ounce jar of marshmallow fluff

1 tablespoon milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2-3 cups powdered sugar

Put marshmallow, vanilla and milk in a medium – large mixing bowl.  Start with 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.  Add sugar until the frosting holds together pretty well.  It should be pretty stiff.

I had to ‘plop’ the frosting on to the cupcakes.  It was impossible to spread it nicely.  However, the cupcakes resembled a root beer float if you looked down into the mug.

Bleu Cheese Dressing

1/2 cup sour cream (i use reduced fat)

1/2 cup mayo

2 oz crumbled Bleu Cheese

1 scallion thinly sliced

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Mix all together and refrigerate 3 hours but best over night.

Serve as dressing for salad or a dip

 

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing and Dip

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup mayo

1 tablespoon freeze dried chives

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder

I make my own buttermilk.  It is easy, fresh and  a lot cheaper than buying it.  For this i use 1/2 cup 2% milk and 2 teaspoons of Jalapeno vinegar.  I get my vinegar and dipping oils at A Taste of Olive, http://www.atasteofolive.com/ . Let this sit, about 15 minutes, while you mix together the rest of the ingredients.  Add the buttermilk, mix well, pour into a container and refrigerate 3 hours but better if you let it sit over night for the flavors to develop.