Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Mint Cookies

During the last snow storm, my husband and I trekked to Walgreens for some extra water. While there I thought…cookies! But not pre-packaged and not the slice and bake cookie dough, I’m talking the old-fashioned kind, where you had to actually mix the ingredients! With a little thought and creativity, we created…Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Mint Cookies! These are sweet, yet hearty – hope you enjoy 🙂

 

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Fresh Whole Wheat Fettuccine with Beef Bolognese

In this new year, it’s time to learn some new things! I recalled yesterday that I have two KitchenAid attachments that came (for free with mail-in rebate) with my stand mixer (love!). I have always wanted to make fresh pasta and when I saw that I have the Pasta Roller and Fettuccine cutter, I was super excited. When I started to review the process, I was prepared to have to use the flour-volcano with egg mixture to make the dough by hand….but found that with the KitchenAid mixer, you don’t have to!  Score!!  This recipe has been adapted from the KitchenAid one for Whole Wheat pasta. Hope you enjoy!!

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Walnut Crusted Tilapia

One of my favorite fish to eat is Tilapia. It has a mild flavor that takes well to being doctored up! This recipe has been adapted from Cook Smarts.  I was very excited to make this when I found it on Pinterest and then I start to get my ingredients together, look in the pantry, and NO ALMONDS!  😦  So, I improvised with Walnuts & Sunflower Seeds!  Then, I reach for the eggs and remember that they’re old.  Another fail!  I improvised and used oil instead.  Hope you enjoy my Walnut Crusted Tilapia with a side of Steamed Green Beans!

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It’s What’s For Dinner…

We recently bought some ground beef at BJ’s.  Since my husband is not a lover of beef, we rarely buy it and as a result have only used it to make tacos!  There’s got to be a more sophisticated option!  Just a quick search on Pinterest and I came across this delicious recipe for sweet and spicy Korean Beef.  I’ve adapted the recipe slightly from Six Sisters’ Stuff. 

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