Recipes!

This isn't what I ad for dinner tonight, but it's my fav recipe that I made up.

Pasta with vegetables and creamy tomato sauce

Ingredients:

2 cans of dices tomatoes (I like the fire roasted kind, but you can use whatever you want)
1 can of tomato paste (the smaller can)
2 bell peppers (you choice for what color)
2 jalapenos (if you like it spicy)
1 zucchini
1 cup frozen peas
4oz cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheese of your choice (I like pepperjack)
1 box of rotini noodles

Cook the noodles according to directions on the box. Meanwhile, cut up bell peppers, jalapenos, and zucchini. Fry in olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until soft. If they get done before your noodles, set the heat to low to keep them warm until you need them.

Strain your noodles when they are done. Put them back into the pot your cooked them in. Add the diced tomatoes and the tomato. Put back onto the stove on medium heat. Add 1 cup of cheese as well as all of the cream cheese. Add peas and sauteed vegetables. Put a lid on it and let it cook until all the cheese are melted, stirring occasionally. Once everything melted and mixed, it's done! Spoon into a bowel, top with remaining cheese and enjoy.

This makes a ton of food so you'll want to use your biggest pot, probably (unless you have some truly gargantuan pots). The leftovers are great hot OR cold, so if you can't zap them in the microwave the next day, it's okay cause it will still be delicious!

I am trying really hard to cut down on the amount of refined sugar I get in my diet whilst also increasing the amount of healthy oils I consume, but chocolate is a weakness of mine.  I was doing some searching and I found a recipe online for coconut oil fudge; it had just three ingredients (coconut oil, honey and cocoa powder).  It sounded okay, but rather blah to me.  I changed it up by adding the peanut butter, sea salt and chopped walnuts.  This is truly delicious so I thought I'd share.  🙂

I don't have the conversions handy from US customary units to metric, sorry about that!

Coconut Oil "Fudge"

1 cup virgin coconut oil; divided
1 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup raw unprocessed honey
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1 teaspoon kosher sea salt (optional)*
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

*I used Redmond Real Salt, the Kosher Crystals.  It's optional, but really makes it good like a salted dark chocolate truffle in you ask me.  YUM!

In a small sauce pan over very low heat, gently melt 1/2 cup coconut oil just until liquid.  Remove from heat and set aside.

In a blender, add the remaining 1/2 cup solid coconut oil, honey, natural peanut butter, cocoa powder and sea salt (if using).  Pour liquid coconut oil in, cover and pulse until thoroughly blended and smooth.  Do not over blend as it may separate.  Fold chopped walnuts in by hand and pour/scrape from blender container into a lined loaf pan (or similar lined pan).  Refrigerate for one hour; removed and cut into bite size pieces.  Store in air tight container in refrigerator.

ETA: Photo 😀

This sounds amazing! Thanks for the recipie, I know what I'll be doing tomorrow. 😀

ETA - It looks even better. I'm drooling.

You're most welcome!  I was so skeptical first that it would be any good... but it's really amazing and just the right amount of sweet.  My husband is going crazy over it... though I warned him that too much could have a laxative effect.  *giggle*

oh my GOD yum!!

I'll be staying a million miles away from that unfortunately. I don't like coconut (don't even like the smell of the oil when I'm using it!) and I LOATHE peanuts, yuck yuck yuck lol Shame though, it looks lovely!

It deffo has a taste of coconut... but if you like that sort of thing.  😉  Janine, your post made me LOL... 😀

This looks (and sounds!) absolutely yummy, but sadly, I will also be staying away!  Although my reasons are that I'm trying to lose weight and avoid eating high fat foods, even if it is a good fat!  😀

Ill eat Janine and mindis!! Remember I was the two pizza girl at the meet :/:/

Ha ha meeshy... you must have an appetite like my daughter.  We have nicknamed her "hollow leg" as she is so tiny... but she can eat more food than her pappy most meals (especially pizza!).  It's really a wonder where she puts it... so we've determined she MUST have a hollow leg.  😛

I'll save you Janine and Mindi's pieces.  😀

ohhh this looks so nice!!

I am doing low carb and I have been trying out some recipes with coconut flour and coconut oil. My favorites so far have been banana bread (soooo nice), glazed coconut muffins (tasty but i am going to modify a bit next time)

Let me know if you like sound of these and ill post the recipes

ohhh this looks so nice!!

I am doing low carb and I have been trying out some recipes with coconut flour and coconut oil. My favorites so far have been banana bread (soooo nice), glazed coconut muffins (tasty but i am going to modify a bit next time)

Let me know if you like sound of these and ill post the recipes

Those sound delicious!  I've baked with coconut flour in the past.  I'd love to try your recipes.  Thanks! 🙂

Oh, my.  Those look and sound delicous.

I've got two-ingredient recipe (with mix ins of your choice) for banana cookies, and they're totally guilt-free.

I'll post it if anyone's interested?

So much yummy sounding food!