Need to learn how to use the new camera!!

Yeah, Yeah, the pictures are horrible but we just got a new camera and I have yet to sit down with it.  I need a place to store my recipes online without losing them in some la la land word doc on my laptop.   I need a pic to send it to Pinterest so you all get my awesome recipes with crappy pics. Enjoy!! 

Our favorite Protein snack balls

Protein snack balls

These are great for a pre- or post-workout snack

We usually double the batch and they last all week.  The kids eat them as after school snacks too. 

1 Cup Oatmeal

1/2 cup Peanut Butter or Almond Butter or a mixture of the 2

1/2 cup flax seed meal

1/2 cup chocolate chips (mini or chopped up)

1/3 cup honey

1 Scoop Protein Powder  ( We use Fitness Labs WheyFit Isolate Creamy Vanilla)

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 to 1/2 cup Chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds)

Mix all together until crumbly but will stick together when pressed into a ball.   Add additional honey or Peanut butter if it is too powdery and won't stick together.   Roll into golf-ball sized balls or smaller and refrigerate in a sealed tupper ware container.  A single batch will produce around 20 balls. 

There are many things you can add to your liking, dried fruit, coconut, etc.  balance out the dried ingredients with the wet so they stick together. 

We also made our own peanut butter and almond butter for these recipes so there are no additional preservatives in them. 

Homemade Chicken Soup with Farina Dumplings

Home Made Chicken Soup with Ferina Dumplings

One whole chicken carcass

handfull chopped carrots

handfull chopped celery

one onion sliced

2-3 garlic cloves minced

parsley

2 bay leaves

basil

thyme 

rosemary

salt and pepper

mix all into large stock pot.  cover with water and bring to boil, simmer 2 hours

strain broth into bowl and pick out chicken meat

discard the rest of the bones and vegetables.

pour broth back into stock pot and cut up new carrots, onion, celery and garlic.  bring back to boil

Ferina Dumplings

2 Tbsp melted butter

1 egg

1/8 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup ferina  (not the instant cooking type)

dash garlic powder

dash salt

mix together until consistancy is somewhat powdery but sticks together when you press it together

drop small balls (size of sugar cubes or a bit bigger) into boiling soup  boil 5 minutes

add chicken meat back into soup.

cover and lower heat, simmer 15-20 minutes

The Dumplings will double in size when done cooking.  I usually double the dumpling recipe because we love the extra dumplings.

Chick-fil-A copy cat nugget recipe

We tried out the Chick-fil-A nugget recipe floating around and SUCCESS!

They were great!  

Trim fat off of chicken breasts and pound evenly.  Cut into strips or nuggets.  Marinate in Pickle juice for minimum of 4 hours.  

Heat about 1/4 inch Canola oil in pan over med heat.

Dip in chicken in mixture of 

1 egg and 1/2 cup of milk wisked together.

Dredge in flour mixture of 

1 cup flour

1/4 cup corn starch

2 Tbsp powdered sugar

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Chili Powder

1 tsp Basil

1/2 tsp ground mustard

dash celery salt

1 tsp Garlic Salt 

1 tsp Kosher Salt

1 tsp Black pepper

1/4 tsp baking soda

fry for about 4 min per side and transfer to papertowel lined plate to drain.