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Chopped Salad

Chopped Salad Recipe One way that we are able to stick to healthy eating is by planning ahead.  This is a super healthy "chopped salad" that works perfectly for lunch or dinner!   We love intermittent fasting and when we have delicious and healthy meals planned for lunch and dinner, it makes it that much easier to stay strong and not snack!   Healthy Chopped Salad What you'll need:  Romaine Lettuce Tomatoes  Red Bell Peppers Fennell Bulb Feta Cheese Olive Oil Salt Pepper Eggs Basil - freshly cut What you'll do:  Chop romaine lettuce Peel, seed, and dice tomatoes Roast red peppers and then dice  Chop the fennel bulb Hard boil the eggs and then dice Mix all ingredients in large bowl Drizzle...

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Vanilla Yogurt

Oui French Vanilla Copycat Recipe This recipe makes yogurt that tastes almost exactly like Oui! It saves SO much money and you can use partial almond milk if you wish.  Pro tip: make sure to use a thermometer. I made it once without it and the texture of the yogurt was not the best.   Copycat Oui Yogurt What you'll need:  4¾ Cups Whole Milk ¾ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract ⅓ Cup Granulated Sugar 5 Oz Plain or Vanilla Oui Yogurt What you'll do:  Pour 4¾ Cups Whole Milk & ⅓ Cup Granulated Sugar into a saucepan, heat on low until it hits 190°F and hold it around that temperature for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the milk...

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French Baguettes

French Baguettes by La Galette Berrichonne These delicious baguettes were made with the help of the SILIKOMART baguette bread trays and placed in the adorable GEFU bread baskets. The recipe comes from a tiny neighboring town of Fordland, Missouri from a fantastic French Chef, Chef Roland and his bakery, La Galette Berrichonne.   Chef Roland's French Baguettes What you'll need:  2 lbs bread flour 2 2/3 c water 2 tsp salt 2 packages dry yeast 1 Tbsp flour for pans What you'll do:  Place the flour water salt and yeast in the bowl of a mixer. Start the mixer on low speed for 10 minutes. After three minutes touch the dough. The dough is too wet if it sticks to your...

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Avocado Salmon Bowls

Avocado Salmon Bowls with Pineapple and Mango These avocado salmon bowls are delicious and you can use almost any spices and they still taste delicious! The lime, fresh mango and pineapple really add a lot to these delicious bowls. Salmon Avocado Rice Bowl What you'll need:  1 16 oz salmon filet or 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 mangoes, diced 1 pineapple, diced 3 avocados cilantro 4 tbsp lime juice chili powder oregano leaves variety of Penzey's spices (or other spice mixtures) ground cumin crushed red pepper tarragon leaves basil leaves smoked paprika 2 cups rice, cooked salt What you'll do:  Put all spices on the salmon filet (or if you are using chicken, cut the chicken into cubes and...

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Lemon Chiffon Blueberry Dessert

Lemon Chiffon Blueberry Dessert by Taste of Home The perfect cool dessert for a hot summer day. I like to stick mine in the freezer to set to make it last even longer at an outdoor picnic! Lemon Chiffon Blueberry Dessert What you'll need: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 24 squares) 1 1/3 cups sugar, divided 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, divided 1 package (3 ounces) lemon gelatin 1 cup boiling water 11 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 carton (16 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed What you'll do: Combine cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar and butter, reserving 2 tablespoons for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a 13x9-in. dish. Sprinkle...

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