Altered Recipes - A Boomers Blog of Delicious Super Tasty Healthy Eating
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I came across a recipe I made over 25 plus years ago that my kids really enjoyed! I can’t name anyone I made this for that didn’t really liked too! I can’t tell you where I may have found this recipe. It has been too many years. ~ Nancy Print Mexicali Casserole Rating: 51 Prep [...]
A quick and easy dinner, great for those that do not eat red meat or just enjoy a change from the regular hamburger. I try to use as many whole and organic products as possible. I hope you do too. DO experiment and enjoy! “This has been a family favorite since I discovered the recipe [...]
A classic sweet and sour chicken recipe that is lower in calories, fat and colesterol. This is accomplished by using no-stick spray instead of oil, reducing the amount of sugar and using pineapple in its own juice. Our grandchildren (ages 6 and 10) love this recipe (but over white rice). It is great for meeting [...]
I love to have one mint after a meal, or for a snack. I think they are pretty low in fat and calories and pack a lot of punch. I will never buy mints again because I have spent a fortune per package and can make them myself so cheaply. – Kelli Print Chocolate Mint [...]
A sweet and savory dish from Southern Africa with an influence from Malaysia and the Indies. This is one that will always be a most favored and top selected dish when we have company over for a special meal. Print Capetown Fruit and Vegetable Curry Ingredients: (Use fresh and organic whenever possible.)4 cups coarsely chopped [...]
Vintage 1950 from my Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book of the same age…a timeless favorite! I came across this cook book when I was browsing in a used book store about 4 years ago. I loved it! I finally had a cookbook like the one my mom cooked from! I was able to then find [...]
Great for a pot luck, my sister-in-law, Cherilyn, shared her wonderful broccoli bacon Crasin (or raisin) salad recipe. We all love it. ~ Nancy Print Broccoli Bacon Salad with Raisins or Craisins® Ingredients: (Use fresh and organic whenever possible.)5- 10 bacon strips cooked crispy and crumbled (1/2/ lbs.) (Turkey Bacon can be a substitute) 1 [...]
This savory dish is seasoned with cumin and sweet raisin, which together is a great compliment and with the added veggies and beans a wonderful whole meal. My husband, Bruce, gave it a 5/5 rating. We will be enjoying this again and again! Print Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash – Gluten Free! Prep Time: 45 minutesCook [...]
A quick and easy to prepare, flavorful salsa recipe that everyone will love! My husband, Bruce, now makes it at least once a week! Print Easy Salsa with Señor Harv Prep Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: (Use fresh and organic whenever possible.)3 – 15 oz cans diced fire roasted tomatoes 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped (take [...]
A warm spinach salad for our Christmas dinner was created by my daughter, Heidi, to go alone with the lasagna I made – which is her husband’s family tradition. This salad… I give it 5 spoons up! I didn’t think I’d like the brie – not being a brie cheese fan – but this turned [...]
Old Fashioned Apple Pie This apple pie recipe from Martha Stewart is the either the same or as close as it gets to my nana’s and mother’s apple pie recipe. (I lost any original I may have possessed – if ever). The only addition I made was noting one could use Pippin apples, because Nana [...]
A Tangy Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe I got from an old high school boyfriends mother in the late 1960′s. I used to beg my mom to let me cook because I loved the taste of this sauce on our burgers! Quick and easy! Ingredients: 3 – 4 tsp. of butter or margarine 1/2 medium [...]
