No Bake Oatmeal Cookies

no bake oatmeal cookie is very good for people who are watching their glucose and also for those who are always o the go. I love this cooke because this has no added sugar and can be ready in few minutes.It is healthy and tasty at the same time.Just take toasted oatmeal with unsweetened coconut ,dates and a banana and blend it all in a food processor. Make it into balls and than flat it with your fingers.

Ingredients

2 cups oatmeal 

4 tablespoon unsweetened coconut

1 big banana or 2 small ones

1/2 cup  pitted dates

1 tablespoon dried cranberries (optima;)

1 tablespoon raisin (optional)

Method

1 Dry roast  oatmeal and coconut in a non stick skillet.Blend it in a food processor  and than put it aside .

2 Add dates to the food processor  and blend it to fine pieces .Add in banana ,oatmeal coconut mixture and and any red fruits and bland it all together.

3 Make it into balls and than flat it with your palm.Leave it for few minutes before  enjoying.

Egg in a hole (acorn squash)

Thinking of eating healthy this year ,egg in a hole is  perfect for brunch. This is easy and it  just cooks in the oven. Only  squash needs some preparation where we have to take out the seeds.This for brunch was really enjoyed by the girls at my home.first place the acorn squash in the microwave to make it soft and then cut in rounds to make a hole. Season it with salt and pepper  and bake it in the oven until it is soft.Very flavorful and will be enjoyed by every one on the table.

Ingredients
Acorn  squash
 1 teaspoon ZA'ATAR seasoning (optional)
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
eggs

Method

1 Poke hole in acorn squash and microwave it for 3 minutes to make the skin soft.
2 Cut the squash in round and remove the seeds.
3 Season squash with salt and pepper ,ZA'ATAR seasoning, and  drizzle it with olive oil.
4 Place it in a preheated 350 degree oven until it is tender.
5 Take it out of the oven and place an egg in the circle seasoned with salt pepper.
6 Place it back in the oven until the egg is set
7 Serve it with fruits

Cauliflower Nuggets

Cauliflower is gluten free and can be cooked in different ways to bring out flavors. This nuggets can be served with ketchup ,with ranch or any other sauce of your choice.Cauliflower nuggets can be a side dish with any roasted meat, fish. This can also be an appetizer in any party or just as a healthy snack. Just steam up cauliflower ,blend it in the food processor and form it into nuggets and bake for 25 minutes.

Ingredients
2 cups steamed cauliflower
1 egg
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1 clove of  garlic minced
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoon sriracha


Method
1 In a food processor blend cauliflower until it is grainy.Add cauliflower to a bowl and add in egg,garic,bread crumbs, cheese,salt and pepper.
2 Mix everything together and than form it into nuggets and place it on a greased baking pan.
3 Bake it on a preheat oven and bake it for 25 minutes flipping the nuggets half way.
4 In a bowl mix ketchup and sriracha  with salt and pepper  to make sauce.
5 Enjoy it while it is still warm

Cream cheese Cake

My daughter and her friends love this cake.They always go to cheese cake factory to buy this cake .I made this cake for the first time and it was tasty and the girls were asking for more.This cake needs cheese, lemon juice, and sugar and bake it and let it cool. Well I used a pie pan to bake this cake rather than spring form pan.

Ingredients

1 stick of  cream cheese
1 cup mascarpone   cheese
1/4 cup sugar or to taste
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
pie pan nicely buttered




For Crust
8 gram crackers
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 stick soften butter


Method
1 In a  blender food processor make a crust place all the ingredients for the crust and blend it together.
2 Place it to the pie pan and  spread it around the pan to make it a nice crust.
3 Preheat the oven at 350 degrees and bake the crust for about 10 minutes.Take it out and let it cool
4 Place every ingredient for the filling in a bowl and mix it with a hand mixer.
5 Pour the fillings in the pie pan with the crust and bake it for about 20 to 25 depending on your oven.
6 Turn the oven off when the middle of the cake  is still soft.Let it cool in the oven with the oven door lit open.
7 Take it out off the oven completely cooled  place it in the fridge to settle down
8 Enjoy

Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies is really enjoyed during the holiday season. My girls really love this cookie.It is fun to decorated the cookies  and it also makes them to eat and enjoy this festive season.

Ingredients

1 cup soften butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon allspice



Method
Beat butter and sugar together.Add eggs and beat it until fluffy
Stir in flour, baking powder, salt,and all spice until well blended.form in to a dough and
wrap it in plastic. Refrigerate it for 2 hours.
Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.Roll the dough  and use the cookie cutter  to cut the shapes.
Transfer it to the cookie sheet covered with parchment paper bake it for 7 to 9 minutes .
Let it cool and than decorated it with sprinkles or icing of your choice.

Sour Cream Corn Muffin

Corn muffin is good for breakfast and as well as for a side with any soup.I love corn muffin because it is easy to prepare  and it cooks in less than 30 minutes.Mix all the ingredients and place it in the oven and on less than 30 minutes it is ready

Ingredients

1/2 a stick of  melted butter or coconut oil
2 tablespoon coconut sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 cup self raising flour
pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Method
Heat oven to 350 degrees.In a bowl add flour, salt, baking soda together.In another bowl mix butter, sour cream, and sugar together.than add in eggs and milk and mix it together.
Add the sour cream mixture to the flour mixture and combine everything together.
Scoop it in the muffin tin and bake it for 20 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

We all love cookies but this cookie does not have flour but it has mashed banana.People who watch their sugar can also eat this cookies because I used coconut sugar.It is very simple just mash banana, mix it with peanut butter and chocolate chips and bake it for about 9 minutes.


Ingredients

1  banana (large)
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chip
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 tablespoon coconut sugar

Method
1 Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2 Mash your banana in a bowl.Add in peanut butter and mix it together .
3 Add in baking soda,  egg, salt, sugar, almond extract and combine everything together.
4 Fold in chocolate chip  and with a spoon place it on a parchment covered baking pan
5 Bake for 9 minutes design on your oven
6 Enjoy