No Bake Energy Bites

Servings: 24 balls Prep time: 10 minutes Ingredients Basic dough: 3/4 cup (198g) nut butter (peanut, almond, sunflower) 1 cup (89g) rolled oats, old-fashioned or quick-cooking 1/3 cup (113g) honey 1/3 cup (28g) dried whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Mix-ins (use 2 cups total): 1 tablespoon chia seeds or poppy seeds shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened mini chocolate chips diced dried fruits (our Fruitcake Fruit Blend is excellent here) ground nuts wheat or oat bran crushed cookies or graham cracker crumbs sunflower or pumpkin seeds Directions In a large bowl mix together the nut butter, oats, honey, dry milk and vanilla. …

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White Chili with Ground Turkey

Servings: 8 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ pounds ground turkey 2 (4 ounce) cans canned green chile peppers, chopped 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ground cayenne pepper to taste ground white pepper to taste 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans 5 cups chicken broth 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese Directions In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic and ground turkey and saute for 10 minutes, or until turkey is well browned. …

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Fašírky - základný recept

Ingrediencie 500 g bravčové mäso mleté 4 ks staršie rožky 1/2 litrov mlieko 1 ks vajce 1 ks cibuľa 5 strúčikov cesnak soľ mleté čierne korenie olej na vysmážanie strúhanka Postup Staršie rožky nakrájame na kolieska. Zalejeme mliekom a rozmačkáme vidličkou tak, aby neostali väčšie kúsky. Necháme ich poriadne nasiaknuť mliekom. Rožky pridáme k mletému mäsu a vypracujeme cesto. Keď máme mäso s rožkami poriadne premiešané a zapracované, pridáme vajce, na drobno nakrájanú menšiu cibuľku a prelisujeme všetok cesnak a opäť poriadne premiešame. …

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Split Pea Soup with Red Wine and Ham

Servings: 12 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 2 hours Ingredients 2 cups dried green split peas rinsed 4 cups water 4 cups low sodium chicken broth 1 strip kombu seaweed* 3 large garlic cloves finely chopped 3 large carrots finely chopped 3 stalks celery finely chopped 1 ½ tablespoons celery leaf fresh, diced 3 medium-large red new potatoes peeled and cubed (1/2” cubes) 1 bay leaf 1 large red onion finely chopped 1 ham bone (lightly smoked ideally) ¼ cup dry red wine ¼ teaspoon dried thyme ¼ teaspoon dried basil ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary ¼ teaspoon dried sage 1 cup ham cubed (1/2” cubes) Salt and pepper to taste Directions In a soup pot or dutch oven, combine the split peas, water, chicken stock, kombu seaweed, garlic, carrots, celery, celery leaf, potato, bay leaf, onion, ham bone and bring to a boil. …

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Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients One whole chicken (cooked or rotisserie) 1 package frozen broccoli (1#) 1 can cream of chicken soup (I usually use my own cream of chicken soup) 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup grated cheese ½ teaspoon curry powder Directions Layer cooked chicken and broccoli in 9" x 13" greased casserole dish Mix all other ingredients together and spread over chicken and broccoli. If desired, sprinkle with bread crumbs Bake 350 for 30 – 45 minutes or until bubbly. …

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Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

Ingredients 1 onion chopped 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup milk ¼ cup flour or white rice powder for gluten-free 2 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon parsley ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 3 onions chopped 6 cup chicken broth 6 cup milk 1 ½ cup flour or white rice powder for gluten free 4 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoon parsley 1 tablespoon salt 1 ½ teaspoon pepper Directions Saute the onions in butter until translucent. …

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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: This might have been one of the best non-fiction books I’ve read in a while. Going from ancient Egypt all the way to custom generically matched treatment for cancer. This book covers it all. It reads like a mystery novel where the killer is a disease leaving clues left and right for the right investigator. I specifically remember being surprised at the handling of smoking and lunch cancer in the past and all the denials that came with it. …

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Stroganov trochu inak

Počet porcií: 6 Čas na prípravu: 30 minút Čas na varenie: 2 hodiny Ingredients Hovädzie zadné 0.75kg Slnecnicovy olej Cibuľa 1x stredná Cesnak 1 strúčik Lyžica polievková kečupu 2 čajové lžičky hořčice Čierne korenie Nové korenie Worcester Čajová kopcom Červená paprika Slahackova smotana Directions Mäso Mäso očistiť, umyť, usušit a nakrajat na rezance akurát deň dopredu Pridať polievkovú lyžicu až 2 oleja, pretlačený cesnak, worcester pofrkat (2 čajové lyžičky), červenú papriku, kečup, horčicu, korenie. …

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Pavlova torta s lahodným krémom a ovocím

Ingredients 7 ks vaječný bielok 420 g kryštálový cukor 1 štipka soľ 250 g syr Mascarpone 2 PL práškový cukor 6 PL vaječný koňak 1 KL citrónová kôra 250 ml smotana na šľahanie 2 balíčky prášková šľahačka 500 g ovocie podľa chuti a sezónnosti Directions Najskôr si pripravíme dva plechy, ktoré vyložíme papierom na pečenie. Pomocou spodnej časti formy nakreslíme dva kruhy, jeden väčší a druhý o cca 2 cm menší. …

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Vegetable Soup with Dumplings

Ingredients carrots parsnip kohlrabi celery broccoli/cauliflower egg salt semolina vegeta butter Directions Dumplings: Mix 2 eggs with semolina and salt in a cup. Start with smaller amounts of semolina and adjust until the mixture is roughly the density of heavy cream. Let it sit for at least 15-20 minutes. Start making soup in the meantime… Soup: Cut up carrots into small discs or half-discs (depending on size). Heat up butter in medium sized bowl and add the carrots. …

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