Bean and cucumber salad

 Thelma Small 

Ingredients for Cukes & Beans

½ - 12 oz. bag (or about 1 cup) green beans

5 Persian cucumbers

For the dressing

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

Juice of 1 lemon

1 garlic clove, grated

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Splash of white vinegar

How to Make Cukes & Beans

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and set up an ice bath.

Trim and cut the green beans into 1” pieces, then add the beans. Boil for 1 minute, then transfer to the ice bath to stop the cooking. 

While the beans cool, chop the cucumbers and add them to a large bowl. 

In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. 

Add the green beans to the bowl and pour in the dressing. Mix to get the veggies evenly coated with dressing. 

Serve immediately. Leftovers are great in a bowl or on toast.

Easy no-rise Bread sticks

 2 Tbsp active dry yeast

2 1/2 cups warm water

2 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp oil

1 Tbsp salt

6 cups all purpose flour

Knead for 10 minutes 

Cut and twist. Place on cookie sheet

Bake for 20-25 min at 350

1/2 cup melted butter (for spreading over)

Easy ice cream

 2 cups of whipping cream, 1 cup of powdered cocoa, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 can of sweetened condensed milk. Whip it together to look like cool whip and freeze overnight. Yummy. (The vanilla will bring out the flavor and if you want vanilla ice cream, leave out the cocoa)

Tortilla Breakfast Quiche

 

Ingredients: 

2 burrito size tortillas

4 Eggs

2 tablespoons of Cottage cheese 

Salt and Pepper 

1 tsp. Fresh Thyme

2 green onions, chopped

Breakfast Sausage, cooked

Bacon, cooked and chopped

Colby Jack cheese, shredded

Chives, for garnish

Directions: 

 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 

 2. Place each tortilla in a 6” skillet. Crack 2 eggs in each tortilla. Adding 1 tbs of cottage cheese, salt, pepper and thyme. Whisk to combine. 

 3. Top with chopped bacon, green onions, sausage and shredded cheese. 

 4. Place in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the eggs are cooked through. 

 5. Garnish with fresh chives. 

 6. Enjoy!

30 min Dinner Buns

 30 minute buns guys !!! No resting required , dump everything into a bowl , toss in oven and the best buns you will ever make . 

I expect this to be the next viral recipe ! Seriously I’ll never been to use another bun recipe again .

Dinner buns

In a bowl add

1 cup warm water

2 table spoons yeast

2 table spoons sugar

Mix let sit 5 mins till frothy 

1/4 cup melted butter

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp salt

3 cups flour (if to sticky add 1/2 cup)

Mix well and knead for 5 minutes

Divide into 8 or 6 for larger buns

Roll into bun shapes

Put onto a Cookie sheet lined with parchment paper 

Cover and rest till oven preheat

Bake for 11 minutes at 400

Brush with butter

Cut and fill with favorite things

Enjoy

Homemade Ranch Dressing

 What you need:

1 cup cottage cheese

1 packet ranch seasoning 

2-3 tbsp mayo 

Juice of 1 lemon

Optional:

1/4 cup milk or water to thin it out 

How to make it:

1. Blend all ingredients. 

2. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks & enjoy!

Homemade ranch seasoning recipe ⬇️

½ tsp dried chives

½ tsp dried parsley

½ tsp dried dill weed

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp onion powder

⅛ tsp salt

⅛ tsp ground black pepper

Mini Pies

 Mini Pies

Ingredients:

Cooking spray

1- Puff Pastry 

1 can peach pie filling

1 can blueberry pie filling 

1 can cherry pie filling

1 egg, for an egg wash 

Sugar sprinkles

Vanilla Ice cream

Directions:

 1. Grease the inside of one regular size muffin tin and the outside of another. 

 2. Lay the puff pastry on top of the muffin tin that is sprayed on the inside. Use the other muffin tin to press on top of the dough to make wells.

 3. Add a spoonful of pie filling in each well. 

 4. Use a pizza cutter to cut into 12 separate pieces. Then pull the corners of each towards the center and press to seal in the middle. 

 6. 6. Brush with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles.

 7. Place in a 400 degree oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. 

 8. Serve with a scoop of ice cream