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Healthy Cantaloupe Bread

It’s definitely the season for fresh cantaloupe…at my local store recently it was on sale 10 for $10!  I bought quite a few and then thought…Ummm what will I do with all of these cantaloupes!  So I began looking up some deelish recipes in my cookbooks and online.  I found a wonderful recipe for Cantaloupe Bread, however, it was too fattening for my taste…so I created my own!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/8 cup coconut or olive oil
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2  cups cantaloupe – peeled, seeded and pureed
  • 3 cups flour  (I used white..but you could use wheat..will make a denser texture)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 and lightly spray a 9×5 loaf pan or small baking dish…such as a 10×8 or a little larger.  In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla and cantaloupe. mix

 

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger…I use a sifter…do you?

flour

 

Then blend all together and pour into loaf pans or small baking dish

batter

Bake in oven for 1 hour for loaf pans OR 30 minutes for small baking dish until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

YUM!! This is delish and tastes a lot like Zucchini Bread BUT has a slight cantaloupe flavor. 

Just a little tip…did you know that when you puree these kinds of fruits that you need very little oils to cook with?  As a matter of fact, oils can almost completely be eliminated by using pureed fruits such as applesauce, pureed pumpkin and the like. 

Want to try more cantaloupe recipes? Here is another one that is out of this world…Cantaloupe Ice Cream!

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The Easiest Lasagna Ever!

Hey all of you Happy Wives out there!  I have a deeelish and EASY Lasagna recipe that will put a smile on your face for sure!  It’s so easy that you can make several and freeze or give to friends.  You can make this on a busy night easy!  Whether you are just learning to cook or feeding a crew..EASY.  Oh did I already say that?!  Ok so on with the recipe :)

Easy Peasy Lasagna

Ingredients:

  • 12 oz. Cottage Cheese (any kind or you can use ricotta)
  • 3-4 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/3 Cup Parsley
  • 1 tsp. Powder Onion
  • 1/2 tsp. Basil
  • 1/8 tsp. Pepper
  • 1 can/jar Spaghetti Sauce (you fave) 2 cans if you like really saucy Lasagna
  • 1 lb ground beef (or turkey)
  • 9 Lasagna Noodles (you don’t even cook these first..Yay!)

Directions:

  • Brown Ground Beef/Turkey and then add Spaghetti Sauce
  • Mix together in a bowl…Cottage Cheese, 2 cups Mozzarella, Eggs, Parsley, Onion Powder, Basil and Pepper
  • Spray a 9X13 pan with cooking oil..gotta have easy clean up
  • Now start layering…meat sauce, noodles, cheese mixture, meat sauce, noodles, cheese mixture etc.
  • Top with the rest of the Mozzarella Cheese
  • Now pour around the edges of the Lasagna, 3/4 cup of water.
  • Cover with foil and cook at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes.
  • Uncover and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes.

Of course you can make your own Spaghetti Sauce if you want :)

You can also make some Homemade French Bread because that’s easy too!

Enjoy!

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Healthy Homemade Guacamole

Oooh how I love to serve up a healthy, vitamin packed, yet tasty meal for my family…but sometimes picky eaters can spoil the whole thing! Except when you serve healthy foods that look TOO GOOD TO EAT!  This Healthy Homemade Guacamole is so Yummy and so easy to make!  Serve it up as an appetizer with chips, top a Taco Salad or spread a generous amount onto your fave sandwich!  Any way you serve it up..your gonna love it!

Nutritious Avocado Facts

  1. Packed with Protein
  2. Boost’s levels of the “good” cholesterol  HDL
  3. rich in omega-3’s
  4. With unique combinations of Vitamins, Minerals and omega-3 fatty acids – Avocado’s help guard against inflammation
  5. Excellent source of carotenoids..think eye health,  Immune system AND Reproductive System!

Not to mention the other healthy ingredients – like Garlic!  YUM!  You’ve just got to try it!

This Recipe makes 1 Cup of Guacamole (for more just double, triple etc.)

Ingredients:

  • 1 Avocado – slightly ripened (not mushy..just barely squeezable)
  • ½  Tbsp. Fresh squeezed Lemon or Lime – you don’t really have to use fresh 
  • ½  Tsp.  Minced Garlic – Fresh or from a jar
  • ¼ Cup Onion finely chopped
  • 1 roma tomato – seeds removed
  • 1 Tbsp. Fresh Cilantro
  • ½ Tsp. Jalapeño Pepper
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Optional Ingredients:  Water Chestnuts for a little crunch!  Splash of Tabasco or any kind of Hot Sauce,  1/8 tsp. or less of Cayenne Pepper
  • Also..don’t hesitate to delete any of the ingredients above if you hate.   Except the Avocado 

Peel Avocado and remove pit.

Put into bowl and mash (I use a Pastry Cutter)

Add:  All the rest of the ingredients and stir! Hate to Chop?  You can also make this in a small food processor

Now how easy is that!!

Caution:  When cutting Hot Peppers of any kind you should wear gloves.  Peppers can burn your skin!

Best if refrigerated for at least an hour. Yum, Yum, Yum..ENJOY!

An original recipe from Shari Lynne @ Faith Filled Food for Moms