Creamy Peanut Butter Fruit Dip

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Want a super simple and healthy snack idea?  This is great for kids or adults.  I ate it right along with my kids.  This tasty dip is great with apple slices, celery sticks, pretzels, animal crackers or graham crackers.  It takes just minutes to make. 

Creamy Peanut Butter Fruit Dip

4 oz. softened cream cheese (use low-fat to reduce fat content)
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
2-3 Tbsp milk
2 tsp honey


Beat all ingredients together until smooth.  Chill, if desired. Spread into celery sticks, or dip with assorted dippers.

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What Makes You Say Mmmmm? Monday Linky

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Welcome back to another week of What Makes You Say "Mmmmm"?  I love seeing all of the yummy things each week.  You all amaze and astound me.  You always make me say "Mmmmm". Thanks for coming back each week & making the party succesful.  Be sure to help spread the word so it can continue to grow!

Now for the features this week:

Dessert Now, Dinner Later shared these beautiful Lime Crinkle Cookies.  I love Lime desserts, so these really sounded great to me. So pretty, too...

Galley Kitchen shared a beautiful Asparagus Lasagna with Pancetta Goat Cheese and Lemon.  I think this just looks incredible!!

The Sweet Spot linked up some Gluten Free Cashew Butter Mini Muffins.  So cute & delicious looking!



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Guest Post- Chickpea Soup

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This month my guest post is Banypaul with her recipe for Chickpea Soup- it sounds amazing, doesn't it?  I did a study abroad in Israel during college & developed a huge love of Mediterranean foods.  Can't wait to give this a try.  Thanks!

Hello!

My name is Banypaul, and I’m going to take a minute to tell you how to make chickpea soup, a popular Mediterranean dish.  Many thanks to Karyn for having me write a guest post on her awesome blog.  I myself am an editor for Be @ Home, where we give our readers advice on, among other things, how to get the most out of their cookware. 

Chickpea soup ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 3 large garlic cloves (or 8 small ones), minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas, rinsed, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped drained roasted red peppers from a jar
• 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• Parmesan cheese
• Diced onions (optional)

Heat up two ounces of olive oil.  Then add your garlic cloves (and onions if you want a little extra flavor) and stir for about 10 minutes.  Add water and toss in your rosemary, salt, black pepper, chickpeas, bay leaves and diced tomatoes.  Boil and let simmer for 20 minutes.   

You’re almost done!  Pour two cups of your concoction into a blender and blend until you have a smooth paste.  Pour the paste into a bowl and do the same with the next two cups.  Once you have it all in a bowl, pour it back, add vinegar, and boil it.  Let it cool down and it’s ready.  Lastly, garnish each serving with parsley and a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese.  If you can’t finish it all in one sitting, just reheat with double boiler cookware and it will be as good as new. 

Simple as that.  I hope you all enjoy!      

Broiled Parmesan Tilapia

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This recipe was amazing!  My family loved it.  We ate all that I made, and all would have liked to have had a little more.  Next time I will make twice as much. 

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup butter, softened

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon onion powder

1/8 teaspoon celery salt

4 tilapia fillets

Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil.  

              

 In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Add seasonings: dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.

Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes.

Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.               


Recipe & photo courtesy of allrecipes.com


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Cocoa Granola

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I really like granola.  I also really like chocolate- sometimes I eat it for breakfast (without letting my kids see, of course).  So, this recipe is the perfect combination.  It is a healthy chocolate granola- letting me eat chocolate for breakfast without the guilt.  I don't even have to sneak it!  It is really good plain, as a snack, or on top of yogurt. It isn't terribly sweet, don't worry!

Cocoa Granola

3 c. oats

1 c. puffed rice cereal

1 c. chopped nuts- I used almonds

1/2 c. ground flax seed

1/4 c. cocoa powder

1/4 c. olive or coconut oil

3/4 c. honey

1 tsp vanilla

dash of salt

Mix the oats, cocoa, cereal, flax and nuts together.  Combine the wet ingredients in another bowl and pour over the dry ingredients.  Pour into a cookie sheet and bake at 225 for a few hours (about 2)- stir every half hour- until crispy.  Cool & store. 

 
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