Cranberry Relish

Just made some cranberry relish for the holiday.
this is something my mom use to make every year for Thanksgiving, and Christmas and I try to keep the tradition going.

Well to make this cranberry relish, you will need the following

2 bags of cranberry's
4 oranges
4 apples
sugar

take the oranges and apples peel 2 oranges and cut into quarters, cut the other 2 oranges into quarters, and finally cut all apples into quarters.

Now with a meat grinder start mixing it all up apples oranges and cranberry's. till they are all ground up with the meet grinder. Mix it all up and sugar to taste, this is best done a couple days before the Holiday. as it is better the second and third days. Dont forget to add the sugar, as the cranberry's are tart

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Using Wagon Wheel Pasta

here is a great item to make and have plenty of left overs for

Well we use
2 1lb bags of the wagon wheel pasta
3 cans of spaghetti sauce
2 lbs of ground meat, this doesn't have to be all hamburger, mix it up with ground chicken, turkey, or sausage choose 2


Brown hamburger and or the other meat you choose

In a pot heat up 3 cans of the Spaghetti sauce, after the meat has been browned drain it (we don't need the grease and fat in it), then add to the spaghetti sauce. In a separate pot cook the pasta till just done, and drain, don't rinse. After everything is heated up, put the pasta in a big bowl, then pour the Spaghetti/Meat Sauce over the pasta and stir it up.

This makes a great meal, and lots of left overs to extend the food budget. I also have containers I put it in and freeze so I can take it for lunch at work and saving money.

Try it you may like it

Electric Griddle

Is a Big Electric Griddle needed, my opinion is no you don't need a big electric griddle. Why you might say, well a good cast iron fry pan will do the job of a griddle and more.

Electric Griddle
Pro's nice big flat surface good for making eggs, pancakes, bacon

Con's big, over sized, hard to store, single use

you can use a cast iron skillet. big wont warp, can do your bacon, pancakes, and eggs, become virtually non stick if kept up correctly. Can cook more than a electric griddle, so more of a multi-use item

Macaroni salad

last weekend I tried a variation of Macaroni Salad

What I did was make as normal, and instead of making it with mayo, I used or drizzled Olive oil over the Salad, and also drizzled over cider vinegar, I then added good seasons Italian Dressing Mix to it, stirred it up.

I like to add to my salad other than the Macaroni, a little tuna fish, and some peas. makes for a great salad, and everyone loved it

Zucchini Chips

I have a garden here, and have two zucchini plants, well have had several item go to waist from those 2 plants so was looking for something to make with them. Well I did find something, that I can make with Zucchini, and it wasn't bad, Zucchini Chips

preheat oven to 425
Zucchini slices thinly
layer on a cookie sheet 1 layer thick
take olive oil and brush the tops with the oil
sprinkle salt on them
bake for 8 to 10 min
flip and let them get crispy

Watch closely the 2nd half, as they will burn

What is healthier

What is healthier?

I have friends who eat a lot of boxed foods, and thought I would pose this question. my Friends eat a lot of boxed foods, with all those ingredients that you might not know what they are.

Lets take a box of Mashed Potato's

which is Healthier the Boxed Mashed Potato's, or going to the store, and getting the real potato's and cooking them up and mashing them.

I say the real potato's are healthier. What do you say? True the box of dehydrated mashed potato's is more convenient and faster in today's world.

Italian Potato Salad

1. clean, and cut potatoes into chunks, par-boil until soft but not falling apart, rinse in cool water
2. while the potatoes are cooking, dice celery, an onion, one or 2 tomatoes and 2 gloves of garlic -put in a bowl
3. top vegetables with oil ( I use olive oil) and vinegar (to taste) or I have used Italian dressing too
4. I add spices like parsley, pepper and Italian seasoning to taste
5. Add drained potatoes-stir with a big spoon
6. refrigerate until cold.

Sometimes I add peppers, cucumbers too

Beer Batter

You can use this Beer Batter for Fish, Onion Rings, or what ever you want to deep fat Fry that is battered

1 egg
1 c. warm stale beer
1 1/8 tsp. baking powder
1 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic salt
Fish fillets

Mix all ingredients. Wash and dry food (pat with towel). Cut to desired size. Heat 2 inches of cooking oil in pan. Dip pieces in batter; fry briefly in hot oil turning as necessary. Adjust the batter ingredients as needed so it doesn't get too thick or too thin.

This Recipe was gotten from Cooks.com is is used with Fish in the Recipe.

Fitness Nutrition

In recent years there has been a lot more information available on fitness nutrition and this has helped many more people improve their levels of health considerably.

As more people become aware of fitness nutrition they can see substantial gains in muscle tone and strength, and the reduction of fat levels by applying the information that is freely available on fitness nutrition throughout the many different health publications.

With the high incidence of diabetes in the country due to poor fitness, nutrition and eating habits more people are aware of the high cost that is being paid for the reduced quality of life that an imbalance in fitness nutrition and food consumption causes.

The authorities are trying to bring a greater awareness for fitness nutrition in the hope that people will take on board this advice and improve their levels of health and in doing so reduce the burden on society.

Most gyms now offer advice on fitness nutrition as part of the membership as this can help you improve your levels of fitness quite considerably.

The Path To A New Me

This is the first time that I have actually written in a blog. Its kind of hard to put on feelings in print so if it seems like I'm rambling on sometime then please forgive me.

First of all the burning question is Why? Why? Because I don't want to end up having heart bypass surgery like my father just did. I know it was scary for him but it scared the hell out of me just watching him go through it. I have always been overweight and it takes stuff like this to make people have a reality check. This did it for me. I want to be around for my kids. I want to set the right example for them. I have tried this so many times before but all the time I have failed. Not this time. Through my stubborness and my will to do this, I WILL suceed. I lost 30 lbs. a year and half ago and I lost my motivation. I overdid it with the exercise. I went to fast in such a short amount of time.

I was 196 lbs a week a go and now I'm down to 190. I walk a mile on the treadmill daily and I watch everything I eat. I have cut down on the sodium. I have become a label reader. I look at everything now. I have found a great tool to exercise with, my portable dvd player with my favorite singer's album in it, Elliott Yamin. I have a great support system now in my husband and my fil. They are willing to help me out. In fact my fil just went to the doctor and he has lost 6 1/2 lbs. GREAT NEWS!! My hubby can eat and eat and never gains weight. This morning he switched from adding sugar to his coffee to using splenda. That was hard for him to do but he did it to help me out. I do all the cooking here at home so I am trying to cook healthier meals. With patience and will power I will do this!