Creamy Summer Avocado Soup
June 12, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Buffet, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, No Cook, Snack, Soup, Starter, healthy
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Creamy Summer Avocado Soup - This pleasant, light, creamy avocado soup recipe is unique, as it is served chilled. We used healthy avocados, and mixed them into a creamy base, then chilled, making a divine, light, simple soup recipe!
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Creamy Summer Avocado Soup
2 large ripe avocados, peeled and chopped
3/4 cup half and half
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions to make Creamy Summer Avocado Soup
Place the chopped avocados in an electric blender or food processor and puree. Add the half and half and blend well. Combine the chicken stock with the avocado puree in a bowl, stirring well.
Pass the mixture through a sieve, then stir in the hot pepper sauce, and add salt and black pepper to taste.
Refrigerate soup for at least 2 hours before serving
Breakfast Smoothie
March 14, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Beverage, Breakfast, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, No Cook, Snack
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Breakfast Smoothie - This BEST breakfast, creamy fruit smoothie recipe is phenomenal when you are in a hurry and don’t have time to sit down and eat. Jam packed with all colors of fresh succulent berries, potassium rich banana, and orange juice, and then blended with tofu or yogurt for the creamy texture. This quick and easy recipe really “packs a punch” of healthy to start the day!
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Breakfast Smoothie
1 1/4 cups orange juice, preferably calcium-fortified
1 banana
1 1/4 cups frozen berries, such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and/or strawberries
1/2 cup low-fat silken tofu or low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon sugar or Splenda
Directions to make Breakfast Smoothie
Fresh Fruit Salmon Salad
January 9, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Barbeque, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Grilled, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Salad
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Fresh Fruit Salmon Salad -This wholesome blend of fresh vegetables, fruit, and fish is delightfully delicious, and a very healthy recipe. A medley of healthy, dark green salad leaves, bright red strawberries, and griiled pink salmon fillets, provide an incredible assortment of important vitamins, as well as an out of this world taste, in this simple salmon salad, that is a a “Must Try”.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Fresh Fruit Salmon Salad
1/4 c. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 T. + 1-1/2 tsp. white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 T. chopped fresh basil OR 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1-1/2 tsp. olive oil
1 (8-oz.) salmon fillet (about 1-in. thick)
4 c. torn mixed greens
3/4 c. sliced strawberries
10-12 thin cucumber slices, cut into halves
1/8 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
Directions to make Fresh Fruit Salmon Salad
Country Style Pickles
October 16, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Side Dish, Snack
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Country Style Pickles -This extraordinary, easy, homemade pickles recipe really has a wholesome flavor to it. Simple, basic ingredients, like cucumber and onion, are combined with pickling spices and vinegar, to create some of the crispiest, crunchiest, pickles you have ever had. Perfect as a snack, as a condiment, and even as a garnish, you will love eveything about this quick easy recipe.
Cook Time: 35-45 mins |
Ingredients to make Country Style Pickles
4 qt Cucumber, thinly sliced
8 md Onion, peeled, thinly sliced
1/2 c Pickling salt
5 c Sugar
1 1/2 ts Turmeric
1 ts Celery seed
2 tb Mustard seed
5 c Cider vinegar
Directions to make Country Style Pickles
Fresh Rum Cocktail
September 24, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Beverage, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, New Miscellaneous Recipe, No Cook
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Fresh Rum Cocktail - This frozen, blended, alcoholic cocktail recipe is a quick fix, fresh fruit juice and rum mix. The luscious fresh fruit juice, hides the taste of the alcohol very well, especially if outside on a hot day, so be careful, these really pack a punch! A tiny bit of honey is added to eliminate any bitterness, making this quick, easy, party cocktail mouth watering.
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Fresh Rum Cocktail
1 oz Rum, dark
1/2 oz Liqueur, banana
1/2 oz Liqueur, apricot
1/2 oz Rum, coconut
1/4 oz Grenadine
1/4 oz Honey
1/2 oz Juice, lemon
1 oz Juice, orange
1 oz Juice, pineapple
Directions to make Fresh Rum Cocktail
Fresh Fruit Tacos
September 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Breakfast, Buffet, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Snack
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Fresh Fruit Tacos - This chunky, fresh, fruit taco recipe is fantastic! Big chunks of ripe, juicy fruit, fill the crispy taco shells, and are then topped with the delectable medley of creamy vanilla yogurt and toasted coconut. This quick and easy fruit recipe is a guaranteed hit with kids, and its healthy too!
Prep Time: 10-15 mins |
Ingredients to make Fresh Fruit Tacos
1/3 c Baked coconut
1 c Strawberries, sliced
1/2 c Seedless green grapes,halved
1 md Apple, pared, cored, chopped
1 sm Banana, sliced
2 tb Pourable fruit, any flavor (found in jelly section of store)
6 Taco shells
1/3 c Vanilla yogurt
Directions to make Fresh Fruit Tacos
Poached Pears
August 31, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Breakfast, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Microwave, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Snack
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Poached Pears - This phenomenal, fresh fruit recipe is very appealing, and tastes even better than it looks! The fresh, juicy, baked pears take on a pretty pink tone when microwaved with the crimson red juice, giving them an extraordinary presentation that is exactly what you need for Holiday brunches. A quick, easy, microwave recipe, that is heavenly.
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Poached Pears
4 Pears, preferably Bosc
2 t Fresh lemon juice
1 c Cranapple juice
Directions to make Poached Pears
Foolproof Fruit Chicken Salad
July 20, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Main Course, No Cook, Salad, Snack, Supper
| Foolproof Fruit Chicken Salad - This is the perfect chicken salad recipe for warm weather, and when possible, we recommend it be eaten outdoors! Packed full of healthiness, with sweet, vibrant, fruit, lean, leftover chicken, and long grain rice, even kids love this one. A great “in a hurry” meal for busy evenings, you will love it!
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Foolproof Fruit Chicken Salad
3 oz/90 g cooked, long grain rice
1 oz/30 g pineapple in natural juice, drained, chopped
Half medium banana, sliced
15 oz/45 g black grapes, halved
2 ts Lemon juice.
1/4 oz/7 g sultanas
2 ts Desiccated coconut
1 tb Low fat natural yogurt
2 ts Low Cal mayonnaise
pnch Chili powder (optional)
2 oz/60 g cooked chicken, chopped
Salt and pepper.
Lemon slices and fresh Sprigs of parsley to garnish
Directions to make Foolproof Fruit Chicken Salad
Quick BLT Pasta Salad
July 13, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Main Course, No Cook, Salad, Snack, Supper
| Quick BLT Pasta Salad - Quick, easy, hearty, succulent, crunchy, flavorful, we could just go on and on about this fabulous salad. Overflowing with a variety of favorite flavors, inspired from the classic bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, we replaced the bread with pasta. We also added a splash of citrus to really enhance all those fresh flavors.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Quick BLT Pasta Salad
1 7 oz. pkg elbow macaroni,cooked, drained
8 sl Bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 c Mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/3 c Chili sauce
1/4 c Lemon juice from concentrate
2 ts Instant chicken bouillon
2 ts Sugar
1 lg Tomato, seeded and chopped
1/4 c Slice green onions
4 c Thinly sliced lettuce
Directions to make Quick BLT Pasta Salad
Country Chicken Salad
July 10, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Main Course, No Cook, Salad, Supper
| Country Chicken Salad - A scrumptious, no cook, chicken salad, that makes us think of a hearty farmhouse meal. Extremely filling, absolutely delicious, it has the country goodness of fresh, colorful veggies, and the healthiness of barley. Have a slice of warm, homemade bread, and enjoy this divine meal outdoors when possible.
Prep Time: 20 mins |
Ingredients to make Country Chicken Salad
2 c Water
2/3 c Barley; uncooked, quick-cooking barley
2 c Chicken; diced cooked
1/2 c Celery; diced
1/2 c Tomatoes; chopped
1/2 c Red onion; chopped
2 tb Lemon juice; fresh
1 tb Dijon mustard;
5 Lettuce; leaves