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
Simple Salmon Steaks
February 6, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Sauce, Supper, fried
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Simple Salmon Steaks -This oh so simple, oven baked salmon recipe is simply flavored with the fresh, light taste of citrus. Foil wrapped and oven baked, with lemon slices stuffed inside, and around the salmon, it is another “Less Than 30 Minute Meal”, that any salmon lover will love.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Simple Salmon Steaks
1 cn Low-salt chicken broth,14 1/2 oz
6 c Sliced mushrooms
2 tb Olive oil
2 Garlic cloves, minced
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 c Non-fat plain yogurt
2 ts Cornstarch
4 Salmon steaks, about 6 oz ea
Directions to make Simple Salmon Steaks
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
Frozen Fruit Fantasy
July 23, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, New Miscellaneous Recipe, No Cook, Snack
| Frozen Fruit Fantasy - This decadent fruit recipe, just may be the most versatile one we have! Sweet, healthy fruit, tart fruit juice, and creamy, yogurt are combined to create this fruit fantasy, that is perfect for so many things. Have it for a healthy snack, or give it to the kids for breakfast.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Frozen Fruit Fantasy
1 tb Unflavored gelatin
2 tb Water, cold
1 tb Lemon juice
1 c Unsweetened frozen raspberries, pureed, OR your favorite berry)
1 t Lemon rind, or orange rind
2 tb Frozen apple juice concentrate
2 c Plain lowfat yogurt
**Vary the fruit juice and fruit puree combinations to develop your own creative desserts according to the seasons. It takes almost two cups of fruit to make one cup of puree. Bananas can be mashed with a fork; other fruits do better in a blender.
***If desired, use 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, cinnamon or cardamom in place of lemon or orange rind. Honey may be used in place of the juice concentrate.
Directions to make Frozen Fruit Fantasy
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
Fried Curried Chicken and Apples
July 16, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Dinner, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Main Course, Supper, fried
| Fried Curried Chicken and Apples - This full of flavor curry chicken recipe, with the addition of sweet, crisp apples is astonishing! Quick and easy, it tastes like something you would order at an Indian Restaurant. Serve it the next time you have guests, and watch it disappear.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Fried Curried Chicken and Apples
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves,cut into strips
1 large sweet onion, diced
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup plain yogurt
salt and pepper to taste
Directions to make Fried Curried Chicken and Apples
“Souper” Tomato Bisque
June 29, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Buffet, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, No Cook, Soup
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“Souper” Tomato Bisque - An innovative tomato bisque recipe, that is so quick and easy, you will be in shock! Only four ingredients, not counting salt and pepper, Juicy red tomatoes, creamy yogurt, sweet basil, and to “soup”it all up, vegetable juice. It’s a “no cook” recipe, just pop it in the blender, then “chill”.
Prep Time: 5-10 mins |
Ingredients to make “Souper” Tomato Bisque
1 1/2 cups vegetable juice cocktail
1 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 Tomatoes
Directions to make “Souper” Tomato Bisque
Spinach Lobster Fruit Salad
June 19, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Main Course, Supper
| Spinach Lobster Fruit Salad - Fresh, dark green, spinach is the base on which this rich, zesty lobster fruit salad is served on. Quickly boiled lobster tails, provide the succulent meat, and then we turned to fruit to complement it all perfectly. A superb hot weather meal!
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Spinach Lobster Fruit Salad
3 8 oz lobster tails; fresh or frozen
1 md Pink grapefruit; peeled, sectioned
1 md Orange; peeled and sectioned
1/4 c Orange yogurt
3 tb Orange juice
1 tb Fresh lemon juice
1 ts Grated orange rind
1 ts Grated lime rind
1/8 ts White pepper
4 c Fresh spinach leaves; torn
2 ts Fresh chives; chopped
