Mini Apple Pies

Mini Apple Pies- can be done in your mini pie pans too.

Start by cutting up eight cups of apples into small 1/2in bits.
Mix the apples with:
12 tablespoons of flour
1 1/2c of sugar
4 heaping teaspoons of cinnamon
1/4-1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg (depending on how much you like nutmeg...you could also leave it out)



You will also need:
4 tablespoons of chilled butter cut into 24 equal portions.
two boxes of pillsbury pie crusts (four chilled NOT frozen crusts)


Unroll your first pie crust and cut several circles out. Continue this until you have enough crusts.
I found that a wide mouth mason jar ring worked perfectly.
Line each cup of your muffin tin with a tiny pie crust.
gently fill the crusts with your apple mixture
You should be able to fill until slightly mounded.
and put a dab of butter on each pie.
Cover as desired with left over dough. Brush with melted butter and bake at 400 for 18 to 22 minutes.
recipe makes 24 mini pies

Cheesy CASSEROLE

FRIENDSHIP CASSEROLE

2 - lbs ground beef

1 - 48 oz jar spaghetti sauce

2 – tablespoons sugar

1 (16 oz) - pkg medium egg noodles

1/2 - cup margarine or butter

½ - teaspoon onion salt (or onion powder)

½ - teaspoon garlic salt (or garlic powder)

½ - cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 - 12 oz pkg shredded mozzarella cheese


Preheat oven to 350º Brown meat and drain fat. Add spaghetti sauce and sugar to meat; simmer 20 minutes. Cook noodles as directed (AL dente); drain and toss with margarine, salts and Parmesan cheese. Spray two 9x13 pans with non-stick spray. In both pans layer half the sauce, all the noodles, rest of sauce; top with mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil; bake 45 minutes.

*You can also add some sauteed green bell peppers, onions and mushrooms to the sauce. Make sure the person you are gifting this wonderful casserole to likes the veggies. If not just leave them out.

*Note: Since this recipe makes enough for two casseroles, plan one for your family and one for a friend.

Dessert: Lemon Lush

I think this might be my favorite summer dessert...so

 cold and refreshing! 

You Have to Make This!! No Regrets! It's amazing.

Lemon Lush

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup chopped pecans

8 ounces cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, divided

1 (3 ounce) box lemon pudding mix

1/2 cup sugar

2 1/4 cups water, divided

2 egg yolks


Mix flour, butter & chopped pecans together like biscuit

dough and press into 8 x 8 inch baking pan. Bake at 400°

for 20 minutes or until brown.

Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 cup

 whipped topping and spread over first layer while still warm.

 Stir lemon pudding mix, sugar, 1/4 cup water and egg yolks

 together in a medium saucepan. Stir in 2 cups water.

 Stirring constantly, with wire whisk, cook on medium heat

 until mixture comes to a full boil. (NOTE: if you are using

 instant pudding or a different flavor, use the ingredients &

 directions for preparation on the package!)
.
Cool 5 minutes, stirring twice. Cool about 30 minutes more

 and spread over two previous layers. Cool completely and

 top with remaining whipped topping. Chill.

Quick and Fun Dessert

 S'MORES DIP 

Ingredients:

1 cup of milk chocolate chips

2 tbs. of milk

1¼ cups mini marshmallows

Graham crackers for dipping




Directions: In a medium sauce pan add chocolate chips, milk

and 1 cup of your mallows. Mix continuously over medium

heat until melted and smooth. Using a rubber spatula,scrape 

chocolate mixture into a small casserole dish. Top with

remaining mallows. Place dish under your oven broiler for

approximately 60 seconds or until the top has started to

brown. 


Dip your graham crackers and enjoy!

weight loss tips

Six SUPER FOODS for weight loss

At its most basic, losing weight is all about having more calories content than you eat. If it’s the case, none of us would have a weight problem. Too often, we take intense measures like diets, pills or those mysterious fitness gadgets on infomercials that ensure instant success. Specifically, there are 6 primary super foods that are helpful for everyone; people hastily start to reducing health, higher costs in healthcare.

Start with these 6 fat burning super foods to get you back on track:

Soy Protein is at the top of the list that require effort to digest even more than common fats and it’s the best type of clean protein to enhance healthy weight loss, Whole Grains are one of the sources of vitamin E, vitamin B, magnesium, iron and fiber, which is beneficial for regulating hunger, bowels and metabolism.Grape Fruit actually lowers the insulin levels in the body, Green Tea, Apples and Fish are also paramount super foods in reducing weight loss.

Detox for Weight Loss

Secret Detox Drink:

Ingredients

• 1 glass of water (12-16 oz.)
• 2 Tbsp. Bragg – Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 dash cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 packet White Stevia Powder

Secret Recipe Detox Drink will help your body burn fat, lose weight, fight diabetes.

Apple Cider Vinegar is full of enzymes and good bacteria. It contains acetic acid which has been shown to lower blood pressure up to 6%. It can also help eat up the starches if you do eat grains in your diet. (I use Bragg – Apple Cider Vinegar)

Lemon juice helps balance blood sugar and has an alkaline effect on your body helping to regulate ph. It contains, Vitamin C. (I use Lakewood Organic PURE Lemon Juice)

Cinnamon is one of the best anti-oxidants on the planet. It is the number one herb/spice for balancing blood sugar.

Cayenne Pepper has been shown to drop blood pressure, increase metabolism.

Stevia is an all natural sweetener made from the stevia plant and it is a great replacement for any artificial sweeteners. (I use NuNaturals – White Stevia Powder)

Directions

1. Blend all ingredients together

Weight Loss Tips

7 things you can drink to lose weight    

1. Ice cold water

You'll burn an extra 250-to-500 calories a day by drinking 8-to-10 glasses of ice cold water because…

Your body has to burn calories (or fat) in order to heat the ice cold water back up to your body temperature so basically…

You can lose up to 1 lb. a week JUST by drinking ice cold water.

A German study says drinking about 2 extra glasses of water can boost your metabolism by 30% and they figure when you drink about 1.5 liters of water a day you'll lose an extra 5 lbs a year.

2. Fat Free Milk

Milk is high in calcium and calcium can boost weight loss by increasing fat breakdown in fat cells. This doesn't mean you should go out and drink gallons of milk everyday - but adding milk to your diet in moderation can double the rate of fat you lose.

Different studies say different things on milk and weight loss… some say you can lose 30, 50, and one study even said 70% more weight than people who don't include 3-4 servings of dairy (milk) a day.

3. Green Tea

Studies show you can burn 35-to-43% more fat during the day when you drink 3-to-5 cups of green tea.

4. Vegetable Juice

Drinking a glass of vegetable juice before your meals may cause you to eat 135 less calories according to a study done at Penn. state university and even if you can't make vegetable juice…

Drinking a couple glasses of water before meals will also make you eat much less so you lose more weight.

5. Whey protein

Whey protein helps you release appetite suppressing hormones that curb your cravings.

In a recent study… people drank either whey or casein and 90 minutes later they were allowed to eat freely at a buffet table. The people that drank whey protein ate significantly less calories.

6. Yogurt Based Smoothies

Not only will the thickness of the smoothie kill your appetite but since Yogurt is loaded with calcium just like milk…

Researchers at the University of Tennessee found out that you can lose 61% more fat and 81% more belly fat when adding yogurt to your diet because…

The calcium in yogurt helps you burn fat and it also limits the amount of fat your body can make but…

Try to use the healthier Greek Yogurt in your smoothies along with adding some whey protein and fruit to boost your yogurt smoothies weight loss power!

7. Coconut water

Coconut Water contains more electrolytes than most fruit juices and energy drinks without the extra sugar & artificial flavorings plus…

Coconut water naturally speeds up your metabolism & it gives you more energy so you can workout longer with more intensity to lose weight faster.