Berry Smoothie

1/2 cup of skim milk

1/4 cup of Cran/Straw/Banana Ocean spray juice (or any juice)

1/2 cup of lowfat vanilla or any lowfat yogurt

1/2 cup of berry mix (blackberries, raspberries, etc)

1/2 of a banana (frozen is preferred)

2 tablespoons of vanilla (or any flavor) protein shake

1 teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon flax seed meal

1 teaspoon wheat germ

Mix in blender

Strawberry Banana Smoothies

1/2 cup of skim milk

1/2 cup of lowfat vanilla or any lowfat yogurt

1/2 cup of strawberries

1/2 of a banana (frozen is preferred)

2 tablespoons of vanilla (or any flavor) protein shake

1 teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon flax seed meal

1 teaspoon wheat germ

Mix all in blender

Cracker Barrel's Hash Browns Casserole - Copycat

Posted by Jennifer Bertotti


I got this from recipezaar.com; it is a copycat of Cracker Barrel's famous recipe but I made some changes.  We made it with eggs tonight, and it was fantastic! 

Ingredients


2 lbs frozen hash browns (thaw first)
1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
8 ounces sour cream
1/2 cup onion, peeled and chopped
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F and spray an 11 x 14 baking dish with cooking spray.  Brown onions if you want before mixing.
Mix the above ingredients together, place in prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until brown on top.  We had to add 15 minutes.  Make sure you stir halfway through.

Ellie's Breakfast Home Fries

Created by Ellie Weightman

4 red potatoes, peeled and sliced (found that the red ones worked best)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
Pepper
Table salt
1/4 - 1/2 stick butter or margarine

Place potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl and fill bowl with water covering potatoes.  Add the kosher salt.  Microwave on high for 10 minutes (adjust to number of potatoes you are making).  When complete, drain and rinse the potatoes.

Preheat a skillet (cast iron best) and melt butter.  Add rinsed and drained potatoes and the onions.  Salt (table) and pepper to your preference.

Cover skillet and cook potatoes on medium heat until they feel softer to touch.  Once they are softer, remove lid and increase heat to med-high and turn potatoes every few minutes so they brown evenly.

Breakfast Home Fries

by Jennifer Bertotti

I love to make these on the weekends with eggs and bacon!

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 6 medium potatoes, quartered
• garlic powder
• salt
• pepper
• paprika
• chopped onion
• crumbled bacon

Directions

• Boil potatoes until soft.
• Use a colander to drain the water, and then put the potatoes back into the pot to help evaporate the excess water.
• Turn on a skillet to about 325 degrees. Put the butter in the skillet, and mix the potatoes until coated with butter.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper
• Put lid on the skillet and let cook without touching them for approximately 10-15 minutes.
• After time is up, take off the lid and flip the potatoes every few minutes for another 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle paprika, garlic powder, chopped onion during this time.
• (Optional) Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.