Here’s speedy, nutritious dinner you can have on the table in no time. Put on a pot of rice, here’s how to cook rice, by the time the stir fry is done the rice will be cooked and you can sit down to enjoy your meal.
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The Best Potato Salad Recipe Ever
Potato salad is a summer staple in many homes since it can be prepared ahead so you won’t need to heat up your kitchen during the hottest part of the day. Potato salad recipe is great for lunches, picnics, barbecues, and potluck dinners. This recipe is so quick and easy you can enjoy it year round!
Pumpkin Waffles with Apple Spice Breakfast Syrup
Waffles are a breakfast favorite and these ones are especially good, made with pumpkin and served with warm apple spice syrup. A combination that’s sure to delight the taste buds and warm the tummy on the frostiest days.
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Raspberry Mustard Salad Dressing
If you love fresh, just picked raspberries, this raspberry mustard salad dressing will let enjoy the summer fresh flavor of raspberries all year round. We were served this salad dressing at Watkins business conference today at a special leadership luncheon. I promised everyone I’d keep them up to date so here’s what you missed. When you eat this you can image you were there with us!
1 cup fresh or frozen thawed raspberries
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp honey mustard
1 1/2 tbsp honey
2 tsp Watkins Original Grapeseed Oil
1/2 tsp Watkins Thyme
1/2 tsp Watkins Black Pepper
The Best Barbecue Pork Tenderloin
This is the best, moist and delicious barbecue pork tenderloin you’ll ever make. The secret is marinating the tenderloin in a herbed, apple, garlic sauce. This recipes doubles well so you can make extra for sandwiches or a cold plate dinner. Cold dinners are perfect for when it is too hot or you are too busy to cook.
1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
3 tsp Watkins garlic liquid spice
1 tbsp Watkins rosemary, crumbled
2 tbsp honey mustard
1 tbsp Watkins grapeseed oil
1 tbsp Watkins minced green onion
1/2 tsp Watkins granulated black pepper
1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin, fat trimmed
Directions: In bowl, mix all ingredients, except tenderloin. Place tenderloin in a bowl and pour mixture over it. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Pre-heat the BBQ on medium heat. Remove tenderloin from the marinade and set marinade aside. Barbecue the tenderloin for about 15 minutes, turning and basting the meat often with the marinade. The meat should be brown on the outside with just a touch of pink on the inside. Remove from heat and let it sit for 5 min to let the juices settle before slicing it into half inch slices.
Heat the remaining marinade, bringing it just to a boil and serve it with the sliced tenderloin.
You’ll find the herbs, spices and other barbecue essential ingredients in the Watkins US store or the Watkins Canadian Store. When you drop by, be sure to ask for a free Watkins products catalog.
Moms Pickled Beets Recipe
My Mom was an industrious homemaker, she grew a large organic garden every year and then lovingly preserved the fresh picked produce. Here’s Mom’s pickled beet recipe, I found it written on a tattered, yellowed scrap of paper, tucked away safely in my recipe box. I’ve expanded on the details as the recipe only had the pickling solution.
You’ll need:
10 1bs beets, cooked
7 quart or 14 pint canning jars with lids and rings
Canner with rack, or large pressure canner
Pickling solution, recipe below.
First, cook and peel beets. If you don’t know how read: How to cook beets. While the beets are cooking, wash and sterilize your canning jars and lids. Fill jars up to one half inch from the top with prepared beets, small ones can be left whole, large beets should be sliced. Prepare pickling solution. Continue reading Moms Pickled Beets Recipe
Easy and Quick Vegetable Stir-Fry
I love stir fry, hubby does not! So as you can probably guess, I don’t make them as often as I would like, especially since the girls left home. The girls love making and eating stir fry as much as I do so I had allies when they lived at home. I’m glad they enjoy healthy eating and miss working with them in the kitchen. Here’s how to make an easy and quick vegetable stir-fry. Feel free to switch up the vegetables with what ever you have on hand!
Thanks to Live♥Laugh♥Love, on Flickr for the photo, click the image to see more of Sabrina’s photos.
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 chili, finely chopped
1 lb oriental mushrooms (oyster, shitake etc)
3 1/2 oz pine nuts
1 onion, sliced
1 lb green vegetables (Pak Choi, Bok Choi, Spinach, Chinese cabbage etc)
1 11 oz can baby corn, halved lengthwise
2 red bell peppers, sliced
3-4 tablespoons soy sauce
Handful fresh cilantro, chopped Continue reading Easy and Quick Vegetable Stir-Fry
Banana Ginger Jumbles
These moist, drop cookies combine the flavor of banana and ginger and will sure to become one of your family’s favorites! What a great way to use up those over ripe bananas you have sitting on your counter.
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon Watkins ground ginger
2 eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
1/4 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Watkins baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar, if desired Continue reading Banana Ginger Jumbles
Apple Cider Quick Bread
This moist delicious apple cider loaf is filled with healthy ingredients like whole wheat flour, yogurt, grapeseed oil, apples and raisins. Like all quick bread recipes you can whip this up in no time to have a healthy treat for your family.
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
2 tsp. Watkins Baking Powder
1 tsp. Watkins Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. Watkins Nutmeg
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 egg white
1/2 cup apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup Watkins grapeseed oil, original unflavored
1 tsp. Watkins Vanilla Extract
1 cup shredded peeled tart apple
1/3 cup golden raisins
1 tsp. Watkins Grated Orange Peel Continue reading Apple Cider Quick Bread
Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf
Enjoy a slice of this delicious poppy seed lemon loaf with a cup of coffee or tea. We’ve always found that this cake makes a nice snack or dessert. It freezes well so make an extra one to have on hand in the freezer to serve when you have unexpected company.
Ingredients for the cake:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon Watkins All-Natural Pure Lemon Extract
1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon Watkins baking powder
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
Peel of 1 lemon, grated or 1 teaspoon Watkins lemon peel
1/2 cup milk
Watkins Cooking Spray Continue reading Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf