Berry Cream Protein Pops

1. Put 1 cup of nonfat Greek yogurt and 1 cup of semi-thawed frozen berries in a bowl.
2. Add a few drops of a natural sweetener (I like vanilla-flavored stevia drops).
3. Whirl it up with a spoon.
4. Scoop them into popsicle molds and freeze.
It's satisfying, low in sugar and loaded with antioxidants.
Total per pop: approximately 50 calories and 4.5 grams of protein.

 I got this recipe here.

Tartar Sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 TB sweet pickle relish
• 1 TB minced onion
• 2 TB lemon juice (optional)

Mix together in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

Pizza Sauce

• 1 clove garlic (minced and mashed)
• 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
• 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
• 1 TB olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano

Combine all ingredients. Makes about 1 1/2 cups, enough for two pizzas.

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

• 1 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 c. olive oil
• 1 1/4 c. mashed bananas (about 3)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 c. wheat flour
• 1/2 c. cocoa
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of 8x4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Beat sugar, eggs and oil. Add banana and vanilla. Add the rest of the ingredients and then stir in chocolate chips. Fill loaf pan and cook for 60-70 min. Cool 10 min. Remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack. My kids love it!

No Bake Nutella Cheesecakes

4-6 servings

For the crust:
12 Oreo cookies, crushed into crumbs
3 TB unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:
1 (8 oz) pkg of cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup Nutella
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 (8oz) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed

For the garnish:
whipped topping, optional
chocolate shavings, optional
toasted, chopped hazelnuts, optional

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, stir together the Oreo cookie crumbs and melted butter. Evenly divide the crumbs between serving dishes and press into the bottoms of the dishes to form a crust layer.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and Nutella until smooth. Add vanilla and mix with rubber spatula, fold in the whipped toping until well blended and no streaks remain.
3. Evenly pipe or spoon the filling into individual serving dishes. Cover with plasitc wrap and refrigerate for at least two hrs before serving.
4. If desired, garnish with additional whipped topping, chocolate shavings, and/or toasted, chopped hazelnuts.

Peanut Butter Pie Parfaits

Ingredient Line Up:
*peanut butter
*cream cheese, softened
*butter
*whipping cream
*chocolate chips
*powdered sugar
*cool whip, thawed
*reeses pb cups, chopped
*oreos, crushed

Oreo Crust Layer
oreo crumbs
little bit of melted butter
Press a scoopful in the bottom of a parfait glass.

Chocolate Ganache Layer
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. whipping cream
Bring the whipping cream to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate. Stir until thoroughly melted. Let cool slightly. You just don't want it scorching hot.

Peanut Butter Pie Layer
1/2 c. peanut butter
4 0z. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. + 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
4 oz. cool whip, thawed
Cream peanut butter and cream cheese. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in cool whip.
Start layering your parfait. Mine looked like this from the top down:

chopped pb cups for garnish
cool whip
ganache
pb pie filling
pb cups
ganache
pb pie filling
oreo crust

Febreeze Recipe

• 1/8 cup of your favorite fabric softener
• 2 TB baking soda
• hot tap water-to fill the 32 oz bottle to the top

Shake it up in your spray bottle and it is ready to use. Trust me, this stuff works!

Homemade Stain Remover (Shout)

• 2/3 cup dishwashing liquid (Dawn etc.)
• 2/3 cup ammonia
• 6 TB baking soda
• 2 cups warm water

Mix everything together and pour into a spray bottle. Spray on stains and let it soak in for a few minutes. Then launder as usual. For tougher stains, rub into garment before washing. If "shout" has been sitting a while, shake before using.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

This recipe makes a lot but you can freeze the leftovers in individual servings for later!
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, chopped
1 large can of chopped tomatoes
1 can of tomato sauce
1 large onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped
1 can black beans, drained (or about 1.5 cups cooked black beans)
1.5 cups frozen corn
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tablespoon chili powder
1 Tablespoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
4 cups water (or chicken broth)

Optional: 2 teaspoons ground chipotle powder (or 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce chopped fine)
Optional: 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (if you hate cilantro just leave it out, don’t add parsley)
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Additional toppings:
lime wedges
chopped green onion
cilantro
avocado
tortilla chips (or homemade baked/fried strips of corn tortillas)
shredded cheese (cheddar or jack are good!)
salsa
sliced black olives
sour cream

Directions:
Throw everything into the slow cooker and stir it up.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours. It’s not a big deal if its more like 8-9, you just may want to add a tiny bit of water at the end. It also works to cook it on high for 3-4 hours.
Serve with a squeeze of lime juice, chopped green onion, cilantro, cut up avocado, crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheese, extra salsa, sliced black olives, and sour cream.
You don’t need to brown anything before throwing it in the crockpot