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Tomato Basil Bruschetta

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Make this easy, healthy Tomato Basil Bruschetta recipe! In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make Tomato Basil Bruschetta. It is so delicious and good for you too!

Serve this Tomato Basil Bruschetta on toast, grilled bread, fresh bread or crackers. Choose whole grain bread and you have a very healthy snack or appetizer! Bruschetta and bread would be wonderful with any meal and especially good with an Italian dish. I served my leftover bruschetta on my salad and that was delicious too! Watch this cooking video and make this Tomato Basil Bruschetta today!

Yield: 8 servings

Tomato Basil Bruschetta

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup basil, fresh (chopped) OR 1 tablespoon basil, dried
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon (or to taste) salt, Kosher
  • 1/4 teaspoon (or to taste) pepper, fresh ground
  • 1/4 cup (or as desired) Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the Parmesan cheese. Taste and add more salt if needed.
  2. Chill about 1 hour for flavors to blend.
  3. Spoon on top of toast, grilled toast, bread or crackers. Then top with Parmesan cheese.

Notes

Cold pressed extra virgin olive oil is recommended but you can use any variety of olive oil.

I put the leftover Tomato Basil Bruschetta on my salad and it was delicious!

See a cooking demonstration of this Tomato Basil Bruschetta recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel

© Karen Breyer

 

Healthy Strawberry Jam

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In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make amazing Healthy Strawberry Jam with only two ingredients! This homemade strawberry jam is so sweet, delicious, healthy and easy to make too! If you thought making jam or preserves was hard you will be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to make this homemade jam recipe.This is even easier than strawberry freezer jam! This is a delicious, healthy jam that adults and kids will love! Serve this strawberry jam at your next family breakfast or brunch!

You will be surprised how fruity, sweet, and delicious this Strawberry Jam tastes. Try this Healthy Strawberry Jam on toast, pancakes, French toast, shortcake, ice cream, in a sandwich and more. Use your imagination and you will come up with more foods to put this Healthy Strawberry Jam on. What helps to make this Strawberry Jam recipe so amazing is that it is much healthier than other jams or jellies since it does not have any added sugar.

Our family loves to put this Strawberry Jam on toast with peanut or almond butter for an easy breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is also good in a peanut butter sandwich. We keep a container of this Healthy Strawberry Jam in the refrigerator and it helps to make a quick, easy meal or snack. I expect that this Healthy Strawberry Jam will be one of your favorite easy, healthy recipes. Watch this video and try this delicious Healthy Strawberry Jam today!

Yield: About 2 1/2 cups

Healthy Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries
  • 1/2 cup pineapple, dried

Instructions

  1. Add strawberries and pineapple to a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour strawberry mixture in a container with a lid and chill until thickened. Stir briefly and serve.

Notes

Store this jam in the refrigerator.

For a thicker strawberry jam you can substitute dates for the dried pineapple. The dates make a thicker jam. The dried pineapple makes a sweeter jam.

© Karen Breyer

 

Hummus

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Learn how to make this delicious healthy, creamy Hummus! This recipe is so easy and fast to make! In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this creamy homemade Hummus recipe!

Want to learn to make Hummus from scratch? You need only a few healthy ingredients like garbanzo beans or chickpeas and tahini as well as a blender, Vitamix or food processor to make this delicious Hummus. Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this fast, easy Hummus recipe! You will see that within minutes you will have delicious hummus that you can use as a dip or spread. This Middle Eastern dip is also perfect to serve with Falafel.

Try this Hummus in pita bread, on crackers, as a veggie dip, in a sandwich, as an appetizer dip, on toast or in a wrap. This is perfect for your healthy diet! If you are looking for Hummus recipes or new vegan recipes you have found a tasty one! Want a new easy, healthy recipe for your lunch, dinner, snack, or appetizer? Look no further! Make this delicious, easy Hummus recipe today!

Yield: 2 cups

Hummus

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (or 15 oz. can) garbanzo beans, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons sesame tahini
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 - 1 cup water
  • 6 - 8 sprigs of cilantro leaves, fresh

Instructions

  1. Rinse cilantro and set aside.
  2. Rinse and drain garbanzo beans.
  3. Blend all ingredients together except cilantro.
  4. Add water in the amount needed to obtain the desired thickness.
  5. Blend until smooth (about 1 minute).
  6. Taste and add more seasonings if desired.
  7. Add cilantro leaves and blend briefly, just enough to chop.
  8. Chill and serve.

Notes

Use this dip with pita bread, crackers, or other bread. It is also good as a vegetable dip.

You can replace the tahini with 1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts or raw cashews.

You may use fresh or prepared minced garlic. If you use whole garlic cloves, you don't need to mince them since you are going to blend them.

1 teaspoon minced garlic = 2 garlic cloves.

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder = 2 garlic cloves.

Store hummus in the refrigerator. It should stay fresh at least a week.

© Karen Breyer

 

Pineapple Orange Sauce

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Learn how to make this easy, Healthy Pineapple Orange Sauce with only 6 ingredients and no sugar! In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this amazing Healthy Pineapple Orange Sauce. This fruit sauce is so sweet, delicious, healthy and easy to make too! Pineapple Orange Sauce is an easy, healthy breakfast that adults and kids will love!

Try this Healthy Pineapple Orange Sauce on pancakes, French toast, shortcake, ice cream, in a sandwich and more. It is also perfect to use in my special Orange Cake recipe. What helps to make this Pineapple Orange Sauce recipe so amazing is that it is much healthier than other fruit sauces since it does not have any added sugar. It you are wanting to serve your family a healthy breakfast, and are looking for new healthy breakfast options, you have found a perfect recipe with this Pineapple Orange Sauce! Watch this video and try this delicious Healthy Pineapple Orange Sauce recipe today!

Pineapple Orange Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 cups or 1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup orange juice concentrate
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

Instructions

  1. Stir together the pineapple, orange juice concentrate, and honey in a saucepan. Continue to stir as the mixture comes to a boil.
  2. While waiting for the boil get the cornstarch mixture ready; In a measuring cup, dissolve the cornstarch in the water.
  3. Slowly stir the dissolved cornstarch mixture into the fruit filling. Do not stop stirring.
  4. Stir in the lemon extract.
  5. Continue to stir until the filling is thick. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool.
  6. Chill the filling in the refrigerator. The filling will continue to thicken in the refrigerator. When the filling is thick and chilled it is ready to spread on French toast, pancakes, toast, or as a filling for sandwiches or my Orange Cake recipe.

Notes

Make sure to keep stirring the filling mixture as long as it is on the heat or it will get lumpy and stick on the bottom of the pan.

This Pineapple Orange Sauce is delicious with the Orange Cake recipe found at Cookinglessonsfordad.com.

See a cooking demonstration of this Pineapple Orange Sauce recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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