QUINOA AND CHEESE MINI TARTS

-1 CUP UNCOOKED QUINOA
-1.5 CUPS WATER
-1 TABLESPOON CRUSHED GARLIC
-2 CUPS LOW FAT MILK
-2TABLESPOONS BUTTER
-2 TABLESPOONS FLOUR
-1 CUP ANY KIND OF CHEESE SHREDDED
-PARMESAN CHEESE
-ANY TYPE SEASONING YOU WANT

TO COOK THE QUINOA:
-HEAT UP A NON STICK POT AND ADD A DROP OF OIL OR A LITTLE BUTTER
-ADD GARLIC AND QUINOA AND LET THE QUINOA TOAST UP A LITTLE BIT
-ADD WATER AND COVER, TURN STOVE ON
-WILL TAKE @ 20 MIN OR SO TO COOK

FOR THE CHEESE SAUCE:
-HEAT UP SAUCE PAN
-MELT THE BUTTER AND STIR IN FLOUR TO MAKE A PASTE
-SLOWLY STIR IN THE MILK AND TURN HEAT TO MEDIUM, THE MILK WILL GET THICKER TO FORM THE BASE OF THE SAUCE
-GRADUALLY ADD IN THE CHEESE WHILE CONTINUING STIRRING, IF THE SAUCE GETS TO THICK ADD A LITTLE MORE MILK

-WHEN THE QUINOA AND SAUCE ARE DONE, SLOWLY MIX THE SAUCE IN WITH THE QUINOA BUT DONT DROWN IT BECAUSE U WANT THE COMBINATION TO BE LOOSE
-SPOON THE MIX INTO A SPRAYED MINI MUFFIN PAN
-SPRINKLE PARMESAN CHEESE ON TOP
-BAKE IN OVEN @360 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 2O MINUTES OR SO UNTIL THE TARTS ARE BROWN AND FIRM

LAP BAND GHETTO TEST KITCHEN...SWEET CHICKEN CHILI

-1 POUND GROUND CHICKEN
-1LARGE DICED ONION
-2 LARGE DICED PEPPERS
-1 ZUCCHINI SMALL DICED
-1 TABLESPOON CRUSHED GARLIC
-3 TABLESPOONS OF CHOPPED BANANA PEPPERS
-I CAN DICED TOMATOES
-1/2 CAN SLOPPY JOE OR MANWHICH SAUCE
-1 CUP FROZEN CORN
-1 CAN OF VEGETARIAN BAKED BEANS
-SEASON ANY WAY YOU WANT... I USED SOME NO SALT GARLIC BASIL AND CUMIN...

-SAUTEE CHICKEN, ONION, PEPPERS, GARLIC, BANANA PEPPERS,ZUCCHINI UNTIL THE VEGGIES START TO SWEAT AND CHICKEN IS MOSTLY COOKED THRU....
-ADD CANNED DICED TOMATOES AND SEASON AND COOK ON LOW, COVERED FOR @ 20 MINUTES
-ADD HALF CAN OF MANWHICH SAUCE,VEGETARIAN BAKED BEANSAND CORN AND COOK FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HALF HOUR ON LOW, COVERED
-ADJUST SEASONINGS TO YOUR PREFERENCE

CHICKEN, FETA,SPINACH MEATBALLS

-1POUND GROUND CHICKEN
-1 PACKAGE FROZEN SPINACH, THAWED AND SQUEEZE WATER OUT
-1/2 BLOCK FETA CRUMBLED
-1 TABLESPOON MINCED GARLIC
-2 EGGS BEATEN
-@ HALF CUP BREAD CRUMBS TO BIND
-2 TEASPOONS OF NO SALT MEDITERANEAN SEASONING

-PREHEAT OVEN TO 370 DEGREES
-COMBINE EVERYTHING AND ROLL INTO MINI MEATBALLS
-PLACE MEATBALLS IN A SPRAYED PYREX OR SHEET PAN
-ADD A LITTLE WATER ON BOTTOM OF DISH AND COVER IN FOIL
-BAKE FOR @ 40 MIN UNTIL CENTER IS WELL DONE

St Paddy Day reuben cakes

Simple and easy recipe
-cooked leftover corned beef shredded and chopped
-saur kraut
-shredded swiss
-mayo and mustard to bind
-home made rye bread crumbs, use some for mixture and save some for out side

Combine everything and make any size patties you wand and coat outside with rye crumbs and cook in a lightly oiled non stick pan

food for thought

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life