7 Up Cake

Ingredients:

3 sticks margarine
1 stick butter
3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
6 eggs
1/4 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Vanilla extract
8 oz. 7Up soda
2 tsp. Lemon juice (opt).

Directions:

Cream butter, margarine, sugars together until smooth. Add flour, 1 cup at a time until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Add salt, vanilla. Add 7UP, and the batter will fizz a little. Beat at a high speed until smooth.

Put in a greased and floured bundt cake pan and cook for 1 1/2 – 2 hours at 300 degrees. Let cool completely. Glaze with a powdered sugar glaze.

Glaze Options:

1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. butter
3 to 4 tbsp. milk or light cream

You may add the following ingredients for variations.

Chocolate Glaze: Add 2 ounce unsweetened chocolate

Coffee Glaze: Substitute hot water for milk. Dissolve 1 teaspoon instant coffee in hot water.

Lemon or Orange: Substitute 2 tablespoons juice and 1 teaspoon grated peel for the milk.

Maple Glaze: Add 1/2 teaspoon maple extract.

Green bean ala noodles

So i was trying to sound fancy, never the less. it's a great, easy and super healthy recipe.

1 can of french style green beans( or any you have, fresh is the best, though)
1 c. of chopped mushrooms, variety of fresh or canned
5 sundred tomatoes, choppped
white winte
canola oil
garlic-2 cloves
shallots,or red onion-1/4 cup
red pepper flakes
feta cheese, or any kind of goat cheese you have on hand will do
whole wheat pasta

Saute the garlic and shallot until translucent, then add the green beans and mushrooms, and tomatoes.continue to saute until tender. Then add 1/4 c. white wine, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, add the cooked noodles and feta cheese. Serve immediately. enjoy with chicken or fish, it's yummy!

Lean turkey spaghetti

This a healthier version of spaghetti! It is still thick and filling and you won't even miss all the greasy, sugar sauces of the past.

1 eggplant
1 red onion
2 gloves of garlic
2 tomoatoes
2 peppers
olive oil
salt and pepper
1lbs. lean ground turkey
red chili pepper flakes
dried oregano
dried basil
dried rosemary

chop up all the vegetables into bite size pieces, place a baking sheet with enough olive oil to coat and salt and pepper, roast at 400 degress for 30 minutes
cook turkey meat in 1 tsp. olive oil, chili flakes, dried herbs, salt and pepper.
Once the vegetables are done roasting blend up with 2 cans stewed tomatoes, 1/4 c. broth, 1/4 c. water. put in with meat and bring to a boil, turn down the heat cover and simmer for 30 minutes. serve with your favorite whole wheat pasta, salad and cottage cheese, no need for bread, trust me on this one! enjoy!

Red cabbage

For those of you who love the taste of basted red cabbage so sweet and delicious, i eat mine with perogies and sausage and picles. It's like one of my favorite meals and a little mustard and apples... okay so i could go on. I used to buy this in a jar, but i couldn't find it so I made my first batch.

1 head of medium red cabbage
4 pieces of bacon chopped
1 medium onion
1 medium apple
2-3 cups of chicken broth, i added a little apple cider to make it sweeter
1/2 c. white sugar
4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 c. red wine vinegar( it keeps the cabbage more vibrant in color)
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves

Chop up all the ingredients: cook the bacon till crisp, add the onions 1 tsp. of the salt., cinnamon stick, 2 bay leaves. cook until onions are tender. Add the cabbage, cook until wilted, then add the apple, vinegar, sugar, vinegar, broth/ cider, pepper. cook for 1 hour, stirring occassionally( you will want to stir occassionally throughout the process) after this is done. turn the heat up and bring the dish to boil, cook until it is at a sauce like consistency. Put into your prettiest dish or just right in your mouth. This will be sweeter than sauerkraut, so just make sure people know this if they aren't used to it. enjoy!!!