Winner of The Fiber One Giveaway...

Using Random.org it gave me #4 who was...

Maria! She said,

"I always try to have lots of fresh fruits and veggies cut up and ready in the fridge. I'm a snackaholic and this helps to keep my calorie count down!"

Congrats Maria! I will email you shortly. 

Stick around...I have another little giveaway ahead. It is a contradiction to this one. Beware...

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Animal Fries {Totally Tasty Tuesdays}

I caught wind of these on The Girly Girl Cooks and she had me reeled in. The recipe uses Ore Ida Fast Food Fries. I've never heard of them, but now that I have, I plan on using them to dip in my homemade Frosty. I love doing that at Wendy's. Without the cheese and stuff, obviously. Try it sometime. Nevermind the weird looks you'll get. It won't matter. On to the fries...I've only been to In-N-Out Burger once. In Vegas. I don't remember these, but I love them in my kitchen. I didn't have Thousand Island Dressing to drizzle over the top like The Girly Girl did, so I made my own Fry Sauce that I will share the recipe for. It's funny that outside of Utah and parts of Idaho, no one knows what Fry Sauce is. 

True story: I was at Disneyland and asked for some at a restaurant in the park and the kid looked at me like I was on something. Ugh, just give me the ketchup then. It's happened other places, too. So just try it. It'll change your fry eating habits.

1/2 package of Fast Food French Fries
1/2 large Yellow Onion finely chopped
1 Tbsp Butter
4 slices of American Cheese
4 tbsp of Litehouse Original Thousand Island Dressing or Fry Sauce
Seasoned Salt

These fries rock!

Layer the fries in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake according to package directions.

While they bake, cook the onion in butter until the onions darken and soften.

Once the fries are done (keep the oven on), place in an 8x8 baking dish (I used and 11x7). 

Sprinkle with some Seasoned Salt. Top with squares of cheese and onions. I only did half with onions. My kids would totally turn on me otherwise.

Place the baking dish into the oven (it should be about 450 degrees from baking the fries) and let the cheese melt on top of the fries (about 2-3 minutes). 

Fry Sauce 
No exact measurements here.

Dollup of mayonnaise

Some ketchup (or use bbq sauce-amazing)

Dill pickle juice-enough to thin a little bit

Mix all up and serve with fries.

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I shared this on Fat Camp Friday, Made it on Monday, This Chick Cooks, Gooseberry Patch

Join me on Tuesdays to link up your Totally Tasty recipes! Don't forget to link back to Mandy's Recipe Box's "Totally Tasty Tuesdays!" Link up to your actual post not just to your blog in general.

1. First Class Fruit Kabobs	2. Chunky Monkey Muffins	3. Chocolate Covered Caramel Corn
4. Frozen Toffee Cheesecake	5. Caramel Cracker Bars	6. CopyKat Kings Hawaiian Bread
7. Splenda Brown Sugar Banana Bread	8. Candied Jalapeno Mango Salsa	9. Ultimate Peaches n Cream
10. Carrot Raisin Pineapple Salad	11. Crockpot Lasagna	12. Spicy Asian Chicken Salad
13. Cookies and Cream Cookies	14. Breakfast Casserole	15. Maple Brown Sugar & Applesauce Muffins
16. Creamed Chicken Over Biscuits	17. Grilled Potato Pockets	18. Biscuits - Without Shortening
19. Bev	20. Krispie Peanut Butter Brownies	21. Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
22. Died and Gone to Heaven	23. Grilled Corn on the Cob	24. Summer Smoothie (witha twist)
25. Choc Chip Brownies w/Choc Marshmallow Frosting	26. Travel Food at Tuesday's Tasty Tidbits	27. Bacon Chicken Alfredo Pasta
28. Mango Thai Chicken	29. Berry Cheesecake Muffins	30. Berry Cheesecake
31. Chili Lime Chicken Romaine Salad	32. Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars	33. Low Fat Baked Onion Rings
34. Picadillo	35. Peaches & Cream Oatmeal Cookies	36. Peanut Butter Cookies
37. Easy Stuffed French Toast	38. Strawberry Shortbread Trifle	39. Blueberry Cream Cake
40. Chorizo Confetti	41. Red Velvet Cake	42. Chocolate chip dip
43. All American Apple Crisp	44. Shepherd's Pie Stuffed Potatoes

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Fiber One Giveaway...

I have a fun summertime giveaway for you. It's courtesy of General Mills and MyBlogSpark that I bring to you the Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies. Oh yeah. 

Rather than focusing on the foods you can't have - Fiber One® is giving you the opportunity to eat what you love without the guilt. New Fiber One® 90 Calorie Brownies are moist, chewy treats that let you have what you crave while helping you stay on track with your balanced diet. With 5 grams of fiber, which is 20 percent of the Daily Value of Fiber, the new brownies are a smart snacking choice. 

One of you will win a gift pack including the following:

a box each of the Chocolate Fudge and the Chocolate Peanut Butter brownies,

 a Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownie themed duffel bag, jump rope, water bottle, snack case, headband and bracelet.

Easy Peasy Rules:

Leave a comment telling me what your healthy tricks are. That's it. I'll pick a winner Wednesday night using random.org and annouce it on Thursday. Entry closes at midnight mountain time Wednesday. Good luck!

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Gluten-Free Frittata with Brown Rice Penne

Gluten-free pasta frittata made with brown rice penne.

Summer is officially upon us- allegedly. And by us I mean those of us calling the Northern hemisphere our home. See? I didn't forget you lovely readers from the topsy-turvy land Down Under, strapped to snowboards or skiing the snowy slopes of Victoria in need of steaming mugs of soup and plates of comfort food. I know it's winter for you. I get it. I do. I'm chilly, too. I've got Popsicle toes. And just so you know I'm not pulling your leg, Mate, I'll let you in on a little secret.

I'm not sporting a bikini these days, either.


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Oreo Pudding Cookies {Totally Tasty Tuesdays}

What happens when you combine Oreo Cookie Pudding, Hershey's Cookies 'n Cream bar, and chocolate chips? Heavenly goodness. Oh so incredible. Just ask The Girl Who Ate Everything. Pretty much one of my favorite cookies, right here. Jello makes this great pudding that is tasty as itself, but stick it in some cookies and you can't have just one.

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1 (4.2 ounce) package instant Oreo Pudding mix

2 1/4 cups flour 

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 Hershey's Cookies 'N Cream Candy Bars chopped into small pieces (I used a 2.6 ounce King Sized bar)                                                                                                            2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside. 
• Cream together butter and sugars. 
• Beat in pudding mix until blended. 
• Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. 
• Add the flour mixture and mix to combine.
•  Stir in cookies n' cream pieces and chocolate chips. 
• Batter will be thick.
• Using a cookie dough scooper, place golf ball sized dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. You do not want to overbake these! 
• Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before moving to a cooking rack. 
• Store in air-tight container. Makes two dozen.

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1. Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes	2. Lofthouse Sugar Cookies	3. Lemonade Beer with Cherry Rum
4. Mango Butter	5. Chicken Curry	6. Neapolitan Ice Cream Muffins
7. Apple Cheesecake Pie	8. Spinach, Arugula and Apple Salad	9. Low Carb Pancakes & Low Carb Experiment!
10. Boston Cream Cupcakes	11. Sun Dried Tomato Rotini	12. Double Fudge Oreo Crunch Cookies
13. Fruit Dip	14. Lemon Herb Roasted Crockpot Chicken	15. Itailan Sausage with Bow Tie Pasta
16. Peachy Fruit Salad	17. Chilled Carrot Orange Soup	18. Raisin Filled Cookie Bars
19. Kale Chips	20. Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho	21. Healthier Crockpot Sloppy Joes
22. Seasoned Sirloin Tip Steaks	23. Cajun Red Beans and Rice	24. Banana Pudding--The Real Thing
25. Banana Bread in a Can	26. Broccoli & Cheese Twice baked potatoes	27. Cookie Salad
28. Cookie Dough Brownies	29. Pickle Pot Time	30. Cookie & Oreo Brownie Bars
31. Nutella Stuffed Custard French Toast	32. Cookies and Cream Fudge	33. Chocolate Cinnamon Cobbler
34. Italian Roast Beef Hoogies	35. Devil's Food Cupcakes	36. Sweet & Sour Chicken
37. S'More Cupcakes	38. Jicama Rainbow Salad	39. Panini. Delicious
40. Raisin Toffee Oatmeal Cookies	41. Popas Coke Floats and Wonder Woman	42. Wedge Salad in a bowl
43. The Best Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies	44. Green Mac N' Cheese	45. Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs
46. Chicken Pesto Pasta	47. Orange & Date Dessert Cake	48. DANIELLE

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Chicken & Ravioli Carbonara

Bacon. This has bacon in it. The end.

Ok. And Ravioli. Stuffed with cheese. And Parmesan cheese on top. With more bacon. 

What else do you need to know? Get cookin'!

2 Tbsp. Italian dressing

1 lb. chicken, cut into bite size pieces

1 1/2 c. chicken broth

1 lb 9oz. package cheese ravioli (I got mine in the freezer section)

1 c. half and half

12-16 oz. package of bacon, cooked and crumbled

shredded Parmesan cheese

parsley (optional)

Heat the dressing in a large skillet. Cook the chicken in it til done. Add broth and thawed ravioli. Heat to a boil. Reduce to medium and cook uncovered 4 minutes or till ravioli is tender. Stir in half and half. Reduce to low and simmer 3-5 minutes or until sauce is at desired consistency. Sprinkle in the bacon, but save some for topping later. Stir all together. Serve up and top with more bacon, Parmesan cheese, and parsley.

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I linked this to Fat Camp Friday, Gooseberry Patch, Whatever You Want Wednesday, Country Potluck, Church Supper

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S'mores Bars {Totally Tasty Tuesdays}

Nothing says summertime like S'mores. When I saw these S'mores Bars from Cooking With My Kid, I knew they'd be gracing my kitchen often. They are amazing. My husband Lance even liked them, you know, the guy who never gives much ado about food? Yeah, him. He said they were "pretty good" all calm-like. In Lance-language, that means they're freaking awesome. And they are. My kids and I gobbled them up like nothing else. They're that good. I mean, just look...

1 stick of butter, room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 king-sized milk chocolate bars
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (I used store-bought. So much easier. 

Or it's about 7 whole crackers, crushed fine)
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt ( I used Kosher salt for more intense flavor)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Use an electric mixer to cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Set aside. Meanwhile,whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture until combined. Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. 

Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized Hershey’s bars should fit perfectly side by side.

Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. 

Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (most easily achieved by flattening the dough into small shingles and laying them together). 

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Be sure to cool completely before cutting into bars. 

So gooey. I can't get enough of these!


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I linked these to Made it on Monday, This Chick Cooks, Whatever You Want Wednesday,
Fat Camp Friday, Whipperberry, Gooseberry Patch, Church Supper

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1. Funfetti Grenade Cake Pops	2. Oriental Chicken Salad	3. Rolo Cookies
4. Kitchen Sink Krispie Treats	5. Asado (Filipino Version)	6. Greek Salad & Low Carb Experiment Update!
7. Lime Grilled Chicken Breasts	8. Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream	9. Summer Squash and Chicken Skillet
10. Scalloped Potatoes	11. Blue Cheese/BBQ Coleslaw	12. Glazed Donut Muffins
13. CCC Dough Cheesecake Bars	14. Coconut-Vanilla Cream Egg Muffins	15. Hawaiian Pork Chops
16. Dahi Murgh (Chicken & Yogurt Curry) @ Egg&Twig	17. Mushroom & Asparagus Pasta in Lemon Sauce	18. Choc Chip Oatmeal Cookies GF
19. Luscious Lemon Tart	20. Berry Froyo w/o Ice Cream Maker!	21. Oreo Brownie Smore Cups
22. Pineapple Upside Down Cake	23. Sonic Strawberry Limeade Copycat	24. Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad
25. Glazed Cinnamon Apples	26. No Bake Bars	27. Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes
28. Pecan Pie Pops	29. Flourless Peanut Butter	30. Peanut Butter Toffee Bars
31. S'more's Bars	32. Strawberry Pie	33. Dutch Baby
34. Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies	35. Caramel Pecan Candy Bar Cookies	36. Chicken Caesar Wraps
37. Chili's Fajitas	38. Creme Brulee French Toast	39. Chicken Pasta with Feta and Tomatoes
40. Better Than The Ultimate Bar	41. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes	42. Cake Batter Pancakes
43. BlueBerry Corn Salad

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Chicken Spaghetti

I have always heard of but never made Chicken Spaghetti or Chickenetti, if you smoosh the words together. It's funner to say. Plus that's what Anna Duggar calls it. I also love the Pioneer Woman (who doesn't? I dare you to say out loud that you don't) who has a recipe for it. I took into account my family's tastes and adapted the two recipes into one and this is what I ended up with. My kids gave it a thumbs up so that's that.

2 c. cooked chicken, cut up

1 lb. package of spaghetti noodles

1 c. chicken broth

1 can cream of chicken soup

3 c. grated cheddar cheese (I use mild) divided

1 can diced tomatoes, optional

1 can green chiles

Cook noodles according to package directions. Boil the chicken until done. Toss together in a large bowl. Add cream of chicken soup, green chiles, and tomatoes, and 2 c. cheese. Pour all into a 9x13 casserole dish.

Top with 1 c. cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly.

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I linked this to Gooseberry Patch

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Friday Eye Candy: Farmers' Market, Strawberries, and a Peek at My Beach Path

Organic strawberries make gluten-free luscious and beautiful.

I have been sitting here in my chair, as bone quiet still as a nun in a pew at midnight, with nary a poetic turn of phrase in sight. I am trying to conjure words for strawberries. And summer. And the newly minted sensation of actually, finally, living by the sea. I keep thinking about breathing- because the ionized ocean air is so sexy gorgeous you could eat it with a spoon. And because for the first time in a long, long time I can feel myself uncoil a bit and allow a long, soft exhale to trail into the stream of salty wind that whistles through the crack of an open window above my bed as I blink awake to the whoop of a sunrise surfer ripping his way down a foamy curl. His joy is infectious. And I smile. And yawn.

The word gratitude comes to mind.

Not to mention, abundance. This week's farmers market was indeed abundant, tumbling wild with the jewels of summer. Boxes and boxes of fragrant strawberries. Buckets of cherries. Crates of plums. Potted herbs and June blooms- peonies and Japanese iris. So I offer you eye candy today. The gift of color. And ten gluten-free strawberry recipes to inspire your weekend and get you in the mood to whoop.

It's summer. Live a little. Get juicy.


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Sausage Corn & Broccoli Bake {Totally Tasty Tuesdays}

So I'm not completely sure what this is. It tastes like breakfast, but I don't eat broccoli in any of my breakfast foods. It has sausage and corn in it, too. I made this for dinner and it just confused me. It was absolutely tasty, but my mouth wasn't expecting such a breakfasty taste at dinner time. Don't get me wrong. I love making breakfast foods for dinner. Pancakes are so good in the evening! But I'm expecting that. I plan that. This dish surprised me. To add to my confusion, a serving suggestions says to serve this with a leafy green salad. See? That's not breakfast, for sure! So now that I know it tastes like a breakfast dish, I can be prepared for the next time I eat it. Do with it what you will. I ate it straight up. My husband, as usual, added hot sauce.

1 can crescent rolls or 1 can flaky dough sheet

8 oz. bulk pork sausage

2 c. frozen broccoli florets, thawed

3 eggs

1 Tbsp. flour

1 tsp. seasoned salt

1 can cream style corn

1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 11x7 (2 qt.) baking dish. Unroll dough the baking dish; press on bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of dish. 

In a skillet, cook sausage stirring until no longer pink. Drain. Spoon evenly over dough. Top with broccoli. In a large bowl, beat eggs, flour, and salt until well blended. Stir in corn. Pour over broccoli and sprinkle with cheese.

Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 25-35 minutes more or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

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I linked this to This Chick Cooks, Made it on Monday, Gooseberry Patch

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1. Popcorn and Pretzel Snack Mix	2. Blackberry Bars	3. Blueberries and Cream Cake
4. The Might Mac Patty	5. Better than Sex Cake	6. Easy Mexican Bake
7. Smokehouse Maple Fajitas	8. Vanilla Soy Milk and Sour Cream Muffins	9. Quick & Easy Mini Pizzas
10. BBQ Ribs and Sauce	11. Homemade Yogurt, Strawberry Swirl Fro-Yo	12. Chilled Tomato/Red Pepper Soup
13. Sweet Potato Muffins w/Banana	14. Garlic Blue Shrimp Salad	15. Fresh Peach Cobbler With a Homemade Double Crust
16. Kid's Chocolate Float	17. Jalapeno Popper Burgers	18. Fire Roasted Tomato and Chicken Tortilla Soup
19. Sweet Tea and Porch Swings	20. summer veggie salad	21. Chicken Enchiladas
22. Mango Chile Sauce	23. Nutella Butterscotch Cookies	24. BLT Flatbread Pizza!!
25. GF Cookies	26. Mile High Lemonade Pie and A Tribute	27. S'mores Cookies
28. Meatloaf Bell Pepper Boats	29. Mocha Frosted Flakes Treats	30. Sour Cream Cherry Streusal Cake
31. Almond Crusted Chicken	32. Food For The Gods(Filipino Bar)

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Baked Cheese Sandwiches

More cheese comin' at ya! Last time I posted an Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole that is a pleaser. Well this cheesy sandwich will be as well. I found them on Pillsbury.com. The best part is that you can adapt it pretty much any way you please. Use this as starting point and just add whatever you want: deli ham, deli turkey, or change up the cheeses. My kids loved it just with the cheese, but I'm sure they'd like it with some lunch meat in it as well. I sprinkled mine with sesame seeds, but next time I will try Parmesan cheese. And I'll be dunking them in tomato soup.

1 can crescent rolls or 1 can seamless dough sheet

4 (1 oz.) slices cheddar cheese

4 (1 oz.) slices mozzarella cheese

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

1 Tbsp. sesame seeds

Separate or cut dough into 4 long rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal).

Place cheeses on one side of each rectangle. 

Fold dough over cheeses; press edges with fork to seal.

 Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops with melted butter; sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake at 375°F 12 to 15 minutes.

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