"souper" simple French Onion Soup

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter
5 medium sweet onions, sliced
2 cartons Beef Stock (not broth!) *I used one salted and one unsalted
2 tablespoons dry Sherry 
1 tsp. dried thyme
salt & pepper, to taste
French Baguette (sliced and toasted)
Grated Cheese!  (any or all of these!)
--Provolone
--Swiss
--Parmesan
(I used all three and LOTS of them!)

Directions:

Melt butter in a large stock pot over low heat.
Add onions and cook slowly, stirring often, until softened.  Don't brown!
Add the beef stock, sherry, thyme and season with salt and pepper.
Simmer at least 45 minutes. (the longer the better!)

Preheat the broiler.
Line a baking sheet with foil.
Using oven safe bowls, put some shredded cheese into bottom of bowl.
Fill bowl with soup, leaving room for the bread and more cheese on top.
Lay the bread on top of the soup and cover with more cheese--lots!!!
Put baking sheet with soup bowls under the broiler until cheese is bubbly and browned.

Enjoy!!!

Super Quick All-Natural Chocolate Snacks!

                                                 

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Sometimes, you just NEED chocolate!  This "cookie" (I think it's more like candy!) that is ready in just a few minutes takes those cravings away and it's made with ALL-NATURAL ingredients!

ALL-NATURAL Chocolate Snacks (12 pieces)

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup Honey

1/4 cup virgin organic Coconut Oil

1/4 cup unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1 cup Old Fashioned Oats

1/2 cup natural Peanut Butter

1 cup unsweetened flaked Coconut

1/2 tsp real Vanilla Extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

Combine all ingredients, mix very well.  (No need to cook anything!)

Scoop with a small cookie scoop onto a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper or parchment.

Put into freezer until set.  Store in refrigerator (or freezer).

Enjoy!

simple flour less pancakes!

                                             photo by everything "p"

What do you do when you have LOTS of eggs to use up?

Make pancakes!  

These aren't your usual pancakes, they are flour free and sugar free!  Well, until you put Real Maple Syrup on them!  So, keep in mind--they're NOT sweet!  

Next time, I'm mixing in some fresh blueberries! 

We LOVE these protein packed pancakes!!  







Ricotta Oatmeal Pancakes (about 12, depending on size)

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups old fashioned Oatmeal
6 Eggs (I used 7 yesterday--just couldn't leave that last one in the carton!)
15 oz. container of Part Skim Ricotta Cheese (or same amount of Cottage Cheese)
2 tsp. Real Vanilla Extract
1 tsp. baking powder

INSTRUCTIONS:

Put all ingredients into your blender and pulse multiple times until pancake batter is smooth.

I cook mine on a non-stick griddle over medium heat.  Flip when bubbly and edges look dry.

Enjoy!!