7 Spooky Days of Recipes ~ #7 Yummy Mummy Braid

Yummy Mummy Braid

 

2 pkgs. refrigerated crescent rolls (Pillsbury Original work the best!)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 cups sautéed chicken seasoned with Wildtree's Rancher Steak Rub and Garlic Grapeseed Oil
1 cup broccoli florets

2 Tbsp. honey dijon mustard (I used Wildtree's Honey Mustard instead)
½ fuji apple - chopped
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1 egg white, lightly beaten

salami for eyes and olives for nose

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.  Combine chicken, cheese, broccoli, apple, mayonnaise, mustard, and; mix well.

Braid instructions:
1) Unroll 2 (8-ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls; do not separate. Arrange dough on Rectangle Stone with the longest sides across the width of baking stone. Pinch dough to seal seams.

 2) Starting on the longest sides of baking stone, cut sides of dough into eight strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches long. Scoop filling evenly over center of dough.

3) Starting at one end, lift one strip of dough from each side; twist one turn and lay across top of filling. Repeat, alternating strips of dough to form a braid. Fold bottom edges of dough up at ends of braid. Continue with recipe below.
 
Brush with egg white. Place salami and olives to create face. Sprinkle with more cheese. Bake 25-30 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cut into 8 (or 16) servings with knife and serve.

 

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7 Spooky Days of Recipes ~ #3 Trick or Treat Trifle

Trick or Treat Trifle
1 pkg Not Your Everyday Pound Cake prepared according to package directions
1 pkg Old Fashioned Vanilla Pudding prepared according to package directions
3 Tbsp Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake Blend
4 Apples, diced
1 Toffee Bar, crushed
8 oz Whipped Topping

Make the vanilla pudding according to the package directions. Once the vanilla pudding is prepared, add the Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake Blend and set in the fridge to cool as directed. While the vanilla pudding mixture is cooling, bake the Not Your Everyday Pound Cake according to the package. Once the pudding and pound cake are cool, cut pound cake into small cubes. In a trifle dish or individual cups, lay pound cake, vanilla pudding mixture, apples, whipped topping then crushed toffee. Repeat layers two more times. Drizzle with Chocolate Lover's Syrup if desired.

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Dutch Baby! Skillet Apple Pancake

 

Have you ever heard of a Dutch Baby? They are delicious and a wonderful treat to serve for brunch! A Dutch baby is essentially a sweet popover that is often served for breakfast or brunch. It is sometimes called a German pancake (its origins are from German American immigrants) and according to Sunset magazine, the first Dutch Baby originated early in the 20th century in Seattle Washington in a family run restaurant by the owner's daughter. My Mum has been making a baked apple pancake since I was little and my mouth waters thinking about it! This recipe is Wildtree's version of a Dutch Baby...maybe one day I'll share my Mum's recipe!

 

Skillet Apple Pancake
2 eggs

¾ cup milk

1 tablespoon Wildtree Natural Grapeseed Oil

1 cup Wildtree Buttermilk Pancake Mix

2 tablespoons butter

1 apple, sliced

 

Preheat oven to 450°F. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs and milk. Add the Pancake Mix and whisk to form a smooth batter. Whisk in the Grapeseed Oil. Set the batter aside. Heat a 12 inch nonstick, oven safe, skillet over medium heat. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the apples to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes on each side. Remove the apples from the skillet. Melt the second tablespoon of butter in the skillet. Add the Pancake batter. Cook on medium for about 2 minutes until the batter starts to set. Arrange the apples on top of the batter. Transfer pan to oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until the pancake is golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into 6 equal portions.

 

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Apple and Cheddar Frittata

Apple and Cheddar Frittata

Ingredients:
5 eggs plus 5 egg whites

1 tablespoon Wildtree Smoked Mozzarella & Tomato Blend

1/2 cup shredded cheddar, divided

2 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

Method of Preparation:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, Smoked Mozzarella Blend, and ¼ cup of the cheese. Heat a greased medium cast-iron or nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium. Add egg mixture; while it cooks, 1 to 2 minutes until edge is set, arrange apples on top in a circular pattern, starting from the outside edge, and sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup cheese. Transfer skillet to oven. Bake until frittata is set in the center and cheese is browned, about 20 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, release frittata onto a cutting board; let rest 5 minutes. Cut into wedges, and serve.

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How healthy is that bowl of spinach?

How healthy is spinach? Healthy! It is loaded with antioxidants, it's anti-inflammatory and filled with fiber and vitamin A. For more information go to 11 Health Benefits of Spinach.  But did you know that a bowl of spinach from 1957 requires 51 bowls of spinach in 2009? Read on to learn more - it's quite interesting!

Last spring I had the pleasure of listening to an amazing speaker, Peter Greenlaw, lecture about 'Toxicity in America'. Peter is an Information Junkie like me, but he has the scientific background and data to back it up. It was extremely interesting and fact filled. I thought I would share a few insights with you... 

Peter asked us, "How bad are things?" We so often hear people talking about how buying organic really isn't any better (in most cases it is much better), or you see ads (paid for by the corn industry) talking about how high fructose corn syrup is no different than sugar (it is) or companies trying to 'greenwash' their products to tap into the 'natural' market that they are realizing is so lucrative (Aveno). Peter wanted to paint a picture of how things are and I must say that my Mum and I sat there speechless. 

Here we go...

~ 1 million people die of cardiovascular disease each year. In 1923 less than 3000 people did.

~ Breast Cancer Stats: 1990 - 1 in 15, now - 1 in 8, 10 years from now - 1 in 3. In 1930 the cancer stats were 1 in 10,000. 

~ In a report to the US Senate in 1936, it was reported that American soil had become “almost void of trace minerals” due to the use of pesticides and herbicides, and the fact that farmers no longer rotated their fields. Today, in 2009, the problem has only been exacerbated, and America is considered to be the most overfed and undernourished society on the planet. 
In fact, our food supply is so nutritionally bankrupt that it would take about 12 apples in 2009 to equal the nutrition in just one apple from 1976. The nutrition in a bowl of spinach from 1957 requires 51 bowls of spinach in 2009. 

Some of these numbers have gone up due to population growth, better detection, etc. but it does make one stop and think, "Could we be contributing to it? Or could we help prevent it? Personally, I believe both. The choices we make affect our bodies, minds and spirits. 

So what can one do? Get informed...make better choices...read labels...demand consumer rights for things such as labeling GMO's. Eat local, eat seasonal and make things from scratch. Chicken soup from a can is not the same as your Grandmother's!

Simple Apple Summer Slaw

1 pkg. Coleslaw Blend 1 bottle Wildtree’s Wildberry Dressing 2 Med. Granny Smith Apples, Cubed 1/4 cup Green Onions, Sliced 1/4 cup dried cranberries (optional) In a large bowl, combine all ingredients; toss to mix. Add as little or as much dressing as you like! It’s so easy and delicious!