BEST Waffle Recipe

This is really one of my favorite waffle recipes, however I have so many. This recipe contains Kefir and it is a cultured milk that comes in bottle. It has coupons all over for it and can be found in the Kefir section at Whole Foods or in the Health Market section at Hy-vee and at vegetable section of my Bakers. Also for sugar I use raw sugar, however u can use whatever you prefer for sugar. This recipe also calls for unbleached cake flour, which someone finally came out with this fall. I was so excited as I dont use any bleached flours and never found a unbleached cake flour until this past fall. It is made by King Arthur Flour and u can find it at some Bakers and Whole Foods and also King Arthur Flour website.

BEST Waffle Recipe

2 large eggs
1 3/4 c plain Kefir
1/2c = 8tbsp = 1 stick of butter melted and cooled to room temp
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c unbleached cake flour, or you can use unbleached all purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp salt

In a medium bowl, beat together the eggs, kefir, melted butter, and vanilla. In another bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. Combine the wet and dry just until smooth.

Use 1/3c batter and cook on the waffle iron until golden brown or to your liking.

Yogurt Honey health muffins

These are one of my favorite muffins and I make a double batch and they still harldy last a week long.

Yogurt Honey Health Muffins

1 1/2 c Whole Wheat Pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
4 1/2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp rolled oats
1 tbsp diced dried cranberries
1 tbsp diced dried apricots
1 tbsp unsalted sunflower seeds
1 tsp grated orange zest
1 tbsp toasted bran
1/2 c nonfat yogurt
1/4 c honey
1 tsp vanilla
8 tbsp = 1stick of unsalted melted butter
2 eggs

preheat oven to 350 and grease a mini muffin pan.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add the oats, dried fruit, seeds, orange zest, and bran and mix to combine.

In another bowl combine the yogurt, honey, vanilla, butter and eggs and stir until the ingredients are well blended. Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to mix, just until they are incorporated. Try not to over mix.

Fill muffin cups 2/3 of the way full with batter. Bake for 20 min or golden and cooked through.

Pie Crust

This is a wonderful Pie Crust that I use to make my delicious peach and raspberry pie in the summer. A friend of mine that I went to college asked me if I had a good recipe for pie crust and I couldn't help but share it with everyone since is so healthy with no shortening and includes whole wheat pastry flour. The whole wheat pastry flour is easy to find, you can find it in Hyvee's health mart baking section and at Whole Foods. The brand I buy of whole wheat pastry flour is Bob's Red Mill. The pie crust can be frozen up to 6 months or refrigerated up to 2 days.

1 1/4 c whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons canola oil
4 tablespoons ice water


Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut butter into small pieces and, with your fingers, quickly rub them into the dry ingredients until the pieces are smaller but still visible. Add sour cream and oil; toss with a fork to combine with the dry ingredients. Sprinkle water over the mixture. Toss with a fork until evenly moist. Knead the dough with your hands in the bowl a few times ,the mixture will still be a little crumbly. Turn out onto a clean surface and knead a few more times, until the dough just holds together. Divide the dough in half and shape into 5-inch-wide disks. Wrap each in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

This bread is so healthy and delicous, I doubled my recipe and am taking a loaf to bible study in the morning. It can be ate for breakfast and served with some peanutbutter.

Applesauce Bread

1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c honey
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1tsp cinnanmon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 c applesauce
2 eggs
1/4 c butter, melted

Mix dry ingredients. Make a well in teh center and add applesauce, honey, eggs, and butter. Stir well. Pour into a greased bread pan. Bake 45-55 min at 350 degrees.

Coconut Curry Chicken

This was last nights supper and turned out so good that Gilberto wants it for next Monday night when his brother and cousin come over for supper.

Coconut Curry Chicken
2med potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 sm onion
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4oz each)
1 cup coconut milk
4 tsp curry powder
1 garlic clove minced
1 tsp reduced sodium chicken bouillion granules
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups hot cooked rice


place potatoes and onion in 3-4qt slow cooker. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken and then transfer to slow cooker.

In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk, curry, garlic, bouillon, salt and pepper an pour over chicken. cover and cook 5hrs.

Serve chicken with rice and garnish with raisins, coconut and peanuts if desired.

A lot of people will see my post about using organic and think I could never buy that its way too expensive. I however do not think its expensive, I use coupons and make sure its always on sale. I love to follow others on saving money and coupons and feel that this is not my blog to do it and if you wish to know more you can follow my friend on at Organic Deals and coupons. My friend Crystal at Thrifty Mama is great with natural, organic offers also.

This is a short post and the next post will be the recipes Ive made this week. I love being healthy and however some people think Im crazy for not having bags of chips or frozen foods and packaged goods around my house, however I know that is what we were created for, to eat food not processed.

Occasionally I make a yummy cheesecake dessert and even though its not the healthiest food out there I will still post the recipe and share it since I love to share my recipes.

I also use a lot of honey and organic grade B maple syrup inplace of sugar in some recipes.

Cant wait to get my reicpes uploaded with some pics tonight of what I already have made this week. Until then here is a starter post of my blog.