Homemade Mayonnaise and Miracle Whip

Here's another food that I had to stop buying when I read the label. What the heck IS all of that stuff? I found a recipe online and then tweaked it. When I made sandwiches with it, they were declared "the best sandwiches ever" by my 10 year old.

THE MAYONNAISE RECIPE ALONE
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp honey
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 cups cold pressed, unrefined canola oil (this is tricky to find)

THE PART YOU ADD TO THE MAYO TO MAKE IT LIKE MIRACLE WHIP
2 tbsp whole wheat flour
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp vinegar

1. Pulse the eggs, salt, honey, and lemon juice in your blender
2. Turn blender on and pour the oil in kinda slowly. It magically becomes mayo. You can stop here if you want. I like the flavor of the rest of the ingredients.
3. Whisk the flour, mustard, paprika, and garlic powder together in an unheated sauce pan. Add the water and vinegar. Whisk until it is all smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
4. Stir the mayo with the hot mixture and refrigerate.

I honestly don't know the shelf life of this stuff.

Crock pot Great Northern Beans

I wanted to cook a pound of Great Northern Beans because I love the idea of replacing half of the meat in a recipe with beans, and Great Northerns are so mild and versatile that I love to use them for this purpose. However, I usually forget to cook them ahead of time and end up using all the meat the recipe called for anyway. This is what I put in my crockpot at 9:00 last night:

1 lb dry Great Northern Beans
10 cups hot tap water
1/4 cup organic no-salt seasoning blend (Costco)

I turned the crockpot on low and left it until 6:00 this morning, so 9 hours. The beans are perfectly cooked and still had some broth as well. I love the flavor of the no-salt seasoning but you know what is missing? Salt. lol. When I make them again, I'll add a tablespoon of salt. I suspected this might be the result but because of my detox, I'm avoiding salt. I ended up with 6 lbs of beans. Here they are:



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Kid's Favorite Peanut Butter Spread

Kid's Favorite Peanut Butter Spread

This is lower in calories and fat than peanut butter alone and is sweeter and creamier. Great on toast, pancakes, sliced apples, ice cream, whatever.

Ingredients
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
2 Tbsp Honey
2 Tbsp Real Maple Syrup
1/3 cup milk

Directions
Put all ingredients in a 1 pint glass canning jar. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave for 30 more seconds. Stir. Refrigerate and use within one week. Makes 16 one tablespoon servings.

Number of Servings: 16

Calories: 69.5
Total Fat: 4.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
Sodium: 2.4 mg
Total Carbs: 5.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 1.9 g

Fruit Slaw

All 5 of us loved eating this sweet summery side dish with our black bean burgers last night. What a great way to get cabbage into kiddoes!

3 cups Cole Slaw Mix
1 large granny smith apple, diced
1 cup crushed pineapple (drain juice and reserve)
1/4 cups dried cherries

1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp reserved pineapple juice
the zest of one orange

2 tbsp sunflower seeds



Mix slaw, apple, pineapple, and cherries. Mix yogurt, honey, pineapple juice, and orange zest. Stir to combine. Makes 8 1/2 cup servings.


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Calories: 88.3
Total Fat: 1.3 g
Cholesterol: 0.9 mg
Sodium: 26.6 mg
Total Carbs: 18.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
Protein: 1.5 g

If you have a Costco, buy this yummy stuff

A 2 Tbsp serving has 35 calories, 2 carbs, 3 fat, 1 protein. Here, you see it pictured with one cup of sliced cucumber and 3 oz leftover chicken breast. 267 calories, 9 carbs, 15 fat, 26 protein. With only 9 carbs, I think it would be a safe evening snack as well.

Here, I made an omelette with 2 eggs, 3 cups of spinach (diced and sauteed until it became about 1/2 cup; I'm always amazed by this, 1/2 tsp garlic, 1/4 cup mozzarella, and 1 tbsp of that yummy Greek stuff on top. 270 calories, 7 carbs, 16 fat, 23 protein.

Baking mix for Whole Wheat Pancakes, Biscuits, or Muffins

5 cups whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp + 2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp Honey
2 sticks butter

Pulse in food processor until completely combined. I make 2 batches in a row and put them in a one gallon ice cream bucket (left over from a weak moment or a child's birthday party).



To make pancakes: 1 cup mix, 1 egg, 3/4 cup milk, cook on hot skillet sprayed with olive oil spray. 1/6 of this recipe is 128 calories, 6 grams of fat, 15 carbs, 2 fiber, 4 protein, 171 sodium.

To make Muffins: 1 cup mix, 2 Tbsp Honey, 1 egg, 1/4 cup milk. Bake at 400 for 17 minutes. 1/6 of this recipe is 144 calories. 7 grams of fat, 20 carbs, 2 fiber, 4 protein, and 159 sodium.

To make Biscuits: 1 cup mix, 1/4 cup milk. Stir, knead 10 times, flatten out and cut as desired. Bake at 450 for 8 minutes. 1/4 of this recipe is 166 calories, 8.4 grams of fat, 20 carbs, 3 fiber, 4 protein, and 223 sodium.

This recipe follows ALL the rules, as long as you don't eat too many, or slather them with too much butter or naughty stuff, of course.