Fluffy French Toast

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 12 thick slices bread

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• measure flour into a large mixing bowl. slowly whisk in the milk. whisk in the salt, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract and sugar until smooth.
• heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium heat.
• soak bread slices in mixture until saturated. cook bread on each side until golden brown. serve hot.

low carb flavored meringue cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar-free strawberry jell-o® mix
• 1 cup granulated no-calorie sugar substitute (such as splenda®)
• 6 egg whites at room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• preheat oven to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c). line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• cut about 1/4 inch off a corner of a heavy gallon-size resealable plastic bag, and push a large-size cake decorating tip (such as a star tip) into the opening. the fit should be tight.
• in a small bowl, stir the gelatin mix with the sugar substitute. in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with cream of tartar and salt until stiff peaks form. as you beat the egg whites, gradually add the gelatin mixture, about 1 tablespoon at a time. spoon the fluffy mixture into the prepared plastic bag, and gently squeeze and twist the bag to force the meringue mixture to the decorating tip. (do not seal bag, so that air can escape.)
• squeeze the bag to place golf-ball size dollops of meringue mixture the prepared baking sheets. for a decorative effect, twist and lift as you place the cookie on the sheet, to make a pretty shape.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and dry, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. do not open oven door while baking. at end of baking time, turn off oven, open oven door, and allow the cookies to slowly cool in the oven before removing from baking sheets. store in airtight container.

summer hummer

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 5 cubes ice
• 2 fluid ounces lime
• 2 fluid ounces prepared lemonade
• 4 fluid ounces lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 lemon wedge

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place the ice into a tall glass. pour in the , lemonade, and lemon-lime beverage. garnish with a lemon wedge to serve.

zucchini boats on the grill

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium zucchini
• 1 slice white bread, torn into small pieces
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1 tablespoon minced black olives
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 3 tablespoons diced green chile peppers
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup chopped tomato
• 6 tablespoons shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 pinch dried basil
• seasoned salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• prepare the grill for indirect heat.
• place the zucchini in a pot with enough water to cover. bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. drain, cool, and cut in half lengthwise. scoop out the pulp to about 1/4 inch from the skin. chop pulp.
• in a bowl, mix the zucchini pulp, bread pieces, bacon bits, olives, jalapeno, green chile peppers, onion, tomato, and cheddar cheese. season with basil, seasoned salt, and pepper.
• stuff the zucchini halves with the pulp mixture. seal each stuffed half in aluminum foil.
• place foil packets on the prepared grill over indirect heat. cook 15 to 20 minutes, until tender.

Strawberry

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• white sugar, for rimming
• 2 large limes, quartered
• 1/2 bunch mint leaves
• 7 strawberries, quartered
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup white
• 2 cups club soda
• 8 cups ice cubes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of sugar a small, shallow plate. run one of the lime quarters around the rim of each cocktail glass, then dip the glasses into the sugar to rim; set aside.
• squeeze all of the lime quarters into a sturdy glass pitcher. toss the juiced limes into the pitcher along with the mint, strawberries, and 1 cup of sugar. crush the fruits together with a muddler to release the juices from the strawberries and the oil from the mint leaves. stir in the and club soda until the sugar has dissolved. pour into the sugared glasses over ice cubes to serve.

pretzel turtles®

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 20 small mini pretzels
• 20 chocolate covered caramel candies
• 20 pecan halves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins Ready Time: 14 mins


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• arrange the pretzels in a single layer on a parchment lined cookie sheet. place one chocolate covered caramel candy on each pretzel.
• bake for 4 minutes. while the candy is warm, press a pecan half each candy covered pretzel. cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

lushy slushy

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 cups
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 (6 ounce) can water
• 1/2 cup amaretto liqueur
• 3 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles cherry-flavored lemon-lime soda (such as cherry 7up®)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 5 mins


• mix pineapple juice, , sugar, orange juice concentrate, water, and amaretto liqueur in a large container; freeze overnight. to serve, fill a large glass about half full of the slushy mixture and fill the rest of the glass with cherry-flavored lemon-lime soda.