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Healthy Recipes

Homemade Lemon Meringue Cheesecake

This lemon meringue cheesecake is the best of both worlds if you love lemon meringue pie and cheesecake! It’s great any time of the year and will surely impress your guests. I think it tastes even better the day after it’s made, like most cheesecakes. PREPARATION TIME Prep Time:20 mins […]

Healthy Recipes

Goulash

A thoroughly authentic Hungarian Goulash with a richness of flavor that will satisfy both body and soul! PREPARATION TIME PREP TIME 20 minutes  COOK TIME 1 hour 30 minutes  TOTAL TIME 1 hour 50 minutes  INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons pork lard , or butter or bacon grease (pork lard is traditionally used and imparts […]

SOURDOUGH

Sourdough Sandwich Bread

Soft and fluffy sourdough sandwich bread is made with all purpose flour, sourdough starter, butter and a little honey. PREPARATION TIME Prep Time: 20 minutes  Cook Time: 45 minutes  Additional Time: 16 hours  Total Time: 17 hours 5 minutes  Ingredients 1/2 cup butter softened or coconut oil (113 g) 2 tablespoons honey or sugar 42 g for honey or 24 […]

High Protein Recipes

Orange Raspberry Smoothie

A light, refreshing, good for you smoothie made with raspberries, oranges, greek yogurt and a pinch of honey. PREPARATION TIME Prep time 5 mins Total time 5 mins Ingredients 1 cup raspberries, frozen 1 cup orange juice ½ cup greek yogurt plain 1 tsp. honey (to taste) Instructions Place all […]

Weight Watchers Recipes

Weight Watcher Lasagna

This Weight Watchers Lasagna is made with ground turkey and is so easy in your Instant Pot or oven! The points value per serving are: 6 Blue Plan Points | 7 Green Plan Points | 3 Purple Plan Points | 2023 Points: 6. We love this healthy pasta recipe for […]

BLACKSTONE

Blackstone Ribeye Steak

Blackstone Ribeye Steak is an easy way to cook restaurant quality steaks at home. The steaks are seasoned and grilled on your Blackstone. PREPARATION TIME: PREP TIME: 10MINUTES COOK TIME: 6MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 21MINUTES SERVINGS: 4 INGREDIENTS: 4 Ribeye Steaks 2 tsp Salt 1 tsp Pepper 1 tsp Garlic Powder 2 Tbsp Oil 2 Tbsp Butter INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat the Blackstone griddle over high heat (approximately […]

Italian Recipes

Braised Chuck Roast

Make savory pot roast in a dutch oven with this oven braised beef chuck roast recipe over a bed of root vegetables, beef stock, and aromatic herbs. PREPARATION TIME PREP TIME 10 minutes  COOK TIME 3 hours 10 minutes  TOTAL TIME 3 hours 20 minutes  INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 boneless chuck roast 3 to […]

Healthy Recipes

Apple Cake

This easy apple cake recipe is the perfect fall treat! It’s moist, lightly spiced, and jam-packed with tender apples. If you don’t have an 9-inch round baking pan, you can bake this cake in an 8-inch square pan or a 9×5-inch loaf pan. See the post above for baking times. […]

Healthy Recipes

Steak with Parmesan and Fries

At The Merc, these fries come with garlic aïoli (mayo!) and ketchup, so you get the best of both worlds! PREPARATION TIME PREP TIME:1 hr 15 mins TOTAL TIME:3 hrs 15 mins Ingredients FOR THE FRENCH FRIES 2 1/2 lb. russet potatoes (about 4 medium) Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley FOR THE […]

Keto Recipes, SOURDOUGH

Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies

These sourdough chocolate chip cookies are made with brown butter, semisweet chocolate, and a sprinkle of sea salt. They have an incredible flavor and are perfect for using up sourdough discard! PREPARATION TIME Prep Time: 15 minutes  Cook Time: 10 minutes Chilling Time: 30 minutes  Ingredients ▢1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter ▢1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar firmly packed ▢⅔ cup (133 g) granulated […]