Party Wings from Butcher Brothers

We just went to the store and bought JC and Manny's party wings. "So it must be a party!" We are pressure cooking them for 10 minutes with a natural release which might add 10 minutes. Then we will broil them with homemade BBQ sauce. Since we purchased ten pounds of wings the price dropped and they gave us a dozen eggs!

Spicy Hot Pickled Eggs

Sriracha Pickled Eggs

"These make a quick, tasty snack any time of day or for those following a low-carb diet. I love trying out new flavor combinations, and decided to experiment with one of my favorite condiments: sriracha."
Ingredients
2 d 30 m 12 servings 84 cals

1 1/2 cups white vinegar
1 cup water
1 small onion, sliced

1/3 cup sriracha hot sauce
1 teaspoon sea salt
12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled

Directions
2 d 30 m

Combine vinegar, water, onion, sriracha hot sauce, and sea salt in a saucepan; bring to a simmer. Remove saucepan from heat and cool liquid slightly.
Place eggs in a 1-quart jar. Pour vinegar mixture over eggs. Seal jar and refrigerate, occasionally shaking jar, for at least 2 days.

Cook's Note:
The sriracha tends to separate and settle after sitting for awhile. Give jar a gentle shake to recombine liquid.
Prior to pouring brine over eggs, strain with a fine mesh strainer if you prefer less sediment in finished product.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 84 calories; 5.3 g fat; 1.8 g carbohydrates; 6.4 g protein; 212 mg cholesterol; 492 mg sodium. Full nutrition

Oatmeal Cups

Baked Oatmeal Cups
This is a great on-the-go breakfast option that is quick and easy. Make these ahead of time and have on hand in the freezer. Healthy and delicious are both in this yummy breakfast cup.
Course Breakfast
Keyword baking, berries, easy, fresh, from scratch, homemade, kid friendly
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 34-36 minutes
Servings
Cups
Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened applesauce (mashed banana, or pumpkin)
2 extra large eggs
1 tbsp honey we used raw honey (or molasses)
1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk (or buttermilk)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp cinnamon


Baked Oatmeal Cups with berries
Instructions

Grease your muffin pan fairly well. (We used olive oil)
In a large bowl, mix together the applesauce, eggs, honey, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, baking powder, and cinnamon.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.
Evenly distribute the batter into the muffin pan. *Add in fruit or chocolate chips if you want extra flavor. After you drop a handful on top of each muffin, take a knife and gently swirl them into the batter.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 34-36 minutes.
Serve immediately and enjoy! *Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days or freeze them for a quick, on-the-go breakfast option!

Recipe Notes

If you prefer smaller, bite-sized cups, use a mini muffin pan. Just make sure not to bake them the full 34-36 minutes. Mini muffins will bake faster.

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Caroline's Oatcakes

Oatcakes (oat crackers)
oatcakes are a common staple in a Scottish cheese plate. Easy to make and tasty too.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Scottish
Keyword: oat crackers, Scottish oatcakes
Servings: 8 -10
Calories: 35kcal
Author: Caroline's Cooking
Ingredients

4 oz pinhead oatmeal 115g Scottish pinhead oatmeal, similar to steel cut (approx 2/3 cup)
1/4 cup whole wheat flour 35g (1 1/4oz) wholemeal flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda /bicarbonate of soda
1 tbsp unsalted butter 15g
3 tbsp water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F/175C.
In a bowl, mix together the oatmeal, flour, salt and baking soda.
Cut up the butter and rub it in to the oatmeal-flour mixture so it is broken up and mixed through.
Add the water and mix together and form into a ball.
Lightly flour a surface and a rolling pin and roll out the mixture to around 3-5mm/0.1 - 0.2in thick.
Cut circles out of the dough and place on a baking sheet/tray and bake for approx 15-20mins until they are dry, slightly firm and lightly golden.

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Nutrition
Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 23mg | Vitamin A: 45IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg

Steel Cut Oats Nutritional Value

Steel Cut Oats Nutritional Value
Healthy Living, Learning Center on March 3, 2018 by Bob's Red Mill

Oats have been around virtually since time began and pack quite the nutritional wallop. However, oats didn't start to get cultivated for consumption and use until about 1000 BC.

Originally, oats were fed mostly to animals and shunned as "barbarian food" by ancient Rome and Greece. Eventually, however, the Roman empire fell and tribes that did consume oats passed on their knowledge and heritage to the rest of the world.

Oats began to be more routinely incorporated into the human diet and today are used in everything from puddings and baked goods to oatmeal porridges.
What Are Oats?

Oats are considered a "whole grain" and are chock full of valuable nutrients and soluble fiber that are good for the body. For this reason, oats are a great way to increase your intake of dietary fiber. An oat kernel, also sometimes called an oat groat, is made up of three distinct parts: the bran, the germ, and the endosperm.

"Oat groats" are simply a whole grain oat kernel with its husk, or chaff, removed.

When discussing steel cut oats, they are basically oat groats that have been sliced with a steel blade into two or three small pieces.

Steel cut vs. rolled oats have a chewy, heartier texture. Because of their distinct shape, steel cut oats must be simmered or soaked for longer, so that they soften up enough to eat.
The Nutritional Value of Oats

All types of oats can be a significant contribution to a healthy diet, especially for people who may have heart concerns or that suffer from ailments like diabetes.

The nutritional value of oats is significant and offers many health benefits, such as lowering bad cholesterol levels (LDL levels) and decreasing your risks of developing heart disease. Oats can help decrease high blood pressure, as well as lower your risk of developing type-2 diabetes. This is due to the high content of soluble fiber that is found in oats, especially steel cut oats.

If you struggle with weight gain or with losing weight, the high fiber content can also help you feel satiated for a longer period of time, reducing snacking and your overall caloric intake for the day.

Steel cut oats, rolled oats, and even instant oats are all fairly well-balanced in their nutritional makeup. Oats are made up of roughly 66% carbohydrate, 17% protein, 11% fiber, and 7% fat.

In terms of raw oats, 100 grams boasts about 10.6 grams of fiber and 16.9 grams of protein.

One of the healthiest fibers found in oats is a fiber called beta glucan. In low concentrations, beta glucans are unique in that they form a gel-like substance that seems to lower cholesterol, reduce blood sugar and insulin levels after eating carbohydrates, and increase the excretion of bile acids.

Beta glucans are thought to be associated with a myriad of health benefits, and it's what makes steel cut oats vs. rolled oats or instant oats so much more desirable.

Remake a World

“You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.”
― Ray Bradbury

Olive Oil

Olive oil: What are the health benefits?

Not sure why olive oil is recommended as a healthy cooking ingredient? Read on to find out.

All fats are dense in calories, but not all need to be shunned by those following a healthy eating plan. In fact, some fats — such as olive oil — are considered to be heart healthy. Why is this?

The main type of fat found in all kinds of olive oil is called monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), which are considered a healthy dietary fat. You may gain certain health benefits if your diet replaces saturated and trans fats with fats that are mostly unsaturated, such as MUFAs. Saturated fats are found in meat, high-fat dairy products, and tropical oils, such as palm-kernel oil. Fats that are "partially hydrogenated," including some types of margarine and shortening, contain trans fats. Trans fats are also found in processed foods like salad dressings, cookies, snacks and fried foods.

By replacing the type of fat that you usually cook with — or spread on or pour over food — with olive oil, you’re making a good decision.

"Monounsaturated fat such as olive oil helps lower your risk of heart disease by improving related risk factors," says Donald Hensrud, MD, an associate professor of preventive medicine and nutrition at Mayo Clinic and medical editor-in-chief of The Mayo Clinic Diet. "For instance, MUFAs have been found to lower your low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels when substituted for saturated or trans fats in your diet. And some research shows that MUFAs may also benefit insulin levels and blood-sugar control, which can be especially helpful if you have type 2 diabetes."

Just remember that even healthy fats, such as those in olive oil, are high in calories, so use them only in moderation. Choose MUFA-rich foods such as olive oil in place of other fatty foods — particularly butter and stick margarine — not in addition to them. Use olive oil conservatively to enhance the flavor of foods, such as roasted vegetables and stir-fries, or in marinades or dressings for salads. And remember that you can't make unhealthy foods healthier simply by adding olive oil to them.
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