<![CDATA[Parson's Manor - Parson's Kitchen]]>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:34:15 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Home made  Saltine Crackers]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:13:51 GMThttps://www.parsonsmanor.com/parsons-kitchen/home-made-saltine-crackersDon't expect these to look like the store bought version! But the taste is very close.  With a little tweaking, you might make these taste even better!  But with the minimal ingredients, you can be comforted  with knowing you have something  healthy and fun!

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup of all purpose flour (my choice is whole wheat) You can substitute  Gluten free flours and try your hand at that. 
A couple of tablespoons of butter
6-8 tablespoons of water
1/2 teaspoon of salt

Now, you see, a simple list of ingredients.  Mix them up in a blender in the following manner:  Flour, butter and add water till a  ball of dough forms.  When you can lift it out without it being stringy, put it on a  cutting board and roll it out  to about  an 8th of an inch in thickness (your discretion and experimentation).  Place it on a cookie sheet and  bake for 10  to 15 minutes ( watching it at 10 minutes  and decide how brown you want it.) If you didn't score it before baking,  break it up into sizes that you would enjoy! 
  
That simple.  Here is a Youtube  Video  of another way! 

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Here's a basic recipe:
1 bunch of broccoli (about 6 cups of florets)
1/4 cup yellow onion
1/4 cup raisins
(chopped pecans are optional)
1/4 cup chopped bacon
*up to 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Dressing: 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 TBSP red wine vinegar. Mix this dressing separate before adding to the broccoli mixture.
]]><![CDATA[Easy, healthy chocolate chip cookies???]]>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:25:39 GMThttps://www.parsonsmanor.com/parsons-kitchen/april-04th-2013Picture
Ingredients

Wet

Dry


  • 1 ½ cups organic whole wheat flour 
  • 1 cup organic whole rolled oats (I do not use quick oats, so I roughly chop these oats in a food processor before adding to other ingredients) – 
  • ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. sea salt 
Finishing touches

  • ¾ of a 12 oz. package of dark chocolate chips
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts 
  • ½ cup chopped dried cranberries
Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.  Now just mix and bake them like a batch of normal chocolate chip cookies.  In a mixing bowl, combine all the wet ingredients (I partially soften the butter first, just be careful not to melt it too much).  Stir them together with a wooden spoon.  In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients.  Now carefully stir in the dry ingredients in with the wet.  Add any desired finishing touches.

Place cookies on baking sheet and bake at 350° for 12 – 14 minutes, depending on your oven and how well done you like your cookies.  Enjoy fresh out of the oven, or frozen and thawed for a few minutes.
Alternate/additional finishing touches
Don’t like some of the above ingredients? Add whatever you have a taste for here and substitute it for the finishing touches above. Here are some ideas for additional ingredients:

  • 2 mashed bananas (If you use bananas only use ½ cup of applesauce)
  • 1 cup toasted coconut flakes 
  • ½ cup chopped raisins
Note: remember, these cookies freeze well, can be eaten as a breakfast meal, and are a great healthy treat for any time of day. These are more bread-like and soft than traditional chocolate chip cookies, and will not get stale if left at room temperature for a few days. Enjoy!

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