Norwish Recipes

I've been making this recipe for a couple of years now and it's become a family favorite. I've made it to bring as a take-in dinner and everyone always loves it. I love how adaptable it is and how simple the ingredients are. But the taste is always phenomenal. It's a great meatless meal if you're looking for delicious vegetarian meal ideas. And isn't the name just cute? It kind of rolls off your tongue: mu-stash-ee-o-lees. The kids love to say it over and over again. And what does it mean? Little mustaches! :) And if you're not convinced by that of our fondness for this dish, let me just tell you that it even has it's own nickname! Yeah. I have no idea who came up with it. It's "mu-stash" (with the emphasis on the "stash" part). After making it this last time (the one in the picture) I was informed that I had a made a very good batch of "mu-stash". So there you have it folks. Mu-stash in all it's deliciousness. It...

Southwestern Chicken ...for days! 2 T chili powder 1 T ground cumin 1 t coriander 2 t salt 1/2 t black pepper 6 lbs chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) 2 large onions, finely chopped  6 cloves minced garlic 1 large bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 28 oz can petite diced tomatoes 116 oz pkg frozen sweet corn In a large bowl, combine the spices.  Add the chicken and toss as best you can to coat.  Layer the onion, garlic and peppers on the bottom of the crock pot and top with the chicken.  Add the tomatoes with their juice and the corn.  Cook on high until chicken is tender, 4 hours.  Shred chicken and add some of the liquid to keep the chicken moist, but reserve most of the liquid, because it is the base to an awesome soup recipe...see below! **The best part of this recipe is we use it for 3 different meals!  The first night, we either eat the shredded chicken over rice or quinoa, or we make burritos (add rice, avocado, cheese and salsa).  The sec...

I might surprise you by posting this recipe. No, really. You know that sesame street song that goes, "one of these things is not like the other....one of these things just doesn't belong" or something like that. Well that might just be this recipe. You might look at the ingredients and say Wow. What is this doing on a healthy food blog? I've posted recipes like it that contain spinach and squash so you you might have gotten over those, but not this one. Nope. None of that. You might think to yourself, wow she's going too far here. There is NOTHING that's really good for me in this recipe except maybe the garlic. Well that may be true, but I'm posting it anyway. So just give me a second to explain my reasoning okay? And if you don't agree that's okay. As I've talked to people, I feel like many don't really understand what "healthy" is and what it isn't. Many people think that to be healthy a recipe can't contain anything ...

Can one ever have enough sugar free cookie recipes? I think not. So today I'll share one of my latest favorites with you. These cookies melt-in-your-mouth with a soft, but chewy texture. Packed with whole grains and sugar-free they not only taste delicious but are loaded with nutrients too. My husband and I ate almost a half a batch of these as part of our date the other day (speaking of dates have you checked out my post with more than 50 Frugal Date ideas ? Valentines Day is coming up...). He doesn't know it but I froze the other half for later or else they would be gone too. Being a food blogger/photographer has its downsides. One is that every time I post a picture of yummy food I want to eat it. Right now. Well all I can say is it's a good thing I saved a few in the freezer. I'll be going now. See you later... Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Printable Recipe *Makes 2 dozen cookies INGREDIENTS: 1/2 Cup raw honey 1/2 Cup (1 stick) softened butter 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla ...

Low Carb Chocolate Pecan Brownies In my continuing quest for all things nutty, I've discovered that brownies are perfectly combined with pecans. Considering the normal high carb brownie recipe I was previously accustom too, exchanging the flour with almond flour seemed to produce reasonably delicious results. As well, the almond flour is perfectly accompanied by toasty chopped pecans and a whole lot of deliciousness. Considering that I always keep these ingredients on hand, I'd say that this is my new go-to brownie recipe. This is absolutely terrible - so dare I say? I love the batter of these, probably more than I like these cooked . Of course, I ate about 4 of these within a five-minute period. My taste buds took over and I just couldn't control myself! Ingredients:  4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped 2/3 Cup of Butter 1 1/4 Cup of Sugar Substitute 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar Blend  1 Cup of Almond Flour 1/2 Cup of Pecans, toasted and chopped 3 Tablespoons of Wate...

Aaah batch cooking. This has been on my list of things to talk about for quite a while. This is one of the great secrets for saving money in the kitchen and I hope you've already discovered it yourself. If not, I hope you will try it after reading today's blog post!  Batch cooking means cooking more than you need for a meal and using it for other meals. Cooking in batches, if you will. Batch cooking saves time by allowing you to cook ingredients for multiple meals at once. It also saves money by using less energy to cook. Batch cooking is a great way to cook healthy, frugal meals for your family and save time doing it.   Here are some great examples of batch cooking that I do all the time: I cook six loaves of homemade bread at a time and freeze five loaves for later.  I make two servings of green smoothie in the morning for breakfast and freeze one for the second day. I can oodles and oodles of food in the fall (when I have loads that I have grown myself or foraged for)...

I love to make these French fries in the oven because they are quick, easy, and they taste delicious. The other nice thing about this recipe is that they are a lot healthier than most french fries you buy. They are made from baking (not frying) real potatoes and I keep the skins on because the skins have lots of fiber and vitamins that are healthy for you. I like to use a  slicer to cut up the potatoes because it goes really fast, but you can cut them by hand if you'd like. I've seen (and tried) various recipes for baked french fries and I always come back to this recipe from my Mom. Some recipes I've seen say to soak the fries first and then dry them before baking. I've tried them that way and it does make the fries a bit crunchier, but the extra steps (and extra time) really doesn't add very much to the recipe and really not worth it in my opinion. If you're looking to go even healthier you can substitute olive oil in this recipe for the butter, but I prefer t...