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Season 3, Episode 8: No Cook Noodle Crockpot Mac and Cheese Recipe, a vegetarian meal and/or a side dish recipe. This is a very easy and quick meal prep recipe where you can plop it all in the crockpot and let it cook itself! The noodles cook in the crockpot, but be sure to stir to coat them. It's a great way to make a hybrid dish too because you can top it with bacon bits or crumbles for those desiring meat and skip it for those who want a meatless dish. Set up this meal to cook and go do something fun or relaxing! Crockpot cooking frees you up to do other things.

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Ingredients:

1-1 1/2 Tbsp coconut oil

1 pound uncooked elbow pasta noodles

2 1/2 c. skim milk

12 oz. evaporated milk

3 cups shredded cheddar and jack cheese

2 cups (or 1 1/2 if you desire less cheese, use 2 cups for the cheesiest) American cheese, cut up into pieces

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp garlic powder

4 Tbsp butter

Top with bacon crumbles for the meat lovers.

Directions:

1. Spread coconut oil all across the ceramic insert cooking vessel of the crockpot.
2. Add uncooked pasta, evaporated milk, skim milk, cheeses, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to the crockpot.
3. Stir well to ensure all noodles get wet and press them down as much as possible into the liquid.
4. Dot with butter chunks.
5. Cover and cook on low for 1 hour.
6. Stir.
7. Cook on low 1 hour.
8. Serve!

Heat up any leftovers in a pot on the stovetop or microwave it with a little milk added in. Very good leftover this way too.

Enjoy this easy meal! Please let me know how it works out for you! Take care!

Julie

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American Midwest Cooking Quiches cookbook (affiliate links)
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Split Table Recipes Cookbook
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Season 3, Episode 7: Grilled Romaine Salad, Let's Get Weird and Grill Lettuce! I promise it's good! It sounds odd to grill a head of lettuce, but it's actually really good and a fun twist on salad! Plus, a Fourth of July no bake salad recipe and grilled portabella mushroom recipe and ideas.

#summergriling #fourthofjulyrecipes #fourthofjulyfood #summerrecipes #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes #summerfood #outdoorcooking

Find the recipes on my website:

Grilled Romaine Salad

https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/2020/07/02/grilled-salad-with-romaine-and-portabella-mushrooms/

Fourth of July no bake Red, White, and Blue Salad

https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/2018/06/03/easy-no-bake-dessert-salad-for-the-4th-of-july/

BOOKS!

New helpful little book about cooking for a split table! How to Cook for a Split Table of Vegetarians and Meat-Eaters book affiliate link, the podcast may receive commissions on sales. The for the support! https://amzn.to/4gioVK8

Get my Minnesota cookbooks! Cook with eggs!
American Midwest Cooking Quiches cookbook (affiliate links)
https://amzn.to/3DpQoaE
Universal link https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/07baee4a-61dc-11ed-ba27-277909561aeb
Split Table Recipes Cookbook
One Dish, Two Diets Cookbook author https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/36b9ce90-6b57-11ec-837f-8f2460b6a963

Other:
Self help book:
40 Ways to Honor Your Mom After She Has Passed Away https://amzn.to/459Yyzv

Get my YA Contemporary Romance Novel Cabin Crew for FREE on Kindle Unlimited, or in paperback. Peruse all the books!

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Season 3, Episode 6: Campfire Cooking Cinnamon Sugar Breadsticks. With the weather warming up, it's time to think about outdoor cooking, cooking while camping, and over backyard bonfires. This recipe is simple, fun, and interactive and will get everyone involved! Rather than roasting marshmallows, get some bread dough on your stick over the white coals!

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Find the recipe on my website where you can also print off the recipe: https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/2018/09/04/campfire-cooking-cinnamon-breadsticks-recipe-camping-backyard-bonfires/

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Season 3, Episode 5: Italian Lime Broccoli Side Dish Quickie Recipe. This is the first in my quickie recipe series! The episodes will be quick AND the recipes will be quick! This is yummy! It's the best way to eat broccoli! This is a really super delish recipe and it's so fast and quick, it's a snap! Listen for easy meal prep! This is great for vegetarian cooking or a veggie side dish for any meal.

#sidedish #broccoli #vegetarianrecipe #veggies #vegetablesidedish #mealprep #easyrecipe #meatless

Italian Lime Broccoli Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 lb. fresh broccoli in bite size florets

1 Tbsp lime juice

1 dry packet Italian dressing mix

1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

1. Mix olive oil and Italian dressing mix.

2. Pour it over the broccoli and stir it well.

3. Drizzle lime juice over and stir well.

4. Bake 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees, then about 5 minutes at 400 degrees until browned as desired.

5. EAT!

Also mentioned in the episode:

Yogurt Herb Bread:

Ingredients:

2 cups plain non-fat Greek yogurt

3 cups self-rising flour

1 tsp. basil leaves

1/2 tsp ground oregano

1 tsp. dried chopped onions

1 tsp. dried rosemary leaves

1 tsp. garlic salt with parsley

1/2 tsp. black pepper

2 tsp olive oil

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

Instructions: How to cook

1. Combine all herbs and spices and stir well.

2. Add flour and yogurt and about 4 tsp of the spice/herb mixture to a bowl. Knead together with your hands.... it seems like it won't form into a dough ball, but keep going, and it eventually will come together.

3. Form the dough into a 9-inch-long loaf and place it on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

4. Cut a shallow slice down the center of the loaf.

5. Bake at 350 degrees 35-40 minutes.

6. Remove from the oven when it's golden brown, but don't cook it too long.

7. Brush it with the olive oil.

8. Sprinkle it with the kosher salt.

9. Let it cool and slice it.

10. Enjoy!

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Season 3, Episode 4: Italian Sandwich Spread, Vegan and Vegetarian to Spice up Your Subs. Print the recipe from my website:

https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/2018/05/02/italian-sandwich-spread-recipes-for-vegans-and-vegetarians/

Add this tasty spread to meatless sandwiches or meat sandwiches to add some yummy zip! Or use this spread on toasted sandwiches, sub sandwiches, crackers, or as a dip for veggies or chips. An easy way to change the flavor of your sandwich!

Great for family meals and party food ideas!

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Season 3, Episode 3; Veggie Avocado Egg Salad and Veggie Cilantro Lime Salad, and my new book! I'm thinking of spring and Easter, and salads! These two salads are super quick to make and super tasty! They are both vegetarian recipes, but not vegan.

The Veggie Avocado Egg Salad has the added boost of protein, and with it having the eggs, it fits right in with Easter! This salad can be whipped up in minutes! I suggest making it close to when you intend to serve/eat it.

Both salads are loaded with vegetables.

On my website, you can easily find the recipes and the instructions and even print them if you'd like:

Veggie Avocado Egg Salad https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/2017/02/09/veggie-avocado-egg-salad/

Veggie Cilantro Lime Salad https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/2016/10/10/easy-veggie-cilantro-lime-salad/

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Season 3, Episode 2: Tator Tot Hotdish for Vegetarians AND Meat Eaters One Recipe One Dish. As a vegetarian, have you ever looked at a dish and wish you could have some too? Well that was me with Tator Tot hotdish for years, so I finagled a meatless Tator Tot Hotdish so I could have a vegetarian tator tot hot dish alongside my family have meat tator tot hotdish. Tator tot hotdish is popular in Minnesota, and is a class Midwest dinner casserole dish. I've never tasted it, UNTIL I made a vegetarian version. This is one recipe for one dish to create a meatless hotdish portion and a meat portion. Midwest cooking! Casserole Recipes! Let's go!

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Recipe adapted from "The Great Minnesota Hot Dish" cookbook by Theresa Millang
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Make this dish work for vegetarians and meat-eaters:
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef, lightly seasoned with salt and pepper
1/2 cup chopped onions (cooked is better)
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can of cream of celery (or cream of potato)
1 cup creamed corn (or beans or peas)
1 small can of peas and carrots, drained
1 (10 3/4 ounce) cream of mushroom soup
Frozen tator tots
1 can chickpeas (drained)
1/2 cup fried onions

Instructions:
Spread raw ground beef in 3/4 of a greased 9x13 glass baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread chickpeas across remaining 1/4 of pan where the ground beef is not. Sprinkle evenly with cooked diced onions. Top with cream of celery soup, spread it across with a spoon. Top with can of creamed corn, spread it across the whole pan evenly. Spread the can of drained peas and carrots evenly across the top. Sprinkle evenly with fried onions. Lay a confluent layer of frozen tator tots across the entire pan. Spread cream of mushroom across the entire top of the dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes. Carefully scoop out meatless portions, avoiding scooping up any meat. Top each serving with ketchup to garnish as desired.

Enjoy!

BOOKS!

New helpful little book about cooking for a split table! How to Cook for a Split Table of Vegetarians and Meat-Eaters book affiliate link, the podcast may receive commissions on sales. The for the support! https://amzn.to/4gioVK8

Get my Minnesota cookbooks! Cook with eggs!
American Midwest Cooking Quiches cookbook (affiliate links)
https://amzn.to/3DpQoaE
Universal link https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/07baee4a-61dc-11ed-ba27-277909561aeb
Split Table Recipes Cookbook
One Dish, Two Diets Cookbook author https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/36b9ce90-6b57-11ec-837f-8f2460b6a963

Other:
Self help book:
40 Ways to Honor Your Mom After She Has Passed Away https://amzn.to/459Yyzv
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Season 3, Episode 1: Cream Cheese Quiches, Jalapeno and Onion & Chives. These little quiches are so good! With a pie crust cradling them, these savory creamy quiches are super tasty and so delicious! #vegetarian #eggs #cooking #cookbook #recipes #meatless #breakfast #brunch

These are easy to make quiches. This recipe originated for my cookbook American Midwest Quiches, but I modified it to make one jalapeno quiche and one onion and chives quiche. I did this so there was a spicier version and a less spicier version. It can easily be modified to all spicy or all non spicy.

Ingredients:
7.5 ounces jalapeno flavored cream cheese, softened
7.5 ounces onion and chives flavored cream cheese, softened
8 eggs, divided
2/3 c. skim milk, divided
1/2 c. white onions, diced
1/2 c. red onions, diced,
1/3 c. green chilis
1/3 c. canned jalaplenos
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1/2 tsp garlic salt, divided
2 pre-prepared pie crusts
1 tbsp olive oil
OPTIONAL: 1/2 c. bacon bits
OPTIONAL: 2 c. salsa

Instructions:

1. Beat together 4 eggs, 1/2 c. milk, and 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt separately in two separate bowls.
2. Add the softened cream cheese (set out at room temperature until softened) to the egg and milk mixtures, one jalapeno cream cheese to one bowl and one onion and chives cream cheese to the other. Mix with a hand mixer until fully blended smooth.
3. Saute both types of onions in olive oil until softened.
4. Press pie crusts into 2 pie pans (be sure to set them out at room temperature first to soften them).
5. Spread jalapenos across one pan, green chili across the other.
6. Spread 1/2 the onions to each pie crust, sprinkling them across evenly.
7. Sprinkle 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese evenly across both crusts.
8. Pour the jalapeno cream cheese, egg, & milk mixture across the jalapeno quiche and the onion and chives cream cheese, egg, & milk mixture over the green chilis quiche.
9. If you wish to make them with meat, add bacon bits to desired quiches (alternatively top with bacon bits after cooking).
10. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Quiche is done when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
11. Allow quiches to cool for about 10 minutes.
12. Serve. Top with salsa as desired.

BOOKS!

New helpful little book about cooking for a split table! How to Cook for a Split Table of Vegetarians and Meat-Eaters book affiliate link, the podcast may receive commissions on sales. The for the support! https://amzn.to/4gioVK8

Get my Minnesota cookbooks! Cook with eggs!
American Midwest Cooking Quiches cookbook (affiliate links)
https://amzn.to/3DpQoaE
Universal link https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/07baee4a-61dc-11ed-ba27-277909561aeb
Split Table Recipes Cookbook
One Dish, Two Diets Cookbook author https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/36b9ce90-6b57-11ec-837f-8f2460b6a963

Other:
Self help book:
40 Ways to Honor Your Mom After She Has Passed Away https://amzn.to/459Yyzv
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