Baked Eggs and Bacon

March 22, 2016 / livelycravings / Leave a comment

Perfect for brunch! I love this recipe because it is a great way to have vegetables for breakfast because of the bacon and the cheese it makes all vegetables taste really good. My kids never complain about it. It’s how I got them to like asparagus. I’ve made this with what ever vegetables I have in the fridge my favourites are asparagus, peppers, zucchini, broccoli (specially the stem), onion, celery. The main idea is using up the bacon grease. Don’t forget to add some grease to your dogs food. I like to split a pack of bacon in 3 or 4 portions and freeze it so you can make this recipe a few times with one package.

Baked Eggs and Bacon

1/3 package of bacon

9 eggs (more or less depending on how many people)

Water, milk or cream

Asparagus, bottoms cut in half inch pieces

Coloured Pepper, cut into pieces

Celery, diced

Green onions, diced

Fresh basil, optional

Salt and pepper

Cheese, shredded

Herbs or spices of your choice, optional

Preheat oven to 400

Place bacon in a casserole dish and bake until the fat cooks out about 12 minutes turning over half way through. Prepare eggs in a large measuring cup or bowl and whisk. Add a little water or milk and fresh basil if using, salt and pepper. Take out the bacon and cut up into pieces, leave the fat. Swirl the fat around in the dish. Add celery, peppers and bottoms of asparagus. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and sprinkle on the green onions, then the tops of the asparagus and the bacon pieces. Turn oven down to 380. Bake for 15 minutes and take out and add cheese. Bake for 10-15 more minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and enjoy.

Sorry to the vegans but the kids love it.

Have a nice long weekend! Enjoy the special moments!

My next post is a sewing pattern.

Healthier Icing

March 10, 2016 / livelycravings / Leave a comment

It’s no joke It’s possible to make Icing healthier. Sure it’s not something you should eat every day but you should definitely indulge sometimes. Adding ground pecans to the icing gives it a caramel feeling and also adding coconut gives lots of flavor and lowers the sugar. Go ahead and flavor it anyway you want, even try dates. My family loves it on my Vanilla maple cake.Vanilla Maple Cake for any occasion

Regular version:

Equal amount of

Coconut oil

Butter

Maple syrup

Icing sugar or ground coconut sugar

Stir ingredients, mix in

Coconut milk, a little at a time.

Then add,

3 drops of stevia

1 tsp vanilla for flavoring.

Blend all the ingredients while adding the coconut milk a little at a time. After add the stevia and vanilla. Add more sugar if desired.

Pecans Icing: As a topping maple pecans Maple seeds and nuts

Grind either raw or roasted pecans with maple syrup in a blender. Add to the icing mix

Coconut Icing:

Adding ground coconut to the mix

Coming up with a name for this icing wasn’t easy. Maybe I should have went with Judd’s idea and called it Frosty Frosting. Anyway I hope you enjoy and have a great March break. Fun is what you make of it!

Vanilla Maple Cake for any occasion

March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 / livelycravings / Leave a comment

Vanilla Maple Cake is perfect for any occasion. I prefer to make my own cake so I can reduce the sugar and I know that it is made with quality ingredients. I make a healthier Icing to top it off,Healthier Icing then add maple pecans. My recipe Maple seeds and nuts. For a great Easter cake top with peeps or easter eggs. This cake is so moist and delicious and awesome to share with others. I hope you try it!

Vanilla Maple Cake for any occasion

1/2 cup brown rice flour

1/2 cup almond flour Almond meal flour

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup arrowroot flour or substitute tapioca flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 tsp xanthan gum

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup coconut sugar

2 eggs or flax eggs (2 Tbsp of ground flax seeds and 6 Tbsp of water and let sit for 5 minutes)

2 Tbsp maple syrup

4 drops stevia