Brown Rice with Grilled Vegetables

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 20 min. (not including rice)
Total Time: 30 min

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 cups of brown rice, cooked per instructions
Cooking spray
2 thick slices of red onion
1 baby red bell pepper, sliced
1 baby orange bell pepper, sliced
Handful of mushrooms, quartered
1 zucchini, cut into spears
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
Soy sauce, to taste

DIRECTIONS:
Cook the rice per instructions; set aside.
Heat a grill pan over medium high heat then coat it with cooking spray. Place the veggies into the grill pan and let them sit for 4-5 minutes before flipping. Cook for another 3-4 minutes then remove from the pan. Let the vegetables cool a bit before dicing them up.
If you use leftover rice, heat the rice in the microwave. Place the rice into a large mixing bowl then add the grilled veggies, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Toss well then taste; re-season if needed. Serve with a drizzle of soy sauce. Enjoy.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

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Misti's Sugar Cookies

My sister-in-law makes the best sugar cookies so I finally asked her for the recipe, maybe one day mine will turn out close to what her's do.

Best Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
-cream-
Add 3 eggs
-cream-
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon juice or lemon zest
3 1/2 c. flour(can add up to two more cups depending on texture)

Mix together. Bake at 375' for 6-8 minutes. I like mine more soft...so I only bake them for six.

Courtesy of: Misti Stoddard

Homemade No Bake Granola Bars

I got this recipe while participating in an 8 week weight loss challenge of which I lost by 1% to my friend Jessica Harvey. We absolutely love these and especially how healthy they are.

2 C Oats
1 ½ C Unsweetened Coconut (bulk section at Good Earth or Winco)
½ C Uncooked, multigrain hot cereal (bulk section)
1 ½ C nuts and seeds (whatever you have on hand i.e. almonds, cashews, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, Chia Seeds)
1 ½ C dried fruit and/or chocolate chips (I used sugar-free chocolate)
¾ C honey or agave
1 ¼ C Peanut Butter and /or almond butter
Cinnamon and vanilla to taste (optional)

Mix it all together and press into a 9x13 pan and refrigerate.

Courtesy of: Mackenzi Smith

Homemade BBQ Sauce

1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and whisk well to dissolve the sugar. Place in a squeeze bottle and dress the pulled pork sandwiches to taste.

Yield: about 2 cups

Courtesy of: www.foodnetwork.com

Injection Liquid

3/4 cup apple juice
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce


Courtesy of: Food.com