Food Friday!!

I'm going to try to bring back my food Fridays that I started on my old blog. Every Friday I will post the yummy recipes I made that week, and I'll post the titles of some recipes that I'd like to try in the coming week. I have to confess... I love recipes. I have a million cookbooks, a million recipes copied from cookbooks from the library and a million on index cards. Although cooking the same things over and over is easy(and they are our favorite recipes) I want to try new recipes. Switch things up. :D And, I love my husband, he isn't picky and he will tell me the truth about a recipe. So, here are some great ones that I used this week.

 

Crunchy Oven French Toast 

This french toast is delicious! Orange juice gives it just a touch of citrus flavor and wheat germ gives is a wonderful crunch! I topped mine with pure maple syrup. SO GOOD!

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp margarine

3 Tbsp wheat germ

1/4 c orange juice

1 Tbsp honey

3 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp cinnamon

6 slices bread

2 Tbsp wheat germ

Preheat oven to 450. Heat margarine in jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1", in oven until melted; spread evenly in a pan. Sprinkle 3 Tbsp wheat germ evenly over margarine. Beat orange juice, honey, egg whites, vanilla extract, and cinnamon with hand beater until foamy. Dip bread into egg mixture; place in pan. Drizzle remaining egg mixture over bread. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp wheat germ evenly over bread. Bake about 10 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Turn and bake 6 to 8 minutes longer or until bottoms are golden brown.

 Photo from onefrugalfoodie.com
Taco Seasoning

Ingredients:

8 tsp dried minced onion

2 Tbsp chili powder

2 tsp cornstarch

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 year.

Yield: 6 tablespoons.  

Photo from leothelionsaysger.blogspot.com

"Fried" Onion Rings

These onion rings are as good as fried! And my healthier. They are nice and light and crispy. 

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 c. seasoned dried bread crumbs

2 eggs 

2 large onions, sliced 1/4 inch thick and separated into double rings

1. Preheat oven to 400. Spray a nonstick baking sheet with nonstick spray. Mix the flour and salt on a small plate. Put the bread crumbs in a small bowl. Put the eggs(beat with fork) in a small bowl.

2. Coat each double onion ring on both sides with the flour mixture, shake off excess; dip into the eggs, then into the crumbs. (I swirled the onion ring around in the bowl, flipped it over and swirled some more.) Transfer to the baking sheet; spray with nonstick spray(don't overdo it).

3. Bake until browned on bottom, 10 minutes. Turn and bake until browned. about 5-10 minutes.