Marinated Grilled Chicken

     Here is another recipe from allrecipes.com, this time for chicken. (Hey Katie, maybe this will go better than steak did!)

Ingredients:

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (16 oz.) bottle of Italian-style salad dressing
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
• salt to tastle

Directions:

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Place in a shallow glass bowl and pour 1/2 of salad dressing over it. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

2. Lightly oil grill and preheat to medium high.

3. Remove chicken breasts from marinade. Season with lemon pepper and salt to taste. Grill over medium high heat for 10 to 15 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.

Servings: 4

Cinnamon Sweet Potato Chips

     Hi! Julia again. Here is a recipe for cinnamon sweet potato chips from allrecipes.com. Looks delicious! Here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two baking sheets.

2. Arrange sweet potato slices in a single layer onto baking sheets. Stir together butter, salt, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl; brush onto sweet potato slices.

3. Bake in preheated oven until edges curl upwards, about 20 to 25 minutes.

Servings: 4

Summer Trail Mix

      Hi I'm Katie and I hope your enjoying my cousin's and my blog. Today I have a trail mix recipe. I think it's really good! It's healthy, well mostly healthy, and it's a great snack for when you go on long walks and hikes. Here's how to make a tasty summer trail mix.




Ingredients/ supplies :

1/2 of a cup of sunflower seeds
1/2  a cup of cranberries
1/2 a cup of nuts
1/4 of a cup of chocolate chips (optional)
A small bowl

Ok  step 1 pour all of the ingredients in the bowl.
Step 2 mix all of the ingredients together.
Step 3 eat and enjoy!
Step 4 make sure your sneaky little dog doesn't secretly eat it.  And by the way most dogs do like it, as I have learned  in my own experiences with this.

Ants On A Log

Ants on a log is (or are?) a traditional snack for kids that is healthy. Even if you don't like celery, it is a yummy snack for all ages.

Ingredients:

• 1 celery stalk
• Some peanut butter
• 16 raisins

Directions:

1. Cut the celery stalk into 4 about even sized celery sticks. Using a knife, spread peanut butter on the celery stick (On the trench-shaped side). Gently place 4 raisins on top of the peanut butter.

Servings: 4

Lemon Berry Slushy

     Hi! I'm Julia and today we are sharing a slushy recipe that we found on allrecipes.com. It is a fruity summer drink.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cups lemon juice
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed, with juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tray ice cubes

Directions:

1. In a blender, blend the lemon juice, water, strawberries with juice, sugar, and ice cubes until slushy. Serve in a tall glass with a straw.

Servings: 2

Nutrition:

Amount Per Serving (2 total)

Calories 146 cal

Fat 0.1 g

Carbs 38.6 g

(Based on a 2,000 calorie diet)