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Mom Venture Recipes all in one place! I try to post recipes that are easy to make and budget friendly. My family is on a very tight budget too, so I know how important it is for some of us to be able to find good, healthy recipes that won’t break the bank :)

Green Smoothie Recipe with Spinach and Whey Protein Powder

Drinks, Healthy Drinks, Recipes
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Green Protein Smoothie with Spinach, Banana and Peanut Butter

Here is a very yummy green smoothie recipe that my mom gave me. I think she found it in a magazine or something but I don’t know which one. Anyway, it is really really good. You would think that with as much spinach as it has in it, it would taste too much like spinach. The nice thing about spinach is that it is pretty mild to begin with, so just adding a small amount of some other ingredients, it takes on the flavor of those other ingredients pretty readily so that you really don’t taste the spinach! My kids love it, and I always end up having to share with them ;)

I have been using this shake recipe as my go to health smoothie because it tastes so good and it is easy and affordable! You can just buy a huge bag of spinach at Costco for pretty cheap and also a big tub of Adam’s natural peanut butter, and the bananas. I think it’s probably best to buy the Whey Protein Powder (make sure it’s made using Whey Protein Isolates) online since I’ve checked in my stores around here and they seem more expensive and many don’t use much of the isolates. Plus the cool thing about Amazon.com is that with some of their items, you can do the Subscribe and Save option which gives you a little bit of a discount and free shipping.

Green Smoothie Recipe with Spinach

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of fresh Spinach
  • 1tbls Peanut Butter
  • 1/2 banana
  • 1 scoop Whey Protein Powder
  • 3/4 cup Almond Milk

Now throw all of that into the blender and blend. You may need to do a pulse blend at first to get it going. I like to use this drink for a lunch replacement since I usually try to work out a little bit after lunch.

I hope you enjoy the recipe! Try it out and let me know what you think!

 

White Chocolate Mocha Recipe-Heavenly Hot Drink!

Drinks, Mocha Recipes, Recipes
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For more coffee drink recipes please visit my new website Home Coffee Recipes.com

It’s officially fall and the days and nights are getting cooler. This is probably the time, if you’re an iced mocha drinker, that you might switch to hot mochas. There are so many flavors of mocha recipes, but one of my favorites and a popular one among espresso stand frequenters, is a White chocolate mocha. I, for one, am in love with white chocolate! I’m not a huge fan of hot coffee drinks, but a hot white mocha is one that I can enjoy :)

Here’s a great homemade white chocolate mocha recipe for you to enjoy! Try it, and I would love to hear what you think of it, and you can also rate it with the stars up above if you want :)

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White Chocolate Mocha Recipe
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Recipe type: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1
 
An excellent hot white mocha recipe for you to enjoy on those chilly days (or all year round!).
Ingredients
  • 16oz cup
  • 2oz of fresh brewed coffee or 2 shots of espresso
  • Approx 13oz of Whole Milk or low fat/skim (I love whole milk in mine! You could even try half and half) steamed or microwaved so it is as hot as you like it.
  • 2 tablespoons powdered white chocolate (try Ghirardelli Sweet Ground White Chocolate)
Instructions
  1. Brew your coffee or espresso shots.
  2. Place white chocolate in your cup.
  3. Pour coffee or espresso into the cup and stir well until the white chocolate is dissolved.
  4. Steam or microwave approx. 13 oz of milk.
  5. Pour in heated milk to top of cup and stir.
  6. Add whipped cream if desired and enjoy!

 

Iced Mocha Recipe

Iced Mocha Recipe-How to Make an Iced Mocha

Drinks, Iced Coffee Recipes, Recipes
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Iced Mocha Recipe

For more coffee drink recipes please visit my new website Home Coffee Recipes.com

A delicious iced mocha recipe for you! Try it, I’m pretty sure you’ll love it! You can also try this mocha frappuccino recipe if you’d like a blended version.

This iced mocha recipe is not “blended”, but iced. So you do not need a blender, just whole or crushed ice! It is very quick and easy. Add whipped cream on top and you’re all set!

For the cocoa powder, I use Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Chocolate and I love it. They also have an unsweetened version.

 

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Recipe type: Drinks
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Serves: 1
 
A yummy iced coffee drink for a hot summer day! Try this iced mocha recipe for a delicious ice cold pick me up.
Ingredients
  • Aprox. 16 oz cup
  • 2 fresh shots of espresso, or ¼ cup fresh brewed coffee
  • 1.5 tablespoons sweetened Cocoa powder or 1tbls. unsweetened Cocoa powder
  • 1.5 tbls. Sugar (if using unsweetened cocoa)
  • Milk (try whole milk if you aren't concerned about calories)
  • Ice
Instructions
  1. First put the cocoa powder and sugar in your cup. Next pour in the espresso shots or coffee. Stir well. Pour ice in the cup until the cup is about ¾ full of ice. Fill the cup the rest of the way with the milk and stir a bit.
  2. Enjoy your iced mocha!
Notes
You can easily adjust the amounts to taste! Make sure your espresso shots or coffee is nice and hot.

Snickers Frappuccino and Caramel Frappuccino Recipe

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I’m finally adding another flavor to my Frappuccino arsenal, the Snickers Frappuccino! I have many more flavors I can post, but just haven’t got them up yet, so stay tuned!

Snickers Frappuccino Recipe ingredients (amounts are for a 16oz drink)(for regular Caramel Mocha Frappuccino scroll down to the end) :

Follow the Frappuccino Recipe amounts for the half and half (or milk) and ice but for the syrups and cocoa use:

Hazelnut Syrup 3 pumps or 3/4 oz (try Da Vinci Gourmet Syrups Hazelnut Syrup  )

and
Caramel Syrup 1/2 oz or 1/2 large pump of Caramel Sauce. (try Torani Caramel Sauce, 64-Ounce)

Then use aprox. 1 tablespoon cocoa (more if needed) (I use Ghirardelli Chocolate Sweet Ground Chocolate)

No need to add any extra sugar

And that’s it! Now you can make your very own, delicious Snickers Frappuccino!

For a regular Caramel Mocha Frappuccino (if you don’t want a regular caramel frappuccino, just omit the cocoa):

1oz or 1 large pump of caramel sauce

1 heaping tablespoon of cocoa

Also try

Torani Variety Pack, Sugar Free, 25.4-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6) It is a great good price on Amazon with free super saver shipping and even more of a discount if you do the Subscribe and Save option!
Torani Syrup, Sugar Free, Classic Hazelnut, 33.81-Ounce (Pack of 3)

*I do make a commission from the products I have linked to on Amazon.com but these are products I have used and I highly recommend!

 

Easy Potato, Eggs, Bell peppers, Onions and Cheese Skillet Recipe

Breakfast Recipes, Main Dish, Recipes
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Easy Potato, Eggs, Bell peppers, Onions and Cheese Skillet Recipe. 

Easy to make, and wonderful for a tight budget. This recipe is great for breakfast lunch or dinner and you can add more ingredients if you like too! (mushrooms, bacon, ham, etc……) Makes just enough for our family of 5 (3 small children and 2 adults). You can easily double it for a larger family or if you want left overs.

Ingredients

3 potatoes peeled and thinly sliced

1/2 large onion sliced or diced

1 green pepper diced

6 eggs

1 cup cheese or more if you like lots of cheese!

garlic salt to taste optional

salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions:

Put a couple tablespoons of oil in a deep frying pan and arrange potatoe slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat until they are somewhat browned on both sides.

Mix the eggs, onion, green pepper and garlic salt and pour on top of the browned potato slices in the frying pan. Top with cheese and cook on low-medium until eggs are done in the center.

That’s it! Easy, cheap and healthy  Potato cheese, egg skillet recipe! :)

Oat Bran Muffins Recipe-Cake Mix Muffins

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I have some oat bran I’ve been meaning to use more often to add more fiber to mine and my family’s diet. What got me going on oat bran, was when my mom showed me an article in a magazine about the Dukan Diet. She tried it and actually did well losing some weight with it. I tried the Dukan Diet for a week and lost a few pounds but had a hard time sticking with it. I do like the idea of using oat bran to add more fiber to my diet though. The problem  is that I keep forgetting to use it on a regular basis. I kept thinking about making muffins with it, and finally decided to just do it the other night. I searched for a good oat bran muffins recipe, but I was out of eggs and I couldn’t find one that I had all the ingredients for. So I decided to use my eggless  Wacky Cake Recipe and just add some of the oat bran to it making them, Cake Mix Muffins :) . So here is what I did. I am not going to post the whole recipe, since you can just go to the Wacky Cake link above and use that but make the following changes:

I omitted the cocoa powder, but you could try it with the cocoa for chocolate oat bran muffins.

I mixed all ingredients in a bowl according to my Eggless Wacky Cake Recipe and used about 1 1/4 cup of flour, with 1/2 cup of oat bran. (if using the cocoa, you may want to use only 1 cup of flour)

I also ended up using only 1/2 cup sugar instead of a whole cup on accident, but they tasted great, so I think I will stick with only using half the sugar :)

After mixing the ingredients with the changes above, just fill each lightly greased muffin cup about 1/2-3/4 full. I only have a miniature muffin pan, so I baked them for about 15-20 min. You may need to bake regular muffins for about 30 minutes or so. at 350 degrees.

Now these do not rise quite as much as regular muffins and are a little heavier, but I love them that way! They are nice and moist and tasted wonderful!

I hope you enjoy this great, simple, healthy oat bran muffins recipe (with no eggs)!