Minestrone Soup – Soup off 11lbs in 6 days

February 5, 2021November 12, 2017 by cookies

Minestrone soup from best food blog 5starcookies

Hello my dear readers,

If you want to lose a few pounds all you have to do is…WHAT?

You need to make the MINESTRONE SOUP.

Again…WHATTTT?

Yes, you need to make the minestrone soup. Have you heard of this before?

I did not until I read the Women’s World from October 30, 2017.

According to that story you need to eat this soup for six days and you can lose about 11 lbs.

Can you say NO?

I can’t. Specifically, because I love the Minestrone soup. It is my favorite soup.

Italian, delicious soup of your dreams to reach your weight dreams.

So, let’s do it. Let’s do it together.

Minestrone Soup

Name: Minestrone Soup - Soup off 11lbs in 6 days
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 chopped onion; 5 carrots, diced; 3 celery stalks, diced; 4 cups chicken bone broth or vegetable broth; 3 cups water; 1 can crushed tomatoes (796 ml); 1 tsp dried oregano; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 cup cooked small pasta; 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 4 cups chopped fresh spinach

1 chopped onion

5 carrots, diced

3 celery stalks, diced

4 cups chicken bone broth or vegetable broth

Minestrone soup to loose weight from the best food blog 5starcookies-Organic chicken broth

3 cups water

1 can crushed tomatoes (796 ml)

1 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 cup cooked small pasta

1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

4 cups chopped fresh spinach

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine onions, carrots, celery, chicken broth,water,oregano, salt and pepper in large pot.

Boil.

Minestrone soup to loose weight from the best food blog 5starcookies-combine onion,carrots,celery,chicken broth,oregano,salt and pepper

Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Add can of crushed tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes

Add cooked pasta, beans and spinach.

Stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.

Enjoy.

To print this recipe please check box below.

Minestrone Soup - Soup off 11lbs in 6 days

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Soup off your pounds in 6 days

Ingredients

1 chopped onion
5 carrots, diced
3 celery stalks, diced
4 cups chicken bone broth or vegetable broth
3 cups water
1 can crushed tomatoes (796 ml)
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 cup cooked small pasta
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
4 cups chopped fresh spinach

Instructions

Combine onions, carrots, celery, chicken broth, water, oregano, salt and pepper in large pot.
Boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Add can of crushed tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
Add cooked pasta, beans and spinach.
Stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.
Enjoy.

Find your spoon and start your diet.

Remember! 11 lbs = 6 days of Minestrone Soup

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So, let’s review this diet. For lunch and dinner you eat minestrone soup.

What about breakfast? Can I have snacks and how often?(see below)

Breakfast

1 egg, any style

1 slice whole wheat toast

1 orange or piece any fruit

Snacks (choose 2 daily)

1 hard boiled egg

3 cups popcorn

I hope you will try this diet.

If you don’t want to be on diet please try the following:

Option 1 – Peanut Butter Jelly Cups

Peanut Butter Jelly Cups

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Option 2 – Peanut Butter Chocolate Torte

Peanut Butter Chocolate Torte

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Option 3 – Chocolate Lava Cake

Chocolate Lava Cake

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Homemade pizza part 2

May 11, 2018April 1, 2017 by cookies

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To make pizza dough please click the following link Homemade Pizza Dough

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If you make homemade pizza dough, you will notice the difference between that and store bought pizza dough.

Now, let’s prepare our toppings. It is really your choice.

I will give you the list of possibilities:

-Mozzarella cheese, grated

-Feta cheese

– Mushrooms, thinly sliced

-Peppers

-Italian sausage

-Pepperoni

-Ham

-Pesto

-Chopped fresh basil

-Onions

-Oregano

…..

Preheat oven to 405 F.

Flatten your dough ball with your hands and stretch out into a round or any shape that you like.

Brush dough top with organic olive oil.

Spread with tomato sauce or traditional pizza sauce.

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After that add toppings of your choice.

For me: mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella cheese, feta cheese, basil, oregano

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Keep adding your toppings…spinach….

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My favorite, the one and the only Mr. cheese and Dr. basil.

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Do you see your perfect picture?

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To finish sprinkle with an organic dry oregano and olive oil. Bake for 25 min at 405 F.

Now is the best part. Eating….

Find your knife and fork if you are that kind of pizza eater…you know the theater kind of people.

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You can also load your plate, use your hands and enjoy! I know I will and I did! Don’t judge me….

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Dear my readers,

Thank you for visiting my food blog.

Enjoy your life, say “hello” to your neighbor, share love with this Universe…

and believe that this planet will survive because of LOVE.

And remember BAKING = LOVE as well as LOVE = BAKING

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Breakfast Protein Bites – Popeye and Olive Oyl

February 5, 2021February 3, 2017 by cookies

Help, Popeye! Save me! I want to make something healthy, fast and nutritious.

“Where is the entrance to the exit” – Popeye yells.

Well, my kitchen – I yell back.

Let’s do it! I’am strong to the finich, ’cause I eats me Spinach, I’m Popeye the sailor man! (toot,toot).

Now, my dear virtual friends let’s make what our famous Popeye is suggesting. It is called the Breakfast Protein Bites.
These cute little bites are ideal for families on the go, for your Sunday breakfast or if you want to have an easy protein bites for busy weekday mornings.

Now, Popeye is getting all ingredients.

The first and the most important …can you guess is….

The spinach.

Other ingredients are:

mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese,
milk, onion, red pepper, eggs, salt, ground black pepper.

Using a medium nonstick skillet add 1 TBSP olive olive, swirl to coat. Add 1/8 cup diced onion, saute until almost tender. (2-3 min)

Add 1 1/4 cup chopped spinach, saute 1 min, stirring constantly.
Cool for 5 min. Add 1/3 cup ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 diced red pepper. Stir to combine.

In a small bowl combine 4 eggs, 1/8 cup milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.

Stir in cheese mixture.

Your mixture will look like…see the picture below

Now, preheat oven to 350 F.

Coat 6 muffin pan with cooking spray.

Divide your Popeye mixture evenly among muffin cups.

Bake for 30 min at 350 F. After 1/2 hour open your oven, take a picture and enjoy. Do you see your bites puffed and set.

Secret: They will deflate slightly as they cool.

breakfast protein bites of 5starcookies in oven

I’ll take you all on one at a time!― Popeye said in his famous quote.

What do you say?

Are you ready for this amazing breakfast protein bites?

I know I am….I am so ready to attack this amazing breakfast protein bites. Call me terrorist if you want to but I know who I am.

“Don’t you DARE ‘reproach’ me!” ― Olive Oyl

And I love, love this protein bites from any angle… just see my pictures.

ENJOY!
Oh, Popeye! YOU SAVED ME AND ALL MY READERS! I miss you.

“That’s all I can stands, I can’t stands no more.” ― Popeye said to me all of sudden.Oh, Popeye – I try in my best Olive Oyl voice.
“Where is the entrance to the exit” – Popeye ignores my flirting voice. I am ready to exit this virtual reality.
Oh, but I am all about family – I try again. I really need your help.
At that point Olive Oyl flies into my kitchen and yells at me: “Leave my man alone, you food whore!
You keep your hands to you, that’s what your are!”

My feeling got hurt and I answered to them using their quote:
“I think family is more important than dumb morality ”
But as they exiting my home, Popeye turns toward me and say:

“I yam what I yam and that’s all what I yam. ”

Also, don’t forget to print the recipe below and make what Popeye suggested.

Breakfast Protein Bites - Popeye and Olive Oyl

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 TBSP Olive Oil
1/8 cup diced onion
1 1/4 cup chopped spinach
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup ricotta cheese
1 diced red pepper
1/8 cup milk
4 large eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

Using a medium nonstick skillet add 1 TBSP olive olive, swirl to coat.
Add 1/8 cup diced onion, saute until almost tender. (2-3 min)
Add 1 1/4 cup chopped spinach, saute 1 min, stirring constantly.
Cool for 5 min.
Add 1/3 cup ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 diced red pepper. Stir to combine.
In a small bowl combine 4 eggs, 1/8 cup milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.
Stir in cheese mixture.
Now, preheat oven to 350 F.
Coat 6 muffin pan with cooking spray.
Divide your Popeye mixture evenly among muffin cups.
Bake for 30 min at 350 F.
Enjoy!

What else can I say?

Where’s the entrance to the exit? I need to get my cappuccino…AND I MISS MY CHILDHOOD.

Love you Popeye…you are my hero!

Until I see you again just remember:

I’m strong to the finich, ’cause I eats me Spinach, I’m Popeye the sailor man! (toot, toot)

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The Sunflower Seeds and Eggs Breakfast

February 5, 2021February 19, 2016 by cookies

Hi,

When you open your eyes this morning, you call your maid to bring you a breakfast and then you

are waiting and waiting. All of sudden you realize “O, God I do not have a maid”.
Then just before you start crying because the cold reality just touch your arty heart you found my blog https://www.5starcookies.com

And there is solution for your problem. It is called “The Sunflower Seeds in Eggs Breakfast”.

It is so healthy and ready in 5 min. Who needs maid when you have my blog.

So, let’s make it.

All you need is one egg, 1/8 cup sunflower seeds, salt, feta, whole sweet red peppers, naan bread.

The Sunflower Seeds and Eggs Breakfast

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 egg
1/8 cup sunflower seeds (organic if you can)
salt
1 or 2 pcs whole sweet red peppers
1 TBSP feta cheese
and anything else you want to use (spinach, basil, tomato...)
2 pcs Naan Bread

Instructions

Crack the egg into a small mixing bowl. Add the salt and 1/8 cup sunflower seeds and stir gently with a fork until well-beaten. Set aside.
Heat a 6- to 8-inch omelette pan over high heat until very hot (approximately 30 seconds). Add the oil, making sure it coats the bottom of the pan.
Slowly pour in the egg mixture.
Continue to cook until the egg mixture holds together.
Place 1 pcs of Naan bread on plate and then build your breakfast sandwich.
Add the prepared egg and sunflower mixture, peppers, feta cheese and anything else you want to use.
Top with second piece of the Naan Bread and enjoy your piece of work.
In your mouth... (Please no Monica jokes...you dirty mind people..)