Cookies and Coleslaw!

I often find recipes on Pinterest. Here are two healthy (or ones I have made a little healthier) recipes I tried last night.

The first is Apple Bacon Coleslaw. This recipe caught my eye because I like apple and bacon. But When I looked at the ingredient list I KNEW I had to try it. It Had FENNEL in it! I am one of those crazy people who really like raw fennel (actually, I like it any way it is served). Here is the recipe I copied from online.

 

1/4 cup cider vinegar

1 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup honey

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/4 cup pulp free orange juice

 Juice from 1/2 fresh lemon

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 small Fennel shredded

1 medium cabbage, cored, shredded

1/2 pack of bacon fried crispy then broken up into small pieces

1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced

4 firm apples, peeled, cored and shredded

Mix everything in a large bowl and let sit in the fridge overnight…This is always better if you let it sit for a day or so…really lets the flavors out…

 

The first thing I did was cook the bacon. I didn’t use regular bacon. I used turkey (personal preference). I also cut the bacon in little pieces before I cooked it.  

 

 

Then I mixed the first ingredients together in a bowl (I used dairy free mayonnaise but didn’t use kosher salt).

 

 

Then I chopped everything else and mixed it in a large bowl. I only used two apples and I left the skin on.

 

 

 

Also if I make this again (and I probably will) I would add purple cabbage and more fennel. I might even add poppy seeds. It was delicious!!!!!

 

The second recipe I tried was for some healthy chocolate chip cookies. My friend Heather had posted these on her blog, pinterest365.com, and I saw them and thought I would try them sometime. Well I went to get a banana last night and I noticed that they needed to be used. See picture below. So I thought I’d try.

 

 

I took my four bananas, mushed them, and added 2 cups of rolled oats. They were a bit sticky so I added a handful more of oats. Then I added some Ghirardelli chocolate chips! Then I put rounded spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet. I flattened them out a bit as well.

 

 

I baked them for 15 min. at 350⁰. They came out looking very yummy! I was, however, worried that looks were going to be deceiving. I tried one and then had to have a second because they were very good! They were a lot like a chewy granola bar.