ARF Tuesdays #5 and Leftover Makeovers

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My absolute favorite ARF has to be blueberries. When I was growing up my mom often made blueberry pie an always had a stash of blueberry tea in the cabinet. I usually buy them frozen and use them for things like Blueberry Smoothies, Blueberry Oatmeal and of course Blueberry Muffins. Lately I have been buying Blueberry Juice as well. I just love the taste of blueberries. According to the US Highbush Blueberry Council, Researchers at the USDA Human Nutrition Center (HNRCA) have found that blueberries rank #1 in antioxidant activity when compared to 40 other fresh fruits and vegetables." Great taste and good health... how can you lose!

I've been doing some refrigerator cleaning lately and began to use up leftover odds and ends I found. Here are a couple of of my new creations:



Taco Cups - I've seen lots of similar recipes to this but here's my version. I used a tube of Grands cheddar biscuits I had found on sale at out local market for 99 cents. I molded a half of each biscuit (you know how they are in layers, I split each one in half) into a muffin pan. Into each one I added some leftover refried beans, leftover pot raost which had been transformed into a tostada topping with the addition of green chilis and a few other spices... and then I sprinkled some cheese on top. Bake according to the package directions and ... Viola! Taco Cups :) We had them for lunch with salsa and guacamole on top.

A New Asian Chicken Creation - Not sure if this recipe is anywhere near authentic, but it sure is tasty! I had some leftover crushed pineapple in the freezer so I mixed with a little soy sauce and some of Penzy's Sate Seasoning, a bit of water mixed with corn starch and cooked it with chicken tenders. Served with California Mix veggies and Jasmine rice... yum!