Low Sugar Cherry Cheesecake and a book by Nancy Lee Badger

Prepared in a Springform Pan

Removed with little finesse from the pan

This is a treat I discovered in my recipe collection but modified it to make it as LOW in SUGAR as humanly possible. It is so good that I shared it with family at a relative's birthday celebration. (we have all been vaccinated!)

Celebrating with family is slowly becoming normal so offering treats can be a healthy part of those get-togethers. Give it a try!

Nancy's Low-Sugar Cherry Cheesecake

9 or 10 inch springform pan or pie dish

10 rectangle blocks of graham crackers

7 ounces butter, melted

2 Tablespoons Splenda sugar

1 Tablespoon Splenda brown sugar

1 1/2 pks (12 ounces) Lite cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar-fee confectioners sugar (mix 1 Cup Splenda & 2 T. cornstarch)

1 carton (8 ounce) Sugar-Free whipped topping, thawed

1 can Cherry pie filling (low-sugar)

Make the crust by crushing in a bag or blending in a food processor the graham crackers into fine crumbs. Add Splenda and brown sugar and blend. Since I found it was hard to remove, I suggest first spray with PAM or place a round piece of parchment paper or wax paper in first) Pour into a bowl and add melted butter. Mix with a fork and pour into pan. Use the back of a small measuring cup to tamp it down. 

For the filling, blend the cream cheese and sugar-free confectioner sugar mix until smooth. Fold in the softened whipped topping until blended. Pour into the pan and spread evenly to the edge. Top with the cherry filling. Cool at least 6 hours. It can keep in the refrigerator for about 5 days.  

WITH EVERY SPARK

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It is available in ebook and print all around the world

AND I just finished revising all four books 

AND am working on a 5th, a novella

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Keep safe and enjoy Spring!

Nancy Lee Badger

Creamy Swiss Chicken Casserole & a Book by Nancy Lee Badger

My Aunt Almeda shared several recipes with family members before she passed away. As I searched through my recipe box (yep, I still have two actual boxes) I wanted to make something quick and easy with the chicken breast I had just thawed for dinner. The following is a delicious casserole I pared down to feed four.

Nancy's Version of Almeda's Creamy Swiss Chicken Casserole

2 chicken breasts, sliced in half longways

4 to 6 square Swiss Cheese slices

1 can undiluted Cream of Chicken soup (I used Campbell's)

1/4 Cup milk

3/4 Cup Pepperidge Farm or Stove Top stuffing (dry)

1/4 Cup butter or margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and pull out a 9" square baking dish. Flatten chicken with a mallet until about 1/2" thick. Line pan. Place cheese slices on top to cover chicken. Stir soup and milk together and pour into casserole. Crumble stuffing mix over top. Pour butter evenly over top.

Cook uncovered for 50 to 55 minutes until browned and bubbly. Let stand 5-10 minutes so liquids absorb. Serve hot with mashed potatoes. 

This casserole is packed with protein from the chicken and cheese. The soup makes a delicious 'gravy' and the stuffing adds a nice crunch. Making food from scratch with as few preservatives as possible is a healthy alternative to store-bought or delivered pre-packaged meals. Entertainment during this pandemic is also healthy to a person's well-being so remember to 

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IS THE 3RD BOOK IN MY

KILTED HIGHLANDERS THROUGH TIME SERIES

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Keep safe and enjoy Spring!

Nancy Lee Badger

Oatmeal Cookies and a book from Nancy Lee Badger

Spring has sprung and my front yard is alive with all sorts of flowers that came with the place. We have lived here since I retired from my job as a 911 Dispatcher for the State of New Hampshire back in 2007 and bought this house in Raleigh, North Carolina in June 2008. We only have a few tulips and they are here one day and gone the next, but they do promise us a colorful spring. .Since the tulips have done their 'raisin' for 2021, here is a favorite sweet treat.

Nancy's Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place parchment paper on cookie sheets for easy clean-up (I am all about the easy part!)

1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 Cup white sugar (I used Splenda)

1 Cup packed light brown sugar

1 Cup shortening (such as Crisco)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

2 Cups old-fashion rolled oats

1/2 to 1 Cup raisins (sometimes I change it up and add semi-sweet morsels instead of raisins)

In a bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside. In mixer cream together both sugars and the shortening and vanilla. Once mixed, add eggs one at a time and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and then add the rolled oats. Scrap the bowl. Add the raisins by hand until well incorporated. 

Drop by a well-rounded spoonful onto the cookie sheets, spaced at least two inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven and let sit until partially cooled, then place on rack to fully cool. Makes about two-dozen to three-dozen depending on size. . 

(My thanks to son Rob & his hubby Joe for the mug)

These cookies are delicious and go well with a big glass of milk, too. Making food from scratch with no preservatives is a healthy alternative to store-bought cookies. The raisins are a good fruit, too. Entertainment during this pandemic is also healthy to a person's well-being so remember to 

READ BOOKS

For a quick, romantic, and adventurous paranormal story with an evil witch, a cursed dragon-shifter on an uninhabited Scottish island, please check out 

(Yes, that is Jimmy Thomas the cover model!)

DRAGON'S CURSE

was the 2nd book I ever had published

(by an actual publisher)

It is available in ebook only all around the world

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Keep safe and enjoy Spring!

Nancy Lee Badger

Easy Chicken Marsala & a Book from Nancy Lee Badger

Easter is the season of resurrection (and chocolate, but I digress). I found a recipe for this dish years ago, but it had at least 15 steps! By trial and error, I RESURRECTED it and created a simpler recipe that tastes fabulous. More importantly, everyone I share the meal with loves it. A side of mashed potatoes is a 'must'.

Nancy's Easy Chicken Marsala.

You will need a 10 in. or 12; diameter covered skillet. 

Olive oil

3 or 4 boneless chicken breasts, cubed (smaller cooks quicker, so your choice)

8-to-16oz package sliced mushrooms

onion, chopped (shallot, yellow, red, whatever)

1/2 Cup flour or Bisquick

1 Tablespoon cornstarch (optional, but will thicken sauce nicely)

Pinch of salt & pepper

1/2 stick butter

4-to--6 oz. Marsala cooking wine

(I had to borrow the above photo because we ate it all before I remembered to take a photo! Thanks, Pixabay.com)

Drizzle olive oil in the large frying pan. Sauté onions and mushrooms until soften and slightly darkened. Ladle onto a plate. 

In a big bowl, toss chicken with flour, salt and pepper, and optional cornstarch. Dump into hot pan with all the flour mixture and keep turning until all sides of each cube are lightly browned. Add cooked veggies, sliced pats of butter, and Marsala wine. Stir well, and cover. Bring to a boil, then simmer until chicken is cooked through, stirring every 10 minutes. Let sit so it absorbs the wine.

This recipe can be refrigerate then reheated in the microwave. Yo can add extra wine if the broth is too thick. It is YUMMY!

Although this recipe has been stripped down from the one I found years earlier, it is easier while giving you protein and veggies galore. Making food from scratch with no preservatives is a healthy alternative to store-bought. 

Entertainment during this pandemic is also healthy to a person's well-being so remember to READ BOOKS. 

For a quick, romantic, hot, and adventurous story check out

MY BANISHED HIGHLANDER

a Time-Travel Romances set in 16th Centruy Scotland and present-day New England. 

LOVE THOSE KILTS!

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Nancy Lee Badger

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