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Macaroons

Nancy Lee and Me - Macaroons

Macaroons are one of my favorite cookies and simple to make.

Nancy Lee and Me - Macaroons

Macaroons

These are one of my favorite cookies and simple to make.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, macaroon
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 124kcal

Ingredients

  • 14 oz coconut sweetened and flaked
  • 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325
  • Line baking sheet with parchment paper
  • In a medium bowl, mix together coconut, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla
  • In another bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form.
  • Use a spatula to fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture.
  • Use two teaspoons to create mounds on the baking sheet, space about 1 and 1/2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 23 to 25 minutes
  • Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips in sauce pan a med-low heat.
  • Dip bottoms of macaroons in the chocolate, place on baking sheet and put in refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg

Cheddar Cheese Crisps

Nancy Lee and Me - Cheddar Cheese Crisps

Cheddar Cheese Crisps are a low carb garlic cheddar cheese crisps are keto-friendly and are super easy to make & will satisfy your cravings for chips and salty snacks.

Nancy Lee and Me - Cheddar Cheese Crisps

Cheddar Cheese Crisps

Low carb garlic cheddar cheese crisps are keto-friendly and are super easy to make & will satisfy your cravings for chips and salty snacks.
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Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheddar cheese
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 238kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cheddar cheese
  • 2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Line a baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper sheets.
  • Using a measuring spoon, drop 1 tbsp piles of cheddar cheese about 2 inches apart (the cheese will spread so don’t put them too close) on the baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle garlic powder on each, just a pinch.
  • Bake for 5-8 minutes (may vary, keep a close eye on them). Remove from oven and lift parchment paper and place on cooling racks.
  • Dab tops of crisps with a paper towel to remove some of the excess grease (this is optional but if you don’t do it, your crisps may be soggy – still yummy, but soggy – if you didn’t cook them long enough).
  • Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 353mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 566IU | Calcium: 407mg | Iron: 1mg

Baked Sweet Potato Chips, You’ll Love this delicious healthy snack from ‘Nancy Lee & Me’

Healthy Snacks - Sweet Potato Chips

We are focusing on healthy snacks. These sweet potato chips will surely be a crowd pleaser.

Fried sweet potato features in a variety of dishes and cuisines including the popular sweet potato fries, a variation of French fries using sweet potato instead of potato. Fried sweet potatoes are known as patatas in Guinean cuisine, where they are more popular than potatoes and more commonly used to make fries.

Recipes for fried sweet potatoes in the United States go back to the nineteenth century. Some suggest parboiling the sweet potatoes before frying, while others call for frying them with sugar.

Nancy Lee and Me -Sweet Potato Chips

Baked Sweet Potato Chips

We are focusing on healthy snacks. These sweet potato chips will surely be a crowd pleaser.
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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sweet potato
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 97kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes sliced thin
  • 2 tsp sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°. Cover cookie sheet with parchment paper
  • Toss sweet potatoes in oil until evenly coated.
  • Place sweet potatoes on cookie sheet in a single layer. Lightly sprinkle potatoes with sea salt. Bake for 20, until sweet potatoes look crispy and dry to touch. (They'll continue to crisp as they cool.)

Nutrition

Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1225mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 16031IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

Strawberry Shortbread Cookies – A recipe your family will love.

Nancy Lee and Me - Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

These Strawberry Shortbread Cookies are a super strawberry taste treat. What better way to use up those strawberries you bought.

Origin:

The first printed shortbread recipe appeared in 1736, from a Scotswoman named Mrs. McLintock. But even before that, shortbread cookies (or more accurately, shortbread biscuits) were widely associated with Christmas and Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve).

The first printed shortbread recipe is said to come from a Scottish cookbook, written by Mrs McLintock in 1736. There are two copies left of this little cookbook. Half of the cookbook contains recipes for food preservation and there are recipes for savory and sweet dishes.

Check out our other great cookie recipes.

Nancy Lee and Me - Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

A super strawberry taste treat. What better way to use up those strawberries you bought.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, Strawberry
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 102kcal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup strawberries chopped
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. 
  • Make cookie dough: In a small bowl, stir strawberries, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar until combined. Let sit 10 minutes, then drain. 
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, remaining ½ cup sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract, then stir in flour mixture until just combined. 
  • Using a wooden spoon, very gently fold in strawberries.
  • Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop heaping tablespoons of dough (about 24 balls)
  • Arrange stuffed cookie dough balls 2" apart on baking sheets. Dust with sanding sugar and bake until cookies are set and just golden around edges, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

Savory Strawberry Sauce your guests will love

Nancy Lee and Me - Strawberry Sauce

This Strawberry Sauce is such an easy and deliciously versatile sauce or topping for desserts like cakes and ice cream, for pancakes and waffles and so much more!

Origin

The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.

Check out our other great recipe for sauces and gravies.

Nancy Lee and Me - Strawberry Sauce

Strawberry Sauce

Such an easy and deliciously versatile sauce or topping for desserts like cakes and ice cream, for pancakes and waffles and so much more!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Strawberry
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 357kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups strawberries hulled and coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 zest lemon
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice or juice of one lemon

Instructions

  • To make the sauce, in a small saucepan combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon zest and juice and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Cook until the fruits begin to break down and release their juices at the same time mashing a few berries to help in the process. Continue to cook until the sauce thickens roughly 10-12 minutes or to your desired consistency. The sauce will continue to thicken as it stands. Leave to cool completely before using. Store in the refrigerator if not using right away. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 81g | Vitamin C: 181mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg

Strawberry Icebox Cake – Your friends and family will love it!

Nancy Lee and Me - Strawberry IceBox Cake

Strawberry IceBox Cake is a fluffy pink icebox cake. A delight in the summer or any time of year.

Origin of IceBox Cake

History. The icebox cake is derived from similar desserts such as the charlotte and the trifle and made to be more accessible to prepare. It was first introduced to the United States in the 1920s, as companies were promoting the icebox as a kitchen appliance.

Check out our other great cake recipes.

Nancy Lee and Me - Strawberry Ice Box Cake

Strawberry Icebox Cake

A fluffy pink icebox cake. Just in time for summer.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert, Strawberry
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Freeze: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 563kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups strawberries hulled and thinly sliced
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup strawberry milk mix
  • 54 nilla wafers

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, beat heavy cream and strawberry milk until mixture turns silky smooth and shiny and holds its lofty, foamy shape.
  • Grease a 9"-by-5" loaf pan and line with plastic wrap, leaving a 2” overhang on each side. Grease plastic.
  • Arrange 18 of the Nilla wafers in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Top with ⅓ of the strawberries and 1/3 of the strawberry whipped topping. Repeat twice with Nilla wafers, strawberries, and strawberry whipped topping. Fold overhang over and freeze until solid, 4 hours.
  • When ready to serve, use overhang to remove icebox cake from pan. Invert and top with more strawberries and crumbled vanilla wafers. Slice and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 563kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 207mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1321IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 1mg

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