Entries by Frannie Danzinger

Cookie Jar Gingersnaps

2 cups flour – then sift 1 Tablespoon ground ginger 3 teaspoons baking soda 1 Teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup shortening (Crisco) 1 Cup sugar granulated 1 egg ¼ cup molasses (the darker & richer flavor) Measure and sift flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon and salt.  Cream shortening and sugar, add egg. Then add […]

Chocolate No-Bake Cookies (“Chocolate Sams”)

Submitted by Dina DiPietro 2 Cups Sugar ¼ Cup Cocoa ½ Cup Milk ½ Cup Butter 1 Teaspoon Vanilla ½ Cup Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter 3 Cups Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lay out wax paper before you make cookies Combine sugar, cocoa, milk and butter in saucepan.  Bring to heavy boil for exactly one minute.  Remove […]

Chocolate Muffins

Submitted by Kathy Kantin 3 cups of all Bran Cereal 2 and a half cups of warm water 1 and a half teaspoons of baking powder Low Fat or fat free brownie mix Mix cereal and water.  Let soak for 5 minutes.  Add brownie mix and baking powder and mix.  Spray Pam on muffin tins.  […]

Standing Hammer Curl

Stand with feet hip-width apart, arms extended straight down in front, holding a dumbbell in each hand with palms facing toward each other.  Slowly curl weights toward your shoulders.  Once at your shoulders, add to the intensity by rotating elbows 90 degrees to the side.  Release elbows back to the waist, and lower arms back […]

Seated Concentration Curl

Sit on a stability ball holding a dumbbell in right hand.  Lean forward, placing right elbow on inside of right thing, arm extended with thumb up.  Slowly curl weight toward shoulder, rotating hand so palm faces up.  Hold for one counts, then slowly lower back to start.  Complete set on right side; repeat on left […]

Side Twist Shoulder Suspension

Starting with one dumbbell in both hands straight in front of your chest, feet hip distance apart.  Keeping your hips square to the front, rotate from the obliques to one side, maintaining a shoulder suspension, parallel to the ground.  Return to center, and twist to the opposite side.

Overhead Plié Double Press

Begin holding one dumbbell in front of chest with both hands, elbows firmly in toward your side.  Legs begin in a plié position.  As you push the dumbbell straight up overhead, body lowers to deepen the plié.  Bend elbows and return upper body to starting position, while raising up with the legs, still maintaining a […]

Overhead Press

Begin kneeling or standing, knees or feet hip distance apart.  Begin with arms out to the side, forming a 90-degree angle at the elbow.  Simultaneously extend both arms overhead until arms are straight overhead, with a slight bend in the elbow.  Return back to 90-degree angle.

Suspended Shoulder Forward Push

Begin with feet hip-distance apart, dumbbells in each hand.  Elbows pulled back even with shoulder height and parallel to the floor.  From this starting point, simultaneously push both arms forward crossing one arm over the other when arms are in a full extension.  Retract arms back to starting position and extend again, with opposite arm […]

Double Arm Row with Squat

Beginning with feet wide, XerTube firmly under both feet with tube criss-crossed.  Grabbing each end of the tube while keeping your back upright, pull equally with both shoulders/arms until elbows have reached shoulder height.  Return to starting position with resistance and maintain upright posture on the release.