Thursday, October 1, 2009
Recipes
Recipes
Amazing Cornbread!
I made this one today and it was fabulous! Give it a whirl.
Cornbread:
1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup cornmeal
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup creamed corn
1 large egg
3/4 cup heavy cream (can sub milk)
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Preheat oven to 425. Grease 8X8 or 9X9 pan.
Sift flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. In a different bowl mix, creamed corn, egg, cream, honey and butter - until the honey is dissolved.
Add the wet to the dry. Stir until combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 -26 minutes or until golden. This salad is excellent for Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas Dinner. I have brought this to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner the last few years...so good. Even picky eaters like the dressing.
Dressing:
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup fresh cranberries
2 Tblsp honey
1 Tblsp white sugar
1 Tblsp chopped red onion
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil
Combine all ingredients except vegetable oil in a blender or food processor. Slowly add oil.
Salad:
2 packages Spring Mix
3 medium red delicious apples chopped - coated in lemon juice if preparing in advance
1 cup toasted chopped walnuts
In a large bowl toss salad mix, apples, & walnuts.
Add salad dressing - toss and serve.
* I think that this salad would also taste amazing with candied walnuts or pecans.
Chicken Pasta Salad
Dressing:
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
2/3 cup EVOO
4+ Tblsp garlic cloves
2 Tbsp Honey
Sprinkle of Italian Seasonings
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Mix all in a blender. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Salad:
1 lb cooked bowtie, penne, or wheel whole wheat pasta
1 handful cilantro or Italian parsley
3 cups Rotisserie chicken chopped
green onions chopped
1 package grape or cherry tomatoes halved
2 cups fresh spinach chopped
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
Mix ingredients together and drizzle with dressing. So delicious!
Filling and light. It is perfect for summer. And it's incredibly easy, it took me about 30 minutes to whip the whole thing together! YUMMY!!!!
From Scratch Brownies
1 2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
2 Tblsp water
2 lrg eggs
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 325. Grease 9X13.
Combine butter, sugar, water. Stir in eggs & vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, & salt
Mix dry ingredients with wet.
Stir in chips. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 20 minutes or so (I want to say that they cooked a lot longer but I was making dinner at the same time- I know I checked them twice and put them back in). So, just take them out when they don't leave brownie mix on the knife or toothpick or whatever you use to check for doneness.
Amazing Cornbread!
I made this one today and it was fabulous! Give it a whirl.
Cornbread:
1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup cornmeal
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup creamed corn
1 large egg
3/4 cup heavy cream (can sub milk)
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Preheat oven to 425. Grease 8X8 or 9X9 pan.
Sift flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. In a different bowl mix, creamed corn, egg, cream, honey and butter - until the honey is dissolved.
Add the wet to the dry. Stir until combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 -26 minutes or until golden. This salad is excellent for Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas Dinner. I have brought this to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner the last few years...so good. Even picky eaters like the dressing.
Dressing:
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup fresh cranberries
2 Tblsp honey
1 Tblsp white sugar
1 Tblsp chopped red onion
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil
Combine all ingredients except vegetable oil in a blender or food processor. Slowly add oil.
Salad:
2 packages Spring Mix
3 medium red delicious apples chopped - coated in lemon juice if preparing in advance
1 cup toasted chopped walnuts
In a large bowl toss salad mix, apples, & walnuts.
Add salad dressing - toss and serve.
* I think that this salad would also taste amazing with candied walnuts or pecans.
If you like chocolate these cookies are for you!! These are really rich and full of chocolate. I sent these with my mom to a cookie exchange. Needless to say the DH wasn't too excited to exchange - he wanted to keep all of these little chocolate gems for himself!
16 oz milk chocolate chips
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 packages (24 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Hershey Kisses chopped in half
Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Microwave 16 oz. milk chocolate with the stick of butter until melted smooth ( for me I microwave 45 seconds and stir - then cook again for 45 seconds).
In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl mix together eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla on high speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed and add the melted chocolate. On low speed, add the flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips, but leave out the kisses.
Drop by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheets. 2-3 inches apart. Place a kiss on top of each cookie dough.
Bake until cookies are shiny and crackly yet still soft - typically between 12 -14 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack with a spatula.
Today when I made these cookies I got about 5 dozen (but I made them smaller than normal). Normally 4 dozen.
Dressing:
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
2/3 cup EVOO
4+ Tblsp garlic cloves
2 Tbsp Honey
Sprinkle of Italian Seasonings
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Mix all in a blender. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Salad:
1 lb cooked bowtie, penne, or wheel whole wheat pasta
1 handful cilantro or Italian parsley
3 cups Rotisserie chicken chopped
green onions chopped
1 package grape or cherry tomatoes halved
2 cups fresh spinach chopped
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
Mix ingredients together and drizzle with dressing. So delicious!
Filling and light. It is perfect for summer. And it's incredibly easy, it took me about 30 minutes to whip the whole thing together! YUMMY!!!!
From Scratch Brownies
1 2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
2 Tblsp water
2 lrg eggs
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 325. Grease 9X13.
Combine butter, sugar, water. Stir in eggs & vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, & salt
Mix dry ingredients with wet.
Stir in chips. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 20 minutes or so (I want to say that they cooked a lot longer but I was making dinner at the same time- I know I checked them twice and put them back in). So, just take them out when they don't leave brownie mix on the knife or toothpick or whatever you use to check for doneness.
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I am busy Mom of 3. My kids are my world. I do work (occasionally) outside the home. I'm a L&D nurse at a hospital here in town. I love my jobs. I love to try new things, share recipes, tips and tricks to make life easier, and of course ramble of my daily musings.
I am busy Mom of 3. My kids are my world. I do work (occasionally) outside the home. I'm a L&D nurse at a hospital here in town. I love my jobs. I love to try new things, share recipes, tips and tricks to make life easier, and of course ramble of my daily musings.
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