I’m still planning on actually writing down what I did but if you’re also an approximate cooker, here’s the basics. I used the pancake recipe from the link below with doubled amounts except for the milk which I adjusted a little after adding ricotta. I figure, if it’s too solid, you can always add more milk but … [Read more…]
Full Recipe: 2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 eggs 1 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup walnut halves (or chocolate chips) 1. Melt the butter or margarine and mix all ingredients in the order given. 2. Bake at 350 … [Read more…]
3 TBSP salted Butter (Use 2 if making creamed corn – the cob scrapes compensate) 1 TBSP minced Garlic 1 TBSP flour 3/4 cup whole milk 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp nutmeg – (optional. Works great with spinach and Kale) Melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic and sautee for about … [Read more…]
Starting from Rick Bayless’ this recipe from Martha Stewart and trying to find interesting things to do with all the in-seson greens and make something the kids can and might eat. 1 chopped onion (I had a yellow one) 1 tsp chopped garlic 12 oz (rouchly) green or red chard leaves (I did the chopped … [Read more…]
Based on the following two recipes: Pulled Chicken Sandwiches Joe’s Stone Crab Garlic Creamed Spinach Pulled Chicken I’ve adapted the recipe to work with the Pampered Chef Round Covered Baker. I make a variety of pulled chicken dishes in the baker and have discovered a good ratio is about 3 breast fillets to 1 cup … [Read more…]
Let’s talk about quiche. Why is it so hard to find a plain old basic quiche recipe? I don’t know the history of its evolution, but isn’t quiche supposed to be one of those things you make with the extra stuff you have in your fridge? Ok I have here half a head of cauliflower … [Read more…]
The basis of tonight’s Flash Dinner was the Real Simple recipe, Lemon Chicken With Olives, which is pretty fast all on it’s own but it takes closer to an hour than their stated half hour if you’re a little obsessive about your cooking zen, which I am. I can take an hour to chop a … [Read more…]
1 tbsp sesame oil 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 1/2 tablespoons finely diced fresh ginger 1 Tbsp brown sugar juice from 1/2 lime 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon sriracha hot sauce (add more to make hotter) 1 (14 oz.) can coconut milk 1/2 cup natural peanut butter I added all these in order … [Read more…]
4 Tablespoons Butter 4 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour 2 1/2 cups Whole Milk (if you don’t have whole milk, adding ricotta helps make it creamier) 1/2 cup ricotta (or half and half, cottage cheese, or another 1/2 cup of milk if you’re lacking additional dairy products). 1 cup grated cheddar 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper 1-1/2 teaspoon … [Read more…]
Here’s another recipe using the leftover “southwest” sauce. And it’s really flashy fast. I’ll have another sauce for you to use with this recipe posted here at a later date because I also have a pretty decent red sauce. But this is what I did this week. Chop and sautee a small onion with some … [Read more…]