Creamy White Chili. I was so excited.
Chicken
Onion
Chili peppers
White Beans
Oregano
Cumin
Garlic powder
S+P
Chicken Broth
Sour Cream
Heavy Cream
But I was sooo disappointed, hence no instructions or details. Maddy ate nearly half a can of beans, but once added to the soup, she wasn't interested. No one ate it.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Beef Brisket
I hate red meat and steaks. Gross! I like ground beef, but even the smell of a steak makes me want to hurl. However, I LOVE beef brisket! I've been craving it so I just finished it.
Beef Brisket
Olive Oil, enough to coat pan, add as needed.
5 large cloves of garlic
salt, pepper, oregano
Heat oil in a frying pan, add garlic. Generously sprinkle the meat with salt, pepper, and oregano. Get it nice and brown on both sides, cover and simmer for about 2 hours so it's nice a tender. Mmm, mmm, good!
Beef Brisket
Olive Oil, enough to coat pan, add as needed.
5 large cloves of garlic
salt, pepper, oregano
Heat oil in a frying pan, add garlic. Generously sprinkle the meat with salt, pepper, and oregano. Get it nice and brown on both sides, cover and simmer for about 2 hours so it's nice a tender. Mmm, mmm, good!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
New Blog
I found a new blog! A year of slow cooker recipes! The slow cooker is one of my best friends, so I'm excited to check out her archives. She even has a blog on how to make YOGURT in your crockpot! So good to know especially as we set out on our B&B adventures!!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Pumpkin Bread
I love Autumn! This is my favorite time of year. The slight chill in the air, lovely scenery, the excitement and anticipation of all the upcoming holidays, and the seasonal foods/fruits/veggies all make me happy.
I thought I'd try a scone recipe, pumpkin scones! Don't those sound good? However, after reading so many different variations and finally picking one, I noticed the surprising lack of pumpkin...only 1/2 a cup! So I looked at the others...same thing! What's the point? I'm sure they're tasty, but after dividing up the ingredients, you're basically just eating flour. So I went to a tried a true family favorite out of the Betty Crocker Cookbook...Pumpkin Bread! I omit the raisins and nuts and use butter rather than oil. It was so good! It always is!
I thought I'd try a scone recipe, pumpkin scones! Don't those sound good? However, after reading so many different variations and finally picking one, I noticed the surprising lack of pumpkin...only 1/2 a cup! So I looked at the others...same thing! What's the point? I'm sure they're tasty, but after dividing up the ingredients, you're basically just eating flour. So I went to a tried a true family favorite out of the Betty Crocker Cookbook...Pumpkin Bread! I omit the raisins and nuts and use butter rather than oil. It was so good! It always is!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Breakfast Bars and Flax crusted Cutlets
The kids are tired of Muffins so today, I made Raspberry Breakfast Bars for tomorrow's breakfast.
Raspberry Breakfast Bars
1 cup almond meal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12T butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan
1 cup organic raspberry preserves
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix everything but jam
Press two-thirds of the oat mixture in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared baking pan and top with the raspberry preserves. Sprinkle the preserves with the remaining oat mixture.
Bake for about 45 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking, until the top is golden brown. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the granola bars cool completely, about 3 hours. Cut into squares and serve.
They're good, but I probably won't make them again.
Flax crusted Turkey Tenders
1lb Turkey breasts cut into strips
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying
2 eggs
Seasonings, divided (I found an Indian Tikka spice mix)
1 Cup Flax meal
1 heaping T whole wheat flour
Heat oil.
In a shallow bowl, mix flax, flour, and seasonings.
Dip strips in eggs, then coat with flax mixture.
Fry! Between 5-10 minutes on each side depending on thickness.
I wasn't sure how this would turn out. I didn't use a recipe, I just hoped they would work like breadcrumbs! Gladly, they were really good! I loved the texture the flaxseed gave the cutlets. It browned nicely and didn't stick to the pan...I have that problem with breadcrumbs.
I served them with Whole Wheat Pasta and Spinach with Broccoli sauteed in Garlic and Olive Oil. It was a hit with Abby and Maddy. Kaity is sick so she stuck with applesauce and watermelon. We'll see if El likes it.
Raspberry Breakfast Bars
1 cup almond meal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12T butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan
1 cup organic raspberry preserves
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix everything but jam
Press two-thirds of the oat mixture in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared baking pan and top with the raspberry preserves. Sprinkle the preserves with the remaining oat mixture.
Bake for about 45 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking, until the top is golden brown. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the granola bars cool completely, about 3 hours. Cut into squares and serve.
They're good, but I probably won't make them again.
Flax crusted Turkey Tenders
1lb Turkey breasts cut into strips
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying
2 eggs
Seasonings, divided (I found an Indian Tikka spice mix)
1 Cup Flax meal
1 heaping T whole wheat flour
Heat oil.
In a shallow bowl, mix flax, flour, and seasonings.
Dip strips in eggs, then coat with flax mixture.
Fry! Between 5-10 minutes on each side depending on thickness.
I wasn't sure how this would turn out. I didn't use a recipe, I just hoped they would work like breadcrumbs! Gladly, they were really good! I loved the texture the flaxseed gave the cutlets. It browned nicely and didn't stick to the pan...I have that problem with breadcrumbs.
I served them with Whole Wheat Pasta and Spinach with Broccoli sauteed in Garlic and Olive Oil. It was a hit with Abby and Maddy. Kaity is sick so she stuck with applesauce and watermelon. We'll see if El likes it.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Cherry Almond Muffins
UPDATE* I should mention that I ran out of almond extract and only put in 1 tsp. and 2 vanilla. Today I made the muffins again (they were gone before Friday evening.) To appease my mother, I tried them with the sour cherries. This time, I also used the called for amount of almond. It may be a little strong. I'll know better tomorrow. I like the sweeter cherries better, mom however, prefers the sour :) *
The Blueberry muffins were a bomb, not the bomb, a bomb...as in FAILURE! The girls did not like them. I did, but we won't be making them again.
At Trader Joe's on Monday, I saw a sign for a featured item, Almond Meal. I love almonds and said, "Oooooo, but what would I do with Almond Meal?" Maddy just blankly stared into my eyes. I bet she had a few ideas, none of which, I would be thrilled about. I went over to check it out and saw that the sign had a description. Wonderful! Almond meal can be used in recipes to replace 1/2 your amount of flour! Of course, because of this baking kick I've been on, without hesitating, I grabbed a bag. I'm sure it may ruin some recipes, but adding a nutty flavor to muffins couldn't hurt. And what better recipe to try it out in, than Cherry Almond muffins?
Here's the recipe, I can post the original if anyone is curious. But for now, I'll post mine:
3T Butter
3T Cinnamon Applesauce
2/3C Sugar
2T ground Flaxseed with 6T water
1C Whole wheat flour
1/2C Almond meal
1C Oats
2t Baking Powder
1/2t Salt
1/4C Milk
1/3C Sour Cream
1 1/2t Almond Extract
1 1/2t Vanilla Extract
1 1/2C frozen cherries, quartered
Topping
2T Almond meal
2T Sugar
1/4t Cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375. Grease pan or use muffin cups.
Cream Butter and Sugar. Add Applesauce and Flax/water mixture.
In separate bowl, mix Flour, Almond meal, Oats, Powder, and Salt. Add to Butter mixture.
Add Milk, Sour cream, Vanilla, and Almond extract. Mix thoroughly. Fold in cherries. Spoon into muffin cups.
Combine Almond meal, Sugar, Cinnamon. Sprinkle over muffins.
Bake 25-30 minutes. They were delicious!!!! Soo good!
The Blueberry muffins were a bomb, not the bomb, a bomb...as in FAILURE! The girls did not like them. I did, but we won't be making them again.
At Trader Joe's on Monday, I saw a sign for a featured item, Almond Meal. I love almonds and said, "Oooooo, but what would I do with Almond Meal?" Maddy just blankly stared into my eyes. I bet she had a few ideas, none of which, I would be thrilled about. I went over to check it out and saw that the sign had a description. Wonderful! Almond meal can be used in recipes to replace 1/2 your amount of flour! Of course, because of this baking kick I've been on, without hesitating, I grabbed a bag. I'm sure it may ruin some recipes, but adding a nutty flavor to muffins couldn't hurt. And what better recipe to try it out in, than Cherry Almond muffins?
Here's the recipe, I can post the original if anyone is curious. But for now, I'll post mine:
3T Butter
3T Cinnamon Applesauce
2/3C Sugar
2T ground Flaxseed with 6T water
1C Whole wheat flour
1/2C Almond meal
1C Oats
2t Baking Powder
1/2t Salt
1/4C Milk
1/3C Sour Cream
1 1/2t Almond Extract
1 1/2t Vanilla Extract
1 1/2C frozen cherries, quartered
Topping
2T Almond meal
2T Sugar
1/4t Cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375. Grease pan or use muffin cups.
Cream Butter and Sugar. Add Applesauce and Flax/water mixture.
In separate bowl, mix Flour, Almond meal, Oats, Powder, and Salt. Add to Butter mixture.
Add Milk, Sour cream, Vanilla, and Almond extract. Mix thoroughly. Fold in cherries. Spoon into muffin cups.
Combine Almond meal, Sugar, Cinnamon. Sprinkle over muffins.
Bake 25-30 minutes. They were delicious!!!! Soo good!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Meatloaf Muffins
I hate meatloaf. But I love MY meatloaf!
1 - 1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
4 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 9 tbsp water
1 jar of Chili Sauce (I like Heinz)
Large Onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp Oregano
goldfish crackers (for the kiddies)
mix all ingredients, put in muffin tin, Top with goldfish cracker in center of each muffin, bake for 60 minutes at 375 degrees.
I like to serve it with:
stir fry broccoli or green beans (garlic and olive oil)
and mashed potatoes
Oh, and grease the pan! I neglected to so I didn't get the desired muffin result I was hoping for, but it tasted good!
1 - 1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
4 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 9 tbsp water
1 jar of Chili Sauce (I like Heinz)
Large Onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp Oregano
goldfish crackers (for the kiddies)
mix all ingredients, put in muffin tin, Top with goldfish cracker in center of each muffin, bake for 60 minutes at 375 degrees.
I like to serve it with:
stir fry broccoli or green beans (garlic and olive oil)
and mashed potatoes
Oh, and grease the pan! I neglected to so I didn't get the desired muffin result I was hoping for, but it tasted good!
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