Need a quick hot dessert to serve over vanilla ice cream for your dinner party? This recipe is perfectly simple, as the title implies, and comes straight from a good friend of mine, Georgia Michelle, who was gracious enough to share this with me! It brought us a tons of smiles, hope you like it too!
Ingredients:
1 C flour (all purpose)
1 C sugar
1 C milk
1 C melted butter
1 pkg frozen berries (any kind you like!)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix ALL together.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.
Serve over ice cream!
I feel like this serves up to 8 servings? give or take :)
Friday, August 26, 2011
Ginger Chicken
This just proves my mom was good to her family when she made recipes like this! It was a homemade Asian inspired meal full of yummy flavors. As she made it, the smell permeated through the home, making your mouth water in anticipation! I made this for my husband one night and he instantly told me I was more than welcomed to make this any time! ha, well I love it too! And I don't mind sharing ;)
In a small brown paper bag, Mix:
-Flour, salt, pepper
-Chicken Breasts (~1.25 lbs), clean and cut into even sized cubes
-Shake till coated
In skillet:
-Oil (enough to cover bottom) and heat until hot
-Put chicken pieces in, enough to cover bottom (you may have to do 2 batches)
-Brown the chicken a little bit (don't cook too much!)
-Then put chicken on paper towel (then do next batch)
-Dump out oil when done
Mix together:
1 C orange juice
4 tbs honey
4 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs grated FRESH ginger root (peel then grate)
4 cloves minced garlic
Put Chicken back in skillet.
Add in sauce.
Cook all till sauce has thickened a bit.
Serve over rice and with veggies!
In a small brown paper bag, Mix:
-Flour, salt, pepper
-Chicken Breasts (~1.25 lbs), clean and cut into even sized cubes
-Shake till coated
In skillet:
-Oil (enough to cover bottom) and heat until hot
-Put chicken pieces in, enough to cover bottom (you may have to do 2 batches)
-Brown the chicken a little bit (don't cook too much!)
-Then put chicken on paper towel (then do next batch)
-Dump out oil when done
Mix together:
1 C orange juice
4 tbs honey
4 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs grated FRESH ginger root (peel then grate)
4 cloves minced garlic
Put Chicken back in skillet.
Add in sauce.
Cook all till sauce has thickened a bit.
Serve over rice and with veggies!
Best Oatmeal Cookies
Sometimes, the best recipes are the ones that have been around forever. And sometimes, they are sooo Classic, they keep the recipe right on the box! This is the classic case with Oatmeal cookies. My family has had this recipe in our recipe boxes forever, and the Quaker Oatmeal company has been printing it on the lid of their cylinder boxes forever! Just in case Quaker Oatmeal ever gets the horrible idea of taking the recipe off the lid, here it is:
Ingredients
1/2 C (1 stick) plus 6 tbs butter, softened (Don't MELT the butter! It can ruin the chemistry of baking the cookies!)
3/4 C firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 C Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 C of raisins/ or 1 C of chocolate chips/ or 1 C peanut butter chips / basically 1 C of whatever you want! Be creative!
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
Add oats and raisins (or whatever you choose!); mix well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet. I prefer to use a Silpat on my cookie sheet, for mess free and non sticking cookies.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Ingredients
1/2 C (1 stick) plus 6 tbs butter, softened (Don't MELT the butter! It can ruin the chemistry of baking the cookies!)
3/4 C firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 C Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 C of raisins/ or 1 C of chocolate chips/ or 1 C peanut butter chips / basically 1 C of whatever you want! Be creative!
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
Add oats and raisins (or whatever you choose!); mix well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet. I prefer to use a Silpat on my cookie sheet, for mess free and non sticking cookies.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Pantry Chicken and Rice Casserole
Cooking is about suggestions and taste. As a girl who loves loves to bake, it's hard to think about not following a recipe word for word; But I have found a new love in the adventures of cooking! Thankfully, I have had a lot of successes in cooking by the book, and also cooking by my own demise! I hope to someday branch out in flavors and spices, but for right now... Let me share one of my creations:
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked white rice
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (salted and peppered, thinly sliced)
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
~2 cups water
1 can of peas and carrots
1/2 diced onion
~2 cloves of minced garlic
salt and pepper (to taste)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spread rice in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Rinse chicken and pat dry and cut up; Salt and pepper to taste, then arrange chicken pieces on top of rice.
Mix soup and water together. Mix in veggies, onion, and garlic too. Pour mixture over chicken and rice. Cover and seal TIGHTLY with foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Enjoy!
Makes about 3 to 4 servings.
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked white rice
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (salted and peppered, thinly sliced)
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
~2 cups water
1 can of peas and carrots
1/2 diced onion
~2 cloves of minced garlic
salt and pepper (to taste)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spread rice in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Rinse chicken and pat dry and cut up; Salt and pepper to taste, then arrange chicken pieces on top of rice.
Mix soup and water together. Mix in veggies, onion, and garlic too. Pour mixture over chicken and rice. Cover and seal TIGHTLY with foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Enjoy!
Makes about 3 to 4 servings.
Veggie Quesadilla
When I think of Quesadillas, I first think of the movie Napoleon Dynamite and the infamous quote "Make yourself a dang quesadilla (pronounced in Napolean's way: k-sa-dill-a)". After a little self giggle, I think about my childhood quesadillas. Many times, they were just cheese and tortillas, which is fine when you are 5 years old... but is sooo boring and sooo not as healthy for you as an adult. Time to give the quesadilla a face lift! I decided to think about it as if it were a fajita, but take the healthier side, and go VEGGIE!!!!! My husband was very surprised on how delicious this was and it totally hit the spot! Yum in your tum!
Ingredients:
olive oil
1 onion (sweet or red)
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
paprika
Small tortillas (we like flour tortillas, but you could use corn)
1 can of refried beans
1 bag of shredded mozzarella cheese (or any flavor you desire for cheese. I went low moisture, part skim mozzarella for a low fat mild cheese)
Directions:
Put olive oil in large pan, and heat.
Add sliced onion (chunky is good!). Add sliced green and red bell peppers (again, chunky is good!).
Add paprika to taste and cook veggies till only slightly firm.
While waiting for the veggies, put oil in another pan. Heat up on low, then add a tortilla with smeared refriend beans on it.
Once heated, add the veggies from other pan onto the refried bean covered tortilla.
Sprinkle cheese on top.
Top with another tortilla.
Once ready to flip, carefully flip to other side! (It's hard, not going to lie!)
Cut quesadilla in triangles with a pizza cutter and serve hot with guacamole... salsa... low fat sour cream... whatever you love!
Makes about 3 to 4 full quesadillas.
Ingredients:
olive oil
1 onion (sweet or red)
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
paprika
Small tortillas (we like flour tortillas, but you could use corn)
1 can of refried beans
1 bag of shredded mozzarella cheese (or any flavor you desire for cheese. I went low moisture, part skim mozzarella for a low fat mild cheese)
Directions:
Put olive oil in large pan, and heat.
Add sliced onion (chunky is good!). Add sliced green and red bell peppers (again, chunky is good!).
Add paprika to taste and cook veggies till only slightly firm.
While waiting for the veggies, put oil in another pan. Heat up on low, then add a tortilla with smeared refriend beans on it.
Once heated, add the veggies from other pan onto the refried bean covered tortilla.
Sprinkle cheese on top.
Top with another tortilla.
Once ready to flip, carefully flip to other side! (It's hard, not going to lie!)
Cut quesadilla in triangles with a pizza cutter and serve hot with guacamole... salsa... low fat sour cream... whatever you love!
Makes about 3 to 4 full quesadillas.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Greek Pitas with Sauce
This meal is definitely top of my Husband's list! It is so fresh, and so juicy; It can make your mouth water just THINKING about it! Now, this recipe is a creation from my mother, who definitely knows a thing or two about cooking delicious meals for a family! I just want to say: Thank you Mom! You have taught me so much, and you are the reason I love to bake and cook, especially for the ones I love!
Now before I share this delicious treasure, I just want to let you know this is a recipe of Taste! You can take away or add any amount, it all depends on your taste buds. So some of the ingredients and directions aren't very precise, just realize YOUR COOKING!!!!! hehe! Also, read through a recipe completely to know what you are getting into, that will help you be prepared for your cooking adventure ;)
Ingredients
1 bag of pitas, or naan
1 lb ground lamb
2 to 3 cloves of garlic (minced)
salt and pepper
olive oil
1 onion
3 zucchinis (wash then shred in food processor)
4 carrots (wash, peel, then shred in food processor)
fresh dill
small container of Plain Greek Yogurt
1 big cucumber (peel skin and spoon out seeds)
Directions
Meal:
Put some olive oil in a large pan.
Cook lamb on medium to low heat (the meat needs to be juicy).
Put in a couple of finely minced garlic cloves. Salt and pepper meat to your preference.
Brown mixture all together then take out of pan. Put in a covered bowl.
Put new oil into pan.
Finely chop onion.
Saute onions then add shredded zucchinis and shredded carrots till soft.
Then add meat back in.
Add fresh chopped dill.
Serve with warm pitas/ naan and sauce on top.
Sauce:
Mix Plain Greek Yogurt, cucumber (peel, remove seeds, then shred), 1 clove of minced garlic, chopped fresh dill, and salt.
Stir.
Serve on pitas.
Now before I share this delicious treasure, I just want to let you know this is a recipe of Taste! You can take away or add any amount, it all depends on your taste buds. So some of the ingredients and directions aren't very precise, just realize YOUR COOKING!!!!! hehe! Also, read through a recipe completely to know what you are getting into, that will help you be prepared for your cooking adventure ;)
Ingredients
1 bag of pitas, or naan
1 lb ground lamb
2 to 3 cloves of garlic (minced)
salt and pepper
olive oil
1 onion
3 zucchinis (wash then shred in food processor)
4 carrots (wash, peel, then shred in food processor)
fresh dill
small container of Plain Greek Yogurt
1 big cucumber (peel skin and spoon out seeds)
Directions
Meal:
Put some olive oil in a large pan.
Cook lamb on medium to low heat (the meat needs to be juicy).
Put in a couple of finely minced garlic cloves. Salt and pepper meat to your preference.
Brown mixture all together then take out of pan. Put in a covered bowl.
Put new oil into pan.
Finely chop onion.
Saute onions then add shredded zucchinis and shredded carrots till soft.
Then add meat back in.
Add fresh chopped dill.
Serve with warm pitas/ naan and sauce on top.
Sauce:
Mix Plain Greek Yogurt, cucumber (peel, remove seeds, then shred), 1 clove of minced garlic, chopped fresh dill, and salt.
Stir.
Serve on pitas.
Friday, August 5, 2011
long time no post!
Wow, it has been a while since I have last posted!
I've decided to take my blog in a new direction though :) "It's not you, it's me!" haha just kidding, but EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!! I want to begin posting projects I have done and giving instructions to help others. Also posting recipes I have found to be yummy and worth cooking! So keep checking up on me, and I will try to post some real winners!!!!!!!
I've decided to take my blog in a new direction though :) "It's not you, it's me!" haha just kidding, but EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!! I want to begin posting projects I have done and giving instructions to help others. Also posting recipes I have found to be yummy and worth cooking! So keep checking up on me, and I will try to post some real winners!!!!!!!
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