Yowzaa, these rock! Here's the recipe for these little gems. I actually use creamy-centered chocolate kisses instead of the bars, and add them AFTER the cookies have baked. Enjoy!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Favorite Baked Goods
Here are some links to some of my favorite baked goods. Are links so boring? Oh well, you won't be bored when you try some of this good-ness!
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Whole Wheat Pear Granola Muffins
Buttermilk Biscuit Bread
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Whole Wheat Pear Granola Muffins
Buttermilk Biscuit Bread
The blueberry muffins pictured above are from a recipe that Amie recently posted. I wish I would've taken a picture of the insides, they are delisiously marbled. Amazing! Instead of struesel I just sprinkled them with sugar. They didn't need much.
Blueberry Muffins
Sorry- no picture with this one. You will have to use your imagination! These are amazingly delish and the reason I don't have a picture of them is because they are always devoured before I have a chance. This recipe comes from "Cook's Illustrated" but I have made some adjustments of my own. Enjoy!
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 1/8 c plus 1 tsp sugar
2 1/2 c flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp table salt
2 eggs
4 Tbsp butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 c buttermilk (I use 3/4 c plain yogurt + 1/4 c rice milk)
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
In a small sauce pan, bring the blueberries and 1 tsp sugar to simmer, mashing berries with a fork, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool 10 min.
Whisk flour, powder, salt in a large bowl. Whisk remaining 1 1/8 c sugar with eggs about 45 seconds. Slowly whisk in oil and butter, then buttermilk (or yogurt) and vanilla until combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold egg mixture into flour mixture just until moistened...DO NOT OVER MIX!
Spoon into greased muffin tins until very full. Spoon a tsp or so of the cooked berries into each muffin tin and slightly stir the jam into the batter (I use a wooden skewer to do this).
Top with your favorite streusel topping and bake at 425 degrees for about 18 minutes.
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 1/8 c plus 1 tsp sugar
2 1/2 c flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp table salt
2 eggs
4 Tbsp butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 c buttermilk (I use 3/4 c plain yogurt + 1/4 c rice milk)
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
In a small sauce pan, bring the blueberries and 1 tsp sugar to simmer, mashing berries with a fork, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool 10 min.
Whisk flour, powder, salt in a large bowl. Whisk remaining 1 1/8 c sugar with eggs about 45 seconds. Slowly whisk in oil and butter, then buttermilk (or yogurt) and vanilla until combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold egg mixture into flour mixture just until moistened...DO NOT OVER MIX!
Spoon into greased muffin tins until very full. Spoon a tsp or so of the cooked berries into each muffin tin and slightly stir the jam into the batter (I use a wooden skewer to do this).
Top with your favorite streusel topping and bake at 425 degrees for about 18 minutes.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Halloween Feastivities
Check out these fun bread bowls I made! We stuffed them with chili, cheese and sour cream- Sloppy Jacks!
This was our Halloween Eve meal/Mike's Birthday Meal #2...
Salty Bones (puffed pastry w/ seasonings)
Blood-shot Eyeballs (meat loaf balls)
Witch Fingers (carmelized green beans with pine nuts)
Apple Bites (apple slices with slivered almonds)
Vampire Blood (tomato soup)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Chocolate Chipotle Chili
Okay, I saw this on Our Best Bites and didn't think much of it. My friend made some and gave it to me. At first I thought it tasted like any old chili, but when I had some the next day (today) I loved it so much that I came in and am posting it.
Even if you have a tried and true chili recipe, this is really worth giving a try. I love the chipotle flavor!
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/10/chipotle-chocolate-chili.html
Even if you have a tried and true chili recipe, this is really worth giving a try. I love the chipotle flavor!
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/10/chipotle-chocolate-chili.html
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Rockin' Leftovers
What do you feed 3 ravenous kids, 1 exhausted husband and 4 hungry rockers? A feast!!!
Chicken, red onion and sausage BBQ kebabs
Carrot and spinach Risotto
Roasted Autumn Vegetables
Eggplant Foccacia Bread
Apple Crisp with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce
The best part about this feast...LEFTOVERS!
The next day I took the foccacia bread and covered it in the roasted veggies, sprinkled some Swiss cheese on top and broiled it until golden brown. Boo-yah! (that's for you, Trixi Legassi)
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