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Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Monday, December 15, 2014
Planned Pins for December's Pinstrosity Challenge
Pretty excited to try these babies out this month (click picture to be taken to website):
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Pizza Lovers Unite!
Friday is pizza night at our house and last Friday was a major success. So much so that I had to share the recipes with you all.
Now. The pizza. Jalapeno popper pizza. Soooooo good. I didn't use the pepper jack cheese since I had some leftover mozzarella. You can find the recipe at Damn Delicious or pin it below.
First, the crust. I've made a lot of crusts and this one is my favorite. I'm taping this recipe to the fridge and making it for every pizza from now on. Word of warning though, it takes a while. It suggests you let the sponge sit for 2 1/2 hours and then have the dough rise another hour. That said, I didn't know that before I started and was on a time crunch, so I had the sponge sit for 30 minutes. Seemed fine. I also didn't pre-bake my crust. You can find the recipe at Pretty/Hungry or pin it below.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Turkey Meatball Sandwich
Even though I haven't been posting about it, I'm still making tons of recipes I've pinned on Pinterest. Last week I made a turkey meatball sandwich recipe that was incredible. Granted, this is the first time I've ever made a meatball sandwich so I don't have much to compare to, but my husband, a meatball sandwich aficionado, agrees it's very good.
Some changes I made:
1. I ended up purchasing no salt added crushed tomatoes so I added some salt to take out the blandness of the marinara sauce.
2. Instead of feta, I used cotija cheese. Didn't notice any difference and since we're moving, I'm trying to use what we have.
3. I also bought pre-seasoned ground turkey but then still followed the recipe instructions on how to make the meatballs. Made for some really flavorful meatballs!
Some changes I made:
1. I ended up purchasing no salt added crushed tomatoes so I added some salt to take out the blandness of the marinara sauce.
2. Instead of feta, I used cotija cheese. Didn't notice any difference and since we're moving, I'm trying to use what we have.
3. I also bought pre-seasoned ground turkey but then still followed the recipe instructions on how to make the meatballs. Made for some really flavorful meatballs!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Still In Love: Crepes
I'm not quite sure why I had this thought in my head, but I always thought crepes were difficult to make. And then I saw Daphne Oz make them on The Chew and thought, "Hm. Maybe I can do this too!"
My latest version is an apple-cinnamon crepe.
The batter came out very thin so I added some more flour. Now, I'm sure crepe batter is supposed to be thin like that, but because my pan bows up in the middle, really thin batter will just pool in the outside of my pan. Maybe it's time for a new pan??
My grandmother makes these amaaaaaaaazing fried apples and I tried to replicate that and failed miserably. Well, maybe not miserably, but they didn't come out like hers do. This is what happens when Nicole doesn't follow a recipe! I just put the apples in asaute pan skillet with some butter and sugar and cooked until they reached a nice caramel color. Which meant that I had some crispy parts due to the cooked sugar. My husband liked the crispy texture, but I wasn't a huge fan.
I think I'll call my grandmother and see how she makes them. To be continued...
My latest version is an apple-cinnamon crepe.
The batter came out very thin so I added some more flour. Now, I'm sure crepe batter is supposed to be thin like that, but because my pan bows up in the middle, really thin batter will just pool in the outside of my pan. Maybe it's time for a new pan??
My grandmother makes these amaaaaaaaazing fried apples and I tried to replicate that and failed miserably. Well, maybe not miserably, but they didn't come out like hers do. This is what happens when Nicole doesn't follow a recipe! I just put the apples in a
I think I'll call my grandmother and see how she makes them. To be continued...
Pizza Night!
The other day I had this brilliant idea to have a pizza night each week. Turns out, a lot of people have pizza nights. Haha!
I hate to be cliche and say pizza is my favorite food, but it really is. Well, one of my favorite foods. I could probably have pizza every night and not get tired of it.
So me being me, I gathered some recipes. I found 50 Easy Pizzas from the Food Network and then asked my friends on Facebook what their favorite pizza recipes are. Got a lot of reaaaally good suggestions that I can't wait to try out!
Last Friday I made your run of the mill salami and bacon pizza using store-bought sauce, mozzarella, and the dough recipe from the 50 Easy Pizzas article. It says the recipe makes two pizzas, but my pan must be small or I just like a thinner pizza. I think it could make four.
I'd really like to make my own sauce; must find a recipe! I'm sure as heck not going to make my own mozzarella though. I'll stick to store-bought for that. :)
What's your favorite type of pizza?
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Food.
Well hello there!
I've made a lot of recipes since my last recipe review so I'll just point out some of the ones I really liked.
This one (choose your mix-ins wisely):
This one (though I don't know how they made them so pretty in this picture - I had chocolate EVERYWHERE):
LOVED this one:
And this one:
Honorable mentions: butternut squash mac & cheese, basil parmesan quinoa cakes, and greek salad club.
I've made a lot of recipes since my last recipe review so I'll just point out some of the ones I really liked.
This one (choose your mix-ins wisely):
This one (though I don't know how they made them so pretty in this picture - I had chocolate EVERYWHERE):
LOVED this one:
And this one:
Honorable mentions: butternut squash mac & cheese, basil parmesan quinoa cakes, and greek salad club.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Discovered: Crepes
Really?! My last post was November 11th?? Geez.
Yesterday morning I decided to try my hand at making crepes. And I...fell...in...love. They are so easy to make and in my opinion, much tastier than pancakes and waffles. Pancakes and waffles are just so heavy to me.
Yesterday's filling consisted of eggs, bacon, and spinach. This morning I decided to go sweet rather than savory with a blueberry sauce.
Basic Crepes from Allrecipes.com:
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions:
1. Whisk all wet ingredients together in a bowl. Whisk in salt and flour slowly so no lumps form.
2. Heat lightly oiled pan (I just spray PAM onto a non-stick pan) over medium to medium-high heat.
3. Pour enough batter onto pan so that when you tilt the pan in a circular motion, it covers the surface evenly. You don't want so much batter that it looks like pancakes...these should be thin.
4. Cook until the crepe is lightly browned on one side and then flip to brown the other side.
Blueberry Sauce from Allrecipes.com:
Ingredients:
Directions:
If you decide to try out the recipes, let me know what you think!
Yesterday morning I decided to try my hand at making crepes. And I...fell...in...love. They are so easy to make and in my opinion, much tastier than pancakes and waffles. Pancakes and waffles are just so heavy to me.
Yesterday's filling consisted of eggs, bacon, and spinach. This morning I decided to go sweet rather than savory with a blueberry sauce.
Basic Crepes from Allrecipes.com:
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions:
1. Whisk all wet ingredients together in a bowl. Whisk in salt and flour slowly so no lumps form.
2. Heat lightly oiled pan (I just spray PAM onto a non-stick pan) over medium to medium-high heat.
3. Pour enough batter onto pan so that when you tilt the pan in a circular motion, it covers the surface evenly. You don't want so much batter that it looks like pancakes...these should be thin.
4. Cook until the crepe is lightly browned on one side and then flip to brown the other side.
Blueberry Sauce from Allrecipes.com:
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/4 cup water
1 cup orange juice
3/4 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup cold water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Directions:
| 1. | In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, 1/4 cup of water, orange juice, and sugar. Stir gently, and bring to a boil. | |||||||||||
| 2. | In a cup or small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water. Gently stir the cornstarch mixture into the blueberries so as not to mash the berries. Simmer gently until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the almond extract and cinnamon. Thin sauce with water if it is too thick for your liking. |
If you decide to try out the recipes, let me know what you think!
Monday, November 5, 2012
What's Cooking?
My kitchen has been busy lately!
I've always wanted to try my hand at making sopapillas and these came out alright. I'm used to very airy sopapillas and these were more dense like bread. That sure didn't stop me from eating them!
These oven-baked chimichangas were yummy! I've never baked burritos/chimis and it made the tortillas have such a wonderful texture. Usually when they go into the oven they're covered in sauce and everything gets so soggy. Not so with this recipe!
This recipe for Chicken, Spinach, Goat Cheese Quesadillas with Avocado Sour Cream left a lot to be desired. I think the chicken I used was too bland maybe. I don't know, but I wouldn't make this again.
And same thing for this baked quinoa and broccoli casserole. I used a vegetable mix in place of the broccoli and used asiago in place of some other cheese. I think the combination of those two just didn't sit well with our tastebuds. Such a waste of perfectly good quinoa. :(
This Weekend Brunch Casserole was good if you like super rich and heavy breakfasts. There's crescent rolls on the bottom so you can imagine how soft and chewy they stayed (not in a good way). Also, I feel it called for entirely too much mozzarella cheese.
This was definitely an interesting recipe. Mine did not come out looking like the picture. I must've used too much butternut squash because you couldn't find the macaroni in my mixture contrary to what this picture shows. This is roasted butternut squash and goat cheese macaroni by the way. Tasted on the sweet side due to the butternut squash.
Yes, I decided to try to make a bloody mary. No good. The Hubs said it might be because I used tomato juice instead of Clamato or the like. All I know is that I'll have a professional make me one the next time I decide to try one.
Don't you hate it when photos lie? This one does! Look at how yellow that soup is. This recipe doesn't come out looking like the picture at all. I guess ultimately that doesn't matter; I was just sorely disappointed. The soup is good though. Except the chicken tortilla soups I'm used to have crispy tortillas as a topping. For this one you just slice corn tortillas and plop 'em in there.
These spicy pork lettuce cups with noodles were really good. I'm beginning to realize I like lettuce wraps very VERY much. But I couldn't find the noodles so we just used rice. Just as yummy!
I made these for tailgating. Beer, pretzels, peanut butter (and sugar), and chocolate...you really can't ask for more. YUM!!
Corona and lime chicken bean dip. Eh. That is all.
Ranch-pepper crackers. Instead of using a ranch packet I made my own mixture. You can find the recipe here. She has other mixes too. Pretty neato if you ask me. These crackers have a nice taste. I especially love the heat. It blows out my palate and stops me from snacking on other things. Haha!
Let's all give The Hubs a big round of applause for making the recipe below for the soup/chili and sandwich day his office held the other day. He said it wasn't a hit because of the spice, but I loved it. Vegetarian sweet potato chili for everyone!!
Ham and cheese quiche. Eh.
Baked french toast. Only make this if you're not going to have leftovers. I didn't think it was very good reheated. But then again, I'm the girl that doesn't like soaked bread type texture. I'm not sure if I've ever had bread pudding. but I probably wouldn't like it.
Rustic autumn fruit tart (two apples, one pear) - don't skip the apricot preserves...it really makes it. I know, I was surprised too.
These were awful. Tossed them all out...such a waste of freakin' expensive eggs. And no, my chickens haven't started laying yet. :( First, I think I used too fresh of eggs so I couldn't peel them. The egg kept sticking to the shell. Then the yolk looked funny. Not the powdery yellow I'm used to. I'm not sure if it was because they weren't cooked long enough or if it was because they were too fresh. Do eggs stick to the shell when they haven't been cooked long enough? But all of that aside, the recipe called for minced shallot; which I've determined, I DO NOT like in deviled eggs. Aagh! I so wanted this to go well... maybe I'll get my grandmother's recipe the next time I see her.
That's it for now! Happy cooking!
I've always wanted to try my hand at making sopapillas and these came out alright. I'm used to very airy sopapillas and these were more dense like bread. That sure didn't stop me from eating them!
These oven-baked chimichangas were yummy! I've never baked burritos/chimis and it made the tortillas have such a wonderful texture. Usually when they go into the oven they're covered in sauce and everything gets so soggy. Not so with this recipe!
This recipe for Chicken, Spinach, Goat Cheese Quesadillas with Avocado Sour Cream left a lot to be desired. I think the chicken I used was too bland maybe. I don't know, but I wouldn't make this again.
And same thing for this baked quinoa and broccoli casserole. I used a vegetable mix in place of the broccoli and used asiago in place of some other cheese. I think the combination of those two just didn't sit well with our tastebuds. Such a waste of perfectly good quinoa. :(
This Weekend Brunch Casserole was good if you like super rich and heavy breakfasts. There's crescent rolls on the bottom so you can imagine how soft and chewy they stayed (not in a good way). Also, I feel it called for entirely too much mozzarella cheese.
This was definitely an interesting recipe. Mine did not come out looking like the picture. I must've used too much butternut squash because you couldn't find the macaroni in my mixture contrary to what this picture shows. This is roasted butternut squash and goat cheese macaroni by the way. Tasted on the sweet side due to the butternut squash.
Yes, I decided to try to make a bloody mary. No good. The Hubs said it might be because I used tomato juice instead of Clamato or the like. All I know is that I'll have a professional make me one the next time I decide to try one.
Don't you hate it when photos lie? This one does! Look at how yellow that soup is. This recipe doesn't come out looking like the picture at all. I guess ultimately that doesn't matter; I was just sorely disappointed. The soup is good though. Except the chicken tortilla soups I'm used to have crispy tortillas as a topping. For this one you just slice corn tortillas and plop 'em in there.
These spicy pork lettuce cups with noodles were really good. I'm beginning to realize I like lettuce wraps very VERY much. But I couldn't find the noodles so we just used rice. Just as yummy!
I made these for tailgating. Beer, pretzels, peanut butter (and sugar), and chocolate...you really can't ask for more. YUM!!
Corona and lime chicken bean dip. Eh. That is all.
Ranch-pepper crackers. Instead of using a ranch packet I made my own mixture. You can find the recipe here. She has other mixes too. Pretty neato if you ask me. These crackers have a nice taste. I especially love the heat. It blows out my palate and stops me from snacking on other things. Haha!
Let's all give The Hubs a big round of applause for making the recipe below for the soup/chili and sandwich day his office held the other day. He said it wasn't a hit because of the spice, but I loved it. Vegetarian sweet potato chili for everyone!!
Ham and cheese quiche. Eh.
Baked french toast. Only make this if you're not going to have leftovers. I didn't think it was very good reheated. But then again, I'm the girl that doesn't like soaked bread type texture. I'm not sure if I've ever had bread pudding. but I probably wouldn't like it.
Rustic autumn fruit tart (two apples, one pear) - don't skip the apricot preserves...it really makes it. I know, I was surprised too.
These were awful. Tossed them all out...such a waste of freakin' expensive eggs. And no, my chickens haven't started laying yet. :( First, I think I used too fresh of eggs so I couldn't peel them. The egg kept sticking to the shell. Then the yolk looked funny. Not the powdery yellow I'm used to. I'm not sure if it was because they weren't cooked long enough or if it was because they were too fresh. Do eggs stick to the shell when they haven't been cooked long enough? But all of that aside, the recipe called for minced shallot; which I've determined, I DO NOT like in deviled eggs. Aagh! I so wanted this to go well... maybe I'll get my grandmother's recipe the next time I see her.
That's it for now! Happy cooking!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Recipe Results
I made this "Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole" for a breakfast retirement celebration I attended. It was okay. I think if I'm going to eat unhealthy, I want it to be very very good...and it wasn't.
I made this "Fresh Strawberry Upside Down Cake" for the Hubs' birthday. I was pleasantly surprised. The cake fell apart when I dumped it out of the pan and then molded because I didn't put it in the fridge, but other than that, it was pretty good.
I had some leftover frozen brisket I hadn't used so I decided to roast it and shred it for bbq sandwiches. I had to guess on the cook time and I think I over cooked it. :( It was really dry but we still ate it all!
This apple pie infused bourbon is really yummy! We mixed it with sweet tea but I'm sure you could mix with cider and it would be just as good.
Made this jalapeno popper dip for tailgating last weekend. Winner!
Made this buffalo chicken dip for tailgating last weekend. Not a winner! Well, the hubs liked it...I preferred the jalapeno dip.
Broccoli pasta. Healthy. Burnt broccoli. Enough said.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Recipe Verdicts
Let's talk about some food:
Mmmmmmmm...creamed corn...my favorite. Grade: A+
The hubs actually made this recipe...not me. He's a swell guy. Grade: B (not him, the recipe)
I'm surprised I made this considering I'm not a big fan of meat. The flank steak came out well, the onion rings?...not so much. I forgot to spray them after they were arranged on the pan so they ended up too floury from the flour they were dipped in. :oP Grade: B+ mostly due to user error and marinating time
Nothing to see here...just a regular tuna sandwich. Grade: A
Average. I might not've cooked the kale enough because it was kind of chewy. Though, that might be the nature of kale. I wouldn't know since I don't have kale that often. This recipe also has you bake the potato in the oven and caramelize the onions (cook on the stove for 1 hour) which is ridiculous. Stick that darn potato in the microwave and just soften the onions in a pan. Sorry, but I'm not going to spend an hour on a pointless technique. Grade: B-
This definitely didn't come out like the picture. I'm thinking you're supposed to only cook the swirl side for a second or two. Yep...just checked. 30 seconds to a minute. I left them on longer than that so the cinnamon swirl cooked out. Had this nice swirl valley through all the pancakes. :) This might be worth a second try. Grade: A-
Have a great week!
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