From Deceptively delicious...pretty good!
Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup margarine
2 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla extract
15oz chickpeas- chopped/mashed
12oz chocolate chips
2 cups flour
1/2 cup oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Directions
Preheat to 350. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sausage Casserole
I made this for mothers day for mommy and she said it was the best casserole shes ever had. The kids really liked it too!
1 pound sage flavored breakfast sausage
3 cups shredded potatoes
1/4 cup butter melted
12 ounces mild cheddar cheese,shredded
1/2 onions,shredded
1 (16 oz) container small curd cottage cheese
6 eggs
1.)Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch sq. baking dish.
2.)Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain,crumble,and set aside.
3.) In the prepared baking dish, stir together the shredded potaotoes and butter. Line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the mixture. In abowl, mix the sausage, cheddar cheese, onion, cottage cheese, and egg. Pour over mixture.
4.) Bake 1 hour in the oven, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
I made this the night before and it turned delicious!
1 pound sage flavored breakfast sausage
3 cups shredded potatoes
1/4 cup butter melted
12 ounces mild cheddar cheese,shredded
1/2 onions,shredded
1 (16 oz) container small curd cottage cheese
6 eggs
1.)Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch sq. baking dish.
2.)Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain,crumble,and set aside.
3.) In the prepared baking dish, stir together the shredded potaotoes and butter. Line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the mixture. In abowl, mix the sausage, cheddar cheese, onion, cottage cheese, and egg. Pour over mixture.
4.) Bake 1 hour in the oven, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
I made this the night before and it turned delicious!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Rosemary bread
The other night I made this with homemade cream of chicken soup--- I got great reviews at the Bluebird!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 1/2 cups bread flour
Brush with olive oil.
Bake at 375
Kinda followed the first review (not using the bread machine)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jos-Rosemary-Bread/Detail.aspx?prop31=1&strb=1
INGREDIENTS
1 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 1/2 cups bread flour
Brush with olive oil.
Bake at 375
Kinda followed the first review (not using the bread machine)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jos-Rosemary-Bread/Detail.aspx?prop31=1&strb=1
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Cajun Chicken Pasta
This is one of the best meals I have made in a long time. And so quick and easy. I think it took about 30 minutes from start to finish. I am so the next Rachael Ray! ;-)
The original recipe calls for mushrooms, but Peter doesn't like them, so I nixed that. I think it'd be really good with asparagus. Ohhhh, or squash/zucchini. Other changes I made: I used half and half rather than the heavy cream - the sauce does seem thin at first, but after I poured it over the pasta, I let it sit for five minutes or so and it thickened up perfectly. Also, I didn't have lemon pepper, so I squeezed half a fresh lemon over the chicken as it cooked. It added a great zing, but didn't taste like lemon pasta!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cajun-Chicken-Pasta/Detail.aspx
Cajun Chicken Pasta
1 pound linguine pasta
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/4 cup butter
3 bell pepper, sliced
4 green onion, chopped
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Place the chicken and the Cajun seasoning in a plastic bag. Shake to coat. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the chicken in butter or margarine until almost tender (5 to 7 minutes). Add the bell peppers and green onions. Saute and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat. Add the cream, basil, lemon pepper, salt, garlic powder and ground black pepper. Heat through. Add the cooked linguine, toss and heat through. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
The original recipe calls for mushrooms, but Peter doesn't like them, so I nixed that. I think it'd be really good with asparagus. Ohhhh, or squash/zucchini. Other changes I made: I used half and half rather than the heavy cream - the sauce does seem thin at first, but after I poured it over the pasta, I let it sit for five minutes or so and it thickened up perfectly. Also, I didn't have lemon pepper, so I squeezed half a fresh lemon over the chicken as it cooked. It added a great zing, but didn't taste like lemon pasta!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cajun-Chicken-Pasta/Detail.aspx
Cajun Chicken Pasta
1 pound linguine pasta
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/4 cup butter
3 bell pepper, sliced
4 green onion, chopped
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Place the chicken and the Cajun seasoning in a plastic bag. Shake to coat. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the chicken in butter or margarine until almost tender (5 to 7 minutes). Add the bell peppers and green onions. Saute and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat. Add the cream, basil, lemon pepper, salt, garlic powder and ground black pepper. Heat through. Add the cooked linguine, toss and heat through. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Apple Strudel Muffins
I made some really good apple muffins over the weekend. I think they are just as good as the banana crumb muffins....just with apples. I got the recipe from allrecipes, but I'm going to put it in here with my modifications...
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (depending on how much you like nutmeg)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped apples (I used my food processor and shredded the apples, since I thought it would go over better with the boys. And I used a little more than 1 1/2 cups I think.)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Stir in apples, and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan.
In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of mixture in muffin pan.
Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (depending on how much you like nutmeg)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped apples (I used my food processor and shredded the apples, since I thought it would go over better with the boys. And I used a little more than 1 1/2 cups I think.)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Stir in apples, and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan.
In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of mixture in muffin pan.
Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack.
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