My long lost pregnancy blog will now focus on my passion for cooking and trying new recipes. My stack of random recipes was overtaking my drawer and so this is my attempt to organize! 2012 the year of the Cook!
1 ¼ lbs ground beef
½ cup crushed tortila chips
½ cup zucchini shredded
1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup black beans , drained and rinsed
1 large egg
3 teaspoon fajita seasoning mix
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup salsa , mild
1 cup Mexican Cheese
Mix all ingredients up to salt in large bowl. I put 1 large scoop of salsa in the mix and some cheese as [...]
This was our Valentines Day present for the wonderful ladies at Daycare! So easy!
1 cup of popcorn Kernals popped
1lb of Almond Bark
Valentines Peanut and Plain M&M’s
Pour melted almond bark over popcorn and mix with a spatula. Mix in the M&M’s. Pour onto baking dish’s and let cool and harden.
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 pounds boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 (16-oz.) cans kidney beans, undrained
2 (16-oz.) cans whole kernel white corn, drained
2 (10-oz.) cans diced tomatoes and green chiles with lime juice and cilantro, undrained
2 (4.5-oz.) [...]
My wonderful husband requested a pinapple upside down cake, as I had never made one before I turned to my trusted Paula Deen! I made her cake but did not frost the sides. I think I would actually serve this as 2 seperate cakes next time, but I will say the cake was wonderful. It [...]
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Footballs
So good, so easy!
Ingredients
Strawberrys
Bakers Semi Sweet Chocolate melted
White decorating pen
Try to keep up with this one! Wash strawberry’s, dry well. Dip in melted chocoalte…let dry and then decorate..easy as can be! But so cute!
Football Cake Pops
Ok, so not as cute as I wanted it to be but the candy coating and I [...]
This is the same dough recipe I use for the stromboli but we decided to make thin crust pizza with my newly aquired pizza pan. Here is the dough recipe again…its that good!
Dough
Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon honey-you can use sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
3 cups [...]
I made this Saturday morning because I had a craving for biscuits and honey and was too lazy to drive to Bob Evans….they were so good I made another batch Sunday morning!
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 stick of butter-very cold cut into small pieces
1 [...]
I am addicted to trying new skillet cornbread recipes, but I think this one is going to be the go to! The sharp cheddar just gives it something!
Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable oil
additional 1/4 cup of oil for the skillet
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1 cup cream-style corn
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 cup grated sharp [...]
Ok this is a two parter but totally worth it! Home made pizza dough is to die for and actually easy!
Dough
Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon honey-you can use sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
3 cups bread flour -up or down 1/2 cup depending on humidity
Directions:
1. In [...]
Love this, only have to kneed once and I get 2 loaves, on Cinn Swirl and one Country. Nothing is better then fresh baked bread!
Ingredients
6 to 7 cups Bread flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
2 packages regular or quick active dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
2 1/4 cups very warm water
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, [...]
