Buttermilk pancakes

Oh yum
I had some buttermilk left over from all the muffins I’ve been making so I decided to give this recipe a try. When it popped up on my google reader I knew I had to try it soon.
Part way through mixing together the ingredients I realized that I was out of white flour. All [...]

Apple butter

Ingredients:
6lbs of apples, peeled and cored
1/4 cup brown sugar (heavily packed)
1/4 cup apple cider
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2- 1 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
Put apples, cider and spices into crock pot. Cook on high for 1-2 hours, then lower to low heat and cook for 7-8 more hours or until apples are tender. Puree or blend for a smoother consistency.
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Crockpot chicken with stuffing

Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts
6 pieces pre-sliced cheese
1 1/2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
2 cups herb stuffing mix (can use extra if desired — turkey flavor recommended)
1 can chicken broth
Directions:
1. Place 6 chicken breasts in a crock pot
2. Cover chicken with cheese slices, layered if necessary
3. Mix 1 1/2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and [...]

Beef Stroganoff

My all time favorite food! I even eat it for breakfast If I were to recommend any recipe in the world, this would be it!
The sauce freezes very well. You can freeze it with noodles but IMO it’s not quite as good- the noodles get a little squashy. Still delish though.
Ingredients:
3 lbs [...]

Lemon Poppy Seed muffins

Possibly my all time favorite muffin, the lemon poppyseed. I skipped the glaze on this recipe when I made them but next time (*cough cough* this weekend *cough*) I’m going to make the glaze too. They freeze really nicely too.
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. poppy seeds
½ tsp. salt
1 ¼ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
½ [...]

Buttermilk Spice muffins

These muffins remind me a lot of a really fluffy and soft snickerdoodle. Mine didn’t come out as dark as the photo shown on the blog where I found it, but they were still delicious!

Ingredients:
7 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 [...]

Banana Crumb Muffins

Brian’s favorite muffin! I’ve added these to my weekly baking list just for him!
The topping makes a TON, you could easily half it and still have plenty to spare.

Ingredients:
For the muffins:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, [...]

Double chocolate muffins

These are SOOOOO good. I seriously could eat  4 of them in one sitting! But I don’t! Because that would be wrong.
They do tend to come out a little dry for me so I would recommend adding a 2nd egg to the batter.
Double Chocolate Muffins
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Ingredients:
6 T. unsalted butter
4-6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 [...]

Blackened Chicken & Jerk Sweet Potatoes

This was a wonderful dinner from last week. The sweet potatoes ended up a little more done than I preferred which I blame mostly on my craptastic cookwear. Just a hint when cooking them: if something smells like it’s burning in your kitchen, it probably is. Just my advice.
Blackened Chicken
Ingredients:
4 chicken breast mixed with
1 tablespoon [...]

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:
4 ounces linguine pasta
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (I used the chicken seasoning from this recipe)
2 tablespoons butter
1 green bell pepper, chopped (I left out this. We’re not huge pepper people)
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
4 fresh mushrooms, sliced (I left out this as well. We’re REALLY not [...]