Entries from September 2008

September 28, 2008

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 [...]

September 26, 2008

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 [...]

September 25, 2008

Crockpot chicken with stuffing

Crockpot Chicken with Stuffing print this recipe 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: Place the chicken breasts in the crock pot, layering if necessary. [...]

September 25, 2008

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!  Crockpot Beef Stroganoff print this recipe Ingredients: 3 lbs beef round steak cut into 1” cubes (I use about 2 lbs instead) 2 medium onions, sliced and cut into pieces [...]

September 25, 2008

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. [...]

September 25, 2008

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 [...]

September 25, 2008

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. Banana Crumb Muffins print this recipe Ingredients: For the muffins 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon [...]

September 25, 2008

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 print this recipe Ingredients: 6 T. unsalted butter [...]

September 18, 2008

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 [...]

September 18, 2008

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Cajun Chicken Pasta print this recipe 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 [...]