May 9, 2012

Honey Pork Chops





6 boneless pork chops
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 t. ground ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T. soy sauce (or Bragg's Liquid Aminos)
dash of pepper

Place all ingredients (except pork) into a gallon ziploc bag and shake (or put in a blender and blend). Place pork into the marinade and seal the bag. You may freeze them at this point. Or let marinade overnight in the fridge. I like to grill the pork chops, but the directions say to bake them for 1 hour at 350 (that seems like a long time to me).

December 31, 2011

Cinnamon Raisin Bread


2 1/2 tsp dry yeast
1 1/2 cups of warm water
1 Tsp. sugar
2 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins

Layer ingredients in your bread machine starting with the liquid ingredients. Then flour, and lastly yeast. I cooked mine on the light, basic setting. I had to punch it down a couple of times! I also only baked it 40 minutes in the bread machine.

recipe adapted from: The Blessed Hearth

October 8, 2011

Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal

I found this recipe and adapted it via A Pretty Life in the Suburbs. And it was so yummy. I literally couldn't keep Carson out of it!




Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal:



3 cups old fashioned rolled oats (not the quick-cooking kind)
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup applesauce 
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 cup raisins, optional
  • Whisk together eggs, applesauce, milk and vanilla.  Then stir in pumpkin puree.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and spice.
  • Combine egg mixture and oat mixture.
  • Add raisins, if desire.
  • Pour into an 8x8 baking dish.  At this point you may, cover and refrigerate overnight, or just bake as directed.
  • If refrigerated in the morning, give the oatmeal a little stir.  
  • Then put the dish into a cold oven, and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. 

October 7, 2011

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

This one comes to you from Get Off Your Butt and Bake. A couple of weeks ago, we had a stomach bug fly through our house. I thought it was a good time to make this recipe. I loved the homemade egg noodles. They were wonderful!


Chicken Noodle Soup:


4 to 5 chicken breasts
Enough water to cover them really well
1 teaspoons onion powder 1 teaspoon celery salt
or 
Natures' Seasoning and Garlic Salt
or
1 teaspoon Bon Appetit seasoning 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons white sugar 1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes 3 Knorr chicken bouillon cubes 1 bay leaf
(You will remove this when the chicken is done)
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter


Place chicken, water, and seasonings in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and allow to simmer until chicken is done. Remove chicken from broth. Allow chicken to sit on a plate until cool enough to handle. When cool enough, shred chicken into coarse pieces. Add milk and butter to broth that is left in the pot. Add shredded chicken to broth, then let simmer (with lid on) on very, very low heat, until the noodles have dried for at least 1 hour. Add noodles slowly, separating any that may stick, stirring well after each addition. Cook soup over medium heat, stirring often until noodles are done, & juice has thickened. The flour on the noodles will aid in the thickening process. If you want thicker soup, simply mix well: 1 tablespoon flour with 1/4 cup milk, and slowly whisk into soup….stirring often, so that it doesn’t form lumps. When the noodles are done to your taste (about 1 hour of simmer time, after adding the noodles), serve & enjoy!


Egg Noodles:
2 Cups all purpose flour 

3 egg yolks 
1 egg 
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 to 1/2 cup water


Make a well in center of flour, add egg yolks, egg and salt; mix thoroughly. Mix in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough is stiff, but easy to roll. Knead for about 5 minutes adding additional flour if necessary to make a dough that is not sticky. I made mine in my food processor with my dough blade and it worked great!
Divide dough in 3 or 4 equal parts. Roll dough, one part at a time, into thin rectangle on well floured  piece of parchment paper. Less than 1/8 ” thick. (Keep the remaining dough covered). Make sure that your dough is well floured. Using a pizza cutter, cut piece of floured dough into 1/4″ strips. Then cut those long strips into shorter strips. (Cut them into the length you desire your noodles) Place cut noodles onto a clean towel to dry, for about 1 to 2 hours. (Drying keeps the noodles separated when you add them to your broth to cook)


October 6, 2011

Hedgehog Donut Holes

I made these for Warren's snack day at school. They are so cute! Fairly easy to make just a little time consuming. Recipe via The Pharma Blog.


Ingredients:
Donut Holes
Chocolate/Almond Bark
Chocolate Sprinkles
Small Cupcake Wrappers, optional

Take a donut hole and dip a good portion of the back side in chocolate. I placed mine on small cupcake wrappers since I was sending them for a school snack. Then immediately sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles. Once set, I placed three sprinkles in for a nose and two eyes. It helps to prime a hole with a toothpick before inserting the sprinkle.

October 4, 2011

Homemade Belgian Buttermilk Waffles


These are the most amazing homemade waffles you will ever make. And they don't require you to whip egg whites to add to the batter, BONUS! Recipe courtesy of ReMarkable Home. If you hop on over to her site, she has an amazing sounding butter syrup recipe too.


Ingredients:
  • 1 ¾ c. flour
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1/4 c. melted butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions: Combine dry ingredients in large bowl with a wire whisk. In bowl of electric mixer combine wet ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients all at once and stir to combine. Batter will be lumpy. Cook in preheated waffle iron according to iron’s directions. Top with butter syrup, maple syrup, fresh berries and whipped cream.
I double this recipe cause we can always freeze them if we happen to have any left over.

October 3, 2011

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls

I made this recipe for the FL- TN game and a big crowd. It was great! I love the simplicity and tastiness of Plain Chicken's site.




Crack Bread:
1 unsliced loaf of round sourdough bread
8-12 oz cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
3 oz bag Oscar Mayer Real Bacon bits
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 Tbsp Ranch dressing mix

Using a sharp bread knife cut the bread going both directions. Do not cut through the bottom crust. Place your bread on a sheet of foil that is large enough to go around the whole loaf. Then place slices of cheese in between cuts. Sprinkle bacon bits on bread, making sure to get in between cuts. Mix together butter and Ranch dressing mix. Pour over bread. Close the foil around the bread and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Unwrap. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.