Sweeties Sweepstakes - Win What You Cant Afford, Sweeties Sweeps will teach you how! Sweeties Sweepstakes - Win What You Cant Afford, Sweeties Sweeps will teach you how! Hot cocoa pancakes + valentine’s day. Healthy chocolate pancakes friends. I know, I can’t believe it either, but let’s talk about the events at hand. I actually kind of like Valentine’s Day. I know it’s cool to hate on February 14th because it’s just.., like, a meaningless marketing shill instigated to drive capital to the card/gift companies maaaaan.
Why do you have to prove your love on only one day of the year? Scoffs, grumbles, negativity, silliness. I actually don’t care. Something I don’t exactly love: big, shiny, monumental dinners on Cupid’s big night out. Enter these delicious pancakes. Hot cocoa pancakesThis recipe was originally developed for the Toronto Vegetarian Associationserves: 2 (generously) notes: Heart shapes! Mix the non-dairy milk and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl and set aside to curdle, about 5 minutes. Mix the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl until combined. Heat a large, non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad | Chickpea Salad Recipe.
Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich I’ve never liked egg salad, potato salad, or macaroni salad. Don’t get me wrong, I love salads, just not the mayonnaise based kind. I can’t stand mayo! Well, I recently created a creamy salad that I love and there is no mayonnaise involved. This Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich gets it’s creaminess from the avocado! It is my new favorite sandwich. I could eat it every day for lunch…and some weeks I do:) I am sharing the recipe today because it is the perfect GREEN sandwich for St. My lunch time is usually rushed because Caleb needs mama’s attention, so I love that this healthy salad can be made in minutes. After you get the chickpeas and avocado smashed together, stir in fresh cilantro, green onion, and lime juice. This Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad is also great as a dip for veggies, crackers, and pita chips.
If you are looking for a quick and healthy lunch idea, make this Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich. Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread. Y’all are going to hate me for this. You’ll never forgive me. You’ll shun me. You’ll kick me off the internet and call me names. I don’t care, though. I deserve to be punished. I’ve been a bad girl. You see, I made this bread. I’m sorry. In fact, let’s all just blame Jessica for this. Trust me when I tell you that this bread is addicting. Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread Ingredients Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Breadadapted from How Sweet Eats1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1 cup whole wheat flour1 tablespoon sugar2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast1 teaspoon salt1 packet dry ranch dressing or dip mix4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled1/4 cup chopped chives1/3 cup milk (whole or 2%)1/4 cup butter1/4 cup water2 eggs12 ounces freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese Instructions adapted from How Sweet Eats Don’t miss a post!
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken with Sweet Potatoes. I have been reading the most fabulous book. In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite is by Melissa Clark, author of "A Good Appetite" for The New York Times. I already loved her column, so I have been lusting after this book for quite some time. I snuck it into a Christmas presents Amazon order, and haven't put it down since. It's actually sort of a cross between a memoir and a cookbook - what a blog would be like if you bound and covered it as a matter of fact. Before each recipe, she shares a story of how the dish came to be. Along the way you'll learn about her childhood, career as a food writer, marriage, and her 2 year old daughter, Dahlia.
So the writing is superb, but the recipes are even better. I started with the Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken with Sweet Potatoes. I've already made a few other recipes from this book, and I can't wait to make and share many more! In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, chipotles, garlic, honey, vinegar, salt, cumin, and cinnamon. Honey lime tilapia. Michael and I talk all the time about how being married and eating together has changed the foods we eat. For instance, I didn’t eat much in the way of potatoes, hardly ever bought red meat, and had NEVER cooked steak of any kind before we were married. Now, potatoes find their way into our menu once every week or two and one of my favorite meals we’ve discovered together is a sort of steak stir-fry. Michael, on the other hand, never really ever ate fish. Not that he didn’t like fish, he just never really ate it. Because I love fish so much, and I’m always looking to expand our seafood recipe repertoire, I hunted down this REALLY easy method for cooking tilapia.
Now, I know it looks like fried fish. One of the beauties of fish is that it cooks very quickly. I tried an experiment with the recipe, which originally called for marinating the fish about an hour ahead of time. As for what to serve it with, we tried it with a simple squeeze of lime juice, and it was delicious. Ice Cream Chimichangas. Self-control. Let’s talk about that… Allow me to define it, please. Self-control is when your face is staring at these Ice Cream Chimichangas and the only thing you can do is stare back. And photograph them. Can’t touch, can’t lick, can’t bite… That, my friends, is self-control. Have I told you lately that I love… ice cream?
There’s a bunch of ice cream recipes on here that could give that away. The first time I had an ice cream chimichanga was waaaaay back in the day at this hole in the wall restaurant that served the best Mexican food I had ever tasted. I mean, look, it’s ice cream and it’s fried! My life changed at that very moment. Thus I started making my own. Heat up the oil, take out the ice cream, and grab some tortillas – you need these in your life. Ice Cream Chimichangas Total time Deep-fried tortillas filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients 4 (6-inch) Flour Tortillas2 cups vanilla ice cream, divided½ cup sugar¼ cup cinnamonoil for frying Instructions. Busy in Brooklyn » Blog Archive » Quesadillas Five Ways. With Cinco de Mayo coming up, I thought it would be fun to celebrate with 5 different quesadilla recipes. I started making quesadilla’s for dinner whenever my kids are being fussy about the food I’ve made.
I always keep a package of mini wraps or tortillas in the freezer, so I have a quick and easy dinner to fall back on, just in case. Once in a while, I’ll make myself one for lunch or a light dinner, adding things like pineapple & jalepeno or broccoli and cheddar. Adding fun and flavorful ingredients to a wrap can help turn a plain tortilla into a quick and easy meal that’s not just for kids! There are 2 basic ways to prepare a quesadilla. What are some of your favorite quesadilla flavors? All quesadillas are traditionally served with salsa, guacamole and sour cream. Broccoli-Cheddar Quesadillas tortillas or wraps 1 package frozen brocolli stalks, blanched and drained well 1 package shredded cheddar cheese Method: Heat up a skillet and spray with nonstick spray. Taco Quesadillas. Extra Easy Hummus Recipe. Homemade Flour Tortilla Chips. We eat a lot of tortilla chips and spicy food in our house. I mean…a lot. We actually own upwards of 20 bottles of hot sauce and I am probably underestimating.
So, when I looked at all of the stuff that goes into our name brand favorites (whom shall not be named)…I thought, there has got to be an easy way to make my own and cut out the…well, lard. So, ta da! Here are my new favorites with just a little bit of vegetable shortening and a whole lot of yummy, homemade flavor…homemade flour tortilla chips!! We have eaten them now with salsa, homemade bean dip, hummus, and guacamole. Oh, and the best part??
I hope you enjoy these irresistible chips as much as we do!! Homemade Flour Tortilla Chips Ingredients:4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons baking powder2 tablespoons shortening1 1/2 cups water2 tablespoons oilcoarse salt for seasoning chipsPreparation:In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together 4 cups flour, 1 tsp. salt, and 2 tsp. baking powder until well mixed.