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Walnut Breakfast Cookies. Cinnamon Roll Cookies. Forget the weights get your bicep curl on in this hand to mouth cookie lift. For a heavier lift, stack a few cookies together. Then have a few more for some extra reps and your arms should be perfectly sculpted. See these cookies not only taste good, but they will make you look good. No lie. Cinnamon Roll Cookies Alright all story telling aside, the cookies have a crisp edge with chewy crumb and a soft crackle from the glaze. A few notes: Keep in mind the dough will be sticky, so I used wax paper to guide the dough into a roll.

Cinnamon Roll Cookies Makes approximately 4 dozen two inch cookies | Preparation: Line bake sheet with parchment paper and heat oven to 350 degrees F. Ingredients: Instructions: Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. To make glaze: Sift powdered sugar and add in 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until drizzling consistency is achieved. Assembly: Drizzle tops of cookies with glaze and let stand at room temperature until glaze dries completely. Leave a Comment. Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes. “Scalloped” is an attractive word, isn’t it? When I hear it I think of several things: first, there’s scallops, as in the seafood—totally delicious. Then there’s the scalloped shape that can live on the edge of a pair of shorts or on the collar of a woman’s blouse—always pretty and dainty. And of course scalloped potatoes also comes to mind, which carries my imagination to a land of crispy potato skins drenched in a sea of cheese and cream.

I can think of no better place to exist, actually. So when I came across TK member Shelbi Keith’s recipe for Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes, I knew we were going to become fast friends. I couldn’t have been more correct. The first players up are: a few Russet potatoes (I’m sure other varieties will work equally as well), Parmigiano-Reggiano and butter. Start by scrubbing your potatoes good and clean.

Then, using a sharp knife, make slices across the potato, being sure to stop before you reach its bottom. Cut up your butter. Transfer them to your plate. 10 Recipes Everyone Should Know How To Make. This is my list of recipes I think everyone should know how to cook. These recipes will be the ones that I make sure my kids know how to cook before they leave the nest. Knowing how to make all these basic dishes teach essential skills you need to know in the kitchen to be able to learn how to cook a wide variety of dishes. 1.

Roast Chicken – Roast Chicken is a recipe everyone should know how to do. When you learn how to make a roast chicken, you will also learn the basics of roasting other meats like turkey, beef, pork and lamb. 2. 3. Ingredients 2 cups plus 2 teaspoons long grain basmati or jasmine rice 2 cups chicken stock 1 glove garlic, grated 1/2 medium onion, chopped fine 1 teaspoon olive oil Instructions 1.

For a healthier recipe, check out the secret to quick and easy brown rice here. After learning these two simple rice recipes, you can easily stir fry any combination of meat and vegetables to make a quick and healthy dinner. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Banana-Oat Smoothie. Almond Fruit Bars. Bake sale week: monster cookies. If food can be a sin, then these cookies are shamefully immoral. Not only do they have a pound of peanut butter in them (which for some people is actually lethal*), but they have enough sugar and butter to make a small village in a developing country happy for a week.

I first tried them at Whole Foods. They were so delicious, I thought I’d go back and read the ingredients. The first three ingredients were sugar, brown sugar, and butter. Only after the fifth or sixth ingredient did they mention grain of any kind. Last week, I was telling my friend about them, and she said, “Oh, monster cookies. My mom used to make them.” Brace yourselves: these are not for the faint of heart, but they’ll make some kid at a bake sale really happy. *If you are planning on making these for a school bake sale, be sure to check with the school that there are no peanut allergies that would make these too dangerous to have in the building. monster cookies 1. 2. 3. 4.

Pizza Braid. A pizza braid is very kid-friendly, easy on the wallet and extremely simple to make. My aunt and cousin first introduced me to them and I’ve been hooked ever since. The possibilities are endless of the varieties you could make (check out the Apple Dessert Braid!) , but the recipe below is for a very basic hamburger and pepperoni braid. You could make your own dough, but I prefer the shortcut of using Rhodes rise and bake dough.

This is one of my favorite shortcuts to make a nice loaf of bread or use in recipes like this one. As I said, this is extremely basic. The dough takes a few hours to rise, so I take it out in the morning and place a towel over it. Yes, yes the dough in that photo has not risen fully. Then you spread out the sauce, lay the meats down, followed by the cheese. Then with a pizza cutter, start cutting about 1 inch thick strips down the whole rectangle. Follow the pictures above. A few minutes before it’s done I brush with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano.

Awesome Pastitsio Recipe. If you've never tried Pastitsio , you're in for a real treat when you experiment with this recipe. This is a rich meat and pasta casserole that is a wonderful one-dish meal for a chilly winter evening. It requires several ingredients, but is quite easy to make. This definitely isn't a low fat or low calorie dish, but it is a terrific treat to enjoy on special occasions.

Pastitsio Recipe Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped (yellow or white)1 clove of minced garlic1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef (I used ground sirloin or ground round)1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg1 can of tomato sauce (15 ounces)5 tablespoons of butter1/4 of a cup of flour2 cups of milk (2% or full fat)Salt and pepper to taste1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese8 ounces of pasta (elbow macaroni is traditionally used, but any tubular past will work)2 eggs2 cups shredded cheddar cheese Instructions: To Make the Meat Sauce: Heat a large skillet over medium heat.

To Make the White Sauce: To Prepare the Pasta: 1/2 the meat. Untitled. Mango Salsa recipe at PakiRecipes. Mango Muffin recipe at PakiRecipes. Papaya Pie Recipe. Lemon Verbena Recipes. Lemon verbena, lemon juice, sugar and water B 105 mins, 4 ingredients fresh lemon juice, ice cubes, lemon verbena, sugar and water B 35 mins, 5 ingredients whole milk, heavy cream, salt, sugar, verbena and large egg yolks B 6 ingredients juice, butter, mandarin oranges, lemon verbena, salt, sugar, campari and water B 105 mins, 8 ingredients vodka, ice cubes, lemon verbena and dry vermouth B 10 mins, 4 ingredients fresh lemon juice, ice cubes, lemon verbena, lemon, sugar and water fresh lemon, sugar and water B 25 mins, 3 ingredients lemon verbena, fresh mint, sugar and water B 4 ingredients juice, pectin, lemon, granulated sugar, verbena and plums club soda, fresh lime juice, lemon verbena, lime, sugar, water, dry gin and verbena B 25 mins, 8 ingredients fresh lemon juice, heavy cream, lemon verbena, strawberries, sugar and 2 MORE B 7 ingredients whole milk, heavy cream, lemon verbena, apricot halves, sugar and water fraise, lemon verbena, lemon, sugar and peaches B 45 mins, 5 ingredients B 9 ingredients.

The Lemon Verbena Lady' s Favorite Herb. Meet the Lemon Verbena Lady, one of our dedicated guest bloggers. She regularly blogs about the happenings in her herb garden and shares many of her most scrumptious herbal recipes. Lemon Verbena Jelly one of her favorites, mainly because it is made with her favorite herb—lemon verbena. Here are just a few of the things that she loves about this citrusy herb. Several years ago, when I opened an e-mail address, I decided that I would not use my real name, but an herb.

I had married a gentleman from Peru—The Herbal Husband. It is a tender perennial for us in the north. Here are some of my favorite thoughts about lemon verbena. • In Gone with the Wind, lemon verbena is the favorite scent of Scarlett O’Hara’s mother, as Theresa Loe notes in The Herbal Home Companion. • With its citrusy flavor, lemon verbena can be used in place of lemon juice in hot tea and iced drinks. • In The Best of Thymes, Marge Clark writes about using dried lemon verbena leaves. 1. 2. 3. So what's in an herbal name? Greek Mama’s Falafels with Mock Sour Cream Dressing | Bee Green Foods. These are the recipes for the food served at our Vitality Masters Series, Part 2 with Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes.

Ahhh… yet another Succulent Raw Tucson gathering enhanced by the fabulous food of CHEF FRANKY G. Both of these lip smacking recipes are from his book, RAW FOR ALL. We have them for sale at a discounted price for our members — or you can find them on his website. “Sour Cream” Dressing 3 c fermented seed cheese 1 T cider vinegar Juice of 1 lemon 2t fresh black pepper Crystal salt, to taste2t dried dill weed Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender. Greek Mama’s Falafels 3 cups almonds, soaked overnight, strained and rinsed well ½ cup sesame seeds, strained and rinsed well 2 cloves garlic Roughly grind top 3 ingredients. ¼ cup olives 2T cumin, ground 2t paprika 1T crystal salt 2t oregano 1t garlic powder ¼ c lemon juice 1/4c olive oil Blend well, using rubber spatula to help mixture blend. ½ c spring water (adjust as needed) Remove from processor, place in a large mixing bowl and add:

Cooking+and+Baking++83+041-a.JPG. IMG_4498-a. 10 Easy Kitchen Extracts to Make at Home. There is no need to buy vanilla extract, or most baking extracts for that matter, because a lot of them can be made at home. It may sound complicated and unnecessary to do this, but I can assure you it is much easier than you think. Most of the time making extracts entails steeping the flavoring ingredients in a liquor or sugar. Over time the liquid or sugar is infused with desired flavor and scent of the nut or bean that has been used. Sure, there are still unusual extracts at that I buy from the store. 10 Easy Homemade Kitchen Extracts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. These Raspberry Jam Bars are perfect for a back-to-school snack! Red Velvet Cheesecake. Proletariat Kitchen. Rice is a staple food in a large portion of the worlds diet, ranging from Asia to Africa and the Americas. Rice is viewed as a peasant food in some regions of the world, while in others it is viewed as a health food(the macrobiotic diet holds great importance on eating brown rice), however in many cultures across the globe rice is viewed as sacred, containing creation myths such as the Javanese story of Batara Guru and Samyam Sri(The Rice Book, Sri Owen: 51), or by being stored in holy rice barns, as is the case with many rice growers in the Japanese culture(The Rice Book, Sri Owen: 27).

I simply like the taste of rice, especially the nutty flavor of brown rice, and I feel great after eating a meal that includes rice. Rice(Oryza sativa; Oryza glaberrima is native to West Africa) is a grass that is related to other grass-descendent cereals such as wheat, oats, and barley. Broadly speaking there are three types of rice: long, medium, and short grain.