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Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites. Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites On Fridays, I teach cooking classes to two kids in our neighborhood. They are pretty knowledgeable-so my job is easy:) I think it is fantastic that they want to learn how to cook at such a young age-they are in the 3rd and 4th grade. Since we don’t have any kiddos yet, I am glad I get to work with these kids.

We have a great time in the kitchen. On Friday we made homemade soft pretzels,the traditional salty ones and cinnamon and sugar pretzels. We made a cheddar cheese sauce to go with the savory pretzels and a vanilla cream cheese frosting for the cinnamon sugar pretzels. For fun, we also made pretzel bites. everyone loved these. Is everyone ready for the big game? Buffalo Hot Wings-these are Josh’s all time favorite. My good friend Gaby, from What’s Gaby Cooking, made Pulled Pork Sliders for the big game. Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites Yield: A lot! Homemade Soft Pretzels | The Baker Chick. A few months ago, I never in a million years would have believed that I’d be comfortable making recipes that involve yeast.

I rarely tried it, thought it was scary, and spent my time mastering any and every shortcut around it instead. I figured that when I get married and finallyhopefullymaybe get a stand mixer, I could use the dough hook and give it a try. Well, like always I get impatient waiting to try this the easy way, give them a try and end up surprising myself. It really started when I made these Cinnamon Rolls. I was with my Mother-in-law (to be) and she makes yeasted bread all the time. She helped me knead the dough and make me feel like it was something I could actually conquer. Then those rolls ended up being amazing, and I made them 3 more times in two weeks, (giving me a chance to practice on my own.) The impulse to make these delicious pretzels came when Maria posted about them a few weeks ago. Ingredients Instructions. Monthly Meal Planning.

Guess what?! I listened to your requests and, just for you, I wrote another meal planning post! Read through this one, enjoy it, and then click HERE for the newest addition! I have tried to answer many of your questions at the bottom of this post!! Scroll down to read the answers and feel free to ask more! I am so glad so many of you are liking this! Maybe I need to post like this more often! Back in September, I thought I'd try to get organized with meal planning. So, I am going to share with you my December calender. How do I plan? - we eat leftovers once a week - I allow for 2 nights of eating out per month - we always have breakfast for dinner at least once a month - I try to vary chicken, beef, and fish recipes - I double every recipe that I can and store them in the freezer.

. - I also prepare both breakfast tacos and lunch tacos for the month (recipes below). How do I prep it all? I make 3 lists as I gather recipes: 1. 2. 3. How much does it cost? Here is my December calender: 1. 2. 3. 4. The Proper Way to Cook a Hot Dog? By Blake Royer I hardly ever cook hot dogs at... I hardly ever cook hot dogs at home--it's the kind of food that I buy on a street corner in a rush. On the way to a concert. When I don’t have more than 5 minutes for lunch. When it’s three days before my paycheck and rent's due. Two bucks on a street corner, less than that if I'm lucky to be near a Papaya King (or Gray's Papaya), where they’re cooked on a griddle and have that distinctive "snap" when you bite into them.

I decided at some point that boiling a hot dog is not worth it. Actually, char and plumpness is an elusive combination. Is this too much rumination on the cooking method of a hot dog? First, add a little water to a skillet, just enough to barely cover half the pan. Next, add a tablespoon of butter for each dog. I like mine with mustard and chopped onion. Just don’t put any ketchup on it—or at least don't tell any Chicagoan that you did.

<div class="disqus-noscript"><a href=" The 7 Best Healthy Snacks. If you’re feeling hungry between meals, a smart snack doesn’t have to be as boring as a bag of carrot sticks. Here are seven easy light bites that will please both your taste buds and your waistline. Avocado is rich in glutathione, a substance that specifically blocks the intestinal absorption of certain fats that cause oxidative damage. Need a late-afternoon lift? Try cottage cheese. Grapefruit may make you slimmer. Turn your nachos into a flavorful cancer-fighting fiesta by substituting fresh cucumber and avocado salsa for the store-bought red stuff. This sweet snack is packed with nutrients that help skin stay clear and eyes sharp. Make your midday munch artichoke hearts and your skin with thank you.

Feeling achy? Sometimes, fat is your friend. Campbell's® Healthy Request® Chicken and Pasta Primavera Recipe. Guide to choosing the right size bento box. So you ordered a bento box online, it arrives and you’re shocked at how tiny it is. People try to tell you to just eat less, but you have a sneaking suspicion that you may have accidentally bought a bento box sized for a 2-year-old instead of an adult. Here’s how to tell: check the box’s total capacity against the gender/age/height guidelines in the table below (I translated them from a popular Japanese website that’s been getting a lot of media exposure in Japan — they’re based on official Japanese nutritional guidelines). In Japan, bento box size is described not by its dimensions (inches or centimeters), but instead by its volume or capacity (in milliliters — ml). Why? Because a rule of thumb in Japan is that when you pack a bento box normally (A: 3 parts grain dishes, 1 part protein dishes, 2 parts vegetable dishes; B: without candy, junk food or fatty food; and C: without empty space), calories correspond directly to capacity.

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We think you will be too! Note that some products links on the site are affiliate links. Clicking on these links to make purchases helps to suppor Just Bento, paying for the server and such, at no extra cost to you. Bento & Co. Bento & Co. is based in Kyoto, and is owned and operated by husband and wife team Thomas and Erico. J-List/JBox JList.com/JBox.com - “Your Friend in Japan” has a big selection of bento gear, with many different kinds of bento boxes, from the cute to the elegant to the practical. CasaBento CasaBento carries a wide selection of bento boxes of various styles (cute, traditional, modern), accessories and supplies, as well as kitchenware. All Things For Sale Monbento Japan Centre eBay Amazon Stores Amazon US - Bento making equipment, bento boxes, books. Day 36--My First (and 2nd, and 3rd, and 4th) Attempt at Sand Tarts.

It's been a while since my last post, and although the typical holiday hustle is in full swing, Erica and I have been doing an admirable job of not losing track of our goals and commitments. We're still making all our food at home, and although we've not had the time to be as creative with new recipes, we've been pulling from our reporitore and managing clean, healthy, and budget-conscious eating. So naturally, I've spent much of my free time over the past two weeks making very non-vegan, non-clean cookies. But just like everything else this year, I wanted to try something new. I can make chocolate chip cookies in my sleep, and I always say that they're my favorite, but that's not exactly true.

No, my favorite cookie is the stuff of legends. I'm talking, of course, about sand tarts. However, not only have I never made sand tarts before, I've never even been in the room while they were being made. ... Meg, the author I yanked this recipe from, recommends lots of patience and wine. Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry. Hamburger and Grape-Tomato Pizza. Thanks to frozen dough and ready-made sauce, making homemade pizza is easy as pie. Provolone has a richer flavor than mozzarella, so you don't need as much. Everyday Food, May 2008 10 minutes 30 minutes Serves 4 Add to Shopping List Ingredients 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, such as safflower All-purpose flour, for work surface 1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed 3/4 cup store-bought marinara sauce 1 cup grated provolone cheese (4 ounces) 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced (optional) 1/4 pound ground beef chuck Coarse salt and ground pepper Directions Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

On a lightly floured work surface, use a rolling pin and your hands to roll and stretch dough into a 15-by-11-inch rectangle (if dough becomes too elastic to work with, let it rest a few minutes). Spread sauce evenly over dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Bake until crust is golden, beef is cooked, and cheese is melted, about 20 minutes. Cook's Note. Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter! | Willow Bird Baking. I’m siiiiick. If you follow Willow Bird Baking on Facebook or Twitter (you do, right?) , you’ve probably heard me whining about it lately (okay, maybe this isn’t the best way to encourage you to follow). It started with a sore throat and has turned into a beastly, phlegmatic ogre of a cold that has taken up residence in my chest and commenced hanging draperies and such. I have protested this development with various hot teas, soups, and my favorite home remedy suggested by readers: complaining.

Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter! I know my students are to blame for this plague! I can’t stay home until I’m better, but I do tend to baby myself when I’m sick. And I’m not even going to mention the amount of this cookie dough I consumed over the weekend. If nothing else, cookie dough is good for the soul. And now, look how far I’ve come: this weekend I made not one, but three kinds of cookie dough!

So, in summary: I’m sick. Safe-to-Eat Sugar Cookie Dough. Ham with Bourbon-Peach Glaze Recipe. Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes. So, after being gone all last week, this has been catch up on the house week. Mostly laundry actually. Man, who knew that a weeks worth of laundry from 5 people could be so daunting. Yikes!! But I am kind of behind on my cooking and baking as well since I've been gone and cleaning. Not to mention, I needed an Oreo fix! So here we are. Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes 1 box brownie mix, 8x8 inch size 24 Oreo Cookies 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 muffin cup baker with paper liners. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Makes 12 servings Recipe from picky-palate.com foodsnots.com.

How to Cook Cubed Steak- 5 Ways to Prepare Cube Steak. If you’ve never seen Food Network’s Alton Brown on his show Good Eats, be warned that the humor is pretty corny. Make no mistake though, the information is always good. In this episode, divided into two video clips, Brown opens by telling us what cubed steak is, and where it comes from on the cow. I’ve done a summary for you. Cubed steak is perforated in order to make it tender. Technically “cubed steak” can come from any portion of the cow except the shank and heel.

Smaller pieces can be “knitted” together, or pieces can be folded. Cubed steak most commonly comes from the hind quarter of the cow, the “round”, which is made up of the top round, bottom round, and the knuckle. Brown recommends buying bottom round, and having the butcher it cut into ½” thick pieces. Brown demonstrates tenderizing the ½” bottom round steaks with a needler. This episode of Good Eats also includes the “how to” of three different styles of preparing cubed steak. Chicken-Fried Steak & Gravy. Chicken-Fried Steak Strips With Milk Gravy Recipe - Food.com - 37730. Untitled. How to Easily Treat Pre- Diabetic Insulin Resistance. Reptar Bars. If there was one TV show that could summarize my childhood in its entirety, it would be Rugrats.

I absolutely loved that show as a kid, probably because it was so darn relatable with all the wild imaginary adventures the kids had. I was browsing the instant view tab on my netflix account last week and was ecstatic when I saw Rugrats Seasons 1-4 under New Arrivals. Of course, the next several days were spent watching the first two seasons, and I realized I love the show just as much now as I did when I was five years old. The writing and characters are just so consistently great, the perfect combination of funny and adorable.

I'd been thinking about what sweet and tasty treat to make for myself lately, and after watching the Halloween episode in the 1st season, my question was answered. Ingredients: 24 Ounces Milk Chocolate Chips 4 Teaspoons Crushed Pecans 4 Teaspoons Caramel 7 Ounces Marshmallow Fluff 2 Ounces Green Food Coloring Grease a 2 x 4 inch mini-loaf pan and set aside. Serious Eats: Recipes: Eat for Eight Bucks. Healthy Weeknight Dinners : Recipes and Cooking. Easy Crab Cakes Recipe. Spicy Tuna Sushi Roll Recipe. Spicy Tuna Sushi Roll Recipe. Emeril's Inside-Out Spicy Tuna Roll with Special Sauce Recipe : Emeril Lagasse. Directions In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, chile paste, hot chile oil, and sesame oil and stir to combine.

Place 1 piece of toasted seaweed on top of a sushi roller (makisushi), with the short end closest to you. Using lightly wet fingers, press enough rice onto the seaweed to completely cover the seaweed, and press firmly so that rice adheres to seaweed. Turn seaweed over so that rice side now faces down. Arrange strips of tuna on top of seaweed, with the tuna strips running vertically in line with the short side of the seaweed, about 1/3 of the way into the seaweed sheet. Spread a small amount of wasabi on the tuna, then sprinkle with sliced scallions. Cut roll into 6 or 8 pieces and serve with dollops of sauce spooned on top, or alongside for dipping. Mitsuko's Perfect Sushi Rice: In a large bowl, add rice and cover with lots of water. While the rice is cooking, bring rice vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan, and then remove from the heat.

Southern Fried Salmon Patties Recipe - Food.com - 137575. Spicy Tuna Roll. A spicy tuna roll is a small piece of heaven! It probably comes as no surprise that this type of sushi originated in the United States. Did you really think that mayonnaise is a Japanese invention? The secret ingredient is the Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce. Just a small amount goes a long way. These tasty morsels come in two versions: Inside-Out Rolls (Yukiwa-Maki) (The sushi rice is on the outside and the nori seaweed is on the inside)Hand Rolls (Temaki-Sushi) (The seaweed is rolled up to form a cone) Ingredients 2 sheets of nori seaweedsoy sauce1 cup of cooked sushi rice1/4 1b. sashimi-grade raw tuna (block)1/4 teaspoon rayu (spicy sesame oil)1 teaspoon of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce1 1/2 teaspoons of mayonnaise (use lite for less salt and fat) Directions Note – Adjust the chili sauce and sesame oil to your liking.

Place the mayonnaise in a small bowl and stir in the sesame oil and chili sauce.Dice the raw tuna and toss it into your spicy mayo sauce. Eat right away! The Bramble. Copy Cat Recipes. Find recipes online  |  Foodily  |  Food, I love you. Swai recipes: 10 ways to cook the budget-friendly fish - Knoxville healthy food. Bakerella.com. Kelsey's Favorite Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe.