50 Smoothies : Recipes and Cooking. 1.
Banana Blend 2 bananas, 1/2 cup each vanilla yogurt and milk, 2 teaspoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 cup ice. 2. Strawberry-Banana Blend 1 banana, 1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup each vanilla yogurt and milk, 2 teaspoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 cup ice. 3. Strawberry Shortcake Blend 2 cups strawberries, 1 cup crumbled pound cake, 1 1/2 cups each milk and ice, and sugar to taste. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Green Smoothies. Spiced Apple Cider Recipe. Making Miniature Stuffed Pizzas in Springforms. Stuffed pizzas are a Chicagoan delicacy consisting of layers of cheese and fillings above– and below– a thin pizza crust.
One of the best ways to bake them is in a springform pan, so that the sides come out in perfect cylinders and come out easily. Taken to the small extreme, individual-sized stuffed pizzas are the ideal portable food to take to work for lunch. Made in miniature springform pans, they are compact, cute, tasty, filling, and are almost guaranteed to make your co-workers jealous. Bacon Cheeseburger Chicken. Bacon Cheeseburger Chicken is definitely in the Top 3 Favorite Meals Ever according to Kevin. :) I like it too, because it’s easy way to amp up boring chicken breasts into an exciting, mouth-watering meal.
:D Intrigued? Let’s get started. :) First, let’s start by making our own bacon bits. Appetizer Recipe. Okay, we're not going to win any awards for thinking up this combination, but hey — these potato bites are easy, delicious, and perfect for a sports-loving crowd, should you find yourself surrounded by one this weekend.
They even remind us of sports-bar food ... like little deconstructed potato skins. (Image credit: Emma Christensen) We decided to make these after countless evenings munching on these bacon-wrapped dates, which are also very yummy, but got us thinking about other things we could wrap in bacon. Potatoes? Potatoes could be perfect. If you can find tiny new potatoes, those would be even more aesthetically precious. With the creamy wedge of potato and the crunchy bacon, the sour cream dip is what pushes this appetizer over the edge. Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe. Here something interesting for you taco lovers.
Instead of regular Italian stuffed shells last night I made Taco stuffed shells! This recipe for taco stuffed shells consists of ground beef and cream cheese for the filling and is topped with tortilla chips and cheese. Make sure to let the filling mixture have enough time to cool before stuffing the shells or you might have a sloppy mess on your handsJ. The traditional pasta sauce is replaced with a combination of salsa and taco sauce… the best part about this is you can make it as hot as you want!
Everyone that tried these thought they were great and I thought the flavor was absolutely delicious. Guacamummus or Hummamole (Avocado Hummus) Recipe. So…what’s a girl to do when gorgeous, big, ripe avocados are on sale during “Hip Hip for Hummus Week”?
Make guacamumus! Cupcakes. Cruft: Lasagna Cupcakes. When Intelligentsia Coffee opened in Pasadena recently, I was intrigued the lasagna cupcakes they served.
The cupcakes are made by Heirloom LA, a catering business. About the size of a muffin, a single lasagna cupcake was a delicious meal. Vegetable Lasagna Cupcakes. How about a couple of cupcakes for dinner?
I haven’t made lasagna in ages but after seeing the oh-so-cute Petite Lasagnas at Can You Stay For Dinner? , I just had to make a vegan version. Super easy to make using wonton wrappers, the mini lasagnas bake in about ten minutes or so. I didn’t bother to replace the meat in the sauce called for in the original recipe, I just went with vegetables – fresh shiitake mushrooms and baby zucchini from the farmers market.
Baby veggies fit in easily without having to chop them into smaller pieces. Once cool enough to handle, you can actually pick one up and eat it without a fork. Cookie Recipes. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. Bake sale week: raspberry lemonade bars. I know this seems like a bit of a cop out, seeing as last year I made those lime bars, but the name of these just makes you want one, doesn’t it?
It’s like one last throw back to the summertime captured in a cookie. raspberry lemonade bars for the crust: 9 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick, plus one tablespoon) 1/4 cup (50g) superfine sugar (or regular granulated) 1 cup (100g) of unbleached all-purpose flour pinch salt for the filling: 1 1/2 cups (287g) superfine sugar (or regular granulated) 3 egg whites 1 egg 2/3 cup (150mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 3 lemons) 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from 2 lemons) 2/3 cup (65g) unbleached, all-purpose flour pinch of salt 1-2 cups (150-275g) of frozen raspberries, defrosted 1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar 1. 2. 3. 4.
Pineapple Dessert. I’m not sure why you don’t see this classic retro recipe that much anymore because it is awesome!
This cake looks as impressive as it tastes with buttery caramel infused pineapple covering a moist delicate cake. Yet it is easy to make and not at all time consuming since it requires no frosting — the cake is done when it comes out of the oven. Cake or Mini-Cakes. Cake from scratch recipes. Red Velvet Cake. Red Velvet Cake/Butter Cream Icing This beautiful cake is the ORIGINAL RED VELVET CAKE RECIPEfrom the 1940's. Don't bother with any other you see online.
Also NEVER, I repeat NEVER put a cream cheese frosting on a Red Velvet Cake! If someone is serving you a Red Velvet Cake with a cream cheese frosting BE AWARE - it is not a true Red Velvet Cake!! This is an impressive cake and the butter cream frosting is no fail. Fastest Fudge Cake. User reviews made it?
RATE IT! By Shoechik, 4/21/2014I was looking for a one layer chocolate cake and this one was perfect. I baked it in a 8x8 pan and frosted it with a marshmallow frosting. It was moist, fudgy and delicious. Will definitely bake again. Ice Cream Cake. If you’ve been following along, you’re probably aware that I collect cookbooks. Specifically, cookbooks created by New England civic organizations between 1950 and 1980 for fundraising purposes.
With yard sale season in full swing, I find myself solvent with new recipe ideas, among them one I found in this vandalized and water-damaged collection. The picture on the cover somewhat suggests the architecture of Calvary Baptist Church in Easthampton, but I bought the book in Millbury and it has no date (I’ve never been to that Church, I just tried to do some due diligence in my googling). Creative and Unique Cake Designs. Cakes are often used to celebrate special occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, and other notable events.
While many of us opt for a standard cake (because hey, it’s going to be eaten anyway), cake does offer room for creative effects and decorations. Because of the unique occasion for the cake, as well as the meaning behind it, creating and designing unique cake designs is becoming more and more popular, and the results can be really awesome. Popsicles! Not to sound full of myself, but I’m pretty sure this is the be all, end all of popsicle roundups. There’s a little something for everyone: the foodies, the purists, the ones who prefer frozen yogurt, the ones who prefer a little alcohol, everyone. Tweny-five options to be exact. The post I did last summer on the cold guys was one of DC’s most viewed ever, so I thought you’d all be up for another round – was I right?
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