Everything. Pasta and white beans with garlic-rosemary oil. If you have a thing for chocolate, the world is your oyster. On this very site, 86 of the just over 800 recipes boast a significant chocolate component and entire sections of bookstores will be happy to fill in any cravings I missed. If you have a thing for bacon, the internet would be overjoyed to find you places to put it, zillions, even, although I’d proceed with caution before auditioning a couple. But if you have a thing for something slightly less of a prom king/queen ingredient, say, tiny white beans, well, it can be tough. It’s not there are no uses for them, it’s just that when you’re very much in love, there are never enough ways to be together.
So tell me: What are you favorite uses for beans outside the ever-popular realm of chili, tacos, soup and salad? Really, I’m hankering for more inspiration. The result is a great pasta for this time of year, deeply comforting and hearty but not overly decadent. Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente, or still a little firm inside. Weekly Mix: Baking with Jams, Jellies, and Preserves Over the last couple of weeks, I baked these lovely Raspberry Coconut Oat Bars and a new favorite Italian Jam Crostata. Both of those are made with some of my favorite shortcut ingredients – jams and preserves. Jams, jellies, and preserves are a great way to bake with a little fruit when you’re right in the middle of winter with limited access to fresh berries and other warm weather fruits. Of course, I seem to bake with them year-round! As I looked through my Recipe Index, I realized that preserves and jams and jellies make frequent appearances here on BoB.
Preserves and such really lend themselves well to baking bars. This beautiful Black Cherry Sour Cream Coffee Cake is a fabulous anytime treat, from breakfast to a late-night snack. I have probably baked these Raspberry Cream Cheese Buns more than anything else on this blog. This round-up wouldn’t be complete without including one of Quinn’s favorite desserts. Rhubarb Ice Cream with Oatmeal Shortbread. Intro It was Monday afternoon and I was pacing my living room. My dear friend and cooking class partner, Julie, arrived to watch our boys while my husband and I headed off to the 20 week ultrasound.
Those of you who have been down this road before know that this is probably the best appointment there is during pregnancy. And for us it was especially important because, most likely this is our last little bundle and I was bursting at the seams to find out the sex. Really, I’ve been quite a bear to live with. I checked in for my appointment and continued to pace. Well, dear blog readers, I am so completely thrilled to say, “BRING ON THE PINK!! I had the technician repeat this news and every time she referred to my baby as she or her I shrieked with joy. Rhubarb ice cream with oatmeal shortbread. The Rhubarb is first braised in vanilla bean and butter. Rhubarb Ice Cream with Oatmeal Shortbread Ice Cream 7-10 drops cherry blossom extract (optional) – Rose water would be lovely as well.
It's Clear Skies Ahead with This Jello. Super Bowl dessert cocktail. Football fans will cheer when you serve this frosty dessert cocktail at your Super Bowl party. Pour into glasses with yard lines and top them off with goal-post straws. First-and-ten drinking games, anyone? Super Bowl dessert cocktail Yields approximately 40 ounces Ingredients: 1 cup Midori liqueur1/2 cup white rum2 cups ice4 cups lime sherbet 2 cups spinach leaves (You will not taste the spinach at all. Directions: Blend all ingredients together in a mixer until smooth. Field goal straws Supplies: Instructions: Cut two bendable straws and insert one end into the other, forming the uprights and crossbar. Create hole in crossbar Using a hole punch, make a hole halfway, in the center of the crossbar.
Fit third straw into crossbar For the center post, cut another straw to fit inside the punched hole. Glasses with yard lines Supplies: White, opaque paint marker (found in most hobby, craft or scrapbooking stores) Drinking glasses or clear plastic cups Instructions: Design your glasses Quick Tip More food crafts. 30 Amazing Sliders For Your Super Bowl Party.
Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles. SLIDESHOW: Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Ramen in the U.S. has come a long way. Once known only in its 10-for-a-dollar instant-lunch form—a staple of offices and dorm rooms all around the '80s and '90s—high-end real ramen shops are springing up left and right on both coasts and everywhere in between. As a half-Japanese kid in the '80s, I grew up eating instant ramen at least once a week, and it still holds a special place in my gut. That said, my tastes have changed and expanded considerably over the years, and sometimes that little flavoring packet just isn't enough. As a card-carrying member of the Ramen Transmogrification Society of Greater New York,* it is my duty, my honor, and my privilege to share with you some of our methods and recipes.
For full, step-by-step instructions on any of these dishes, please click through the slideshow above. * Our membership is pretty thin right now—care to join? Simple Add-ins Mix-ins. Eggs. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries | Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect dessert treat! Can I just say that I have died and gone to heaven. Cheesecake stuffed strawberries….how have I not made these before?! I’m serious. They are amazing!
I ate four of them yesterday. Making up the filling was a breeze too. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Yield: 10 - 12 strawberries (depending on size) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound large strawberries 8 ounce block cream cheese – softened 3 – 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (depends on how sweet you want the filling) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or use almond, lemon, etc. ) Graham cracker crumbs Source: Inspired by pictures seen on Pinterest Directions: Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with a mixer or by hand. You could also drizzle or dip strawberries in chocolate if desired. Enjoy!!! Cookies and Cream Popcorn.
I feel like this popcorn is just out of control. Am I right? I recently wandered past a gourmet popcorn shop, (and thank goodness for my jeans I didn’t go in) and my eye’s started bugging out when I saw cookies and cream popcorn. I freaking love cookies and cream ice cream and I love any kind of sweet popcorn, so what more could I ask for? A perfect combination. Plus the kids who hung out with me in the kitchen all day today went BONKERS for this. I quick as a bunny made sure that I locked it all away in Tupperware to get it out of my face while I am packing for Greece.
Oh!! ***My new show “RESCUE MY RENOVATION” premiers on HGTV this coming Sunday (September 30th) at 10PM. Maybe make a batch of this to nibble on while you watch it! To make this Cookies and Cream Popcorn, this is what you do: In a large pot with a lid, heat the vegetable oil and popcorn kernels over medium heat. Meanwhile, finely chop the oreo cookies. Toss the cookies with the popcorn.
(Store in an airtight container) 1. 100 Things to Do with a Banana. How many times has someone spotted excess, overripe or just unused bananas in your kitchen and said, “uh-oh, looks like it’s time to make banana bread!” — as if the only things possible to do with a banana are eat it or turn it into bread? Well we say “no more.”
With no particular offense meant to anyone’s banana bread recipe, we believe the humble banana is in fact as versatile as bacon or eggs, and we’ve got the internets to prove it. Here’s our carefully curated list of 100 Things to Do with a Banana (not including banana bread). Click on the photos for full recipes. From Bananas to Apples, 100 things to do with apples: Sponsored Content.
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