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French Toast Bake

French Toast Bake
Last weekend I made a French Toast Bake for a bridal shower brunch. I love this recipe because it is so easy (Fia could do this by herself), economical (most expensive ingredient was the Texas Toast at $2), & oh-so-delicious! The best part is that it is made the day before so there is no fuss on the day you consume it....perfect for a Sunday afternoon or brunch. This food post will be step-by-step as I take you through the entire recipe with me...as I like to make my own tweeks & people get mad at me for not telling them EXACTLY what I did. Before I begin....I must note that I was making a double batch (two 9 x 13 pans) so the pictures have double the ingredients. ** For those who are not familiar with Texas Toast, it is thickly sliced bread. Ingredient Checklist 1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick) 1 cup brown sugar 1 loaf Texas toast 4 eggs 1 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Powdered sugar for sprinkling Directions 1. - Crack eggs & get them started (on low)

Cream Roll Recipe - a German Jelly Roll! This cream roll recipe ("Biskuitrolle mit frische Frucht") is made just like a jelly roll recipe only it's filled with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Oh, so German. Oh, so delicious. I soon found out, though, that if I just get everything ready before I start, the whole process actually goes quickly. The one on the left was made by my dear friend, Melania. Ingredients: 3 large eggs, separated1/2 cup granulated sugar3/4 cup all purpose flour3 tbsp corn starch1 tsp baking powder1 cup whipping cream1/4 cup icing sugar, sifted (see hints below)1 1/2 cups prepared fruit Instructions: Line a rimmed baking sheet (15" X 10") with parchment paper.Preheat oven to 400° F.In a small bowl, mix together flour, corn starch, and baking powder, and set aside.In a separate bowl, whip egg whites with 3 tbsp water until stiff. Hints: If possible, use a whipped cream stabilizer such Dr. For the fruit, you can use almost any variety. It's also a fun recipe to do with kids. Quick Fix Recipes

dragon roll sushi recipe Recipe: dragon roll sushi The Daring Cooks are making sushi this month! We have done quite a bit of sushi making (and more eating) here at urb so I was quite excited for the selection. Even with the familiarity, I was hard pressed for time to get this done. Because of that, it is with great sadness and yet relief that I am withdrawing from the Daring Cooks. daring cooks – one last cha cha cha! I really have to thank the ladies of the DARING KITCHEN: beloved Lis of La Mia Cucina and sweet Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice. Here’s the official line: The November 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was brought to you by Audax of Audax Artifex and Rose of The Bite Me Kitchen. And once again, I colored outside of the lines which is probably why I should be leaving the DCs… I didn’t use their sushi recipe, I used the one I always use because we had a very small window of time to get this done. i thought the egg and ice water looked neat before mixing whisking the wet and dry ingredients together tempura!

Portabella Pizza Bites – P90x Recipes – P90x Nutrition Plan » My P90x Nutrition Plan Welcome Pinterest people! Check out my P.P.P.S. below just for you!! =) If you haven’t noticed by now, I’m a big fan of pizza. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. P90x Nutrition Plan Servings: 6 mushrooms provide 1 1/2 vegi servings, 1/2 protein serving, 1/2 fat serving, 2 dairy servings. P.S. P.P.S. For the Pinterest People: P.P.P.S. If you like these because they are cute, bite-sized, and healthy, try my Chocolate-Filled Strawberries.

Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich | Grilled Cheese Recipe Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich Josh’s brother is visiting us from California and we are having a great time. Caleb sure loves having his uncle around and I love having another person to feed:) The other day the guys wanted a snack so I whipped up a bowl of guacamole and made homemade baked tortilla chips. The guys were still hungry so I offered to make grilled cheese sandwiches. There was still some guacamole left so I asked them if they wanted a Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich. I used crusty white bread to make the sandwiches. Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich Yield: 2 sandwichesPrep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 5-7 minutes The guacamole takes this grilled cheese sandwich to a whole new level of goodness. If you like this Guacamole Grilled Cheese, you might also like:

Apps ~ And I'm Not Talkin' iPhone I love creating and making appetizers. I have always been fascinated by how just two or three or four ingredients could be combined for a flavorful amuse-bouche (a single, bite-sized hors d’œuvre) or layered on a piece of toasted baguette for a tasty crostini. Yummy. Appetizers can be as simple or as complicated as you like and, when I have guests, I like to offer a little bit of both. Here are five of the appetizers I've made recently. Let's start with the most simple. 1. When I was in the store the other day, I saw a package of fresh mozzarella "pearls" and thought those would be perfect for making the skewers. These are addicting. 2. They are flavorful, but light and low in calories. 3. I loved all of the ingredients, so I honestly expected to love the pie. Roasted Tomato, Basil & Cheese Crostiniby Terri Powers for Terri's Table based very loosely on Paula Deen's Tomato Pie To roast the tomatoes: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 4. So, Tom and I improvised and it came out like this... 5.

Pretzel Rolls Update 11/18/2011: I have not had the opportunity to make this recipe since this posting until today. I have read through the comments and appreciate all of them. I am not sure if I originally recorded my measurements inaccurately or what happened. I have posted this recipe before but these beauties are so good that they deserve another post. Pretzel RollsThe Dough6 - 7 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons canola oil 2 teaspoons active dry yeast2 1/2 cups milk, slightly warmed 1 cup water, slightly warmed Coarse sea salt for sprinkling The "Bath" 7 cups water 1 tablespoon salt 4 tablespoons baking soda In a small container, mix yeast with warmed milk and let rest for 10 minutes.Whisk 5 3/4 cups of flour and teaspoon of salt in a large bowl. Add canola oil and warmed water to yeast mixture. Punch down dough and knead in bowl for one minute. While the dough balls are rising, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and get the pretzel "bath" ready.

Photo a Day: WW - Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili First off, thanks so much for your encouraging words! You are the best!! I wasn't sure about posting my photos - but I am glad I did! You gave me the courage to continue on my quest to staying healthy!! As I post often about my baking experiments, I decided to try to, at least once a week, do a WW or light recipe and post about it. One of my favorite sites for light WW recipes is skinnytaste.com - all kinds of delicious recipes and beautiful photos too! For my first WW recipe post, decided to try out a crock-pot recipe. Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili Servings: 10 10 • Size: 10 oz • Prep Time: 5 minutes • Calories: 202 • Points: 4 ww points Broccoli Cheddar Soup I LOVE Broccoli Cheddar Soup. My mom made this soup all the time during the fall and winter seasons growing up, and now I make it for my family. It is so delicious and comforting on a colder day! 1/2 cup butter1/2 cup flour2 cups water2 cups heavy cream4 cups chicken broth1 (16 oz) package frozen chopped broccoli (you can add more if you like)Salt and Pepper TT8 oz. Mix water and heavy cream together and set aside.Melt butter and flour together to form a roux. Enjoy!

The Baking Bookworm: Jalapeno Popper Dip This appetizer has quickly become one of Brad and my favourite dips. Brad and I are jalapeno popper lovers from way back and are kind of finicky about what makes a great popper. We don't like the cheddar cheese poppers, ours must have cream cheese. The cream cheese balances out the heat from the jalapenos and the Panko/Parm topping is divine and gives it that popper coating that we all love so much. We love this dip so much that I've made it twice over the holidays then again last night. Why three times? So last night, on the pretence of making it solely for a good food pic, I made this dip again. Brad and I are not the only ones who wanted to sample my dip last night. If you follow the recipe I'm sure that you'll enjoy this very easy to make, yet impressive dip. :) Jalapeno Popper DipInspired by: Allrecipes.com 16oz cream cheese, softened1 cup mayonnaise1 can (4oz) green chilis2 oz Jalapeno peppers, finely chopped3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, grated

Top 20 Skinny Recipes from 2010 At the end of each year, I have a bit of "down time" to reflect on the past twelve months and think about the new year ahead. What a busy year this has been for me! During these past 12 months my oldest daughter traveled to Europe, got a part-time job, went college hunting and got acceptance letters! And somehow through this all, I managed to find the time to continue posting recipes. Blooming on Bainbridge: Oatmeal Creme Pies Remember Oatmeal Creme Pies? You know...the Little Debbie's. The ones on the kitchen counter at your Mamaw's house. The ones that never tasted so good as they did in your Mamaw's kitchen. What was it about those creme pies? How SWEET is that.Here's what you need to make Oatmeal Creme Pies. See the recipe above for measurements. Add the white sugar. Add the brown sugar. Keep on whipping and creaming. Continue mixing ingredients. Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the oats in with the dry ingredients. Stir together. Gradually add this mixture to mixing bowl. Mix until combined. Use a small cookie scoop to scoop dough. Place the dough balls at least 2 " apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the cookies @375 for 10 minutes. Leave on pan to cool (and continue baking) for 2 mins. Transfer to cooling rack. Let the cookies COOL completely. Here's what you need to make the creme filling. See recipe above for measurements. Begin by creaming the butter. Sift the powdered sugar. Seriously. xxoxox

Sopapilla Cheesecake | my yellow umbrella My friend, Kelsey, is amazing. That I already knew…but then she brought these to small group: Ingredients:-2 cans pillsbury butter crescent rolls-2 (8oz) packages cream cheese (softened)-1 cup sugar-1 teaspoon vanilla-1/4 cup butter (melted)-Cinnamon & sugar Instructions: Unroll and spread 1 can crescent rolls on bottom of un-greased pan. **Edit 8.20.11: to save some calories (and dough…as in mulah! **Edit 2.2.12: I’ve been receiving a lot of questions about this recipe, so I thought I’d update with an FAQs section. Does this need to be refrigerated? Also, lots of you wonderful people have been leaving suggested variations. Marjlun: I have been making them for awhile but I use a jelly roll pan instead of a 9×13, Then I take a can of apple pie filling that I put through the blender and add it to the batter. Thank you, Kelsey!

Brownie Peanut Butter Cups My new foodie friend, Mrs. Blimes, told me I have to make these as part of my Fat Fest. They did not disappoint. All I have to say is W-O-W! Brownie Peanut Butter Cups Ingredients 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 tablespoon water 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup peanut butter chips plus about 1/3 cup more for garnishing 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus about 1/3 cup more for garnishing 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter Instructions Preheat oven to 350°. Notes

1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
1 cup brown sugar
1 loaf Texas toast
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla by brooklynstoic Dec 29

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