Bacon n' Beer Griddle Cakes We’re almost into our new apartment! We spent all day on Sunday packing, because of course we procrastinated on Saturday. What can you do? We’ve got everything mostly ready to go, it’s just a matter of putting away some last minute stuff and doing a bit of cleaning. Of course, we are still having a bit of trouble with our landlords, even this close to your move out date. While Kramer was out getting some extra moving supplies, I was finishing up the laundry. Now, onto more important matters, such as these pancakes. That’s all you need for these manly pancakes (minus the bacon, of course, which was cooking when I shot this photo). To make your bacon, I prefer the oven method because making it in a pan is very messy and the bacon is never as crispy as I like it to be. Beautiful and perfectly cooked bacon. Dice your bacon and set it aside. Combine your flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk together your sugar, oil, egg yolk, and beer. Serve with a sprinkle of diced bacon.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Overnight Pull-Apart French Toast with Vanilla Maple Butter If a crockpot is the equivalent of a set-it-and-forget-it dinner solution, this is the parallel equivalent for breakfast. I’m an advocate of as little as humanly possible to do in the morning and this is a recipe that even I can pull off when I’m bleary-eyed because the work is done the night before. And ‘work’ is a very loose term because there’s hardly any involved. Coffee is my usual breakfast of champions and the last thing on my mind on a busy weekday morning when I’m making sure shoelaces are double-knotted and hair is un-knotted is making French toast or pancakes. On weekends I still don’t feel very inspired to make a big breakfast because big breakfasts usually mean big kitchen cleanup and I’d rather just not. The afternoon or evening before you plan to serve it, make a marinade of melted butter, pumpkin puree, two eggs, cream, sugars, maple syrup, vanilla, and spices including cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and cloves, and give it a stir. Ingredients: For the French Toast Notes
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Gnocchi Mac n' Cheese This takes comfort food to a whole new level…wow. I thought I was in love with Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese and then I was smitten with Ranch Mac and Cheese. But this dish…oh my goodness this is the one.The best mac n’ cheese I have ever had. The little gnocchi make this dish so light and airy and puffy….it’s just….well, there are no words. While making homemade gnocchi is on my culinary bucket list, I used good quality purchased gnocchi for this dishand it was still out of this world. You just have to try it, you must!!! We can’t wait to have this again. Preheat oven to 375o F. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Combine Gruyere and fontina, then add by the handful to milk mixture, stirring until melted before adding the next handful. Pour sauce over gnocchi and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano over top. Bake gnocchi until they puff and cheese is golden and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Let gnocchi rest for 5 minutes before serving. Print Recipe Ingredients Directions
Making A Bacon Candle Scented Candle: For Men Here is a quick tutorial... BEST PART: When you're done, you have a lot of bacon to eat! Black Eyed Peas Halftime Show...LOL There was one empty seat at the Super Bowl! Peanut Butter Cup Granola You know what I kind of hate? Those “scan your own” grocery aisles. As if shopping wasn’t enough work, now I have to scan my own scallions as well? And not for nothing, the fact that I have this blog on the internet is something of a miracle in itself, because I am so very not computery. So when faced with a new thinking machine that I need to figure out, I’m basically playing a game of Russian Roulette with my Ben N Jerry’s. Oh yeah, and lady who sighs really loud behind me…I GET it. I am not on board with robot machines trying to take over the land. That’s why there are trained checker-outers. So instead of letting my Vidalia sit and twirl his mustache at me, knowing that I am bound to get stumped on his variety, I choose real life humans. All day every day. Except when they’re being rude. Guess where I was today? Moving on…Peanut Butter Cup Granola. Perfect for snacking. Perfect for emotional eating after being humiliated by a mustache twirling Vidalia. Mix them together in a small saucepan…
Two Ingredient Slow Cooker Meals This tip requires so little cooking, I’m almost hesitant to share it here as though it’s a recipe. It’s more of a faux recipe, and for that, I’m in love. Because sometimes I just don’t have the time or the energy to create a delicious meal. Sometimes all I want, all I need in the world, is my own personal *Jamie Oliver. *For strictly cooking purposes. Here it is: You can combine any meat (chicken, beef, pork) with any pre-made bottled sauce (marinades, salsa, marinara, you name it), and set it to cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, and what you will be left with is nothing short of marvelous. Just two ingredients. Chicken and salsa? Use enough sauce to cover the meat (about 1.5 to 2 cups) and let the mix slowly cook all day long. Try this: Slow Cooked Beef and Mango Quesadillas What’s your favorite slow cooker combination? Tagged as: slow cooker, tips
Baked Wonton Tacos When I was a little kid, around every New Year’s, my mom and grandma would sit down and make Mandu {Korean version of potstickers or wontons} all day to make Teokguk {Korean version of wonton soup} and I’d just sit with them trying to help out. I remember trying to help out making my own Mandu, though not really successfully. Then my mom and grandma made their own mandu skins from scratch… And now… how grateful I am that I can get premade mandu skins so easily… although I think I should try and make my own skins sometime… It’s definitely on my to-do list. But until then, these premade wonton skins would do. I’ve been looking for ways to use these little yummies in different kinds of cooking. I’ve always used wonton skins for just wontons… Then I saw that you can use wonton skins for ravioli… So I thought there must be other ways to use the skins, too. When I saw that you can use wonton skins to make little tacos, I immediately experimented with the idea. Baked Wonton Tacos
Mini Ham & Cheese Quinoa Cups Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups are poppable, gluten-free, and packed with protein. The perfect breakfast or snack! I had this whole spiel ready about how real men do, in fact, eat quiche, as demonstrated by Ben who housed nearly a dozen Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups that resemble wee baby quiche for dinner, but then I remembered that quiche have crust and Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups do not, so in reality they’re more like mini frittatas and well, all was tragically lost. Ok, let me explain. First of all, Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups might be my new favorite thing on the planet. I may or may not have squealed with delight when they came out of the oven. They’re basically mini frittatas containing eggs, egg whites, cooked quinoa, shredded zucchini, cheddar cheese, and diced ham, but I couldn’t name them Mini Ham and Cheese Frittatas because Ben won’t knowingly eat frittatas. Are you still reading? Plus, they’re so versatile. Plus they take no time at all to make. Mix. Description