Cake Batter Pancakes I’m fairly convinced that the world would be a better place if more sprinkles were involved. I know. I just made pancakes. When I develop recipes, I try to make all of them for a purpose. Case in point: it isn’t anyone’s birthday. But I don’t need an excuse to eat cake and sprinkles. And because pancakes always need some sort of topping, I went with a sprinkled glaze. Because nothing goes better with cake than more sugar! These are just plain fun. Sure, they would be best for a special occasion like a birthday, but they also work on a random Saturday in January when it’s -2 degrees outside and all you want to see is some sunshine. That wasn’t me. And yes, this means you will have an open box of cake mix, just like you did with the cake batter bark. Cake Batter Pancakes makes about 12 pancakes 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2/3 cup yellow cake mix 1 tablespoon sugar 3/4 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-2 cups milk (I used vanilla almond milk) assorted sprinkles
Coconut Ice Coconut Ice candy is so cool..not literally cool, it’s not actually ice. It’s a chewy little morsel of sweet goodness. It was quite popular at my sisters beautiful baby shower that I threw for her. in case you missed the awesomeness, you can view it here . One word of advice…DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT use regular sweetened flake coconut. It will be WAYYYYY too sweet. Ohhh, and I forgot the best part, you can color it any color you little heart desires! Coconut Ice Author: Leslie Green- The Hungry Housewife Recipe type: Dessert Prep time: Total time: Serves: 24 A sweet, no bake dessert Ingredients 3 cups + 6 tablespoons Powdered Sugar, sifted 2½ cups unsweetened dried coconut(also know as desiccated coconut) 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk, lowfat or non fat is fine 1¼ teaspoon vanilla extract Food coloring (optional) Instructions Line the entire interior of an 8 x 8 pan with foil sprayed with non stick spray or non stick foil. Notes
Pie Favors in a Jar {Recipes} Just like “on a stick”, everything gets infinitely cuter when layered inside a mason jar and tied with a simple ribbon or tag. Favors are no exception! So make these delicious fruity pies in mini mason jars (or regular size!) Pie Crust Dough 2 12 oz. cans of cherry, apple or your favorite pie filling (Or mix blueberry and cherry!) 6 4 oz. mason jars, cleaned with lids and labels removed 1 baking sheet Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Fill your jars with your filling. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until pie dough is golden brown. image via: Related Watermelon Cake in Mason Jars: Perfect Summer Dessert Watermelon Cake If there is one food synonymous with summer in my opinion, it’s watermelon!
» Recipes Angela’s Recipes and favourite products Virgin Green Monster Ingredients: 2 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1 bananaice Directions: Hi there, Are you a Green Monster first-timer? Blueberry-Banana Green Monster 2-3 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1 banana1/2 cup blueberriesice Place the ingredients into the blender and blend like a mad person! ‘Amazing’ Cantaloupe-Banana Green Monster (Angela’s current favourite!) 3 cups organic spinach1-1.25 cups milk (your choice of cow’s milk, soy, hemp, almond, rice, etc)1 tablespoon flax (optional)1/2 banana1 cup juicy cantaloupe1 scoop Amazing Grass Wheat Grassice Place the ingredients into the blender and blend for 1-2 minutes. Pumpkin-Kale-Banana Green Monster Place the ingredients into the blender and blend for 1-2 minutes. No Milk, No Problem! Super Chia Detox Green Monster
Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites Salty and sweet. Crunchy and melt-in-your-mouth. Peanut butter and chocolate. Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites recipe courtesy Foodaphilia.com Calorie estimate: 4,000 – 5,000 for complete recipe (depending upon dipping chocolate and pretzels used, etc.) Yield 60 – 80 pretzel bites Ingredients 1 cup creamy peanut butter 2 tbsp softened butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar (maybe more) 3/4 cup brown sugar (maybe more) Pretzels 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions Combine peanut butter and softened butter in a large bowl with a fork or whisk, or in a stand mixer. Use a teaspoon measure to scoop the filling. Pour the chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and heat at 30-second intervals, stirring occasionally until completely melted.
marta writes: how-to make a hot cocoa kit HOW-TO MAKE A HOT COCOA KITby Destri of The Mother Huddle There just isn't much that a three year old can create that isn't something only a mother would love. I thought and thought about what my little boy could make his friends for Christmas and finally came up with a Hot Cocoa Kit. If you find your kids getting restless for the big day to arrive this would be a great project to tackle until it comes. HOT COCOA KIT You may choose to only add one or two elements to the kit, but I will give you a list of what we used. Supplies: • hot cocoa • almond bark or chocolate chips • candy canes and sprinkles • coffee creamer, cinnamon, nutmeg • plastic spoons • marshmallows • mug • various containers and baggies to package Set The Stage I have learned that my son has a max attention span of about fifteen minutes. I would have everything out and ready before I even called him in the room. Chocolate and Peppermint Spoons Then I had them sprinkle on the candy cane. Chocolate Dipped Canes With Sprinkles
Apricot Sage Jam Ingredients: 3 lb apricots, stones removed 2 1/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice 10-12 fresh sage leaves Directions: Lightly bruise the sage and place it into a tea ball. Place everything in a heavy bottomed pot. Stir. Bring to a boil. Pour into prepared jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Yield: about 4 8-oz jars Note: A great source for canning information is the Blue Book guide to preserving. My thoughts: Apricots are a lot of fun to can because you don't have to peel them.
Popcorn Fudge That's right. I went there. I told myself I was going to give up on the idea of putting popcorn in a dessert, after several failed attempts and so many other popcorn dessert recipes floating around the internet. But here's what happened; I was making regular old vanilla fudge for A's birthday and I got bored. He didn't want cake. He asked for lasagne, so I made that for him. I started making the fudge, and just happened to be making a batch of fresh popcorn for myself at the same time. I've tried quite a few fudge recipes in the past, with varying results. Popcorn Vanilla Bean Fudge(adapted from this vanilla fudge recipe)15g (1 tbsp) cold unsalted butter, plus more for pan1 1/2 cups pouring cream3 cups sugar1/4 cup liquid glucose or light corn syrup1/4 teaspoon salt1 tsp pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste1/2 cup popping corn kernels, popped Grease an 20cm square baking pan; line with parchment paper, allowing a 3cm overhang. Remove thermometer. Pour into prepared pan.
visual_fuckers: FLESH WOUND TUTORIAL 8D Ok, so here is the wound tutorial I promised.....about 2 weeks ago. This one just shows how to do gashes, I will do more tutorials like this if you are interested though ^^. WARNING: NOT DIAL UP FRIENDLY. Ok....lets start with our recipe for fake flesh.This is for a small batch...you don't need alot at all, even for big wounds. ingeredients1. Combine in a small sauce pan and put on medium heat v Keep stirring until all the ingredients form into a ball v The consitancy should be something like play doh...but more rubbery. NEXT : fake blood ingredients1. 1 tbsp. all purpose flour2. 3/4 cup water3. Ok, this part is importantBefore cooking, combine the water and flour to form a slurry. Then add them to a small sauce pan and bring to a boil, let simmer for a minute or so (do not add the food coloring yet). This will make the 'blood' thick. Now that that is all done...let's move on to assembling the wound 8D Aside from the things we just made, this is what you will need. 1.
Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie Need I say more? Just yum! Go make a couple of these! Made a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough. Baked most of them as these: Then I did this: Baked these two guys for 15 minutes, next time I'll only do about 12 minutes. Plenty of chocolaty deliciousness hidden inside. But that's just not quite enough, so I did this: And that, my friends, is what I call Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie heaven! Any cookie dough will work, but here's the recipe I used: The Ultimate Chewy and Soft Chocolate Chunk Cookies INGREDIENTS 1 cup unsalted butter at room temp 1 cup tightly packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tsps. pure vanilla extract 3 cups plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 16 oz. flavorful bitter or semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (I used a 1 oz square of bitter sweet chocolate, a 4 oz bar of bitter sweet chocolate and about 10 oz of semi sweet chocolate chips) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Okay, I'm done!
Homemade Cotton Candy Cotton Candy is not just for carnivals anymore. In fact, turns out, it's becoming downright fashionable. According to this Boston Globe article, this early 20th century treat is getting a gourmet spin (spin, get it? spin?) In my last post we talked about a newly released book on working with sugar by Gesine Bullock-Prado, called Sugarbaby. The book is divided into sections according to the stage of sugar with which it is dealing. So home made cotton candy without a machine. Instead of a machine, you're going to use what Bullock-Prado calls a "decapitated whisk", which is simply the least expensive whisk you can find, with the tines snipped at the top by a wire-cutter. My first stick of cotton candy was abysmal because I held the whisk too close to the parchment paper (1 foot away is recommended) and I didn't swing it back and forth fast enough to really get thin strands. Homemade Cotton CandyExcerpted (with permission) from Sugarbaby by Gesine Bullock-Prado, 2011. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Fun Summer Dessert: Watermelon Pie One of my summertime childhood memories is eating the yummy watermelon sherbet dessert at Friendly’s restaurant. I loved it, so I decided to try to replicate this dessert for my own kids’ summertime memories! I made some “watermelon pie” for our 4th of July feast this year…to great success! My 4-year-old daughter loved it – like mother, like daughter! The best part…watermelon pie was super simple to make! Ingredients: - Lime Sherbet - Vanilla ice cream or Pineapple sherbet - Red/Pink-colored sherbet…I couldn’t find this, so I bought Raspberry/Pineapple/Orange swirl sherbet, mixed it up with red food coloring and it was perfect! Directions:1. A funny tip…I served the watermelon pie on paper plates, but wanted to take a nice picture for this post, so I put my own slice on a real dish. Jane Maynard, writer and founder of This Week for Dinner, is a wife, mother to two beautiful girls and freelance graphic designer. Tagged as: pie Written by Jane Maynard