No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars Oh how I love a treat that can be whipped up in about 15 minutes. My boys and their buddies couldn’t get enough of these Chewy Oreo Bars we had as an after school snack this week. Sometimes my spontaneous recipe creations turn out to be the most fun, lol! Yes you use an entire package of Oreo Cookies, but what you get in return is a marshmallow-y Oreo treat that is worth every bite Surprise the kids (and yourself) with this one, they’ll be all smiles, Enjoy! 3 whole ingredients. Break out your Cookies! Place them all in the food processor or blender and mix until ground. Like so. Melt the butter and marshmallows into a large bowl until puffed. You’ll get a little something like this Working quickly, pour in your ground cookies. Mix, mix and mix You’ll get a gooey mess….that’s delish! Transfer to an 8×8 inch baking pan and let set for about 10 minutes. Cut into squares and indulge No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars One 16 oz package of Oreo 5 cups Large Marshmallows 4 tablespoons butter 1.
Crafts: Nutella Ice Cream This simple recipe isn't really ice cream, but you'll think it is when you're eating it. Actually you'll just think it's the best thing you've ever eaten. Pay attention to the health bits, Portion control or you'll eat the whole batch. Nutrition Now the recipe- Ingredients 1 cup of Nutella 6 Bananas That's it. If making with almond butter follow recipe exactly just swap nutella for almond butter. Reasons for Ice Cream Pops Easy Portion Control Practical & Freezer Friendly It's Nutella on a stick, that's awesome I'm sure someone will find a way to deep fry this, then we can eat deep fried Nutella bananas at the fair. For a banana alternative try my Nutella Pudding Pops! ***Update*** I got a great question emailed in -"I repined your Nutella Banana ice cream and stressed the 140 calories for a 1/3 cup serving and a lot of my health conscious friends questioned the 140 calories. I use to calculate the nutrition facts for my recipes.
The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies Now, I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that I swear by. I love it, I think it is incredible, and I haven’t changed my mind about that. However, as much as it pains me to say it, these chocolate chip cookies by Jacques Torres are absolutely, without a doubt, the best chocolate chip cookies that I have ever made or tasted in my entire life. I guess that’s why they call him Mr. Chocolate! These are a chocolate chip cookie of another color, that’s for sure. Either way, I made these and everyone that tried them went nuts. Edit: For more Jacques Torres deliciousness, check out my Jacques Torres Chocolate Mudslide Cookies! Your ingredients. Whisk together the cake flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat together the butter and sugars, until light and fluffy, at least 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla. Add in the flour mixture, very gradually, until just moistened. Fold in your chocolate. Author: The Crepes of Wrath Prep time: Cook time:
B.E.L.T. Sandwich « kiss my spatula | food + photography Our new home is nestled in a small village at the foothills of Mt. Tamalpais. The village is charming and quaint. Full of cafés, antique shops, the sweetest little 80-year-old, family owned grocery store, boutiques, restaurants, a village square with pick-up chess matches year round, an outdoor creekside florist, and the ever important, gelateria (they know me well). Unless, it’s followed up that evening by a trip to our old historic village movie theater. So, as I stood at the farmer’s market this weekend, chuckling to myself as I replayed the scene in my head, I nearly forgot what beautiful specimens I had in my possession. B.E.L.T. I love using Bibb or Butter lettuce for this sandwich because it has great flavor and the leaves are much more delicate and tender than most standard lettuces. Music Pairing: Joni Mitchell, All I Want (from the soundtrack of The Kids Are All Right) Ingredients Preparing the Bacon Cook bacon in a skillet over low heat until crisp.
No-Churn homemade icecream | The Wanna be Country Girl This ice cream recipe has only four ingredients, takes less than 10 minutes to make, and will leave you wanting more every time. Grab 5 fresh strawberries. You can use any fruit you like, or add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and top with hot fudge. Wash and slice the fruit, then put it in a food processor. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and pulse until the fruit is pureed. Add the pureed fruit to a large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of powdered (confectioner’s) sugar to the fruit. Followed by 2-1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream. No need to mess up the big standing mixer for this. That’s a soft peak, just able to hold its shape. Pour this wonderful concoction into a covered container and into the freeze for 3-5 hours. I made some pecan shortbread to serve with the ice-cream…….or was it the other way around? Enjoy!!! the wanna be country girl – Caroline
Cookies That Will Break Your Heart « kiss my spatula | food + photography Every once in a while, you come across something that is just so special, so magical, soooo perfect – that you can do nothing except think about it, talk about it, dream about it … best of all, EAT it. True, the viral phenomenon has resulted in hundreds and thousands of postings for the ubiquitous chocolate chip cookie after the article first appeared in the NY Times. Since such a mad, obsessive frenzy developed, is it really worth yet another posting about the sheer genius behind it?? The simple answer: hell ‘yeh. Who didn’t grow up with warm milk and cookies to soothe your soul after a hard day of finger painting in kindergarten class? Upon reading the article and recipe at first, I was rather skeptical, to say the least. Best Chocolate Chips Cookies Ever (so good they will break your heart) Tweaked from Jacques Torres, yields 12 gargantuon cookies Music Pairing: Beck, Beautiful Way Ingredients Method Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
Millionaires&Shortbread Since one half of the blue-eyed baking squad is currently blogging from waaaay across the pond in London, we figured we'd bake you lovely duckies a British treat. Shortbread. Millionaire's shortbread (ooooh aaaah). Don't get too excited. Right. So there's shortbread, which is rather tasty on its own, and v v British. Just go with it. And THEN to transform it into Millionaire's Shortbread (ooooh ahhhh), you slather the aforementioned crumbly deliciousness in caramel and chocolate. We know. It's ok, just go slow, eat some melted chocolate along the way to keep your strength up, and you'll do just fine. And then, you can have as many pieces of the crumbly deliciousness slathered in the caramel and the chocolate as you want. We totally hit the jackpot. Millionaire's Shortbread Print Recipe For the shortbread:1/2 pound unsalted butter, softened 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch For the chocolate: 1 1/4 cups semi sweet chocolate, chopped
Chinese Steamed Flan « kiss my spatula | food + photography I’m a big believer that a meal is not complete unless it ends with something sweet. That something sweet doesn’t have to be fancy or decadent. It doesn’t have to include the words molten, chocolate or cake. It can even come wrapped in a noisy, plastic wrapper. All I care about is speed – how quickly it arrives after the meal, and satisfaction – how deeply it works to end my craving. During these hot months, I’m usually quite happy with standby ice creams, sorbets and other icy concoctions. I see gorgeous fresh eggs in the refrigerator and after a quick phone call to Mom (Thanks, Mom!) Chinese Steamed FlanKiss My Spatula’s version of her Mom’s recipe, yields 6 3-1/2 inch ramekins Refrigerating overnight is best. Music Pairing: Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding Ingredientscaramel: 1/2 cup granulated sugar flan: 2 cups whole milk1/3 cup granulated sugar4 large eggs1 tsp vanillastrawberries Methodfor caramel: for flan: Place 2 inches of water on the bottom portion of steamer.
A Cozy Kitchen & Churro Tots Happy Wednesday, beautiful people.Factoid for you: Getting my car serviced stresses me.To deal, I totally made Churro Tots. Throw in stress eating and calls to dad, and it some how made everything okay. I encourage it!Last week I went to a cookbook release party at Border Grill and they had churros…in tot form! Grab a baking sheet, line it with some paper towels. Recipe adapted from Dorie GreenspanPrint this recipe!
Agedashi Nasu (Deep-fried Aubergine) Agedashi refers to dishes that have been deep-fried (age) and served with a light clear stock (dashi). Agedashi tofu is a popular dish where firm tofu is lightly coated in cornstarch or potato starch, then deep-fried until lightly golden. This is then served in a clear stock made from dashi, soy and mirin, and usually topped with grated daikon, spring onions and bonito flakes. You can also substitute the tofu with other ingredients, and I have used aubergine (or eggplant) using the same technique. Agedashi Nasu (Deep-fried Aubergine) Ingredients 350g aubergine/eggplant 1/3 cup potato starch or cornflour Vegetable oil Sauce: 1/2 cup instant dashi (about 1/4 tsp dashi-nomoto mixed with 1/2 cup water) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp mirin Garnish: 1 scallion, finely chopped 1 tbsp grated daikon Bonito flakes Method Combine sauce ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Peel and cut eggplant into 1 inch cubes. Reheat the sauce.