Roy G. Biv Smoothies I’ve had a few requests over the last few weeks for some smoothie recipes because I let it slip that Betsy and I generally just have a big smoothie for breakfast everyday. Turns out our daily smoothie recipe is a mix between yellow, red, and indigo, but that’ll make more sense to you later. Smoothies can be so varied I really struggled for awhile on how to present a wide spectrum of recipes in one post. That was, of course, until I saw a guy riding a bike last weekend with a rainbow sticker on his backpack. Anytime I think of a rainbow, I can’t help but think of the mnemonic device for remembering the order of the colors: ROY G. After some tinkering, I present to you, the ROY G. Pretty. Each of the recipes I used are below, but before that, there are a few quick notes on smoothies that I think are important. First, smoothies are all about balance. Second, whenever possible try to use frozen fruit instead of fresh. So let’s take a trip through Roy G. The Red Smoothie. Other options: beets?
Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli With Brown Butter Sauce Sage And Hazelnuts Recipe -... idaho sunrise (baked eggs and bacon in potato bowls) I probably should have poured a nice stiff drink recipe for you all on this loveliest of lovely tax days. Especially for my fellow small business owners who just gave half of their revenue back to the government. Good grief, I won’t even go there. Instead though, I thought I’d offer my idea of a more comforting alternative. Pasta. When life is good, and when life gets crazy, I turn to pasta. And just as it has for years, this one hit the spot. Read more This past Friday night was meant for celebrating. The weather was sit-out-on-the-deck-in-the-cool-evening-breeze perfection. And a very special birthday girl turned the big 3-0. Friends, meet Stacey. Read more TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. Read more Ever since my friends and I met for a tapas happy hour at our neighborhood Spanish restaurant a few weeks ago, I’ve had sangria on my mind. Read more Read more I’ve always said that I like a good balance of cooking and baking in my life.
Merriment Design & Spinach, Ham And Parmesan Quiche I’m not sure what it is about spring but I go into quiche mode. I noticed the other day at Lovely Bakery that quiche was on the menu, so I decided to make one myself at home …while watching guilty pleasure The Real Housewives of New York City (oof). I adapted Elise’s recipe based on what I had in the refrigerator, subbing out Gruyère for Parmesan, spinach for asparagus, green onions for shallots, rice milk for milk and ditching the cream. Ingredients: 2 green onions, sliced1 cup fresh spinach, chopped4 slices of deli ham, diced1 1/2 cups shaved Parmesan cheese3 eggs3/4 cup rice milk (or you can use regular milk)1 frozen pie crust (or you can make your own)Freshly ground pepperPinch of salt Supplies: You can make you own crust or save time using store-bought like I did. Shave the Parmesan cheese, dice the ham, chop the fresh spinach and slice the green onions. Put 1/2 the Parmesan cheese into the bottom of the crust. Add spinach and green onions. Add the diced ham.
Cheeky Kitchen & Easy Garlic Butter Breadsticks If you've got 30 minutes, you've got time to bake up a batch of these simple, butter-slathered breadsticks. There's nothing fancy or frou frou about them. They're just little poles of white bread dough cooked until golden brown then smeared in good flavors. To make things even easier, serve them right on the baking sheet, and let your family sop up the butter with their breadsticks. 1 packet yeast 2 cups very warm water 1/4 cup sugar 3 cups flour 1 stick butter, melted 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon sea salt 2 tablespoons grated parmesan 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Stir the flour into the mixture one half-cup at a time, adding just enough to make the mixture soft, pliable and not too sticky, but not so floured that it becomes a heavy hunk. Pull a round of dough into your hands (about the size of a small apple). As soon as you remove your breadsticks from the oven, mix together the melted butter, garlic powder, sea salt, and grated parmesan.
Breakfast Burrito Recipe, Freezer Meals For a quick grab-and-go breakfast, make up your own breakfast burritos and freeze them. We like ours with just fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, and cheese, but you could easily add cooked bacon or sausage. 12 flour tortillas 6 eggs, scrambled 6 potatoes, diced and fried grated cheese cooked and diced bacon or sausage (optional) salsa (optional) Scramble the eggs the way you normally would and cook up the potatoes. Bake the bacon or fry up the sausage. Soften the tortillas so they'll be more pliable. Lay out the tortillas and add the filling ingredients. To eat, heat in the microwave a few minutes until warmed through.
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread I’m sorry. I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. You don’t deserve this sort of torture. This bread hits all the comfort spots in my soul. I’m sorry and you’re welcome and I love you. Let’s start at the beginning. I did this all without the use of a stand mixer and dough hook. This dough can be made and left to rise , then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. This is the dough just before it’s left to rise. After the dough has rested and risen for an hour, I knead it in a few tablespoons of flour. This is the part in the bread process where you can wrap the dough and place it in the fridge to rest overnight. I worked with my dough right away. I can’t even deal. I sliced the dough, vertically, into six long strips. After 30 minutes in the oven… oh man…. bread heaven. Makes: one 9x5x3-inch loaf
Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites On Fridays, I teach cooking classes to two kids in our neighborhood. They are pretty knowledgeable-so my job is easy:) I think it is fantastic that they want to learn how to cook at such a young age-they are in the 3rd and 4th grade. Since we don’t have any kiddos yet, I am glad I get to work with these kids. On Friday we made homemade soft pretzels,the traditional salty ones and cinnamon and sugar pretzels. For fun, we also made pretzel bites. everyone loved these. Is everyone ready for the big game? Buffalo Hot Wings-these are Josh’s all time favorite. My good friend Gaby, from What’s Gaby Cooking, made Pulled Pork Sliders for the big game. Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites Yield: A lot!
Apple Puff Pancake Recipe (serves 2) 2 Tbs butter 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup flour pinch of salt 2 Tbs brown sugar 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1 apple, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced Preheat the oven to 400. Melt the butter in a pie pan in the oven as it's heating and swirl it around to coat the edges. Mix together the eggs, milk, flour, and salt. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over the melted butter. Take it out and turn it over onto a serving plate. How to Make Crêpes Without a Crêperie | Food for My Family - StumbleUpon A brief tutorial on how to make crêpes at home, no crêperie required. Just you, your stove and a bit of batter and you’ll have a plate full of thin pancakes in no time at all. I’ve always wanted to live abroad, even if just for a short time. To the eggs and milk, add in flour, melted butter and a bit of salt. When it’s time to cook, heat a pan with rounded edges over medium-high heat. Cook the crêpe for 30 seconds or so. Slide the crêpes into a flat pile and let them cool a bit while you repeat the process and make more crêpes. And that’s it. If you’re wondering, no, I still have not been to France, nor have I ventured to Australia. 5 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1 cup water 2 cups flour 6 tablespoons melted butter 1/4 teaspoon salt extra butter for fryingIn a blender combine eggs, milk, water, flour and melted butter. Copyright © Food for My Family.
Homemade Pop-Tarts When I was a kid, I loved Pop-Tarts. My mom rarely bought them for us because of how unhealthy they are, but when I saw those babies in the pantry, I was pretty excited! My favorite was always strawberry, which is why I decided to make that version of these myself. I’m no health nut, but that might be because I don’t buy a lot of pre-packaged foods. I wanted to make something kind of special for dessert a few weeks ago, and I remembered that I had seen other food bloggers making their own homemade Pop-Tarts. Your ingredients. Cube the butter and the shortening (just a quick tip – I had a reader ask if there was another ingredient to use other than shortening because they found it to be unsavory, but not to worry! Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut into strips with a pizza cutter, about 3 inches wide and 5 or 6 inches long. Bake at 425 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, until golden. Serve and enjoy! Homemade Pop-Tarts Cook time: Total time: Serves: 5-6 pop-tarts
Make-Ahead Muffin Melts | The Pioneer Woman Cooks | Ree Drummond - StumbleUpon This is another recipe from my mother’s recipe collection. It’s a make-ahead concoction meant to be spread on English muffins and broiled. And it’s just…it’s just… It’s divine. And here’s what you need. Sorry about the excessive bokeh. Start by peeling all the eggs… Then give ‘em a rough chop. Throw the bacon on a cutting board, trying not to eat it all in the process… Then chop it up into bits…trying not to eat it all in the process. Throw the eggs in a bowl… Then throw in the shredded cheddar. I’ve been grating cheese in my food processor lately and I have to say, I’ve never been happier in my life. Then comes the bacon and a cup of mayo. Now hear this! A good, heaping tablespoon of Dijon. Do not skip this ingredient or your life will spiral downward into a series of unfortunate events. I’m not even kidding. Next comes some garlic powder. You think I’m kidding, but I’m not. Finally, two or three good dashes of Worcestershire sauce. Again, don’t skip. You can make this the night before. *Burp*