Blackberry Cobbler Help the odds of throwing a great party be ever in your favor with a little assistance in planning the menu. Inspired by The Hunger Games, these recipes are sure to resonate long past the evening's cannon fire. Goat Cheese Prim, Katniss' little sister, helped the family survive thanks to the milk from her pet goat. Herbed Goat Cheese Bites Recipe Ingredients: 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf thyme leaves 1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves 1 (8-oz.) goat cheese log 1 (8-oz.) Combine and finely chop first 4 ingredients. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake at 350° for 7 to 9 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned. Apples Hunting outside of your district is illegal, but the brave few who sought fall's first apples would be richly rewarded if they could make them into this simple dessert. Thin French Apple Tart Recipe Preheat oven to 425°. Place dough on a lightly floured surface; roll into a 12-inch circle. Brunswick Stew Recipe
Dominican Cooking – Food, recipes, dishes and culinary culture Gooseberry Patch cookbook giveaway with Best-Ever Cookies Cookbook Review & Recipes These are the Best Ever Cookies on Pinterest! Make these Soft Brown Sugar Cookies and they will become a family favorite recipe in no time! It is an easy recipe, too! They also call these husband cookies! Why? (One of the top pins on Pinterest!) Here we go again! Let's make this clear right up front, this cookbook isn't just about cookies! Hot Vanilla Nightcap 1 c. low-fat milk 1 t. vanilla extract 1 t. sugar, 1/4 t. cinnamon, divided Garnish: whipped topping Directions: Pour milk into a microwave-safe mug; stir in sugar, vanilla and 1/8 t. cinnamon. Soft Brown Sugar Cookies-these will MELT in your mouth! Ingredients: 2/3 c. butter, softened 1-1/2 c. brown sugar, packed 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla extract 2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 t. baking powder 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1 c. sour cream Directions: Blend together butter and brown sugar. Browned Butter Frosting 1/4 c. butter 1-1/2 c. powdered sugar 2 T. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it turns golden.
Two-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse Every week, at Food52.com, we're digging up Genius Recipes -- the ones that make us rethink cooking myths, get us talking, and change the way we cook. Today, just for you, Valentine: a completely forgiving, undemanding, and lovable chocolate mousse. - Kristen Miglore, Senior Editor, Food52.com It took a brilliant, adventurous chemist to discover the simplest way to make chocolate mousse at home. "I invented it -- but it was so easy, I'm embarrassed!" >> RELATED: Browse through more chocolate desserts on FOOD52. He also invented the study of molecular gastronomy -- but his book of the same name doesn't read like a science manual. He explains everything from getting crisp skin on a roast chicken (don't baste with the juices) to whether gnocchi are truly done when they bob to the surface (not necessarily). ... >> RELATED: A Valentine's Day Dinner Plan: A Classic Steakhouse Dinner (At Home) >> RELATED: See Nancy Silverton's Genius Recipe for whipped cream. Hervé This' Chocolate Mousse Serves 4 1.
Caprese on a Stick Here’s a last minute appetizer for your Labor Day barbeques. I love Caprese Salad so these little bites are a perfect snack for me. These are fresh, light, and the flavors compliment each other perfectly. Goodbye summer! Ingredients cherry tomatoes small fresh mozzarella balls basil leaves balsamic vinegar salt and pepper? Instructions Place one cherry tomato, a basil leave (or half a leaf if it is large), and a mozzarella ball on each toothpick.
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Saturday, May 14, 2011 Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies For the upcoming bake sale, I also made these soft chocolate chip cookies decorated with some swirl chips. Since starting this blog, I’ve tried out many recipes and collected quite a few favorites. However, I was making these soft chocolate chip cookies even before I started this blog and it’s still my favorite recipe for soft chocolate chip cookies. This is the first bake sale I’ve ever baked for and I was really surprised how long it took me to bake everything. Recipe: Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients 4 3/4 cups flour2 teaspoons baking soda2 cups butter, softened1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar1/2 cup white sugar2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix4 eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract4 cups semisweet chocolate chips Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slightly adapted from this recipe found on All Recipes.
Cream cheese monkey bread I cannot think about this delicious monkey bread without also thinking about my good friend Laurie (who I occasionally call Larry). Larry and I have much in common. Every time I see her, which is not often, I am reminded how much I adore her. Larry and I both believe that cream cheese makes everything better, and that is why this bread makes me think of her. I had been thinking about doing a twist on good ol' gooey and delicious monkey bread. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine: 2/3 cup dark brown sugar 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon Set aside. Cut 20 cubes into an 8-ounce block of cream cheese. Slice 10 discs of dough from each of two 12-ounce tubes of refrigerated flaky buttermilk biscuits. Wrap the edges of the dough up and around each cube of cream cheese. Melt 3/4 cup of butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Place 10 of the dough-wrapped cream cheese cubes, cheese-side-up, into the bottom of the prepared pan. I'll be honest.
Balsamic Chicken - Family Spice This easy marinade will make your everyday chicken dinner, something extraordinary. Recipe adapted from Giada De Laurentis, Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes Instructions: In a large bowl whisk together: 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup balsamic vinegar, red 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup dijon mustard 3 garlic cloves , crushed 2 tsp salt 2 tsp black pepper, ground Add to the marinade: 6 chicken thighs 6 chicken drumsticks Turn the chicken pieces to coat, cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to one day. Prep Time: 5 min Cook Time: 45 min Inactive Time: 2 hour - 1 day marinate time Difficulty: Easy Servings: 6 Serving Size: 1 thigh & 1 drumstick Serving Suggestions: Serve with steamed veggies or sun-dried tomato pesto (pictured above with balsamic chicken breast). Cooking Tips: You can also use this marinade for 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
My FAVORITE Chocolate Chip Cookie I have experimented with countless recipes searching for that perfect chocolate chip cookie. The characteristics of the perfect cookie are a very personal matter, and here are my preferences: texture: chewy w. medium thickness --- everyone has their preference, and this is mine! chocolate to cookie ratio: 50/50 --- I really enjoy having a lot of chocolate in every bite chips vs. chunks: chunks --- I like sizeable pieces of chocolate in my cookie. type of chocolate: bittersweet --- I like using Valrhona 61% extra bitter nuts or other add-ins: NONE!! With the above criteria in mind, this recipe is the closest I've come to experiencing CCC perfection. - Don't substitute the pastry and bread flours w. - Hand chopped chocolate chunks, NOT premade chips - I will purchase a hunk of the best bittersweet chocolate that I can afford and hand cut them into chunks. - Chill the cookie dough at least 24 hours (I let my dough sit anywhere from 2-3 days) before baking.
Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Ah, dessert. Who doesn't love it? Ah, vegan dessert, you say? That's where things get tricky. When I first became Vegan I couldn't understand why some Vegan desserts tasted so darn awful. They just never tasted as moist or as rich or - honestly - as good. So I decided, "Self - it's time to take things into your own (at the time, very incapable) hands". First up: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. Try these and tell me you're not impressed. Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins* What You Need: (Makes 16) 2 cups all purpose flour 1 and a 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup canola oil 4 ripe bananas, mashed - the riper the better! 1/4 cup water 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup vegan semi sweet chocolate chips What You Do: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Evenly pour the batter into the muffin tins. Enjoy! * Adapted from The Joy of Vegan Baking Cookbook by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Perfect Iced Coffee Iced coffee is my life. When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I’ve been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. To say I couldn’t live without it is an understatement. It gives me the tools I need to cope. Iced coffee is a complicated thing, and there are many different approaches. 1. Given the previous set of facts, one would assume that the logical solution would be to brew hot coffee, then transfer the brew to the fridge, allow it to cool, and use it to make iced coffee from there. There are reasons this method results in a smoother, richer, more delicious concentrate than simply brewing strong coffee and refrigerating it. (Note: I’ve totally adapted/tweaked coffee/water amounts to suit my own tastes. I start with a big ol’ container. Rip open a pound of ground coffee. Pour in the coffee. Glorious.
Fake Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes Ever have one of those "Ah-ha!" moments? I happened to me yesterday when I was lamenting the price of those very convenient Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes. Anyway, I usually just tell myself that I can make cookies from scratch anytime with the plentiful ingredients of my pantry, but then it came to me...Why can't I make cookie pre-mixes and keep them in ziplock bags for use at my convenience? So, I've come up with recipes for four of my family's favorite Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes. Fake Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookies: 1 Cup Flour 1/4 Cup White Sugar 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Salt 3/4 Cup Chocolate Chips Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag. Fake Betty Crocker Sugar Cookies: 1 1/2 Cups Flour 3/4 Cup White Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Salt Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag. Fake Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookies: Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag.
Raspberry Truffle Brownies January 12, 2012 Raspberry Truffle Brownies by IsaChandra Makes 12 brownies If there’s a better combination than chocolate and raspberries then I don’t know it. These brownies are dense and truffle-like, with lots and lots of melt-in-your-mouth raspberry flavor from both jam and whole berries. I’ve been hard at work developing healthier dessert recipes for the upcoming Forks Over Knives cookbook! But back to these brownies! A few recipe notes: ~This is one of those rare occasions where frozen fruit actually works better than fresh, so don’t worry about raspberries being out of season. 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup raspberry fruit spread 1/2 cup sugar or other dry sweetener (see note) 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup frozen raspberries Preheat oven to 350 F.
Cake Batter Fudge - 10 Minute Recipe! Ok people. This post is coming to you in less time than it took to actually make this stuff. Which was at most 10 minutes. Want an easy and amazing treat this weekend? Or right now? yellow cake mix butter milk confectioners’ sugar Because that’s all you need. 1 cup yellow cake mix + 1 cup confectioners’ sugar in microwave safe bowl (yeah, that means this stuff is not going near a pot or the oven. Mix ‘em together. Add 1/2 stick (1/4 cup butter) and 1/4 cup milk. I cut up my stick of butter because I decided I could afford the extra 10 seconds of effort. Place in microwave for 2 minutes. Take it out and stir immediately. Now it looks like cake batter. Mix in sprinkles and pour into a greased pan or, as I did, a plastic container. Oh, and did I mention that you could do this WITHOUT DAIRY? This time use margarine and soy milk. Yum. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then cut into squares. Congratulations. All the goodness of sweet fudge without the candy thermometers. No equipment. Ingredients