Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Zucchini corn bread muffins

1 cup flour
1 cup corn meal
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini

Mix everything together. Put in muffin time. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 min

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

GF Monster Cookies











Step one - Flourless Oatmeal Cookies

1/3 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups certified gluten-free rolled oats
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/8 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg

Melt the butter and set aside to cool slightly.
Place oats in a medium-sized bowl.
Stir in both sugars and the salt and blend to break up any lumps.

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg. Stir this egg mixture into the oat mixture, mixing with your hands or a large wooden spoon to work in the ingredients. Set aside in refrigerator.


Step 2 - Make Flourless Peanutbutter cookies


1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
Mix ingredients together.

Step 3 - Make MONSTER Cookies

Combine the two doughs.
Add 2/3 cup of mini M&M's, mix well.

-Chill for 10 minutes

Place balls of dough onto parchment paper covered baking sheet.
Flatten balls slightly.
Bake for 8-10 minutes on 325 degrees.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Flourless Oatmeal Cookies

From Gluten Free Easily

1/3 cup unsalted butter (I believe coconut oil will work, but I haven’t tried it yet)
1 1/2 cups certified gluten-free rolled oats
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/8 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
2/3 cup mini chocolate chips; finely chopped raisins; finely chopped dried cranberries; 2/3 cup finely chopped nuts; or, combination of all these ingredients that equals no more than 2/3 cup total (optional)

Melt the butter and set aside to cool slightly. Place oats in a medium-sized bowl. Stir in both sugars and the salt and blend to break up any lumps.

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg. Stir this egg mixture into the oat mixture and add chocolate chips or raisins (if used), mixing with your hands or a large wooden spoon to work in the ingredients. Form into a large ball of dough.

Chill the dough about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Meanwhile, prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.

Chilled dough will still be somewhat soft when removed from the refrigerator. Form the dough into 1-inch balls (or lumps, don’t stress) and place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball down very slightly.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges are nicely browned and the tops of the cookies are medium golden in color.

Cool well on the baking sheet (about 10 minutes) before attempting to remove, using a spatula.

Recipe makes 1 1/2 dozen cookies.

Shirley’s Notes: If you add any of the optional ingredients, it’s very important that the pieces be finely chopped or already small, like mini chocolate chips (which, of course, also melt and hold things together). These cookies come out pretty flat and the dough is not substantial enough to include whole raisins, whole dried cranberries, etc. The original recipe states that the dough can also be brought to room temperature and flattened more when placed on the baking sheet to make a large, crisp and lace-like cookie. I haven’t tried this method yet, but you do get the lace-cookie look and taste from the edges of the cookies made as shown above. I love lace cookies though, so I do plan to try that version, too. Last, if you are not eating gluten free, you can use any brand of rolled oats.

Adapted from Washington Post

GF Peanutbutter Cookies

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
DIRECTIONS:
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2.In a medium bowl, mix together the peanut butter, sugar, egg, and baking soda until well blended. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
3.Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on cookie sheets until set, before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Apricot glazed pork chops

6 pork chops
1 jar apricot preserves
4 oz apple juice
2 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 tsp thyme
a couple shakes of nutmeg
a couple twists of the pepper grinder

Mix apricot preserves, apple juice and spices in a glass baking dish. Add pork chops and thoroughly coat. Cover with tinfoil.

Refrigerate for 1- 3 hours.

Bake on 350 for 30 -45 minutes until pork is cooked throughout.
*Remove tinfoil after first 15 minutes*


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread Recipe

**Gluten Free**

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 egg*
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • Scant 1 1/2 cups tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese, sharp or hard cheese works the best
  • 1 teaspoon of salt (or more to taste)


*It helps when baking with eggs to start with eggs at room temperature. If you don't plan ahead (that would be me) you can put the egg in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes to gently take off the chill of the fridge.


1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a mini-muffin tin. Put all of the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. You may need to use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender so that everything gets blended well. At this point you can store the batter in the refrigerator for up to a week.


2
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until all puffy and just lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack for a few minutes.

Eat while warm or save to reheat later.

Enough batter for 16 mini muffin sized cheese breads.

Note that Brazilian cheese bread is very chewy, a lot like Japanese mochi.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Grandma Zola's Fruit Cobbler

From the kitchen of Camron McIntire.....


Butter (size of a walnut) I use about 2 to 3 Tbs

1 Cup self rising flour or

1 Cup all purpose flour, 2 Tbsp Baking powder & 1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup Sugar

1 Pint of jarred or canned fruit in syrup or

1 Pint of fresh fruit prepared by boiling or steaming

1/3 to 1/2 cup Milk

1 tsp Vanilla (Optional)

I use a glass baking dish when possible, Just avoid using anything with a nonstick coating as it may start to flake off with the stirring of ingredients...

Anyway... Melt butter in baking dish and allow to cool. Add dry ingredients and milk, mix well. Pour fruit evenly on top of the batter (do not mix)and bake at 350 until golden brown evenly across the middle... About 40 minutes to an hour.....

Friday, December 10, 2010

Potato crusted baked chicken

4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups Potato flakes
1 Tbspn garlic
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
several shakes of onion powder
1 stick of butter

Melt butter and let cool slightly.

Mix Potato flakes, and seasonings together. You can add additional seasoning to mix.

Dip chicken in the butter and then the potato flakes and coat thoroughly.

Place on a baking sheet and bake on 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until juices run clear.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Corn Casserole

A fantastic casserole from the kitchen of Marge Eitel.

1 can cream corn
1 can reg corn (drained)
1/2 stick of butter
8 oz sour cream
1 egg
1 box Jiffy corn bread mix

Mix together. Put into casserole dish. Top with cheddar cheese.

Bake @ 400 for 45 -60 minutes.

Hashbrown Casserole

This is from Meagan's Kitchen and a family favorite!

1 jar of cheese whiz
1 family size can of Cream of Chicken
2 cans of Milk
Salt, Pepper, Garlic to taste
8oz Sour Cream
Couple of shakes of Dry Minced Onions
2 bags of Hashbrowns

Mix all ingredients together. Mixture should be moist but not soupy.
Put into baking dish. Cover and refridgerate overnight.
Top with cheddar cheese before baking.

Bake at 375 degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Banana Bread

1 Cup Sugar
8 Tbspn Butter
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas
1 Tbspn Milk
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Cups Flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Cream sugar and butter together. Add one egg at a time and mix after each.
Mash bananas with milk and cinnamon and add to sugar mixture.

In a seperate bowl mix dry ingredients. Then add to banana mixture.

Bake in a loaf pan @ 325 degrees for 60 minutes.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

No-Bakes



2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
Combine sugar, cocoa, butter and milk in a saucepan. On medium heat, bring to a boil for one full minute.
Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter (optional), vanilla and oatmeal.
Drop by spoonful onto wax paper. Let cool for at least 30 minutes.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These are Timothy's favorites!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup (1/2 pound or 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, OR 1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 large eggs, well beaten

1 Tbsp vanilla

3 cups rolled oats (We use Quaker Quick or Old Fashioned. Do NOT use instant.)

1 1/2 cups raisins

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1 Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two large cookie sheets or line with Silpat, parchment paper or waxed paper.

2 In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs. Add vanilla.

3 Mix flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in medium bowl. Stir dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts. Stir in oats.

4 Spoon out dough by large tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets, leaving at least 2 inches between each cookie.

5 Bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Cauliflower Soup

This is from the kitchen of my good friend Rachel.

2 cups chicken broth
2 8 oz packages frozen cauliflower
1 medium stalk celery
1 medium carrot
1 small onion
1/2 tsp thyme
salt and pepper
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cup cheese

All ingredients into a crock pot except milk and cheese. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Use potato masher to mas veggies. Add milk and cheese. Heat soup until cheese starts to melt.

She also adds garlic to the mix, and you can cook it on the stove, just let it boil until the veggies are nice and soft.
** I am allergic to celery so I just leave it out.

Tilapia with dill cream sauce

Ingredients:

4 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia

butter flavored cooking spray
4 teaspoons margarine, melted
1 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill weed
2 tablespoon lemon-pepper seasoning

4 teaspoons cream cheese
3 tablespoons lemon juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill weed



Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the tilapia fillets on the sheet, and coat them lightly with cooking spray. Spoon the melted margarine over each fillet, then drizzle with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Season with lemon pepper and 2 tablespoons of dill.
Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily.

While the fish is baking, combine the cream cheese, 5 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of dill in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute and 10 seconds, then stir to blend.
Place fillets onto serving plates, and spoon sauce around them in a decorative fashion and serve.

Goes well with Sauted asparagus or green beans.

Brown Sugar Muffins

This recipe is one you can make the night before, put in the fridge and bake the next morning.

1 Cup Brown Sugar packed Cut together the butter and brown sugar.

1/2 Cup butter softened

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1 tsp baking soda Dissolve baking soda into milk

1 Cup millk then add to sugar and butter mixture

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1 egg Beat egg then add to mixture

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1 tsp vanilla Add to mixture

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2 Cups flour Add to mixture and stir thoroughly.

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Place in greased muffin tin. Sprinkle tops with:

1/3 cup Brown sugar and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon mixed

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Let cool and enjoy!

Easy Parmesan Chicken

I made this for the recent Relief Society broadcast. I thought it was yummy and super easy.

1 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1 tsp garlic powder
3-4 Tbsp Butter or Olive Oil
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

-Combine bread crumbs, cheese and garlic powder in one bowl.
-Put melted butter in a different bowl.
-Dip chicken in melted butter/olive oil and then into breadcrumb mix
-Place in a lightly greased baking dish and cover loosely with foil.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until juices run clear.

Mom's Kitchen Sink Bread

Mom always forgot to check the cupboards to see if she had all the ingredients BEFORE she started, so she would have to substitute. And at one time or another she substituted everything but the kitchen sink....hence the name.

1 Cup white flour
1 Cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oatmeal Mix dry ingredients together
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tblsp sweetner ( sugar, honey, brown sugar)
1 Tblsp yeast

3 Tblsp fat (butter, margarine, lard) Cut into dry mix

2 Cups WARM water from the tap, should feel really warm
1 egg Mix together and add to dry mix

Beat batter with a whip or electric beater until smooth. Mix in more flour using a wooden spoon until dough forms a soft ball around the spoon. Knead 8-10 minutes sprinkling on flour as needed until the dough feels like a baby's bottom. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour. Punch down and divide and shape into loaves, rolls, or breadsticks. Cover and let rise again for one hour.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-25 minutes for rolls, breadsticks or small shapes.
Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes for loaves.

Cool before slicing....assuming you can keep people away from it long enough.


Additional ideas:

Add Italian seasoning for breadsticks to go with spaghetti or lasgana.

Add pumpkin spice, or cinnamon and nutmeg for a spiced bread. Great with apple butter!

Roll dough out and spread with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up and cut into cinnamon rolls.

Divide into roll size and roll out flat. place ham and cheese in the center, fold over and pinch closed for ham and cheese pockets.

** You can substitute any flour. In a pinch I have put oatmeal or cereal in my food processor and ground it into "flour"and used it.

Welcome

I am always looking for new and fun recipes. I have been collecting them and thought this would be an ideal way to share them. This is also a way to share tips and ideas.

So, welcome to the kitchen!