Difficulty: So Easy!
This recipe comes from my dear friend Liz. She had made it to accompany a lovely dinner and I wanted to eat the whole bowl! Simple, fresh, crisp and creamy all in one bite. This salad is best served the day it is made as the strawberries start to break down but it will [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Grape Salad
Posted in Easy, Side Dish on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Meatloaf Muffins
Posted in Easy, Main Dish on Saturday, October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Difficulty: Easy
Who doesn’t love meatloaf? Comfort food at it’s finest. This is a nice twist from the traditional using the smoky flavors of BBQ sauce and baked in a muffin tin for fast cooking and easy serving. Plus you get to sneak in lots of veggies and who doesn’t love that?
Note: You can make as [...]
Pumpkin Pancakes
Posted in Breakfast, Easy on Thursday, October 23, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Difficulty: Easy
Who doesn’t love pumpkin with yummy spices that cooks up into a moist, thick, fluffy cake. So good and festive for fall. If you don’t have buttermilk you may substitute whole milk but I would avoid the 1% and skim varieties. The buttermilk really makes for a tender pancake and should be a staple [...]
Chocolate Truffle Pie
Posted in Desserts, Easy on Sunday, October 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Photo from Pioneer Woman
Difficulty: Easy
This delightfully rich and decadent chocolate pie comes from Pioneer Woman, I reduced the sugar, upped the vanilla and gave it a new name since it melts in your mouth just like a chocolate truffle. This is rich and so satisfying. Freshly whipped cream and chocolate curls are a must!
Ingredients
2 sticks [...]
Easy & Fool-Proof Pie Crust
Posted in Desserts, Easy on Friday, October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Difficulty: Easy
This wonderful recipe comes from Cook’s Country. There is no rolling required! Mix, place in your pie pan and press into place. It bakes up wonderfully crisp and flaky with a rich buttery taste. This is my new go-to pie crust recipe.
The pastry can be pressed into the pie plate and refrigerated for up [...]
Banana Muffins
Posted in Breads, Breakfast, Easy on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Difficulty: Easy
Who doesn’t love banana bread? This recipe is pure banana, no yogurt, milk, or sour cream to dull the ripe flavor. For a ultra smooth batter I use my food processor to combine all of the ingredients. I don’t care for lumps of banana in my bread. For a twist try my sour cream [...]
Tomato Soup
Posted in Main Dish, Moderate, Soups on Monday, October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Difficulty: Moderate (Not as easy as opening a can but waaay better!)
Serves 6-8
It is getting closer to fall here in Arizona and I can’t wait! I was craving one of my favorite childhood meals, tomato soup and grilled cheese sammies for dipping. Who didn’t love that? This soup is really easy to pull together, I [...]
Chicken Biryani (Chicken & Rice Indian-style)
Posted in Chicken, Hard, Main Dish on Thursday, October 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Difficulty: Hard but worth it.
From Cook’s Illustrated
Serves 4
This is a classic Indian dish with a myriad of complex flavors. In biryani, long-grain basmati rice takes center stage, enriched with butter, saffron, and a variety of fresh herbs and pungent spices. Pieces of tender chicken and browned onions are layered with the rice and baked until [...]
The Best Oatmeal
Posted in Breakfast, Easy on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Difficulty: Easy
Serves 4
Do you like oatmeal? Or feel like you should because it is so good for you? Remember gloppy, sticky, sit in the pit of your stomach oatmeal? No more! This is a fool proof way to cook your oatmeal for separate chewy grains every time. Try it and fall in love with oatmeal [...]
