Monthly Archives: March 2010
Chocolate-Chip Squares
Pumpkin-Chocolate-Chip Squares 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) 1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 … Continue reading
Food coloring 101
I’ve had this red cabbage sitting in the fridge for about a week now. I had bought the red cabbage to make the Tilapia Tostadas, see post below this one. It was good and everything, but there was a lot … Continue reading
Fish and White Bean Tostadas
1 lime, zested and juiced, plus lime wedges for garnish 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for baking sheet Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 pound white fish fillets, like tilapia, flounder, sole, … Continue reading
Strawberry cupcakes
Martha Stewart’s Strawberry Cupcakes Makes 34 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cake flour (not self-rising) 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 2 1/4 cups sugar 3 large eggs plus 1 … Continue reading
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Ingredients Weight Watcher Recipes 4 points 2.5 lb pork shoulder blade roast, lean, all fat removed 6 cloves garlic, cut into slive cumin adobo garlic powder 3/4 cup 99% fat free chicken broth 2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (to … Continue reading
Macaron Part Dos
After work today, I tried making some macarons again. The only thing I did differently was leave the egg whites out so that they were at room temperature when I got home. Also tried a different recipe. Same ingredients, just … Continue reading
First Attempt at macarons
I attempted the famous macaron cookie tonight that I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures of on foodgawker’s website. All the pictures of this cookie look so pretty and so good. My first attempt at making them wasn’t successful at … Continue reading
Linguine with Clam Sauce
LINGUINE WITH CLAM SAUCE pound linguine 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 3 minced garlic cloves 1 ten ounce cans chopped clams, drained and juice reserved 3/4 cup white wine Juice of 1/2 lemon, plus lemon slices for garnish … Continue reading
Granola and Yogurt Parfaits
Ingredients Weight Watcher Recipes 3 points 2 cups regular oats 1/3 cup ground flaxseed 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup chopped slivered almonds 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/3 cup orange juice 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 … Continue reading
Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients Weight Watcher Recipes 2 points 2 cups vanilla low-fat yogurt 1/2 cup whole milk 1/4 cup sugar 1 (10-ounce) package frozen raspberries in light syrup, thawed Fresh raspberries (optional) Preparation Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir … Continue reading
Chocolate-Coconut Thumbprint Cookies
Recipe from Pillsbury INGREDIENTS 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies 4 oz sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled 10 minutes 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 cup flaked coconut 1/2 cup coconut pecan ready-to-spread frosting 2 oz sweet baking chocolate … Continue reading
Green Velvet Whoopie
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here are some Green Velvet Whoopie Pies with Chocolate Frosting for you! I’m sorry you can’t just take it out of the screen and grab it. That is something new they will have to develop along … Continue reading
Gimme s’mores please!
S’MORES REFRIGERATOR COOKIES 3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 cup light corn syrup pinch of salt 1 14-ounce box graham crackers, lightly crumbled 2 cups of mini marshmallows, plus a handful more for … Continue reading
Cuban Sandwiches
Ingredients 4 hoagie rolls 2 tablespoons yellow mustard 1/4 pound baked ham, thinly sliced 1/4 pound roast pork, thinly sliced 1/4 pound provolone cheese, thinly sliced 10 thin dill pickle slices, approximately 2 whole pickles 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room … Continue reading
Penne with Vodka
Penne with Vodka Sauce 1 Tbsp unsalted butter 2 medium shallot(s), minced (about 1/2 cup) 2 medium garlic clove(s), minced 2 Tbsp parsley, fresh, minced 1/2 tsp sea salt, or other coarse salt 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground 3 … Continue reading
Red Velvet Cupcakes??
What is the deal with red velvet cupcakes???? What makes a cupcake velvet??? I’ve been seeing a lot of different colored cupcakes online recently and they all have the word velvet in the name. Just because your cake is a … Continue reading
Chicken Quesadillas
Ingredients 4 Whole Wheat Flour tortillas 1 fajita seasoning packet 1 cup of low fat cheddar cheese 2 chicken breasts Marinate the chicken in the fajita seasoning. Follow packet directions on back for complete marinade. Cook chicken in a skillet … Continue reading
Ina’s California BLT
Ingredients 6 thick-cut slices smoked bacon 4 slices good white bread, cut 1/2-inch thick 4 tablespoons good mayonnaise (recommended: Hellman’s) 4 to 8 tender green lettuce leaves, washed and spun very dry 1 ripe Hass avocado 1/2 lemon, juiced 1 … Continue reading
Carbonnades à la Flamande
Carbonnades à la Flamande (beef braised in beer and onions) For 6 people Ingredients: A 3-lb. piece of lean beef from the chuck roast or rump 2 to 3 Tb rendered fresh pork fat or good cooking oil A heavy … Continue reading
Rainbow cupcakes
Recipe (added after post) 1 Box of Pillsbury Yellow cake mix red, orange, yellow, green, and blue food coloring Directions. Make cake as directed on box. In 5 bowls evenly separate the batter. Mix red food coloring in one bowl … Continue reading
