Moist and Chewy Brownies. DebTheLocavore : Chocolate cookies with chocolate... Some new stuff. . . So, I've been doing some fun stuff, I just haven't had time to post.
So, I'll try to get it all up. First of all, I have a new favorite website. It is: . I've been trying to feed my family healthier foods and cut out all that yucky stuff like hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup and any other chemical listed on an ingredients label that I can't pronounce. So, I have found some fantastic recipes on this website and have tried out quite a few and want to share what I have done. If you want to see her lovely pictures and step by step. Brown Thumb Mama: Best Homemade Granola Bars. Quick quiz: Which would you rather put in your mouth?
Your kids’ mouths? There’s way more mystery ingredients in those packaged bars than there needs to be! That’s why I’m excited to tell you about an e-book I just bought called Healthy Snacks to Go, by Katie over at Kitchen Stewardship. This fantastic book has more than 45 recipes for healthy snacks, tips for cutting down on sugar, and specialty diet options. If you are avoiding sugar, gluten, dairy, grain, nuts—or are looking for information on raw food or soaked grains, this is the right book. More about that later, though. Best Homemade Granola Bars Ingredients 4 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 cup flour (I used whole wheat) 1 cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup honey 1 teaspoon baking soda Plus add-in goodies if desired: mini chocolate chips, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, chopped dried apricots, dried cranberries, other nuts… (2 cups total) Lightly butter a 9 x 13 pan and preheat the oven to 325 F. Perfect Buttery and Flaky Pie Crust. The secret to a memorable pie crust is to create light, flaky layers that give way to a buttery tenderness in each bite.
The colder your ingredients are, the better your crust will be. You can even freeze the flour in advance. The better your butter, the better your pie crust. Use a tangy, cultured butter with a high fat percentage if you can find it. The luscious offerings of Vermont Creamery and Organic Valley are widely available. And don’t skip the vodka — it’s the secret to the flaky layers you seek. Ingredients: Homemade Cheese Crackers Recipe.
When my nephew comes to stay with us he likes to stand in the big front window to watch the buses come up the hill.
From this viewpoint he can also see a number of plastic owls perched amidst the turrets and gingerbread of the Victorian houses he calls "castles". I think the owls are there to keep the pigeons in check, but quite honestly, I'm not sure they're very effective. I found an antique owl cookie cutter recently, and thought it would be fun to bake owl shaped crackers with Jack when he came to stay with us last week.
I used the cheese cracker recipe from Alana's The Homemade Pantry, and never looked back. They deliver big-time on the cheese flavor, are snappy and crisp, and you can bake them off at your convenience. I baked half the crackers as owls, and then did the remaining half as teardrops. A shot I took with my Land Camera of Wayne reading and practicing the alphabet with Jack. Thanks for the inspiration A - hope to cross paths again soon. Print Recipe. Homemade Cheezies - dinner with Julie — dinner with Juliedinner with Julie » Homemade Cheezies. For some reason, a bag of Cheezies (the real, Hawkins kind – they’re Canadian, did you know?)
With some kind of big red wine has become my idea of heaven on a Friday night. (It’s important to have achievable dreams.)
Breads. Extra Clumpy Peanut Butter & Maple Granola. I know I’ve shared plenty of granola here before, but I have a new favourite.
This clumpy, crunchy granola is bound together with peanut butter and pure maple syrup. I KNOW!! The peanut butter adds a light crunchiness I’ve never achieved with other granola formulas – like Harvest Crunch, without the over-the-top sweetness. Next time I’ll venture into peanut butter and honey territory. Itty bitty bran muffins. I made these mini muffins for the hungriest member of our family - the baby.
Seriously, the kid can eat. He's turning one this weekend with just two tiny teeth in his cute little grin, so it's tricky finding things he can chew that will also satisfy his hungry little belly. These muffins, with a hit of bran and no added sugar, did the trick. Lemon poppy seed loaf. Here's a little treat for a cold winter day!
This moist lemon poppy seed loaf has that gorgeous tart/sweet combination that works so well. Sweet & Savory: DIY Sunday: Making Your Own Granola Bars. We tend to eat a lot of granola bars at our house, or at work or on the road.
