{recipe} Not Your Childhood Chicken Potpie | The Gonzo Gourmet Growing up, chicken potpie meant a Swanson’s frozen dinner, pulled hot from the oven before my parents escaped for a night of freedom. Those nights meant freedom to my sister and me, too: babysitters! The Love Boat! Fantasy Island! Oh my, how we looked forward to watching Charo charm Captain Stubing and his merry crew, sharing a bowl of hot buttery popcorn balanced between our nubby, bandaged knees. I wanted to recreate the sheer joy, if not the actual taste, of that childhood meal, with a crust that could be drenched in gravy and still retain a crunch, vegetables that stood on their own but melded well together, and chicken that added a savory layer of its own. The filling is so thick, you can stand a spoon in it Easy and homemade chicken potpie aren’t usually used in the same sentence, this much I know. Traditional chicken potpie, frozen or otherwise, usually includes this vegetable trifecta: peas, pearl onions and carrots. Cut three slits in the dough before placing into the oven
Chocolate Nutella Scotcheroos Chocolate Nutella Scotcheroos This spin on the classic Rice Krispies Treats is kicked up with the addition of peanut butter, chocolate, Nutella and butterscotch. These delicious no-bake Chocolate Nutella Scotcheroos cookie bars are the perfect answer to those of us who want a little indulgence but don’t want to turn on the oven during this scorching heat. Central Illinois is under another heat wave and with tomorrow’s temperatures heading towards 98 degrees, there is no way I am turning on the oven. When I saw this recipe for scotcheroos with Nutella I knew I had to make them. Ingredients: 1 cup (200g) sugar 1 cup (320g) light corn syrup 1/2 cup (130g) creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup (130g) Nutella 6 cups (200g) rice cereal 1 cup (165g) chocolate chips 1 cup (165g) butterscotch-flavored chips fleur de sel or flaky sea salt (optional) Directions: Butter or spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. One Year Ago: Southeast Asian Fried Rice Leave a Comment
Cruft: Lasagna Cupcakes When Intelligentsia Coffee opened in Pasadena recently, I was intrigued the lasagna cupcakes they served. The cupcakes are made by Heirloom LA, a catering business. About the size of a muffin, a single lasagna cupcake was a delicious meal. After seeing how much my daughter enjoyed them (she ate my entire cupcake and I had to order a second one), I decided I had to try making them at home. After a bit of research, here is my method. The ingredients are fairly simple. Spray or wipe the cupcake tin with olive oil for prevent sticking and add a little flavor. Once you filled in the first layer, gently press another wrapper in, forming another cup. Once you've placed the second wrapper, repeat the filling as you see fit. A bit of Mozzarella cheese on top of it all. I baked them for 20 minutes at 375° F and then come out perfectly browned. If you remembered to use olive oil, they should slide out easily with top crispy and the wrapper moist and tender. The small cupcake size works well for us.
Coca-Cola Cupcakes I don’t drink coca-cola. But I do eat it. Weird. Yeah, I dunno. It’s way better eaten. There’s some dark and white sugar cooked with dark dutch processed cocoa powder…and a can of coke! There’s some the ol’ that pouring into this and this pouring into that. There’s some mixing. Take a little PAM and spray the liners–this is a sticky cupcake batter. UPDATED TIP ALERT: A few of you tried this recipe and sprayed them and the cupcake still stuck. These cupcakes are chocolately, decadent, rich and kind of amaze. This frosting isn’t frosting–it’s just whipped cream. And guess what? Next, cherries on top! P.S. Coca-Cola Cupcakes Recipe adapted from Baked: The New Frontier Yields 15 cupcakes Print this recipe! Cupcakes: 2 cups Coca-cola (do not use diet!) Whipped Cream Frosting: 1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract Maraschino cherries (for topping) Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Updated 9/22/11 to Add: If you’re coming here to sample these delicious Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, you just might like the latest recipe that I’ve posted for Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. And Gingerbread- Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. Enjoy! Here’s a short video sharing how to make these delicious pancakes: If you’ve ever thought you needed a reason to eat pancakes, today is the day: National Pancake Day! Eat a short stack for breakfast, enjoy them for lunch, or make a dinner out a manhole-sized pancake… guilt free… because you’re merely celebrating their existence. How do you like your pancakes? But recently I started dreaming about mixing cinnamon rolls and pancakes together… and this is what I came up with- my new favorite pancake: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. I have a wonderfully fluffy pancake batter that I like to use (recipe below) so I swirled a bit of cinnamon roll filling into the pancake. It’s like eating a cinnamon roll, and no one needs more than one cinnamon roll for breakfast.
Skillet Lasagna | Creatively Domestic - StumbleUpon My favorite way to make Lasagna is Slow Cooker Lasagna, but an easy way to make Lasagna without all the work really appealed to me. Hello, Skillet Lasagna! This sauce was light, the noodles came out perfectly cooked, and I made this meatless and it still came together well. I would have loved to add some roasted vegetables or spinach, but my crisper was empty. I thought I would be efficient, and stacked two noodles while I broke them up, but didn't separate them well enough when I threw them into the pan, so some stuck together while it was cooking. The only downfall of this recipe was that it needs constant attention for 30 minutes as this has lots of stirring and steps. The best way to eat this is to scoop a little ricotta on your fork with some noodles. Skillet Lasagna recipe from The America's Test Kitchen Cookbook Serves 4 to 6 1. Pour the diced tomatoes with their juice and the tomato sauce over the pasta. Cover and bring to a simmer. 4.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles I think it is safe to say that most of us have eaten our fair share of raw cookie dough. When I was a kid, my mother would purchase cookie dough balls from our school Market Day program. I think I ate more dough balls than freshly baked cookies:) However, with the safety issues of raw egg consumption, recipes have been created for us to have our raw cookie dough and eat it too. Many recipes for cookie dough truffles call for sweetened condensed milk. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so I decided to change up the usual truffle shape this year. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles makes 3 dozen 8 ounces (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup light brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, plus extra for garnish 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour pinch of kosher salt 12 ounces milk or dark chocolate, chopped Using a 1/2 ounce ice cream scoop, portion out mounds of dough and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
italian sodas June 30, 2011 | Sweet Recipes | Comments Growing up, these Italian sodas were my favorite!! My mom and I would always stop by a little coffee shack on our road trips to Oregon. I remember ordering the blueberry Italian soda in the summer instead of ice cream because they were so refreshing. I hadn’t had one of these since I was a kid, so I wanted to recreate the easy recipe. I even made my own blueberry and strawberry syrup instead of using Torani. Photo Credit: Sugar and Charm How to Make Pizza Without Dough | « LXRCUISINE I was getting kind of sick of ordering delivery pizza (this happens at least 2-3 times a month). It was time to put a spin on gourmet pizza, but I just didn't know what it would be. Without pizza dough or an oven that is capable of creating the perfect pizza crust (I don't have an oven that can go up to a 1000 degrees), I decided I would use potatoes instead. For 4 small, personal sized pizzas 4" in diameter, you will need: 2 large potatoes peeled and cleaned4 teaspoons salt (to flavor the potatoes) I'm doing four different flavor combinations here, and the measurements for each combination will top 4 small pizzas or 1 large pizza. Cheese & pepperoni pizza: 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese1/4 cup marinara sauce10 slices of pepperoni (or as much as you like)7-8 leaves of fresh basil Mushroom swiss and ham pizza: 1/2 cup chopped ham1 cup cooked mushroomssalt & pepper to taste2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil4 slices of swiss cheese Shrimp scampi pizza: Bleu cheese & arugula pizza:
Valentine's Day Monster Cookies We all have those days - the ones where nothing seems to go right and each frustration is followed by another. The days that drag on forever with no end in sight. It is equally frustrating when these inevitable days happen to a loved one, leaving me helpless to offer better advice than, “Life sucks sometimes. I’m sorry.” While I may be at a loss in offering eloquent, inspiring words, I always know I can whip up a quick batch of cookies to provide comfort at the end of a bad day. Monster Cookies active time 5 mintues total time 30 minutes makes about 18 cookies This recipe is identical to the original recipe I posted last year, although I doubled the ingredient amounts since I decided to double the size of the cookies. Ingredients 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened ⅔ cup granulated sugar ⅔ cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon light corn syrup 1 cup peanut butter 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups old-fashioned oats 1¼ teaspoons baking soda 1 cup M&Ms 1 cup chocolate chips
Florentines Recipe at Epicurious photo by Romulo Yanes yield Makes about 2 dozen cookies You get a very big bang for remarkably little work in this fabulous pairing of chocolate and orange. These candy-like cookies are mostly fruit, nuts, and chocolate, with just a bit of flour to hold them together. Preparation In a saucepan, mix together 1/2 cup each of heavy cream and sugar and 3 tablespoons butter and bring the mixture to a boil. Chocolate Glaze Melt 1 ounce each of unsweetened chocolate and sweet cooking chocolate over simmering water. Recipe Notes 1. Calories105 Carbohydrates13 g (4%) Fat6 g (9%) Protein1 g (3%) Saturated Fat2 g (11%) Sodium8 mg (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat1 g Fiber1 g (3%) Monounsaturated Fat2 g Cholesterol11 mg (4%) Reviews write your own review This recipe was a waste of my time and homemade orange peel. More Recipes from Bon Appétit
Lasagna Rolls Most restaurant lasagnas are soupy messes. This unique twist on a favorite is easy to make, appealing to eat, and much healthier for you The idea of building a multi-tiered, multi-component lasagna can be dizzying for most cooks. For them, we offer this simplified form, the lasagna roll: a tight pasta bundle containing all the same flavors as the traditional baked pasta, but without the daunting architecture. It's basic shape helps you avoid creating one of those cheesy, soupy catastrophes so common in Italian-American restaurants, the ones where it's impossible to discern where the pasta stops and the sauce begins. The structure is sound, the flavors are clear and pronounced, and the calories are greatly reduced. How to Make It: *Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. *While the pasta cooks, brown the sausage in a large saute pan over medium heat until cooked through. *Preheat the oven to 400F. *Top the lasagna rolls with the remaining marinara, then with the mozzarella.
No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars Oh how I love a treat that can be whipped up in about 15 minutes. My boys and their buddies couldn’t get enough of these Chewy Oreo Bars we had as an after school snack this week. Sometimes my spontaneous recipe creations turn out to be the most fun, lol! Yes you use an entire package of Oreo Cookies, but what you get in return is a marshmallow-y Oreo treat that is worth every bite Surprise the kids (and yourself) with this one, they’ll be all smiles, Enjoy! 3 whole ingredients. Break out your Cookies! Place them all in the food processor or blender and mix until ground. Like so. Melt the butter and marshmallows into a large bowl until puffed. You’ll get a little something like this Working quickly, pour in your ground cookies. Mix, mix and mix You’ll get a gooey mess….that’s delish! Transfer to an 8×8 inch baking pan and let set for about 10 minutes. Cut into squares and indulge No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars One 16 oz package of Oreo 5 cups Large Marshmallows 4 tablespoons butter 1.