Impressive recipes made simple. Mediterranean Spinach Artichoke Dip…and it’s a tad healthier! « The Culinary Chronicles I LOVE Chips. Potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, taro chips…….I can’t get enough of them. So you can imagine my utter glee when I received a big box of TOSTITOS® Artisan Recipes™ Tortilla Chips as part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program. And what goes hand in hand with chips? Spinach Artichoke Dip is definitely one of my favorites—though I rarely indulge in it. I decided to go with a “Mediterranean” spin by adding sun dried tomatoes to the mix. To create a more figure friendly dip, I substituted two of the key ingredients with healthier alternatives. This “healthy” dip worked really well with the grained tortilla chip. If only I could make chocolate cake “healthier”………….. :) Mediterranean Spinach Artichoke DipServes 8 Ingredients: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, heat the oil from the sun dried tomatoes. Add Neufchatel, Greek Yogurt, Monterey Jack Cheese and paprika to the spinach mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes and then turn the broiler on. Like this: Like Loading...
Chinese Tea Eggs Eggs, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee soft-boiled with some kaya toast dipped into the runny yolk. And scrambled with some herbs and melty cheese. And simply cooked over-medium in melted butter. I love eggs any way, any time of the day. Tea eggs are a common street snack and even sold in convenience stores in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. - 6 eggs - 2 bags of black tea - 4 star anise - 1 cinnamon stick - 1/4 cup of soy sauce Place the eggs in a pot and fill with water until just covered. Place the eggs back into the pot of water and add the tea bags, spices and soy sauce. Alternatively, you can simmer the eggs for about 2-3 hours instead of soaking them overnight. (Ru ware image from here) zp8497586rq
Verses from my Kitchen — food. life. writing. photography. Broccoli Bites for Kids File this under the Onion Soup Mix Recipe category, though there is no Lipton onion soup mix in site. I may even serve these at my next dinner party, they were that good! While babysitting for my 6 year old picky eater niece, I had to come up with a good lunch that would be fun for the two of us to make together. She is not a big broccoli fan (or any vegetable fan), but I told her we would add melted gooey cheese and form the patties with our hands. Please don't laugh when you read this recipe, it is terrific and easy. I made it my own by adding homemade breadcrumbs and fresh chopped steamed broccoli along with lowfat mozzarella cheese mixed with the cheddar. Broccoli Cheese Bites (adapted from My Tasty Treasures & WholeSomeBabyFood.com): 16 oz. package of frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained of liquid (I used fresh steamed broccoli) 1 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese 3 eggs salt & pepper 1 cup of seasoned Italian breadcrumbs Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes Thank you to Good to Know & Unilever Spreads for sponsoring this post. Find delicious recipes and learn more about Unilever spreads by visiting www.itisgoodtoknow.com. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. I love Thanksgiving. I like to put this dessert on a plate and let my guests serve themselves. The ultimate topping for this amazing dessert is pumpkin frosting. In my opinion, nothing goes better with Thanksgiving dessert than warm apple cider. In both of these Thanksgiving recipes, instead of butter, I used I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Apple Pie Monkey Bread Recipe 6 Tbsp. 4 (7.5 oz) cans refrigerated biscuits cut into quarters 3/4 cup brown sugar 1&1/2 cups sugar 3 Tbsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground allspice 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/4 cup flour 1 large apple 1/4 tsp. lemon juice Dice the apple and toss it in the lemon juice. In another bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp. cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and flour. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. 1 Tbsp. water
Apple Cinnamon Rolls Recipe These buns taste like an apple fritter and a cinnamon bun collided together in an ooey-gooey mess of deliciousness. Seriously, they’re kind of a big deal. Make this for your family. Recipe updated 10/19/13 Apple Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Ingredients 4 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 packet of active yeast Filling 2 medium apples, chopped into small cubes (about 1 1/2 cups chopped) 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup ground cinnamon 1 cup of butter, melted (2 sticks) Frosting 1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick) 1 1/3 cup of powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pure maple extract (or pure vanilla extract) 1/4 cup milk To prepare the dough, heat milk, oil and cane sugar for 5-8 minutes (do not boil). Once milk is lukewarm to the touch, sprinkle packet of yeast on top and let it set for one minute. For the filling, heat up 1 cup of butter and brown it. Serve warm.
Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip There’s one appetizer that, if all else fails, we WILL order at a restaurant: spinach artichoke dip. Hey, it’s what we do. We look at other options and then go with the one that we know we’ll both love and consume way too much of. However, I have to say that I’m a homemade spinach artichoke dip virgin. This dip has all of 4 ingredients and tastes heavenly. 1 box frozen spinach, thawed and with the liquid squeezed out1 bag frozen artichokes, thawed and with the liquid drained away2 wheels of Laughing Cow Swiss cheese (you can do the light version here as well)1 tsp garlic powder¼ tsp cayenne peppersalt and pepper to taste In a food processor (or, if you like it chunky you can just mix in a bowl) process all of the ingredients together. I repeat: DEVOUR. Tagged as: artichokes, healthier dip recipe, healthy appetizer, healthy spinach artichoke dip, laughing cow cheese, perfect appetizer recipe, spinach, spinach artichoke dip, Swiss cheese
Vanilla Bean Scones October 5, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under scones , vanilla I’ve been wanting to make vanilla bean scones for quite a while, and now that I have plenty of vanilla beans in my pantry, I finally decided to go for it. The scones I’ve made in the past have always been a little on the flat side, albeit still very tasty. But this time, I adapted my recipe from King Arthur Flour’s basic scone recipe , and they came out perfectly tall and fluffy. 3 cups unbleached flour 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup sugar 1 stick butter 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup half and half 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped For the topping: 2 Tbsp milk A little bit of vanilla bean 2 tsp granulated sugar Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut the butter into tablespoon-sized pieces and incorporate it into the dry ingredients. In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, half and half, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Leave a Reply
Homepage Spicy Corn Fritters with Raita Corn, or maize, is a traditional ingredient of comfort foods in my native American South. Although less complete nutritionally than several other grains, corn makes up for this with its versatility. Dried and milled, it’s used for our beloved cornbread, spoon bread, and hoecakes. Processed through the 3,000-year-old technique of nixtamalization, it gives us hominy and grits. In its fresh form, it finds its way into many of our favorite soups, main courses, side dishes, and salads. Fresh corn is harvested nine months of the year where I live in Florida and is often on the menu at our house. Ingredients For the raita: 1/2 “English” cucumber 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup plain yogurt 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon cayenne Freshly ground black pepper, to taste For the fritters: Preparation Prepare the raita: Peel and coarsely grate the cucumber, mix with 1/2 teaspoon salt, wrap in a clean tea towel, and firmly wring out to express as much juice as possible.
How to To Make Your Food Taste Awesome | Easy Food Posted by admin on Aug 19, 2012 in Food Preparation | 211 comments In case you are not skilled with the food recipes and preparation, listed bellow are some of the easy food tips to make your meals delicious easy way. No matter you prepare breakfast, dinner or just a snack, the easy food tips are here to make your food even more attractive and awesome. Idea by Janice Kamide Images Source BuzzFeed My Baking Addiction
Individual Monkey Breads. Biscuits, butter, sugar, cinnamon. I think that’s all I need to say about this one. This stuff is astoundingly good. Monkey Breadfrom Ryan via The Pioneer Woman 3 cans Buttermilk biscuits (not the flakey kind)1/2 cup brown sugar1 cup sugar2-3 teaspoons cinnamon2 sticks butter Preheat the oven to 350. Open up all three cans of biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters. Next, combine the white sugar with 2-3 teaspoons of cinnamon. 3 will be really cinnamon-y. Drop all of the biscuit quarters into a bundt pan (or jumbo muffin cups). Melt the butter with the brown sugar in a sauce pan over medium-high heat until combined. Bake for 30-40 minutes (or 20 minutes for the muffin cup ones) until the crust is deep brown on the top. I should now say that you should let it cool for about 15-30 minutes, but that’s practically impossible. Oh man, it’s good.