Spicy Chipotle Chocolate Cake « What We're Eating As some of you may know, I’m not what one would call a chocoholic. Not even close. I mean, I like chocolate and from time to time I enjoy eating a bite here and there, but generally I never crave chocolate. What I do crave is SPICY. Spicy Chipotle Chocolate Cake For the Cake 2 sticks butter, unsalted 10 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips 5 eggs 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3/8 cup flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp chipotle chile powder For Frosting 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature 6 oz nutella 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted 1/3 cup milk, plus extra as needed Bake the Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place butter into a saucepan over medium heat. While the butter and chocolate are melting, add the eggs, brown and granulated sugars to a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, sift together the salt, flour, baking powder & chipotle chile powder. While the cake is cooling, Make the Frosting:
Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn I love popcorn. It’s almost always the snack I reach for first. And for just about any time of day. Afternoons, evenings, while watching television, or while playing a game with the grandkids. I read somewhere recently that popcorn is the new cupcakes. Start out with a large pan that has a tightly fitting lid. Add the oil and popcorn and increase the heat to medium high. When most of the kernels have popped, remove the pan from the heat. Enjoy! Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn Popcorn coated with garlic infused butter and tossed with herbs and celery seed. Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 2 tblsp. canola oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled 1 cup popcorn kernels 2 tblsp. herbes de Provence (or dried herbs of your choice) 1/4 tsp. celery seed 2 tsp. salt Instructions Choose a large pan with a tight fitting lid. Notes Adapted from Laura Calder, Cooking Channel All text and photographs on Never Enough Thyme are copyright protected.
Coffee Cup Quiche Find more great coffee cup recipes: Caramel Fleur De Sel Cake, Nutella Espresso Cake, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Mug Cake and more here: Yield: 1 serving 1 egg 1 1/2 tablespoons milk Salt Ground black pepper 1/4 of a bagel (or similar amount of French bread, etc.) 2 teaspoons cream cheese Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 1/2 slice prosciutto or ham Fresh thyme leaves or fresh chopped chives Dijon mustard 1. 2. Per serving: 200 calories; 10g fat; 4g saturated fat; 205mg cholesterol; 12g protein; 16g carbohydrate; 1.5g sugar; 0.5g fiber; 440mg sodium; 70mg calcium. Note: The nutrition information in this recipe has been corrected. Naan Recipe: If You Can Make Pancakes, You Can Make Naan Naan is one of my favorite components of an Indian meal. Sometimes when I go to an Indian buffet, I’ll hit the buffet one last time for naan only so that it is the last flavor in my mouth when I walk out the door. What is Naan? Naan is an Indian bread that is similar to pita, but so much better (don’t even try to debate it with me)! It is traditionally made in a tandoor (a clay oven), but I made this naan recipe in a cast iron skillet. Why Did I Make a Naan Recipe? How Did the Naan Recipe Compare to Naan I’ve Tried at Indian Restaurants? I won’t say that this naan recipe was better than that of the naan I get at my favorite Indian restaurant. The Naan Recipe Naan Recipe: If You Can Make Pancakes, You Can Make Naan Ingredients 3 1/2 C all-purpose flour 1/2 t salt 1 t instant yeast (It is VERY important that you use instant yeast. Instructions Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the milk. Will There Be Naan Cupcakes?
Black Pepper-Garlic Chicken Here's one on my favorite Stir-fry recipes, inspired by Black Pepper Chicken served at Panda Express Restaurants. The savory sauce took a bit of tinkering, but I think this copycat version is really close... and it's delicious, too! Please... don't forget to start this recipe with Velveted Chicken. It's a very simple technique that'll turn any Chicken Stir-fry into a mouth-watering Asian masterpiece! Ingredients: 1 lb. Stir all of the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl, allowing about 10-15 minutes for the flavors to mingle/mature while you slice the vegetables. Stir-fry: Heat 2 Tablespoons oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add the sliced red/yellow onions to the skillet, stirring constantly for about one minute. Add the sliced celery, green onions and chopped garlic to the skillet. Add the stir-fry sauce. Add the velveted chicken, reduce the heat to medium and stir to coat. Serve over prepared Basmati or Jasmine Rice. Enjoy!
Restaurant Style Orange Chicken Alright you guys, seriously, this orange chicken tastes exactly like the best orange chicken you’ve ever had at any restaurant. I was very, very, very skeptical at first because I’ve never fried meat before and I was afraid it would turn out terribly. Kramer was adamant about having me make orange chicken that would remind me him Chinese take-out, though, and I couldn’t let him down! It was perfectly crispy and crunchy and the sauce was right on point; sweet and tangy and with a little bit of heat. I honestly can’t emphasize how good this orange chicken is. Your ingredients. Mix together the chicken, egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of canola or vegetable oil, then add in 1/2 cup of cornstarch and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour. Heat enough vegetable or canola oil in a pot or a wok (about an inch deep in the pot) for about 5 minutes over high heat. Turn the heat to medium-high and fry the chicken in small batches so it cooks evenly. In one more bowl, zest your orange. Cook time: Total time:
Campfire Cones | Chef Jessica Bright I love camping! I love planning our menu and cooking while on a camping trip. S’mores are the proverbial camping dessert and I enjoy them but they can be really, really, really messy. I know, that is part of the fun! You have two choices for when to make these—you can assemble everything, wrap the whole thing in foil, and then just pull it out and place it on the campfire when you are ready to go; or you can bring the “fillings” and let everyone assemble the cones as they choose there by your campfire and then wrap and cook. For each camper you will need: 1 ice cream cone (I prefer sugar cones) Yummy choices for toppings! And an assortment of the fillings of your choice. Chocolate chipsButterscotch morselsWhite chocolate morselsWalnutsPeanutsAlmondsToffee piecesMini marshmallowsBrown sugarCoconutCocoa nibs (raw chocolate)Banana piecesDried fruit You essentially create your own custom candy bar! Allow each camper to design their cone with the fillers of choice in layers.
The Chocolatiest Brownies I’ve Ever Made What do you make for a chocolate lover upon his return from a 3.5-week- work trip to a country with very limited amounts of chocolate? Why, the chocolatiest brownies you could fathom, of course! Ordinarily I would contest the amount of chocolate my boyfriend would ideally like in his brownies but this time I knew I had to go all out. He was chocolate-deprived and who was I to deny him? The recipe starts with margarine. Now, add your chocolate. Once that mixture of chocolate and margarine melt out, remove from the heat and add your sugar. The amount of sugar does seem like a lot but what are brownies without sugar? Now it’s time for the eggs. And last but not least, add that precious flour, the final ingredient that transforms this chocolate egg mixture to brownie batter. Wait! Finally, scrape your batter into a 13×9-inch pan and top with more chocolate chunks! And voila! D: “The brownies were good.” The Chocolatiest Brownies I’ve Ever Made Inspired by this Chocolate Brownies recipe
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Food for Campouts | Kitchen Corners We went camping this weekend down at Big Sur. It was so fabulous and fun to be with friends in such a beautiful place. We were lucky to get a camp ground at Plaskett Creek. the camp host there is my new BFF, she made our lives so much easier. On Saturday Silvia and Justin, our friends, were in charge of food. Cut the bananas and stuff them with chocolate chips.Cover them with tin foil and place over fire to grill for about 5-10 minutesRemove the banana from heat and mix the banana pulp and the melted chocolate together.Eat!