no-bake energy bites I probably should have poured a nice stiff drink recipe for you all on this loveliest of lovely tax days. Especially for my fellow small business owners who just gave half of their revenue back to the government. Good grief, I won’t even go there. Instead though, I thought I’d offer my idea of a more comforting alternative. Pasta. When life is good, and when life gets crazy, I turn to pasta. And just as it has for years, this one hit the spot. Read more This past Friday night was meant for celebrating. The weather was sit-out-on-the-deck-in-the-cool-evening-breeze perfection. And a very special birthday girl turned the big 3-0. Friends, meet Stacey. Read more TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. Read more Ever since my friends and I met for a tapas happy hour at our neighborhood Spanish restaurant a few weeks ago, I’ve had sangria on my mind. Read more Read more I’ve always said that I like a good balance of cooking and baking in my life.
Classic Croissants user reviews made it? RATE IT! by croissantsrock2, 3/20/2014These were fantastic! I love making them. by Blueberry333, 2/21/2014I made this recipe and it was absolutely delicious, although very time consuming. by pullin05, 1/12/2014I just baked these up yesterday. by Kschick127, 12/7/2013I didn't bake these for as long as the recipe called for. by just_couture_it, 11/19/2013Here are my thoughts on these - I just popped them out of the oven. by jolie_fiore, 10/21/2013Perfect recipe for perfect croissants. by Garystravels, 10/8/2013This was my first attempt at croissants. by Chef_Creole, 10/5/2013The instructions were easy to follow. by Learn77, 10/2/2013Very clear instruction I think I can try and make my own croissant soon by SarahOwens, 9/18/2013I want to thank you for writing and providing such a well-written recipe. by Jo_Simpson, 9/5/2013Phenomenal! by cakewalker, 9/2/2013The step-by-step guide here is great but the dough came out very crumbly for me and hard to work with.
- StumbleUpon 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 CHEESY, BUTTERY GARLIC BREAD STICKS These were seriously good! You can make them as a side with spaghetti meat served over stir-fried zucchini noodles, for instance. Remember how we used to love spaghetti or lasagna with a side of garlic bread? 6 oz regular cream cheese (170 g) 6 oz finely grated Monterey Jack (170 g) cheese 2 large eggs 1 tbsp whipping cream, OR milk (15 mL) 1 tsp baking powder (5 mL) 1/4 tsp granulated garlic, OR (1 mL) garlic powder 1/4 tsp salt (1 mL) Garlic Butter Topping: 2 tbsp butter, melted (30 mL) 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (2 mL) 1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese (125 mL) In food processor with sharp blade or blender, process cream cheese until smooth. Turn batter out into 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33 cm) glass baking dish and press down evenly, using plastic wrap, to make things easier. Garlic Butter Topping: In small bowl, combine butter, Italian seasoning, granulated garlic, OR garlic powder. Helpful Hints: You can play with this recipe. Yield: 40 bread sticks 1 bread stick 60.4 calories 2.9 g protein 5.1 g fat
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread Looks yummy, right? And let me tell you, this cinnamon bread really is yummy! Immensely! I am actually so impressed by it that I would call it a gift from heaven. Okay, maybe not exactly from heaven since the original recipe was born in Joy the Baker’s kitchen. But that place actually, when I think about it, is a kind of little heaven… on earth. Dear friends, please prepare this delicious, finger-licking, soft, yeasty, cinnamony bread over the weekend for your family. If you wonder how, I’ll show you… Here’s the list of ingredients. 1. 2. 3. You can also melt the butter in milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. 4. 5. I kneaded the dough by hand for about 10 minutes. You can, of course, use an electric mixer and have the job done in about half the time. 6. O-oh, we have a serious case of yeastafalitis here. Or, in other words, this is what happened after I let the dough rest for one hour. 7. 8. 9. 10. Melt the butter (in the microwave oven or in a saucepan). 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Secrets of really good chocolate chip cookies updated February 28, 2010 The recipe on the back of the Nestle Toll House Morsels [tm] bag makes fine cookies, and if you were to follow it precisely, you couldn't go too far wrong. However, based upon my own experience and that of others, I advise a few minor modifications and refinements. First, always use real butter. Another reason to use real butter instead of margarine or Crisco: HYDROGENATED FATS. Second, TRIPLE the amount of vanilla extract recommended. (Incidentally, vanilla is a wondrous and versatile substance. Third, and this can make a big difference, don't just let the butter sit out at room temperature to become soft. Also, if you're like me, you have often had a problem with your brown sugar clumping together into giant bricks, which you are then banging on the edge of the kitchen counter in order to break them up enough to use the stuff; still, big lumps of brown sugar survive even into the baked cookies. Fifth, if you like, try leaving out part of the sugar.
Living aboard a sailboat is living cheap Living aboard a sailboat was our favorite frugal retirement living lifestyle. For eight wonderful years we lived the life that Jimmy Buffett sings about. We will show you that we had very little experience when we started this adventure in 1994. We found the sailboat lifestyle to be healthy, safe, fun and a very inexpensive way of life... if we did it so can you. By little experience we mean we had never been aboard a sailboat in our lives when we took a four hour cruise ship shore excursion on a sailboat in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas United States Virgin Islands, in 1990. The timeline of this major lifestyle change Here is a brief outline of the steps that we took to go from zero boat experience to actually living on a sailboat four years later. For more detail we recommend our e-book "Live the dream... live on a sailboat in the Caribbean" Sailboat living in the Caribbean We were pleasantly surprised at how frugal sailboat living was.
COCONUT CUPCAKES WITH DELICIOUS BUTTERCREAM FROSTING If you love coconut and you love the added fiber in something that is otherwise a decadent, beautiful and sweet treat, then you’ll like this. Keep in mind though that not everyone likes coconut. Cupcakes are all the rage at the moment. 1 tbsp baking powder (15 ml) 1/4 tsp xanthan gum (1 mL) 1/4 cup coconut oil (60 mL) 2 tbsp butter, softened (30 mL) 6 eggs sugar 1/2 cup sour cream (125 mL) 2 tbsp whipping cream (30 mL) 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL) 1/2 tsp coconut extract (2 mL) 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut (250 mL) Toasted coconut for garnish, optional Buttercream Frosting (see recipe below) Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). In large bowl of mixer, combine Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2, baking powder and xanthan gum; mix well on low speed. In separate medium bowl, combine eggs, liquid sweetener, sour cream, granulated erythritol, whipping cream, vanilla and coconut extracts. Yield: 12 cupcakes 1 with/without frosting 328.9/260.9 calories 8.9/7.3 g protein 28.8/22.1g fat 6.4/5.7 g net carbs 71.1 calories