The RD’s “Hot Dish”: Homemade Fruit & Nut Snack Bars | Festival Foods Blog
I love snack bars as a quick, grab-and-go option for breakfast or as an easily packed snack for busy days. The tricky part is that they can get expensive if you buy them individually, especially if you eat them often or have a large family. The other tricky part is even though a lot of varieties look healthy, they don’t always offer the best nutrition. (If you’ve ever checked out the NuVal scores, some score similar to candy bars!) This is also a great activity to get kids involved in the kitchen! To get started, place the oats, shredded wheat, walnuts, dried fruit, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely chopped (the fruit should be the size of a dried pea or lentil). Whisk together the eggs, honey, and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan, and flatten gently with the back of a spoon, rubber spatula, or damp hands! Fruit and Nut Snack Bars Adapted recipe from mealmakeovermoms.com Ingredients
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Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
The baking times are approximate; it depends on how thick you cut the wedges or rounds of sweet potatoes. Try to cut them evenly so they all cook at about the same rate. For best browning results bake only one sheet at a time. Method 1 Preheat oven to 450°F. 2 Peel the sweet potatoes and cut off the ends. 3 Put the sweet potatoes into a large bowl and add the oil. 4 Spread the sweet potatoes out in a single layer on a baking sheet; the oil they are coated with should keep them from sticking to the pan. 5 Bake for a total of 25 to 30 minutes.
How to Make Vegetable Stock Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn
Every time we make vegetable stock, we wonder why we ever bother buying it in the store. It's so easy! Chop up some vegetables, cover with water, and simmer. Done. You'll have enough stock to make your soups, casseroles, and pilafs for weeks to come, and all in just a little over an hour.When making a basic vegetable stock, you want something with a fairly neutral savory flavor. Some recipes recommend adding garlic and other strong spices, but unless we know how we're going to be using the broth, we prefer to add those kinds of seasonings when we're actually making a dish. How To Make Vegetable Stock What You Need Ingredients 1 to 2 onions2 to 3 carrots3 to 4 celery stalks4 to 5 sprigs fresh thyme1 bay leaf1 small bunch parsley1 teaspoon whole peppercornsOptional Extras: leeks (especially the green parts), fennel, tomatoes, mushrooms, mushroom stems, parsnips Equipment Sharp knifeStock potStrainerCheesecloth or coffee filters (for straining)Storage containers Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Oatmeal Brown Bread
Amen! I finally found the recipe I have been searching for, and I am so proud that I made it totally from scratch… no KitchenAid mixer involved. My Nanny made the bestest brown bread and though it’s been a long, long time since I’ve had hers, I know that this is what it tasted like. I can recall Saturday night meals with baked beans, scalloped potatoes, maybe a ham, lots of pickles and fresh bread, either white or brown… brown was my favourite. Oatmeal Bread (Brown Bread) from Crosby’s Molasses (2 loaves) 2 tsp sugar2 pkg (4 1/2 tsp) dry active yeast1 cup lukewarm water2 cups rolled oats (quick oats)3 cups boiling water2/3 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses4 tsp salt1/4 cup melted butter7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour In a large bowl, soak oats in 3 cups of boiling water. I am so happy I came across this recipe in Crosby’s ‘The Bread Book‘ eBook and that I chose to make it today. I’d like to thank Crosby’s Molasses for sponsoring this post.
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The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins
The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins Author: Barry C. Parsons Recipe type: Breakfast/Brunch Serves: Makes one dozen large muffins. 2½ cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 1¼ cups sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup melted butter ¼ cup vegetable oil ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup milk 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice) 1½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Sift together the flour and baking powder and set aside. Recipe by Rock Recipes at
Homemade Goldfish Crackers
There are amazing recipes all over the internets—impressive cakes and cookies, pies galore, delicious pasta dishes, fantastic dinner ideas, and so much more. But what has had me a little stumped were homemade crackers. Homemade crackers? Let me tell ya, they were pretty darn easy. Wanna see how? Before getting started, decide on what shapes you’ll be cutting out. I had so much fun I couldn’t stop, and made a Pac-Man and a football. You’ll need just a few simple ingredients: shredded cheese, butter, flour, salt and cold water. Begin combining everything, except the water, in a food processor until the dough looks like sand. Next, pulse in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until combined. Remove the dough from the processor and form into a small, tidy package. Once chilled, roll out the dough. Now, the cutting fun begins! Place crackers on a lined cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes. Then moved on to the footballs and then the Pac-Man (or Mrs. Aren’t they cute? Look!
ethereally smooth hummus
For as long as I have written this website — yes, even longer than it has been since I told you the wee white lie that Paula Wolfert’s hummus was all I’d ever need — I have known how to make the most ethereally smooth, fluffy, dollop-ing of a hummus and never told you. I have some nerve. But, in my defense, I had my reasons, mostly that I knew if I told you how to make it, I’d be able to hear your eye rolls through the screen, they’d be at once so dramatic and in unison. From there, there would be the loud, synchronized clicks of “Unfollow!” “Unfriend!” “Hide these updates, please!” Chickpeas, when they’re cooked, have a thin skin that sags a bit, kind of like a Sharpei’s, but less cute. … with a timer. What this nine minutes buys you, however, is a world of difference, hummus that is as far from the grainy, beige beleaguered paste a lot of recipes have led me to as it can be — all pillows and plumes of the softest chickpea-tahini-lemon-garlic puree. Makes 1 3/4 cups hummus
