2-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie For One This is one of those ‘I-need-a-cookie-right-now-or-I-die’ recipes that can be prepared in almost no time.We all know that kind of situation, don’t we? I definitely do, I confess.And you know what? This impressive cookie not only takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, it tastes really delicious. First you need this stuff. 1. 2. 3. 4. Save a few for the top, if you wish to.5. Ta-dah! 6. Baked Peaches with Amaretti Stuffing — Eating Out Loud Desserts do not get any easier (or more delicious) than this simple recipe featuring fresh peaches. The tender fruit is stuffed with an amaretti cookie mixture then baked until the peaches are soft and the topping nicely browned. I used this dessert for our recent July 4th dinner and everyone loved them! The weather has been hot here and hours in the kitchen are not advised. I did splurge recently and indulged in a full day of cooking for July 4th. We invited three good friends over for a casual dinner followed by an evening stroll downtown to view the fireworks. The dinner menu didn’t really come together until the night before. I made Prawn Cakes from Mark of No Special Effects, tomato and garlic stuffed squid, miso-coated halibut, and a garlic-anchovy pasta dish. Dessert might have been the only thing to rival the prawn cakes. The base of the stuffing are amaretti cookies which can be found in most grocery stores. Preheat the oven to 350.
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Nutmeg Nanny » Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect dessert treat! Can I just say that I have died and gone to heaven. Cheesecake stuffed strawberries….how have I not made these before?! I’m serious. Making up the filling was a breeze too. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Yield: 10 - 12 strawberries (depending on size) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound large strawberries 8 ounce block cream cheese – softened 3 – 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (depends on how sweet you want the filling) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or use almond, lemon, etc. ) Graham cracker crumbs Source: Inspired by pictures seen on Pinterest Directions: Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with a mixer or by hand. You could also drizzle or dip strawberries in chocolate if desired. Enjoy!!!
Kitchen Helpers I found these helpful charts last week and just had to share! Both of these beauties are from Chasing Delicious (aka one of the most fab foodie blogs out there)! Aren’t they faaaaabulous?! Buy them here. (Note: There are lots of little charts like this online, but these are my favorites). I love tea, but I’m no expert. For people of the UK, have this one with you while you’re meal planning or grocery shopping! I’ve fond some other helpful charts that I’ll share in another post! Yay charts!
El brownie de aina These Exist!? Zipzicles Are Ziploc Bags Designed For Popsicles We’re getting a bit nostalgic here today. What did you call the ice pops that came in a sealed plastic tube and that you generally bought in a box of at least 50? At Brit HQ some of us knew them as Otter Pops, others as Flav-or-Ice, and still others as freeze pops. What could be better than getting a bit buzzed off of an ice pop? The first step for all the recipes is to make a batch of simple syrup, which like its name implies, is actually quite simple. You can make as much simple syrup as you like, just use a one to one ratio. You can’t go wrong with a classic strawberry margarita. Strawberry Margarita ZipziclesIngredients:1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced juice of 1 lime 6 tablespoons tequila 1 tablespoon triple sec Instructions: 1. Make sure you’re not going past the fill line. The Bramble is a lesser known cocktail made with blackberry liqueur, gin, and lemon juice. Instructions: 1. Instructions: 1. Freeze for at least 4 hours, and overnight if you can.
Skinny Queso Dip A zesty chunky cheese dip with chunks of tomatoes, hot peppers, garlic, onions, lime juice, cilantro and spices. Get the chips ready, this stuff is good while it's hot! Skinny queso, it sounds like an oxymoron, right? I stumbled on this recipe on Slender Kitchen and curiosity got the best of me so I decided to try it out. I served it with Beanitos black bean chips, love them! A few things to note: I personally thought this was best right after making, it was all cheesy and stringy. Skinny Queso DipSkinnytaste.com Servings: 11 • Size: 1/4 cup • Old Points: 2 pts • Weight Watchers Points+: 3 ptsCalories: 92.5 • Fat: 4.5 g • Protein: 6.5 g • Carb: 7 g • Fiber: 0.7 g • Sugar: 2 gSodium: 143 mg (without salt) Ingredients: Directions: In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup of the milk with 3 tbsp of cornstarch to create a slurry; set aside. Heat a large saucepan on medium heat; when hot add oil. Add the chicken broth and the rest of the milk. Makes 2 3/4 cups. Adapted from Slender Kitchen.
Cake Batter Pancakes I’m fairly convinced that the world would be a better place if more sprinkles were involved. I know. I just made pancakes. It seems I have an unnatural obsession with cake batter. When I develop recipes, I try to make all of them for a purpose. Case in point: it isn’t anyone’s birthday. But I don’t need an excuse to eat cake and sprinkles. And because pancakes always need some sort of topping, I went with a sprinkled glaze. Because nothing goes better with cake than more sugar! These are just plain fun. Sure, they would be best for a special occasion like a birthday, but they also work on a random Saturday in January when it’s -2 degrees outside and all you want to see is some sunshine. That wasn’t me. And yes, this means you will have an open box of cake mix, just like you did with the cake batter bark. Cake Batter Pancakes makes about 12 pancakes 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2/3 cup yellow cake mix 1 tablespoon sugar 3/4 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Thousand Layered Apple Cake Trust me Dear Reader in that I have never sought to have a blog where everything is perfectly magical and done with ease and without any frustration. There are some dishes that are so fiddly to prepare and are simply not really worth it. And this thousand layered apple cake is one of them. I lost three hours of my life to this baby and I have to admit I'm slightly resentful of that fact. It's really my own fault. Then there was the washing up afterwards and the fact that the cake didn't behave as it should have according to the recipe from the Buon Ricordo cookbook. Then I gave Mr NQN a slice. "**** it's soo nice" he says. "What?" "Yes" he says oblivious to my pain. I slump in my seat. So tell me Dear Reader, have you ever made anything that was incredibly troublesome to make but worth it? Adapted from the Buon Ricordo cookbook Preparation time: 1- 1.5 hours Cooking time: 1.5 hours 2.5 kgs golden delicious apples Juice of 1 lemon 500g sugar 1 tablespoon ground ginger or cinnamon (optional)
Apple Rose Tarts October 2, 2012 Say that you are having a party. Say, a large party, one with lots of guests. The kinds of guests you want to impress, but are svelte health-conscious types, so you don’t want to go overboard with dessert and serve a seven-layer chocolate cake or something. This. Not only are these tarts impressively beautiful, they’re something of a Cinderella dessert: despite all their frills and puffs, at their hearts they’ve got the honest flavor of down-home apple pie, all cinnamon and sugar and sweet homey reminiscence. Ingredients 1/2 recipe pie dough/pâte brisée1 cup apple butter 1 teaspoon cinnamon 6-8 medium rosy-skinned gala apples juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 cup sugar pinch salt powdered sugar for dusting Directions Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Notes Copyright Diane, A Broad (dianeabroad.com) Music to cook by: Angels [The xx // Coexist]