tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87762694050544769902024-03-06T00:46:23.338-08:00peanut butter & janeJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-18808476954898171852011-12-24T11:10:00.000-08:002011-12-24T11:10:55.071-08:00Merry Christmas!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas everyone! Santa came early for me to help with holiday baking, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope this Holiday is wonderful for everyone, filled of laughter, family, and friends.</span></div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-14699039374279739542011-12-05T15:20:00.001-08:002011-12-05T15:46:13.489-08:00Hello December, I miss Disney<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi everyone, I just realized how long I've been MIA for - my last post was nearly a month ago. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the end of November I was in the happiest place on Earth - Disney World. My immediate and I haven't had been there in a good seven years and I think my mom realized how long its been and how we should never go that long without going. It really amazing (I so want to get married there, hehe - I need $ and a boy first). It was Suzie's (Steven's (my brother) girlfriend aka future sister-in-law) first trip to this wonderful place and I think she was sold on the Disney magic. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My mother actually teared up during the fireworks show, she says there's something about Jiminy Cricket's voice asking you to make a wish. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so glad to have been raised in a family that appreciates Disney magic, dreams, and each other. We can't help but already talking about our next trip and I can't help but already dream about taking my future family on their first trip.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going in November has its perks, although it was still quite warm, Disney World was in the Christmas spirit and the decorations were oh so beautiful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also had the opportunity to go to Hogwarts, which was amazing! & I got to try Butterbeer, which was worth the trip! I'm quite the Harry Potter fan, so we took the trip over for my benefit. :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We arrived back in New Jersey just in time for Thanksgiving, because of our Vacation, my aunt took over the holiday and my mom and I just prepared some apps and desserts. I might have some pictures somewhere and will post them + recipes when I find my camera (it's at home and I'm posting this from school, womp) - so bare with me! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would love if someone could take me back to Disney, I have a few more memories to make and a few more pictures to take.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-51654273240006744332011-11-11T17:46:00.001-08:002011-11-11T18:13:33.442-08:00Wishing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy 11/11/11 - make a wish, I'd tell you mine but then it wouldn't come true. I did try to keep it general so it could possibly come true in any wonderful fashion. Another wish of mine is to be a better blogger - I don't post often enough and I feel like I don't know how to chit chat when I do post. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While at school, my lack of oven/stove/fire keeps me from making goodies and nom nom's. That will totally (hopefully) change when I graduate in 2013 and start culinary school. I actually hope that I will restart my blogging adventure with something new when that time comes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have I ever mentioned that's my plan? I want to graduate my current school, pick up that psychology degree I've been hard at work on, then go cook and then become a Registered Dietitian - I really can't wait but it's a bit off so I consume my time researching and researching and researching anything and everything about nutrition and health and becoming and RD. I've read the <a href="http://eatright.org/">ADA's website </a>over and over again and have found some inspirational blogs that are written by career changers who now pursue a career in dietetics. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I'd like to get a job and find someone to pay for my Masters...or Ph.D.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I kind of dread being in school that long (that's something I've been struggling with but I think more undergrad is the best option for starting over at the age of 22 [plus it comes with culinary school], but I do have another year to figure it all out) but I hope that since I'll be learning about something I love, I'll be happy. School has always been my thing, maybe because it's the only thing I've ever had to do in my young life but, I've always been so good at it. However, I don't love school now (I kind of hate it) because its not a perfect fit, not a perfect place for me, and I'm not studying my perfect subject (even if I'm excelling at it).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This plan (& my best friends) is (are) what has kept me going so far in my college career (it's too late just to transfer out now - and it makes more sense to finish in every way possible so, just take my word for it) and hopefully will keep me going during my Senior year.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At my school now, (The College of New Jersey) not to brag, I ammm doing quite well for myself (& personally consider myself a Psychology prodigy - if anyone reading knows anything about Social Psychological research, I'd love to chat about it).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are just some wishes of mine, what about yours? I wish that it comes true.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of wishes! Next Saturday, I will be departing for DISNEY WORLD - where all wishes come true. I cannot wait, I need a vacation.</span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-19426460281212197212011-10-31T10:47:00.000-07:002011-10-31T10:47:21.019-07:00Pumpkins for Halloween!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a wonderful weekend in New York City for my friend Carmela's 21st birthday. We ate at Bobby Flay's Bar Americain, which was incredibly delicious. And we saw How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was really really good and Daniel Radcliffe is just adorable and the whole cast was hilarious and very talented! It was quite lovelyyyy, minus the snow! Since when does it snow in October. It made it most difficult to kidnap Daniel and take him home with me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now there is snow on the ground for trick-or-treating, which I get to do later with my little sister Ava (Hermione from Harry Potter), Carmela </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(& her dog Truffles, he'll be a lion) and Jenna and her son Jackson (who will be a Tiger for his First Halloween)!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend I also made some cookies for a Halloween party, pumpkin cookies - that is, cookies that <a href="http://peanutbutterjane.blogspot.com/2011/09/iced-pumpkin-cookies.html">taste like pumpkin</a> and cookies that look like pumpkins.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy Halloween! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm on fall break from school, which is glorious! I love being lazy and cooking instead of going to classes all day every day. So, I was asked to make a light meal for dinner this weekend and tried this soup. This is a really yummy broth, and shrimp are really yummy, but I hated these rice noodles. I thought they were super weird tasting and had a super weird texture (they did look pretty). So I ended up not eating them, I'd try Soba noodles next time in this soup.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I served this with Gyoza (which my mother just loves) for an Asian inspired meal?! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing to do with Asia, but I might be traveling abroad to Italy - more on that later if I ever learn how to write for this blog. </span><br />
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</span></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-74503702412042111072011-10-17T15:43:00.000-07:002011-10-17T16:07:46.369-07:00Fluffernutter Cupcakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So when I saw these on <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/09/fluffernutter-cupcakes/">How Sweet it is</a>, I knew I had to make them. Peanut butter is my favorite and I could probably eat a jar of Fluff with a spoon in a sitting - probably with a spoon of peanut butter in the other hand. Who really needs the bread? Especially when you can replace it with cake! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fluffernutter Cupcake</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients </span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for about 12 cupcakes - I think I made 15</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 cup butter - softened</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup creamy peanut butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 large eggs</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons of vanilla</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/3 cup milk</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2/3 cup of marshmallow fluff</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preheat over to 350 degrees</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cream together the PB and regular butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then add eggs and sugar until incorporated - then the vanilla</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In another bowl, combine the dry ingredients - add half to the PB mixture, then the milk, then the other half of the dry</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then fold in the Fluff</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pour into lined cupcake tray and make for 15-18 minutes </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then let cool.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MEANWHILE</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make Frostings </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peanut Butter Frosting</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of softened butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 cup creamy peanut butter </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup of powdered sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1-2 tablespoons of milk, if needed </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beat together the PB and butter, until creamy - then add the vanilla</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Slowly add in the powdered sugar until completely combined </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add milk if the frosting is too thick.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marshmallow Buttercream</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 sticks of butter - softened </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of vanilla</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups of marshmallow fluff </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 cups of powdered sugar </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beat butter until creamy then add in Fluff and beat</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then add in vanilla </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add sugar one cup at a time </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If too thick add milk, if too thin add more sugar </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a piping bag or spoon or whatever you have, stuff the cupcakes with the PB frosting then spoon on globs of Marshmallow buttercream on top of your cake. Drizzle with melted peanut butter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-12110082673390347042011-09-29T16:33:00.000-07:002011-10-01T09:46:40.426-07:00Iced Pumpkin Cookies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really love Fall. Fall makes me wish I lived in a picturesque suburb or something, where I have leaves all over my backyard. Fall makes me count down to every holiday till New Year's. Fall makes me want to be with family or lets me think of when I'm old enough to have my own. Fall makes want a Hallmark card style life. Fall makes me bake with cinnamon and pumpkin...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Iced Pumpkin Cookies adapted from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/iced-pumpkin-cookies/detail.aspx">allrecipes.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">makes about 3 dozen <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Perfect Puffy Pumpkin Pillows</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span><br />
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<li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Combine all the dry stuff, so ingredients 1-6</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Then cream together the butter and sugar, add pumpkin&egg&vanilla and beat until creamy</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">then find lots of friends to come over and eat them because they are very addictive! (though not too bad for you, at 2 WW points each). </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">These cookies were made in a last minute plan not to leave my house and to make my friends come to me instead - can't leave when the oven is on! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">I was never expecting them to be so darn delicious. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">My mother is the only one who takes it seriously when I ask for criticism on my cooking, I believe these are her new favorite cookies. </span></span></div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-14804857446850917212011-09-25T06:53:00.000-07:002011-09-25T18:52:08.285-07:00Shepard's Pie<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to just cook last weekend, I wanted to make something I've never made before, I wanted to make something yummy, I wanted to make something comforting.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I need to work on my chit chatty commentary before I show you the food - maybe next time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shepard's Pie adapted from <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/shepherds-pie-recipe2/index.html">Alton Brown</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Potatoes</span><br />
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<li class="ingredient" style="line-height: 23px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Boil the 1/2 diced potatoes until cooked, drain and return to pot adding the milk, butter, salt, and pepper to desired tasted and consistency; then add the egg yolk</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, while the potatoes boil away, make the meat filling</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;">Top with the mashed potatoes - like this (I decided to add more potatoes than what Alton says, which means my meat to potato ratio was way off - good thing mashed potatoes have always been one of my most favorite foods in the world).</span></span></div>
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I made this bread a week ago, I needed to get a start on Fall baking. I had some competition in the kitchen with this Yankee Candle Spice Cake candle, you probably didn't even notice the delicious smell from the oven over the delicious smell on the window sill. Well, this Pumpkin bread was yummy (though I think I baked it a bit too long and it could have been sweeter according to my Mother).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pumpkin Chip Bread with a Strudel Topping and Spiced Glaze</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Makes 1 8x4 loaf </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pumpkin Bread adapted from <a href="http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/09/16/pumpkin-bread-recipe/">Brown Eyed Baker</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 + 1/6 cups all-purpose flour<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/4 teaspoon baking powder<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 teaspoon baking soda<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/2 teaspoon salt<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/2 teaspoon nutmeg<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/2 cup vegetable oil<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 + 1/3 cups granulated sugar<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />2 eggs<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 cup (15 ounces) canned pumpkin<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/3 cup water<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1/2 cup chocolate chips</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Strudel Topping adapted from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/apple-strudel-muffins/detail.aspx">Allrecipes.com</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spiced Glaze adapted from <a href="http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/02/19/pumpkin-scones-spiced-glaze/">Brown Eyed Baker</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice</span></div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-63168069156721631032011-09-17T16:12:00.001-07:002011-09-17T16:12:48.784-07:00Clearly, I'm all caught up.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't want to post 3 posts in a day but, it just had to be done. </span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-62682914711351701362011-09-17T13:06:00.000-07:002011-09-25T16:28:42.916-07:00Coconut Chocolate Chunk Cookies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These cookies are an adaptation from the <a href="http://peanutbutterjane.blogspot.com/2011/09/m-cookies.html">m&m Cookies</a> but are more mature,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added about a cup of toasted sweetened coconut and some chocolate chunks instead of the m&m's (which I much prefer), but still have the best cookie dough base.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really love this dough because the mix-ins are like mixed in and falling out and its just so I don't know, sweet.</span></div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-17725966384775448492011-09-17T12:38:00.000-07:002011-09-17T12:38:09.812-07:007 Layer Dip<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally got some pictures of recipes from earlier this month. This dip was made for Labor day and was a huge hit, its pretty healthy too - except when you eat it all like I did or when you eat a half a bag of chips with it, then it stops being healthy. </span><br />
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-37569441023165919632011-09-07T17:04:00.000-07:002011-09-07T17:04:32.077-07:00Whoops<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
So, I made lots of cookies and a terrific 7-layer dip for Labor day but I forgot my camera on my trip to home from college (living in two places at once is inconvenient) - so I had to take pictures of the nom nom's on my Mommy's camera.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, now, I won't be able to post them till I get that camera and upload them. I'm such a terrible blogger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For now, have some pictures of an incompletely frosted Red Velvet Cake. </span><br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-79908891131160498252011-08-31T13:38:00.000-07:002011-08-31T13:38:10.603-07:00Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm back at school but I made these goodies before I was forced back into my oven-less dormitory. I've spent a lot of time figuring out what I want to do - not to sound conceited but I'm rather smart and always wanted to be known that way and not becoming a lawyer or having a ph.d in psychology (my other plans) didn't seem like the way to become a genius. However I now figure that it's much "smarter" to do what you love and I much rather dedicate my life to food. Even though I have two more years at TCNJ, I'm going to spend them working towards culinary school and a nutrition program - I'm looking into Johnson & Wales and it sounds amazing; and just speaking to them, I'm so excited (hopefully excited enough to get me through two more years). Now I just have the break the news to my professors here that I've been working so closely with in the academic world. I'll promise them free cupcakes if or rather, WHEN I open my bakery one day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For now, have a cookie.</span><br />
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8 tablespoons of salted butter, melted and cooled</div>
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6 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter, melted and cooled</div>
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1 cup brown sugar</div>
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1/2 cup sugar</div>
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1 egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature</div>
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract</div>
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1 1/2 cups chocolate chips</div>
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Preheat over to 325 degrees.</div>
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Melt butter and peanut butter together in microwave then set to cool</div>
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Mix together flour and baking soda in separate bowl</div>
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Mix sugars with the butters mix till combined</div>
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fold in the chips - I used mini cause thats what I had, there were so many of them so I cut it down to 1 cup and they were everywhere making every bite delicious.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From </span><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2010/04/01/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-cupcakes/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Annie's Eats</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">OMG</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, my mother decided these little cakes were the best I've ever baked, they had to be made twice. I made them for a BBQ and again for my sister's play date - I was told that the mom's loved them even more than the kids. I say awesome to that, hopefully mommies will be my future clientele. </span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First I made the egg-less cookie dough filling so It could be refrigerated:</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
6 tbsp. light brown sugar, packed<br />
1 cup plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour<br />
7 oz. sweetened condensed milk<br />
½ tsp. vanilla extract<br />
¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cream the butter and brown sugar before adding the flour, milk, and extract; then fold in the chips. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next, comes the brown sugar cake batter</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First time around, I halved the original recipe and I thought there was too much butter so the second time I made the whole recipe minus 1 stick of butter. I think I'm going to go back to 3 sticks next time to compare, and who's to argue with Annie's Eats.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
1½ cups light brown sugar, packed<br />
4 large eggs<br />
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 tsp. baking powder<br />
1 tsp. baking soda<br />
¼ tsp. salt*<br />
1 cup milk<br />
2 tsp. vanilla extract<br />
1 cup mini chocolate chips (semisweet or bittersweet)</span></em></span></em> </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Make sure the butter and sugar is creamed well before adding one egg at a time. Meanwhile, mix the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl then alternating-ly add the dry and the milk + vanilla; making sure to start and end with the dry stuff. then fold in the chips.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then bake for 18-20 minutes in a 350 degree oven. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now, FROSTING, brown sugar frosting to be exact</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
¾ cup light brown sugar, packed<br />
3½ cups confectioners’ sugar<br />
1 cup all-purpose flour<br />
¾ tsp. salt*<br />
3 tbsp. milk<br />
2½ tsp. vanilla extract</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I WISH I HAD A STAND MIXER, it's supposed to be my Christmas present so fingers crossed for a pretty color. So with a stand mixer or a hand mixer (like I use)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cream the butter and brown sugar, then mix in the powdered sugar until smooth, then the flour, then the milk and vanilla.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*I always use salted butter and leave out the salt, so feel free to do that too. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once the delicious cakes are cooled enough and your patience has run out, fill with a bit of the filling, I actually used a piping tip to core the cupcake (I couldn't find anything better) and then filled the hole with the egg-less mixture</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and filled an actual piping bag with the frosting and frosted the yummy cupcake. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't advise eating these right out of the refrigerator, make sure they're room temperature for melty buttery bliss.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">top with mini chips. enjoy.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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Bang!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Janie's got a gun....well not really - these violent cookies are for my cousin's 13th birthday</span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy Birthday Dominick - enjoy your day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My best friend had her son about three weeks ago so I channeled my inner Martha for a welcome home basket of freshly baked, homemade muffins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/to-die-for-blueberry-muffins/detail.aspx">To Die For Blueberry Muffins</a> from </span><cite style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">allrecipes.com</cite><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/apple-strudel-muffins/detail.aspx">Apple Strudel Muffins</a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">from </span><cite style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">allrecipes.com</cite><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/chocolate-chocolate-chip-muffins-recipe/index.html">Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins</a> from Nigella Lawson </span><br />
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Her mother through her a lovely baby shower but I couldn't resist having my own to celebrate my best friend and our new baby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and I can never resist baking or the attempt at decorating sugar cookies - I want to be impressive as some of the other blogs I stalk and will need all the practice I can get! </span><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">oh, and cupcakes are delicious too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFanHUIG0qHfnzHdI0vvDfkyX7cNg4wRaYUPfJFYBV5lAOlOwK4A8zGFup082jfmOsR9HDYLbJ741h7-gpZZu9pNmCHC8D2XEnQv4eW2bWvTCVI1D9K-NMfNWVaFS7t-HD8MSCFZUcRgY/s320/IMG_1053.JPG" width="320" /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Chocolate ones with Buttercream Frosting. mmm...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx3Ve953defdNoDeGuxFr_W5HSDaw-GkJNZEoIDutHTGa27MRqGkkhlNWaT1DeeGE47kqzFtoH-350qzS1XStYjt-tRHN8gB8YlJeKzXLuF7MkmSOzMA9wHgCetgPv2_yjNOeGZTxjUA/s1600/IMG_1057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx3Ve953defdNoDeGuxFr_W5HSDaw-GkJNZEoIDutHTGa27MRqGkkhlNWaT1DeeGE47kqzFtoH-350qzS1XStYjt-tRHN8gB8YlJeKzXLuF7MkmSOzMA9wHgCetgPv2_yjNOeGZTxjUA/s320/IMG_1057.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Baby is obviously a boy and I can't wait till he graces us with his presence - should be any day now. He's going to be an amazing baby, hopefully he'll take after his mommy. For now, I'll dream up his 1st birthday cake. ;)</span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-8775045604412029002011-06-10T06:22:00.000-07:002011-06-10T06:22:30.047-07:00Ice Cream Sandwiches!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Memorial Day ice cream dessert - what to make on a hot American holiday (when you're obsessed with your ice cream maker) and have a bunch of kids to serve? I think Ice Cream Sandwiches fit the bill.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Super simple, super yummy, with endless possibities</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ingredients</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ice cream - Strawberry & Lemon (homemade)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cookies - Chocolate & Sugar (store bought)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sprinkles </span>- American</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Make ice cream according to recipe - I used:</span><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Perfect-No-Cook-Strawberry-Ice-Cream-354503">Perfect No-Cook Strawberry Ice Cream</a> and <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lemon-Ice-Cream-10427">Lemon Ice Cream</a> from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/">Epicurious</a> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When Ice Cream is soft, sandwich it between two cookies (I bought the cookies to make my life easier but I really wanted to make my own - but these from the supermarket bakery turned out so perfect) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Roll the cookie sandwiches in sprinkles or whatever other toppings you'd like </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let harden in the freezer and serve - the cookies I used didn't get mushy, they got soft and the chocolate ones, almost brownie like. These were frozen and soft and delicious and oh so cute. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ingredients </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bunch of Asparagus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pint of Cherry Tomatoes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Red Onion</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Box of Pasta </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup Mayo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup Sour Cream</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups grated Parm Cheese</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Juice of 1/2 Lemon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoons of garlic </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Few slices of Cooked Bacon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">salt and pepper - to taste</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cook pasta</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Blanch Asparagus </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thinly slice Red Onion</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cut Tomatoes in half </div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Combine: Mayo + Sour Cream + Parmesan + Lemon Juice + Garlic + Salt & Pepper</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are making in advance - I'd highly suggest saving the dressing and bacon right before you serve because the pasta soaks up all the dressing making it really dry and the bacon gets mushy. </span> </span> </span></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> Perfect Party Cake</b></span><br />
from Dorie Greenspan’s <i>Baking: From My Home to Yours</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cake ingredients</i><br />
2 1/4 cups cake flour<br />
1 tbsp baking powder (3/4 tsp adjusted for altitude)<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 1/4 cups whole milk or buttermilk<br />
4 large egg whites<br />
1 1/2 cups sugar<br />
2 tsp grated lemon zest<br />
1 stick (8 tbsp or 4 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
1/2 tsp pure lemon extract</div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finishing ingredients</i><br />
2/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves stirred vigorously or warmed gently until spreadable<br />
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mix it </div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9 x 2 inch round cake pans and line the bottom of each pan with a round of buttered parchment or wax paper. Put the pans on a baking sheet.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whisk together the milk and egg whites in a medium bowl. Put the sugar and lemon zest in a mixer bowl or another large bowl and rub them together with your fingers until the sugar is moist and fragrant. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add the butter and working with the paddle or whisk attachment, or with a hand mixer, beat at medium speed for a full 3 minutes, until the butter and sugar are very light. Beat in the extract, then add one third of the flour mixture, still beating on medium speed. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Beat in half of the milk-egg mixture, then beat in half of the remaining dry ingredients until incorporated. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add the rest of the milk and eggs beating until the batter is homogeneous, then add the last of the dry ingredients. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, give the batter a good 2- minute beating to ensure that it is thoroughly mixed and well aerated. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO48qbxCyjyldh8b-AWEP8nw7uxvksTq422b_dd_li1ZUK1zZ05SXVR4A7WhOorvlins9jBsv0QXSNT9ylneYpr3r6VjnlsRmcPZc9GoxXjzZz6p5A027NfnE4zdISw3sJmzKV2qYIQI/s1600/IMG_0772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO48qbxCyjyldh8b-AWEP8nw7uxvksTq422b_dd_li1ZUK1zZ05SXVR4A7WhOorvlins9jBsv0QXSNT9ylneYpr3r6VjnlsRmcPZc9GoxXjzZz6p5A027NfnE4zdISw3sJmzKV2qYIQI/s320/IMG_0772.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgWl7RZKQeakIgUTBDPViQdJSWSp95WgsUxXxc7VH9W25SzuQzNON6oi32TeISVF1izMGM-N_YOzPKT63A1aMCuG4eutaN5G5bCq7lyhlALZ4ICTNnNgszi4rOXI6jhiYOo49EtHiyAM/s1600/IMG_0775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgWl7RZKQeakIgUTBDPViQdJSWSp95WgsUxXxc7VH9W25SzuQzNON6oi32TeISVF1izMGM-N_YOzPKT63A1aMCuG4eutaN5G5bCq7lyhlALZ4ICTNnNgszi4rOXI6jhiYOo49EtHiyAM/s320/IMG_0775.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bake it</span> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Divide the batter between the two pans and smooth the tops with a rubber spatula. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cakes are well risen and springy to the touch – a thin knife inserted into the centers should come out clean. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Transfer the cakes to cooling racks and cool for about 5 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the cakes, unfold them and peel off the paper liners. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Invert and cool to room temperature, right side up (the cooled cake layers can be wrapped airtight and stored at room temperature overnight or frozen for up to two months).</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dorie Greenspan then provides her buttercream recipe but I wanted cream cheese frosting so I used:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 blocks of cream cheese + 2 sticks of butter + 1 1/4 cups of powdered sugar + lemon extract</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Assemble it </span> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using a sharp serrated knife and a gentle sawing motion, slice each layer horizontally in half. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(My cakes didn't rise enough so i left it as a 2 layer cake)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Put one layer cut side up on a cardboard cake round or a cake plate protected by strips of wax or parchment paper. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spread it with one third of the preserves. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cover the jam evenly with about one quarter of the buttercream. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top with another layer, spread with preserves and buttercream and then do the same with a third layer (you’ll have used all the jam and have buttercream leftover). </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place the last layer cut side down on top of the cake and use the remaining buttercream to frost the sides and top. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Press the coconut into the frosting, patting it gently all over the sides and top.</div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Storing: </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The cake is best the day it is made, but you can refrigerate it, well covered, for up to two days. Bring it to room temperature before serving. If you want to freeze the cake, slide it into the freezer to set, then wrap it really well – it will keep for up to 2 months in the freezer; defrost it, still wrapped overnight in the refrigerator.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-23160997355684371782011-05-27T05:26:00.000-07:002011-05-27T07:21:05.738-07:00Coffee Chip Ice Cream<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you can't tell, I love my ice-cream maker and every recipe I try is just so delicious - this can't be safe for my waist line.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This Coffee ice cream with Chocolate Chips was my Aunt Laurie's special request and was oh so yummy<br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Adapted from </span><a href="http://bakedbree.com/coffee-toffee-ice-cream#axzz1NYJjWd00" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Baked Bree</a><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ingredients</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3/4 cup sugar<br />
2 Tablespoons cornstarch<br />
2 Tablespoons instant coffee<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
1 cup milk<br />
2 cups heavy cream<br />
1 egg yolk<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean extract</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 cup mini Chocolate Chips </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and coffee.<br />
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<div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Meanwhile, in another bowl, whisk your egg yolk.<br />
<div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Add the vanilla extract.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Add a very small amount of the hot cream mixture to the egg yolk whisking constantly. Gradually add the rest being careful to not scramble the egg yolk.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Cover the ice cream with plastic wrap, having the wrap touch the surface so a skin does not form. Chill for a few hours, overnight if possible.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Read more: </span><a href="http://bakedbree.com/coffee-toffee-ice-cream#ixzz1NYSnISsq" style="color: #003399; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://bakedbree.com/coffee-toffee-ice-cream#ixzz1NYSnISsq</a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776269405054476990.post-81991822425436180222011-05-27T05:20:00.000-07:002011-05-27T07:17:21.171-07:00Butter Pecan Ice Cream<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Made for my Pop-Pop, this ice cream was sweet, salty, and delicious</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">adapted from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Butter-Pecan-Ice-Cream-107380">Epicurious</a><br />
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Butter Pecan Ice-Cream </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 cups pecans (1/2 lb), finely chopped - I used roughly chopped pecan halves.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 teaspoons cornstarch</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 large eggs</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 cups whole milk</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 cups heavy cream</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3/4 teaspoon vanilla</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
<a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Butter-Pecan-Ice-Cream-107380#ixzz1NYRYfmNy" style="color: #003399;"></a></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><div class="instruction" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350°F. </span></div><div class="instruction" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Toast pecans in a shallow baking pan in middle of oven until fragrant and a shade darker, 7 to 8 minutes. Add butter and salt to hot pecans and toss until butter is melted, then cool pecans completely (they will absorb butter).<br />
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Immediately pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and stir in vanilla, then cool, stirring occasionally. Chill custard, its surface covered with wax paper, until cold, at least 3 hours. </div><div class="instruction" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Freeze custard in ice cream maker until almost firm. Stir together ice cream and pecans in a bowl, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden. </div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Read More </span><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Butter-Pecan-Ice-Cream-107380#ixzz1NYRuUFkb" style="color: #003399; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Butter-Pecan-Ice-Cream-107380#ixzz1NYRuUFkb</a></div></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480483538409204995noreply@blogger.com0