These were good. They added some sweetness to the rice krispie treats. I would make them again.
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats
1/4 cup funfetti cake mix
6 cups rice krispies
1 10oz bag marshmallows
3 tbsp butter
handful or two of sprinkles
Melt butter and marshmallows in microwave on low power. Stir in cereal, cake mix, and sprinkles. Press into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ruby Tuesday White Chicken Chili
I love Ruby tuesday's white chicken chili. This is supposed to be a copycat version of it. I through everything in the crockpot and used 2 cans of beans and one bone in chicken breast. I pureed 1/2 of the 2nd can with some of the broth to make it thicker. I also added one can of green chilis. i wouldn't exactly say it was like ruby tuesday's version, but it was still excellent.
Ruby tuesday Chicken Chili
•6 cups chicken stock
•1 lb great northern bean (soaked in water overnight)
•2 medium onions, chopped
•6 cups chicken, diced cooked
•2 jalapeno peppers, seeded & diced
•2 chili peppers, diced
•1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
•2 teaspoons cumin
•1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
•2 garlic cloves, minced
•1 cup salsa
•1 tablespoon vegetable oil
•1 pinch salt (to taste)
Directions:
Simmer beans, half the onions, and half the garlic for 2 hours in the chicken stock or until the beans soften, stirring frequently. Add chicken and salsa.
Saute pepper, spices, and the remaining onions and garlic in the oil and add to the chili.
Simmer for one more hour.
Garnish with sour cream, Monterey Jack cheese and fresh chopped cilantro.
Ruby tuesday Chicken Chili
•6 cups chicken stock
•1 lb great northern bean (soaked in water overnight)
•2 medium onions, chopped
•6 cups chicken, diced cooked
•2 jalapeno peppers, seeded & diced
•2 chili peppers, diced
•1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
•2 teaspoons cumin
•1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
•2 garlic cloves, minced
•1 cup salsa
•1 tablespoon vegetable oil
•1 pinch salt (to taste)
Directions:
Simmer beans, half the onions, and half the garlic for 2 hours in the chicken stock or until the beans soften, stirring frequently. Add chicken and salsa.
Saute pepper, spices, and the remaining onions and garlic in the oil and add to the chili.
Simmer for one more hour.
Garnish with sour cream, Monterey Jack cheese and fresh chopped cilantro.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
M&M Sugar Cookies
These were easy to make, good, and you didn't even need the mixer. I would make them again! I got more like 36 cookies out of this or maybe even more. I normally don't use all butter b/c when I do my cookies spread too much but I did this time and they came out great!
From: http://joyful-mommas-kitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/m-sugar-cookies.html
M&M Sugar Cookies
Gather your supplies:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling
2 oz cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm
1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1 1/4 cups M&M's
Enjoy your time in the kitchen:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Combine 1 1/2 cups of sugar and cream cheese in a large bowl (no need to stir them together yet). Put the remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a pie plate and set aside. Pour the warm butter over the cream cheese mixture and whisk to combine - the mixture won't be completely smooth yet, that's fine. Whisk in the oil then the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
4. Use a rubber spatula to start folding the dry ingredients into the wet. When the dry ingredients are partially incorporated, add 3/4 cup of the M&M's to the dough. Continue mixing until a soft dough comes together. (Don't wait to add the M&M's until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated - you'll end up overmixing.) Refrigerate 2-3 hours.
5. Portion the dough onto the prepared baking sheets with a cookie scoop, using about 2 tablespoons for each cookie. Working quickly (if you handle the dough too much you're more likely to wind up with flat cookies), roll the dough into a ball with your hands then roll in the sugar set aside in the pie plate previously. Repeat until you've used all of the dough, placing 12 cookies on each baking sheet.
6. Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the dough balls into discs that are about 2 inches in diameter. Gently press 3 more M&M's into the top of each cookie. NOTE: Your M&Ms on top will crack from the heat while baking so I wait to put the M&Ms on top of the cookie until right after they come out of the oven. Just press how ever many your want on top right when they come out and they won't crack!
7. Bake the cookies, 1 tray at a time, for about 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set (do not wait until the edges or brown or the cookies will be over done….you want these to be a soft chewy cookie).
8. Remove from oven and press the M&Ms on top if you haven't already put them on top. The tops of the cookies will be puffy and slightly cracked. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes then transfer them to the rack to cool completely.
Makes about 24 cookies.
From: http://joyful-mommas-kitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/m-sugar-cookies.html
M&M Sugar Cookies
Gather your supplies:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling
2 oz cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm
1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1 1/4 cups M&M's
Enjoy your time in the kitchen:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Combine 1 1/2 cups of sugar and cream cheese in a large bowl (no need to stir them together yet). Put the remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a pie plate and set aside. Pour the warm butter over the cream cheese mixture and whisk to combine - the mixture won't be completely smooth yet, that's fine. Whisk in the oil then the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
4. Use a rubber spatula to start folding the dry ingredients into the wet. When the dry ingredients are partially incorporated, add 3/4 cup of the M&M's to the dough. Continue mixing until a soft dough comes together. (Don't wait to add the M&M's until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated - you'll end up overmixing.) Refrigerate 2-3 hours.
5. Portion the dough onto the prepared baking sheets with a cookie scoop, using about 2 tablespoons for each cookie. Working quickly (if you handle the dough too much you're more likely to wind up with flat cookies), roll the dough into a ball with your hands then roll in the sugar set aside in the pie plate previously. Repeat until you've used all of the dough, placing 12 cookies on each baking sheet.
6. Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the dough balls into discs that are about 2 inches in diameter. Gently press 3 more M&M's into the top of each cookie. NOTE: Your M&Ms on top will crack from the heat while baking so I wait to put the M&Ms on top of the cookie until right after they come out of the oven. Just press how ever many your want on top right when they come out and they won't crack!
7. Bake the cookies, 1 tray at a time, for about 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set (do not wait until the edges or brown or the cookies will be over done….you want these to be a soft chewy cookie).
8. Remove from oven and press the M&Ms on top if you haven't already put them on top. The tops of the cookies will be puffy and slightly cracked. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes then transfer them to the rack to cool completely.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Mexican Casserole and OREO Pie
I made this last night and it turned out good. I added a little salsa to it because it seemed sort of dry. It was a good way to use up the leftover cresents I didn't use at christmas time.
Mexican Casserole
From: Pilsbury
INGREDIENTS:
1lb ground beef, cooked, drained
1package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix1can
(11 oz) Green Giant® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, undrained
1 1/2cups shredded Cheddar-Jack with jalapeño peppers cheese blend
(6 oz)1can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
DIRECTIONS:In 10-inch skillet, mix beef, taco seasoning mix and corn. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Spoon into ungreased 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish; sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese.Separate or cut dough into 2 long rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Place on top of meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.Bake at 375°F 15 to 20 minutes.
OREO Pie
I had some leftover whipping cream I had to use and I asked DH what he wanted and he suggested a pie. So I whipped up this. I'm sure this isn't totally original but I kind of just threw it together. It came out very good.Chocolate PieBefore you get started place a bowl and mixer beaters into the refrigerator.18 graham cracker squares, ground into a fine powder1/4 cup sugar1/3 cut butter, meltedMix together and press into pie pan. Bake 375 for 4 minutes. Let cool.3/4 cup whipping cream1 tbsp sugar1/2 tsp vanillaMix in chilled mixing bowl with chilled beaters until soft peaks form.In a separate bowl, mix1 pkg of chocolate instant pudding and 1 1/2 cups milk for 2 minutes. Let sit for 2 minutes. Mix whipping cream, pudding mix, and approx 15 chopped oreos together and poor in crust.Refrigerate. Top with cool whip or whipped cream if desired.
Mexican Casserole
From: Pilsbury
INGREDIENTS:
1lb ground beef, cooked, drained
1package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix1can
(11 oz) Green Giant® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, undrained
1 1/2cups shredded Cheddar-Jack with jalapeño peppers cheese blend
(6 oz)1can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
DIRECTIONS:In 10-inch skillet, mix beef, taco seasoning mix and corn. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Spoon into ungreased 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish; sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese.Separate or cut dough into 2 long rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Place on top of meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.Bake at 375°F 15 to 20 minutes.
OREO Pie
I had some leftover whipping cream I had to use and I asked DH what he wanted and he suggested a pie. So I whipped up this. I'm sure this isn't totally original but I kind of just threw it together. It came out very good.Chocolate PieBefore you get started place a bowl and mixer beaters into the refrigerator.18 graham cracker squares, ground into a fine powder1/4 cup sugar1/3 cut butter, meltedMix together and press into pie pan. Bake 375 for 4 minutes. Let cool.3/4 cup whipping cream1 tbsp sugar1/2 tsp vanillaMix in chilled mixing bowl with chilled beaters until soft peaks form.In a separate bowl, mix1 pkg of chocolate instant pudding and 1 1/2 cups milk for 2 minutes. Let sit for 2 minutes. Mix whipping cream, pudding mix, and approx 15 chopped oreos together and poor in crust.Refrigerate. Top with cool whip or whipped cream if desired.
Dinosaur BBQ, French Toast Bread, and Small Batch Cupcakes
I made ribs this weekend with the Dinosaur BBQ Mutha sauce. The sauce is excellent but makes a TON. I rubbed the ribs with a rub and put them in a glass baking dish covered with foil for 4.5 hours at 225. Then at 4.5 hours I took them out and basted them with the BBQ about every 10 minutes for 30 minutes. They were excellent.
Dinosaur BBQ Mutha SauceFrom the Dinosaur BBQ cookbook
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup minced onion
1/2 cup minced green pepper
1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and minced
1 pinch kosher salt
1 pinch black pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups ketchup (preferably Heinz)
1 cup water
3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup cayenne pepper sauce
1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
3/4 cup dark brown sugar , packed
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon liquid smoke (optional)
Directions:
1Pour the oil into a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2After oil has heated, add the onions, green peppers, and jalapenos and stir.
3Add a pinch of sa1t and pepper and cook until vegetables are soft and onions are golden.
4Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add remaining ingredients except the Liquid Smoke.
5Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the sauce simmers.
6Simmer for 10 minutes.
7Turn off heat, add the Liquid Smoke and let the sauce cool.
8Pour it into a container, cover, and store in the fridge until ready to use.
DH requested this for his b-day dinner. It was good, but not what I expected.
Texas Red ChileFrom: the Dinosaur BBQ Cookbook
Ingredients
3 1/2 to 4 pounds beef sirloin or stew meat
kosher saltcoarsely
ground black pepper
1 tablespoon corn oil
1/4 pound bacon, diced
3 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped green pepper
2 medium jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
2 heaping tablespoons chopped garlic
4 cups beef broth or stock
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick (2 1/2 to 3 inches long)
2 tablespoons ground ancho chile (see note)
1 tablespoon ground pasilla chile (see note)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
juice of 1/2 lime
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
The Garnish:shredded cheddar cheesechopped red onions
Directions
Trim away the fat and membrane from the meat and cut into 1-inch cubes.
Season the meat with 1 tablespoon each of salt and pepper and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven. Toss in the bacon and cook over medium-high heat until brown and crispy. Scoop out the bacon and drain on some paper towels. (The bacon is only for flavoring the oil in the pot, so feel free to eat up all the crispy bits while you cook.)
Keep the bacon fat in the pan and add the beef in batches. Cook each batch about 5 minutes, stirring the pieces around till browned. Scoop each batch out into a bowl when it's done.
Toss the onions, green peppers, and jalapenos into the pot and stir them around in the pan juices, scraping up all the tasty brown bits clinging to the bottom and sides of the pot. Season the veggies with a generous pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.Dump all the meat and any accumulated meat juices into the veggies. Add the broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cinnamon stock, chiles, cumin, and brown sugar and give everything a good stir. Cover the pan and bring to a boil, then crack the lid, turn down the heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the beef is nice and tender but still holds its shape. Finish the chili by adding the oregano, lime juice, and cilantro.Fish out the cinnamon stick and the bay leaves, then check the seasonings and add a bit more salt and pepper of you like. Ladle the chili out into bowls and top with some shredded cheddar cheese and chopped red onion. It's lip-tinglin' good.
I have made this bread before but wanted to try to incorporate some whole wheat flour into it. So I subbed 1/2 white whole wheat flour into it. It turned out well. I also added 1 tbsp of gluten into it. I used raisins instead of apples and added 1 tbsp brown sugar. It came out excellent and you wouldn't know that I had changed the flour in it.
French Toast Bread
http://www.breadmachinedigest.com/recipes/loaf-recipes/french-toast-bread.php
1 cup water1 teaspoon maple extract
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar -- packed
1/2 cup dried apples -- cut in 1" pieces
2 tablespoons dry milk powder
1/4 cup maple syrup -- fake or real
1/3 cup walnuts -- coarsely chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons yeast
Add ingredients to bread pan in order suggested by manufacturer.
Today's my dad's birthday and I wanted to send along a few cupcakes with the kids but didn't want to make a whole batch. These came out well. I actually got 5 cupcakes out of it but it is a perfect small batch cupcake.
Golden Oreo Cupcakes
http://www.cookiemadness.net/2011/03/golden-oreo-cupcakes/
1/2 cup flour (2.25 oz)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons regular salted butter (if using unsalted, add pinch of salt)
1/4 cup milk mixed with a teaspoon of lemon juice or buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg yolk
2 Golden Oreos, broken into piece
Icing:4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 to 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons milk or 1 tablespoon milk and 1 tablespoon cream (if you have some)
1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 4 muffin cups with paper liners.Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in a small mixing bowl. Add the softened butter and mix it around to coat the flour mixture. Mix together the milk, vanilla and egg yolk and add half of the milk mixture to the flour mixture. Using low speed of a hand held mixer, beat just until mixed, then add remaining milk mixture and beat for one minute or just until smooth. Mix in the Oreos.Divide evenly among 4 muffin tins and bake for 22 minutes or until set. Let cool and frost with vanilla icing.Icing: Mix butter and confectioners’ sugar Add milk and vanilla. Beat until mixed, then increase speed of hand mixer and and beat until smooth and creamy, adjusting with more sugar or more milk as needed.Makes 4
Dinosaur BBQ Mutha SauceFrom the Dinosaur BBQ cookbook
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup minced onion
1/2 cup minced green pepper
1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and minced
1 pinch kosher salt
1 pinch black pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups ketchup (preferably Heinz)
1 cup water
3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup cayenne pepper sauce
1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
3/4 cup dark brown sugar , packed
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon liquid smoke (optional)
Directions:
1Pour the oil into a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2After oil has heated, add the onions, green peppers, and jalapenos and stir.
3Add a pinch of sa1t and pepper and cook until vegetables are soft and onions are golden.
4Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add remaining ingredients except the Liquid Smoke.
5Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the sauce simmers.
6Simmer for 10 minutes.
7Turn off heat, add the Liquid Smoke and let the sauce cool.
8Pour it into a container, cover, and store in the fridge until ready to use.
DH requested this for his b-day dinner. It was good, but not what I expected.
Texas Red ChileFrom: the Dinosaur BBQ Cookbook
Ingredients
3 1/2 to 4 pounds beef sirloin or stew meat
kosher saltcoarsely
ground black pepper
1 tablespoon corn oil
1/4 pound bacon, diced
3 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped green pepper
2 medium jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
2 heaping tablespoons chopped garlic
4 cups beef broth or stock
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick (2 1/2 to 3 inches long)
2 tablespoons ground ancho chile (see note)
1 tablespoon ground pasilla chile (see note)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
juice of 1/2 lime
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
The Garnish:shredded cheddar cheesechopped red onions
Directions
Trim away the fat and membrane from the meat and cut into 1-inch cubes.
Season the meat with 1 tablespoon each of salt and pepper and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven. Toss in the bacon and cook over medium-high heat until brown and crispy. Scoop out the bacon and drain on some paper towels. (The bacon is only for flavoring the oil in the pot, so feel free to eat up all the crispy bits while you cook.)
Keep the bacon fat in the pan and add the beef in batches. Cook each batch about 5 minutes, stirring the pieces around till browned. Scoop each batch out into a bowl when it's done.
Toss the onions, green peppers, and jalapenos into the pot and stir them around in the pan juices, scraping up all the tasty brown bits clinging to the bottom and sides of the pot. Season the veggies with a generous pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.Dump all the meat and any accumulated meat juices into the veggies. Add the broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cinnamon stock, chiles, cumin, and brown sugar and give everything a good stir. Cover the pan and bring to a boil, then crack the lid, turn down the heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the beef is nice and tender but still holds its shape. Finish the chili by adding the oregano, lime juice, and cilantro.Fish out the cinnamon stick and the bay leaves, then check the seasonings and add a bit more salt and pepper of you like. Ladle the chili out into bowls and top with some shredded cheddar cheese and chopped red onion. It's lip-tinglin' good.
I have made this bread before but wanted to try to incorporate some whole wheat flour into it. So I subbed 1/2 white whole wheat flour into it. It turned out well. I also added 1 tbsp of gluten into it. I used raisins instead of apples and added 1 tbsp brown sugar. It came out excellent and you wouldn't know that I had changed the flour in it.
French Toast Bread
http://www.breadmachinedigest.com/recipes/loaf-recipes/french-toast-bread.php
1 cup water1 teaspoon maple extract
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar -- packed
1/2 cup dried apples -- cut in 1" pieces
2 tablespoons dry milk powder
1/4 cup maple syrup -- fake or real
1/3 cup walnuts -- coarsely chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons yeast
Add ingredients to bread pan in order suggested by manufacturer.
Today's my dad's birthday and I wanted to send along a few cupcakes with the kids but didn't want to make a whole batch. These came out well. I actually got 5 cupcakes out of it but it is a perfect small batch cupcake.
Golden Oreo Cupcakes
http://www.cookiemadness.net/2011/03/golden-oreo-cupcakes/
1/2 cup flour (2.25 oz)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons regular salted butter (if using unsalted, add pinch of salt)
1/4 cup milk mixed with a teaspoon of lemon juice or buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg yolk
2 Golden Oreos, broken into piece
Icing:4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 to 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons milk or 1 tablespoon milk and 1 tablespoon cream (if you have some)
1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 4 muffin cups with paper liners.Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in a small mixing bowl. Add the softened butter and mix it around to coat the flour mixture. Mix together the milk, vanilla and egg yolk and add half of the milk mixture to the flour mixture. Using low speed of a hand held mixer, beat just until mixed, then add remaining milk mixture and beat for one minute or just until smooth. Mix in the Oreos.Divide evenly among 4 muffin tins and bake for 22 minutes or until set. Let cool and frost with vanilla icing.Icing: Mix butter and confectioners’ sugar Add milk and vanilla. Beat until mixed, then increase speed of hand mixer and and beat until smooth and creamy, adjusting with more sugar or more milk as needed.Makes 4
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