tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90063181179677169222024-02-07T18:34:57.358-04:00Rise and Bake!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-3233464441707469742015-04-26T13:28:00.000-03:002015-04-26T13:28:09.238-03:00NHL Playoffs PopcornWe wanted a snack to go with the hockey playoff game tonight. I will not bore you with who we are rooting for because it does not make us any less hungry for a good snack! My husband suggested caramel popcorn. He found this good recipe for <a href="http://whatscookingamerica.net/Appetizers/CrackerJacks.htm">CrackerJack</a>, which is just finishing up in my oven. It is already really hard to resist. It will go perfectly along with our shouts of "go team go!!!"<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-88875871024186143812015-04-23T13:31:00.000-03:002015-04-23T13:31:34.864-03:00Garden SalsaToday I made a batch of my favorite salsa again. We were out of the bottles I had made in the fall, and I still had jalapeños and zucchini in the freezer and cans of tomatoes were on sale so I went for it! It might not be as fresh as straight from the garden, but it is still good. Here is the recipe:<br />
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<b><u>Garden</u> <u>Salsa</u></b><br />
6 tomatoes, peeled and diced (or a 796ml can)<br />
4 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced<br />
2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1/4 tsp powdered garlic)<br />
1 cup chopped onion<br />
1 cup shredded carrot<br />
1 cup shredded zucchini<br />
1/2 cup chopped sweet green pepper<br />
1/2 cup chopped sweet yellow pepper<br />
1/2 cup chopped parsley (I use less because we do not love parsley)<br />
1/2 cup white vinegar<br />
1/3 cup tomato paste<br />
1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano (1 Tbsp. dried)<br />
1/2 tsp. pickling salt<br />
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1. Place all ingredients in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until thickened.<br />
2. Remove hot jars from canner and ladle salsa into jars to within 1/2 inch (1 cm) of rim (head space). Process 20 minutes for half-pint (250 ml) and pint (500ml) jars.<br />
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Makes 5 1/2 to 6 cups. Enjoy!<br />
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Thanks to my friend, Carmen for requesting the recipe. It comes from the book <u>Small-Batch Preserving </u>by Topp & Howard.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom (who my children know as "Oma") came to visit a while ago and made some granola bars for the children. They liked them so much they asked for some "Oma Bars" over March break. I found out mom had used the Crosby's Molasses recipe for "Peanut Butter and Molasses Granola Bars" and changed it a little. I did the same thing and here they are:</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: Rosario, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">1 cup unsweetened coconut</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: Rosario, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">¼ cup chopped nuts</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: Rosario, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">¼ cup wheat germ</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: Rosario, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">½ cup peanut butter</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: Rosario, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px 0px 6px 20px; padding: 0px;">Bake at 275°F (140°C) for 20 to 25 minutes. The edges will start to brown and the bars will be slightly puffy. They will sink as they cool.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: Rosario, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px 0px 6px 20px; padding: 0px;">Let cool, cut into slices (I cut it into 27 pieces).</li>
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I can barely believe I made these! I do not like the band KISS. I would never listen to their music. But my daughter is a different story. She got her father's taste in music. Sigh. I gotta say though - I had fun with this birthday cake idea. She got several KISS albums for her birthday so they helped me with the designs. I copied the word "KISS" and designed the make-up for the cupcakes onto paper, using the albums. I cut out the paper patterns with a small scissors and then I cut them out of thinly rolled fondant with a small knife. I did not even try to make eyes as I can never do realistic eyes in any medium. The whole family LOVED the KISS figures and the cupcakes were delicious!</div>
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These were chocolate cupcakes, covered in chocolate fudge icing. All the decorations are fondant. To make the 12 cupcakes, I divided the <a href="http://riseandbake.blogspot.ca/2011/03/chocolate-cake-recipe.html">chocolate cake recipe</a> in half and added 2 Tbsp. applesauce. </div>
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Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix. Drop by 1/2 tsp. onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. The recipe says it makes 72 cookies but I only got 31 out of the recipe!</div>
<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-26111869740145813012015-03-11T20:36:00.000-03:002015-03-11T20:36:00.121-03:00LadyfingersFor yesterday's fondue, I also made Ladyfingers. This recipe also came from Company's Coming fondues. It worked out great to spell a message for my daughter.<br />
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<b><u>Ladyfingers</u></b><br />
1 egg white, room temperature<br />
4 tsp. sugar<br />
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4 tsp. sugar<br />
1/4 tsp. vanilla<br />
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Beat egg white in small bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add first amount of sugar, while beating, until stiff.<br />
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Gradually fold in flour. Spoon into piping bag. Pipe into strips or other shapes onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes. Cool. Makes about 54 cookies - or in my case, spelled out "HAPPY 13 BDAY KIMBERLY".<br />
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These were light and fluffy and turned out to be a wonderful thing to dip in the chocolate fondue. We all enjoyed them.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-16533999693789475642015-03-10T20:27:00.002-03:002015-03-10T20:27:26.398-03:00Wee Fondue Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes, using 1 to 1 1/2 inch cookie cutters. Arrange on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes until edges start to turn golden.</div>
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These made nice vanilla sugar cookies! They were great dipped in chocolate! I found that they were a bit sticky to roll out so I rolled them out on wax paper and froze them a while before lifting them from the wax paper and placing them on the cookie sheet. That worked great!</div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-20414433001577891242015-03-05T17:06:00.004-04:002015-03-05T17:06:55.682-04:00School Safe Granola BarsMom! Mom! There's only one granola bar left in the box! You need to buy some more!<br />
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Now I don't. I found a recipe online that made a nice, chewy granola bar.<br />
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They were simple to make and taste every bit as good as those store bought ones. Here's how:</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">2 tablespoons butter (does not need to be softened)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1 cup whole wheat flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">2 cups old fashioned oats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1/2 cup chocolate chips (you can use milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1/3 cup applesauce, unsweetened</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1 tablespoon honey</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1 tablespoon ground flax seed (optional)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1 egg, beaten</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">1/2 teaspoon cinnamon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">Pinch of salt</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">In a mixing bowl add the butter and the brown sugar and mash together with a fork to mix (mixture will be very lumpy and crumbly). Add in the beaten egg, honey, vanilla and apple sauce and mix well. Set aside.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">In a separate mixing bowl add all of the remaining ingredients (flour, oats, flax seeds, cinnamon, salt and chocolate chips) and mix. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix very well. Dump the mixture into the lined baking pan and press down firmly.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">Bake for 18 minutes and allow to cool completely. Cut into bars and store for several days in an airtight container. You can also individually wrap the granola bars in plastic wrap where they will keep up to five days.</span></li>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-56994726368303499202015-02-17T11:30:00.000-04:002015-02-17T11:30:00.352-04:00Loyalist BreadOOOOOoooh, this one was a definite Make Again! It is a beautiful loaf of fruity nutty bread called "Loyalist Bread". It originated in Nova Scotia, where there are lots of blueberries. I followed the recipe from my big book of bread on page 452. It was very easy to make and turned out very pretty. Leave me a comment and I will post the recipe.<br />
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I used really big, tame, blueberries for this loaf. There are also walnuts in it. The recipe was sweeter that necessary so I will reduce the sugar next time. I will also give it a try with some whole wheat flour and even more blueberries! Delicious!</div>
<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-12111154079234052832015-02-16T11:30:00.000-04:002015-02-16T11:30:01.736-04:00Royal Hibernian Brown LoafThis was another nice, quick bread from the big Bread Bible. It was on page 103, called Royal Hibernian Brown Loaf.<br />
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It's hard to tell from the picture (oops, I cut into it before I remembered to photograph it!) but it is a rustic, round loaf with a cross cut into the top of it. It was quite crumbly and had a really crunchy crust straight out of the oven. But it worked up easily and it baked nicely and I enjoyed it very much as a turkey sandwich for lunch. It had a lot of whole wheat flour, so I got full quickly! The crust was too crunchy for my girl wearing braces. </div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-70360160557415838422015-02-15T15:09:00.004-04:002015-02-15T15:13:07.754-04:00Peachy Valentine CheesecakeHere we are, the day after Valentine's Day. If you still feel like celebrating, why not try a heart shaped cheesecake? Luckily, cream cheese and sour cream were on sale this past week and I smartly picked some up - just in case! My husband saw what I had bought and lovingly made this cake for me. He's great. It was wonderful. He based it off of a recipe from the Cookbook "125 Best Cheesecake Recipes" by George Geary. He tweaked "Blue Ribbon Cheesecake" to fit a heart shaped 8" pan.<br />
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<u>Peachy Valentine Cheesecake</u></div>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8" heart shaped pan with tinfoil, bringing the foil up and over the sides of the pan so it can be lifted out when it is cooled.</div>
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<b>Crust</b></div>
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1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs</div>
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted</div>
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<b>Filling</b></div>
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2 packages (8 oz/250g) cream cheese, softened</div>
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1/2 cup sugar</div>
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2 eggs</div>
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1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice</div>
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1/2 tsp. vanilla</div>
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<b>Topping</b></div>
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1/2 cup sour cream</div>
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1/4 cup sugar</div>
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1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice</div>
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1/2 tsp. vanilla</div>
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<b>Decoration</b></div>
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1 1/2 cups peach slices, either fresh or drained canned slices</div>
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1. CRUST: in a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of cheesecake pan and freeze.</div>
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2. FILLING: In a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Pour over frozen crust. Bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes or until the top is light brown and the center has a slight jiggle to it. Cool on the counter for 10 minutes (do not turn off the oven.) The cake will sink slightly.</div>
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3. TOPPING: In a small bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour into center of cooled cake and spread out to edges. Bake for 5 minutes more. Cool on a rack for 2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before decorating. </div>
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4. DECORATION: When completely chilled, lift from the pan using the tinfoil and peel away the tinfoil. Transfer to a serving plate. Top with peach slices. (You could also use blueberries or strawberries.)</div>
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Pretty simple, right? Yes, I put an inch of water in a pan on high until it almost boiled, turned it down to "2", put a cup of chocolate chips in a narrow glass, and set the glass in the hot water. I stirred the chips until they melted and then dipped some washed and dried strawberries in it. I set them on wax paper to solidify and that was it! Show your love and enjoy some delicious-ness today! Love Helen</div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-57618184400721349002015-02-10T20:38:00.000-04:002015-02-10T20:38:23.945-04:00Masterpiece SandwichesIt was leftover night again. Nobody likes leftovers unless they look nothing like the original. Today's meal used up the two big pork chops from last night and, with some home made bread and veggies, I made a delicious meal for 5!<br />
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<u>Masterpiece Sandwiches for 4 or 5</u><br />
Leftover meat - either roast beef, chicken, turkey, pork chop or pork tenderloin - 2 - 3 cups, thinly sliced<br />
8 - 10 slices hearty bread<br />
6 white mushrooms, sliced<br />
1/4 green pepper, sliced into strips<br />
2 small onions, any color, sliced<br />
1 tomato, sliced<br />
1 cup shredded lettuce<br />
1 cup grated mozzarella<br />
2 Tbsp. Ranch or Italian dressing<br />
1 tsp. oil<br />
Salt & pepper<br />
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1. Prepare all the vegetables and slice the meat.<br />
2. Heat a medium fry pan. Pour oil in.<br />
3. Fry the onions until they begin to soften.<br />
4. Add the mushrooms and peppers to the onion and if there is room, add the meat too. Otherwise, heat another fry pan and reheat those leftovers!<br />
5. Toast the bread, if desired.<br />
6. When the veggies are limp, and the toast is ready, assemble your masterpiece sandwich!<br />
7. Layer each sandwich according to people's preferences, omitting anything they find "yucky". My sandwich is built as follows:<br />
Plate, bread, meat, onions, peppers, mushrooms, cheese, lettuce, dressing, tomato, salt & pepper, bread.<br />
Slice and devour!<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-31908202695784294362015-02-08T20:27:00.000-04:002015-02-08T20:27:16.761-04:00No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter BarsI saw these and I knew right away I needed to make them. They came to me via a facebook post from a friend. She shared them from "High Protein Foods" on facebook. Don't your friends always know just what you need?<br />
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I must apologize to "High Protein Foods" because I am totally swiping their image but this is the most direct way to show you these wonderful, delectable, totally easy treat. Seriously. I had them made and my kitchen cleaned up in about 15 minutes. I swapped vegetable oil for the coconut oil because I had to have them NOW and I don't have coconut oil. I waited about 20 minutes for them to solidify enough to cut and had one. Amazing! I cut and pasted this from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/highproteinfood/photos/pb.280579228710016.-2207520000.1423440678./591336714300931/?type=3&theater">here</a>. Go there. Tell them how wonderful their bars are. Enjoy!</div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-28312349812862341322015-02-08T08:59:00.000-04:002015-02-08T08:59:14.417-04:00Baking AdventuresWow, two days go by quickly when there is snow to play in with the children outside! On Friday, we had a snowday. My oldest did not want to play outside, so I set her to the task of making cookies. I gave her our "usual" cookie recipe and went to do something else. (Note - this recipe card only lists the ingredients and the oven temp and time).<br />
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When I returned, 10 minutes later, she was visibly annoyed. "Mom", she said, "I need you to refill the four. I already put in the eggs and the other stuff, and had to refill the chocolate chips and I can't lift the bag of flour!"<br />
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She was ready to abandon me. This was the first time I ever left her alone to start the cookies. Now it was my turn to feel annoyed without frustrating her into leaving. It was a delicate situation. I did not want her to quit, but she had just put in all the cookie ingredients without ANY stirring! It looked like a big mess to me. To top that off, she started with the eggs and then the dry ingredients and the butter was on the counter because she did not know how to exactly measure two cups of it.<br />
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It was a scary looking bowl. I could not get to the eggs, but there were some visible hunks of brown sugar on top. I scooped out the loose sugar so I could blend it with the butter and I blended them together. Then I threw that on top of the "mess" and stirred, hoping for the best!<br />
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It all worked out and the cookies came together. The only evidence of our experiment was flecks of bright yellow egg yolk here and there. They still baked up fine and tasted fine too. Now I have learned that having a method on a recipe card is <u>necessary</u> for a beginner baker! We sat down together and added the method - for next time!<br />
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I was able to make my daughter feel better by telling her my own "baking blunder" story: when I was a child, mom always made pancakes for breakfast on Saturdays. When I was 10 or so, I decided to be helpful one Saturday and make the pancakes. I found mom's recipe and put in the ingredients. A lot of mom's recipes used ditto marks to mean "repeat what was written above". I helped mom enough that I knew how to measure things and I had seen these ditto marks a lot. They usually meant "cup" so when I put in the salt, it was written: 1/2 " salt. So I put in 1/2 cup salt. Sadly, this time, the ditto marks were below the word 'tsp'. Oops! Nobody would eat the pancakes! I had worked so hard and had cooked them all up before anyone tasted one. Even the dog wouldn't eat them! That is why, to this day, when I write out a recipe, I never use ditto marks!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-33617680502739197472015-02-05T20:36:00.000-04:002015-02-05T20:36:01.825-04:00Wheat and Oat BreadToday was baking day! I tried another new recipe from the big bread baking book and it turned out great! I could not believe that something with oatmeal and bran could be so soft and delicious! It was called Wheat and Oat Bread on page 201.<br />
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Everyone ate and enjoyed this new raisin bread. I did as the author suggested and used less molasses than the recipe called for. I used 1/3 of a cup. It was so awesome warm and fresh from the oven and spread with butter! I will definitely make it again. Next time I will add even more raisins.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-25953673968427491912015-02-04T09:55:00.002-04:002015-02-04T09:56:54.586-04:00Chicken Pot Pie<div class="Recipe">
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Last night was cold and miserable out so I decided that the chicken breast in my fridge would be good in a nice, hot, chicken pot pie. I found a recipe in my Company's Coming Chicken cookbook, but I changed it a little to my likings. If you want the original recipe it is called "Meal Under Cover". I still call it Chicken Pot Pie. Husband and I loved it. Boys liked it. Older girl gave it a 4/10. Little girl ate the meat and the crust and would not touch the veggies with gravy on them. It looked lovely in the casserole:</div>
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1 9” pastry crust, unbaked<br />
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2 Tbsp. butter<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 ½ cups chopped onion<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 Tbsp. flour<o:p></o:p></div>
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1/8 tsp. pepper<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 ½ cups water<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 cups cubed cooked chicken<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 cup cubed cooked potato<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 cup sliced cooked carrots<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 cup cooked peas<o:p></o:p></div>
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Put chicken and cooked vegetables into the sauce. Pour all into
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Roll out pastry a little larger than casserole. Place over top
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And if you don't have COOKED chicken, potatoes, carrots, corn and peas? Do what I did: cook them! I peeled some carrots and potatoes and chopped them small. I boiled the potato cubes for 10 minutes and then added the carrots for 3 minutes and then added the frozen corn and peas for the last 2 minutes. </div>
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While the vegetables cooked, I cut raw chicken into 3/4 inch cubes, put 1 Tbsp. butter in a hot pan and fried it. When the vegetables were done, I drained them and set them aside until the onion gravy was ready. It all worked out nicely. I even found time to make an old favorite in there somewhere. It was just like the <a href="http://riseandbake.blogspot.ca/2011/02/my-favorite-apple-pie.html">apple pie</a> I've made before!</div>
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So, what went into it to make it the best ever? I'll tell you.</div>
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<b><u>Snow Day Smoothie</u> (Blueberry Banana Smoothie) </b></div>
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3/4 cup milk</div>
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2 x 100g blueberry flavored yogurt, frozen (the children give higher ratings with IOGO yogurt)</div>
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1 banana with brown spots, frozen or fresh (it must be riper than the ones in photo)</div>
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1/4 cup of frozen blueberries (wild or tame)</div>
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Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serves 4 children nicely!</div>
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After their smoothies, the children and I went out to try to scrape our driveway. It was very frozen out there and rather impossible to move anything. When we came in, I made them all some hot chocolate with marshmallows. That seemed a little more expected. Hopefully the snow will let up soon and maybe they'll even get to school tomorrow.</div>
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The other day, I decided would be a good day for turkey tacos. We almost always stock soft tortilla shells in the freezer but that day, it was not the case! Well, I didn't let that stop me. I was reminded by my ever helpful husband, that I should check the internet and maybe I could make some from scratch. How right he was! I simply followed the recipe at <a href="http://thecafesucrefarine.com/2013/08/best-ever-homemade-flour-tortillas/">Best Ever Homemade Flour Tortillas</a>, but I replaced one cup of the white flour with whole wheat flour. I was so proud to make them myself. They certainly have less sodium that way and they were delicious.<br />
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My tortilla shells turned out nicely. They are more filling than store bought ones but also tastier! Enjoy.</div>
<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-3130824210675510222015-01-31T07:23:00.000-04:002015-01-31T07:23:17.084-04:00Nutty Cream Carrot MuffinsWow! Three days in a row I'm here. When I looked around my blog, I noticed this entry, still in draft. I never posted it even though I wrote it back in 2013. It's not too late. So without further ado, Here are wonderfully decadent cream cheese and nut covered carrot muffins. These were so heavenly right out of the oven! The soft cream cheese topping was melt in your mouth goodness atop these beautiful, tall muffins!<br />
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This was a recipe out of "Company's Coming Mostly Muffins" page 43. I'll share the recipe since it was so good.</div>
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<strong><u>Nutty Cream Carrot Muffins recipe</u></strong></div>
4 oz. Block of cream cheese<br />
1/4 cup sour cream<br />
4 tsp white sugar<br />
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts<br />
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1 3/4 cups white flour<br />
1/2 cup whole wheat flour<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed<br />
2 tsp. baking soda<br />
1/2 tsp. salt<br />
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2 large eggs<br />
1 1/2 cups finely grated carrot<br />
1 cup soured milk (1 Tbsp. lemon juice with milk to make 1 cup)<br />
3 Tbsp. frozen concentrated orange juice, thawed (I used 1 Tbsp. orange rind and 2 Tbsp. orange juice)<br />
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
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Topping: Combine first 3 ingredients in small bowl. Add walnuts. Stir. Set aside.<br />
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Measure next 5 ingredients into large bowl. Stir. Make a well in centre.<br />
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Combne remaining 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add to well. Stir until just moistened. Fill 12 greased muffin cups full. Spread about 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture on each muffin. Bake in 375 degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Let stand in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool. Makes 12 muffins. <br />
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Note: in the future, I will not convect bake these. I'll use regular bake so the muffins rise straight up. On convect bake, they went a little lop-sided. Terrific muffins though!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-37069133342887605462015-01-30T13:15:00.000-04:002015-01-30T13:15:37.154-04:00Perfect Pumpkin Loaf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Perfect. That's a word I reserve for something very special. My friend brought this loaf to our weekly gathering and it was so good I almost ate half a loaf! I bugged her until she revealed the recipe to me. She could not remember where she got it either, but I'm passing it on to you because it is something that needs to be shared. I hope it turns out as delicious for you. Her original recipe used 3 1/4 cups of all purpose flour but I changed 1 cup to whole wheat with good results.</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Perfect Pumpkin Loaf</u> - yields 2 loaves</div>
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Whisk together the flours, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg,
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Whisk together the pumpkin and oil in a large bowl. Add the
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See what happens when you leave it to cool? Your hungry husband comes home and "tastes" only a "little corner"! He promptly got yelled at and apologies were made, but the perfect loaf was just a little corner less than perfect! </div>
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No big deal. It was, of course, delicious! I'm still trying to figure out if it was the allspice or the ginger that made it so much yummier than any pumpkin thing I've made before... I'll have to do some testing. Sounds like a tasty thing to do.</div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-31968772893284276272015-01-29T19:32:00.000-04:002015-01-29T19:32:01.777-04:00Three Flours BreadHello once again! I'm returning today because of a night of movie watching. That's right, a movie made me blog again. The movie was Julie and Julia - the movie where Julie writes a blog about doing every recipe from the cookbook by Julia Child. I had seen it before but it inspired me again so here I am!<br />
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Today's loaf was again from my big bread cookbook. It is called "Three Flours Bread" on page 205. It made me two nice big loaves. I personally call it "Soy Bread" because it has white flour, whole wheat flour and soy flour as the three flours. Since we are used to the taste of the other two, the soy flour stood out. It is a fine loaf of bread and the recipe worked wonderfully well. My family ate it with no difference, except for the eldest, who preferred my usual bread. I did find this bread was quite crumbly and soft. It is much sweeter than the bread we're used to but nobody complained about that!<br />
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It looks really pretty, doesn't it? </div>
<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-16920874705616785332013-06-06T20:18:00.000-03:002013-06-06T20:18:26.042-03:00Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary cakesTomorrow is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (It falls on the Friday following
the Second Sunday after Pentecost). Saturday will be the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I was asked to make a cake that would celebrate these two events for tomorrow so here it is:<br />
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If you, like I, was wondering what these feasts are about, check <a href="http://www.wf-f.org/SacredHeart.html">here</a> for Sacred Heart of Jesus and <a href="http://www.wf-f.org/ImmaculateHeart.html">here</a> for Immaculate Heart of Mary. It all boils down to love. Lots of love! The cakes are just heart shaped cakes on a base of two 9" square cakes. Chocolate cakes, buttercream icing. Orange peels for flames and the cross and sword are cardboard wrapped in tape.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-24339028351178582222013-02-14T15:47:00.000-04:002013-02-14T15:47:16.698-04:00Happy Valentine's Day 2013!I haven't been here in a while. I've been scrapbooking and having Christmas and making all the same things that have been already displayed on here. Today was different. I made a cake - chocolate, of course. I went for a walk while it cooled and when I returned, I decorated it like this in 30 minutes from start to finish!<br />
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I must thank my friend Cindy, who explained how to make these roses. I'll share her secret with you: Use a 1M tip and swirl it like a rosette and voila! a large rose. (The 1M tip is a giant star tip that needs a special coupler. Well worth it to make these roses.) There you have it! Happy Valentine's Day.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006318117967716922.post-27359846550534023252012-11-25T19:08:00.000-04:002012-11-25T19:08:06.429-04:00Better for you Carrot CakeI found a cake recipe online when I went looking for one with less sugar and perhaps a higher glycemic index. The one I found, I added pineapple to it and it was well received. It made a beautiful cake.<br />
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<u>Better for you Carrot Cake Recipe</u><br />
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.<br />
Line a 9 x 13" pan with parchment paper and grease the sides.<br />
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Combine in a large bowl:<br />
1 1/2 cups flour<br />
2/3 cup flax meal<br />
2 tsp. baking powder<br />
1 tsp. cinnamon<br />
1/4 tsp. nutmeg<br />
1/2 tsp. baking soda<br />
1/4 tsp. salt<br />
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Combine in a medium bowl:<br />
2 1/2 cups finely grated carrot<br />
1 cup finely chopped pineapple, juices squeezed out<br />
4 eggs<br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar<br />
1/2 cup vegetable oil<br />
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Make a well in the dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients. Stir just until combined.<br />
Bake at 350 for 30 - 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near centre comes out clean.<br />
Cool in pan for 10 minutes and then cool on a wire rack.<br />
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I made this recipe of icing to make the cake pictured. I added the pink fondant flower after, but the rest is:<br />
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<u>Cream Cheese Icing</u><br />
4 oz. cream cheese, softened<br />
1/4 cup butter, softened<br />
1 - 2 Tbsp. milk<br />
3 cups icing sugar, sifted<br />
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Combine all ingredients and stir until smooth. <br />
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Obviously, the cream cheese icing is not "better for you", but hey, if you want icing, it's gotta be icing, right?<br />
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Enjoy!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16176170733839534689noreply@blogger.com0