YUM!! We had this for dinner tonight and it was very delish. I made half the recipe since there are only two of us (6 eggs) and we ate it all – I know, piggish. I didn’t make any changes to the recipe and followed the directions as written except I omitted the cilantro because I didn’t have any and I used Monterey Jack cheese. I liked the fried tortilla in it and the flavors all blended together really well.
Dinner is served - (my husband’s plate, not mine:)
I think we will fix breakfast for dinner one night this week and cook Migas on pg 61.
Announcement of the new cookbook choice coming soon!
I made the Sangria today and wasn’t sure what to expect but it turned out delicious! I mixed it up this morning so it could meld in the fridge all day. I am not much of a juice drinker (prefer the whole fruit) but I usually have orange juice and cranberry juice in the house so that is what I used. I didn’t really measure but probably used about equal parts of each. For fruit I put in some lemon slices, a few raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and grapes. My favorite fruit turned out to be the lemon slices. They really picked up the juice and had an excellent flavor. I think orange and lime slices would have been good as well. It is a very flexible recipe and there are plenty of juice/fruit combinations you could try. My photos turned out pretty bad but they give you a bit of idea of what it looked like. If you want the liquid to be clear then best not to use orange juice but it sure gave it a good flavor.
We made these the other day for dinner along with some eggs and fruit. I added a gluten free baking mix instead of the regular flour so I could try them and they turned out delicious. I did replace half the butter with applesauce to make them a little lighter and again didn’t think it made a big difference in the texture or flavor. I was skeptical about the orange flavoring in it but they turned out really good! Everybody enjoyed them, even the kids!
I made the muffins tonight for dinner to go along with a Quiche I prepared. They were easy to make and quite tasty. I even managed to not over mix them so they were not tough! I cut the recipe in half but otherwise did everything as directed. I thought the sauce at the end would just run off but the muffins absorbed it all. They are definitely a nice change from the standard “from a box mix” muffins.
Here are the muffins after they had soaked up the sauce I poured on after baking.
I made both of these dishes last night. The Penne was pretty easy to make and is a great meal for summer since you don’t have to turn on your oven. I substituted canned chicken and that made it really easy. I didn’t use quite as much of the heavy cream, probably only 1/2 a cup and just added fresh parsley. This was really good and definitely a recipe I will add to my rotation!
On to the brownies! When I first glanced at the ingredient list I assumed it was for a big pan and was surprised it was just for a smaller square pan. I followed the directions for the brownies and while they were cooking I mixed up the frosting. I only made half the amount since I didn’t have enough powdered sugar. I was planning to try some maple extract in there in place of the coffee but the stuff I had was pretty much dried up so I had to skip that part. Since there wasn’t any extra liquid I just cut back on the powdered sugar a little and the constancy turned out great and the flavor was just chocolate. Very delicious though! My half batch of frosting thickley covered the brownies. I thought they were very good and rich! I think they would be great with some mocha flavoring too! I made some substitutions to make them gluten free so they turned out a little crumbly but not too bad. I do prefer the box taste to these cakey kind but they were really good…I might have to go back for some more right now:)
I made both of these recipes on Monday for dinner and we really liked both of them. The pasta dish was quite easy to prepare especially since I splurged and bought the already peeled and deveined shrimp. I halved the recipe but I wish I would have made a full batch for more leftovers! I omitted the wine and used half and half instead of heavy cream. I omitted the fresh parsley but I did add the fresh basil and loved it. We liked the shrimp in it but you could easily substitute chicken or sausage or add a generous sprinkling of parmesan for a little protein. A very tasty and easy recipe. The Mocha Brownies were also delicious but I felt pretty guilty making them with all the butter, sugar and eggs. Confession time – I love mocha flavored desserts – cupcakes, ice cream, candy etc but I don’t drink coffee. The mocha frosting just sounded so good so I went through the McDonalds drive through and bought a small cup of coffee to use in the recipe. I made the full batch of brownies because it said to use an 8’’ square pan and I didn’t want to have to experiment with the cook time if I halved it. It made a full 8” pan – rose all the way to the top. I halved the icing because my husband doesn’t like his brownies frosted. The mocha flavored icing was wonderful but you could easily substitute milk for liquid instead of the coffee. I thought it was a good “from scratch” recipe although it doesn’t get much better than the Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownies from the mix. Both good recipes for future use.
The icing needed just a bit more time chilling in the fridge before I frosted the brownie with it but I just couldn’t wait!
On this dish, we decided to use chicken as well. We really liked the it and would make it again. So easy and it took little time to prep and cook.
YUmmmmmmmy!!!!!
So, I'm a little late on posting. I keep forgetting. NOT today though. LOL
We really liked the prune, well most of us. Doug wouldn't touch it. LOL!!! It reminded me a lot of a ginger bread cake, but with icing. I would def make this again.
