I believe I have expressed my love for both brownies and brown sugar before on this blog so how could I pass up a recipe with both? They are really good, slightly different texture and taste than regular brownies, due to the brown sugar, but I really liked it. I did a little bit of … Continue reading
We got a little over 3 pounds of red potatoes in our Bountiful Basket yesterday and Bob loves potato salad so I went online and surfed around a bit for a red potato salad recipe and found this one on http://www.allrecipes.com. I used it as a starting point and modified it a bit to lower … Continue reading
Another one from my big blue file of “recipes to try someday”, this one from the April and May 2008 edition of the “Taste of Home” magazine. These are for my friend Jill’s wedding shower tomorrow morning. They are topped with both streusel and glaze so I can’t imagine that they would be anything other … Continue reading
Surfed around on the internet today looking for a different way to do broccoli and found this on http://www.food.com. It was easy and delicious! 1 (14 oz) bag frozen broccoli florets or 2 heads fresh broccoli, cleaned and cut into florets 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil (I cut it down to 1) 1 … Continue reading
As I think I’ve mentioned before, Bob and I have been trying to count calories and lose some weight and I have been missing french fries something fierce so I thought I’d give oven fries a try and they came out pretty good. I took 2 russet potatoes and sliced them into thin wedges, brushed … Continue reading
Isn’t that gorgeous bread? Almost too pretty to eat, almost! We didn’t get to eat it though as it was a thank you gift for our friend Chris who helped us out when we needed it. This is a recipe that I’ve had and wanted to make for a while now; it is from the … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the January 21, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine. I made them for some of the girls at church as traveling treats as they are off to Youth Conference today (and I of course saved some for us too!). 2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 … Continue reading
I got a new pan from Pampered Chef! It’s a brownie pan but it said you could also make muffins and cupcakes in it so I tried some muffins which came out great. I also made some brownies in it which also came out great and were so yummy because every one was like a … Continue reading
Tonight’s dinner brought to you by . . . Bountiful Baskets! The tomatoes, onions, garlic and pineapple all came from our last Bountiful Basket. You’re looking at about a 200 calorie “tortizza” right here. The tortilla is a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Low Carb High Fiber whole wheat tortilla which is 80 calories, … Continue reading
I found this recipe at http://www.noblepig.com which is “The Official Food Blog of Noble Pig Vineyard and Winery”. It says that this recipe was adapted from “Cuisine at Home”. We got a lot of sweet potatoes in the last few Bountiful Baskets so I thought I’d experiment and try making some out of the ordinary … Continue reading
