Showing posts with label family pleasers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family pleasers. Show all posts
Sometimes you just crave the flavours of a roast chicken dinner, but you don't want to wait to roast a whole chicken in order to get it. Or maybe you are only a few people and you want a roast dinner, but don't want all of the hassle of it and the leftovers. This recipe today solves both of those issues and is totally delicious, simple to do and a very easy and economical dinner fix!
I love hotdogs. I know they are not exactly gourmet food, and I know that they are a bit garbagy junk foody with what goes into them. I don't care what goes into them. I like them. They taste good to me, and they have their place in my kitchen, as a once in a while treat. When I was a child we often had hotdogs for supper on Friday nights and my mom made the best hot dogs on the planet. People used to vie for an invitation to dinner on hotdog night, no word of a lie!
Here in the Western world putting fruit in with meat isn't something which we do very often . . . however having said that we do like our pork with applesauce and our cranberry sauce with turkey . . . but fruit in a stew, its not a really common thing. In the Middle East it is a fairly common thing . . . just think of a Tagine with apricots or dates . . . really delicious dishes.
I made us a really delicious pot of soup the other day for our supper. Its nice to have soup for supper once in a while. They are filling and delicious. This soup was so simple to make. The recipe came from the back of a package of Hungry Jack's Organic Soup Mix, which is a hearty healthy mix of organic dried peas, lentils, barley and flakes. I had never thought of using this type of soup mix in a chicken soup before, but it worked really well!
As soon as I saw this recipe over on my friend Pam's blog (On The Bright Side) I knew I wanted to try it. We like baked beans and we like hot dogs. I like simple. This recipe ticked all the boxes!
We had the Missionary Sisters for tea last night and I wanted to bake them something really special for dessert that I knew they would go gaga over! I adapted this recipe for Jammy Dodger White Chocolate Blondies that I found on a blog called Katie Cakes.
OH. MY. GOODNESS!!! Was this ever a great choice of what to make. Hands down the most gorgeous thing I have baked this year!
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Imagine a delicious white chocolate blondie batter . . . spread in a pan and dolloped with spoonfuls of sweet strawberry jam . . .
The jam swirled through the batter . . .
Topped at intervals with moreish Jammy Dodger Biscuits/Cookies . . . and then baked in the oven until the batter is just barely set . . .
The end result being a blondie that is incredibly moist and sweet with sticky jam and studded with those lovely biscuits.
I am not sure what the biscuit equivalent would be in America . . . any jam filled double biscuit would do. In Canada I think that the Peek Freen Jam cookies would work. They just won't be as pretty . . .
This is one very delicious bake, that has you wanting just one more. These are almost dangerous to have in the house. Seriously. I am so glad that the girls were here to help make a huge dent in them. Whew!!
This
is a deliciously different blonde brownie. Once you melt the chocolate
and start to beat in the eggs, you might think these are never going to
come together, but persevere. They will. Using an electric mixer is
key at this point. Also be sure to temper the eggs with a bit of the
hot mixture first so you don't end up with scrambled eggs.
175g unsalted butter (3/4 cup)
250g white chocolate, chopped (1 1/3 cup, or 9 ounces)
250g caster sugar (1 1/3 cups fine granulated)
3 large free range eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
300g flour (2 cups plus 2 1/2 TBS)
3 heaped TBS strawberry jam, loosened with a fork
11 Jammy Dodger biscuits (you can use any pretty jam filled cookies)
(Obviously Jammy Dodgers give you the nicest look)
Preheat
the oven to 175*C/ 365*F/ gas mark 3.5. Butter 9 by 13 inch baking
dish and line with paper, giving you an overhang to lift the squares out
when cooled to cut.
Melt the butter and white chocolate
together in a saucepan over very low heat, whisking constantly, until
smooth and combined. (It might look curdled at this point, but
persevere) Beat the eggs together in a measure and temper them with a
bit of the hot mixture. Using an electric whisk, beat in the sugar,
vanilla and eggs until combined and light in colour. Fold in the flour
with a metal spoon until just combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
Drop
the jam by teaspoonfuls over top of the batter, then swirl through
decoratively with a table knife. Drop the Jammy Dodgers on top in a
decorative and neat manner.
Bake for 25 minutes until just set. Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into squares to enjoy.
*Jammie Dodger White Chocolate Blondies*
Makes 15
If you only bake one thing this weekend, make it these. You seriously won't regret it. Your waistline might moan about it a bit, but the rest of you will be so happy you did, and so will your family!
Bon Appetit!
We have an elderly friend that I like to bake things for from time to time. We usually go to visit her a couple of times a week and I usually bring her something I have baked on one of those occasions. I get to enjoy the pleasure of baking something and she gets to enjoy the pleasure of eating what I have baked. As a diabetic I am not really supposed to be eating a lot of baked goods, so it works really well for me as I love to bake. Its a win/win situation really!
I am a great fan of Mediterranean flavours . . . oregano, feta cheese, olives, lemons, tomatoes, cucumbers . . . coriander. Greek salad. Yum! Yum!
I was in the mood for something quick and easy the other night and so I threw together these delicious foil packets, BBQ Chicken Packets. So simple to make and so tasty when done! You can either cook them in the oven or on the BBQ. Its all up to you!
I confess to having a certain fondness for Mexican food. I have never been to Mexico actually, no even close, but I do love the flavours of that type of cuisine Now I don't want purists messaging me here telling me that this is nothing like Mexican food. This may well be true, but this is what I know as Mexican and this is what I like, and well . . . it's my kitchen, afterall!
This casserole is much simpler to make than traditional enchiladas. I have adapted the recipe from one which I discovered on Whats Gaby Cooking. It looked so delicious that I wanted to try it. I have taken the liberty of using already poached chicken and changing out a few steps . . .
But that is what cooking is all about isn't it? Finding inspiration and then using that inspiration to create something delicious depending on what is available and what you like or don't like . . .
I always have poached chicken on hand. I use it all the time. I probably poach a whole chicken every week., or a bag of chicken breasts or thighs, a mixture, etc. Its a very versatile ingredient to have and it works well in impromptu salads, sandwiches and quick suppers like this!
*Chicken Enchilada Bake*
Serves 6
1 TBS oil
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
This was really, really, REALLY good! It was quick to make and was something which I would make again! I served this with a simple salad. It was fairly low in carbs, high in protein and delicious.
Bon Appetit!
One of the Elders recently had a Birthday and I actually knew about it in time to bake him a cake. Normally I don't find out until it is too late!!
I decided to bake him an Orange Layer Cake and it was the perfect choice!
When I told him what kind cake it was, he was really excited.
He said he loves orange cakes! I reckon I was inspired to bake it!
One of the reasons I chose this particular cake was that it makes a tiny cake, only six inches in diameter, and . . . I didn't want a lot of cake hanging around here after the fact.
I am a very weak person and I love cake. As a diabetic, I need to keep temptations like that out of my way as much as possible.
Another reason why I chose this cake was because its a very delicious cake! Moist and buttery, just like a cake should be . . .
With a beautifully moreish orange buttercream filling and topping. You can't really go wrong!
I couldn't really take any photos of it until the morning after. I hope you don't mind and I hope that you will bake this cake.
Its a delicious cake, simple to make, and goes down a real treat with anyone who I serve it to!
*Orange Layer Cake*
Makes 1 (6-inch) layer cake 
Two very happy Missionary Elders!
Bon Appetit!
If you are looking for a delicious and quick weeknight supper that is a bit of a doddle to make and something your entire family will love, look no further. You've hit the jackpot with this one! This tasty entree ticks all the boxes!
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