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Another Reminder to Eat a Healthy Diet

February 4th, 2012 at 8:00 am / Amy Bennett / 6 Comments »

Do you need some reading for the weekend? Perhaps something else to mull over while you do laundry? Over the past few days I’ve gotten completely lost in cancertutor.com. I found it on a Google search after our friend Joy, who is battling breast cancer now, was talking the other night about how much diet affects/causes cancer.

The site’s purpose seems to claim many alternative cures to cancer, AIDS and other diseases for which I can make no claims. They seem legit but it’s a tough call to make a leap of faith on the kind of processes they are suggesting. Many are quick to label it quackery. On the other hand, I think all of us could agree there are natural solutions for our bodies’ health issues.

A small part of the site which I’ve been fascinated with though are the articles on how to Prevent Cancer and The Cancer Diet, which isn’t required for me but I think includes some interesting facts about how food and cancer are related. Most of the the stuff we know…lots of fruits, veggies (heavy on the green ones, including grass), nuts, beans and little to no meat are best. But there are many other nuggets (no McDonald’s pun intended) that I’ve found like how bad peanuts are for you. As I’ve heard before, sugar feeds cancer cells. Food like margarine, french fries and aspartame cause cancer.

I don’t know what to think of the site but I do know at minimum it was a good reminder to eat a healthy diet which I have STUNK at the last few months. Ugh! Why is it so hard? Why can’t blackberries taste like a banana split?? And many apologies for posting this on Super Bowl weekend! How about a side of guilt with those wings?

I’m very curious if anyone is familiar with any of these treatments or is pretty smart about a cancer prevention diet. Would love any information, stories and particularly any healthy recipes you have!

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Caramel Apple Cider Recipe

December 7th, 2011 at 8:33 pm / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

This is a super quick post tonight but I just have to share. We had our small group over for our White Elephant Exchange. At the last minute, I decided to make a Caramel Apple Cider recipe I saw in a blog post. Well, it called for whipped cream and caramel on top. The problem was it was 30 minutes until go-time and I had neither whipped cream or caramel. Since the title is Caramel Apple Cider I figured it was pretty important to include. Google to the rescue! I made both the whipped cream and caramel sauce while the the cider was simmering and the whole deal was a huge success. Everyone agreed it tasted like apple pie in drink form. Seriously best cider I’ve ever had. I thought I’d link to all three posts since I’m not responsible for any of them.

Caramel Apple Cider

Caramel Apple Cider Recipe from LeAnn at She Cooks. You’ll know her as the Executive Director of Operations of Lysa TerKeurst’s Proverbs 31 Ministries.

Whipped Cream

I’ve actually made whipped cream several times. The last time was a dud but this recipe was a winner.

Caramel Sauce

The caramel sauce was SUPER easy. And I’m so proud I have a jar of it left in the fridge.

So there you go. If you’re entertaining this year, this is a MUST . Thanks to LeAnn!

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Top Ten Tuesday – Butch’s Spaghetti Casserole

June 21st, 2011 at 12:01 am / Amy Bennett / 7 Comments »

OK, to be fair, it’s not really a top 10 list. Well, it is the top 10 steps if you want to make Butch’s Spaghetti Casserole. Actually, I really don’t know if it’s Butch’s Spaghetti Casserole but my father in law is the one I learned it from so to me it is.

There’s nothing much healthy about this but it’s one of those meals that is super easy to make and feeds a huge crowd. For father’s day, it fed 6 adults, 2 kids and we had at least 5 servings left over. If you can make spaghetti you can certainly make this!

1 – Brown 2 lbs of hamburger and cook 1 lb of noodles. There are no noodles in this picture but, you know, I’m not Pioneer Woman!

2 – When the meat is done, mix in 2 jars of Prego Traditional spaghetti sauce. So ok, you could use a different kind. Or not. It really is the best.

3 – While the noodles finish, let the sauce simmer and put in two cans of Cream of Mushroom into a 9×13 baking dish. And if you don’t have a Pampered Chef stone one, find one RIGHT NOW.

4 – Drain the noodles. Yes, I really took a picture of that.

5 – Dump the noodles on top of the cream of mushroom in the baking dish

6 – Stir the noodles and soup and flatten out a tad.

7 – Pour the meat sauce that’s been simmering on top. No need to stir a thing.

8 – Sprinkle about 2 cups of shredded cheese on top. Freshly graded!

9 – Cook on 350 for about 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce begins to bubble on the side.

10 – Stick some garlic toast in the oven!

Be sure to give each serving a little stir and you’ll have some creamy spaghetti goodness! Throw it on top a piece of garlic toast for a few bites. Mmmm….

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Top Ten Tuesday: Simple Healthy-ish Lunches

March 29th, 2011 at 1:09 pm / Amy Bennett / 7 Comments »

Ever since I did the Daniel Fast I’ve forgone (for the most part) my usual lunches of Chick-fil-a, Taco Bell, leftover pizza or cereal. To say I ate unhealthy was a bit of an understatement. But it was just me and I was always in a hurry while doing other things during my lunch break and I just needed something to get by. And I was a little addicted to Taco Bell. And it’s Mountain Dew.

However, those days are gone and I have been really good at trying to eat something of value. Most of the time, this ends up looking like a kids’ lunch box, usually 3 or 4 snacks rolled into a lunch. There’s nothing profound here but I feel so much better when I’ve eaten off this list! And I guess it’s working because I’ve kept off the 6 pounds I lost during the fast! I have to give a shout-out to Jo-Lynne and Kristi for always inspiring to eat better!

Carrots with ranch (admittedly the ranch should go)
Cottage cheese (full fat!)
Strawberry yogurt with granola (I’ve also heard rave reviews over greek yogurt with honey)
Mixed nuts (don’t expect any pecans or cashews to be left after my turn!)
Garlic hummus with pita chips
Fruit – whatever I have: strawberries, grapes, etc
Baked potato (with only butter and salt. ok and maybe a little sour cream sometimes)
Salad with balsamic vinegar and oil
Tuna salad plain (with Nayonnaise (vegan mayonnaise) instead of Miracle Whip)
Egg salad plain (with Nayonnaise(vegan mayonnaise) instead of Miracle Whip)

Pretty sure I should have a ton more veggies on there but that is what I’m able to conjure up for now.

What else would you recommend?

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My Experience with The Daniel Fast

March 1st, 2011 at 12:00 pm / Amy Bennett / 14 Comments »

This is going to be a long one. Click in if you’d like to read about my experience with The Daniel Fast

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Homemade Hummus

February 24th, 2011 at 1:18 pm / Amy Bennett / 6 Comments »

Who knew making hummus was so easy? I guess I didn’t. And with an ingredient like Tahini, it scared me off a bit! I had NO CLUE what it was and in fact, when I was at the store this morning I had to Google a picture just so I would have a clue where to look. When I read it was ground sesame seeds, I headed for the spice/baking aisle. No dice. A clerk pointed me to where they have the almond butter and Nutella with the peanut butter. And ouch, at $8.95 for a bottle, I was really doubting whether it would be worth it.

I picked out this recipe from The Barefoot Contessa. As the comments suggest, it’s strong on the garlic, but it’s just what I love. I haven’t done a side by side cost comparison but I’m guessing it’s a pretty big savings as you could actually get 8 batches from the one jar of Tahini. And there are NO chemicals in this one! It made quite a bit and with a few carrot sticks, it made for a nice snack or even quick lunch.

I’m looking forward to trying different spices. Have you ever made hummus? Have any recipes I should try?

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Weekend Recap and Snow Day

January 10th, 2011 at 4:49 pm / Amy Bennett / 7 Comments »

Weekend

So I finally set down my ruler and pencil and have given the floor plans a break. No floor plan pictures today! I think we’ve done all we can and we’re just going to have to wait until the snow melts enough for someone to get over and look at the house.

We had a low key weekend this weekend. I had to work on and off through the weekend on a conversion we’ve been working on for six months. It went smoothly and it feels good to have it out of the way. Other than getting out to the mall, the grocery store, church and Sunday dinner, we were at home doing stuff like laundry, cleaning, cooking and exercising. Yes! Exercising! I bought a few new workout DVDs with my Swagbucks and Opinion Output rewards at Amazon. I’m not committing to any exercise goals but I have been trying to do some type of something in the evenings. How’s that for noncommittal?

Snow Day

As for today, I’m sure you’ve heard that we are getting 4-6” of snow dumped on us as we speak. It’s beautiful, but really, a pain. The kids are home basically going back and forth between 2 rooms. Scott is sleeping from working this weekend so they’re having to be quiet. I work from home so snow is not stopping me from having to work today. And to top it off, Scott has been called in for two additional 12 hour shifts this week, totaling 7 days straight working. So now he actually has to be out in this mess working all the wrecks out there. Yay us! So, besides the snow cream, I’m really not jumping for joy over this snow. If I didn’t have to work then it might be a different story. But no. I hate to be a buzzkill but keeping it real!

On a high note, I did make some very yummy French toast this morning. I’ve never been good at French toast but I think it’s because I never used French bread. I took a note from my mom’s friend that cooks it when we visit in Pennsylvania and bought a loaf at the store yesterday and then followed these instructions. Enjoy!

I’ll leave you with a sure-to-be-famous “Amy story”. I have many in my past.

Last night the girls and I were trying to switch from Wii Sports to the Wii Fit DVD. I put the Wii Fit DVD in the Wii but it wasn’t recognizing it so I tried to eject it so I could clean it. Nothing! I went online and then followed all the online recommendations for ejecting one. I put out a complaint/plea on Twitter about what to do. Best I could tell, I was going to have to get it sent back to Nintendo to get fixed. It was REALLY stuck though. I could even get another DVD in the Wii and get it to eject that but the Wii Fit was lodged somewhere that couldn’t get out. Well. This morning I told Scott about it hoping that he would have some magic fix. Turns out he did. He hit the eject on the PS3…right where I had put in the Wii Fit DVD. Fail, Amy, fail.

Oh wait, in other big news today, Lexi lost her front tooth. She now looks like a legit kindergartner.

OK, now my blog has been down so long that I have a few snow pictures. Girls eating snow and then jumping on the trampoline with 4” of snow:

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Italian Walnut Salad

November 5th, 2010 at 4:48 pm / Amy Bennett / 7 Comments »

I need to tell you about this salad. It doesn’t really have a name, I just made that up for the purpose of this post. In fact it was my mother’s creation on a whim. She’s good at salads like that. I LOVE a salad but I’m extremely picky about the dressings. I can tell you every restaurant in a 10 mile radius that has the “right” kind of ranch. I’ve tried so many recipes but have never found one I like. Anyway, I’m digressing from THIS dressing and salad.

We had lasagna for Lexi’s party on Wednesday so Mom put together this oil and vinegar dressing she had served a few weeks ago and took note of the proportions.

Italian Dressing

1/3 cup of oil (I used olive)
1/3 cup of vinegar
1/3 cup of sugar
1 tbl of Pampered Chef’s Italian Seasoning Mix

Now, there may be a right way to make this dressing but here’s what I did.

Pour the vinegar, seasoning and sugar in a jar
Shake.
Add the oil.
Shake.

Voila! I poured about 1 tablespoon on my salad right away. You can also use a blender. In that case, you can pour the oil in as the other is mixing with the blender on. It’s best to let it sit to get all the flavors, but mine tasted just fine right away. You can store in the fridge for 2 weeks. (According to a quick google search. Please don’t sue me if you get a tummy ache).

Anyone that likes their dressing a little sweet will LOVE it. But the dressing is not all that makes this salad wonderful. The other secret is to take just a few pieces of Candied Walnuts, chop them up and spread on the salad. YUM. MO. Now, if you not only have a sweet tooth but ALSO like a lot of crunch to your salad, this is PERFECT.

The rest of the salad can come and go. Cheese, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, whatever you please. But don’t skip the dressing or walnuts! I’m sure Mom would jump in here and mention that she likes cut up pieces of apple and sometimes raisins when she makes it like this.

Enjoy!

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Lexi’s Cupcake Flower Birthday Cake

November 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 am / Amy Bennett / 16 Comments »

This weekend I realized that omigosh, Lexi’s birthday is in 3 days and we haven’t picked out a cake yet. Normally, they can not WAIT to finally pick out a cake from the grocery store. They have always loved going by the cake case and deciding on which they will pick for their birthday. Well, sadly I think they are getting a bit old for that so a cake was not on the forefront of my mind. So a-googling I went! I was inspired by this cupcake cake and thankfully Lexi approved!

And this is what we came up with:

It’s not as professional as the inspiration and Lexi REALLY wanted blue flowers instead of the pretty pink but overall, I’m super proud of it and Lexi LOVES it.

And I’m happy to say we took some pictures along the way so you could see how it’s done!

First, Lexi wanted yellow cake. Sorry to all my chocolate-loving family including myself that will be eating yellow cake tonight.

Next, Daddy got involved a cut some board to 20×30” and wrapped it in tinfoil.

After the cupcakes cooled, I arranged them how I wanted them. I put the puffier ones in the middle with the smaller ones would fit better.

Then I made some of my mom’s icing. I separated them into 4 bowls, the largest going to the blue that is not pictured. We used this really cool NEON food coloring I got from Harris Teeter.

Then, I got to decorating. This is approximately 9pm at night so sorry for the bad lighting and hair.

Then, dear goodness, I actually broke out my cake decorating set. I have to say, I had fond memories of my mom doing this very same thing the night before my birthdays. Mom, thanks for all the hard work you always put into our birthday cakes! I put 3 purple dots at the edge of each flower near the middle. And then outlined each flower so it made it look more like one cake.

And I just have to include this bad picture because it catches me going, “Oh my, is this going well? I’m really not sure!”

I used the rest of the purple to write “Happy Birthday Lexi” on the side. Given my bad handwriting skills, I felt like it went well.

And then, I used my spatula to “paint” a stem with the green.

And that’s it!

Oh, until we get to the end and go, oh my, how are we going to keep this covered until tomorrow? And then Scott’s resourcefulness and OCD took over.

I think it’s safely covered until the party tonight.

Here is my mom’s icing recipe I used:

1 cup of Crisco
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract

Dump all of this in a bowl and blend with a mixer. If it’s too thick, add a little more milk.

Good luck on not eating it before it makes it to the cake!

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Easy, Budget-Friendly Manicotti

September 29th, 2010 at 4:14 pm / Amy Bennett / 17 Comments »

(not my picture but very similar)

This is a long-standing recipe of mine. Probably the first edible one I did after we were married besides Hamburger Helper. Not. even. joking.

I made this Monday night and was able to get 3 small casseroles from it. We ate one that fed 4 and then two smaller ones I froze that will be great just for me and the girls one night Scott is working. Usually I make 2 medium sized casseroles. OR, just make one big 9×13 casserole dish of this if you have a crowd or like leftovers. I’m going to do the recipe as it is one big casserole but you can divide between however many dishes you want.

1 pkg of jumbo shells (I prefer these over actual manicotti shells)
2 jars spaghetti sauce
32 oz ricotta cheese (or 2 15 oz containers)
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 teaspoons parsley
2 eggs
Parmesan cheese

Cook the jumbo shells according to package. While you’re waiting, make the filling in a big bowl by mixing the ricotta cheese, 3 cups mozzarella cheese, parsley and eggs. It will come together like a big ball when you’re done.

Put 1/2 of one jar of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the dish.

When the shells are done, run them under cold water and when they’re cool enough to touch, spoon 1-2 tablespoons of the filling into each shell. I like my filling where it makes the openings just touch or the filling puffing out just a bit. Put the stuffed shell in the casserole dish. There is no rhyme or reason here. Continue until you can’t fit anymore shells in the dish. I cram them in but usually have lots of shells left.

Top with the rest of the spaghetti sauce. Cover with the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.

Bake in the oven at 350 for 20-25 minutes or whenever the cheese is melted and everything is bubbly.

Optional: Brown 1 lb of meat and mix with the spaghetti sauce before using.

Enjoy!

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Brown Sugar and Walnut Brie Wheel aka Heavenly Appetizer

August 24th, 2010 at 3:18 pm / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Saturday at Trader Joe’s we attacked the cheeses with a recommendation of supreme brie and little other knowledge of what we were doing. Back when we went to Grove Park Inn for our anniversary, we got the cheese and fruit plate and since have been randomly getting ”expensive cheese” and trying it. Normally we stick it with a cracker or piece of fruit. Very unblogworthy but today…today I have something you need to hear about. I don’t know where I’ve been all my life without this brown sugar and walnut brie thing but I’m so glad it’s here now.

I did kind of my own thing, mixing the recipes here and here but tweaked it for a single serving.

Half a block of the brie we got, about 4 oz.
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of chopped walnuts
Toasted sourdough bread slices

Just stack the full block of cheese, sugar and then walnuts on a cookie sheet and then bake it for 2.5 minutes on 450.

Because we were out of any sort of crackers besides goldfish, I made very thin slices of a small sourdough bread loaf we were given and then toasted those in the toaster oven. When both were done, I put a scoop of the mixture on the bread. The brie is pretty soft and melted by this point so it’s more like a dip.

Somewhere around the last bite, I remembered I should have taken a picture so there you have it.

Please do not try to count calories. Trust me, it’s worth it.

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Taking the Plunge on Cold Brew Coffee

July 27th, 2010 at 12:13 pm / Amy Bennett / 3 Comments »

Jo-Lynne inspired me to try this iced coffee thing at home. She mentioned cold brew coffee and my interest was instantly piqued. Cold brew coffee? What is this? So a-googling and youtubing I went. Turns out cold brew coffees are less bitter when you use a cold brewing method. This seems to be the key to making iced coffees at home. Every other time I’ve tried to make coffee and refrigerate it, it was not a pleasant taste.

Cold brewing is really easy if you have a french press. And if you do not have a french press, get thee to your local IKEA to get a very affordable one or Starbucks for a longer-lasting, recycled one. Or, you know, Wally world probably has one too. I’ve had the IKEA and Starbucks one and the Starbucks one is actually worth the extra money. So to cold brew coffee with a french press, do this:

Put one cup of coffee grounds in your french press
Put 4 cups of water in your french press
Mix it up
Put the top on but don’t plunge it
Put it in the fridge. The time spent there varies widely. I read anywhere from 4 hours to 24 hours. I did 12 hours/overnight.
After whatever time you decide, plunge the press like you would normally

Voila! Cold brew coffee! If you don’t have a french press, don’t worry, you can still do this. Just get a large jar (old spaghetti jar would work!) and mix the grounds and coffee and put it in the fridge to sit. When it’s done in the fridge, use cheese cloth, a regular coffee filter or a metal strainer and pour the coffee into another container. Easiest is probably just to use your regular filter basket and set it on the jar and run it through like normal.

The best part is the coffee lasts up to 14 days so don’t worry about making so much!

Now, what do you do with that coffee? I found this video from Seattle’s Best to be the best instructions.

But here’s what I did with what I had on hand:

50/50 ratio coffee to half & half
2 teaspoons of super fine sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Mix and pour in a handful of ice

Results:

It certainly will never replace my Starbucks Iced White Mocha. I’m not going to lie. BUT since I’ve been trying to limit myself to once a week coffee at Starbucks, it’s a nice alternative. I’m hoping to get some white chocolate powder and use that in place of one of the teaspoons of sugar. As you can tell from the video, there are lots of things you can do with the cold brew. Who knew?

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Cooking with The Pioneer Woman: (2nd) Weekly Update

June 29th, 2010 at 6:30 pm / Amy Bennett / 6 Comments »

Alternately title: I’M FINISHED!!!!!!

I got so excited yesterday realizing I only had one left that I decided to go ahead tackle the end of the book. I also realized I’d never made the Pot Roast either! So I tackled both the Breakfast Bowls and Pot Roast as my last dishes of the book.

Breakfast Bowls

These were WAY yummier than I thought they’d be. However, this took a ton of prep time and I already had the sausage cooked, left-over from the burritos the other day. While I would eat this again I probably won’t be making it again.

Perfect Pot Roast

Here’s the thing with the pot roast. The roast my mom taught me to make in the crock pot is one of my favorite recipes ever. It’s so simple and yummy and I think I wrote this recipe off almost as soon as I saw it. Not fair but true. And while this take a lot more prep compared to my Mom’s version, this wasn’t as bad as it seemed. I still prefer the flavor of Mom’s version better but Scott was ooh-ing and aah-ing the whole time he was eating and I think he preferred this one. Simply because of the prep time, I’ll stick with the version I have but if I didn’t have a good recipe I’d definitely stick with this one.

So THAT’S IT! I’M DONE WITH THE BOOK!!!

I’ll probably do some follow-up posts on this but I have to say this is by far one of the best things I’ve ever done. I fell in love with cooking for the first time ever and I learned SO MUCH all while providing for my family. Can’t get better than that!

I’ve said it before but this was a life-changer. PW, I can’t thank you enough!!

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Cooking with the Pioneer Woman: Weekly Update

June 28th, 2010 at 6:00 am / Amy Bennett / 3 Comments »

Breakfast Burritos (although not exactly the same recipe I used in the cookbook)

As the second to last recipe I have to make, it sure did take a long time to get to. The recipe calls for TWELVE burritos and it’s not often I’m feeding more than 2 for breakfast at a time. So even at halved, it was a lot of burritos! My uncle and his family stopped in town on the way to Myrtle Beach and I sent them (and my parents and sister for the day) off with these burritos. I have to admit I was pretty nervous about making these. It’s not something I’ve ever had so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Plus, with red peppers, I was a little scared it would be too spicy for a breakfast dish. However, they seemed to be a big hit. Or, at least an edible hit! I didn’t eat one but everyone seemed to like it. Well, when I say everyone, all the adults. My younger cousins didn’t like the red peppers, Lexi didn’t try it and Emma would only eat the stuffing. So, if you have a hungry adult crowd, this would be a great way to fill them up.

OK, these weren’t in the book, but they were so good I have to include them. Both of them were featured by PW from her Tasty Kitchen site.

Coffee Cake

I’ve never made a coffee cake and I have to say this was yummy. But boy, oh, boy at the sugar. I mean, wow. I’m a sugarholic and let me say that was a lot of sugar. But in the end, it paid off. The cake was beyond belief yummy and moist. I have to say though that this cake was actually better the day after. When it was still warm, it seemed to fall apart and just hadn’t gelled properly. Also, I had to let it cook much longer than it called for because I used a different pan and I still had a little bit undone in the middle. However, you’ll never seem me complain about a little bit of cake batter.

Mystery Mocha

This was SUPERB. Quite possibly one of my favorite desserts ever. Restaurants included. I’m serious. OK, maybe not THAT serious. But, I mean, it was seriously yummy. I made it one day when my parents and sister were over swimming and the 8×8 pan was gone literally in minutes. The cake part was nice and crusty on the outside and the coffee mixed with the sugars to make the best fudgey gooey inside ever. It was perfect with some vanilla ice cream. The best part is it is super easy with simple ingredients. It was so good I didn’t even have time to take pictures.

ONE more recipe to go to complete the cook book!!

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Cooking with The Pioneer Woman: Weekly Update

June 8th, 2010 at 6:30 pm / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Katie’s Roasted Corn Salad

Y’all. I have to admit I had SERIOUS doubts about this corn salad. I even said right before serving, “I don’t know if anyone will like this, I just need to get it off my list.” Not that I didn’t think it was good if you liked that sort of thing. I’m not a huge fan of salads like this but WOW. This really surprised me. Somewhere, some way this salad was very sweet. Scott likes to say Emeril explains it best when he says everything was just getting happy together. Indeed. And it made me quite happy. I went back for 2nds and 3rds. We guessed that it might even better the second day like a lot of salads do but no, this was best as soon as it was made.

Simple, Perfect Chili

I don’t know why I waited so long to make this. I really don’t. Because this was some YUMMY chili. I used it to make nachos and seriously best nacho/taco/Mexican meat I’ve ever had. There’s no way I can go back to those seasoning packets. Then again, for the size bag of masa I bought just to make these, I’ll need to make it at least 407 more times.

Panko Mozzarella Sticks

I have to be in the mood for mozzarella sticks and the day PW posted the link to this recipe, I found myself in the mood. I made them less than 2 hours after she posted it. And yummo. These really came out to perfection.

I’m getting so close to the finish line here! I only have 2 more breakfast recipes to go!