Lean Dean Cooking Machine
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Autumn Spice Pumpkin Soup
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fudgesicles=pudding pops
Do you remember pudding pops??? I do, and I loved them. Now they're in my freezer.
I even mixed half banana pudding and half chocolate pudding in the same cup--delightful!
Pudding pops or Fudgesicles
1 pkg. pudding
1 1/2 c. milk
2 c. cool whip
Dixie cups
popsicle sticks
Mix ingredients. Pour into Dixie cups. Insert popsicle sticks. Freeze. Wait until frozen. (This is the hardest part.)
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Best chocolate cake I've ever made.
Kate's Chocolate Cake from Allrecipes.com
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in sour cream, melted Melt®, eggs and almond extract. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Blend in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
In a double boiler over hot, but not boiling water, combine chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, then add vanilla.
Spread warm glaze over top of cake, letting it drizzle down the sides.
Nesquik Chocolate Whip Topping
1 c. heavy whipping cream
1 t. vanilla
1 T. confectioners' sugar
3 T. powdered Nesquik
Combine ingredients and beat until peaks form.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Chunky Monkey
Monday, September 26, 2011
Game Day Eats
Now for the wings. Jacob usually handles the wings, but this was my first time and I must say, not bad for a girl...
Honey Glazed Hot Wings
Recipe inspired by allrecipes
2lbs chicken wings
salt and pepper to taste
1 c honey
1/2 c butter, melted
1/2 c hot sauce
Preheat outdoor grill to medium heat, lightly brush oil on grates with a paper towel and tongs.
Rinse the wings and dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper. Spread out on grill and cook for about 20 minutes, until juices run clear. Periodically brush 1/2 cup of honey on wings while they cook.
Meanwhile melt butter in a large bowl and mix with hot sauce and remaining 1/2 cup of honey.
When wings are done dump in the sauce and serve with delicious blue cheese. I don't ususally like store bought blue cheese dressing since I always grew up with home made but, I was super impressed with Marzetti's Simply Dressed All Natural Blue Cheese dressing. You can find it with the refrigerated dressings by the produce. Delicious. Go on make your hubby's night.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
3 whole Eggs
1 cup Vegetable Oil (or 1 Cup Applesauce)
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
2 cups Shredded Zucchini (I used one large Zucc)
2-½ cups White Wheat Flour
½ cups Baking Cocoa
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
Handful Chocolate Chips
1 Cup Blueberries
Coarse Turbinado Sugar for sprinkling (optional)
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla. Stir in zucchini. Combine all the dry ingredients and add it to the zucchini mixture. Mix until combined. Stir in blueberries and chocolate chips. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans, or make muffins by filling the pans 2/3 full with batter. Sprinkle with coarse sugar for yummy crunchy crust.
Bake loaf pans at 350F for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Bake muffins at 350F for 15 minutes or until they test done.
Got to love my helpers :)Saturday, July 2, 2011
Grilled Southwest Pizza
OK I hate to ramble about how great I think something is like a movie or restaurant or food, etc. because then when someone else tries it, he/she may be disappointed only because his/her expectations were so high. Well, this pizza is the best. Anything mexican must be smothered in sour cream for me otherwise I will barely touch it. I didn't even want to put sour cream on this because it was soooo good without it. It has in only one bite become my new favorite food of all time. Jared loved it too. The kids, of course, wouldn't touch it because it had vegetables on it and as a rule they gag when they even hear the word vegetable. Good news about pizza is that for a family our size we have to make at least 2 pizzas anyway so one is cheese for them and one is extra yummy good with steak and veggies for us!! Enjoy!