Here’s a super fun Halloween dessert adapted from a Halloween cookbook magazine from the grocery store check out. These turned out so great, and everyone loved them! For the tombstone writing you can purchase cookie icing in your baking aisle that comes packaged with a fine tip for writing or you can use white frosting. [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Tombstone Brownies
Published by October 30th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Dessert, Easy Preparation, Halloween and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsMummy Dogs
Published by October 30th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Halloween and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsHere’s a fun Halloween treat that the whole family will enjoy! Ingredients: Hot dogs 1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls mustard Directions: Remove rolls from can, and patch the seems together (from the dough I patched 2 triangles together to make a rectangle, so I had 4 rectangles). Make strips out of each of your [...]
Pretzels are not only delicious but the kiddos have such fun making them and eating them! This recipe is from Alton Brown. Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water 1 TBSP sugar 2 tsp. kosher salt 1 package active dry yeast 22 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 4 1/2 c. 2 ounces [...]
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Published by October 22nd, 2008 in 4 Stars, Italian, Kid Approved and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsWe love pizza, and in effort to make it a bit healthier, I thought we’d give whole wheat pizza a try. I love CPKs whole wheat crust, and while CPK reigns supreme, this whole wheat pizza dough from Cuisine Nie is tasty. The kiddos and I both love it, although -s much prefers his white [...]
Steve’s Spicy Red Salsa
Published by October 22nd, 2008 in 4 Stars, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Salsa. 0 CommentsThis Steve’s recipe. It was delicious, but super spicy. I’ve cut down the number of chiles used, but I would be overly cautious to start out with. All chiles vary in degree of heat, so there is a bit of trial and error. Ingredients: 1/2 to 1 chile morita (smoked red jalapeno) 1 1/2 lb. [...]
Fajita Marinade
Published by October 22nd, 2008 in 4 Stars, Beef, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Poultry. 0 CommentsThis marinade is really tasty and works equally as well with beef and chicken. Ingredients: 1/4 c. fresh lime juice 2 TBSP soy sauce 2 TBSP canola oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp. chile powder 2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper 1 lb. chicken breast, flank steak, or meat of choice. [...]
Los Tios Mexican Rice
Published by October 22nd, 2008 in 4 Stars, Entertaining, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Sides. 0 CommentsWhen we lived in Houston, we lived across the street from Los Tios. People raved about the restaurant, so we gave it a try. It was good, but in the land of excellent Tex-Mex, we never made it back. One thing we really liked, though, was their rice. Rob Walsh’s The Tex-Mex Cookbook, he recreates [...]
Spooky Slow-Cooked Chili
Published by October 10th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Crock Pot, Family Recipe, Halloween, Kid Approved, Muffins and Soups and Chilis. 0 CommentsHere’s a great dish to get into the Halloween spirit…delicious chili topped with festive Halloween shaped cheese slices. To accompany the chili, I made my cornbread recipe in a silicone baking pan–shapes were leaves and pumpkins. Everyone loved the cornbread too…-s even said he liked the cornbread better from the silicone pan. I’ve never used [...]
Halloween Rice Krispies Treats
Published by October 3rd, 2008 in 5 Stars, Dessert, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Halloween and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsMy kiddos went wild over these easy festive treats, and I believe we’ve started a new family tradition! Ingredients: 3 TBSP butter orange food coloring (or mix red and yellow food coloring) 10 oz. marshmallows 6 c. rice krispies Directions: Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat; add food coloring to desired color; [...]
Creamiest Macaroni and Cheese
Published by October 2nd, 2008 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsThis is the best homemade mac-n-cheese we’ve ever had! It is that good!!! I found the recipe at pimp my dinner, and everyone loved it. Since my kiddos love hot dogs with mac-n-cheese I cut up some hot dogs and threw them in at the end, but you can certainly leave them out. Ingredients: 4 [...]
