Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken
This looks too good. Allegedly, it comes out just like (or better than) the take out version.
http://therecipecritic.com/2013/07/baked-sweet-and-sour-chicken/
The breading on the chicken was exactly the same as from an amazing restaurant. I usually use flour to bread my chicken, but I think the difference in this one was cornstarch and eggs. The flavor of the sauce was incredible and it was even thick on top of the chicken.
One of the best parts of this meal is the picky eater asked for seconds! We all couldn’t get enough of it. Including the 5 guys that came over to eat later that night. They said it was even better than a restaurant. We decided that this has to be made weekly. We now have Chinese Wednesdays and this will be made every week! It is just that amazing!
http://therecipecritic.com/2013/07/baked-sweet-and-sour-chicken/
Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken
I am going to try to keep this as short and simple as possible and just say that you NEED to make this. This became our number one favorite meal last night! I love Chinese food and this blew my mind.
4.8 from 77 reviews
Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Amazing restaurant quality sweet and sour chicken that you can make from home!
Author: Alyssa
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1½ cup cornstarch
- 3 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper.
- In separate bowls, place cornstarch and slightly beaten eggs. Dip chicken into cornstarch then coat in egg mixture.
- Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned. Place the chicken in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic salt. Pour over chicken and bake for 1 hour.
- I stirred the chicken every 15 minutes so that it coated them in the sauce.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Flourless Red Velvet Marble Cake
FLOURLESS RED VELVET MARBLE CAKE BY GRAHAM BLACKALL
When was the last time a dessert blew your mind?
Here in NYC, we’ve seen the rise of cronuts (croissant + donut) and the pretzel croissant. Now we’ve witnessed another first: Graham Blackall’s Flourless Red Velvet Marble Cake.
Three classic desserts in one! Is your mind blown yet? Take a look and get Graham’s recipe, below.
“Valentine’s Day without red velvet is like a Super Bowl without Beyonce — there’s just something missing.” – Graham Blackall
The Cream Cheese Layer
- 12 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 whole egg
1 tablespoon beaten egg (Don’t be scared! Just crack an egg, beat it with a fork, and measure out one tablespoon!)
2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
1. In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a whisk or spatula until creamy and light.
2. Whisk in sugar. Add the egg + beaten egg and vanilla extract and stir until no lumps remain.
The Red Velvet Cake Layer
- 4 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
¾ cups sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 ¼ tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
1 ½ tsp. white or apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon red food coloring
3 large eggs
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Cocoa Rouge for extra color)
1. In a heatproof bowl, melt together the chocolate chips and butter over simmering water until combined and smooth. Whisk in the sugar, salt, vanilla, vinegar, and food coloring until fully combined and set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Once cool, whisk in the eggs, one at a time. Finally, sift in the cocoa powder.
2. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment and grease with butter and flour.
3. Place spoonfuls of cake batter into the prepared pan, alternating between the red velvet and cream cheese batters. Once half of the cake pan is filled, use a thin knife to gently mix the two batters. Repeat this same process with the remaining batter.
4. Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes, until the top of the cake is set and the edges will look cracked. Let the cake cool completely before transferring to a refrigerator to set for at least 4 hours. When ready to serve, remove from the springform pan, slice and serve with sweetened whipped cream (recipe below.)
Sweetened Whipped Cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
Vanilla (optional)
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla on high speed until stiff peaks are achieved.
Graham Blackall of Glazed & Confused is a food blogger, photographer, and sugar addict living in New Orleans. You can follow him on Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.
From: http://blog.westelm.com/2015/02/06/red-velvet-marble-cake/?utm_source=zemanta&utm_medium=native&utm_campaign=zemanta_west_elm&_z1_adgid=1095&_z1_caid=103789&_z1_msid=b1_adsnative
Monday, August 31, 2015
3 Envelope Roast
From Alexzandra Skinny's Facebook Page:
I was asked to post this again, remember to save it to your timeline for future reference, hit the share button so you'll always have the recipe available!!!
3 Envelope Roast
Ingredients:
3 pound beef roast such as chuck roast
1 envelope of dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 envelope of dry ranch salad dressing mix
1 envelope of dry brown gravy mix
2 cups water
Instructions :
Put the water in a measuring cup that is larger then the amount of water you are using. Now add and mix all three envelopes to the water. Mix until blended completely.
Brown the roast (if desired). Add the meat to your cooker. Pour the water, salad dressing mixture over the roast. In the slow cooker cook it on high for about 4 hours on low about 8 hours.
I was asked to post this again, remember to save it to your timeline for future reference, hit the share button so you'll always have the recipe available!!!
3 Envelope Roast
Ingredients:
3 pound beef roast such as chuck roast
1 envelope of dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 envelope of dry ranch salad dressing mix
1 envelope of dry brown gravy mix
2 cups water
Instructions :
Put the water in a measuring cup that is larger then the amount of water you are using. Now add and mix all three envelopes to the water. Mix until blended completely.
Brown the roast (if desired). Add the meat to your cooker. Pour the water, salad dressing mixture over the roast. In the slow cooker cook it on high for about 4 hours on low about 8 hours.
Lemon Lush
LEMON LUSH
1 stick butter - melted
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cup pecans - chopped (reserve 3/4 cup for topping)
1 16 oz. container Cool Whip
8 oz. cream cheese - softened
1 cup sugar
2 boxes Lemon Instant Pudding - regular size (made to directions and refrigerated)
Directions:
Making 4 layers in a 9 x 13 glass dish
1st layer - butter, flour and 3/4 cup pecans mixed together and pressed into the bottom of glass dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 min until light brown. COOL completely.
2nd layer - cream cheese, sugar and 1 cup Cool Whip. Blend until creamy and spread over 1st layer.
3rd layer - Lemon pudding (made to box directions) spread evenly over 2nd layer.
4th layer - extra Cool Whip spread evenly over 3rd layer and topped with remaining pecans.
Cover and refrigerate for several hours before serving
1 stick butter - melted
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cup pecans - chopped (reserve 3/4 cup for topping)
1 16 oz. container Cool Whip
8 oz. cream cheese - softened
1 cup sugar
2 boxes Lemon Instant Pudding - regular size (made to directions and refrigerated)
Directions:
Making 4 layers in a 9 x 13 glass dish
1st layer - butter, flour and 3/4 cup pecans mixed together and pressed into the bottom of glass dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 min until light brown. COOL completely.
2nd layer - cream cheese, sugar and 1 cup Cool Whip. Blend until creamy and spread over 1st layer.
3rd layer - Lemon pudding (made to box directions) spread evenly over 2nd layer.
4th layer - extra Cool Whip spread evenly over 3rd layer and topped with remaining pecans.
Cover and refrigerate for several hours before serving
Chocolate Lasagna
It's a NO BAKE dessert that the kids will LOVE! Don't forget to share or tag yourself in it to keep it for further reference.
Chocolate Lasagna
INGREDIENTS
1 package regular Oreo cookies (Not Double Stuff) – about 36 cookies
6 Tablespoon butter, melted
1- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons cold milk
1- 12 ounce tub Cool Whip, divided
2 – 3.9 ounce packages Chocolate Instant Pudding.
3 1/4 cups cold milk
1 and 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. Begin by crushing 36 Oreo cookies. I used my Manual food processor for this, but you could also place them in a large ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin or meat mallet. When the Oreos have turned into fine crumbs, you are done.
2. Transfer the Oreo crumbs to a large bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons melted butter and use a fork to incorporate the butter into the cookie crumbs. When the butter is distributed, transfer the mixture to a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator while you work on the additional layers.
3. Mix the cream cheese with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add in 2 Tablespoons of milk, and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 and 1/4 cups Cool Whip. Spread this mixture over the oreo crust.
4. In a bowl, combine chocolate instant pudding with 3 and 1/4 cups cold milk. Whisk for several minutes until the pudding starts to thicken. Use a spatula to spread the mixture over the previous cream cheese layer. Allow the dessert to rest for about 5 minutes so that the pudding can firm up further.
5. Spread the remaining Cool Whip over the top. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips evenly over the top. Place in the freezer for 1 hour, or the refrigerator for 4 hours before serving.
recipe originally from centercutcook.com/ chocolate-lasagna
Chocolate Lasagna
INGREDIENTS
1 package regular Oreo cookies (Not Double Stuff) – about 36 cookies
6 Tablespoon butter, melted
1- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons cold milk
1- 12 ounce tub Cool Whip, divided
2 – 3.9 ounce packages Chocolate Instant Pudding.
3 1/4 cups cold milk
1 and 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. Begin by crushing 36 Oreo cookies. I used my Manual food processor for this, but you could also place them in a large ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin or meat mallet. When the Oreos have turned into fine crumbs, you are done.
2. Transfer the Oreo crumbs to a large bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons melted butter and use a fork to incorporate the butter into the cookie crumbs. When the butter is distributed, transfer the mixture to a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator while you work on the additional layers.
3. Mix the cream cheese with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add in 2 Tablespoons of milk, and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 and 1/4 cups Cool Whip. Spread this mixture over the oreo crust.
4. In a bowl, combine chocolate instant pudding with 3 and 1/4 cups cold milk. Whisk for several minutes until the pudding starts to thicken. Use a spatula to spread the mixture over the previous cream cheese layer. Allow the dessert to rest for about 5 minutes so that the pudding can firm up further.
5. Spread the remaining Cool Whip over the top. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips evenly over the top. Place in the freezer for 1 hour, or the refrigerator for 4 hours before serving.
recipe originally from centercutcook.com/
Almond Joy Brownie Bites
EVIL! EVIL! EVIL!
Almond Joy Brownie Bites
Ingredients:
1 box of family size Chocolate Fudge brownie mix
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (14 oz.) bag coconut
1/4 C milk
1 C chocolate chips, melted
1/4 C almonds (or nuts), crushed
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line (regular size, not mini) cupcake pan with paper liners. (Don't skip the paper liners as they make stick).
Make brownies according to package directions and pour batter only half way up the liners.
Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes. While they are baking, mix the coconut, sweetened condensed milk and milk together.
Remove brownies from oven and spoon on some sweetened coconut.
Place bake in oven and continue to bake an additional 14-16 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing the paper liners. Drizzle on the chocolate then sprinkle on the almonds.
Ingredients:
1 box of family size Chocolate Fudge brownie mix
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (14 oz.) bag coconut
1/4 C milk
1 C chocolate chips, melted
1/4 C almonds (or nuts), crushed
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line (regular size, not mini) cupcake pan with paper liners. (Don't skip the paper liners as they make stick).
Make brownies according to package directions and pour batter only half way up the liners.
Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes. While they are baking, mix the coconut, sweetened condensed milk and milk together.
Remove brownies from oven and spoon on some sweetened coconut.
Place bake in oven and continue to bake an additional 14-16 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing the paper liners. Drizzle on the chocolate then sprinkle on the almonds.
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