Waffles & Strawberries with BFF&e

Life is Great~~Let's Eat some Chocolate Cake~

Delicious Apple Pie - Perfect for the Holiday Season

 

Ingredients:

8 tbsp butter

3 tbsp flour

1/4 cup water

3/4 cup sugar

6-7 apples

1 tsp cinnamon 

Trader Joes Pie Crusts

1 egg + 1tbsp sugar

Directions:

1. Melt 8 tbsp butter in medium heat
2. Add 3 tbsp flour. Stir for a minute.
3. Stir in 1/4 cup water and 3/4 cup sugar. Bring it to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Let it cool while you prepare your apples.
4. Peel and thinly slice 6-7 apples sprinkle in 1 tsp cinnamon
5. Stir in the sauce that you made to coat the apples
6. Place 1 Trader Joe's Pie Crust in a pie dish and add all the apple mixture
   
7. Place the 2nd pie crust on a flat surface. Cut 10 even strips and make the lattice topping of your pie.
8. Beat 1 egg + 1tbsp sugar and brush it gently on your lattice topping
9. Bake it for 15 minutes at 425 F. Continue baking for another 45 minutes at 350 F
   
10. Remove your pie from the oven and let it cool for an hour
11. Serve with your favorite vanilla ice cream

Enjoy!

Homemade Rice Pudding

 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups milk

1/3 cup of uncooked white rice

Pinch of salt

1 egg

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp of vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions:

1. Cook the rice in milk for about 20-25 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
2. Whisk together egg and brown sugar and add into the saucepan of rice and milk. Stir on low heat for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened.
3. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.

   Serve warm or cold.👍

Pappardelle Alfredo w/o Cream

Ingredients:

2 packages of 8oz Pappardelle Pasta

1 lb Chicken Breasts (cut in any size desired)

8 oz White mushrooms (cut)
¼ cup butter, or more to taste

1 clove garlic, minced

¼ cup all-corn starch dissolved in a bit of water

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

2 cups milk

1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions: (Pappardelle)

1. Bring water to boil
   
2. Add noodles and stir gently to separate.
3. Bring back to boil and cook 6 to 7 minutes Drain and toss with Olive oil

Directions: (Alfredo Sauce)

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan
2. saute garlic and chicken, and mushroom
   
3. stir corn starch into garlic-butter mixture until dissolved and smooth,
   
4. stir Parmesan cheese
   
5. Slowly pour milk, stirring constantly, until smooth
6. season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper
7. Cook and stir until sauce reaches desired consistency

Serve with with your favorite greens. We ate it with sauteed Brussels Sprouts.👍

Italian Dressing Baked Chicken

Super simple and easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs Chicken legs 
• 1 tsp salt 
• 1 cup Italian Salad Dressing
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Directions:

1.) Rub Chicken legs with salt and place in baking pan.

2.) Pour Italian Salad Dressing over Chicken

3.) Bake at 400F for 1 hour.

Yes it's that easy!

Kara's Crinkles

Kara is my pretty little chocoholic niece who helped me made these awesome Crinkles for the first time. And as always, we cheat those little sweet toothed friends by using just the right amount of sugar.

Ingredients

• 1  cup unsweetened cocoa (I buy mine at Trader Joe's)

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chunks (from Trader Joe's)

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

Directions:

1.) Mix together cocoa, sugars, and oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add the rest of the ingredients one by one while mixing.

2.) Cover dough and chill for at least 4 hours

3.) Roll dough into one inch balls. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar and place them onto cookie sheets.
4.) Bake at 350F for 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Don't forget to share!

Bella's Chocolate Cupcake

Bella's Chocolate Cupcake has 1 cup less sugar and 1/2 cup less butter than most recipe's. Just because we love our little ones and we wanted to give them treats once in a while. Bella loves it so much that whenever we make them, she brings one to school everyday until they're gone.

Ingredients:

• 3 1/3 cup flour
• 1 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa (I buy mine at Trader Joe's)
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 1 Tbsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 8 oz (2 sticks) melted butter
• 1 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 large eggs
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Directions:

1.) Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl adding each ingredient at a time while slowly mixing.

2.) Scoop batter into baking cups (half filled)

3.) Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes. You'll make about 36 regular sized cupcakes.

Don't forget to share!

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Got Chocolate Chunks? Try this soft and sweet cookies ....
(with way less sugar than most cookie recipes)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 sticks melted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar 
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup Trader Joe's Semi Sweet Chocolate Chunks

Directions:

1.) Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl adding each ingredient at a time while slowly mixing with a fork.

2.) Scoop 1/4 cup batter for each cookie and place them on battered baking sheet.

3.) Bake at 375F for 10-13 minutes. You'll make about medium size 22 cookies.

Enjoy!

Tropical Rum

Yes I know this should be on Poksdrink or something. But my husband begged to put his newly discovered cocktail online. I have to admit, this is pretty good.

Ingredients:

1 ounce rum

2 ounces ginger ale

1/4 ounce fresh green coconut water

1 lime wedge

add ice (mix or blend)

Fluffy Pancakes

Fluffy and Moist pancakes!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup milk

• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• butter

Directions:

1.) Combine milk and vinegar in a medium mixing bowl and set aside for 5 mins.

2.) Add all the remaining ingredients one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.) Pour batter (1/4 cupfuls) into a buttered pan. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula and cook until browned on the other side.

Enjoy with maple syrup!

Banana Bread

Perfect Sweetness, Fluffy, No Butter.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 3/4 cups apple sauce
• 2 eggs
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Directions:

1.) Cream sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl.

2.) Add all the remaining ingredients one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.) Pour batter into a buttered loaf pan and bake for an hour at 325 F.

Enjoy while it's warm!