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Monday, November 26, 2012

Quick Hot Cocoa: Cold Outside? Warm Up In Minutes!

Quick Hot Cocoa

                 Cold Outside? Warm Up In Minutes!

   
Hi everybody :)

Is everyone feeling the cool breeze of Jack Frost yet? It's slowly creeping down to the southern states. You want a quick and easy chocolaty solution to warming up in a matter of minutes? This hot cocoa may be your answer. In 5 ingredients or less and 3 minutes over the stove top help makes this recipe a quick fix. It is done in single-servings but can easily be doubled or tripled. 

Quick Hot Cocoa adapted Southern Living 1982 Annual Recipes
2 teaspoons cocoa; or to taste
2 teaspoons sugar
; or to taste
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup milk
Miniature marshmallows (optional)
 

Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil, 
Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in milk; heat to boiling point (212°). 
Top with marshmallows, if desired. Serve immediately. Yield: 1 cup.

What I Did and/or Think:

For Quick Mocha Hot Cocoa add about 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee or 1 teaspoon Kahlua to your mix.

I think this is a good basic recipe, that can be adjusted to your taste so it's worthy of a REPEAT

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Lemon-Streusel Oatmeal Muffins: Breakfast Is Served

Lemon-Streusel Oatmeal Muffins: Breakfast Is Served 

 Oatmeal Love Part 2: Oatmeal Muffins

Hi everybody :)

It that time again, "Welcome to another Breakfast Is Served Sunday".  I hope you all enjoyed and had a safe holiday.   If you're just tuning  in to my post every Sunday I post a Breakfast Is Served.  Last week breakfast, Jammin' Oatmeal,  was one of the ways I love to eat my oatmeal. 

Continuing my love for the oats, today post is all about the oatmeal, part 2: Oatmeal muffins.  Let's get it started...

Oatmeal Muffins adapted Southern Living 1982 Annual Recipes

Ingredients

   1 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
   1 cup buttermilk
   1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
   1 egg, slightly beaten
   1 3/4 all-purpose flour
   1 teaspoon baking powder

   1 teaspoon baking soda
   1 teaspoon salt
   1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
   1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (I used nutmeg, freshly grated)
   1/4 teaspoon ground mace (I used allspice)
   1/2 cup vegetable oil
   1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
   1/2 cup raisins

Combine oats and buttermilk in a large bowl;  let stand 1 hour. 

Add brown sugar and egg: mix well.


Combine next 7 ingredients. 
 Stir into oat mixture. Stir in oil. grated lemon rind, and raisins.
Spoon into greased muffin pans, filling one-half full. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Yield: about 1 1/2 dozen. (I used jumbo muffin pans; see detail below)


Tip: Add a little water to muffin tins if you don't have enough batter to fill them, to keep them from burning.
Note: Wrap any leftovers in foil and freeze. To reheat, thaw to room temperature and bake in unopened foil at 350° for 15 minutes or until hot.















 

















What I Did and/or Think:
The changes I made are in Italic and Purple. 

This recipe was designed to make regular-sized muffins, but I like my muffins BIG : )  So I baked these in my jumbo muffin pan at 400 degree for 10 minutes, reduced oven temperature to 350 and baked 15 - 18 more minutes. I made 7 Jumbo muffins.

To up the lemon flavor I added a Lemon-Streusel Topping and Lemon Glaze to the muffins; recipe below.

The Taste: DELICIOUS!!!  Soft tender oatmeal muffin with bits of raisins and lemon flavor combined. I love the flavor, taste, and smell of these muffins. They are definitely worthy of REPEATING!
 
For the Lemon-Streusel Topping:  Optional
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup parked brown sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
 

1 tablespoon lemon zest

Mix flour, oatmeal, cinnamon, salt, nuts, sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Toss in nuts and
zest. You can cut this recipe in half if you like, because some will be leftover after sprinkling (just let the salt stay as is). 

Lemon Glaze: Optional
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
1/4 cup Powder sugar
1 teaspoon Butter





















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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Saucy Chicken

Saucy Chicken


Hi everybody :)

I'm still looking out for more quick-cooking recipes. Although this recipe is made for the slow-cooker, it still comes together in a snap. I listed the direction for the slow-cooker below but I cooked mine in the Super Pot. Let's get it started...

Saucy Chicken  adapted Taste of Home Quick Cooking Annual Cookbook (2010)
Prep: 15 min. Cook: 4-1/2 hours
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each) (I used chicken tenderloins)
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon (I used poultry seasoning)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup white wine or chicken broth


Place chicken in a 5-qt. slow cooker. 

In a small bowl, combine the cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, thyme, pepper and tarragon; pour over chicken.  (I added about 1/2 cup chicken stock to  the cream mixture.)
Cover and Cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 170°. (I cooked it until the liquid reduced down to a thick sauce and meat was tender, about 1 1/2 hours, skipping the next step)

Mix cornstarch and wine until smooth; stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until gravy is thickened.

What I Did and/or Think:
  
The changes I made are in Italic and Purple

The Taste: I LOVE the taste. The chicken was so tender in the creamy delicious sauce; definitely another GREAT REPEAT!

For Saucy Chicken with Vegetables:  The "Trio" carrots, onions, and celery can be added to this recipe also, just place in pot before adding the chicken.
3 cups sliced celery
3 cups sliced fresh carrots
2 cups sliced onion


I like to add my vegetables about 15-20 minutes before it ready, like I did here, because they seems overcook to me, especially with the Super Pot.

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