Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies
I doubled the recipe..
Ingredients:
2 bags chocolate chips
2 cups peanut butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
Combine peanut butter, sugar and eggs until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 325. Let cool for 10 minutes before moving to cooling rack. These are the best cookies I've ever had and so easy to make. :)
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Angel Food Cake and Vanilla Pudding
My family of 5 got 5 hens in the spring for a new project. Our hens recently started laying eggs and now we are getting about 5 eggs a day. I was looking forward to the day when they would start laying eggs, but now that they do, it can be a little overwhelming to use them all, so I am currently searching for egg recipes and will share what I find on this blog for others who may be experiencing the same dilemma.
This blog will includes a combo of 2 recipes because one uses egg whites and the other uses the yolks, so these will more than likely work as a combo because of our excessive egg issue. We don't want to waste them, so this is the plan.
Angel Food Cake
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup cake flour (we used wheat flour because that's what I had, but my plan is to get some organic unbleached cake flour for the 2nd attempt, it will need to be special ordered)
12 egg whites
1/3 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsps. cream of tarter
Directions:
Combine egg whites, water, vanilla extract, and cream of tarter. Whisk it together until creamy. You could use an electric hand mixer, but those things freak me out, so I just used the whisk and it seemed to do the job. Stir the sugar, salt and flour together in a separate bowl and then stir the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until well blended. You could sift the dry ingredients or put the sugar in a food processer to make it more fluffy, but I am lazy when it comes to cooking, so I did not do this and it still seemed to turn out fine. Dump batter in either a tube pan or 2 round cake pans. We used 2 round cake pans, but only because I do not own a tube pan. After having this recipe be a success, I plan on purchasing one of those cool angel food cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees. The cake was awesome, but I'm still working on the frosting. I tried a frosting recipe that was just a runny mess and more work than I prefer, so I will add this later once I find a good one. :)
Vanilla Delicious Pudding Custard Stuff
I quadrupled this original recipe I found to use up all of the egg yolks and it seemed to work well for our family of five.
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn starch
1 tsp. salt
9 cups whole milk or whatever you've got
12 small egg yolks (It would probably take 6-8 large ones)
3/4 cup unsalted butter
2 2/3 TBS. vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix sugar, corn starch, salt, milk and eggs in medium sauce pan with a whisk, continue to whisk over medium heat until it starts to bubble and stick to the sides, use a spatula and stir over low heat for a few minutes. Stir in butter and vanilla extract until combined evenly. You can strain the pudding to get rid of some of the lumps, but I did not have the proper strainer, so it seemed to still turn out fine, just slightly lumpy. :)
Enjoy!
This blog will includes a combo of 2 recipes because one uses egg whites and the other uses the yolks, so these will more than likely work as a combo because of our excessive egg issue. We don't want to waste them, so this is the plan.
Angel Food Cake
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup cake flour (we used wheat flour because that's what I had, but my plan is to get some organic unbleached cake flour for the 2nd attempt, it will need to be special ordered)
12 egg whites
1/3 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsps. cream of tarter
Directions:
Combine egg whites, water, vanilla extract, and cream of tarter. Whisk it together until creamy. You could use an electric hand mixer, but those things freak me out, so I just used the whisk and it seemed to do the job. Stir the sugar, salt and flour together in a separate bowl and then stir the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until well blended. You could sift the dry ingredients or put the sugar in a food processer to make it more fluffy, but I am lazy when it comes to cooking, so I did not do this and it still seemed to turn out fine. Dump batter in either a tube pan or 2 round cake pans. We used 2 round cake pans, but only because I do not own a tube pan. After having this recipe be a success, I plan on purchasing one of those cool angel food cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees. The cake was awesome, but I'm still working on the frosting. I tried a frosting recipe that was just a runny mess and more work than I prefer, so I will add this later once I find a good one. :)
Vanilla Delicious Pudding Custard Stuff
I quadrupled this original recipe I found to use up all of the egg yolks and it seemed to work well for our family of five.
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn starch
1 tsp. salt
9 cups whole milk or whatever you've got
12 small egg yolks (It would probably take 6-8 large ones)
3/4 cup unsalted butter
2 2/3 TBS. vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix sugar, corn starch, salt, milk and eggs in medium sauce pan with a whisk, continue to whisk over medium heat until it starts to bubble and stick to the sides, use a spatula and stir over low heat for a few minutes. Stir in butter and vanilla extract until combined evenly. You can strain the pudding to get rid of some of the lumps, but I did not have the proper strainer, so it seemed to still turn out fine, just slightly lumpy. :)
Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Breaded Pork Chops
My family of 5 got 5 hens in the spring for a new project. Our hens recently started laying eggs and now we are getting about 5 eggs a day. I was looking forward to the day when they would start laying eggs, but now that they do, it can be a little overwhelming to use them all, so I am currently searching for egg recipes and will share what I find on this blog for others who may be experiencing the same dilemma.
Breaded Pork Chops
Since I am lazy when it comes to cooking, I look for things that will be easy and use up eggs and I came across breaded pork chops. We had some pork chops in our freezer, of course we have eggs and we also have crackers. That's all you need for this quick and easy dinner item.
Ingredients:
A few Pork Chops
3 or 4 eggs
a couple handfuls of crackers (we used multigrain club crackers, but Saltine crackers may work better if you have them laying around )
Salt for taste
Pepper for taste
Directions:
Take a plastic bag and put the crackers in it, I used a bread bag. Smash the crackers until they are crumbs. This was the fun part. A good way to get out frustrations of the day. Ha! After the crackers are all smashed up, put them in a bowl. In a separate bowl or skillet, put a few eggs and beat them with a whisk and sprinkle them with salt and pepper for taste. Then take the pork chops and individually soak them in the eggs one side and then flip them over and soak the other side and then do the same thing with the cracker crumbs until the pork chop is completely covered with crumbs. Place the pork chops in a baking dish and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes. I dumped the extra crumbs on the pork chops and dispersed them evenly. I scrambled the leftover eggs and gave them to my two year old.
Enjoy!
Breaded Pork Chops
Since I am lazy when it comes to cooking, I look for things that will be easy and use up eggs and I came across breaded pork chops. We had some pork chops in our freezer, of course we have eggs and we also have crackers. That's all you need for this quick and easy dinner item.
Ingredients:
A few Pork Chops
3 or 4 eggs
a couple handfuls of crackers (we used multigrain club crackers, but Saltine crackers may work better if you have them laying around )
Salt for taste
Pepper for taste
Directions:
Take a plastic bag and put the crackers in it, I used a bread bag. Smash the crackers until they are crumbs. This was the fun part. A good way to get out frustrations of the day. Ha! After the crackers are all smashed up, put them in a bowl. In a separate bowl or skillet, put a few eggs and beat them with a whisk and sprinkle them with salt and pepper for taste. Then take the pork chops and individually soak them in the eggs one side and then flip them over and soak the other side and then do the same thing with the cracker crumbs until the pork chop is completely covered with crumbs. Place the pork chops in a baking dish and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes. I dumped the extra crumbs on the pork chops and dispersed them evenly. I scrambled the leftover eggs and gave them to my two year old.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Broccoli, Cheese, Egg Casserole
My family of 5 got 5 hens in the spring for a new project. Our hens recently started laying eggs and now we are getting about 5 eggs a day. I was looking forward to the day when they would start laying eggs, but now that they do, it can be a little overwhelming to use them all, so I am currently searching for egg recipes and will share what I find on this blog for others who may be experiencing the same dilemma.
The first Recipe that I have discovered aside from the boiled eggs and scrambled eggs that got old after about a week is broccoli, cheese, egg casserole. It was quite tasty. I found the recipe on Google, but since I'm lazy and cheap and did not have all of the ingredients it was requiring, this is what I came up with and I was really happy with it. :)
Broccoli, Cheese, Egg Casserole
What you need:
5 eggs
1/3 cup flour (I used wheat flour because that's what I had)
1 stick butter
1 cup whole milk
broccoli
cheese (Colby Jack)
salt
pepper
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Boil broccoli florets from about 3 broccoli stalks for about 3 minutes. Mix eggs, flour, butter, milk, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a bowl until somewhat creamy. Place broccoli florets in the bottom of casserole dish, cover with favorite cheese (we used Colby Jack) either shredded or ripped in little pieces if you do it the lazy way, dump egg mixture over broccoli cheese, cover with more cheese, bake for 25 min. or until top is slightly brown, let cool for a few minutes and then pig out.
Enjoy!
(My friend added some ham and said it was great!)
The first Recipe that I have discovered aside from the boiled eggs and scrambled eggs that got old after about a week is broccoli, cheese, egg casserole. It was quite tasty. I found the recipe on Google, but since I'm lazy and cheap and did not have all of the ingredients it was requiring, this is what I came up with and I was really happy with it. :)
Broccoli, Cheese, Egg Casserole
What you need:
5 eggs
1/3 cup flour (I used wheat flour because that's what I had)
1 stick butter
1 cup whole milk
broccoli
cheese (Colby Jack)
salt
pepper
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Boil broccoli florets from about 3 broccoli stalks for about 3 minutes. Mix eggs, flour, butter, milk, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a bowl until somewhat creamy. Place broccoli florets in the bottom of casserole dish, cover with favorite cheese (we used Colby Jack) either shredded or ripped in little pieces if you do it the lazy way, dump egg mixture over broccoli cheese, cover with more cheese, bake for 25 min. or until top is slightly brown, let cool for a few minutes and then pig out.
Enjoy!
(My friend added some ham and said it was great!)
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