1 cup masa harina 1/2 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar 1-1/2 cups milk 2 eggs 4 tbsp butter, melted 1 tbsp of butter Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place 10” or 12” cast iron skillet in oven to preheat. If you don’t preheatContinue reading “Skillet cornbread”
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Vinegar Pie
Single pie crust (store bought or homemade basic pie pastry) 3 tbsp cider vinegar 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled 1/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1 cup water Preheat oven to 400. In small bowl, hand beat eggs until combined and lemony looking In largeContinue reading “Vinegar Pie”
Still cooking
I’ve cooked a lot over the last few weeks, but keep forgetting to take pictures of all the steps. I’ve made chocolate cream pie, vinegar pie, oven cooked burgers, Mexican sweet corn cake, mashed potatoes with leeks, gluten free coffee cake, chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, almond joy cookies and more. I have ENDContinue reading “Still cooking”
Chicken in Rustic Tomato sauce
With all the home cooking I’ve been doing I find myself in a rut of the same old things, and I’m tired of expending effort to make new and exciting things. I wanted like a chicken cacciatore, but I didn’t want to work at it. This was very low effort, and the long time inContinue reading “Chicken in Rustic Tomato sauce”
Bunny cake
2 cooked layers of cake. Any flavor any style but must be two round layers. Before I started baking I liked Duncan Hines yellow cake mix Frosting to cover two cake layers. Preferably white. Canned is fine. This is not about being gourmet but having an easy festive dessert Red food coloring and any otherContinue reading “Bunny cake”
Slab apple pie
1 sheet puff pastry thawed. 2 cups diced apples 1 tsp cinnemon 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp sugar (brown or white) 1/2 tsp lemon juice. 1 egg beaten with a tbsp or water 1 tbsp turbinado sugar (optional) Preheat oven to 400. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out puff pastry per package directions.Continue reading “Slab apple pie”
Beef with Barley Stew
1 tbsp oil (or leftover bacon fat) 1 onion, diced 1 celery stalk, diced 1 carrot, diced 1/2 bell pepper, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 London broil, cut into 1 inch chunks 1 cup red wine 6 cups beef broth (or 6 cups water and two tablespoons of Better than Broth boullion) 1 canContinue reading “Beef with Barley Stew”
Lacey style chocolate chip cookies
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 2 sticks softened butter (1 cup) 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 2 tsp vanilla extracr 2 eggs 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheet with parchment. Stir flour, baking soda and saltContinue reading “Lacey style chocolate chip cookies”
Southwest succotash bowl-no grain updated 8/31/21
1 15.5 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup frozen corn 1 7oz can green chilis. (La Preferida is my Brand because the mild are actually fairly hot) 1 red or orange bell pepper diced 1 jalapeño (or 2) diced with seeds and veins removed for milder heat. 1 tbsp chili powder 1Continue reading “Southwest succotash bowl-no grain updated 8/31/21”
Non recipe update plus tip
So I haven’t made anything easy to post about because I’ve just been throwing things together. However I did learn one tip. For chewy crispy Lacey style chocolate chip cookies, forget to add a cup of flour. I couldn’t figure out what I did wrong until a reddit user suggested I forgot flour. A pictureContinue reading “Non recipe update plus tip”