Doesn’t this look like spring? Lemony Lemon Brownies Ingredients: • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened • 2 large eggs • 2 tablespoons lemon zest • 2 tablespoons lemon juice For the tart Lemon Glaze: • 4 tbsps lemon juice • 8 tsps lemon zest • 1 cup icing sugar Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Grease an 8×8 inch baking dish…
Haven’t tried this yet, but it looks yummy. You might make this as a special treat today to cheer people up on this glorious tax day. SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK PIE: ½ C. buttermilk 1¾ C. sugar 2 large eggs 3 tbsp. flour pinch of salt 1 stick butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. nutmeg Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix everything togher and pour into an unblked 9 inch shell. Sprinkle The top lightly with nutmeg. Bake 15 minutes. REduce over…
I’ve never heard of a zebra cake until I saw this online one day. I’m anxious to have an occasion to try it. Zebra Cake • Makes about 10 servings Ingredients: • 4 eggs • 1 cup sugar • 1 cup butter (200 g), at room temperature • 1 cup milk • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 3 cups flour • 2 tsp baking powder • 1/4 tsp salt • For the chocolate batter • 3 tbsp cocoa powder •…
Super-Easy Microwave Fudge Ingredients: 1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk 1 12oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup pecans (optional) Steps: 1. Pour all ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl. 2. Microwave until the chips melt, about 1 minute. Stir until smooth. 3. Set in fridge. After about 2 hours of solidifying, take out and cut into squares.
A friend recently shared this recipe with me. It sounded yummy. I tried it a couple of nights later. Oh my gosh! It was delicious! Let me know if you agree. Company Chicken 1 cup cooked, cubed chicken breast 8 oz. cream cheese (onion with chives) 2 Tbsp. butter ½ cup mushroom slices (optional) ½ cup crushed Pepperidge Herbed Croutons ½ cup chopped Pecans 3 Tbsp. melted butter 1 can crescent rolls Mix together the softened cheese and 2 tablespoons…
Here’s a fun recipe to try to spark interest in dinner.
When our children were little we waited for the first hard freeze in the fall. On a cool, wet Saturday in late October or early November we headed south of Kansas City to a pecan grove near Pleasanton, Kansas armed with boxes and gunnysacks to carry our treasure. The farmer had a large clamp on the front of his Ford tractor. He attached the clamp around the tree. “Get back. It’s gonna rain pecans.” When he activated the machine the…
One thing I try to do with my granddaughters every year is make a gingerbread house and let the girls decorate it. I love to watch their creativity blossom. Here’s the recipe we use. Gingerbread House 2 sticks (1 cup) butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 2 egg 2 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoon milk 2 teaspoon ground ginger 2 cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt 6 cups flour Directions: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy….
Last week we talked about cooking the turkey. Now we need gravy to go with it. It’s easy to make. Honest. Just follow these directions. Turkey Gravy 2 cups drippings from roast turkey 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup milk salt and pepper to taste Mix the cornstarch and milk together in a small bowl or a glass jar with a lid until there are no lumps. Pour this mixture into the two cups drippings from the turkey in a saucepan….