Saturday, August 25, 2012

Hot Corn Dip


  • 2 cups shredded chedder cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Montery Jack
  • 2 tbs chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, diced small
  • 1 small can (4oz) diced green chilies, undrained
  • 1/2 cup Mayo
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 11oz can of corn, drained
  • 1 small tomato
  • 2 tbs cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tbs green onions, sliced thin

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
    Mix the cheeses, chiptole and green peppers, mayo, garlic powder and corn together. Pour into an oven safe dish. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Top with diced tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro. Serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Fruit Cobbler
a la Pioneer Woman

1 cube butter
1 1/4 c sugar
1 c self-rising flour
1 c milk
2 c blackberries, or other fruit, fresh or frozen

Melt butter in a microwavable dish. Pour 1 cup of sugar and flour into a mixing bowl, whisking in milk. Mix well. Then, pour in melted butter and whisk it all well together. Butter a baking dish.
Now rinse and pat dry the blackberries. Pour the batter into the buttered baking dish. Sprinkle blackberries over the top of the batter; distributing evenly. Sprinkle ¼ cup sugar over the top.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until golden and bubbly. If you desire, sprinkle an additional teaspoon of sugar over the cobbler 10 minutes before it’s done.

chef's note: i had to put cinnamon in it. maybe some nutmeg too.
5 Ingredient Flourless Cookies
a la mom

1 c peanut butter
1 c packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 t baking soda
1/2 c chocolate chips

blend peanut butter, sugar, egg and soda. fold in chocolate chips.
bake 350 for 9 minutes.
Aunt Marsha's Cookies
a la Aunt Marsha

1 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1 egg
2 c flour
1 t cream of tartar
1/2 t baking soda
1 t salt

cream shortening, sugars, vanilla and egg until fluffy. sift dry ingredients together and sift  into creamed mixture. bake 350 for 9-11 minutes.

Frosting
1/4 cup butter
2 T milk
1/2 t orange extract
1/4 t vanilla extract
1/2 t almond extract
pinch of salt
food coloring (optional)
powdered sugar (i used about a pound)