Posted in Dressings & Dips, Snacks on Jul 26th, 2010
I LOVE Sweet Potato Fries. In Salt Lake there is a bar/restaurant called The Bayou. It has amazing food (and lots and lots of various types of beer from around the world). One of my favorite things they have at The Bayou is their Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Aioli.
Now that I live in Wyoming, [...]
Betsy’s Excellent Granola
5 Cups Rolled Oats
1 Cup Bran
1 Cup Wheat Germ
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds (unsalted or raw)
1 Cup Chopped Almonds or Pecans
1 1/2 t Salt
Mix all of [...]
Mix in a bowl and set aside:
2 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Soda
Cream together:
1 up Shortening
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup White Sugar
Then add to the sugar mixture:
2 Eggs
Then add 1 Cup Peanut Butter to the Sugar mixture. Slowly add the flour mixture, and beat together until fully incorporated. Then add Vanilla.
Roll into balls [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Dressings & Dips, Snacks, Vegetarian on Apr 30th, 2010
1 bag of fresh Cranberries
Juice from 1 Lime
1 bunch Cilantro
1 bunch Green Onions
1/2 cup Sugar
1 Jalapeno Pepper
Place all ingredients in your food processor and run until they are completed blended.
Serve with chips or on top of cream cheese or whatever sounds good.
Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Snacks on Apr 21st, 2010
This is one of the best cookies I have ever had. I highly recommend them!!
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Bake Time: 17 to 20 minutes
Yield: About 3 dozen cookies (see note below)
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon. baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated [...]
Posted in Cookies, Desserts, Fruit, Snacks on Mar 15th, 2010
¾ lb. unsalted butter at room temp
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 ½ cups flour
¼ tsp. salt
¾ cup good raspberry preserves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter and sugar until just combined. Add vanilla.
In medium bowl, sift together the flour and the salt and then add to butter mixture. Mix on low speed until dough [...]
Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Snacks on Mar 6th, 2010
Makes a bunch!
Ingredients
1 pound unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
4 large eggs
3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour*
3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 pounds bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper [...]
Posted in Breads & Rolls, Snacks on Feb 18th, 2010
Important Note: The sponge needs to rest overnight; the dough needs to rise for about eight hours. This is not a quick pizza dough recipe, but it is well worth the time.
Yield: Makes 8 9-inch pizzas
Sponge:
1 cup lukewarm water (110°F to 115°F)
1 envelope active dry yeast, divided
1 cup all purpose flour, divided
Dough:
1 1/2 cups lukewarm [...]
Posted in Snacks on Oct 25th, 2009
2 Bags Microwave Popcorn – popped with the old maids removed
Boil for 1 minute: 1 Cup Sugar
½ Cup Honey
½ Cup Karo Syrup
Take off the burner and add:
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
In a large mixing bowl, pour the peanut butter mixture over the popcorn. Stir together so popcorn is evenly coated with the peanut [...]
Posted in Snacks on Oct 23rd, 2009
Small zip-lock bags
Enough Candy Corn to fill bag
Print off the following saying and attach it to the baggie of Candy Corn.
“I started to carve a pumpkin with my carving knife and scoop, but the pumpkin got so scared he took a little poop! It looked so cute and funny, just like a candy treat. So [...]