Archive for October, 2007

Favorites: Triple Chocolate Cake

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

This is a sinfully delicious and incredibly easy recipe that is sure to make any chocolate lover weak in the knees. “Kick it up a notch” by adding chocolate frosting for quadruple chocolate cake!
Triple Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:1 box of chocolate cake mix without pudding in the mix1 small box of instant chocolate pudding1 3/4 c. whole [...]

Favorites: Pumpkin Bread

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

This is the recipe that I am best known for among friends and my in-laws. I give out pumpkin bread every Christmas in gift bags. I got the recipe from my mom who always makes it for me when I come home in the fall and winter. It is my absolute favorite recipe. I have [...]

Quick Weeknight Dinner

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

My husband wasn’t feeling well and I wanted to cook him some comfort food, but I was getting home from work late. I quickly breaded some thinly sliced chicken breasts in bread crumbs and freshly grated Parmesan cheese, fried them and paired it with rice and a salad. Fried foods aren’t the healthiest option, but [...]

Cooking Weekend: Day 3 (the real food)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

I didn’t only bake on Sunday, I also made ribs and roasted zucchini. I’m making an effort to branch out!Chinese Lacquered Baby Back Ribsfrom the Nest
2 racks baby back ribs (about 2 pounds total)1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger5 garlic cloves1 c rice vinegar1/4 c soy sauce1 tbsp dark sesame oilKosher saltFreshly ground black pepper1 tsp [...]

Cooking Weekend: Day 3

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Today was baking bliss! I made blondies and pumpkin cranberry bread. I didn’t love the bread. It wasn’t as sweet or spicy as I like it; kind of bland, really. The apple blondies are wonderful!
Apple Blondiesfrom Nestie Kayte&Rob2/3 c butter, softened2 c packed brown sugar2 eggs1 tsp vanilla extract2 c all-purpose flour2 tsp baking powder1/4 [...]

Cooking Weekend: Day 2

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Saturday: Lasagna and Banana Cream Pie
My in-laws came for dinner on Saturday and I spent the day making lasagna from scratch and a banana cream pie. The lasagna was really good, but the banana cream pie was not as stiff as it should have been… more like banana cream yogurt. Next time I might add [...]

Cooking Weekend!

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

The Nesties “What’s for Dinner?” board on the Nest have inspired me to make some food whose main ingredients are not flour, sugar, eggs and butter. Apparently, as my husband has been telling me for years, woman cannot live on baked goods alone.
This weekend I have jumped in head first with 3 home-cooked meals! (And [...]