Peppermint Bark

Bunch of semi-sweet chocolate chips (enough to cover a 9 x 9)...
splash of peppermint liqueur
---> melt, mix, freeze

Bunch of white chocolate
Smushed up candy canes
---> melt, mix, pour on brown, freeze

Break into pieces... Mmmm...

Raspberry Truffle Fudge

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Raspberry-Truffle-Fudge/Detail.aspx

Didn't make layers - just mixed it all together:

6 100g bars chocolate (4 milk, 2 dark)
about a cup semi-sweet chips
can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup whipping cream
about 1/2 c seedless raspberry "jam" (isn't seedless jam = jelly?)
a bit of vanilla

cooked it for a bit... stuck it in a 9 x 9... fridgify... roll into truffles... SUPERGOOD... nice with cocoa powder...

Dark Truffles

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tempting-Truffles/Detail.aspx

1 (big) block dark callebaut
1/4 c icing sugar

skipped the nuts...

hard to work with - either too hard or too soft... good texture

Eggnog Fudge

http://www.recipezaar.com/Easy-Christmas-Eggnog-Fudge-No-Thermometer-79213

changes:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 block of callebaut white
12 regular marshamallows

skipped the nuts...

(Chocolate Chip) Pound Cake

Whimsical Bakehouse

8 oz (2 sticks) unsalted butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 ½ c sugar
2 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
2 ¼ c cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 c semisweet chocolate chips

Grease and flour 2 9-inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350. All ingredients should be room temperature.

With a mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add cream cheese, mix, add sugar, mix a lot, add sour cream and vanilla, mix, add eggs (one at a time).

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and add to butter/egg mixture – beat on low speed until smooth.

Stir in chocolate chips by hand.

Pour into prepared pans and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes before taking out of pans.

Coconut Pudding

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Coconut-Cream-Pie-VI/Detail.aspx?prop31=1

as written - except without crust...

Tex-Mex Chicken

Tex-Mex Chicken

http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/slow-cooker-tex-mex-chicken-107073.aspx

4 chicken thighs
1/2 package taco seasoning
2 tbsp (ish) flour
1/3 c chipotle salsa (mine)
1/2 c salsa (mild)
1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
1 c frozen corn
handful of green beans

later - cheese

Slow cooker - high

Eye-pple Cake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Dutch-Apple-Cake/Detail.aspx

Loved this - especially the crunchy top

Pumpkin Cheesecake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Double-Layer-Pumpkin-Cheesecake/Detail.aspx

- for work

Broiled Apples

Broiled Apples Recipe - Fruits - MyRecipes.com

Sweet Potato Curry

Sweet Potato Thai Curry Recipe | Recipezaar - used a jumbo yam, threw in some potatoes... skipped the spinach

2 sweet potatoes, peeled and in 1/2 cubes
1 onion, Chopped
3 garlic cloves, Finely chopped
2 inches fresh ginger, Finely chopped
olive oil, for saute
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 1/2 tablespoons panang curry paste
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 chili  (fresh and finely chopped or flakes)
fresh spinach (2 bags of the prepackaged spinach)
1 tablespoon fish sauce
cilantro, for garnish

1 Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger in the olive oil on medium high heat in a large pot until the onion is transparent.
2 Add the sweet potato and pastes. Mix well. Allow for mixture to heat up.
3 Add coconut milk and chili. Stir. Allow for mixture to heat up.
4 Add all the spinach to the pot, but do not mix. Cover the pot.
5 After 5 minutes, the spinach should be wilted. Stir into mixture. At this time, add the fish sauce and stir.
6 Re-lid and let simmer for 5-10 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked.
7 Serve over rice and add a sprig of cilantro on top.

Fall is here

Buttery Dinner Rolls

1 egg
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons dry yeast
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 tsp salt
4  Tbsp  butter -- (1/2 stick) melted

1. Heat milk and water to 90 F in microwave.
2. Add ingredients to bread pan in order shown. Drizzle melted butter over flour.
3. Select dough cycle.
4. After first rise, punch down and form rolls. Place on greased baking sheets, cover with plastic wrap and rise until doubled.
5. Brush with butter/egg wash if desired
6. Bake at 350 for 10-20 minutes
   

Makes 12 rolls

fixed from http://www.bread-bakers.com/archives/recipe/text/b4q96-1.txt

BBQ Eggplant

2 or 3 tbsp miracle whip
1 tsp minced garlic
a little bit chipotle chili pepper

eggplant, sliced into 3/4 inch slices

bread crumbs

--> smear the mayo on the eggplant, dip in the bread crumbs

--> bbq - 5ish minutes per side;

1/2 cup mozzarella
tbsp parmesan
1/2 tsp ish basil

--> after the flip, add cheese mix on the top side

* decent... peeled ones dried out quickly

Ricotta "stuffed" butternut

1 squuush - halved, seeded, pre-cooked in micro - maybe 14 minutes total?

butter, onions, garlic - sauteed
a bunch of baby spinach -heated

1 tub ricotta
2 eggs
italian seasoning
dill
parsley
lime juice - not very much
grated cheddar - maybe 1/4 cup - how come nobody bought parmesan?

350 - 20 minutes, maybe 25?

pretty yummy - rounder squash would be better though

Slow Cooker Jambalaya

1 chicken breast
2 smokies

boil

1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
some onion
some celery
1 can tomato paste
1 can whole tomatoes
1 tbsp. garlic stuff - too much
1 tbsp. chili powder
some thyme
a little cayenne
3/4 c chicken stock

morning:
shrimp
cajun seasoning (should have gone in earlier)


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jambalaya-II/Detail.aspx

http://www.slowandsimple.com/Jambalaya-r-508.html

Dutch butter cake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Botercake/Detail.aspx

- 2 sticks butter
- 260 g sugar
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (ish) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder

More soup :)

http://foodiefriends.blogspot.com/2007/11/thai-red-curry-soup-with-chicken.html
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/THAI-RED-CURRY-SOUP-WITH-CHICKEN-AND-VEGETABLES-4260
http://www.recipezaar.com/105139

- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp red curry paste
- 1 chicken breast, skinny sliced
- 3/4 cup matchstick carrots
- 1/2 cup snowpeas
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger
- 2 cans coconut milk
- 2 cans veggie broth
- 2-3 tbsp lime juice
- cilantro

--> could have been spicier

Black Tea Lemonade

Black Tea Lemonade - aka "Arnold Palmer" - woo

Cheesy Pull-Aparts

Hot cheese bread - mmmmm (recipe)


--> How did i not know about the existence of smoked Gruyere before this?? Someone should have told me...

Thai Red Curry Soup

Thai Red Curry Soup

White Butter Cake

Whimsical Bakehouse

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat at high speed until light and fluffy:

6 ounces(1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt

On a piece of wax paper. sift together:

3 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp cream of tartar

Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternately with:

1 1/4 cups milk
3/4 tsp pure vanilla

In a separate bowl beat until foamy:

3/4 cup egg whites (6-8 large egg whites)

Continue beating at high speed while gradually adding:

1/2 cup sugar

When stiff peaks form, fold the whites into the cake batter with a rubber spatula. Blend just until the whites are evenly distributed.

Bake at 350 degrees - 20-35 minutes (toothpick test).

9 cups of batter

Italian Meringue Buttercream

http://www.recipezaar.com/217454

· 1 cup sugar
· 1/4 cup water
· 5 egg white
· 1/4 cup sugar
· 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into tablespoons

Directions
1. Boil 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water over medium heat until it reaches 245. As it cooks begin meringue so it's ready when syrup is done.
2. Whip egg whites with a wire whisk in a stand up mixer on high until soft peaks form. About 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle in 1/4 cup sugar. Beat.
3. Slowly pour the hot syrup into the meringue steadily with the mixer still on high.
4. Beat the frosting for 7-10 minutes until the outside of the bowl is room temperature.
5. Beat in butter by the tablespoon. The butter will deflate the frosting a bit. Add in desired flavorings.

Flavorings:
- Chocolate. - 1/2 cup melted and cooled chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Coconut. - 1 teaspoon coconut extract and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Coffee. -1 teaspoon espresso powder or 3-5 tablespoons strong coffee.