ribs

I made ribs last Sunday for dinner. They took a few hours but turned out really good. I also made garlic red potatoes and cornbread and corn. The potatoes were really good as well.

i forget what these are called...but they were good!

these are a mexican inspired appetizer i tried out one day. you take a tortilla and cut circles out of it using a cookie cutter. then you put those in a muffin pan so they kind of make a small cup and then you put whatever you want in them. i did some refried beans, cheese, and olives. i think you bake them at like 400 or 450 for 5 minutes, let them cool a minute and then eat. we had ours with sour cream and salsa. they turned out sooo good i thought! the tortillas got kind of crispy, exactly what i was looking for.

fruit salad

Just made this fruit salad. Kiwis, strawberries and mangos ... tasty combo. It's been a while since I've combined fruit.

one more pic

this is the last pic from the series below, its the apple pancake upside down. the cinnamon sugar kind of makes a glaze and the apples turned out really soft. it was good. the secret to making the apples stay at the bottom is to saute them first. i learned this the hard way. the first time i made this they floated so they didn't keep any of the sugary stuff on them...wasn't as good.

the last few months...if you want a recipe let me know. but here are some pics

the first is hootenanny, you've all had that.
next is some blueberry pancakes. the blueberries were good and juicy, the pancakes weren't very sweet, they were very bland and needed lots of syrup.
then there's some shepherd's pie. it's the best shepherd's pie i've ever had. serious.
this is a copy of the apple pancake from the original pancake house. it was kind of close...but some parts were almost "omelette-ey." It's similar to hootenanny but with some added ingredients like cinnamon and apples.

Double Chocolate Dream Cookies

I made these cookies and put them in the mail to Danny for his birthday. Ethan and Laura also ate some of them, and I ate a couple, too. Yum. I forgot to take a photo again. Maybe next time.

2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. baking cocoa
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 c. (2 sticks) butter
1 c. brown sugar (packed)
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 c. (1 pkg) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat over to 375 degrees. Beat butter, sugars, vanilla and eggs until light and fluffy. Gradually add dry ingredients. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool a little before using spatula to remove cookies from baking sheet.

Baked Blackberry French Toast

OK . . . so I didn't really make this yet . . . but I ate it at school made by our new principal, Linda Ventura, who made it so that we would all stay for Parent-Teacher Conferences that night. It's yummy, and I think Janette would particularly like it since she likes to cook new things for breakfast. Maybe we can have this for one of our Christmas breakfasts when everyone is here. Any volunteers to make it?

Baked Blackberry (or Raspberry) French Toast

2 T. corn syrup
1 cube butter (no marg)
1 c. brown sugar

Mix syrup, butter and sugar in sauce pan and bring to gentle boil. Spray 9 x 13 glass baking dish with Pam. Pour in mixture.

Place 6 slices of a white bread (sourdough is good) over syrup. You may have to “squish” them to fit. Spread 1 c. of whole (fresh or frozen) blackberries or raspberries evenly over bread. Top berries with 6 more slices of bread.

6 beaten eggs
1 ½ c. milk
1 t. vanilla
¼ t. salt

Mix eggs, milk, vanilla, salt then pour over bread. Cover and chill overnight.

Bake, uncovered, @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with extra berries.