Lemon Tea Cake
Little Chef A wanted to have a tea party. We searched and searched and found this Lemon Tea Cake recipe. I have been reminded ever since we printed it off that we needed to make it! The tea party was a month away, but the planning had begun and it just "had to be the part of her dreams." She was so excited when we finally were able to make this!
The first thing we did was zest and juice one lemon. Since the cake and the glaze each required half we split it into two bowls.
The ...
Chicken Enchiladas
We have one recipe for enchiladas we have been using since I was little, well I added some beans to it over the years. I found this Chicken Enchilada recipe and had to give it a try. I already had my shredded chicken so putting this together wasn't very difficult. I did adapt this recipe quite a bit so that the prep work wouldn't be as time consuming. The onion and garlic was sauteed. Then all the spices were added in to toast for a quick minute. The corn and chilis were added and ...
Enchilada Sauce
Often times I want to make enchiladas and I do not have enchilada sauce in my pantry. I tried once before to make my own sauce but did NOT like the results. I thought we should give it a try. We were making Tyler Florence's enchiladas (spoiler alert!) and thought it was the perfect time. In the comments of his recipe someone posted an enchilada sauce recipe. I used that as a base and changed it to our liking.
The ingredients are easy. Everything was measured out and put in the same bowl.
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Chicken and White Bean Chili
After roasting two whole chickens and peeling the yummy meat off of it we had to figure out what to make with it all. I knew that wasn't going to be a hard task. We came across Chicken and White Bean Chili from Good Housekeeping. I made a few adaptations to fit our lifestyle. When we have busy days, soccer is what is keeping us busy right now, I need a slow cooker meal to start in the morning and forget about. Whenever we get home dinner is ready to go! Usually at that time my ...
Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style
It seems a lot of the recipes we have in reserve to try require shredded chicken. I thought we could try to make our own from a whole chicken. I was hoping if we roasted two chickens the time and effort would be worth it and we would have enough shredded chicken for multiple meals. We found Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style. It had great reviews and everything I have made from allrecipes with great reviews has been great. I was confident this one would be just as wonderful.
We started ...
Homemade French Baguettes
We have made quite a few different French Bread recipes. They all take about 3 hours to make. It is hard to find 3 hours where we are not on the go. This recipe takes about 1.5 hours start to finish. I was skeptical it would taste great because the time was cut in half, but it had great reviews so we decided to go ahead and try it.
The yeast, water and honey were added together until foamy.
While we were waiting Little Chef D measured out the flour and salt.
After foaming the salt/fl...
Sesame-Ginger Salmon en Papillote
Today we have an impressive meal to share. This was our very first time trying it. What I love about Sesame-Ginger Salmon en Papillote is the sauce and the convenience of all the vegetables and fish in a cute little packet. Pass one out per person and dinner is served!
We didn't change to much of this recipe. The marinade was made almost as directed. Little Chef A poured the sesame oil out too fast and some spilled over the teaspoon into the bowl. She wasn't sure what to do. At the same time ...
Off On Vacation
The Little Chefs are off track so we have been doing some traveling. We have had a rough few months and have needed to take a break and just have fun away from home! Denver was last week which was a work and play trip. We are on our way home from Southern California today which was a play trip. I'm hoping to stop by the M&M; store in Vegas today. I told the Little Chefs about it weeks ago when we were planning the details, but then plans were drastically changed. I'm still hoping we can ...
To Die For Blueberry Muffins
We saw some fresh blueberries and wanted to do something with them. We looked through one of our favorite recipes books and found To Die For Blueberry Muffins. Little Chef A and Little Chef D were working together this time on this recipe. Little Chef A measured out the flour, salt and baking powder. I helped her measure out 1/3 cup vegetable oil in a 1 cup measuring cup. She then cracked an egg to add to it and then filled the measuring cup the rest of the way with milk. It was an ...
Mississippi Mud
This year for Little Chef Dad's birthday Little Chef A HAD to make a cake. I convinced her to make her Dad's favorite birthday dessert, Mississippi Mud. When he was growing up there was an older lady in the neighborhood with the exact same birthday. She would bake Mississippi Mud and bring some to Little Chef Dad wishing him a happy birthday. I remember being newly married and getting taking a message from this lady still wishing him a happy birthday. Somehow one of his siblings was able ...
Caprese Tartlets
When Little Chef A first made Crostini Alla Romana it was successful except the bread was too thick. Caprese Tartlets by Melissa D' Arabian have pretty much the same ingredients. Tarlets are small and that is what my Little Chefs love to eat; anything small.
Little Chef A used one of our favorite tools, a pizza wheel, to cut off the crust. She then used a rolling pin and rolled it as flat as she could. The now squashed bread was passed to Little Chef D who brushed both sides with olive ...
Hammond’s Candy Factory
We have been on vacation in Denver, CO for the past few days. Hamond's Candy Factory is one of the places we visited. We were able to go on a 30 minute tour to see how the candy is made. The Little Chef's eyes were opened and they were very excited to see anything they could. All the candy here is made by hand. They were making candy trees the afternoon we visited. We were able to watch part of the process. The man in the orange made the candy from 3 basic ingredients. He is responsible for ...
