Monthly Archives March 2012

Rainbow Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 Nordic Ware Smiley Face Pancake pan
http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Smiley-Face-Pancake-Pan/dp/B004ATJGF2
5 food coloring gels (red, yellow, orange, blue, and purple)
1 box of Fiber One pancake mix or your favorite pancake mix
PAM Cooking spray
Butter
Syrup

Directions:

Mix water and pancake mix together with a whisk

Use 5 bowls to mix pancake batter with food coloring gel

Heat pan on medium heat...

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake

Cake Ingredients
 Cookie Dough Filling – no raw eggs
 Buttercream Frosting
 Bake cookies a day or two in advance
 Making the Cookie Dough Filling
 Making the Buttercream Frosting
 Pull cakes out and let them cool
 Added chocolate frosting for color. Only 1 layer
 Added some Buttercream frosting under the bottom of the top cake to hold it together
 Valentine’s Day Cake idea ...
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Bell Pepper Eggs

Ingredients:

Any color bell peppers – I used yellow and red
2 eggs
PAM
Salt & Pepper

Directions:

Cut the tops off the bell peppers and slice thin slices from each bell pepper to create perfect circles.

Bake bell peppers on 350 for 10 minutes.

In a pan, spray PAM and lay bell peppers in the pan. Crack 1 egg inside each bell pepper.

When egg is all white on one side, flip it over...

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Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf

Muffin or Loaf Ingredients:
5 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups All Purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk, plus more if needed
Topping Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans or cashews (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line muffin tins with paper liners...

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Spicy Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients:

1 box of your favorite noodles (we enjoy Farfalle noodles – bowtie from Barilla)
1 can of green beans
1 can of artichoke hearts (Maria’s or Reese)
3 tablespoons of finely chopped garlic
1/2 cup of Olive Oil
1 tablespoon of crused red peppers (more if you really enjoy it spicy)
1 pound of medium or large shrimp (leave tails on or remove them)
Salt & Pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese
Sourdough bre...

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