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Chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting & chocolate gauche & homemade peanut butter balls & peanut butter cups!</div>karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-41158533004325853212012-03-10T06:53:00.001-06:002012-03-10T06:55:53.892-06:00Lemon Meringue Pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div>Sugar cookie crust, cream cheese, powdered sugar and strawberry jelly sauce, and layers of yummy fruit!</div>karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-76316318336159056022011-04-22T07:16:00.000-05:002011-04-22T07:16:24.219-05:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj-AZt-wpPBMuv2DKsoOuzmWKVRSZnUsUYxdu48jDtMiIbwXmPb6KQaambCn-j7BSW6xbuxfr0RJ1KuyC0UPRMWRiq-ESc1Oik6nvUUEtP9j4BAD5ePPkb1eUjc_vUu3QSoYxXO3nA95C/s1600/0421215940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj-AZt-wpPBMuv2DKsoOuzmWKVRSZnUsUYxdu48jDtMiIbwXmPb6KQaambCn-j7BSW6xbuxfr0RJ1KuyC0UPRMWRiq-ESc1Oik6nvUUEtP9j4BAD5ePPkb1eUjc_vUu3QSoYxXO3nA95C/s320/0421215940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I used this <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/fabulous-focaccia-recipe/index.html">recipe</a>... well, kind of. ;) (I have a hard time following any recipe very closely, apparently.)<br />
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I followed the dough part... but for the shaping and the toppings.. here's what I did.<br />
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I shaped mine in a circle and put it on my greased pizza stone (seriously, if you don't have one, go get one. I love mine!). I let rise like it says.. then I put "dimples" (I thought this meant poke with my finger a bunch? If not, well, that's what I did!), as directed.<br />
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I brushed it with olive oil.<br />
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But the part where it says caramelize onions? Well, I caramelized half a red onion cause that's what I had in my fridge. Then I added minced garlic to the pan and cooked that a little bit at the end.<br />
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Instead of shredded parm, I used shredded mozz. Again, just because it's what I had!<br />
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So, recap of steps: Raised dough, dimpled dough, brushed with olive oil, topped with mozz, topped with red onions & garlic, and then sprinkled with crushed rosemary and fresh cracked black peppercorn!<br />
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I baked mine for 20 minutes in a 400 degree preheated oven (recipe says 15 minutes. I think mine was thicker is why it seemed to take longer!).<br />
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Not sure how it actually tastes... We'll see tomorrow! But doesn't the picture look amazing?karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-47184439392797344262011-03-08T20:07:00.009-06:002011-03-09T21:06:24.986-06:00Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TD4YZsIf7Mo/TXgiDgnTc-I/AAAAAAAAAws/ttZIL9RVj5s/s1600/0309073931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TD4YZsIf7Mo/TXgiDgnTc-I/AAAAAAAAAws/ttZIL9RVj5s/s320/0309073931.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>According to the Shenandoah Education Association Scholarship Cookbook 2007, the following recipe is <i>Kathy's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake</i>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b>2 pkg. cream cheese - softened</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b>2 eggs</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b>1/2 cup sugar</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b>1 tsp vanilla</b></span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Put 3/4 of your cookie dough in a sprayed 9 x 13 pan. Press into the pan. Beat the cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Pour over the cookie dough. Drop remaining cookie dough by teaspoon fulls on top of the cream cheese mixture.</b></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Eat like you don't know what a treadmill is.</b></span></li>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">3/4 cup crisco (1/2 crisco, 1/2 butter)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1 1/4 cup sugar</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1/8 cup molasses</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">2 TBSP milk (heavy cream, buttermilk)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1 TBSP vanilla</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1 egg</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">2 1/4 cup flour</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1 tsp salt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">3/4 tsp baking soda</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1/2 tsp baking powder</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1 cup milk chocolate chips</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">Cream crisco, butter, sugar, molasses, milk and vanilla; beat in egg. Add salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour; combine until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. [stop here if using this recipe.. if making chocolate chip cookies.. Drop by rounded teaspoon fulls onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree preheated oven for 8 - 12 minutes. Cool and enjoy] </span></span></div>karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-75034239450549422362011-03-05T11:16:00.004-06:002011-03-05T12:08:51.338-06:00Cinnamon Raisin Bread!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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I used the recipe from this <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/worlds-best-cinnamon-raisin-bread-not-bread-machine-98867">link</a> ... EXCEPT:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">I subbed 3/4 cup lowfat buttermilk for the eggs.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I used cooking spray instead of rubbing with milk before sprinkling cinnamon sugar.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I had frozen raisins, so I added those to the scalded milk (which helped the milk cool quicker and helped plump the raisins!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I let mine rise twice. I punched it down once, and then let it rise again.</li>
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">When I do my final rise (when the dough is rolled together and in the pan), I like to pour boiling water into a 9x13 pan and put it on the bottom shelf of oven. Warm the oven to 120 degrees, turn oven off.. let initial heat out of oven by opening door, and then put the pans of dough in oven to rise until doubled! About 30-40 minutes.</li>
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<div style="text-align: left;">This is a bread I definitely like better toasted the next day, as opposed to warm right out of the oven. :)</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had to use both mixers... first one was not big enough.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sliced and toasted! Mmmmmmm. (Good with a little butter! But really, what isn't?)</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><div><span id="goog_77178641"></span><span id="goog_77178642"></span></div></span>karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-36716835410209677722010-04-23T21:24:00.009-05:002010-04-23T22:04:01.777-05:00Angels We Have Heard Stacked High!<div align="center">Mini Angel Food Cakes!</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s8KPibvbplI/S9JWjE0c3zI/AAAAAAAAAp8/6aL3stlDOwg/s1600/angelfoodbites.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463524458542980914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s8KPibvbplI/S9JWjE0c3zI/AAAAAAAAAp8/6aL3stlDOwg/s320/angelfoodbites.JPG" border="0" /></a> Some things are just better left up to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span></span>-made experts!<br /><br /><ul><li>Buy 1 box confetti angel food cake mix.</li><li>Mix as directed on box.</li><li>Bake as directed, except reduce time accordingly for mini muffin tins.<br /></li></ul><p>I prefer them frozen.. However, word from the QT<span style="font-size:85%;">*</span> is, they should be consumed two at a time with a strawberry sandwiched between them!</p><p>Either way, they are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Angely</span></span> Delicious!</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">*QT=Quantity Taster</span></p>karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-66185182655763526712010-04-18T14:30:00.006-05:002010-04-23T21:31:58.656-05:00Almost Priceless!<div align="center">Craig's List Kitchen Aid Mixer: $100</div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s8KPibvbplI/S8teshQkfrI/AAAAAAAAAn0/VNmt-nZArjc/s1600/kamixer.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461563092051984050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s8KPibvbplI/S8teshQkfrI/AAAAAAAAAn0/VNmt-nZArjc/s320/kamixer.JPG" border="0" /></a>Reuniting With Your Fraternal Twin: Priceless!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461562818425388018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s8KPibvbplI/S8tecl65-_I/AAAAAAAAAns/t5lp58JUN7o/s320/ka+mixer.JPG" border="0" /> </div>karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144797173162274243.post-14200353459484174982010-04-17T22:14:00.005-05:002010-04-23T21:32:46.072-05:00Kitchen Sweet Kitchen<div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461311160230161282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutmOJreEXntm3m7BovLmtkMHN_iyUMr1yIo4Mn11qM-u6Fo1UWr-B_efBYNAre1VU6aHv9hqsDjHNMUNNmgfQkLasc52ugKfkSHPRUJH4C7khhyphenhyphen9TN9RuWmG4qKpX9IP3VdW0XxFpY8o6/s320/kitchen.JPG" border="0" />Two kitchenaid mixers, a stove, a micro, a fridge, a sink and a dishwasher... all in one little cubbyhole of a kitchen... What else could a girl ask for?<br /><br />(Well.... maybe just a few more hours in the day to bake all the SWEET! Things everyone could ever want!)karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573314907482923432noreply@blogger.com2