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Miranda
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3:13 AM
I'm about to throw this together before I get my kids ready for bed and stick it in the fridge overnight to bake in the morning. It's so easy, I make this once a week, on the same day. You can top it with milk or yogurt if you want. Maybe someone else is looking for quick, semi- healthy breakfast ideas like I always am?
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. brown sugar
3 c. oats
2 t. baking powder
1 t. vanilla
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 c. milk
Mix oil, eggs and sugar until well blended. Add other ingredients and mix well. Place in a greased 8x8 or a 9x13 pan (will be thick or thin depending). Cover and put in fridge overnight, take out 10 minutes before baking - bake uncovered 350 for 35 minutes.
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condiment
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Miranda
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8:48 AM
This is a recipe I found recently to use in place of the REAL maple syrup that I miss so much from back home. It has worked great for our pancakes...
1 C. Brown Sugar
3/4 C. Water
1 t. Maple Flavoring (can use Vanilla if needed)
Mix water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and
simmer for 15 minutes, don't let it burn.
Add Maple flavoring and chill.
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condiment
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Miranda
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8:39 AM
Here's my recipe for BBQ sauce. I use it in any of my recipes that call for bbq sauce, on bbq chicken pizza or over chicken breasts in my crockpot for pulled sandwiches. It's easy and I can freeze what I don't use in ziplocs so it's at hand for future meals and I'm not making it from scratch every.single.time.
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic
2 T. olive oil
5 1/3 c. ketchup
1 c. apple cider vinegar(I use any vinegar I have)
2/3 c. brown sugar
2/3 c. Worcestershire sauce
4 t. chili powder
Saute onion in oil, until translucent. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for about 20-30 minutes.
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Dessert
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Miranda
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12:39 AM
This is so easy! I made this a few nights ago with fresh sliced peaches and a bit of blueberries and it turned out great. I love how simple it was and I didn't need a ton of spices or ingredients. This is not a super sweet cobbler, which made for a good duo with vanilla ice cream.
*1 package any frozen fruit or 2 C sliced fresh fruit. You can use whatever you want/have.
*1/4 C melted Butter
*1 C sugar
*1 C self-rising flour. (If you cannot find self-rising flour - I can't here where I live - then mix 1 t. baking powder and 1/2 t. salt to your all purpose flour)
*1 C milk
Place fruit in the bottom of any bakeware 9x13 style dish. Pour melted butter over the fruit.
In a seperate bowl mix sugar, flour and milk. Stir just until combined. Pour over the fruit.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Serve with ice-cream (optional).
Perfect for last minute company, easy family night dessert or I'd even take it to a brunch...or you could top it with creamy yogurt for a breakfast type cake/cobbler.
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2:08 AM
Here's my most oft used pancake recipes. I figured I'd post all three and let you choose which sounds best to you or try all three. I make pancakes once a week on the weekends for us to enjoy a lazy breakfast. One is healthier than the others and really simple to throw together. The others aren't as healthy but are amazing. The gingerbread one is so good around the holidays or on cold mornings with hot coffee. I like mine with REAL maple syrup (can't be found here in Asia!) and a variety of frozen berries.
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a separate bowl, beat together buttermilk, milk, vanilla, eggs and melted butter. Keep the two mixtures separate until you are ready to cook.
Heat a lightly greased griddle or frying pan over medium heat.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, using a wooden spoon or fork to blend. Stir until just blended together.Do not overmix! Scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/3 cup for each pancake. Cook on both sides until golden brown. Serve with butter, syrup, and powdered sugar or fruit preserves.
Easy Overnight Oatmeal Pancakes
Healthier :)
4 cups Oats
6 cups buttermilk. (I add 1 T. vinegar or lemon juice to every c. of milk and let it sit for 5-10 minutes before adding rest of ingredients - you can't find buttermilk here.)
6 eggs
1 cup of flour
3 t. baking powder
dash of salt
2t. olive oil
Add oats and milk and let it sit overnight. Mix in rest of ingredients with whisk then cook over skillet until done.
Magnolia Cafe’s Gingerbread Pancakes
Cream together the first 2 ingredients. Add the next 3 ingredients. In a separate bowl, sift together all but the last ingredient. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix well, and add butter and stir until combined. May need to add water if the batter is too thick. Recipe can easily be halved or doubled.
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Dessert
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1:52 AM
These are the fastest cookies I can make! Three ingredients and so simple. Found from a good friend back in NC.
1 C Peanut Butter
1 C Sugar
1 Egg
Mix up together and roll into balls. Roll in sugar and press down with a fork if you like them pretty. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. A cookie from start to finish in 10 minutes!
I think low-fat Peanut Butter won't work in this recipe because it needs the oil of full fat/natural peanut butter.
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Main Dish
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Miranda
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11:40 PM
It's killing me but I've not been able to find wheat flour here yet. I think I can get some in the future, we will see. I've been making this simple, great tasting pizza dough each Friday since we have been here. I got it off a friend's blog who is a great cook. It's actually a foccacia bread recipe so it can go either way for pizza or bread.
Naomi's Foccacia Bread
2 c. warm water
2 c. flour
2 tsp. dry yeast
Mix into a slightly lumpy batter.
Add: 2 tsp. salt, 2 c. flour. Mix. Batter should be moist and still slightly lumpy.
Do not knead. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place 1-2 hours. When doubled, transfer to a slightly oiled sheet with fingers dipped in olive oil. Spread on cookie sheet to about 1/2 in. thickness. Prick with a fork. Top with anything (coarse salt, pepper, garlic, fresh rosemary, olives, tomatoes.) Bake at about 375 for 10-15 minutes. (if using as a pizza crust, bake for 8-10 minutes, just until a bit firm, then top with toppings, then bake again.)
**I make my own pizza sauce and after I've sprinkled it with garlic salt and rosemary and baked for 8-10 min. I throw on my sauce and toppings. It's so simple and reminds me of home :)
This is a recipe I found recently to use in place of the REAL maple syrup that I miss so much from back home. It has worked great for our pancakes...
These are the fastest cookies I can make! Three ingredients and so simple. Found from a good friend back in NC.
