December 2009
6 posts
Cornbread Croutons
Cornbread Croutons
Got stale cornbread just sitting there ready to be thrown out? WAIT! DON’T DO IT!
Just melt 3 tablespoons of butter and toss them in some old cubed cornbread. Put that into a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes and viola! Cornbread Croutons.
Stuffed Baked Potato
Broccoli Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Potato
Scrub your Russett Potatoes to get off the dirt. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pierce your potatoes with a fork several times on each side so they don’t explode in the oven. Wrap these potatoes in aluminum foil and bake them for an hour.
Make a slice down the potato and push it open from the ends. WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM! Scoop out the potato flesh,...
Pound Cake or Pound Cake Biscotti?
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
3 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
6 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the sour cream and mix until incorporated. Sift the baking soda and flour together. Add to the creamed mixture alternating with eggs, beating each egg...
Candied Walnuts
Candied Walnuts
Take your walnuts and half of whatever the walnuts were with white sugar (let’s say you had 2 cups of walnuts, use 1 cup of sugar). Put them all into a small frying pan. NEVER EVER LEAVE THEM! You WILL burn down your kitchen if you do.
Dukbokki
So my Korean suitemate wanted to make dukbokki. These spicy Korean rice cakes are often sold in the street night markets of Korea. The funny thing was that she didn’t know how to and I did (and I’m not Korean) haha sucker. So the entire time she kept asking me if I was doing it right to which I replied - well the Korean in the room doesn’t know how to make dukbokki so I guess...
Christmas Lunch and Dinner Dessert
Cabbage and Bacon Pasta
4 strips bacon, chopped 1 small red onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced Pinch hot pepper flakes 1/4 cup (50 mL) dry white wine or chickenstock 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper 4 cups (1 L) shredded cabbage 5 cups (1.25 L) rotini pasta (1 lb/500 g) 2 tbsp (25 mL) grated parmesan cheese 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh parsley...