This is so simple to do, and I'll confess I saw it on Pinterest and just had to share.
Either pop a batch of popcorn in your popcorn maker, or make 2 microwave bags of popcorn - no flavoring. Add a dash of sea salt or two. Then, add a bag of M&M's. They could be whatever the holiday color is or just regular. a bag of mini-M&M's would be fine too. Then melt either a pound bag of Wilton white chocolate candy melts or a package of almond bark. Mix together thoroughly, and then spread on a cookie sheet to dry. Once dry, package up in airtight bags or containers to eat. Simple, Easy and Delicious.
September 20, 2013
September 14, 2013
Almond Joy Oatmeal
Almond Joy Oatmeal - 1 serving
1/2 Cup steel cut oats
1 Cup milk (you can use almond milk for a slightly different flavor)
2 Tablespoon shredded coconut, unsweetened
2 Tablespoon sliced almonds ( I like mine chopped)
2 tsp chocolate chips (I like the mini size for this)
Pinch of salt
Put your milk & oats in a small pan over medium heat. Simmer for 20-30 minutes depending on how chewy you like your oatmeal. once done, toss in a pinch of salt, the coconut, and almonds. Serve in a bowl with chocolate chips on top.
adapted from a recipe on cookin' cowgirl's blog
1/2 Cup steel cut oats
1 Cup milk (you can use almond milk for a slightly different flavor)
2 Tablespoon shredded coconut, unsweetened
2 Tablespoon sliced almonds ( I like mine chopped)
2 tsp chocolate chips (I like the mini size for this)
Pinch of salt
Put your milk & oats in a small pan over medium heat. Simmer for 20-30 minutes depending on how chewy you like your oatmeal. once done, toss in a pinch of salt, the coconut, and almonds. Serve in a bowl with chocolate chips on top.
adapted from a recipe on cookin' cowgirl's blog
September 8, 2013
Chicken with Rosemary Sauce
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs pounded thin.
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup dry white wine or vermouth
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup half-and-half
Preparation
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side. Add green onions, wine, and rosemary; cook 30 seconds. Stir in broth; cook 2 minutes. Add half-and-half; cook 2 minutes.
From Cooking Light Magazine
4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs pounded thin.
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup dry white wine or vermouth
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup half-and-half
Preparation
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side. Add green onions, wine, and rosemary; cook 30 seconds. Stir in broth; cook 2 minutes. Add half-and-half; cook 2 minutes.
From Cooking Light Magazine
August 28, 2013
Garlic Cheddar Scones
I've made these several times in a campfire, but never in the oven. However, If I can make them outside, cooking them inside the house should be pretty easy.
Scone Ingredients:
3 cups of self-rising flour
3 tablespoons of butter
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup of cheddar cheese ( I use a mix of sharp and mild cheddars)
2 cloves of garlic, minced or chopped into very small pieces
1 and 1/2 cups of milk
A bit of cornmeal
Preheat the oven. Probably 350 degrees, maybe a little cooler. ( In a fire, you want coals hot enough so you can put your hand over the fire and count to three, but not quite four) Wash your hands too.
Mix the salt and flour together. Use a whisk when possible to make sure there are no clumps. Cut the butter into four or more pieces. now you put the butter into the flour mix and use your hands to crumble the butter into the flour. Melted butter does not work. Keep crumbling the butter bits into the flour until there are no clumps and the flour mix looks a little crumbly.
Add the garlic bits and cheese next. I do this with my hands to keep the garlic from clumping and to make sure the cheese is evenly dispersed. Make a well in the midst of the dry ingredients, and pour the milk in. now mix in the flour until you can handle it by hand. I form it all in a clump, then turn out on a floured surface. Separate into two balls of dough. Make a flat round of each ball so that it would cover the bottom of a pie plate.
Grease two pie plates well (or a cookie sheet if you'd rather) and then sprinkle cornmeal over the surface. This makes sticking less likely. Cut each round into 8 pieces for large scones, or 16 wedges for smaller scones. Put them in your pans. You're supposed to brush milk over the top of them before they go in the oven. I tend to drizzle a little olive oil on them instead. Bake until they're done. I suspect in the oven that will be 10-20 minutes. In the fire, it depends on the coals... 15 to 30 minutes. They'll be brown on top when they are done.
Try to cool them before eating. Mine were gone before a picture could be taken, so a friend allowed me to show hers - they were made in a dutch oven in the fire.
Scone Ingredients:
3 cups of self-rising flour
3 tablespoons of butter
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup of cheddar cheese ( I use a mix of sharp and mild cheddars)
2 cloves of garlic, minced or chopped into very small pieces
1 and 1/2 cups of milk
A bit of cornmeal
Preheat the oven. Probably 350 degrees, maybe a little cooler. ( In a fire, you want coals hot enough so you can put your hand over the fire and count to three, but not quite four) Wash your hands too.
Mix the salt and flour together. Use a whisk when possible to make sure there are no clumps. Cut the butter into four or more pieces. now you put the butter into the flour mix and use your hands to crumble the butter into the flour. Melted butter does not work. Keep crumbling the butter bits into the flour until there are no clumps and the flour mix looks a little crumbly.
Add the garlic bits and cheese next. I do this with my hands to keep the garlic from clumping and to make sure the cheese is evenly dispersed. Make a well in the midst of the dry ingredients, and pour the milk in. now mix in the flour until you can handle it by hand. I form it all in a clump, then turn out on a floured surface. Separate into two balls of dough. Make a flat round of each ball so that it would cover the bottom of a pie plate.
Grease two pie plates well (or a cookie sheet if you'd rather) and then sprinkle cornmeal over the surface. This makes sticking less likely. Cut each round into 8 pieces for large scones, or 16 wedges for smaller scones. Put them in your pans. You're supposed to brush milk over the top of them before they go in the oven. I tend to drizzle a little olive oil on them instead. Bake until they're done. I suspect in the oven that will be 10-20 minutes. In the fire, it depends on the coals... 15 to 30 minutes. They'll be brown on top when they are done.
Try to cool them before eating. Mine were gone before a picture could be taken, so a friend allowed me to show hers - they were made in a dutch oven in the fire.
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