Oreo Cookie

Here is Elayna's first keep cookie. She wanted to put the entire cookie in her mouth. She had a great time eating and loved the cookie. The faces she made were very cute. She did not let go or drop this cookie.

Whole Wheat Pancakes/Waffles

1 Cup milk or (1/3 C powdered milk + 1 C water = 1 C milk) or rice/almond milk
¾ Cup wheat kernels
2 eggs
4 Tbs. Butter/margarine or 1/4 cup of veg oil
1 Tbs. Sugar or honey
¼ tsp. Salt
1 scant tsp. Soda
2 tsp. Baking powder

Directions:
In blender mix the milk and wheat for 4 minutes. Keep machine running and add the rest of the ingredient in the order they are above.  Mix well after last addition. Bake on hot griddle or waffle iron.

We eat waffles for dinner about once a week.  We love applesauce and peanut butter for toppings.

A Year of Slow Cooking: CrockPot Indian Chicken Recipe

I loved this recipe! Not as good as my sister in-laws recipe, just quicker to make. I did omit the yogurt because we don't eat any milk products and it still tasted great. I might try coconut milk next time instead of the yogurt.
Enjoy!
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/04/crockpot-indian-chicken-recipe.html

Diana's Breakfast Cookies

These are from the "Life Spice" by Diana Chamness.  My room mate in college Tamara gave the recipe a couple of years ago after we visited her and she made them for us.  We love them so much!

1 1/2 Cups flour (I use whole wheat)
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
3/4 tsp. Cinnamon
3/4 Cup Shortening
1 Egg
1 Cup Mashed Ripe Bananas (I have used pumpkin as well)
1 3/4 Cup Quick Rolled Oats (I have used regular as well)
6 oz pkg of Chocolate chips (I use dark chocolate), raisins, nuts, coconut, dates, anything else you like as long as the dough has room in the batter. (I also only put in the first 3 of the above add ons)
Combine all ingredients in a very large bowl. Drop by tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet or make into bar cookies.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes (longer for bar cookies, cut while warm).  I made them into bar cookies but they crumbled. I like to freeze the extra dough in a log in wax paper and label for cookies later on when I want them. 
We also nick named these fiber pellets because they are so healthy!

Fresh Bread from Oven!

I love this new method of bread making, less work and no expensive kitchen gadgets!
http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/

Chicken Tikka Masala

My sister in-law Amy made this awesome dish for dinner. Thanks!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/06/chicken-tikka-masala-by-pastor-ryan/
I am going to see if I can crock pot this idea.
India Flat bread: Naan
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/breads/naan-leavened-flat-bread/
This is not the exact recipe my sister in law, Amy used but close. I think I like hers better.

Cinnabon Rolls

I made a double batch of Cinnabon Rolls for Asher to take to work. His teams work very hard and needed a special treat. I started last night and got the filling and topping ready. This morning at 8 am I started the dough. It has to rise twice and then make the rolls and then rise a third time. Bake time is only 20 minutes. I just finished and Asher took them to work. They will be hot when they eat them!
Cinnabon Rolls
Rolls:
2 packets of active dry yeast (2 Tbls)
1/2 warm water
2 Tbls sugar
1 package of Vanilla pudding (3.4 oz) make according to directions.
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter melted
1 tsp salt
6 cups flour
Filling:
2 cups brown sugar
4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup butter
Cream Cheese Topping:
1 package 8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbls milk
Bake 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
See the link below for the complete directions.
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/354/Cinnabon_Rolls1576.shtml

Olives!!

Lilia loves olives! She especially loves eating them off her fingers. If she gets too many in her mouth she spits them out. She only gets two olives at a time. She puts them on her fingers and then eats them.

Pop Up Pancakes | Make and Takes

http://www.makeandtakes.com/pop-up-pancakes
I am so excited to try this yummy recipe! I love breakfast for dinner! I think we will make this for dinner.

Cinnamon Cranberry Bread

My house smells great! I made a loaf of cinnamon cranberry bread. Yummy! I love winter and baking!

Blackberry Picking....... Eating

Last year she sat in her stroller and this year she was everywhere. She even picked her own and ate them. I had to watch and encourage her to get the black ones and not the red ones. She loved eating them. You can see her mouth is stained and her clothes. Yummy! Here is Grandma R and Louise (Melelani). She is clean because we have not started yet. Friends met us there and we had ice water and water melon for dessert after picking berries. This is a great tradition for the fourth of July. We also got peaches. Lilia loves peaches. She ate 1.5 peaches.

Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Here is the book. Thanks Ann for telling me and encouraging me in this adventure. It turned out okay for my first time. Need to cook longer.

Banana Ice Cream

I tried a new recipe tonight for dessert, Banana Ice Cream. Take out those brown bananas that are frozen and peel them. Place in food processor or blender and mix. I used my food processor and the bananas turned out a good consistency. I thought it would be gritty. We put chocolate syrup on top and wow it was great! I found this recipe while browsing the internet for non dairy ice cream. Lilia loved the banana ice cream.
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Jello

I tried a new jello, black raspberry gelatin from the Amish Country Pantry Store. Lilia had fun figuring out how to eat the stuff. This is the second time she has eaten jello. Loved it!
Great website Discover Bulk Foods

More on Oranges

I need to explain more about the oranges. We soak the oranges in clorox water to kill all the outdoor stuff (bird poop, dirt etc.). My parents picked them off the tree. Then you rinse them in water to get the clorox water off. Then you can juice them or eat them. We got oranges that are hard to peel. I don't like to peel oranges. When you buy an orange they have been cleaned by machines. They sort out the ones that are not pretty and then they may put a wax coating on the good oranges. They look very pretty when you buy them at the store. This is true for other fruits and vegetables you buy at the store. This is one reason you should wash everything even if you don't eat the peeling. When you cut through the peel you may contaminate the fruit you will be eating if you do not wash the peel.
Okay so that is a little more about the yummy ORANGES.
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Bulk Foods and Coupons

 Thanks to an awesome friend I love going to the Amish Country Pantry store.  My Mom and I went this last week and got a lot of fun things.  The wheat and oats are very good.  I am also updating my spices as I run out of the old ones.  The store told us about this website and it is a nice one.  Has recipes and why bulk foods can save money etc.  I will be spending more time looking around on this site.
Discover Bulk Foods

Another friend shared with me this website for coupons and deals on groceries.  I have used this a couple of times.  I shop twice a month for groceries or less.  I don't like to shop.  I don't get a lot of prepared foods so coupons don't always help me.  It is nice to know when produce and other things are on sale.  I need to do more research on this site because I know I can be better with what I do buy.  Both these sites will print your grocery lists and I love that option.  I can have everything together.
Southern Savers     My Grocery Deals   

Perilla Plant and Gaenip Kimchi

I have posted about this in the past. This is my favorite kimchi! Yummy! It is not spicy hot like cabbage kimchi.
I planted the perilla seeds and have had a good time making and eating Gaenip Kimchi. Perilla is from the basil family. This is the only really harvest I had this year. My green pepper plant produced two small green peppers and I got a handful of cherrie tomatoes.
I am hoping Asher makes fried rice and kimchi and I will enjoy a yummy Korean meal. Asher does not care for Gaenip kimchi and so I do not have to share! :)

Milk and Food Storage (Powdered, Yuck)

Milk! I love milk. I do not care for powder milk. When I was younger my Mom would trick us and mix real milk with powdered milk. I usually could taste the difference. I have powder milk in my food storage and I use it when I need to for cooking. My Mom told me about
http://www.gossner.com/
I have not tried it yet but will soon. She left me with quart. The website says they have different flavors. Mango sounded fun and I love chocolate!
This may be a great alternative to powdered milk!
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Chocolate Cake in a Pot

This is half a chocolate cake mix and a can of cherry topping. You put the cherries in the bottom of the pot and then mix half the cake mix with two eggs and add water till you get a spreadable mix. No oil added! Cook on low heat with lid on pot for 30 minutes. When done invert on to plate. Need a new kind of cookware to cook a cake in a pot! I love it!
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Gaenip Kimchi! Yummy!

After many internet searches I found one of my favorite Korean plants. You can buy it canned at Asian stores but it is not the same and I don't know everything they put into the dish. The plant is called Perilla. I purchased the seeds from http://www.kitazawaseed.com/ and they specialize in Asian vegetables. A great website. My first harvest was today. Made a soy, red pepper, garlic sauce and then washed the leaves and the coated them with the sauce and stacked them on top of each other. Finished product goes in the fridge and then tonight I can enjoy rice with my Gaenip Kimchi. I am so excited! When we lived in Seoul we lived with a Korean family. The wife taught me many things. I want to thank her for this recipe. Thanks Suk-young Kim!
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