Slow cookers are excellent tools for getting dinner on the table, or for weekend batch cooking projects. But your Crock Pot is good for more than just dinner. You can also make dessert, including excellent chocolate chip cookies. These yummy slow cooker chocolate chip cookie bars are on the ooey gooey side, perfect for snacking or as the base for an ice cream sundae. Making the cookie dough starts off like many cookie recipes. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose-flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate large bowl, mix the white sugar, brown sugar and melted butter together until smooth, then stir in eggs and vanilla extract, mixing the ingredients together until everything is evenly incorporated. Carefully add the...
I originally came up with this savory skillet pancake as a way to make a dent in the many pounds of zucchini a friend gifted me from her garden, but it is now a perennial favorite. In it, shredded zucchini, the star here, is mixed with just enough egg and flour to bind it into a tender pancake. The batter is poured into a skillet and then is baked, not fried, as zucchini pancakes tend to be, making it more healthful and far less messy than using the stove-top. The trick to making the pancake tender — not soggy — is to salt the shredded zucchini a bit, let it drain for fifteen minutes, and then squeeze as much water...
Whether it’s the start of the new year, the end of summer, or days in between when you simply need to eat a lighter, detoxifying meal, Philip and I always turn to plant based recipes. Exactly what its name suggests, plant based recipes focus on whole, plant foods such as fruits, veggies, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds, and removing animal products including meat, fish, eggs, dairy, gelatin and other animal byproducts. For us, opting for the occasional plant based recipe after major holidays or seasons of indulging helps us reset and find comfort in dishes made with ingredients found close to the earth. And one of the easiest ways to highlight plant based ingredients is through recipes like soups and...
Ok guys. My last Peach Cobbler recipe of the season. (Last but not least). Cast Iron Peach Cobbler is wonderful. Instead of using cinnamon, this delightful cobbler uses almond extract and roasted, salted pecans for flavor and texture. The outcome was terrific. It was certainly one of those desserts I could have drooled over for quite some time. This recipe uses nine ingredients–so it’s not overly difficult. If your mom or Grandma gave you a cast iron skillet in the past, here’s the time to yank it out! I personally love cooking with cast iron. It takes a bit of care, but once you learn how to cook with it, the skillets are wonderful. (I use enameled cast iron daily)....
