Category: Desserts
Pumpkin Pie Cake
Posted by Jenny Stanger in Desserts, Recipes Sunday, 16 October 2011 20:03 No Comments
My mom has been making this pumpkin dessert for years and it is SO good. This is the recipe I make when I am craving pumpkin pie, but I don’t feel like making a pie crust. It is so easy to put together and so delicious. I attended the Witches Night Out at Gardner Village last night and was pleased to see it was the indulgent dessert of choice all over the village.
Taking the guess work out of dinner.
Posted by Jenny Stanger in About the Author, Beef, Bread and Breakfast, Chicken, Cookies, Desserts, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian Tuesday, 11 October 2011 14:01 2 Comments
I was at a party a few months ago and was asked this question in a get-to-know you game: “How does dinner come together daily in your home?” I laughed because as much as I love to cook, my routine was not exciting or impressive. Every night around 5pm my routine was to look in the freezer, pull something out, defrost it,add fresh ingredients and serve it with a few side dishes in about 15 minutes. It was the same every night and has worked great for us. But when our home was hit by lightening and our oven was fried 8 weeks ago, I was unable to bake, and we had to switch things up a little. I decided we would plan a weekly menu and repeat it weekly using recipes I could make on the stove top.
Sunday Cinnamon Rolls
Posted by Jenny Stanger in Bread and Breakfast, Desserts Thursday, 29 September 2011 06:24 No Comments
I am so looking forward to serving cinnamon rolls this Sunday. The best part is, I made cinnamon rolls 2 weeks ago when my oven started working again. I’ve had a bag of frozen cinnamon rolls in the freezer since then, saved especially for this Sunday. When you freeze cinnamon rolls, you simply set them out the night before on a baking sheet lightly covered with plastic wrap and in the morning they will be ready to bake and serve 15 minutes later. You are going to love this recipe!
Peanut butter oatmeal cookies
Posted by Jenny Stanger in Cookies, Desserts Friday, 23 September 2011 13:57 No Comments
Hello! I’m so sorry for taking such a long break in between posts. It has been a little crazy around our house. Just before school started our home was hit by lightening!
It burned out our oven, sprinkler system and pool pump. I didn’t realize how much I love to bake until that privilege was taken away from me and to have to hand water our lawn, there was no way we could keep up with it for the rest of the summer. Luckily my husband is good at fixing things, (one of the things I love about him). He was able to get the sprinklers working in a few days but the oven took 6 very long weeks! After a few weeks we started to buy store bought brownies and cookies, but were sad to find they just don’t taste as good as homemade.
Also, I have been eating store bought bread for the past 6 weeks and I just hate it. Store bought bread feels to me like I am eating air…or a non-food. It just doesn’t leave me feeling full and satisfied like homemade wheat bread does.
Luckily this week I was able to start baking again! Right away I made 5 loaves of bread and these cookies featured below. They are SO yummy. The cookies are soft, chewy, and they hold a very nice shape. They are salty, and sweet and pretty good for you. They have lots of oatmeal, peanut butter (I use peanut butter with no hydrogenated oils…if you don’t know why watch this clip and no flour. On Tuesday I baked all the cookies and froze half of them in large zip top bags. We just pulled out the frozen cookies this morning because we are going through them so quickly. We love them and the kids have a lot of friends over after school this week. These cookies are perfect for an after school snack. Enjoy!
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (flourless)
Yield: about 6½ dozen
1½ cup peanut butter (I prefer Adam’s Natural brand)
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon corn syrup
4½ cups quick-cooking oats
¾ cup (6 ounces)semisweet chocolate chips
In a large mixing bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter, and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in baking soda, vanilla, and corn syrup. Stir in oats, and chocolate chips. Dough will be sticky.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350ºF for 11 minutes or until lightly browned. (For best results, only bake 1 sheet at a time on the middle rack.)
Cool cookies on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to wire racks. Freeze cookies up to 3 months. You can also freeze extra cookie dough by rolling it into a log and wrapping in plastic wrap. Label dough “350ºF for 11 minutes” and freeze. Defrost for 10 seconds in the microwave on HIGH. Shape dough just as directed above, then bake and serve.
Neat, it’s Greek!
Posted by Jenny Stanger in Bread and Breakfast, Desserts, Healthy Snacks, Recipes Monday, 4 July 2011 17:39 7 Comments
I am addicted to Greek yogurt. It is so thick and creamy and similar to custard. Greek yogurt has double the protein, is lower in calories and sodium then traditional yogurt and is filled with probiotics, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and B12. Now that I’ve tasted the good stuff, I can’t eat Yoplait and Dannon yogurt anymore. Traditional brands (even the lite versions) taste more like a cup of melted ice cream to me then yogurt. It is packed with so much sugar (often over 30 grams of sugar per serving.)