November 20 2010

The BEST White Chicken Chili

I have been obsessed with chicken chili over the last few weeks and while I love dining out, I have not found a place that serves chicken chili as good as this homemade recipe.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

November 03 2010

Harvest Salad

This is one of my favorite salads this time of year.  Add a grilled chicken breast or slice of pizza on the side and ....dinner served!

What you'll need:

Mixed Greens

Dried Figs or Dried Cranberries

Pumpkin Seeds or Sunflower Seeds

Goat Cheese

Dressing:

1 TBS Honey
2 TBS Sherry Wine Vinegar
1 TBS Water
1 TBS Dijon Mustard
4 TBS Olive Oil
Salt + Pepper to taste

Shake ingredients in dressing carafe, add to salad.  YUM!!!!!

October 26 2010

best “SECRET” Pumpkin Bread recipe(s)

I'm excited to share with you FOUR "secret spook-tacular" Pumpkin Bread/Muffin recipes!! From generations of love to easy box recipes, you too can enjoy the mouthwatering delicious taste of one of fall's greatest must-make breads.  Perfect (cupcake) treat for classroom Halloween party!!!  Just add green, orange, purple or black cream cheese frosting and top with candy corn or Halloween sprinkles and you will be voted - "best Mummy"!! 

Ranked easiest to most ingredients--they are all delicious!!

-Trader Joe's Pumpkin Bread & Muffin Mix (Thanks L.F.)

-Spice Cake mix + 1 can of Pumpkin (Thanks M.M.)

better than Trader Joe's mix and you ONLY use the cake mix and 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin (no eggs, no vegetable oil & no water) AND it's only 2 Weight Watcher points per muffin!!!

-It's in the Can (Thanks A.S.)

1 1/2 C - Brown Sugar

1 1/2 C - White Sugar

1 C - Canola Oil

3 Eggs

1 Can Pumpkin

1 TSP All Spice

1 TSP Cinnamon

1/4 TSP Clove

Blend Ingredients. Add:

3 C - Flour

1 TSP - Baking Powder

1/2 TSP - Baking Soda 

Bake in greased loaf pan at 325 for 1 - 1 1/2 hours for bread.  Makes 2 large loaves.  If you're feeling creative, bake them in a tin can, attach a label with a sweet message to a friend, co-worker, neighbor, etc...  Hence the name, "It's in the can".  

-Applesauce is the trick for this treat! (Thanks M.D.)

2 C - Wheat Flour

1 1/2 C - White Flour

1  1/2 C - Brown Sugar

1 1/2 C - White Sugar

2 TBS - Cinnamon

1 TSP - Salt

2 TSP - Baking Soda

2 TSP - Nutmeg

1/4 TSP - Cloves

Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir with a wire whisk.

3/4 C - Applesauce 

1/4 C - Oil

Dig a well in the dry ingredients, pour applesauce and oil in, do not stir.

1 Can Pumpkin (2 cups)

2/3 C - Water 

3 Eggs

Combine pumpkin, water and eggs.  Stir until well combined.  Pour pumpkin mixture into well with oil.  Stir until just combined (do not over stir).  Pour into 2 generously greased loaf pans.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Makes about 48 cupcakes, or 24 texas cupcakes.  

October 15 2010

Mummy Dogs

A hot dog wrapped in strips of puff pastry with mustard eyes.  Could it be easier?  Or cuter? 

October 15 2010

Caprese Eyeballs

This one might be a little too grown up for a children's party but it's perfect for an adult Halloween party.  I think it could look really cool with just one bigger eyeball for a two-bite appetizer. 

Basil

Roma tomato

Fresh mozzarella

Green olive

Good olive oil

Pinch of salt

October 12 2010

Finger Food?

I'm still hunting for ideas for my son's Halloween Birthday party and now I'm moving on to snacks and treats.  I found this today.  Fun! And SO easy!  I'm going to make my favorite spinach dip and swap half of the sour cream for cream cheese so that it's thicker and will hold the "fingers" upright.  I'm also going to serve baby carrots and other veggies on the side and make extra fingers in case they get eaten. 

More to come!

~Amanda

October 04 2010

Cookie Perfection!

While searching for cookies and favors for my son's "Halloween Birthday Party"  I found Colleen's Cookies.  Her cookies are flawless, festive, colorful, and best of all, delicious!  Colleen is so talented and very sweet.  She can custom design just about anything!  Colleen's Cookies is in St. Louis (7337 Forsyth Blvd.) but she can ship almost anywhere in the country.