This Wife Cooks

Watched Bobby Flay today and he made this homemade, on-the-stove chocolate pudding. It looked absolutely delish! Milk Chocolate Pastry Cream: 3 cups whole milk 3 ounces good-quality milk chocolate, finely chopped 1-ounce unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped 6 large egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 12 ounces thin chocolate wafer cookies (recommended: Nabisco) 4 large bananas, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick 2 cups sweetened whipped cream Milk chocolate shavings, for garnish Place milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in both chocolates and heat until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.  Whisk together the yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the chocolate-milk mixture and then return the mixture to the saucepan over medium-high heat and whisk until thickened. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and transfer to a clean bowl. Place a piece of plastic wrap...

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A Plus Fair Corn Dogs INGREDIENTS: 1 quart oil for deep frying 1 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal 1/4 cup white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons bacon drippings 1 egg, beaten 1 1/4 cups buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 pounds hot dogs wooden sticks DIRECTIONS: 1 . Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). 2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in melted bacon drippings. Make a well in the center, and pour in the egg, buttermilk, and baking soda. Mix until everything is smooth and well blended. 3. Pat the hot dogs dry with paper towels so that the batter will stick. Insert wooden sticks into the ends. Dip the hot dogs in the batter one at a time, shaking off the excess. Deep fry a few at a time in the hot oil until they are as brown as yo...

Made these bread sticks for the first time today. The recipe has been in the family for awhile, but it's usually my sister-in-law that makes them. So... here's the recipe, because they're waaaaaaay to delicious to not share: You'll need the following ingredients: 2 teaspoons salt 2 cups hot water 3 tablespoons sugar 4 cups flour 2 tablespoons yeast 1/2 cup warm water 2 pinches sugar 2 cups flour 1 cube butter Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400, grease two cookie sheets. 2. Soften yeast and pinches of sugar in warm water. 3. Mix salt, hot water, 3 tablespoons sugar and 4 cups flour. 4. When yeast is dissolved add flour to mixture, mix well. 5. Add remaining flour, one cup at a time, mix well. 6. Divide dough into 2 halves. 7. Stretch each piece of dough to fit into a cookie sheet. 8. Melt butter, pour/spread over dough. 9. Sprinkle garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on top. 10. Bake at 400 until golden brown, about 13 minutes. Side Note: Once ours had 3 ...

This is a super easy (but from the sounds of it, "just like Grandma used to make") recipe. It has rave reviews too! 4 potatoes 4 eggs 1/2 stalk celery, chopped 1/4 cup sweet relish 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons prepared mustard 1/2 cup mayonnaise salt and pepper to taste Directions Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain and chop. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water; peel and chop. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, celery, sweet relish, garlic, mustard, mayonnaise and salt and pepper. Gently mix together and serve warm.

So... last night we ended up making the pinapple ham and o f COURSE had to have mashed potatoes to go with it! I was completely out of milk (used the last of it in Beckham's sippy cup yesterday afternoon) so decided to grab a can of Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk and stirred in about 1/2 cup of it into our cooked potatoes (4 or so) with the half stick of butter, salt, and pepper. They were seriously the BEST mashed potatoes we'd ever eaten! They were yummy. :)

Yay! I'm so excited to try this ham tonight! It's the closest to my mom's that I could find! ♥ Sydney ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Ham with Pineapple Submitted by: NODIETSFORME Rated: 5 out of 5 by 52 members Prep Time: 20 Minutes Ready In: 20 Minutes Yields: 20 servings "A classic baked ham with a simple but tasty sweet brown sugar and pineapple glaze. This main dish will receive applause for its beautiful presentation as well as the irresistible flavor. You will definitely want to have some leftovers!" INGREDIENTS: 1 (12 pound) bone-in ham 1/2 cup whole cloves 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple rings in heavy syrup 1 (4 ounce) jar chopped maraschino cherries 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). 2. Place ham in a roasting pan. Score the rind of the ham with a diamond pattern. Press a c...

Well... I've decided that the best place to keep some of my fave recipes is a blog. Woo Hoo! Blog # 3, here we go! ♥ Sydney