Banana Cinnamon Coffeecake
July 24, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Cheese, Ingredients, Martha A Cheves, Nuts, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, apple cinnamon syrup, banana, bananas, cake, cakes, cinnamon, coconut, coffee, coffee cake, cookbooks, cream, recipe, rye, sour cream, ve, water
The original recipe was called Cinnamon Coffee Cake.? I decided to Think With My Taste Buds and change it up a bit.? I had 3 bananas that were ripe and needed to be used, I had some Ricotta cheese that needed to be used and for cinnamon type toppings I prefer brown sugar.? The recipe called for sour cream but I wanted to use up my ricotta which is dryer than sour cream but I thought that adding the bananas and 1/2 cup of water would make up for the moisture that would come from the sour cream.? Plus, I have used ricotta before in cakes and they have always come out moist.? And using the brown sugar instead of regular sugar in my topping worked out perfect.? For changes – add coconut, of course.? Change the spice from cinnamon to allspice, cloves, etc.? All-in-all, this came out perfect and I was able to use up some ingredients that may have gone bad before they were used.? I do think I’ll use a few more nuts in the future making but it’s still good as it is. View the recipe by clicking on Martha’s Recipe Cabinet
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Grilled Vegetables
July 12, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Appetizers, Corn, Endive, Fruit, Garlic, Grill, Grilled vegetables, Italian Squash, Martha A Cheves, Mushrooms, Nuts, Onion, PA, Peppers, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, Veggie, appetizer, apple, apples, asparagus, broccoli, cinnamon, coconut, cooking, cooking tips, dash, drizzle, eggplant, grilling, ground pepper, herbs, honey, lemon, main dishes, onions, orange, oregano, skewers, squash, ve, vegetables, veggies
Grilled vegetables are a delight to serve year round.? They compliment any entrée, make flavorful main dishes and can add texture and color to a meal.? They also make great appetizers.? When preparing for grilling, be sure to inspect and wash thoroughly.? This is also a great time to add herbs directly to the coals allowing the flavorful smoke to surround the vegetables. ? Asparagus – Grill over direct heat for 4-5 minutes.? Finish cooking at outer edge of grill for another 2-3 minutes. ? Broccoli – Cut stalks in half
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Start Your Herb Garden
July 9, 2010 by MAC
Filed under American, Baked, Beans, Beef, Beverages, Cheese, Chicken, Dressing, Fish, Fruit, Garlic, Grill, Herb Garden, Martha A Cheves, Mushrooms, Onion, PA, Pizza, Potatoes, Produce, Recipes, Salad, Salad Dressings, Soups, Thanksgiving, ants, apple, basil, beef dishes, berries, beverage, chicken dishes, chinese, chinese cooking, chives, cilantro, cinnamon, cookbook, cooking, coriander, cottage cheese, cucumber, dessert, desserts, dill, dip, dressings, drinks, easy, eggplant, fennel, freezing parsley, garden, grilling, ham, herbs, icing, italian, lamb, lemon, lemon balm, marinade, marjoram, meat, meats, melons, mexican, mince, mint, new, oregano, parsley, pasta, pasta dishes, pork, potato, poultry, recipe, rice, rosemary, sage, salad dressing, salads, salsa, sauces, soup, spaghetti, squash, tarragon, tart, thyme, tomatoes, tuna, ve, vegetables, water, yogurt
Here are some great herbs to start your own Herb Garden with. Basil – Found in Italian cooking and spaghetti recipes , this herb works well with tomatoes and garlic.? Basis has a mild sweetness that enhances meats, fish, poultry and vegetables.? Basil is easy to grown and does well in heat and direct sunshine.? Try using its leaves in fresh garden salads and pasta dishes.? Some of the favorite varieties include compact bush, cinnamon, spicy globe as well as the common sweet basil. Chives – Has a mild onion flavor.? Chives are useful in many forms in the kitchen.? Besides using them as an enhancement to your pasta dishes, on top of baked potatoes or in salads, they can be used to spice up your recipes as a garnishment.? Chives add flavors to soups, stocks and broths.? They grow well in sunny locations, indoor pots and work well as a boarder plant in your garden. Cilantro – Also known as Chinese parsley or coriander, cilantro looks similar to parsley but with larger, flat leaves.? Cilantro’s distinctive, pungent aroma is a key ingredient in Mexican, Indian and Chinese cooking.? Cilantro is found in salsa, rice and with cooked chicken and fish. Dill – Most often dill is associated with pickles but the flavors work exceptionally well in salads and with fish.? Try using the feathery leaves to enhance tuna salad , salad dressings , cottage cheese or with yogurt for a vegetable dip.? Use it in a combination with yogurt and minced cucumber for a topping to fish. Fennel – Fennel is a tall and graceful plant known for its use as in fish dishes.? It resembles dill as both have feathery, light leaves grown on strong, tall stems.? Fennel can reach as height as 5 feet.? The flavor is a…
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Banana Nut Cake – Pulled
June 17, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Banana Nut Cake, Martha A Cheves, Nuts, PA, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, baking, banana, bananas, cake, cakes, cinnamon, cooking, cream cheese, dessert, desserts, icing, pecan, pecans, recipe, simple cakes, spices, ve, walnuts
This cake is PERFECT as it is but if you find you must make a change or two you might add some spices such as allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon or a mix of your favorite flavors. You can use pecans or walnuts, I used pecans. You can make the cake in a 13 x 9 baking pan instead of a tube pan. Something else I like to do is apply half of the icing while the cake is still hot, poking holes in the cake allowing some of the icing to run inside. I then add the rest of the icing after the cake cools. If you make yours in a baking pan you can easily do this but remember to adjust your cooking time according to your pan. Recipe pulled and moved to manuscript file for Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
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Pistachio Lace Cookies – Pulled
When I worked with this recipe I eliminated one step that appeared to make no difference in these cookies. The eliminated step called for the dough (which is about the consistency of thick cake batter) to be rolled in plastic wrap, frozen and sliced. By-passing this step has made no difference in the outcome of these cookies. For changes, use different nuts such as pecans or walnuts. Add a little cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice for flavor changes.? These cookies have a wonderfully buttery taste.? But, they’ve been pulled and sent to the manuscript file for Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts.
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Apple Walnut Squares
June 5, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Apple Walnut Squares, Breads, Martha A Cheves, Martha's Kitchen Korner, Nuts, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, apple, apples, cake, cake flour, cinnamon, coconut, cookbook, cookbooks, dessert, desserts, easy breads, flour, pecan, pecans, pie, recipe, spices, ve, walnuts
This dish was sent to me by Lillian, my co-author for my cookbook Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts.? Its simple to make, with a delicate taste of apple and cinnamon.? You have to love it. Lillian – This was given to me by a friend from a 1976 cookbook that she had. This looks as though it would be very moist and is so simple to put together. Changes may be to use English walnuts or pecans instead of black walnuts, add a bit of coconut, use apple pie spices instead of just the cinnamon. Martha – I made this dish and it is wonderfully moist! I did make a couple of changes. I found myself running short of flour so I used Cake Flour instead of all-purpose. I also used pecans instead of the black walnuts. For the apples, it takes about 5 small or 4 medium size and I used Granny Smith. This is one great dish to make. View the full recipe by going to Martha’s Kitchen Korner
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Caramel Apple Cake – Pulled
May 24, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Caramel Apple Car, Martha A Cheves, Nuts, Raisins, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, apple, apple cake, apples, cake, cakes, caramel, cinnamon, cookbooks, dessert, desserts, pie, ve
This is one that worked perfect on my 1st attempt and the only changes I would suggest would be to change the nuts. You could change the spice to cinnamon or apple pie spice and you might even add some raisins but I don’t think I would make too many other changes. It’s too good as it is.? But… it’s been pulled and moved to the Think With Your Taste Bud – Desserts file.
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Sweet Rice
May 18, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Food Network, Ice Cream, Martha A Cheves, Nuts, Pineapple, Raisins, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, apple, butter, caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, cream, dessert, drizzle, food, ideas, leftover rice, new, pudding, rice, rice desserts, simple desserts, sweet rice, ve
When growing up, my mom made what she called rice pudding but was actually what I now call “sweet rice.”? She would use leftover rice, add sugar, butter, evaporated milk and a little vanilla extract.? This would all be put in a boiler and after heating it up you had a really delicious dessert.? She sometimes added a sprinkle of nutmeg or cinnamon or cloves.? If we were lucky she would add a few raisins now and then.? I still make this dish for myself and still love it just as much as I did when I was a kid.? But, last night, while watching a show on the Food Network I came up with an idea for even
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All-Bran & Ice Cream
April 19, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Breakfast, Cheese, Healthy, Ice Cream, Kellogg All-Bran, Lunch, Martha A Cheves, Nuts, PA, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, Strawberry Cheesecake, butter, cake, caramel, cereals, cheesecake, chocolate, cinnamon, cookbooks, cream, flake, honey, kelloggs, pecan, simple desserts, strawberry, tart, ve, yogurt
So many times we find ourselves wanting something that is totally unhealthy for us and no matter what kind of excuses we come up with we seem to give in.? Yesterday was one of those days for me.? I love ice cream but not the normal chocolate, vanilla or strawberry flavors.? It has to have a little something else added for my taste.? I buy flavors such as black walnut, butter pecan, snickers, strawberry cheesecake and heath.? If it has nuts and/or caramel as an ingredient, it has to be good.? Well Saturday I spotted a flavor I hadn’t tried yet.? It’s Breyer’s Overload Fried Ice Cream .? This has a little caramel and a touch of honey and cinnamon.? Boy is it good!? ? I decided to make myself a small bowl and started feeling guilty until I spotted a box of Kellogg’s All-Bran.? Kellogg’s sent me 3 boxes of their All-Bran cereal – flakes, buds, original, to try and see if I could utilize them as an ingredient in a dish other than breakfast cereal .? Well, I did it.? I came up with the
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Apple Upside Down Cake
April 18, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Apple Upside Down Cake, Ingredients, Martha A Cheves, PA, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, apple, apple cake, apples, cake, cakes, cinnamon, coffee, cookbooks, flour, recipe, spice cake, ve
sugar ground cinnamon nutmeg flour apples Spice Cake These are the simple ingredients for making my Apple Upside Down Cake.? I served this to my Sunday Morning Coffee Group and it received a 10+ so without a doubt, it has made it to the Martha’s Recipe Cabinet stage. ?
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