This week has been a busy one for me as I have had my sisters and nephews here... But looking at my post it has been a busy couple of weeks as all I have done are these linky post... But I will soon be back to doing more posts again, just bear with me please.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Foodie Friends Friday ~ Apple Party #foodiefriendsfriday
Hope everyone is having a great week. I am on vacation or holidays as everyone else but the American's would say. A couple of my sisters will be coming this weekend for a week, so we will be out playing all week. I hope the weather will cooperate with us.
As the fall weather is slowly approaching and school will be starting soon we are going to be having an Apple Week on Foodie Friends Friday ~ Recipes and Crafts.
Host Favorite
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My Host Favorite
This week the recipe I picked was from Twisted Chef T. I love making new drinks and this Ice Cold Rose- Limeade looks so refreshing. Now I just have to find some Rose Syrup to make this. Thank you for sharing it, Tunazzina.
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| photo credit: Twisted Chef T |
Recipe That Got Most Clicks
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party
Hope it has been a good week for all of you. It has been a busy week for me as I had a course added to my full time hours. The course is now done and I passed even though I didn't pick up a book. Just read along they went over the material.. I have taken this course at least 4 times so if I don't know it by now I will never learn it.
It is time for....
Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party
No theme again this week... just bring your favorite recipes
Review of Last Week's Party
Host Favorite
Each host picks their favorite recipe. These recipes are then shared over at the Daily Dish Magazine on Monday. To have your recipe picked we ask that you link back to your recipe to Foodie Friends Friday and the blog that you linked up with. Next week your recipe just might be here.
My Host Favorite
I am a big fan of iced coffee these days. I think I like it better then hot coffee. I always have a picture of iced coffee in my fridge, just ready to add some different flavours to it. I use my french press when I make my iced coffee and I like to have it sit for at least 12 hours in the fridge. So when I saw that The Better Baker brought over some Homemade Iced Coffee I had to pick this recipe. You don't have to go out to get a great cup of iced coffee, you can just make it at home for pennies.
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| photo credit: The Better Baker |
Recipes with Most Clicks
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| Fluffy Biscuits~ In the Kitchen with Jenny Hushpuppies ~ An Alli Event Pizza Dipping Sticks ~ Simple Clean and Homemade Welcome to Foodie Friends Friday!Please take a moment to read through the rules before getting started, Thank You!
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Craisin White Chocolate Marshmallow Oatmeal Cookies ~ #fillthecookiejar
I have joined another new facebook group called Fill the Cookie Jar. This group was started by a good friend, Cynthia from Feeding Big. Each month we are given a theme and we will have to fill the cookie jar with the cookies we have made. This month's theme is Kids Favorite/Back to School. The post will be published on the first of the month. You do not have to participate every month, which is a nice feature of this group. If you are interested in joining click on the link: Fill the Cookie Jar, fill out the form and start baking cookies.. Who doesn't like to bake and eat cookies.
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| Fill The Cookie Jar |
One of my favorite cookies growing up and is still today is Oatmeal Raisin cookies. I could eat the whole cookie jar. Last week at work they had Oatmeal Craisin cookies with marshmallows. I decided that this was going to be my cookie for this month. I decided to add some white chocolate, because who doesn't like chocolate in their cookies. I did some reading about adding marshmallows to your cookies. One person said to not add them to the dough mixture and just to push them into the center part of the cookies. I tried that and it got tedious, so I dumped the rest of the marshmallows into the cookie dough and mixed them up. I tried not to have any marshmallows on the bottom so that they wouldn't stick. They did work out but the marshmallows melted too much for my liking so next time I will put them in after they have baked about half the time and see what happens. I will update when I do this.
Craisin White Chocolate Marshmallow Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup softened butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour (I used 3/4 cup whole wheat and 1 1/4 cup white flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1 cup craisin
1/2 cup white chocolate (I used Ghirardelli white chocolate and broke it into pieces)
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows ( I cut my marshmallows in half)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In mixing bowl add butter and sugars. Mix until smooth.
Add eggs and beat until thoroughly mixed.
Mix in vanilla.
In separate bowl mix oatmeal, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. Slowly add this mixture to butter/sugar mixture and continue to beat until well mixed.
With mixing spoon mix in craisins and white chocolate.
Either add marshmallows at this stage or wait until the cookies are on cookie sheet.
Using cookie scoop drop cookies onto cookie sheet.
If you haven't added the marshmallows, add a couple of them now.. pressing into cookie dough
Bake for 10-12 minutes in 350 degree oven. Let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Links: Tasty Thursdays, CakeFriday Coffee Klatch
Friday, July 26, 2013
Jollof Rice
Jollof Rice is dish eaten in West Africa. It can be eaten with or without meat. It can be made as a main meal or a side dish. I did a guest post over at Hungry Little Girl and shared my recipe over there. So you will have to head over to Jutta's blog for the recipe.
Jollof Rice
For recipe go HERE
Thursday, July 25, 2013
#FoodieFriendsFriday Linky Party
This has been a busy week for me and I am trying to get this post ready before I head off to work..I was called this morning to see if I could pick up a shift..and being the nice person I am I said yes... Well really I could use the extra money and that is the real reason.
This week for our Foodie Friends Friday party we have no theme, so you can link up whatever you would like. It will be great to see what you bring.
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Before we get onto the party... Let's take a look at some of the highlights of last week's party.
Host Favorites
Each week all the host's of Foodie Friends Friday pick their favorite recipe. These recipes are then featured over at the Daily Dish Magazine. To be featured you must link back your recipe to either Foodie Friends Friday or the host blog that you linked up with. Next week your recipe just might be here. Head over to Host Favorites and check out the great recipes that we liked.
My Host Favorite
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| Picture courtesy of Culinary Adventures of Camilla |
Recipes with Most Clicks
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| Berry Salad with Basil Chai Vinaigrette ~This and ThatItalian Pasta Salad ~ Cooking with Curls Bierrocks ~ In the Kitchen with Jenny
This Week's Party
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Welcome to Foodie Friends Friday!
Please take a moment to read through the rules before getting started, Thank You!
*By linking up you agree that you read these rules and all photos/recipes are original and belong to you. You agree to allow Foodie Friends Friday and any of it's affiliated websites or publications (Social Girls Media, LLC) to use photos, links, and recipes for reprint and/or republishing and distribution without monetary compensation to you. If photos & recipes are used, proper link backs to you will be included.
Adding Links back to Foodie Friends Friday and our Button is our only form of advertising to bring in more people to see YOUR recipes.
Please remember to do this. It benefits you! To thank you, we will continue to feature those with links throughout the year on various outlets.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Basil Strawberry Lemonade
My Strawberries have been pretty good this year. They were small but plentiful and I was able to freeze a couple of quarts. We don't have a very big patch but this year our crop doubled and I am hoping that we may get a few more in the fall picking if the weather cooperates with us.
The other night I was thinking about lemonade.. probably because I saw some kids down the
street selling it. I wanted to make my own but not just plain lemonade, I decided to put some strawberries and basil in it. I didn't use much sweetener in it so at first it was a bit of a pucker power.. but as it made more then one glass I let it sit for a day and yum... the flavours blended in and it was so good. I will have to try it again.
Basil Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp minced basil
2 cups ice
2 cups water
honey to taste - I used a little less then 2 tsp.
Directions:
Put all ingredients into the blender and blend til smooth. Optional garnish with lemon slice and basil leaves.
As I poured the lemonade into the glass, I got the two toned colour of the lemonade. The top was slightly more frothier then the bottom. I did put the leftover in the fridge over night. The ice melted but it still had a small frothy top. The flavours blended the second day and I think that I even liked it better the second day then the first.
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| Enjoy! |
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