Saturday, June 27, 2015

Potato Custard



Ingredients:

1 cup of boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes (unsalted)
3 1/2 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation:
  1. Blend for one minute at high speed, potato cup with 1 cup of milk.
  2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring to a boil the remaining milk, cinnamon, sugar, salt and vanilla and cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 30 minutes to thicken.
  3. After this time, remove from heat, cool and serve.
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 mibutes
Services: 3

Linking with:

Saturday Sparks Link Party
The Pink Junkie Party
Dwellings Amaze Me Monday
Home Sweet Home Party
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday and Everything Else

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Homemade Nutella




Ingredients:
  • 2 cups whole hazelnuts
  • ¼ cup bitter cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • ½ cup almond milk or one of your own
  • Baking sheet
Preparation:
  1. Proceed to remove the nuts from the shell, using a nutcracker; place them on a baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes at 200 ° C.
  2. After that, place the hazelnuts in a food processor (I used my blender) and grind for a few minutes, until they begin to release their oils.
  3. Then add cocoa powder, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt; grind until smooth.
  4. Put in a covered container and refrigerate.

Time Preparation: 30 minutes
Services13 oz jar
SourcePizca del Sabor

Friday, May 29, 2015

Homemade Frappuccino



Ingredients:

  • 4 cups ice cubes
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup brewed coffee
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sweet cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high speed for a few seconds only, in order to have ice chips.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Cookies for Christmas



Ingredients:
  •     2 1/4 cups flour
  •     1 teaspoon baking soda
  •     1/2 teaspoon salt
  •     1 teaspoon white vanilla extract
  •     2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
  •     2 eggs
  •     1/2 cup white sugar
  •     1/2 cup brown sugar
  •     1 cup "semi-sweet chocolate chips"
  •     1-4.75 oz. (134 g. ) package spicy drops
  •     1-1.69 g. (47.9 oz.) package m&m chocolates candies



Preparation:
  1. Mix flour, baking soda and salt.
  2. Beat the butter, white sugar, brown sugar and white vanilla extract until smooth.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Then, go slowly adding the flour mixture. Finally, add the "semi-sweet chocolate chips". 
  3. Divide the dough into thirds. Add 2 tablespoons gumdrops to first part, 2 tablespoons m&m chocolates to the second and nothing to third. 
  4. On a cookie sheet, place a spoonful of the mixture and bake at 350 ° F. for 8 minutes. It could be better to place only 10 cookies in the tray and bake 5 times.
Preparation Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Number of servings: 40

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Lemon Pudding


Ingredients:
  • 2 (14 ounces) cans condensed milk
  • 2 (315 gramos -11 ounces) cans evaporated milk
  • 16 graham crackers crushed
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Lemon slices
Preparation:
  1. In a mixing bowl, place milk and mix well. Add lemon juice, stirring well until the mixture thickens.
  2. Place  half of the crushed cookies in a mold and add the mixture. Freeze for several hours.
  3. Serve over crystal glasses; garnish with a spring of crushed cookies and a slice of lemon. 
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Beef with Orange Sauce













Ingredients:
  • 2 1/2 pounds beef eye round, trimmed of fat 
  • 1/2 gallon (64 oz) orange juice 
  • 2 slices bacon, chopped 
  • 1 tablespoon oil 
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 
  • 1 tablespoon sugar 

For the meat filling: 
  • 6 pitted prunes 
  • 6 slices bacon, chopped

Preparation: 
  1. Make a deep hole in the middle of the meat and fill with chopped prunes and bacon. 
  2. In a skillet, saute the meat over medium heat for sealing and prevent the filling fall out. 
  3. Tip the meat into a large pot and pour the orange juice, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour and 55 minutes. Then, remove from heat and cut into slices.
  4. In a small skillet, saute the remaining 2 slices of bacon and set aside. 
  5. Remove some orange juice and mix well with the cornstarch, pour into the saucepan and continue cooking over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Serve hot with sauce and fried bacon on top.
Time Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Number of services: 6

Linking with:
  
Adorned from above link party 

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Orange tea with ginger and cinnamon
























Ingredients:
  • 5 cups water  
  • 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • The peel of one orange, without the white part 
  • 4 teaspoons of sugar per cup
  
Preparation:
  1. In a small saucepan boil over high heat all ingredients for 20 minutes.
  2. Strain and serve.

Preparation Time
: 5 minutes  

Cooking Time: 20 minutes  
Number of services: 4 cups

Linking with:

Artful Affirmations Tea Cup Tuesdays 
Hope in Every Season Homemaking Party
Rose Chintz Cottage Home Party
The Charm of Home Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Pink Junkie Friday Party 

Friday, March 7, 2014

Chocolate Cookies


Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup (1-1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose-flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Sprinkles to decorate
  • Chocolate Syrup
  • 1 Baking Sheet

Preparation: 
  1. Put the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a bowl and mix. 
  2. In an electric mixer beat at high speed the sugar and butter for 2 minutes; add egg and vanilla, continue beating for 1 minute. Then, mix in the dry ingredients, beating at low speed for 3 minutes.
  3. Scoop out 12 equal-sized mounds on an ungreased baking sheet about 6cm apart. Do not flatten them. 
  4. Bake at 350 ° F. for 10 minutes, testing with a cake tester to make sure it comes out semi-clean and not wet with the cookie batter. 
  5. Put them in a plate and cool for 5 minutes.
  6. Pour chocolate syrup and sprinkles on top of each cookie.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes 
Oven time: 30 minutes (12 cookies per sheet) 
Number of Services: 30 cookies


Linking with:

Anyonita Nibbles Tasty Tuesdays
Hope in Every Season Make Bake and Create 
The Charm of Home Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Pink Junkie Party