Corn Chowder

Due to a recent increase in sweet corn, (thanks Mom and Dad!) I've been getting creative with corn in the kitchen recently.  This Corn Chowder recipe from Simply Recipes is just delicious, super easy, and I believe it would also be excellent chilled - I'll get back with you on that one after lunch today!

I added sliced garlic and topped with Parmesan cheese.

Delicious Easy Beer Bread Recipe

In truth this is not the most beautiful piece of food you'll ever make... BUT... IT'S DELICIOUS! This fact in itself totally makes up for what this lovely hunk of bread lacks in aesthetics. The recipe is quick and easy... enjoy!

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 12 oz beer (my advice on selecting this is very limited, I just used what was in the fridge.)
• 1 egg beaten
  

Place the rack in the oven on a low/middle rung.

Preheat your oven to 375.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

Add beer and stir until combined.

Turn dough onto floured surface and kneed quickly to form a ball.

Place bread on baking sheet and slit an "X" on top with a serrated or sharp knife.

Beat egg.

Brush beaten egg over dough. Try not to make mess.

Attempt to fix mess with turkey baster.

Give up on turkey baster and use paper towel to wipe up extra egg.

Bake 45 min until golden brown.
Transfer to wire rack to cool.

Enjoy!

Hunky and I created a very simple honey butter to put on our bread. We put some good old tub butter in a ramekin and whisked in some honey from a bear jar with a fork. Simple - delicious.

Stuffed Peppers Quick & Easy Recipe

Yum-O! When you're done the Stuffed Peppers should look something like this!

Ingredients:

• 4-6 peppers, cut top and clean out seeds
• 1/2 cup rice cooked
• Small chopped onion
• Small can tomato sauce
• 1/2 can water
• 1 lb. ground beef
• Salt & Pepper
• Thyme
  

Preheat oven to 350. Brown meat on stove top. My mom got me this hand little tool that breaks up the meat while you stir - a great little time saving device!

Chop onion.

Add cooked rice, onion, ground beef, a dash of thyme, and salt and pepper in bowl and mix.

Hollow out those peppers. Keep the correct tops with the correct peppers - especially when you are making more than 4 it's hard to keep track of the tops.

Fill the peppers with stuffing.

Place their little tops back on and fill the bottom of the dish with an 1/2" to an inch of water.

This recipe would make a solid 5 stuffed peppers - but - I only bought 4, and had some left over. Place the leftovers in a baking dish of some sort and cook it along with the peppers.

Place the peppers and leftover stuffing in the over and cook for 45 min to an hour.

Let the peppers cool for about 10 min before serving - Enjoy!

The leftover stuffing can be served along with the peppers or saved for your lunch!


Both Hunky and I agree that we never at the pepper growing up - but it is our favorite part now! So - don't get too upset if you serve this to kids and they stick up their noses, you could just try giving them the leftover stuffing without the pepper!

Have a great day!

Eggs Betty Lou - Easy Breakfast Recipe

A fabulously easy and delicious way to go about Breakfast! Take about 5 min - that's all you'll need to make yourself a hot meal.

Ingredients:

• Butter (or some form of it - lately I'm into the more healthy buttery spreads) about 1 tsp
  
• Bread - 1 piece
• Egg - 1

Other Tools:

• 1 Plate
• Butter Knife
• 1 Fork
  
• Frying Pan
• Spatula (the flipping kind)
  

First things first - Butter one side of the bread

Here's where the plate comes in handy the first time - flip over the bread and place the butter side down in order to butter the opposite side without getting butter all over the place.

Using the butter knife - cut a circle in the center on the bread - eat this :)

Place buttered bread on warmed fry pan. Crack egg into the circle - let sit about 3-5 minuets or until the bread is easy to flip.

After you have flipped the bread, points if you are more neat than I am, give the opposite side around 3-5 minutes to cook. Flip the bread over once more to make sure the opposite side is cooked through.

Season with salt and pepper and pair with a glass of juice.

Enjoy your quick and delicious hot Eggy Sandwich/Eggs BettyLou!

Puppy Chow with Peppermint Recipe

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Now - Onto Something Delicious!

If you are anything like Hunky Fiance & Me you have about a million gatherings to attend in the next few days... (Okay - so maybe there are only 2.)

If you have HUGE families like we do you may be asked to bring a dish to pass.
Puppy Chow is a no-fail option that's pretty easy to make in a mass quantity.

I found a recipe on cooks.com and modified it for our needs...
Please enjoy photos and commentary :D

INGREDIENTS:
1 Box Chex Cereal (Corn or Rice - Your Choice)
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Butter (or Healthy Butter Alternative)
1 Bag Chocolate Chips (24 oz)
4 Cups Powdered Sugar
2 Clean Paper Grocery Bags
*Optional: Candy Canes*

Melt peanut butter, butter and chocolate in mid-sized pot on stove. If adding optional candy canes this would be the time to crush them up and add them to the mixture in the pot.

Empty cereal into large mixing bowl and evenly coat in chocolate mixture.

There are many methods that can be utilized to evenly coat the cereal. We tried a spoon but then Hunky Fiance used his hands because it didn't break up the cereal - he is brilliant in the kitchen.

Clean off hands after coating cereal... :D Don't forget to wash them before your next step!

Put powdered sugar into paper bag - Empty chocolate coated cereal into bag on top of powdered sugar.

Shake It Up!

This may be the time when you'll need the second paper bag. Ours appeared to soak up a lot and seemed to be near the breaking point - that's when it was time to double bag the mixture.

YUM-O!

Place Puppy Chow into fabulous seasonal serving bowl and attempt to deliver it to gathering without being devoured on the way...

Take a Celebratory Photo!

If you don't have some of the supplies you can find them on Etsy!

crzybaglady makes this swanky little apron

Men get messy in the kitchen too! From summergirl80

This mixing bowl from virginiawyoming is beautiful and functional!

Love these measuring cups from Mudaliscious

P.S. It might be polite to put a sign next to the Puppy Chow if you added peppermint. I had a few people freak out...

To-Do Thursday! It's Breakfast Time

Today's To-Do Thursday is brought to you c/o Erica of Acire Adventures!
I stumbled upon Erica's Blog a while ago and suggest you take a moment to stop by too - she has an enjoyable writing style and does really neat creative things! I just love the picture she painted for her dining room!

Good morning!

I’m not sure how many people like me there are in this day and age, but let me just tell you that I cannot live without breakfast! It seems that so many people skip this meal altogether because it just isn’t important to them. You could ask my partner, Mason, if you don’t believe me on this: I must stay well fed for others’ safety. (I kind of turn into a monster when I get too hungry.) So breakfast is very important to me and it should be for you as well. :)

Personally, I like an easy breakfast that doesn’t create a huge mess, but cereal doesn’t do it for me. In fact, it only seems to make me even more hungry and scary about an hour after the meal. So here’s a one pan breakfast that can be altered to suit anyone’s appetite and tastes. Enjoy!

Veggie Pan-Scramblers

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil

1/4 cup frozen hash browns

3 tbsp chopped peppers

3 tbsp chopped mushrooms

2 tbsp diced tomatoes

dash of Club House Garlic Plus seasoning

2 eggs

grated cheese to top

Directions:

Put the oil in a frying pan and heat for a minute. Toss in hash browns and season with Garlic Plus. Cook for 2 minutes, then add peppers and mushrooms. Cook these together for about 5 minutes until veggies have softened. Crack the eggs in the pan and stir well. Continue stirring often until eggs are fully cooked. Remove from pan and top with grated cheese. Serve with toast (and maybe a little ketchup!)

This quantity will serve one person with a decent appetite. You also don’t have to measure if you prefer not to. I usually just toss in the amount of each ingredient that I think I will eat. Also, you can add or take away any of the ingredients. I’m not a big meat eater at breakfast, but you might be! Using egg whites only is a great way to reduce calories or make this meal more cholesterol-friendly as well. In the summer and fall this is an even tastier dish when you use fresh vegetables.

Yum-o! Thank you Erica for being a guest blogger today!

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Toast and Egg Bag! Super cute from TLWayman

Breakfast Necklace from SweetStella

These breakfast stick pins from CremeDeLaGems are a hoot!

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