Sunday, May 15, 2011

Rainbow Rice Krispies Treats



Ingredients
10 oz bag of marshmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
6 cups of Rice Krispies - we used Cocoa
M&M's (optional) - we used peanut butter
cooking spray


Melt the butter.


Add the marshmallows and stir until melted.


Take the saucepan off of the heat and add the rice krispies. Quickly stir until the krispies are well coated. Add a 1/2 cup of the M&M's.


Add to a previously sprayed 9x13 pan.


Use a buttered spatula (or waxpaper) to evenly press the mixture.


Sprinkle more M&M's over the top, pressing them in to make sure they stick to the mixture.


After letting the treats cool, cut into squares and enjoy!

**Thanks Aaron for help with the pictures :)


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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Turkey Rollups


With Passover quickly approaching, I knew I needed to think of some good snack/meal ideas that excluded matzah. I had heard this idea before on a health food blog and thought I'd give them a try. They're pretty good for how easy they are to make. 


All you need is some sliced turkey, sliced cheese (I used American), a pickle, and mustard.


I decided to use honey mustard. If you like honey mustard I'd recommend using it!


Lay out a slice of turkey and a slice of cheese and pour or spread the mustard.


Next add the pickle. I used a half of a pickle, but next time will cut the pickle into quarters because the flavor pickle overpowered the rollup.



Roll it all up and enjoy!


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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Belgian Waffles

I am very very excited to announce that I recently got a waffle maker as a gift from my parents. Seriously, this thing is amazing. If you like waffles (and who doesn't?) then this is a great appliance. We topped our waffles with speculoos, but of course any topping will do. 

This is speculoos (Biscoff brand). It has the consistency of peanut butter but is cinnamon-sugar-graham cracker flavored. I recently learned about this when I was in New York with some friends who took me to the Waffles and Dinges food cart. It is amazing and if you have never had it, it's time to start. Speculoos can be a little hard to find depending where you are, but its easy enough to order online.


We used 2 C Bisquick
1 large egg
1 C water

(In the future we plan on trying some homemade batters so look out for future waffle posts!)

Mix it all up and flatten out all the clumps. 



When you pour it in the press, it's important to spread it out with a spatula. Otherwise you might get some weird-shaped waffles which might not cook evenly. 





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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Chicken & Mozzarella on Ciabatta

Our favorite dish at one of our favorite restaurants is a chicken & mozarella panini with sun-dried tomato aioli.  We've been wanting to recreate this magnificent dish and finally got the opportunity. This sandwich is super easy to make and the ingredients can easily be modified to your liking.


Sauce Ingredients
1/4 cup of drained sun-dried tomatoes
1 small garlic clove, smashed
pinch or two of cayenne pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise


Add the garlic, cayenne pepper and tomatoes in a food processor or blender and pulse until finely chopped and then puree.


Add the mayo and continue and pulse until blended.



Slice the bread and lightly toast



Put the sandwiches together. Note - turkey slices can be used instead of chicken. Also, if you are a vegetarian the sauce and mozzarella are great on their own.



Enjoy!



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