Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Corn Casserole

Jed and I both REALLY love this one!

1 can of whole kernal corn, drained
1 can of creamed corn
1 (8 oz) tub sour cream
2 eggs, beaten
1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 stick butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a large, lightly greased 13x9 casserole dish. Bake for 55-60 minutes

Friday, October 16, 2009

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins

Ok so we made a bunch of zucchini bread and these muffins a few weeks ago. The muffins were by far much better than the zucchini bread recipe from Better Homes and Gardens. I didn't add the walnuts (Jed isn't a fan of nuts in baked items) and instead of the cup of raisins or craisins we added a cup of semi sweet chocolate chips... AMAZING!!!! They turned out so pretty that I even decided to take some pictures... maybe I can get them on here.
Zucchini Muffins

For those of you who prefer to use oil over butter, be my guest (use 1 cup vegetable oil instead of the butter) but I have to tell you, I've made these both ways, and the butter version just tastes better.
Ingredients

* 3 cups grated fresh zucchini
* 2/3 cup melted unsalted butter
* 1 1/3 cup sugar
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* Pinch salt
* 3 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
* 1 cup walnuts (optional)
* 1 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)

Method

You don't need a mixer for this recipe.

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In a large bowl combine the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the zucchini mixture and mix in. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir these dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture. Stir in walnuts, raisins or cranberries if using.

2 Coat each muffin cup in your muffin pan with a little butter or vegetable oil spray. Use a spoon to distribute the muffin dough equally among the cups, filling the cups up completely. Bake on the middle rack until muffins are golden brown, and the top of the muffins bounce back when you press on them, about 25 to 30 minutes. Test with a long toothpick or a thin bamboo skewer to make sure the center of the muffins are done. Set on wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from the tin let cool another 20 minutes.

Note, if you are including walnuts and dried fruit, you will likely have more batter than is needed for 12 muffins. I got about 14 muffins from this batch, and that included filling the muffin cups up as far as they could possibly go (above the surface of the muffin tin).

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Copy Cat Costa Vida Sweet Pork Burritos

To make a Sweet Pork Burrito, add the following (in this order) to your tortilla (recipes below):
• Black Beans (or Pinto if it suits your fancy)
• Cilantro Lime Rice
• Sweet Pork
• Green Chile Enchilada sauce
• Mozzarella Cheese
Smother with additional sauce and cheese if desired. Throw it in the oven or microwave to melt the cheese.
And on the side:
• Green Leaf Lettuce
• Pico de Gallo


Sweet Pork
The size of the roast is approx. - A little bigger/smaller should be fine.
4 lb. pork roast (I used a rump)
2 cups brown sugar
1 (12-14 oz.) jar salsa
2 cans Coke (24 oz. or 2 1/2 cups)
Place roast in crock pot, fill half way with water and cook for 6-8 hours
Discard water.
Shred meat and return to the crock pot
Combine sugar, salsa, and coke in a separate bowl.
Add mixture to the meat in the crock pot.
Cook an additional 3 hours. Stir occasionally.


I Have Cilantro Lime Rice on this blog too!
Also, This is not my recipe and I forgot to get the website. I'm sorry to the actual owner of this recipe

Copy Cat BOB EVANS SAUSAGE GRAVY

1 pound bob evans original recipe roll sausage
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
8 prepared biscuits
Crumble sausage into large skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned,
stirring occasionally. Stir in flour till dissolved. Gradually stir in milk.
Cook until thick and bubbly. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot over
biscuits. Refrigerate leftovers.
When I made this I found that a cast iron skillet is best, I also used
evaporated milk (carnation) this made the gravy richer, creamier and thicker.