Promised Recipes

Hie Everyone,

Here are the recipes that I promised to post.

WARNING: THIS RECIPE IS SO GOOD YOU WILL WANT TO EAT IT RIGHT OUT OF THE BLOW.

Peanut Butter Butter Cream Frosting

1 c. of softened butter
1 c. of peanut butter
1 T. of vanilla
7 - 10 T. of water
2 lbs. of powdered sugar

Beat together butter, peanut butter, vanilla, and water.  Add sugar.  You may have to add more to make it workable.  I will be piping mine on to cupcakes.  ENJOY!!!

This is a recipe I got from my Wilton Cake Decorating instructor.  I added more water than she told me.  It was a little to stiff, so that is why I added more.


Coconut Butter Cream
The basic recipe is a Wilton recipe.  I only changed the added teaspoon of coconut flavoring.

1 c. of white vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon of coconut flavoring
7-8 t. of water
1 lb. of powdered sugar
1 T. of meringue powder
1 pinch of salt (option)

Cream shortening, flavoring, and water.  Add sugar and meringue powder.  You may need to add more water depending on the consistency you want your frosting to be.  In place of one of the teaspoons of water I add more of the coconut flavoring.

To see the Potato Basil Puree google Ina Garten.  That is how I found her recipe after watching her on the foodnetwork.

Well enjoy the recipes..  Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Ktichen.  Stop by any time, you are always welcome.

Love, hugs, and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

PS I will post pics of my cupcakes and my class cake.

Baked Roma Tomatoes

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with all of you my recent activities in the class and in the kitchen.  Below is the recipe for my baked roma tomatoes.

Bake Roma Tomatoes

2 roma tomates
The following in ingredients in desired amounts:
  garlic powder
  onion powder
  thyme
  salt/pepper
  sprinkle cheese
  shredded cheddar cheese
olive oil

Wash the roma tomatoes and cut them in half.  Place in a glass dish.  Cut core out of the end.  Drizzle olive oil over each half. Sprinkle on the garlic and onion powder, thyme, salt and pepper, and sprinkle romano cheese.  Add the cheddar cheese on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and the tomato is tender.  ENJOY!!!

Before

After

The recipe for my daisy flower cupcakes is as follows:

Duncan Hines Orange Cake Mix

1 cup of Pina Coloda mix

Follow package directions except substitute the pina coloda mix for the water.

Fillling:

1 cup of cherry pie filling (place in a processor)

Buttercream Frosting (homemade)

My pink and yellow daisy cupcakes.

My friend from class said that the cake tasted like orange sherbet.  It does and I love orange sherbet.

Well I am going to close for now.  Thanks for stopping by in Nana's Kitchen.  Stop by any time you are always welcome.

Love, Hugs, and God bless you,

Janet (kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Cupcake Recipes

Hi Everyone,

Yes it has been a while since I last published a post.  But today I have some recipes and pictures I want to share with all of you.  I have been baking cupcakes lately and I want to share them with you.  So put away the calorie counter and enjoy!

Lime Cupcakes

1 box of French Vanilla cake mix
3/4 box of lime jello
1/2 cap full of green food coloring

Follow direction on box and add jello and food coloring.  Mix and bake according to package directions. Cool before frosting.

Frosting

1 container of white classic frosting (I use Duncan Hines)
1/4 box of green jello
1/4 cap full of green food coloring

Mix all ingredients together and frost cupcakes.  Enjoy.  (I froze the extra frosting for another time)


Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

1 box of chocolate cake mix
1/4 cup of peanut butter  (Skippy or Jif)
Small Reese's Peanut Butter cups

Mix first 2 ingredients together.  Set aside 1/3 of the batter for the next recipe.  Fill regular size cupcake liners about 3/4 full.  Push into the center of each one small Reese's Peanut Butter cup.  Bake at 350 degrees unto toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool before frosting.

Frosting

1 container of Milk Chocolate frosting
1/4 cup of creamy peanut butter

Mix the two ingredients together and frost.  Chop extra Reese's peanut butter cups and sprinkle on to each frosted cupcake.  Enjoy!


Bacon, Chocolate, and Peanut Butter Cupcakes

1/3 of batter from above recipe
1/4 cup of crispy, crumbled bacon

Mix the two ingredients, bake at 350 degrees until done.  Cool before frosting.  Use same frosting as above and top each cupcake with crispy, crumbled bacon.  Enjoy.

Below are pictures of the cupcakes.

Lime Flavored Cupcakes

Bacon, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cupcakes.

Reese's Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcakes

I wanted to showcase these two flavors of cupcakes on my grandmother's plate.  This plate is probably close to a hundred years old.


Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by Nana's Kitchen.  You are always welcome here, stop by anytime.  Please leave a comment and share one of your cupcake recipes.

Love, hugs and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Supper Menu

Hi Everyone,
  Yes it has been quite a while since I have posted here on my kitchen.  I have created a new recipe from an old stand by.  Most people when they cook this dish just do it from the box.  I grew up on this from the box and absolutely loved it.  Since I have married Jim he doesn't want it from the box but made from scratch.  I have tried to do it several different ways and love trying to create different flavors.  So for supper tonight we are having Bacon Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese.  Below is my recipe:

Bacon Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese

1 lb. of bacon, cooked crisp, thoroughly drained and chopped
1 lb. of ground meat 80% lean, cooked and drained
1 box of elbow macaroni  cooked al denta
 1 jar of cheez whiz
1 - 1 1/2 cups of milk
3 tablespoons of butter

Cook the first three ingredients as described above.   In a sauce pan soften cheez whiz butter and milk till smooth.  Combine all ingredients together and bake 1/2 hour.

I will be serving mine with a green salad of chopped romaine lettuce, chopped baby spinach and chopped green peppers.  For dressing either  Buttermilk Ranch or Sweet Vidalia.  I thought serving a salad with this dish is like having the lettuce for the bacon cheeseburger.

I encourage you all to give this recipe a try and let me know what you think of it.  Enjoy!!!!

Thanks for stopping by Nana's Kitchen.  You are always welcome here.  Let me know how you do mac and cheese.  Stop by anytime.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless You,
Janet (Kristy, Abby and Dulcie's Nana)

Turkey Soup Recipe

Hi Everyone,

I just posted on my parlor blog that I was going to post a soup recipe here on my kitchen blog.

Turkey Soup

Leftover gravy
Ground turkey
Finely chopped spinach
Finely chopped Fontinella Cheese
Macaroni

Heat leftover gravy.  In a food processor grind turkey, spinach, and cheese.  Add to gravy and heat.  Add water and chicken base powder.  Cook and drain macaroni and add to gravy and turkey mixture.  Serve hot.  It is so savory and delicious, especially on a cold day.

Enjoy!!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Kitchen.  Stop by anytime you are always welcome here.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless You,
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

Hannakkak Supper

Hi Everyone,

Yes, it has been a while since posted on my kitchen blog.  But I do have some things to share with all of you.

Today is the first day of Hannakkak and I made our Hannakkak supper which included the following;  potato latkes, homemade caramelized applesauce, sour cream and orange baked Haddock with green and red peppers. We really enjoyed it.  Below our the recipes that I used:

Potato Latkes

3 extra large potatoes; peeled, cleaned and shredded
2 onions peeled and finely chopped
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 teaspoons of minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Take the shredded potatoes toss with lemons.  Add all the other ingredients and mix well.  In a hot skillet add oil (about a cup).  Get the oil hot and drop by tablespoon the potato mixture, fry on both sides till golden brown.  Serve hot with caramelized applesauce and/or sour cream

Caramelized Applesauce

6-8 apples ( I use MacIntoch)
1 - 1 1/2 cups of Orange Marmalade
1 cup of orange juice
1/2 of sugar.
lemon juice

Peel and thinly slice apples and soak in water and lemon juice.  Mix the orange marmalade, orange juice and sugar in a sauce pan.  Bring to a boil, boil 3-4 minutes.  Drain apples and add to the orange/sugar mixture and cook on simmer, 10 -12 minutes or until apples are tender/soft.  Mash and let cool, refrigerate until ready to serve.  Serve with potato latkes.


Orange Baked Haddock

Haddock fillets
orange juice
olive oil
green and red pepper strips
salt and pepper to taste

Place Haddock fillets in a oiled baking dish.  Pour desired amount of oil and orange juice over the fillets. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Add pepper strips.  Cover and bake at 375 degrees 40 minutes and about 15 minutes uncovered.  Serve hot.


Well that is my Hannakkak recipes.  Give them a try anytime of the year.  Thanks for stopping by Nana's Kitchen and visiting for a while.  Stop by anytime you are always welcome here in the kitchen.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

African Violets in the Kitchen

                                      My African Violets from a special little friend.  Enjoy!!!





Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my kitchen.  I just wanted to take a minute and share the beautiful violets that I have on my kitchen window sill.  I received these beautiful flowers over a year ago from a little boy I had in my pre-school class at the daycare I worked at.  When I retired he gave them to me.

They have outgrown the original pot they were in and are growing out of this pot as well.

Enjoy the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in my kitchen.  You are always welcome so stop by any time.

Love, Hugs and God Bless,
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)





This is a close up picture of my African Violets.