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makes in the final product makes the extra work so worthwhile i expect i ll use the basic recipe for all future waffle endeavors the addition of reese s peanut butter chips takes the recipe over the top where they can stand alone without the jelly and just a sprinkling of powdered sugar or not for good luck sorry there are no pictures but trust me you want to make these waffles peanut butter jelly optional waffles adapted from taste of home 1 1 4 cups a p flour 3 tbls sugar 1 tbls baking powder 1 4 teas baking soda 1 4 teas cinnamon 2 eggs separated 1 1 4 cup milk 1 3 cup peanut butter 3 tbls butter melted 2 3 to 1 cup peanut butter chips jelly jelly syrup powdered sugar or topping of choice combine flour sugar baking powder baking soda and cinnamon in a large bowl mix well in another bowl whisk egg yolks milk peanut butter and butter until well combined stir into dry ingredients until just moistened fold in peanut butter chips beat egg whites till stiff peaks form and fold into batter cook as required by waffle iron top with jelly syrup below jelly or powdered sugar oh yeah ice cream is a great topper too jelly syrup heat 2 3 cup of jelly of choice in a small saucepan with two tbls butter or margarine stir until well melted and whisk smooth pour over warm waffles or if you re without peanut butter chips make it peanut butter and chocolate add one cup of semi sweet chocolate chips cooked up by nanabobana at 8 13 pm 2 comments labels recipes monday february 28 2011 shortbread greetings i ve been loving shortbread lately since it takes so few ingredients is quick to whip up and makes such a light sweet treat but wanted to experiment with flavor combinations curious as to how brown sugar would work and loving maple and brown sugar brown sugar shortbread was born the texture is crunchier than using powdered sugar but with a slightly chewy texture my daughter said they were like eating a block of brown sugar and to that i say what s your point maple brown sugar shortbread 2 sticks unsalted butter softened to room temperature 1 2 cup packed brown sugar 2 cups a p flour 3 4 teas salt 1 2 teas maple extract if using salted butter decrease salt to 1 2 teas preheat oven to 325d lightly grease a cookie sheet or cover with parchment paper sift flour and salt together and set aside in a large mixing bowl cream butter until fluffy add sugar and continue to beat until well mixed and and fluffy beat in maple flavoring scrap down sides as needed throughout process add flour mixture and beat on low until flour is incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed roll dough into 1 inch balls if desired roll in graham crumbs cover and refrigerate 20 minutes bake 20 minutes until cookies are just starting to color bottoms will be lightly browned cool on wire rack when completely cool dip tops into maple glaze twirling slightly and let glaze dry store air tight makes about 30 40cookies crunchy coating this is purely optional i just happened to have some left from a previous recipe and decided to try it with this shortbread any leftovers can be used for oatmeal ice cream or muffin topping or in a desperate situation eating with a spoon it also worked as a coating for sliced bananas dipped in butter coated than baked 1 cup graham cracker crumbs if you don t have the boxed crumbs pulse six whole graham crackers in a food processor or in a baggy with a hammer until finely crushed 1 2 cup brown sugar 3 tbls butter or margarine melted mix cracker crumbs brown sugar and melted butter in a bowl until well combined and crumbly store air tight in cool place maple glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 1 2 teas maple flavoring 3 4 tbls milk add flavoring and milk to powdered sugar and whisk until well combined add additional milk as needed for glaze consistency please sir i d like some more with only one stick of butter left i thought it would be the perfect time to really experiment so when i came across several peppermint candy discs peppermint shortbread seemed the perfect solution i cut the recipe in half to accommodate the one stick of butter but if you have lots of butter plenty of peppermint candies and know you love peppermint in anything just double the ingredients for the full recipe peppermint shortbread 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature 1 cup a p flour 1 4 teas salt 1 4 cup powdered sugar 1 2 teas peppermint extract 6 or more peppermint candy discs or sticks crushed preheat oven to 325d lightly grease cookie sheet or cover with parchment paper sift flour and salt together set aside cream butter until light and fluffy add sugar and continuing beating until light in color and fluffy beat in extract add flour and beat until flour is incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll in crushed peppermint candies cover and refrigerate 20 minutes bake 18 20 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to color cool on wire rack dip top of cookie into glaze and twirl slightly sprinkle tops with additional crushed peppermint candies do this as soon as you dip glaze dries fast store air tight makes 20 cookies chocolate peppermint glaze 1 2 cup powdered sugar 1 4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips melted 1 4 teas peppermint extract 3 tbls milk warmed melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl at 10 15 second intervals until melted stir well warm milk in microwave approximately 6 10 seconds add chocolate extract and warmed milk to sugar and whisk until glaze consistency adding more warmed milk as needed use immediately any exciting combos you ve tried lately cooked up by nanabobana at 12 19 pm 4 comments labels recipes sunday january 30 2011 feet are the scars of the soul and other blogging nightmares dreams are funny things aren t they i ve never been too interested in dream intrepretation but i ve had a couple recently that might be worth the effort a couple of nights ago i had a rather bizzare dream that included my daughter and her best friend since childhood who is now married with children of her own i m so glad they are still bff s even though the job of parenting keeps them apart a lot as children there were a lot of nights spent together at their respective homes and they joined forces on many creative endeavors that still make my heart warm with the memory okay back to the dream we were all together just chatting away and this sweet young woman looks at me and says very dramatically and with a straight face feet are the scars of the soul i do remember i was very impressed and immediately asked her if i could use that somewhere in my dream mind thinking of the blog feet are the scars of the soul i guess it could take on some deep philosophical meaning if you thought about it long enough and a few nights later my high school senior class needed to raise money and decided to do so by making a porno film while in the light of day the thought is cringe worthy in my dream everyone was very cool about it and didn t seem the least concerned we were matched up with our partners and with no rehearsing thank goodness no script do porno films use scripts everyone went on their merry way to meet back later now i started out as a high school student but when it came time to meet everyone at the appointed place it came to mind that i was no longer that young nubile student but more my current age with all the gravity defying parts that go with it i also realized as i looked around at the beautifully coufed made up girls i was the only one who didn t use the time to have her hair and nails done like that was the worst of my worries i also recall the location of my shoot was to be in the pool which is really scary since i do not swim and whenever i have attempted to try sink like a rock high anxiety was starting to kick in so i was very grateful my granddaughter did a sleeping back flip and kicked me in the throat waking me up close call and one dream i do not want to know the ending the intrepretation here would be very interesting i m sure sort of like the dream people have of standing naked at the podium to give a speech i just can t help but wonder what we were raising money for and what happened to car washes and krispy kreme doughnuts hmmm hot krispy kreme doughnuts now that s something to get excited about cooked up by nanabobana at 7 14 pm 3 comments labels deep thoughts tuesday january 25 2011 easy peasy toot pleasing spaghetti greetings i have had the glorious experience recently of cooking for my two year old granddaughter lovingly nicknamed toot and not because she likes trains although that is the reason we ll give her when she s older it can be somewhat frustrating how quickly yesterday s favorite is now today s no but it definitely keeps me on my toes or at the stove as the case may be one thing she hasn t lost her passion for is anything pasta but especially spaghetti the messier the better truly is there any more pleasing compliment to a cook than wearing the meal over such a smile easy peesy toot pleasing spaghetti 1lb ground beef 1 small onion finely chopped about 1 2 cup 1 teas minced garlic 1 jar favorite tomato pasta sauce dried basil oregano salt pepper to taste parmesan cheese to taste spaghetti noodles cooked and drained in a medium large pot brown ground beef with onions and garlic until beef is no longer pink and onions garlic are soft drain grease from beef and return to pot add tomato sauce add water to jar approximately 1 3 cup replace cap and shake to mix add to pot and stir well add additional dried basil oregano salt and pepper to taste or no extra if you re happy with the flavor of the sauce while sauce simmers and thickens about 15 20 mins cook spaghetti per package directions and drain add spaghetti to sauce and stir to combine sprinkle with parmesan cheese and stir briefly to melt cheese let cool slightly for tiny mouths and serve no fork needed we usually plan spaghetti night on bath night what does your toddler love best cooked up by nanabobana at 11 11 am 2 comments labels my baby loves love and thursday january 20 2011 round the kitchen table happy 2011 everyone hope you all had a wonderful holiday and the new year has started out safe and warm and happy when i think of a vintage kitchen it s not just food that comes to mind i remember my grandmother sitting at her kitchen table the better part of the day starting everyday at 5 30 a m to prepare my grandfather s breakfast before he went off to work first shift at the mill breakfast done and he was out the door before 6 30 and once breakfast was cleared away my grandmother began the daily ritual of preparing lunch dinner grandad came home for lunch which was always a full meal with plenty left to warm over for dinner as a young woman my grandmother was hit by a car and ultimately had to have both kneecaps removed i remember thinking of her and my grandad as jack spratt and his wife because my grandad was tall and slender and my grandmother was petite and as years of physical inactivity accumulated somewhat wide i can still see her walking around the kitchen table holding onto the edge of the table from sink to stove and back again doing what was necessary to prepare the family meals moving from room to room required crutches and later a walker while she couldn t do much else her handicap didn t stop her from preparing delicious southern meals daily fried chicken mashed potatoes and gravy fried pork chops gravy and rice face it folks fat is a bonafide food group in the south but always with fresh vegetables and homemade biscuits and something yummy for dessert the kitchen was her domain and friends neighbors and family members spent precious time there discussing life over a meal or a cup of coffee fresh and hot from the percolator when she wasn t at the table she was in her favorite chair in the den the room right next to the kitchen where she watched her shows she did not miss general hospital for one and she loved wild wild west she called jim west tight pants and coming from my soft spoken white haired grandmother this was hysterical to us kids her bedroom was next to the den so while they lived in a two story house built in the 1900 s with a total of 11 rooms she seldom went beyond those three connecting rooms she didn t leave the house often maybe twice i can remember but she made the two hour trip to see me married a strong christian my grandmother was always a champion for the underdog and the one who taught me unconditional love i still miss her so in honor of my grandmother in addition to recipes new and old sometimes we ll just sit around the kitchen table and talk over a cup of coffee anything you d like to dish about any relatives that made an unforgettable impact on your life cooked up by nanabobana at 6 46 pm 1 comment labels over a cup of coffee sunday december 26 2010 oh la la lavender years ago when i came across the following recipe in the august sept 2008 taste of home magazine i was intrigued about the prospect of cooking with lavender my daughter s first baby shower was coming up and this recipe sounded perfect after checking locally for edible grade lavender and finding none i tried the vendor suggested in the recipe penzeys spices which turned out to be another exciting find penzeys spices has a wide selection of top grade spices and once on their mailing list send a colorful catalog which not only displays and educates about their spices but also includes delicious recipes from their readers when i called to place the order the rep was very pleasant and helpful and a very reasonable 4 95 later brought a 4oz bag of edible grade lavender right to my door four ounces may not sound like a lot but trust me it is a lot of lavender but keeping it double bagged in a cool dry place it is as fragrant and fresh as when purchased over two years ago we tried this delicious moist and flavorful cake again recently and with holiday gift giving in mind i decided to try baking it in miniature loaf pans it is just as delicious made in the bread pans and well worth the effort to locate the lavender almond lavender cake lillian julow gainesville fl taste of home magazine aug sept 2008 2 cups sugar divided 1 2 cup slivered almonds 1 tbls plus 1 teas dried lavender flowers divided 1 cup butter softened 4 eggs 2 teas vanilla extract 1 8oz cup sour cream 1 4 cup half and half cream 2 1 2 cups all purpose flour 1 2 teas baking soda 1 2 teas salt 4 teas boiling water 3 4 cup confectioners sugar additional dried lavender flowers optional grease a 10 inch fluted tube pan and sprinkle with sugar set aside place 1 2 cup sugar the almonds and 1 tbls lavender in a food processor cover and process until finely ground in a large mixing bowl cream butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy beat in almond mixture until combined add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition beat in vanilla in a small bowl combine sour cream and half and half in another bowl combine flour baking soda and salt add to the creamed mixture al...