Do you love to bake but don't have the time or energy? If so, then you are like me. I work a full-time job and then come home to write part-time and keep house. I love to bake but lack the time or energy to do so. But that changed when I searched online for an easy and quick peanut butter cookie recipe. This recipe is the best. All it takes is three ingredients. It tastes just like regular peanut butter cookies but uses many fewer ingredients. This recipe is great for any time.
Cook Time
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Ready in: 13 min
Yields: Serves about 6
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine and mix the three ingredients.
Grease a cookie sheet. Drop the dough by the teaspoon on the cookie sheet. Take a fork and press the dough down.
Bake in the oven for about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool.
Fun Facts
Peanut butter was invented in the 14th century by the Aztecs.
National Peanut Butter Cookie Day is on June 12th.
In 1932, the first peanut butter recipe with fork marks on it was published by the Schenectady Gazette.
The peanut butter cookie became America's favorite cookie in the early 1900s.
Spaghetti has always been a favorite meal in my family. It is easy to cook, and you can't go wrong with the sauce. I have never had spaghetti without some kind of meat be it, hot dogs, hamburger, or even sausage. So when I made this one night, it was the first time cooking and eating a vegetarian sauce. I was surprised, but it was delicious without the meat and with just zucchini, celery, onions, and corn. This is something that I will make again but maybe with different vegetables. The great thing with spaghetti is that there is no right or wrong way to make the sauce. You can make it just the way you like. I made it because I wanted spaghetti, but we didn't have any hamburger. There were vegetables that I needed to eat up, and so this is what I made instead. This is another one of my experiments that came out great.
Ingredients
1 Zucchini, Cut up
3 stalks Celery, Cut up
1 box Pasta
2 Onions, Peeled and chopped
1 can Corn
1 can Meatless Spaghetti sauce
Instructions
In a saucepan, boil water then add the spaghetti. Cook the spaghetti until it is done. After it is done, take off the stove and drain. Set aside.
For supper, I decided that I wanted to cook the chicken that I bought. I decided to pair it with rice since both my husband and I love rice. He likes his with sugar, and I eat mine with soy sauce. Then I had to decide how to cook the chicken. I knew the deep fryer was not a choice since I have no experience using the one we have. So it was either the skillet or toaster oven. This recipe chooses me. I had all the ingredients, and the picture looked amazing. Of course, when I made this recipe, it didn't look like the picture, but it was still delicious and worth the time and effort it took to make. I hope you like this recipe as much as I did.
What I love about chicken is that there are many ways to cook it. For example, this recipe calls for flour, paprika, salt, and pepper. Most people have these in their pantry. You can add ingredients to this recipe. If you don't like paprika, you can take it out and replace it with another spice. There are no bad ways to cook chicken. This recipe is prepped and cooked in an hour, which is great if you're busy.
Since this recipe uses chicken legs, you need to make sure they are cooked at 180 degrees. I had never made this recipe before, but my husband and I loved it. It was mouthwatering and crispy.
Cook Time
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ready in: 1 hour
Yields: 7
Ingredients
7 Chicken Legs
1 TBSP Paprika
1/2 cup Flour
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
Vegetable oil
Instructions
In a bowl, mix and stir the following ingredients, flour, salt, pepper, and the paprika. Make sure it is mixed well.
In a skillet, pour the vegetable oil and turn on. Pour enough oil so it covers the bottom of the skillet.
Take the chicken legs and place it in the flour mixture. Coat the chicken with the mixture to make sure it is covered. Place the chicken in the skillet on high and let cook for 10 minutes or until brown then flip it over and cook for another 10 minutes. Then for about 20 minutes cook uncovered and turn the temperature down a little. Each skillet is different so make sure the chicken is thoroughly cooked before eating.
I love zucchini so when I had the chance I picked some up for the idea of making zucchini bread. If you are like me, there are times that you have to be in the mood to bake. Yesterday, I was in the baking mood and decided to make the bread before the zucchini went rotten. I don't have a bread or loaf pan so I decided to make it in the cake pan. Then I realized that I didn't have my mother's zucchini bread recipe so had to look online for a simple recipe. I found one and decided to try it. It was while I mixing the ingredients that I realized that I didn't have enough flour but thought oh well, it's too late now. So I proceeded to make the recipe with what I had. So the recipe below is not exactly what the original recipe said to use. I have to admit that it still came out delicious even without the three cups of flour. I used two cups of flour instead. I hope you like this recipe.
Cook Time
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ready in: 45 min
Yields: Serves about six people
Ingredients
3 cups Zucchini, Shredded
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 cup Vegetable oil
2 tsp Cinnamon
2 tsp Baking soda
2 Eggs, Beaten
2 tsp Vanilla
3 cups Flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan.
Shred three cups of zucchini, set aside. In a bowl, mix together sugar, eggs, vanilla, and vegetable oil. Add the zucchini and mix well. Add the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda, stir together.
Place pan in the oven for about 30 minutes. Stick a knife in the bread to see if it is done. Take out of the oven and let cool. Cut, eat and enjoy.
I ran out of coffee yesterday but didn't have a chance to pick some up today. I had been drinking several cups of hot tea but wanted something different. I was searching through recipes and came across this recipe and decided to try it. The great thing about this recipe is that you can either add ingredients or take out some that you don't like. You can even put in more or less of the ingredient. For this recipe, I used 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar because I love the taste of cinnamon and vanilla. Even my husband liked this drink.
Ingredients
1 cup milk
1/2 TBSP vanilla extract
1/2 TBSP sugar
1/2 TBSP cinnamon
Instructions
In a saucepan, heat milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until it is blended. When it is as hot as you like, turn off the stove and pour into your cup. Drink and enjoy.
Tonight was the first time in years that I made these tuna cakes. They were as easy and delicious as I remembered. My husband has never tried them but he loved them. I think you would be amazed at how good they taste.
These tuna cakes are easy to make. All you need to do is stir the ingredients together. There is no tuna fish that is different than the others. In order to make the tuna cakes, you just take some of the mixtures, roll it in a ball then press down until you make a patty.
Ingredients
2 cans tuna, drained
1 egg
1 TBSP onion, minced
dash paprika
1/8 tsp oregano
1 slice bread, small pieces
Instructions
In a bowl, combine the drained tuna fish, egg, onion, paprika, oregano, and the small pieces of bread. Mix together well. Make it into patties and fry them in a skillet. Fry them like you would a hamburger.
I wanted to make apple crisp today so I went and peeled, cored and sliced the apples and placed them in the baking dish. I didn't have the recipe that I used so I went online to find one but in the end, I had to use the ingredients from two recipes to make this apple crisp. I think it turned out great. My husband liked it, also. One recipe had brown sugar which I didn't have so I substituted white sugar instead. Since this recipe used butter, I went online to find a recipe with no butter. So I used canola oil instead. so, in the end, I took the ingredients and the amount and came up with my own recipe. I hope you like it as much as I do.
The great thing about apple crisp is that you can take out ingredients or add some and come up with your own recipe. It is also healthy for you.
Ingredients
6-9 Apples, Sliced
1/3 cup Canola Oil
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 cup Flour
1 cup White sugar
1/2 cup Water
Instructions
Peel, core and slice apples. In a bowl, mix together flour, white sugar, and canola oil. Stir until it crumbles.
In a baking dish, place apples evenly. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the apples then pour in the water. Take the sugar, flour and oil mixture and pour evenly over the apples.
Bake the apple crisp at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until apples are tender and the top is brown.
Every year for holidays, my mom makes her pear salad. This year for Memorial Day, my Uncle wanted to make his fruit salad. I am glad that he did. This fruit salad was gone in a day. It is so simple to make. You just need four ingredients. For my mom's pear salad you need to make the jello but with this one, you just open the jello box and pour in the cool whip. You can use any flavor. It is delicious with the oranges and the fruit cocktail. I hope you enjoy this as much as my family does.
Cook Time
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ready in: 25 min
Yields: Serves 6 to 8 people
Ingredients
1 large can fruit cocktail
1 large can mandarin oranges
1 large (16 oz) cool whip
1 box any jello
Instructions
Drain juice from the fruit. In a bowl, mix cool whip and jello (don't make the jello). Add the fruit and mix with spoon. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Who doesn't like chocolate cake? There are so many to choose from. And the great thing about this recipe is that you can leave out some of the ingredients, like the espresso powder. Chocolate cake no matter how you make it, still taste great. The fun part about the cake is that you can choose what kind of frosting to use and how you want to decorate it. Have fun frosting the cake and decorating it.
Cook Time
Cook time: 30 min
Ready in: 30 min
Yields: 6
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon espresso powder
1 cup milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Instructions
Blend and mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, espresso powder and the baking soda. Then add in the milk, oil, eggs, and the vanilla extract. Stir. Mix the hot water in the batter.
I love banana bread and so does my family. Normally I use a bread pan but I didn't have one so I emphavised and used my cake pan. I think it came out fine. My husband definitely loved it. It came out moist and tasted yummy. Nothing is better then hot banana bread straight from the oven.
Cook Time
Cook time: 50 min
Ready in: 50 min
Yields: Six people six servings
Ingredients
8 tbsp Butter, One stick
1 cup Sugar
2 large Eggs
1/4 cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla extract
3 medium Ripe bananas
2 cup Flour
1tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
Instructions
In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix together. Then add the ripe bananas. You can either mash the bananas or cut them in chunks. Measure in the flour, baking soda and salt.
When all the ingredients are stirred together well, pour in a greased 8 x 5 loaf or bread pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes or until done. Take out of the oven and let cool.
I love the taste of popovers. It is good with butter and jam. I tried something different this time. Instead of greasing the muffin pan, I placed cupcake liners in the pan. The popover still tasted great but is was not easy taking off the paper. So I think the next time, I will just grease the pan.
Cook Time
Cook time: 40 min
Ready in: 40 min
Yields: 12 or 16 popovers
Ingredients
4 eggs
2 cup milk
2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease muffin pan. In a bowl, beat eggs, slightly, add milk, flour and salt. Beat until smooth. Do not over beat. Fill muffin pan 3/4 full. Bake for 25 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees and bake 15 minutes longer or until brown.
I made this soup for someone and since it smelled so good, I had to go home and make it for myself. I really love this soup. I don't remember ever having zucchini in a soup but it tastes great. This is a vegetable soup. I topped off this soup with some mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
2 Zucchini, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
2 TBSP Parsley
2 tsp Basil
1/3 cup Butter
3 cup Water
1/3 cup Flour
1 can Evaporated Milk
3 Bouillon Cubes, chicken
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 can (14 oz) Diced Tomatoes, undrained
1 10 oz Frozen Corn
1/4 tsp Pepper
pinch Salt
Instructions
In a saucepan, saute the zucchini, onion, butter, parsley, and basil until the zucchini and the onion is tender. Slowly add the water, add the pepper, salt, flour. Boil then stir for about two minutes. Add the milk, bouillon cubes, lemon juice, tomatoes, and corn. Cook until it is done
This is a quick and easy recipe to make. If you love salmon then you will love this recipe. My mom has been making this for years so I thought I would write it down so other people can try it. This recipe is great because you can either use bread crumbs or biscuits. My mom usually uses bread crumbs but this time she used the biscuits that she had made the other night, and it was great. I hope you like this salmon loaf as my family loves it.
Cook Time
Cook time: 30 min
Ready in: 30 min
Yields: Serves about 6 people
Ingredients
1 tall can salmon
1 egg, beaten
5 TBSP milk
1 cup bread crumbs or biscuits
3 TBSP butter, melted
Instructions
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Grease a loaf pan then pour the ingredients into the pan. Place in the oven. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Did you know that Tilapia is a form of the cichlid fish and that there are more than a hundred species of tilapia? Tilapia is the 5th most popular and consumed fish in the United States. It is one of the popular fish because it is a white, lean, affordable fish that has none of the fishy taste that most fish have. This fish is short lived which means that it has lower levels of mercury than most fish. Tilapia purify the water while reducing oxygen waste. Tilapia are global fish that used to be native to the Nile and North Africa while being farmed in Asia. An interesting fact is that there was hieroglyph that depicted these fish from Ancient Egypt.
In 2005, there were 1.5 million tilapia fish being harvested and farmed. When buying tilapia, you need to make sure it is from a reliable source that is a clean and healthy environment. The places you should buy from is the United States but acceptable alternate sources are Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Honduras. It is recommended not to buy from Taiwan or China due to the high levels of pollutants.
Tilapia fish is rich in nutrients, vitamins, minerals, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, niacin, vitamin B6 and B12, potassium and pantothenic acid.
There are 26 grams of protein per 3.5 ounces serving. There are 135 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids and 134 milligrams of omega-6 fatty acid in every serving. In a 3.5 ounce serving, there are 31% of vitamin B-12, 24% of niacin, vitamin K, E, D, folate, thiamine, and riboflavin. In a serving, there are 54.40 micrograms of selenium. It is recommended that we eat 2 servings of fish every week or 7 ounces per week to reduce heart disease.
Benefits of Tilapia:
* Growth and development
* Promotes Weight Loss
* Bone health
* Prevents Prostate Cancer
* Heart health
* Boost Brain Health
* Prevents Osteoporosis
* Helps muscle growth and cellular repair
* Helps lower cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels
* Prevents premature aging
According to "the American Pregnancy Association encourages pregnant women, women who may become pregnant and children to enjoy up to 12 ounces per week. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a pregnant or nursing women who weighs 124 pounds should consume less than 39 micrograms of mercury". (1)
My husband and I tried this recipe and we loved it.
Tilapia Fish Recipe
Ingredients:
2 TBSP butter
1 TBSP lemon juice
1/4 TSP salt
1/4 TSP oregano
Directions:
Melt butter, add lemon juice, salt, and oregano in the pan. Add the tilapia fish. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
References:
(1) healthyeating.sfgate.com
healthyeating.sfgate.com What is in a serving of Tilapia?
Organicfacts.net, 8 Amazing Benefits of Tilapia/Organic Facts 2018
Meatloaf has been around for a long time. There are so many recipes that one can make. This is the recipe that I grew up with and for some reason, it's the only one that I use. Normally, I don't add green peppers to my meatloaf but I had one that I needed to use so I chopped it up and put it in. It did taste great. While looking through my recipe book, I came across two other meatloaf recipe. One had you using rolled oats and the other had you using potatoes. The great thing is with meatloaf, you can either add or leave out ingredients that you don't want. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.
Cook Time
Cook time: 1 hour
Ready in: 1 hour
Yields: Serves about four people
Ingredients
1 lb Hamburg
2/3 cup Milk
1 Egg
1 small Onion, Chopped
2/3 cup Breadcrumbs
1- 8 oz Tomato sauce
1/2 cup Green pepper, Optional
Instructions
In a bowl, mix the Hamburg with milk, bread crumbs, egg, onion, tomato sauce and the green pepper. Make sure it is mixed well. When you are done mixing the ingredients together, place in an 8 x 5 loaf pan. Place pan in the oven, bake at 350 degrees for an hour
There are different versions of the coffee cake. Most of these versions don't include coffee but a few do. The reason they named it the coffee cake is because it was a simple unfrosted cake that was eaten with coffee. Coffee cake is served at informal affairs while fancy cakes are for formal affairs.
4 Interesting Facts about Coffee Cake
Did you know that there is a National Coffee Cake Day which is on April 7th? While looking for some interesting things about coffee cake, this is one tidbit that I came across.
It is thought that the Danish was the first to come up with the coffee cake.
Coffee cake was first enjoyed with coffee by the Europeans in the 17th century.
The whole in the middle of the coffee cake became popular in the 1950's with the invention of the bundt pan.
Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream or 1 cup of milk and 1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup brown sugar
Instructions
Mix together in a bowl, all the ingredients. Grease a tube pan. Pour half of the batter into the tube pan. Then sprinkle half of the toppings. Add the rest of the batter and then add the rest of the topping. Bake for 45 minutes in a 350-degree oven.
Toppings 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon Mix together.
The other night, my family and I had soup for supper and I was wondering what else to make with it. I was thinking of blueberry muffins but it didn't sound right. I decided on cornbread and that was the right choice. Cornbread went well with the bean and vegetable soup that my mom and I made. It didn't take long for me to mix up the cornbread and bake it. It tasted great.
I added flax seed to the instructions, not the ingredients because it is optional. The recipe doesn't call for it but since I love it, I added some to the cornmeal and it was great. You can't even tell that it is in the mixture. So you can add some to anything that you eat.
Cook Time
Cook time: 20 min
Ready in: 20 min
Yields: 9 pieces
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/4 cup shortening
Instructions
Blend flour, cornmeal, sugar baking powder, salt, milk, eggs, and shortening in a pan. After all of these ingredients are stirred well, add some flax seed to the mix (this is optional). Bake for 20 minutes at 425 degree
If you love tuna, then this is the recipe for you. It is easy to make, and everyone will love it. You can either use a biscuit mix or like my mother, make it from scratch. I think it tastes better when you make the biscuits from scratch.
Cook Time
Cook time: 50 min
Ready in: 50 min
Yields: About 6 pieces
Ingredients
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of celery soup
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups biscuit mix or homemade
1/3 cup very hot water
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 can (about 6 1/2 oz) tuna, drain
Instructions
In a bowl, mix together soup, eggs, and tuna. In another bowl, mix biscuit mix and hot water. Knead dough on a floured surface. Press the dough into a greased 10 x 6 baking dish on the bottom and the sides. Put 1/2 cup of cheese on the dough then add the tuna mix. Top it with the rest of the cheese.
The recipe is for one pumpkin pie but if you want two pies then all you do is double the ingredients. That is what my mother did which is why there are two pies in the picture. I love when my mother makes pumpkin pie. When I make it, it comes out good but never tastes like my mother's. These two pies were gone in two days. My mother made this pie for my nephew's birthday and we ate the other one. It was very yummy. If you make this recipe, I hope you love it as much as I do.
Cook Time
Cook time: 1 hour 5 min
Ready in: 1 hour 5 min
Yields: About 8 slices of pie
Ingredients
1 can pumpkin
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/8 cup molasses
Instructions
In a bowl, mix the can of pumpkin, sugar, salt, and nutmeg. Stir. Add the eggs, milk, cinnamon, ginger, and molasses. Mix together all the ingredients until they are mixed well. In a pie plate, place the crust. Add the pumpkin mixture to the pie crust. Flute the edges of the crust. Place in the oven.
Bake 15 minutes at 475 degrees. Then turn down the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 50 minutes.
I remember my mother making this recipe once in a while when I was growing up. My mother made this pie the other night because she knew how much I loved it. So I thought that I would share this recipe with everyone so they can have the chance to taste the greatness of this dish. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do!
Make the spaghetti-like you normally would. Afterwards, drain the spaghetti. Mix in the butter, stir. Then add the parmesan cheese and the beaten eggs. Stir. In a pie plate, use the spaghetti mixture as the crust, adding the cottage cheese to the spaghetti crust.
In a skillet, cook the beef and onion until they are done then drain the grease. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, and garlic salt and stir and heat.
When the meat mixture is done, pour it into the spaghetti crust. Leave it uncovered for 20 minutes in 350-degree oven. After 20 minutes, take it out of the oven and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the pie. Put back in the oven for 5 minutes or when the cheese melts.
Every year, my mother makes her famous apple pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is my dad's favorite pie, so she makes sure she makes it. This year, I was home for Christmas so I got to enjoy it, too. My dad and I helped my mother peel, cut, and slice the apples while she made the rest. The pie was great, and there was nothing left by the end of the night.
Cook Time
Cook time: 30 min
Ready in: 30 min
Yields: 8 pieces of pie
Ingredients
8 large apples, sliced thin
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
After placing the pie shell in a 9-inch pie plate, fill it with the apple slices.
In a bowl, measure out the sugar, spices, salt, and lemon juice then mix together. Sprinkle this mixture over the apples.
Dot the apples with butter.
Moisten the edge of the pie crust with water then place another pie crust over the apples.
Seal the edges with a fork. Make sure to make 4 slits on the top of the apple pie.
For some reason, I have been cooking and baking a lot more than normal. I am going through my mother's recipes and trying them out again. I love going through her recipes because as I do, I can remember my mother baking them when I was little. It brings back good memories. It is a lot more fun when my mother and I do it together.
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Bring to a boil sugar, butter, and milk. It should take 5 minutes. Take off the stove. Pour in peanut butter, vanilla, and oatmeal. Spread in an 8 x 11 pan. Let it solidify then cut.
One of my favorite foods to eat is my mother's pear salad. What's not to like? Who doesn't like pears, cream cheese, Jello, or Cool Whip? We usually make it for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Everyone loves it. You can make this pear salad anytime.
Ingredients
1 package (3 oz) lime Jello
1 3/4 cup Pear Juice
1 quart Pears, cut in chunks
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
1/2 pint Cool Whip
Instructions
Add water to pear juice to make 1 3/4 cups then heat in a saucepan on the stove. Pour the juice and water mixture into the lime jello. Cut the cream cheese into small pieces then place into jello. Then use an electric mixer on slow until the cream cheese is all broken up. Cut the pears into small pieces and put it in the mixture and stir. Put the mixture in the refrigerator until it sets a little. Then stir the cool whip into the mixture. Make sure you put it in the refrigerator to chill until it is solid.
