French Toast

I've been craving French Toast for awhile now...I have no idea why, because I don't believe I ever really like it as a kid. Anyways....Tyler doesn't care for French Toast...so yesterday while he was at work I thought I would make myself some for lunch :).

It turned out GREAT! I loved it! And will definitely be making this again sometime soon!

FRENCH TOAST: Serves 1
*2 Slices Bread
*2 Eggs
*1/8 Cup Milk
*3 Tablespoons Sugar
*1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
*1 Tablespoon Butter (to melt in pan)

1-In a small bowl Beat Egg and Sugar well
2-Add Milk and Vanilla Extract
3-Melt butter in a pan on the stove
4- Soak bread in the Egg mixture for 30 seconds on each side
5-Place in pan and Cook until both sides are a golden brown
6-Serve with Powdered Sugar or Maple Syrup!

Golden Brown Color while cooking in pan

Yummm! Ready to eat! 

recipe found at : http://www.indiankhana.net/2013/02/sweet-french-toast-recipe.html

Sugar Cookie Bars

Hey!

My husband only has about a week left of work here! Monday night he asked me to bake a dessert for him to take with him to work.

I decided to try a new recipe...Sugar Cookie Bars :). My mom gave me this recipe last year, and i haven't had a chance to try it yet! So I pulled it out yesterday and got to baking!

They turned out pretty delicious! :)

SUGAR COOKIE BARS:

COOKIE
*2 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
*1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
*1/2 teaspoons Salt
*1/2 Cup Butter, Melted
*1 Cup Sugar
*1 Egg
*1 1//2 Tablespoons Sour Cream
*1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

FROSTING
*1/2 Cup Butter, Softened
*4 Cups Powder Sugar
*1/4 Cup Half and Half
*1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
*Pinch of Salt
*Food Coloring (Optional)

COOKIES: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
2-In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt
3-In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar
4-Add egg and mix well.
5-Add Sour Cream and Vanilla Extract
6-Slowly add flour mixture to creamed mixture and mix well.
7-Press batter into the greased baking dish
8-Bake 17-20 minutes (I baked mine for 17 and the edge pieces were a little crunchy...so might want to do 15-17 min.
9-Set aside to cool 30 minutes.

FROSTING: Cream together Butter, Powdered Sugar and half and half.
2- Add Vanilla and Salt
3-add food Coloring
4-Spread frosting onto bars Cut into squares and Enjoy!!

 Sugar Cookie Bars right out of the Oven

All frosted and ready to eat!

Chicken Ranch Burger

Hey!

Thanks for stopping by to check out the recipe for Chicken Ranch Burgers! :) i think you will really enjoy them!!

....I did a couple things wrong in this recipe, so towards the middle of the burger it got mushy...BUT I really think if you do it right, they will be just as delicious in the middle as on the outside! :)  The first thing I did was I didn't have any Panko Bread Crumbs left and i used 2 slices of Bread from a fresh loaf....DON"T do this!...i think thats the main reason it got mushy!...ALSO..I cooked them on top of the stove, when I should've grilled them for better taste :)!

CHICKEN RANCH BURGERS:

*1 lb. Chicken, shredded, cooked
*1/2 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs
*1/4 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
*1 Tablespoon Dried Onion
*1 teaspoon Season Salt
*1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
*2 Tablespoons BBQ Sauce
*4 Tablespoons Ranch Dressing + extra to top burger with on bun
*2 Tablespoons Butter
*4 Hamburger Buns
*Next time I'm going to cook up some Bacon to put on the Burger as well!

1-Mix everything together, except for buns and bacon.
2-Form into 2-4 patties
3-Place on Grill and cook each side about 8-10 minutes...(until nice and crispy!)
4-Put burger on the bun and top with Ranch, Bacon, and a slice of cheese! Oooo...maybe even green and red peppers would be good too! To make it more like a Fajita burger?! yummy! My mouth is watering!

Enjoy the deliciousness!!

recipe found at: http://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/2013/03/chicken-ranch-burgers-2/

Meat-Filled Manicotti

Hey everyone!!

I FINALLY tried a new recipe lastnight!! It felt so good to cook something new again :)! It turned out fabulous! My husband said it tasted like Spaghetti...and it kind of did, but I thought it had a lot more flavor!
Give it a try!!

MEAT-FILLED MANICOTTI:
*1 8oz package of Manicotti, cooked, drained, and rinsed with cold water--I cooked 7 noodles because we wanted leftovers...they are very filling though!
*1 lb. Ground Beef
*2 C. shredded cheese
*1 Egg
*1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
*1 teaspoon Onion Powder
*1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
*1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
*1/4 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
*1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce
*Onion, Green and Red Peppers (optional)

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Pour just enough Spaghetti Sauce on the bottom to cover it.
2. Cook noodles. Place ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, italian seasoning and oregano in a large skillet and cook until the meat is browned. (Next time I'm going to add some onion and peppers also yumm! :) )
3. Pour meat mixture into a bowl and add 1 Cup cheese, bread crumbs, egg and a little Spaghetti Sauce. Mix well
4. Fill the Manicotti Shells with the meat mixture and place them in the baking dish. Pour rest of meat mixture on top of Noodles, then Pour rest of the Spaghetti Sauce over and top with Shredded Cheese.
5. Cover dish with foil and Bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes. And enjoy!! :)

Recipe found at : http://www.grouprecipes.com/117585/meat-filled-manicotti.html

Sugar & Spice

I'm in the kitchen cooking and baking all the time, but I've NEVER had an apron!

I've been wanting one for awhile now! There was a specific look I was going for though, something CUTE! I want to look good when I cook :) I feel like ill do a better job if I'm lookin cute ;)!

I was browsing through Pinterest, of course! And found this site with the most adorable aprons I've ever seen!! Www.flirtyaprons.com 

So I bought myself one!!....It's called Sugar & Spice! I LOVE IT! It's like a dress ha! 

I just had to share with all of you other cooks out there! :)

Here it is!: