Sugar Crusted Plum Muffins
Muffins are one of my favorite grab and go type breakfasts. We have four teenagers in this house, so muffins are a big hit and are easy for them to take on the way to school in the morning. I have had...
Neapolitan Cheesecake
Everyone in this house loves cheesecake. Neapolitan is a favorite ice cream flavor here too. So it only made sense to make this Neapolitan Cheesecake, knowing good and well it would be devoured leaving...
My Kitchen Favorites
I often share with you things that make life in my kitchen a bit easier. Whether it be a gadget, an appliance or a tip I’ve picked up here or there. There are certain things that I “can’t...
Curried Chicken, Peppers & Peas en Papillote
En Papillote is French for “in parchment”. Cooking in parchment paper is a time tested method that cooks and steams your food right inside the package, making for a fun presentation as well...
Top 10 Recipes of 2011
2011 has been a great year for Amanda’s Cookin’. 142 more posts since 2010, and hundreds more thank you’s to hand out! This year was a fun one for me. At the end of the summer I was...
Herbed Breakfast Stuffing Casserole
Breakfast casseroles are an excellent way to feed a crowd, which makes them ideal for the holidays. Many people have relatives visiting at this time of year, so breakfast for the masses can be quite a...
Muffins are one of my favorite grab and go type breakfasts. We have four teenagers in this house, so muffins are a big hit and are easy for them to take on the way to school in the morning. I have had plum cake, but never plum muffins, so when I found this cinnamon sugar crusted treat I knew it Read More »
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Everyone in this house loves cheesecake. Neapolitan is a favorite ice cream flavor here too. So it only made sense to make this Neapolitan Cheesecake, knowing good and well it would be devoured leaving no leftovers to throw away. It’s pretty too, don’t you think? I love the layers, and no, there’s no food coloring. The pink comes solely from Read More »
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I often share with you things that make life in my kitchen a bit easier. Whether it be a gadget, an appliance or a tip I’ve picked up here or there. There are certain things that I “can’t live without” (I’m sure I could, but definitely wouldn’t want to!) that I’ve grown to love and depend on. Some of those Read More »
Coq au Vin, Poulet au Vin Blanc, or my version, Poulet au Vermouth. No matter how you pronounce it or the wine you use, this is an amazingly delicious way to cook chicken thighs. Traditionally bone-in chicken pieces are used as there’s a lot of flavor to be had from the marrow, but I used boneless, skinless thighs and the Read More »
En Papillote is French for “in parchment”. Cooking in parchment paper is a time tested method that cooks and steams your food right inside the package, making for a fun presentation as well as easy clean up afterwards. I wanted something different for dinner and was thumbing through Dorie Greenspan’s latest book, , when I found this really easy and Read More »
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2011 has been a great year for Amanda’s Cookin’. 142 more posts since 2010, and hundreds more thank you’s to hand out! This year was a fun one for me. At the end of the summer I was finally able to move the blog to WordPress. That also allowed me to provide you will a recipe index and better printable Read More »
Cold weather means stew, soup, casseroles, and comfort food. Everyone has a “go to” stew recipe, but I’m always willing to try something different. I was browsing Pinterest and came across a tasty looking stew recipe which I quickly saved to my Pinterest dinner board. Recently I can back to that recipe and was so glad that I did as Read More »
Breakfast casseroles are an excellent way to feed a crowd, which makes them ideal for the holidays. Many people have relatives visiting at this time of year, so breakfast for the masses can be quite a chore, unless of course it all goes in one pan and into the oven! Pepperidge Farm came to me and asked if I would Read More »
I am happy to announce that I have accepted a challenge from Pepperidge Farms for the holiday season. They have asked me to create an original stuffing recipe and they’ve asked that I put my own Wisconsin twist on it! They are hoping to see some holiday shortcuts that will help make you and I, as holiday hosts and hostesses Read More »
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I have a new favorite chocolate cake. I’ve made it three times already and each time that’s barely a crumb left on the plate. There’s something in the chemical make up of chocolate cake that makes it easy to over bake and dry out. This cake, however, is the moistest chocolate cake I’ve ever sunk my teeth into. I am Read More »
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