Recipes – Page 2 – Dahlia DeWinters

Recipe Wednesday – Sweet Cornbread

I’m not much of a cook, but I do like to bake. I’d like to share one of my family’s favorites that easy to throw together and tastes so much better than the box cornbread mix. (No shade to the boxed mix, I’ve used that a time or two.) For a less-sweet taste, of course, reduce the sugar….but who would want to do that? Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup yellow cornmeal 2/3 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg 1 cup milk 1/3 cup olive oil Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-in round cake pan with butter OR use a 9 inch iron skillet. Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Stir in egg, milk and olive oil until well combined. Pour batter into well-oiled pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25… Continued

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Recipe Wednesday – Stewed Chicken with Andouille

My favorite is cold weather cooking – you can turn on the oven, the stove and warm up the kitchen with spicy aroma. This recipe is taken from the Food Network site. Ingredients 6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 3/4 pounds), trimmed Kosher salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 link andouille sausage (about 3 ounces), chopped 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth 3 medium red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 10-ounce package frozen whole baby okra, thawed Juice of 1 lime 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro Directions Cut each chicken thigh into quarters (or 1 1/2-inch pieces, if large). Pat dry and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook undisturbed until browned, about 4 minutes. Continue to cook,

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Recipe Wednesday – Chicken Kiev

On occasion, this geek gal likes to try her hand at new recipes in the kitchen. I’m not a great cook, but I know what tastes good and how to alter a recipe. Unfortunately, I also like to pick complicated recipes that try my patience. (Don’t ask why, it’s just the way I’m built – I like a challenge.) ¼ cup butter, softened 1 tbs. chopped fresh chives or parsley 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic OR 2 tbs. chopped garlic from the jar 6 boneless, skinned chicken breast halves 12 toothpicks 3 cups cornflakes, crushed to 1 ½ cups 2 tbs. fresh chopped parsley ½ tsp paprika ¼ buttermilk or milk Salt and pepper to taste Mix softened butter, chives and garlic. Shape the mixture into a rectangle, like a stick of butter, then freeze for about 30 min. You will be slicing this later. Pre-heat oven to 425

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Holiday Drinks

It’s Christmas Eve! Many of us are cooking with family, hanging out with friends or maybe enjoying a few days of peace. Whether you celebrate or not, it doesn’t matter – you can still enjoy these holiday-themed drinks! Holiday Sangria Author: Rachelle Lucas Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 8-10 A very easy recipe to make and share during holiday parties or to bottle and give as a gift. Ingredients 2 bottles Merlot 1 bottle ginger ale 1 cup sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground nutmeg ½ tsp ground clove 4 to 6 oranges or tangelos 6 to 10 cinnamon sticks ½ bag of cranberries Instructions In a medium pot, combine Merlot, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Let simmer for ten minutes, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Pour immediately into a sealed pitcher or other container. Chop apples and add

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Recipe Wednesday – One Bowl Brownies

I had to make a decision between another recipe and this one, and decided on this one because, well, chocolate. This is an easy, one bowl mix that I was able to mix up in less than fifteen minutes. Depending on the type of chocolate you use, this recipe can be a rich semi-sweet fudgy brownie, or a sweeter, more milk chocolate taste. Whatever chocolate you want to use, enjoy these quick brownies. Ingredients 9 ounces of chocolate – (the darker the chocolate, the richer the taste) I used semi-sweet chocolate chips 4 ounces of salted butter (1 stick) 1 cup sugar 1 cup all purpose flour 2 large eggs and 1 yolk 1 tsp vanilla 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Grease a 8 x 8 inch pan. (Or line it with parchment paper 3. Using a glass bowl (microwave safe), melt th butter and

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Blogtoberfest – Vampire Sangria

Hello again! So glad to see y’all along with me for the ride of 31 days of Halloween blogging, or, as I call it……BLOGTOBERFEST…….. Today’s recipe is not a mocktail, but a straight up liquor fest. It was a choice between this and chocolate martinis. I chose this because it looks like fruit punch. (What, me drinking? Nah, this is fruit punch.) And I love sangria. You can find the basic recipe here, but I added my own twists. Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 (750 ml bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja reds, Zinfandel, Shiraz) 1 Lemon cut into wedges 1 Orange cut into wedges Strawberry or Kiwi slices 3 Tbsp sugar 2 shots brandy 1 shot gin 2 cups ginger ale or club soda Preparation: Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon and orange into the wine.