Have you ever wondered if you can cook frozen ground beef? Guess what? Yes, you can! I don’t know why I haven’t done this before. If you forget to defrost the ground beef, just take it out and put it in the skillet. In fact, I did just that tonight! For dinner, I made my meatloaf muffin recipe. This is how you cook frozen ground beef: Place a pound of frozen ground beef in the skillet. Turn the temperate {Read More}
Meatloaf Muffins Recipe
March 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Meatloaf muffins is a fun dinner to cook with the kids! This was super simple and quick. Here is my easy meatloaf muffins recipe. Ingredients 1-2 pounds of ground beef 1 cup of parmesan cheese 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs 2 eggs 1/2 cup of ketchup Worcestershire sauce (I just sprinkled some in…not sure how much!) onion powder (or one onion) 1 tablespoon of minced garlic salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients in {Read More}
Cuban Ropa Vieja Recipe
March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here is a delicious Cuban ropa vieja recipe. My husband and his family are Cuban so he ate ropa vieja growing up. I never knew what ropa vieja was until I met him. Parts of the recipe I am using is taken from his mother’s version and from the Cuban recipe book The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook. We ate at the Columbia Restaurant in Florida and it is yummy! Ingredients 3 pounds of flank steak onion green bell pepper one bay leaf {Read More}
Berry Smoothie Recipe with Frozen Fruit, Milk, Orange Juice
March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Today I made a delicious berry smoothie. I was tempted to pay the money at McDonalds but for the 3 of us I decided to make it myself, healthier and cheaper! Ingredients 2 cups of fruit- I used Kirkland’s Trader Farms Triple Berry Frozen Fruit from Costco. It is all organic! 1 cup of milk- I put a little bit more but I’m not sure the exact amount. Splash of orange juice- I didn’t measure the juice either, I just added {Read More}
Marshmallow Fondant Recipe: How to Make Fondant (Picture Tutorial)
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How do you make marshmallow fondant? It’s easy! Here is a marshmallow fondant recipe with tutorial. I make this fondant when I was creating my daughter’s Minnie Mouse cake. There really is no need to buy the store bought fondant, although it might save time, but it will not taste as good as this yummy marshmallow fondant. Cake decorating is very much an art like cooking. So is making marshmallow fondant. I can tell you the exact measurements of the {Read More}
St. Patricks Day Cupcakes
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, so why not make some delicious cupcakes? The kids will love it. Here you will find the cupcake recipe I used and ideas on how to make it look like a St. Patrick’s day cupcake. Any cupcake can look festive for the holiday with green icing or frosting. You will need a 1m cake decorating tip to get the swirl look. First thing first, I used a Martha Stewart recipe that only took about {Read More}
Pot Roast with Gravy, Carrots and Onions Recipe
February 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
The other day my mother brought over a roast for me to cook, which was sweet of her to do so. I realized I didn’t have many ingredients on hand so I searched for a pot roast recipe online to try. I found the Perfect Pot Roast by The Pioneer Woman. It had basic ingredients, and the recipe was very similar to what I’ve done before. Ingredients 3 pound roast small bag of baby carrots 1-2 onions salt pepper olive {Read More}
Yummy Valentine’s Day Cupcakes
February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I love baking and making delicious treats. I think one of the best Valentine’s day gifts is something homemade. Instead of buying a heart box of candy, how about make these yummy cupcakes from the heart? Here are 10 pretty awesome Valentine’s Day cupcake ideas. 1. Heart Accents Cupcakes: These cupcakes have cute candy melt decorations on top of them! 2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes: These cupcakes use a box of Devil’s Food cake mix and are decorated with peanut butter {Read More}
Easter Basket Cake using Basketweave Piping Tip
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Back in 2011, I attempted to make a basket cake for Easter. I was fairly new at decorating cakes. This was my first attempt to basketweave a cake…and my only attempt since! In the picture below, you can see where I cut a hole in the top of the cake. That was the “basket” of the cake. I made a huge mistake during the actual basketweaving process. I thought I was going to run out of icing, so I began {Read More}
Baking Powder Substitute Using Baking Soda
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Baking powder and baking soda is not the same so don’t think about substituting one for the other. Trust me, I’ve tried it and it doesn’t taste good. Many recipes call for baking soda or baking powder. Some recipes call for both. So what is the difference between the two? Baking Powder Helps baked good rise when baking (a leavening agent). Ingredients are cream of tartar, a starch, and baking soda (or pure sodium bicarbonate). The acidic ingredient in baking {Read More}
