My poor husband rarely gets to see the site of red meat. So when he does he usually throws a parade. I am not super gung ho about red meat so I like to make several sides when I do make him a steak. I had made a nice garlicky potato salad with thick pieces of bacon in it but knew I wanted something more. We were just talking the other day how I never use the Fry Daddy that I got 6 years ago and maybe I should start exploring the world of frying. Since my husband is from the south he is used to everything being fried. I am not in favor usually of frying things but for some reason the idea of having homemade onion rings on top of the steak sounded good. The turned out great but I did change the recipe slightly. I added 1/2 packet of dry ranch dressing to the dry ingredients for dredging. I thought it would go nice with the potato salad we were having. Buttermilk Onion Rings 4 large onions 1 quart buttermilk 2 cups flour Salt Pepper Chili powder Oil for … [Read more...]
When all else fails
When all else fails and I can't figure out what I want to make or if I want to even try something new on people, I seem to always make these half cupcake half brownie concoctions from Bon Appetit. I have made them before with a chocolate ganache but both my husband and I really love them with the peanut butter frosting...like a giant Peanut Butter Cup. BROWNIE CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING Cupcakes 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips (about 8 ounces) 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar 1/3 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped 1/4 teaspoon salt Frosting 1 cup powdered sugar 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or freshly ground) 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 teaspoons (about) whipping cream (optional) … [Read more...]
Faux-Reos
So when we went to the BBQ on Monday someone had gone to either Safeway or Albertson's and picked up some little cookies that looked like open faced oreos dipped in chocolate. The King Authur's Flour Baker's Companion Cookbook has a recipe in there that I had looked at several times but never tried so since my husband thought the ones at the BBQ were good, I would give it a try. The dough is exptremely stiff and I got tired of rolling them into little balls and flattening them. I had this idea that I would pipe out the frosting onto the cookie, but it is MUCH too thick for that. So I had to roll that into a ball and flatten them out also. My chocolate was too thick(ran out of cream) so it had to be just gooped on. I am making them again on Monday so I will try again with a thinner sauce. All in all, though they were good I will probably just go buy oreos....at lot less trouble. Faux-Reos Adapted from the King Arthur's Baker's Companion Cookies: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons … [Read more...]
