Another Great Snack

I was watching a show once where the guest was Chef Tyler Florence. He said that the best way to cook vegetables to make them taste great is to roast them. That even people who don't like veggies will like them roasted. He was right. I've been roasting ever since. However I had never thought of roasting edamame until I saw a post about it on The Kitchn. I don't know why I never thought of it. I love roasting. I love edamame. It just makes sense that I would love roasted edamame. So today I gave it a try. And I do love it. Even Miss. S gobbled it up. I will definitely be making this one again. You should give it a try too! Recipe found here.

Skinny Pancakes

This is a recipe that takes me straight back to my childhood. It's actually a recipe for Swedish Pancakes but my niece Islay dubbed them skinny pancakes. My Mom made these all the time growing up. Probably more often then regular pancakes. They are similar to a crepe but a little thicker and a little easier to make. Everyone in my family loves them so I thought I would pass along the recipe.
Ingredients
3 eggs
1 1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup flour
1 table spoon sugar
1/2 tea spoon salt

Combine all dry ingredients. Add in eggs and mix together to form a paste. Then add in milk slowly.

The batter will be super runny and it will not make perfect little round pancakes. They will be rather wonky but when you roll them up on your plate you won't even notice. I made them for Miss. S the other day with nutella and bananas. I had mine with pure maple syrup and powder sugar. Delish!

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My Go To Pasta Dish

Making pasta around here isn't the easiest task. Denny doesn't like marinara and I don't really like to eat heavy cream sauces. Don't get me wrong I love the taste of them. I just tend to over do it then I feel full, fat & sick. So it's just best to stay away from them. I can't tell you the last time I had Chicken Alfredo. It's been a while. So when I saw this recipe on Everyday Italian I had to try it out. It seemed like a good happy medium. Of coarse I tweaked it a little to suit our needs. So here is our favorite Pasta Dish.

No Sauce Creamy Farfalle

Ingredients

1 Box Whole Grain Farfalle (Bow Tie Pasta)

1 lb Fresh Mushrooms, thickly sliced

1 Bunch Thin Asparagus, trimmed & cut into 1 inch pieces

3 tablespoons Butter

1 Dash of Garlic Salt

A pinch of freshly Grated Nutmeg

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans

1 Cup Mascarpone Cheese

1/4 Grated Parmesan Cheese

*Optional*

1 Cup your choice of meat...

Shredded Rotisseri Chicken

Grilled Chicken Breast

Diced Prosciutto Ham

It tastes great without meat, but Denny likes it best with Prosciutto.

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until Al Dente

2. Meanwhile add butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and garlic powder and sauté until mushrooms are tender and most of the juices have evaporated, about 5 min. Add asparagus (and prosciutto if you choose to use it.) sauté another 5 min.

3. Remove pasta from pot into a large serving bowl saving 1 cup pasta water. Add vegetables. Stir in Mascarpone Cheese until pasta is evening coated. If you feel the pasta might need more moisture then add a 1/4 cup pasta water at a time until you feel like it is moistened enough. It may not need it. Stir in Pecans and nutmeg (If you chose to use Chicken this would be the time to add it). Season with Salt and Pepper to taste and top with Parmesan Cheese. Enjoy!

The Cookies of My Dreams

Yes they are really that fantastic. I found a cookie recipe some time ago that was good NOT great. I've done a lot of tweaking to this recipe to make them just right. After much deliberation as to whether or not to keep this recipe a guarded secret I've decided that it is much nicer to pass it along. So with no further delays here you are. Happy Holidays!

Glorified White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter softened

2/3 cup Firmly packed light brown sugar

1 Large egg

1 3/4 cup All-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon Baking soda

1/4 teaspoon Salt

3/4 cup Coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

1 cup Shredded coconut divided

3/4 of a bag of White chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy

3. Beat in egg and vanilla

4. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Blend into creamed mixture.

5. Blend in nuts and 1/2 cup coconut.

6. Stir in white chocolate chips.

7. Take heaping spoonfuls and roll into balls. Slightly flatten out like a pancake. Take rest of coconut and put on a small plate. Roll the top of you cookie in coconut. This part is essential as it gets toasted and crispy while baking.

8. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min or until set. They should be slightly brown with coconut toasted.

9. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets then cool completely on wire racks.

10. Enjoy with a tall glass of milk.

*Disclaimer* These cookies are very sweet and very rich. A glass of milk may be necessary.

I am not a huge fan of white chocolate, and I'm very picky about coconut. I assure you that these cookies will not disappoint. If you make them please let me know what you think!

*Update* Last night Denny told me that this last batch may have been TOO sweet. If this is the case you can use 3/4 of a bag of white chocolate chips. They will taste just as wonderful.

Phases

I go through phases with things. I'll be really into crafting for a few months. Then I'll switch it up and read a ton of books in a 2-3 month time frame. Then I burn myself out on that and I go back to sewing. Right now I'm in a cooking phase which I've never done before. I've actually been really into trying new recipes and making dinner a little more exciting. I love getting on allrecipes.com and just looking at all the choices. That is my go to site. Then last week I discovered the Campbell's Soup recipe site. I know it's probably nothing new to you guys, but I'm pretty excited about it!It's a sleek and very user friendly site. It has provided me with very easy, nutritious, yummy meals. We tried these BBQ Roast Beef sandwiches and they were a hit. I served them topped of with a little cheese and coleslaw. Very tasty. Tonight we'll be trying out the Chicken Broccoli Divan. Using 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup instead of cream of chicken & adding sauteed mushrooms. Served over rice. I always like to change up recipes to suit my taste. Go to www.campbellkitchen.com and enjoy.

P.S. I have been indulging in a little crafting as well. I just can't post about it yet. Soon though. So check back.