PUMPKIN & CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

This is my favorite cake with pumpkin, not mentioning the chocolate. Chocolate makes everything better. Worth to try. It is delicious!! 




3/4 cup butter, soft
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cup unbleached flour
1 teaspoon each baking soda, baking powder.
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 lbs pumpkin, mashed
1 cup chocolate chips
1 oz baking chocolate, melt and cool
1/2 cup pecans, chopped(optional)

Cream butter, sugars and vanilla extract until fluffy. Add eggs, one at the time. Sift dry ingredients and slowly add to butter alternately with pumpkin. Add chocolate chips. Divide dough in 2 parts. To one part Add chocolate and mix well.
Grease bundt cake pan and sprinkle with flour and pecans on the bottom of the pan.
Pour half of the chocolate dough, than pour the other half of the dough and sprinkle with pecans.
Bake for 1 hour in 350 F.

PINEAPPLE DELIGHT

This casserole is serve in my house around Easter for dinner with ham. Everybody love it!!



2 cans (14oz each)chunk pineapple
6 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup sugar (can put less)
2 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese
crackers
6 tablespoons butter

Stir together the flour , sugar and drained pineapple. Add grated cheese. Put this mixture into casserole dish and crumble crackers over the top. Melt the  butter and drizzle over the crumble.
Bake in 375 F for 35-45 minutes.
Very good serve with chicken or ham.

STRAWBERRY AND OTHER FRUITS TART

This is my favorite fruit tart. Easy to make and delicious.


1 1/4 cup unbleached flour
7 tablespoons butter
2 yolks from large eggs
1/4 cup  sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
a few tablespoons black currants jelly

Mix in food processor flour, butter, sugar and vanilla. Add yolks.
Take out dough and cool in fridge for an hour.
Take out dough roll out and put to tart pan. Poke with fork and bake for 20 minutes in 350 F pre-heated oven. Cool and spread jelly on the bottom than warm cream ( recipe below) and fruits.
I put strawberries, blueberries and kiwi.


Cream recipe:
1 3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup corn or potato starch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix together eggs, starch,vanilla extract and sugar.
Boiled milk add to egg mixture, all the time mixing.
Pour back to a milk dish and cook 3 minutes until solid.

REUBEN CHICKEN

This is delicious. I serve this dish always around  St. Patrick's day, but not only. My family love it.you 
Cheese I put on top sometimes for the last 15 minutes 

2 large chicken breasts
16 oz sauerkraut
8 oz Swiss cheese, sliced
1 16 oz  Thousand Island  dressing


Place chicken breasts on glass casserole.
Orange sauerkraut on top of the chicken breasts.
Put on top slices of Swiss cheese and  pour over dressing.
Bake on 375 F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

My quails are happy

Mom's Spiced Cake

1 1/4  cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter,soft
3 large eggs, beaten with buttermilk.
2 3/4 cup unbleached flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, cloves
1 1/2 cup buttermilk

Cream together sugars and butter until fluffy.Beat in the eggs, one at the time.
Sift the dry ingredients and stir in alternately with buttermilk. Bake in 350 F for 45-55 minutes in 13x9 greased and floured pan or 2 round 9 inch pans.Let cool and make brown sugar frosting.

Brown Sugar Frosting:

1 cup brown sugar
 12 tablespoons half-and-half or heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoon butter

Combine sugar and cream and boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
Beat mixture until no more glossy. If too stiff, add more cream.

KOLACZKI #1

I have a few recipes for kolaczki, that's why I marked this as a #1. This one is my favorite and easy to make.

1 ( 8 oz.) cream cheese
1 cup butter
1 yolk ( from large egg)
1 1/2 cup unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 jar raspberry or apricot jelly or maraschino cherry

Mix dry ingredients. Cut butter and cheese  with the flour. Add yolk and  make a dough.
Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Than cut 1.5 inch stripes and than 2 inch pieces across.
Fill up each piece with jelly and  pinch  the two endings together.Bake 20 minutes in 350 F.

Oatmeal Waffles GLUTEN FREE

This waffles are so good, that the first time I made them, my family devoured them all.

2 cups oatmeal ( blend them in food processor)

1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 cups milk (300 ml)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins

Mix dry ingredients. Beat egg and mix with milk.Add rest ingredients.
Leave for 15 minutes until the dough get ticker. Add raisins.
Bake  in a waffle iron until done.

DUCKIES IN MY POND

ORANGE ALMOND CROISSANTS/ COOKIES

These are so good. They melt in your mouth. If you take one , you going to reach for second and third. The dough is little tricky to handle, but you can do it. It is worth it.


1 2/3 cup unbleached flour
1 tablespoon powder sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup almond meal or almond flour
14 tablespoons butter
shredded skin from half orange

Mix flour and a butter in food processor. Add the rest of ingredients and pulls until become solid dough. Take it out and knead on the floured board for a  couple minutes. Put to fridge for half an hour. Take it out , pull small piece and roll  to 3-4 inches long. Than bend lthe  dough like a croissant.
The dough is little hard to handle, but try to work it out.
Bake 15-18 minutes in 375 F.

IRIS SCONES

These are so good that my daughter , who hates raisins eats them. She requests them often. I like them any time with cup of coffee.

2 cups all purpose flour
2  1/2  teaspoons  baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup dried currants or raisins

Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Mix all dry ingredients together.
In separated bowl beat eggs, add butter and buttermilk.
Add  dry ingredients to egg mixture. Mix in dried currants. Divide dough to three parts.
Roll three circles about 1 inch thick, than cut to quarters. Transfer wedges to baking pan and bake for 15 minutes or until ready. You can put over top of scones beaten egg to look nice and shiny.
Enjoy!! There are sooo good.

SALISBURY STEAK

My family likes this recipe. I've been making this dish for years. Each time come little different.
Each time I add something extra on top, like green onion , mushrooms or dill. Served with mashed potatoes and pickle on the side, is one of the comforting dishes.



1 1/2 lbs ground beef (90/10)
1 (10oz) cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup bread crumbs , seasoned or crackers crumbs
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 onion, chopped
1/3 cup water or milk
salt and pepper
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoon butter


Combine ground beef with 1/4 cup cream of mushroom soup. Add  onion, egg, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well. Shape 6 patties , orange them in 9x13 casserole dish.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes in 375 F pre-heated oven. Skim off fat.
In small bowl mix left cream of mushroom soup with water or milk. Spoon over patties.
Bake additional 15 minutes.
Fry the sliced mushrooms with butter and serve on top of patties with sauce.

HAZELNUT BUNDT CAKE / BABKA

This is very good cake. You can really get the taste of hazelnuts. One of my favorites for EASTER.


1/2  cup butter
1/2 cup Nutella/hazelnut spread
1 cup sugar
1 cup hazelnut meal or hazelnuts cut in food processor
3/4 cup unbleached flour

3 teaspoons baking powder
5 large eggs separated
1 tablespoon cocoa or instant coffee
4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add  Nutella and mix well. Add 5 yolks, one at the time.
In other bowl mix flour, baking powder, cocoa and hazelnuts.
Mix dry ingredients, milk and vanilla to butter mixture.
Beat egg whites until stiff and slowly add to batter.
Bake  50 minutes in pre-heated oven to 350 F.


Put on top chocolate glaze.

Sunflower Cake

COLESLAW

This is very good recipe. The dressing is really good. even better , if marinated for a few hours.

1/2 head of cabbage, shredded

1/2 onion, shredded

1 carrot shredded

1 stick of celery, shredded

For the dressing:

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon mustard

1/4 cup mayonnaise 

salt, pepper 

Mix all ingredients for the dressing and put over vegetables.

Let it marinated for a few hours before serving.

TONGUE TACOS TACOS DE LENGUA

These are the best. Easy to make, just cook in a crock pot. Chop some onion and cilantro and eat.

1 large tongue cover with water and cook on  high for 6 hours or until soft

Herbs: laurel leaves, thyme, oregano (pickling herbs), salt.

For serve:

corn tortillas

1 white onion, chopped

chopped cilantro

lemon, cut in pieces

 salsa ( I like green salsa from tomatillos)

Place cooked tongue on wooden board, peel off the skin and chop in small pieces.

Serve on warm tortillas with salsa, onion, cilantro and lemon juice.

It is delicious!!  

SNOWING IN APRIL AGAIN

GUaCAMOLE- AVOCADO SALAD/DIP

This recipe was given me by  my husband's mom, my mother-in-law, who live in Mexico. So is authentic Mexican recipe. This is one of the recipes that you can make it your own by adding different ingredients like cucumber, green onion, etc.

        

     

5-6 avocados peeled skin and take out seed  

1/2 onion chopped

green onion chopped

cilantro, chopped 

dried oregano

salt,pepper

lemon juice from 1 lemon or lime

1 chopped tomato 

1 hot pepper chopped ( without seeds), optional

First smash cleaned avocados.

Add all ingredients in the order given.    

Serve with tacos, serve as a snacks, as a deep.

ENJOY!!      

MANDARIN JELLO DESSERT

This is very good. I made this for after EASTER dinner dessert. Very easy to make.

          1 orange jello

          1 cup hot water

          1 cup vanilla ice cream

          1 can mandarin oranges without juice

Dissolve jello in hot water. Add  ice cream, mix until melted. Add  oranges.

Put to nice bowls or cups and put to refrigerator until firm.

Serve with whipped cream.

                                       

SPRING 2020 FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN.

DELICIOUS BANANA MUFFINS

Delicious, soft banana muffins. Good

            3 large bananas mashed
            1/2 cup brown sugar
            1 1/2 cup flour
            1 teaspoon baking soda
            1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
           1/8 teaspoon salt
            2 large eggs
           1/2 c soft butter
           1/4 c plain yogurt or sour cream
           1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix yogurt with baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar until puffy. Add eggs, 1 at the time and  bananas and vanilla.
Sift flour, add salt and mix with butter mixture alternatively with yogurt.
Bake 18-20 minutes in 375 F.
They are sooooo good.