Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Mouth Watering Brownies
These are for serious choc...: "Mouth Watering Brownies These are for serious chocolate lovers, as they will take your very breath away! preheat your oven @ 325 F and butt..."
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Hi Everyone,So Sorry for the long absence, having...
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Hi Everyone,
So Sorry for the long absence, having...: "Hi Everyone, So Sorry for the long absence, having some internet connection problems! But I'm back online. Have a new mouth watering b..."
So Sorry for the long absence, having...: "Hi Everyone, So Sorry for the long absence, having some internet connection problems! But I'm back online. Have a new mouth watering b..."
Mouth Watering Brownies
These are for serious chocolate lovers, as they will take your very breath away!
preheat your oven @ 325 F and butter pan, then dust lightly with flour. Next crush 3 (5 3/4") candy canes in a plastic bag and set aside.
Here's what you'll need.
4 oz. York peppermint pattie, chopped 1/4 cup chocolate chips, for melting.
Basic Brownie Batter.-.-.
1 stick of unsalted butter, plus what you'll need to prepare your baking pan with.
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all purpose flour, plus extra for dusting pan.
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa. I used Hershey's and it worked great. Nestles works equally well.
In a heat proof bowl, over a pot of simmering water, melt chocolate and butter, stir until melted and smooth. Add York peppermint patties and repeat process of stirring. Remove bowl from heat and set aside to cool.
In a large bowl lightly beat together sugars, eggs, vanilla, and salt until combined, stir in the cooled chocolate mixture, add flour and cocoa and stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 25-28 minutes or until pic inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Cool Brownies 20-30 minutes, meanwhile, melt chocolate chip morsels by 30 second increaments so as not to burn the chocolate, and stir in between so they melt quicker.., then pour over brownies and smooth out with back of spoon, sprinkle with peppermint candy canes, and mini marshmellows (if using) Enjoy!!
These are for serious chocolate lovers, as they will take your very breath away!
preheat your oven @ 325 F and butter pan, then dust lightly with flour. Next crush 3 (5 3/4") candy canes in a plastic bag and set aside.
Here's what you'll need.
4 oz. York peppermint pattie, chopped 1/4 cup chocolate chips, for melting.
Basic Brownie Batter.-.-.
1 stick of unsalted butter, plus what you'll need to prepare your baking pan with.
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all purpose flour, plus extra for dusting pan.
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa. I used Hershey's and it worked great. Nestles works equally well.
In a heat proof bowl, over a pot of simmering water, melt chocolate and butter, stir until melted and smooth. Add York peppermint patties and repeat process of stirring. Remove bowl from heat and set aside to cool.
In a large bowl lightly beat together sugars, eggs, vanilla, and salt until combined, stir in the cooled chocolate mixture, add flour and cocoa and stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 25-28 minutes or until pic inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Cool Brownies 20-30 minutes, meanwhile, melt chocolate chip morsels by 30 second increaments so as not to burn the chocolate, and stir in between so they melt quicker.., then pour over brownies and smooth out with back of spoon, sprinkle with peppermint candy canes, and mini marshmellows (if using) Enjoy!!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Helpful Tips and FYI's
Stir-fry verses sauteing: These techniques share similarities. Both methods cook food items quickly in small amounts of fat.
However stir-frying cooks food over intensely high heat, with constant stirring. Sauteing involves only moderately high heat, and the food rests frequently, instead of being in constant motion.
Some of the best foods to saute are: cuts of beef tenderloin, fish fillets, chicken breasts even asparagus tips turn out wonderfully when sauted. Stir-fry delights can be almost any thing your heart desires. I don't suggest lettuce unless you desire wilted lettuce for a dish, before you do that look to another method of preparing.
For today folks thats all the chatter I have for you. I'll see you in a few days! Stay safe and enjoy life!
Stir-fry verses sauteing: These techniques share similarities. Both methods cook food items quickly in small amounts of fat.
However stir-frying cooks food over intensely high heat, with constant stirring. Sauteing involves only moderately high heat, and the food rests frequently, instead of being in constant motion.
Some of the best foods to saute are: cuts of beef tenderloin, fish fillets, chicken breasts even asparagus tips turn out wonderfully when sauted. Stir-fry delights can be almost any thing your heart desires. I don't suggest lettuce unless you desire wilted lettuce for a dish, before you do that look to another method of preparing.
For today folks thats all the chatter I have for you. I'll see you in a few days! Stay safe and enjoy life!
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Pumpkin SconesPreheat your oven @ 400 degrees. ...
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Pumpkin Scones
Preheat your oven @ 400 degrees.
...: "Pumpkin Scones Preheat your oven @ 400 degrees. You will need: 3/4 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup melted butter..."
Preheat your oven @ 400 degrees.
...: "Pumpkin Scones Preheat your oven @ 400 degrees. You will need: 3/4 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup melted butter..."
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Got a new tasty treat for you........... cresent r...
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Got a new tasty treat for you........... cresent r...: "Got a new tasty treat for you........... cresent ribbons. Here's what you will need. 1 or 2 rolls of refrigerator cresent rolls and a fill..."
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Jello SaladNot alot of people agree with mixing ...
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Jello Salad
Not alot of people agree with mixing ...: "Jello Salad Not alot of people agree with mixing multiple ingredients in a jello based dish, but I promise if you try this, you may think i..."
Not alot of people agree with mixing ...: "Jello Salad Not alot of people agree with mixing multiple ingredients in a jello based dish, but I promise if you try this, you may think i..."
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Do you want to try a tasty delight??Try peanutbut...
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Do you want to try a tasty delight??
Try peanutbut...: "Do you want to try a tasty delight?? Try peanutbutter hotdogs! Allow me to tell you a little story. When my son was 5 years old on a hot..."
Try peanutbut...: "Do you want to try a tasty delight?? Try peanutbutter hotdogs! Allow me to tell you a little story. When my son was 5 years old on a hot..."
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Okay folks, I have a new breakfast treat for you t...
Ms Melvin's Modern Meals: Okay folks, I have a new breakfast treat for you t...: "Okay folks, I have a new breakfast treat for you to try. Now sometimes you really don't want fancy but your craving comfy tasty familiar fo..."
Okay folks, I have a new breakfast treat for you to try.
Now sometimes you really don't want fancy but your craving comfy tasty familiar foods, so the other morning I was trying to figure out how to use some leftovers. I had some Cornish hen, some onion, green pepper, cream cheese/with chives. I wanted a omelet, but I needed it on a bigger scale, so how about baked as in strata. So heres what you'll need. I used a disposable pie pan, sprayed with Pam cooking spray. 6-8 large egges, 1/4 cup of milk. You're gonna slightly whip the eggs adding the milk. The dice up about 1/3 cup of leftover meat. I used equal amounts of onion and green pepper. Gently pour egges into prepared pan/baking dish, add ingredients, don't forget everything should be diced, thenadd this to your dish and mix gently. Before adding the cream cheese, preheat your oven to 375. Place your baking vessel on a cookie sheet, now dollop a half a teaspoon of cream cheese with chives around to top off your dish. How little or how much depends strictly on your personal tastes. Then bake just until the center sets up. depending on the oven it could take 20- 40 minutes. Chicken gravy over this when serving is the bomb! Enjoy!
Now sometimes you really don't want fancy but your craving comfy tasty familiar foods, so the other morning I was trying to figure out how to use some leftovers. I had some Cornish hen, some onion, green pepper, cream cheese/with chives. I wanted a omelet, but I needed it on a bigger scale, so how about baked as in strata. So heres what you'll need. I used a disposable pie pan, sprayed with Pam cooking spray. 6-8 large egges, 1/4 cup of milk. You're gonna slightly whip the eggs adding the milk. The dice up about 1/3 cup of leftover meat. I used equal amounts of onion and green pepper. Gently pour egges into prepared pan/baking dish, add ingredients, don't forget everything should be diced, thenadd this to your dish and mix gently. Before adding the cream cheese, preheat your oven to 375. Place your baking vessel on a cookie sheet, now dollop a half a teaspoon of cream cheese with chives around to top off your dish. How little or how much depends strictly on your personal tastes. Then bake just until the center sets up. depending on the oven it could take 20- 40 minutes. Chicken gravy over this when serving is the bomb! Enjoy!
Do you want to try a tasty delight??
Try peanutbutter hotdogs!
Allow me to tell you a little story. When my son was 5 years old on a hot summer day, I was trying to coax him into eating. Being distracted by the heat, I attempted to keep his choices light and simple, so I offered, a peanutbutter sandwich or hotdogs. A few other family members were in attendance as well, so we went about cooking hotdogs. I like both and prefer Jiff creamy peanut butter, so I put my peanut butter on the bun and took a piping hot hotdog and put it in the but. WOW! A new family favorite was born. Today my son is fast approaching 38 yrs old and he, myself and grandson among others in the family still eat peanutbutter hotdogs. The peanutbutter melts and drips, and it's just delicious! I hope you try this crazy family favorite!
You will need one package of your favorite hotdogs, mine are ballpark franks, then of course the hotdog buns........And some Jiff peanutbutter (creamy works best). Slather that bun with peanutbutter and a hot- hotdog and enjoy....
Try peanutbutter hotdogs!
Allow me to tell you a little story. When my son was 5 years old on a hot summer day, I was trying to coax him into eating. Being distracted by the heat, I attempted to keep his choices light and simple, so I offered, a peanutbutter sandwich or hotdogs. A few other family members were in attendance as well, so we went about cooking hotdogs. I like both and prefer Jiff creamy peanut butter, so I put my peanut butter on the bun and took a piping hot hotdog and put it in the but. WOW! A new family favorite was born. Today my son is fast approaching 38 yrs old and he, myself and grandson among others in the family still eat peanutbutter hotdogs. The peanutbutter melts and drips, and it's just delicious! I hope you try this crazy family favorite!
You will need one package of your favorite hotdogs, mine are ballpark franks, then of course the hotdog buns........And some Jiff peanutbutter (creamy works best). Slather that bun with peanutbutter and a hot- hotdog and enjoy....
Jello Salad
Not alot of people agree with mixing multiple ingredients in a jello based dish, but I promise if you try this, you may think it's one of the best you've ever tasted. It is fairly easy to make and really is not overly time consumming.
You will need 1 large or 2 small boxes of lime Jello brand jello.
Mix according to box directions, except when adding the cold water decrease it by 1/4 cup.
Allow jello to set-up to the stage where it just begins to jiggle, approximately 1- 1: 1/2 hours, keeping an eye on it. Just at the stage where it's jiggling you will take a fork and gently mix it up so it looks like fractured glass. Add a small container of cool whip, 1 cup of cottage cheese, and a small can of crushed pineapple (with the juice drained off) and a cup of mini marshmellows, just fole these ingredients in, then return to the frig to allow the jello to set-up solid. THIS IS A GREAT ACCOMPANIMENT to any meal. Enjoy!
Not alot of people agree with mixing multiple ingredients in a jello based dish, but I promise if you try this, you may think it's one of the best you've ever tasted. It is fairly easy to make and really is not overly time consumming.
You will need 1 large or 2 small boxes of lime Jello brand jello.
Mix according to box directions, except when adding the cold water decrease it by 1/4 cup.
Allow jello to set-up to the stage where it just begins to jiggle, approximately 1- 1: 1/2 hours, keeping an eye on it. Just at the stage where it's jiggling you will take a fork and gently mix it up so it looks like fractured glass. Add a small container of cool whip, 1 cup of cottage cheese, and a small can of crushed pineapple (with the juice drained off) and a cup of mini marshmellows, just fole these ingredients in, then return to the frig to allow the jello to set-up solid. THIS IS A GREAT ACCOMPANIMENT to any meal. Enjoy!
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