Homemade, slow-cooked apple cider is a cozy and festive Fall beverage. However, you can do more with it than just drink it. If you happen to have some leftover slow cooker apple cider, use it to make slow cooker apple cider pulled chicken. Follow the recipe below: Ingredients: About 4 cups of Slow Cooker Apple Cider 5 chicken breasts, pan-seared with olive oil, salt and pepper Directions: Leave the remains of your slow cooker apple cider in the slow cooker orRead more
Month: October 2017
Chocolate Cherry Rye Cookies
This recipe makes the most delicious chocolate cherry rye cookies. They are gooey and fudgey and fulfill just about every chocolate craving. The recipe is from Displaced Housewife. Enjoy xo Ingredients: 8 oz of coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate 1/2 cup olive oil 3 large eggs room temperature 3/4 packed brown sugar 3/4 granulated sugar 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup dark rye flour (or whole wheat flour as a substitute) 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powderRead more
Slow Cooker Spiced Apple Cider
I found a delicious Fall apple cider recipe from Displaced Housewife: Ingredients: 11 medium apples, cored + quartered (gala, granny smith, honeycrisp) 6 cups of water 2 sticks of cinnamon 6 cloves 1 star anise juice of 1 lemon Instructions: Put your cored + quartered apples in your slow cooker. Cover with the water and add the cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise. Juice your lemon straight into the slow cooker and cover. Cook on high heat for 7 hours.Read more
Recipe: Candy Corn Peanut Butter Blondies
I found a great, festive recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod. This is great to make for kids as a Halloween treat – or really even for adults for any occasion. Below is the recipe for Candy Corn Peanut Butter Blondies. I made some adjustments to the recipe and noted the changes in this post. Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon bakingRead more
Recipe: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares
These pumpkin-chocolate-chip squares are a delectable Fall treat. I found the recipe from Marta Stewart. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled) 1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chip Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch bakingRead more
Recipe: Snickerdoodles
One of my favorite cookies to bake is Snickerdoodles. I follow Martha Stewart’s recipe: https://www.marthastewart.com/1066612/snickerdoodles-recipe Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 1/2 cup pure vegetable shortening 1 3/4 cups sugar, plus more if needed 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, plus more if needed Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom thirdRead more
Strawberry Smoothie Beauty Bowl
I’ve recently purchased a Vitamix A3500 Ascent Series blender and decided to test it out by making a simple strawberry smoothie bowl. With the addition of Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides and focus on antioxidants, this bowl is meant to particularly nourish your well-being and physical beauty. Antioxidants and collagen help your skin, hair and nails grow and glow. This recipe was inspired by a basic strawberry smoothie recipe from childhood and endless pictures of smoothie bowls on Instagram. Ingredients: 1Read more