Hershey's Chocolate Frosting

I found this little treasure on the back of a Hershey's Cocoa can! I used it on my Daughters chocolate Birthday cake today, and she loved it!  It is really good and super easy to make.

Maryanna and her cake!

1 stick (1/2 cup)  butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2/3 cup Hershey's cocoa
1/3 cup milk






Melt the butter. Alternate adding in the powdered sugar and the milk into the butter, beating on med.  Then you stir in the vanilla.  Now spread it on your favorite cake and enjoy.

Chocolate Crinkles

These cookies didn’t last very long around our house.

3 eggs

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

½ cup cooking oil

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

Powdered sugar

           
In a large bowl beat eggs, granulated sugar, chocolate, oil, baking powder, and vanilla until well mixed. 

           

Mix in the flour a little at a time.  Then you need to cover and chill the dough for 1-2 hours or until it’s easy to handle.

           

            Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and coat generously with the powdered sugar. Place each ball about an inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake @ 375 for 8-10 min. Cool on wire rack and then watch them disappear! 

Apple Bread Muffins...

    These muffins are wonderful and they make the house smell great!

 1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1 cup sugar

1 cup finely shredded peeled apple

1/4 cup oil

1 egg

1/2 cup chopped walnuts(optional)*

In a mixing bowl mix the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.

In another small bowl mix the shredded apple, oil, sugar, and the egg. Mix well.

Add the flour mixture;stir untill just combined.

Stir in chopped walnuts

Spoon 1 tbs.of the mixture into muffin tin and bake at 350 for 30-35 min.

Let them cool on a wire rack for 10 min. Now enjoy!

  

*Disclaimer*
 I have never made these muffins with the walnuts, my husband is alergic to nuts. So if you use choose to use them let me know what you think. 

  

Thanksgiving.



         Today as you cook and prepare for family and friends, don't forget to thank the Lord for your many blessings in your life. Some of lifes greatest blessing are sometimes overlooked in our day to day lives, Family, friends, fellowship, bountiful food, Salvation,and The Bible. Just to name a few. Here are my greatest blessings...

My Husband, my best friend.

Eryn Faith.

Elijah Raymond

Maryanna Grace 

   

Ephesians 5:20, "Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;"

Our greatest blessings.

So whatever food and family graces your table today, don't forget to thank the Lord for them.

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake is super
easy and really rich!

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

½ cup cocoa powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¾ cup milk

1/3 cup cooking oil

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg
1 can of your favorite icing

Grease and lightly flour a 9x1½ in. round pan

or a 8x8x2 in. square pan.

 

Now in a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients.

Add milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until well blended

then add the egg and mix for 2 min.

Pour mixture into your prepared pan,

and bake @350 for 30-35 min. 

Cool on a wire rack for 10 min.  Then ice with favorite icing.

(Chocolate icing was really good on it!)

Now Enjoy!!

Wanted...IDEAS!

HELP NEEDED!

       Ok, for all you ladies who do cake decorating I need some help! The other day was my son's birthday and  he wanted a soccer ball cake. So I set out on what became a disasterous adventure, but the outcome was not a soccer ball. Thankfully my little guy is sweet and understanding and he loved the cake anyway.

The outcome of the "soccer cake"

      So here is what I need from ya'll...IDEAS. We have two more Birthdays rapidly approching, for two very sweet girls. Eryn wants a Princess cake, and Maryanna wants a Strawberry Shortcake cake! I have no idea where to start. So I would like some of your favorite cake decorating websites, and some of your own experiences. Please and Thank you!

Chili

                  

 The weather here in Greenland  is getting really cold! So I will be making more soups and chili. My chili is simlpe but my family loves it, so I thought I would share my recipe.

2 cans pinto beans
2 cans tomato paste (16oz)
1 can corn (of 1/2 pkg of frozen corn)
1/4 cup bell pepper
1 small onion, chopped
A clove of garlic, chopped
1 pound hamburger meat
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
chili powder (to taste)

I like to use my crock pot for my chili, it makes clean up a lot easier!

So you brown the hamburger meat with the onion and the garlic, drain it, and combine all the ingredients in the crock pot. Cook it on low for a couple of hours.  It's that simple and it's the ultimate comfort food.

Also the leftover chili makes great chili nachos! All you do is spread a bag of nachos on a baking sheet, pour the chili over the nachos and sprinkle cheese on top and bake on 350 until the cheese is bubbly!

ENJOY!

There’s an App for that!

Being here in Greenland I am not always able to find the cooking supplies like I could in America so I have to make substitutions for things.

One thing I like is an app I got from the iTunes store, before coming to Greenland, for substituting while you cook! It’s called Merillat, Kitchen Helper and it was free! It has been really nice to be able to find the substitutes whenever I can’t find what the recipe calls for. So far all the substitutes have been accurate. So just in case you were wondering, yes, there is an app for that!

Here are a few of the substitutes I’ve used…

½ tsp of cream of tartar can be substituted by using 1 ½ tsp lemon juice

1 cup light corn syrup can be made by combining the following:

            7/8 cups sugar

            2 Tbsp. warm water

1 cup marshmallow cream is equal to 16 large melted marshmallows

¼ cocoa can be substituted with 1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate

These substitutions can be easily adjusted for your baking needs by just doing to a little math.  UNLESS you have the app, then it will do it for you! J

These are just a few that they offer and there are more contained within this super easy to use app.  Or you can go to their website to download it: www.merillat.com/kitchen-helper

Chocolate Chip Muffins

½ bag chocolate chips (semi-sweet, milk, or dark)

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour

1/3 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

1 beaten egg

¾ cup milk

¼ cup oil

Streusel topping (optional) (recipe below)

1)      In a medium bowl mix all the dry ingredients, including the chocolate chips.

The dry mix.

2)      In another bowl mix egg, milk, and oil. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir until just  moistened (batter should be lumpy)



Egg mixture



Mix it up!

Batter will be lumpy



3)      Spoon the batter into the muffin cups. About two-thirds full.

4)      Bake @ 400 for 18-20 min. Remove and cool on a wire rack for 5 min. Serve warm!

Yummy!

Here is the streusel recipe:

Combine 3 tbsp flour, 3 tbsp brown sugar, and ¼ tsp ground cinnamon. Cut in 2 tbsp butter until mixture resembles course mixture.  Sprinkle on top, before baking and enjoy.

I also like to use fruit in the muffins also, I use frozen blueberries and blackberries. Just add a little bit more sugar to counteract the tartness of the fruit. (2 tbsp extra sugar) The streusel topping is great on the fruit muffins!

         

Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Chocolate….need I say anymore?

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

½ tsp baking soda

½ cup (1 stick) softened butter

¼ cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour

¼ tsp salt

½ cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

¾ cup mixed nuts (optional)

1)   Melt chocolate on low heat and stir constantly, until smooth. Set aside and cool to room temp.

2)   In a small bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.

3)   In a larger bowl mix butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.

4)   Add the eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time, mixing well after each egg is added. Then mix in the melted chocolate and mix until well blended.

5)   Gradually beat in the flour to the chocolate mixture, until smooth.

6)   Drop dough by rounded tbs. onto ungreased baking sheet, bake at 350° for 8-12 min. The middle will still be soft, after you pull them out let them stand for 2 min. Then put them on a cooling rack until completely cool.   

Eli said, "I LOVE THEM!!"

They will be chewy and OH so chocolaty!

Sharing is an option! J

Refrigerator Rolls

 This recipe takes some time, but it is well worth it!

1 cup milk

¼ cup butter

¼ cup sugar

1 tsp salt

¼ cup cool water

1 egg

1 pkg dry yeast

3 ½ cups flour (You can use part wheat flour, but no more than half)

1)      Heat milk in microwave for 3 ½ min, don’t let boil over. If scum forms on top remove with a fork.

2)      In a large bowl add butter, sugar, and salt to the milk.

3)      When butter melts add water.

4)      Add egg into milk mixture. (The mixture should should be luke warm by now)

5)      Add pkg of yeast, stir to dissolve.

6)      Stir in the flour, you can’t mix too much. This will be a wet and sticky dough.

7)      Cover dough and let rise until it doubles in size, about 1 hour (The microwave is a good place to let it rise, as long as it’s not in use! J)

8)      When the dough is risen, stir down.

9)      Replace cover and put in fridge until ready to make into rolls. You can store them in the fridge for up to 10 days and use it as you need it.

10)  Turn out dough on floured surface (about 1 cup of flour)

11)  Knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 15 to 20 times.

12)  Form into balls cover, I use a muffin tin to bake them in, it works great, and let rise until doubled in size and smooth.

13)  Bake @ 350 for 30 min. Until golden brown.

You can also use the dough to make some really good

cinnamon rolls, and stromboli!

   

         

    

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Fruit Filled Oatmeal Bars

This desert is one of my family’s favorites! And it’s super easy to make.

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup butter

Your choice of fruit filling. (I use about half a jar of marmalade)

             

1)    In a medium bowl combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender (I use a fork, works great!) cut in butter till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside ½ cup of the mix.



Crumbly

 

2)    Press remaining crumb mix into bottom of an ungreased baking pan.



Pack it down!



3) Spread with desired filling.

Strawberry Rhubarb marmelade - my fave!

4) Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.



Drop the rest on it!

5) Bake at 350 for 30-35 min. or until the top is golden brown. 



Yummy goodness!!

Cool on wire rack, then cut into bars….Now enjoy!

Coming soon...Refrigerator Rolls!!