Moving on...

After a lot of thinking I am not going to keep posting recipes on this blog. A few months ago started another blog about our life here in Greenland.  It is maseysthoughts.blogspot.com. This is where I will be posting  recipes from now on.  It will be easier to maintain just one blog. Thank you for following me and I hope these recipes have been a blessing to you and your family.  Just hop on over to my new blog and keep an eye out for recipes there. I will be posting about some Peach Cobbler later today.  :)   Thank you!

Buffalo Chicken

We had buffalo chicken sandwiches tonight. They turned out really good. It was one of those meals where you were full but you could have eaten more!  This recipe does have hot sauce in it, but it is really not that spicy. My kids even enjoyed it, even our youngest! And this comes from a little one who doesn't like anything hotter than ketchup!   So here it is:

4 chicken thighs(or any part of the chicken you like)

About 2-3 Tbsp of butter

2 Tbsp Hot sauce (more if you want it spicier)

Dry Ranch pack

Sour Cream

Boil the chicken until done. After the chicken has cooled, shred it, and set aside. 

Next you melt the butter then add the hot sauce. 

Coat the chicken in the sauce, and heat the chicken until warm.

 Make up the ranch pack and use it as a sandwich spread.

It is super easy and really good!  Hope you enjoy!  

Buttermilk Pancake Syrup

I got this recipe from Carole, when we visited them in Ilulissat. Since syrup here in Greenland runs about $12 for a tiny bottle, this is awesome for us. It's very simple and tastes great! I also doubled the recipe and it made extra for next time we declare a pancake day!

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup buttermilk

1 TBS vanilla

1 TBS corn syrup

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

Bring butter,sugar,buttermilk,vanilla,corn syrup,and cinnamon to a simmer in a large sauce pan, over med-high heat. Once simmering whisk in the baking soda and cook for 10 seconds before removing from heat.

Serve warm, and enjoy.    

Lamb and Peppers

Greenlanders pride themselves in their lamb. The lambs here are only raised in South Greenland. They usually make soup out if it, but I decided to try making it a little bit different . I found this recipe in my Better Homes and Garden Cook Book. 

It was really tasty and you get a lot of the natural flavor of the lamb. 

8 lamb ribs

3 small  green,yellow,or red sweet peppers chopped

2 cloves of garlic

1 tbs oregano

1 tbs cooking oil

1/4 cup chopped olives

Preheat broiler.

 Place chops on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. 

Broil for 10-15 min. @160 degrees.

In a large skillet cook peppers, garlic, and oregano in hot oil for 8-10 min or until the peppers are crisp.

Add olives

Cook and stir until the olives are heated through. 

I served it over rice seasoned with just a little salt. Enjoy!

Boston Creme Pie

I usually don't make many sweets during the week, but this one was way to good to pass up! One of my favorite places to get recipes is Cooks.com. (That is where we found this yummy treat.)  I have to admit that this was probably the hardest desert recipe I have done.  So, if you are up for a little challenge, here it is! 

CAKE:

1/3 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 c. milk

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine dry ingredients, then add alternately with milk to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Pour batter into a well greased and floured 9 inch layer pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven 30-35 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes then remove from pan and cool completely.

FILLING:

1/3 c. sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 c. milk

2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, cornstarch, milk and egg yolks in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils, boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; blend in butter and vanilla. Cover and chill. Cut cake into 2 equal layers, spread filling onto bottom layer; and cover with remaining layer.

GLAZE:

3 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1 c. confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

In a small saucepan, combine water and butter; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately stir in cocoa. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth, cool slightly. Pour onto top of cake, allowing some glaze to drizzle down the sides. Chill before serving.

Cinnamon Rolls

   Sorry it has been a while since I have posted anything.  With three little munchkins to take care of it's hard sometimes to find the time. But anyway here we go!

 Cinnamon rolls in my house usually don't last very long. So, I hope you have the same results that I have when you present these yummy bits to your table. 

My husband really likes them!

When I make the dough, I use my refrigerator roll recipe.  I make up the bread the night before and put it in the fridge over night (it makes it easier to work the dough).  The dough will also keep for 5 days in a sealed container, so if you want to use just a little at a time you can.

When you decide to make the cinnamon rolls, here is the recipes for the filling and the frosting:

Filling:

1 cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp cinnamon

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 Tbsp melted butter 

Icing

1/4 cup cream cheese, softened

3 Tbsp milk

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

For the filling, combine all the dry ingredients, then add the melted butter.

Roll out the dough and smear the filling on. 

Roll up the dough and cut into 1-2 inch slices.  

Bake @ 350 for about 20-25 min.

Combine all the icing ingredients. Whisk until smooth.

After they cool a little, pour on the icing. 

ENJOY!

  

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Another attempt at the caramel.

The caramel that I made last night tasted great but didn't look very appetizing. So I made another one today and did it on the stove in a pot.

It is really good with apples!

The time was a whole lot shorter,only took 2 1/2 hours, instead of the 8 hours that the cock pot took.


All you do is fill your pot up with water.

Put your can of sweetened condensed milk in the pot (be sure you peel the label off and get the glue cleaned off also.)

Boil it for 2 1/2 hours. Be sure to check on it to make sure that your can is completely covered in water.

Let the can completely cool before try to open it. It will burn you, I learned the hard way last night. OUCH. :)

Eryn approved!

Caramel (continued)

My last post was about how to make caramel in the crock pot. It turned out great!

I forgot to add that you NEED to let you little can cool before you attempt to open it. Otherwise you will have burnt fingertips, like me! :)

So off I go to enjoy my night time snack of caramel and apple slices.  Enjoy.

Caramel made from sweetened condensed milk..in a crock pot.

I got this idea from a friend who got it from Pintrest! By the way, if you would like an invite for Pintrest just leave me your email in the comments below! You can find other great cooking blogs on there. I have a few recipes that I'm looking forward to trying that I got from a few of them.

This is my first time trying this so we will see how it goes. I know that your supposed to try a recipe before you share it but my source tells me that it is great! Thanks Mrs. Jordan.

My little can of yummy goodness!

So here is what you do:

1) Clean the can, get the label off and the glue.
2) Line the bottom of your crock pot with aluminum foil.(Rust rings in the bottom of my crock pot just don't    sound very good to me!)
3)Completely cover the can with water, turn it on low.
4) Now let it cook for 8 hours.

Mine should be ready about 10 tonight so I will post pictures whenever it is done.

Pasta Bake

This is one of my Husbands favorite dishes, and this comes from a man who doesn't really care for pasta!  It's also a great way to use up leftover pasta.  

1 pound hamburger meat 

1 jar pasta sauce

1 pack pasta noodles  (any kind works great)

shredded cheese (enough to cover the top)

1 can mushrooms (optional)

  All you do is brown the hamburger meat, drain. Cook the noodles, drain them also. Then you mix the hamburger meat, noodles, pasta sauce, and mushrooms all together.  Put it in a 9x12 baking pan, sprinkle the cheese on top and bake at 350 until the cheese is nice and bubbly.

If you are using leftover pasta just add more pasta sauce and the cheese and bake as directed and enjoy.   

 

Hungarian Potato Soup

I love this recipe. I didn't bring the cook book that has the recipe in it to Greenland. I had a blonde moment! Thankfully, www.cook.com  came to my rescue! This is a neat website with some great recipes on it.

1/2 c. chopped onion
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. olive oil
4 med. potatoes, peeled & diced
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tbsp. paprika
1 c. sour cream
2 1/2 c. milk

Saute onion in butter and olive oil until tender. Add the potatoes, salt and 2 cups water. Cover and cook 15 minutes or until tender. Blend flour, paprika and sour cream until smooth and stir into the potato mixture. Add milk and heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Cook for about 1 minute. Season to taste.

I did change some things in the recipe when I made it. I put about half of the paprika that it called for. And I only used 3 Tbsp of butter and no olive oil, to me that was going to be way to greasy with all that oil.  It turned out great with the changes I did. So just experiment and see which one works for you!

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!