Finally! I can cross something else off of my 101 in 1001 list. I finally made some homemade pizza crust. I’m so glad I did! As you may remember, I have been working to conquer my fear of yeast. My crust did not come out pretty at all (that’s why you won’t see too many…
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Strawberry Limeade
When I go to the fast food restaurant, Sonic, I usually order a strawberry limeade. Why hadn’t I thought to make this at home? This drink is perfect for ushering the summer out as it is finally getting cool in the South. The recipe called for grenadine, but I forgot to buy some. I thought it…
Chewy Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies
Yum…blueberries. Add oatmeal to that and they have to be healthy right, even though they are cookies? These cookies stayed chewy for days. The recipe below and double that of the original; it came out to make about 3 dozen cookies. I bet they would be good with cranberries as well. Chewy Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies Adapted…
Fresh Pear Bread
Ummm….pear bread. This was some of the best quick bread I made it a long time. I do believe it was all because of the pears. I decided to puree the pears in my food processor instead of just cutting them up. This gave the bread a great flavor throughout the entire loaf and kept…
Thai Noodles with Chicken
I have another Thai dish for you, and it’s another quick one. I had some leftover rotissiere chicken so this was perfect to go with the Thai basil I still had around. I used Cole slaw mix so I wouldn’t need to shred cabbage and cut carrots. Super easy and very tasty! Thai Noodles with…
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
One of Mr. G.’s colleagues shared some Thai basil from her garden with us. I had no idea what I was going to do with it. I asked my Twitter friends and browsed my favorite recipe websites. This is one of the recipes I decided on. It was another quick one and with the lettuce…