Peaches and Cream

I will not come within 10 feet of processed, canned, whipped cream. It takes 2 minutes to make it from scratch, and the flavor is amazing. Once you make it for yourself you will never settle for the fake stuff again.

Directions: Put some heavy whipping cream in the KitchenAid mixer with the wire whisk attachment. I added 1 TB maple syrup, but you could add a little powdered sugar. In my opinion, whipped cream goes on sweet things, so it doesn’t need to be really sweet. Use the splash guard because cream will fly all over your kitchen. Start to whip on speed 10 and watch as it magically transforms into a delectable topping. Do not over-beat it or you will wind up with butter! 2 minutes maximum. I served mine on peaches.

Lemon Garlic Green Beans

Ollin Farms has been supplying me with really good green beans.

This short recipe turned out well.

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic, minced
1 TB olive oil
1/4 lemon, juiced
1 tsp soy sauce
3 tsp OJ

Sauté the garlic in olive oil until fragrant and golden brown. Remove from heat and allow it to cool.

Bring water to a boil, add beans (I had 1 pound) and boil for 2-3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Drain again.

In a measuring cup or bowl, whisk the garlic, oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, and OJ. Coat the beans and enjoy.

Caramelized Cipollini Calzones

Follow my directions for Whole Wheat Pizza Dough. Rather than roll out a pizza, I broke off golf-ball sized chunks, rolled them into a ball, and then rolled them into flat circles. I then stuffed them with caramelized cipollini onions, folded them in half, tucked over the edges, brushed them in olive oil, and baked them for 7 minutes. They really poofed-out and went well with some homemade Fra Diavolo Marinara Sauce.

Kahlua and Baileys Chocolate Cakes

At August 23, 2009
By megan
In Baileys, cake, chocolate, dessert, Kahlua
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Kahlua and Baileys- so perfect together. These little cupcakes are a twist on my “Not-So-Unhealthy-Chocolate-Cupcakes” from earlier in this month. The basic recipe is the same, but instead of 1 cup coffee, I used 3/4 cup coffee and 1/4 cup Kahlua.

For the glaze, I mixed 1 shot of Kahlua, 1 shot of Baileys, and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. I drizzled this on top and they were irresistible!