We had decided on the Sneaky Chef pulled chicken on a bun recipe for the slow cooker. Slow cookers are a big help on soccer night. However, when we went to put the chicken in that morning – it was a little funky. Not sure why, but there was no way I was cooking that. … Continue reading
The guys often want Starbucks. They both like the strawberry smoothie-type drinks there. So I was thinking about it and figured, better than the cereal they ask for every morning, why not make them a smoothie. I have one of those mini-blenders, it should be relatively easy to accomplish first thing – and it will … Continue reading
Oh my. So for the past few days we’ve been experimenting with Operation: Vegetables *I’m working on a better name don’t worry*. Well The Sneaky Chef gets a little bit excited about the vegetables in her baking. So… I promised the blond I would make brownies and I figured – here’s my opportunity to give … Continue reading
Our first experiment was a modification of a Sneaky Chef recipe – and it was supposed to be easy. A one pan/pot lazy lasagna. When I got home from work, a little later than planned, the ECBF was freaking out about not being able to find some of the ingredients. I should have known this … Continue reading
So if you followed my last post you’ll know that the next few are about the controversial topic of lying to your children about vegetable consumption. It wasn’t hard to convince the ECBF that we needed to puree the heck out of a bunch of vegetables in order to get the guys to eat them. … Continue reading
WARNING: The next few posts are on a controversial topic. I’ve blogged about the blond and the brunette before. Sure, they’re adorable. But can I tell you a secret? We have a vegetable problem. I’m not even going to go into the details of what will forever be known as “The Mushroom Incident of 2012”. … Continue reading
So our good friends at Eagle Brand have come out with a new product and I think it’s going to be AWESOME. Eagle Brand Dulce de Leche is just what I’ve been waiting for. Have you ever tried to convert regular Eagle Brand to dulce de leche? You basically cook the sweetened condensed milk until it caramelizes. Sounds … Continue reading
It’s not my birthday (don’t worry, I would never let you forget). Last night, the ECBF and I went to a birthday party for Dr. Long, a friend of ours. It was at this great restaurant in Selkirk, Benjamin’s. I highly recommend a visit if you haven’t been there yet. Wow. It was good eating, … Continue reading
When I convert a cake or quick-bread recipe to muffins or cupcakes, it sometimes doesn’t easily convert into my twelve-muffin tin. I have these silicone muffin cups for just such an occasion. When I was baking with the surprise pan for the first time, I had leftover batter and the silicone cups saved the day. … Continue reading
So I finally got my camera back and decided to celebrate with FINALLY using that surprise pan I posted about here. Even better than that – I had some brown bananas and so thought to kill two birds with one stone – and make banana muffins. So what’s the surprise? What goes better with bananas … Continue reading
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