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Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!!!
Adapted from: Quaker Oats
Ingredients:
½ cup butter – softened
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour – sifted
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3 cups Quaker Oats – (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup raisins
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
In a mix-master combine butter and sugars and mix until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add flour, baking soda and cinnamon and mix well.
Add oats and raisins and mix well.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
These cookies are delicious and will disappear quickly!
With Love,
Catherine
xo
Banana Bread with Raisins & Chocolate Chips!!!
Ingredients:
Banana Bread:
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons butter - softened
3 ripe bananas
1 cup sugar
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup raisins
1 tsp. baking soda
3 egg yolks
6 oz. plain Greek yogurt
Crumb Topping:
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons flour
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
In a large bowl or mixer combine the ripe bananas, egg yolks, sugar, butter, yogurt, raisins and chocolate chips. Blend well. Add the flour and baking soda and once again blend well.
Butter a loaf pan and pour the batter in the prepared pan.
In a small sauce pan place the butter, brown sugar and flour. Heat this mixture on low until the butter is melted and it thickens.
Spoon this mixture on top of the batter.
Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick test inserted in the middle comes clean.
This bread is a delicious way to start your day!
With Love,
Catherine
xo
Baked Quartered Chicken with Dried Apricots!!! & Delicious Rice!!!
Ingredients:
1 chicken quartered
½ cup dried apricots – sliced
½ onion – sliced
Healthy handful of fresh basil
Healthy handful of fresh Italian parsley
1 cup chicken broth
Marinade:
¼ cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
4 tablespoons of honey
Dashes of ground curry
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of sea salt
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
Place the chicken in a baking dish and top with the fresh parsley, fresh basil, sliced onion and dried apricots.
Combine in a small bowl all of the ingredients for the marinade and pour over the chicken. Fill the bottom of the pan with the cup of chicken broth. Add a little extra broth as the broth evaporates.
Bake 45-50 minutes, until a beautiful golden color or until the juices run clear on the thigh.
This is very delicious and slightly exotic!
For the Delicious Rice!!!
Ingredients:
2 cup uncooked rice – prepared with dashes of curry & turmeric in the water
1 bunch of scallions – chopped
Healthy handful of fresh cilantro
4 cloves of garlic – chopped
1 Jalapeño - chopped
½ cup of raisins
Olive oil for drizzling
Dressing:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons of honey
Dashes of powdered curry
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of sea salt
Prepare rice as directed.
Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the scallions, garlic, raisins and jalapeño. Sauté for a minute or two. Add the cooked rice, cilantro and toss.
In a small bowl prepare the dressing, pour over the rice and plate.
This is easy and very delicious and goes perfect with the chicken.
With Love,
Catherine
xo