Adding a tablespoon of butter to your morning coffee keeps you full until lunch. I know, it's strange, but it really does work. It's a low carb trick that would work for anyone.
Just melt your butter, pour in your coffee and whisk to combine and make it a bit foamy. It's absolutely yummy, a little cream makes it even better!
This is so tender it falls off the bone. I've been making this recipe for years, and all of a sudden it's popping up everywhere online. It's so simple, and you can season it the way you want to make it your own recipe. Back in the day we used to call it "sticky chicken" because its so tender.
You just take a whole chicken, season it, put it in a Reynolds Cooking Bag, (the kind you put a turkey in at thanksgiving, but a smaller size for a chicken, or just use the big turkey bag if you can't find a small one) twist it shut with a twisty and put it in the crockpot, no liquid, nothing, don't worry it won't burn. Cook it on low for 8-10 hours, or high 6 hours and the chicken literally falls off the bone.
I lift the bag out of the crock, snip the end and drain the chicken stock to use later.
This is a win-win recipe, you will love it! Pinky swear you will.
Variations:
Season it with fresh herbs, stuff it with lemons, apple, oranges, any kind of fruit you want. Sprinkle ranch dressing on it, or taco seasoning, the possibilities are endless. I like it with just salt and pepper myself.
You will never make more tender chicken than this.
Enjoy!!! ~ Jan
I read in People Magazine that Heather Lockler's favorite cake is Mastro's Steakhouse Butter Cake. She buys two at a time, one for herself and one for everybody else. So, of course I was intrigued and it was easy to find the recipe. It always has rave reviews, I'm thinking this is a "must try."
Makes 4 cakes
Cake Batter
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Layer
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 egg, room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325.
Spray 4 mini springform pans with baking spray. You can also use oversized Ramekins or a mini soufflรฉ pan.
Prepare the cake batter
In a stand mixer cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar for 1-2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat on low for 20 seconds after each addition. Whisk flour and salt, then add to creamed mixture. Beat on low until just incorporated, making sure not to over beat.
Prepare the cream cheese layer
In a small bowl whip together cream cheese and granulated sugar until creamed, add egg and vanilla extract.
Pour cake batter into prepared springform pans then top with a layer of the cream cheese mixture. Bake for 60 – 75 minutes, or until tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cakes.
Cake can be made a day ahead. When ready to serve microwave until hot approx 1 minute on 80% power then with a kitchen blow torch brรปlรฉe the top and sides of the cake to caramelize the sugar crystals.
To serve this cake a la “Mastro’s”, top with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream, top with strawberries and top with a sprig of fresh mint.
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I love tuna stuffed tomatoes, it's my go to summer lunch. I've always laboriously cut the tomato into petals, scooped the tuna inside, a great presentation, but a bit of a pain in the patootie to eat.
But with age comes wisdom, and today when I made my tuna salad, I precut the tomato into small bits, and it was so much easier.
My recipe is simple -
a pouch of albacore tuna
diced scallions
diced celery
dill weed
celery salt
mustard seed
a scoop of Hellman's Mayo
And today for a change I added some shredded lettuce. Lunch in a bowl. Works for me ;o)
Ingredients:
1 11 - 12 - ounce package semisweet or bittersweet chocolate pieces, butterscotch pieces, white baking pieces, peanut butter pieces, cinnamon pieces, or cherry pieces
1/4 cup coconut oil or vegetable oil
Directions:
Place ingredients in a medium microwave-safe bowl; stir. Cook on 50%25 power (medium) for 1 minute; stir. Continue to cook at 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until almost melted. Remove and stir until completely melted. Pour over ice cream in dishes. Allow to harden 30 to 60 seconds.
Store remaining mixture in a glass jar at room temperature up to 1 week. If mixture hardens, uncover and reheat in the microwave on 50%25 power (medium) about 40 seconds or until just softened but not war; stir.
nutrition facts
Servings Per Recipe 21, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0, fiber (g) 1, Fat, total (g) 7, cal. (kcal) 94, sat. fat (g) 5, calcium (mg) 5, Potassium (mg) 54, chol. (mg) 0, Monosaturated fat (g) 2, Mark as Free Exchange () 0, carb. (g) 9, iron (mg) 0, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (ยตg) 0, Folate (ยตg) 2, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, Niacin (mg) 0, Riboflavin (mg) 0, Thiamin (mg) 0, vit. C (mg) 0, vit. A (IU) 0, pro. (g) 1, sugar (g) 8, sodium (mg) 2
Picture and Recipe Source: Midwest Living
I got the niftiest little Oxo Julienne Peeler to make low carb pasta. It's just amazing.
I posted it on my daily blog, you can read about it by clicking here.
~ Jan
I love Fruit Flavored Tea. Mother always put orange slices in her tea, and I've been a huge fan of doing that my whole life. People are always surprised, they expect lemon. But don't forget peach slices and raspberries when they are in season. It's a good thing...
And if you don't mind the calories, Nashville Fruit Tea is just amazing. I had it for the first time at HRH Dumplings, a great little restaurant in downtown Franklin. I posted the recipe a few years ago, five to be exact. Here's the quick link...
This is an absolutely delicious copycat recipe of Cracker Barrel's Famous Coca Cola Cake. I like to add coconut and pecans to the frosting, but it's great plain, as well.
The recipe is similar to Texas Sheet Cake, a recipe I've made since the 70's. Texas Sheet Cake uses two sticks of butter, this one uses a stick of butter and a half a cup of oil. I actually like this better, because oil makes a really moist cake. The addition of a cup of Coke is the only difference between my original Texas Sheet Cake and the Cracker Barrel clone.
People love this cake, make it a day ahead and it's really moist. A definite 5 Star recipe!
Enjoy… ~ Jan
Ingredients:
1 cup coca-cola
1 stick margarine
1/2 cup oil - I actually use a generous half cup of oil
3 HEAPING tablespoons cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
***Frosting***
1 stick margarine
3 HEAPING tablespoons cocoa powder
6 tablespoons cream or milk - I use Fat Free Half and Half, and it works great!
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound confectioners sugar
Directions:
In a saucepan, bring coca-cola, margarine, cocoa and oil to a boil. In a separate bowl mix sugar, flour and salt, then pour the boiling mixture over the dry ingredients and whisk until blended. Beat eggs, buttermilk and vanilla together, and add to wet ingredients. Pour into a 9×13 pan that has been sprayed with PAM and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
For Frosting: Sift confectioner's sugar - be sure and do this so it doesnt lump.
In saucepan combine margarine, cocoa and milk and heat until the butter melts. Beat in the remaining ingredients and spread onto HOT cake. Cool and cut.
What a great idea, make these large cubes in muffin tins and put them in your pitcher this summer...
Mississippi Mudslides, Pink Cadillac Margaritas, Shoo-Fly Punch, just to name a few. This collection would turn even a non-drinker into a believer! Hop on over to Souterh Living and check the all out.
Photo courtesy of Southern Living
