Classic Waffles

OUR SOMETIMES DINNER ON A SNOWY WINTER'S DAY

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
  
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside. Preheat waffle iron to desired temperature.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
3. Whip egg whites until stiff and fold into waffle mixture.
   
4. Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately.

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Orange

CAKE:
1 cup flour
4 t. baking powder
1/4 cup softened butter
4 eggs, separated
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. nutmeg
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 t. salt
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups milk
1 t. grated orange rind

Lightly grease and flour 2 9" round pans.
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, on at a time, beating well after each is added.
Gradually add flour mixture and milk alternately. Mix well.
Stir in vanilla, nutmeg and orange rind.
Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
Pour into pans and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes

ICING:
1 cup sour cream
8 oz. melted semi-sweet chocolate
Pinch of salt

1 t vanilla

Apple Pie

Josh had made up a big batch of his mom's pie dough and made a few pumpkin pies and I used the rest to make this apple pie recipe for Thanksgiving Dinner at Jo & Aidan's. It turned out beautifully and was soo good.
The recipe for the apple pie is here.

Broccoli with Garlic Butter and Cashews
1 1/2 pounds fresh broccoli, cut into bite size pieces

1/3 c butter
1 T brown sugar
3 T soy sauce
2 t white vinegar
1/4 t ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 c. chopped salted cashews.

Cook broccoli - I like to steam it, but you could also boil it.
While broccoli is cooking:
Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
Mix in the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper & garlic.
Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
Mix in the cashews and pour the sauce over the broccoli.
Serve immediately.


So yummy! I found this recipe here

Custard Tarts

SO SIMPLE, BUT TRULY AMAZING. THESE TARTS CAN BE MADE VERY SMALL AND STILL SATISFY BECAUSE OF THEIR RICHNESS.

12 frozen 3-inch tart shells
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 t vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake shells for 8 minutes.

Mix all ingredients and add to cooked tart shells. Cook filled tarts for 20 minutes. The filling will be set on the sides but loose in the middle.

Place tarts in the fridge for 1 hour to a day.

Topping ideas:
Any favourite will do, but we used thinly sliced apples coated lightly in sugar and cinnamon. We topped each tart and then broiled them until the apples were soft and golden.

Baked Potato Soup

You can't go wrong with this comfort food soup... from Cooking Light so you don't have to feel guilty about serving or eating it!

Ingredients

4 baking potatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds)
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
6 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1 cup (4 ounces) reduced-fat shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
3/4 cup chopped green onions, divided
6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Pierce potatoes with a fork; bake at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Cool. Peel potatoes; coarsely mash. Discard skins.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour in a large Dutch oven; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly (about 8 minutes). Add mashed potatoes, 3/4 cup cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until cheese melts. Remove from heat.

Stir in sour cream and 1/2 cup onions. Cook over low heat 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated (do not boil). Sprinkle each serving with cheese, onions, and bacon.

Oat Bran Muffins

Oat Bran Muffins

1/2 c. dark brown sugar
1 1/2 c. oat bran
1 1/2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
2 eggs
1 c. applesauce
4 T. vegetable oil

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400. Line or grease 12 muffin cups
2. Blend together dry ingredients. Add eggs, applesauce and oil. Mix until well-blended.
3. Spoon into muffin cups, let sit 10 min.
4. Bake for 15 min. or until golden brown.

I made these muffins this morning and was really impressed, they are healthy and they tasted yummy! I found the recipe here. There are all sorts of suggestions in the comments on allrecipes on how to make them even healthier if you want. I also sliced up an apple and put one slice one top of each muffin before baking for some extra apple flavour.