This was our tried and true banana bread recipe, until we had too many blueberries one day… 1 cup white flour ¾ cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp baking powder ¼ cup sugar 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 eggs 3 ripe bananas, ripe to overripe 1/3 cup water ½ cup – 1 cup blueberries Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a standard loaf pan. Combine flours, baking soda, salt and baking[...]
Archive for February, 2011
WINNERS!** Congrats to #3 and #5 for winner I’d Rather be Baking Cookies, courtesy of Lisa MacLeod and the winner of the cookbook of choice is #12. Thanks everyone for participating! Winners will be emailed.** I can’t tell you how thrilled I am at the reception that A Little Bit of Foodsense has been receiving. A huge thank you to the wonderful contributors that this site has. I love that they have tested these recipes, tried and love them already[...]
Ingredients 8-12 scallops, seasoned with salt and pepper ½ cup butter Olive oil 1 clove crushed garlic 1 cup cream Directions: 1-Melt butter with olive oil on medium heat. 2-Add crushed garlic and cook until before browning too much. 3-Add scallops. They should sizzle as they hit the pan. Cook scallops a few minutes on each side until cooked through and brown. (Scallops start out very translucent and will become white when cooked through) 4-Add cream. The heat will reduce[...]
This is my go-to recipe for company, not only is it pretty tasty, but it’s also pretty quick and easy to prepare while distracted. Prep time 5 mins Cooking time 40 mins 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion chopped 1 can of diced tomatoes (28oz) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp dried basil / 1 tbsp fresh basil finely chopped 1 cup whipping cream or half and half ¼ cup vodka ¼ tsp red pepper flakes[...]
This is a very easy and quick recipe that you could do on a weeknight and people would think you worked very hard at it! Ingredients 8-12 scallops, seasoned with salt and pepper ½ cup butter Olive oil Handful of chopped chives Directions: 1-Melt butter with olive oil on medium-high heat (you want the pan hot) 2-When butter is browning (but be careful not to burn), lower the heat and add chopped chives 3-Add scallops. They should sizzle as they[...]
I love using this recipe on bananas that are a day or two away from being past their prime. No one really wants to eat them as is at this point, and I don’t always feel like banana bread or muffins. And though old banana freeze well for future baking, they are also great as a dehydrated chip! Ingredients 3 bananas (this makes one cookie sheet full of chips, if you want to double up and make 2 batches at[...]
Every Friday night, the above arrives on my doorstep. I bring it in, excited, and unpack it with my son (who is equally excited to see what’s inside and name the items, even if he doesn’t always eat them . Fresh, organic (and when possible local) produce and other groceries (I also get a loaf of 7 grain bread each week, and other items like delicious sour dough sesame buns some weeks). In January, in the midst of cold winter[...]
Some call it cheating to use a slow cooker to make French Onion Soup – I call it practical! The longer the onions have to break down and become browned and sweet the better – and I don’t always have time to babysit them. The slow cooker is the perfect option for the busy family! Ingredients 6 large onions – I like to use a mixture of different types 3 TBSP olive oil 1 3/4 cup Chicken Broth 1 1/2 cup Beef[...]
Sleep in! Breakfast you can make the night before. Ingredients 6 eggs, beaten ¾ c milk 1 c brown sugar 1 ¼ t cinnamon ¼ c melted butter 12 slices bread – I usually use thick sliced cinnamon raisin bread 2 c blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches or apples 1 t vanilla ½ t salt Directions 1. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. It turns into a divine butter and sugar paste. Heavenly. Really. 2. Do your best to[...]
