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    Tandoori Wings


    2010 - 12.22

    Pictures

    Ingredients

    Ingredients

    5 Pounds of Wings!

    5 Pounds of Wings!

    Onion

    Onion

    Adding Tomato Sauce

    Adding Tomato Sauce

    Adding Yogurt

    Adding Yogurt

    Adding Ground Coriander

    Adding Ground Coriander

    Minced Garlic

    Minced Garlic

    Adding Chopped Ginger

    Adding Chopped Ginger

    Adding Salt

    Adding Salt

    Adding Cumin Seeds

    Adding Cumin Seeds

    Adding Chili Powder

    Adding Chili Powder

    Adding Food Coloring

    Adding Food Coloring

    About to Process

    About to Process

    Processing

    Processing

    All Processed and VERY Red!

    All Processed and VERY Red!

    Pouring on the Wings

    Pouring on the Wings

    Ready to Marinade in the Fridge

    Ready to Marinade in the Fridge

    Going in the Oven

    Going in the Oven

    Ready to Flip and Broil

    Ready to Flip and Broil

    Ready to Eat!

    Ready to Eat!

    Tandoori Wings

    5 pounds chicken wings
    1 whole onion, quartered
    1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
    1 6 ounce carton plain yogurt
    1 tablespoon coriander
    4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
    2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon cumin seeds
    1 teaspoon garam masala
    1/2 teaspoon cayenne, upto 1 teaspoon, optional
    1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
    2 whole cloves

    Place chicken wings in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish.

    For the tandoori masala: In a blender or food processor, combin eonion, tomato sauce, yogurt, coriander, garlic, ginger, salt, cumin seeds, garam masala, cayenne, red food coloring and whole cloves. Blend to a very smooth paste. (The color should be bright red.)

    Pour the tandoori masala over the chicken wings: turn wings to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.

    Preheat oven to 400. Arrange as many of the wings on the unheated rack of a broiler pan as will fit in a singe layer. Bake for 25 minutes. Turn oven to broil. Broil chicken 4 to 5 inches from heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink and pieces start to blacken, turning once halfway through broiling.

    Transfer wings to a serving platter. Repeat with the rest of the wings. If desired, serve with lemon wedges and red onion wedges.

    I found this recipe in a Better Homes and Garden Appetizer Magazine.

    I’m not a big fan of the wings, but Justin loves them!!! So usually when we watch UFC, I make wings. I made these for UFC 124. There were less then 10 of us and I don’t eat wings, and there was a vegetarian there, and these were gone in like 20 minutes! People like them! They are a good amount of work but I believe they were worth the effort.

    Mrs. Fields Like Sugar Cookies


    2010 - 12.22

    Pictures

    Ingredients

    Ingredients

    Adding Flour

    Adding Flour

    Adding Salt

    Adding Salt

    Whisking

    Whisking

    Butter

    Butter

    Adding Sugar

    Adding Sugar

    Creaming

    Creaming

    Adding Egg

    Adding Egg

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Flour Mixture

    Adding Flour Mixture

    the Dough

    the Dough

    the Dough in a Bag to Chill

    the Dough in a Bag to Chill

    Getting Ready to Roll it Out

    Getting Ready to Roll it Out

    Sprinkled with Flour

    Sprinkled with Flour

    Rolled

    Rolled

    Amara Helping Me

    Amara Helping Me

    Naked Lights

    Naked Lights

    Light with Colored Sugar in the Oven

    Light with Colored Sugar in the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Trees About to go in the Oven

    Trees About to go in the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Stars About to go in the Oven

    Stars About to go in the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Stockings About to go in the Oven

    Stockings About to go in the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Out of the Oven

    Lights

    Lights

    Trees

    Trees

    Stars

    Stars

    Stockings

    Stockings

    Altogether!

    Altogether!

    Mrs. Fields Like Sugar Cookies

    2 cups flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup butter
    3/4 cup sugar
    1 whole egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    colored sugar for decoration

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

    In a medium bowl combine the flour and salt with a wire whisk. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until well blended. Scrape down sides of bowl, then add the flour mixture. Blend on low speed just until combined. Do not overmix.

    Gather dough into a ball. Flatten the ball into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap or a plastic bag. Refrigerate one hour until firm.

    On a floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/4 inch thickness. With cookie cutters, cut dough into desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with colored sugars or sprinkles. Bake for 13-15 minutes, being careful not to brown. Immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a cool, flat surface.

    Recipe found here.

    I found this recipe on the line and to be honest, it’s not my favorite. It’s not the worst either. It’s just mediocre. Justin seemed to like them, but to me they were kind of boring. I myself, won’t make them again, but you might like them!! (Especially after the ringing endorsement I just gave them!) I will say the looked pretty.

    Golden Layer Cake


    2010 - 12.22

    Pictures

    Cake Ingredients

    Cake Ingredients

    Adding the Flour

    Adding the Flour

    Adding the Baking Powder

    Adding the Baking Powder

    Adding the Salt

    Adding the Salt

    Whisking

    Whisking

    Butter

    Butter

    Adding Sugar

    Adding Sugar

    Mixing

    Mixing

    All Creamed Up

    All Creamed Up

    Adding Eggs

    Adding Eggs

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Flour Mixture

    Adding Flour Mixture

    Adding Milk

    Adding Milk

    Greased and Floured Pans

    Greased and Floured Pans

    Ready for the Oven

    Ready for the Oven

    Fresh Out of the Oven

    Fresh Out of the Oven

    Frosting Ingredients

    Frosting Ingredients

    Butter

    Butter

    Creaming the Butter

    Creaming the Butter

    Adding Powdered Sugar

    Adding Powdered Sugar

    Mixing

    Mixing

    It Turned PINK!!!

    It Turned PINK!!!

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Milk

    Adding Milk

    Pretty Pink Frosting

    Pretty Pink Frosting

    (Leveled) First Layer

    (Leveled) First Layer

    Frosted First Layer

    Frosted First Layer

    Naked Second Layer

    Naked Second Layer

    Frosted Sides

    Frosted Sides

    All Frosted

    All Frosted

    Missing Pieces!!!

    Missing Pieces!!!

    Golden Layer Cake

    Cake
    2 3/4 cups flour
    2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces) at room temperature
    2 cups sugar
    5 whole eggs
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
    1 1/3 cups whole milk

    Vanilla Frosting
    2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (10 ounces) at room temperature
    5 cups powdered sugar
    1 tablespoon vanilla
    1 tablespoon milk (1 to 2)

    Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

    In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and milk in three parts, mixing until just incorporated.

    Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer the pans to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the pans to release the cakes and invert; let cool completely.

    Slice the cakes into 2 layers each (I skipped this part and left is at a 2 layer instead of 4!). Stack and frost with the vanilla frosting.

    Frosting: In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the confectioners’ sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Add the vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk. Beat at high speed until fluffy, adding an additional 1 tablespoon milk if necessary.

    Recipe for cake found here. Recipe for frosting found here.

    This cake is very heavy! Almost like a pound cake. Still very good. We definitely did a good job finishing this one off!!!

    Aunt Sandy’s Sweet Potatoes


    2010 - 12.09

    Pictures

    the Ingredients

    the Ingredients

    Mashing (with a potato ricer) the Sweet Potatoes

    Mashing (with a potato ricer) the Sweet Potatoes

    I Love the Way it Looks

    I Love the Way it Looks

    Adding Sugar

    Adding Sugar

    Added Eggs

    Added Eggs

    Adding Evaporated Milk

    Adding Evaporated Milk

    Adding Melted Butter

    Adding Melted Butter

    Stirring

    Stirring

    All Mixed

    All Mixed

    Pouring into the Pan

    Pouring into the Pan

    Almost Ready for the Oven

    Almost Ready for the Oven

    Brown Sugar

    Brown Sugar

    Adding Flour

    Adding Flour

    Adding Cinnamon

    Adding Cinnamon

    Mixing

    Mixing

    Sprinkling Over Sweet Potato Mixture

    Sprinkling Over Sweet Potato Mixture

    Yum!

    Yum!

    Now with Butter

    Now with Butter

    Now I Really Mean YUM!!!

    Now I Really Mean YUM!!!

    Aunt Sandy’s Sweet Potatoes

    Potato Stuff
    1 40 ounce can sweet potatoes, canned (drained well & mashed)
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 cup evaporated milk
    3 whole eggs
    1/2 cup butter, melted
    Crust Topping
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 cup butter
    walnuts (optional)

    Potato Stuff: Blend ingredients together. Mix well and pour into 13 x 9 pan.

    Crust Topping: Mix first 3 ingredients until crumbly & sprinkle on top of potatoes. Then chunk 1 stick of butter over top. Bake uncovered @ 300 degrees for 1 hour.

    Simple and to the point! My lovely Aunt Sandy makes these and she was kind enough to share the recipe with my mom, who brought it to a Thanksgiving at my in-laws many moons ago. Now I make it every year as “my dish” that I have to bring! Everyone loves it. Even me and I really like only 1 other sweet potato thing, but I’m expanding my sweet potato horizons.

    Now these may seem like it will feed many, but it usually doesn’t last that long!!!