What To Do?

When I was little we had a fig bush in our front yard.  We ate so much fresh fig I stopped eating it for a loooong time.  The fig was so sweet and delicious! Well while perusing my favorite sites for recipe ideas I came across one that had a homemade fig jam.  Sounds fancy right?

Well while shopping at my local crack house Marshalls I came across this all natural goodness, fig spread.  The best part was the price!

No Official Recipe...

Sometimes I'm just not going to have a recipe. 

Some things I prepare I've been preparing for years.  I know how I want it to taste, I know how it should look, I know how it should smell and I just know what to put in it to achieve the goodness.  I don't measure or use a recipe I just cook it or bake it.  I can provide basics but an exact recipe? Not so much.  That's how the women in my family cook.  In most cases that is how I was taught to cook.  One of my friends calls it free hand cooking.

My peach cobbler recipe is one of those things.  The ingredient list is so very simple: your favorite pie crust recipe, fresh or frozen peaches, cinnamon, sugar, fresh lemon juice, cornstarch, butter.

That's it.  Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until crust browns

That's it.

Cook. Eat. Repeat.

Fresh Banana Cupcakes

So there will be more pictures on the blog. They may not be great pictures...just sayin. I am learning my point and click. Who knew there were so many tips and tricks with this little old thing!


Passion is in the risk...I just heard that in a movie...I like it!

So I am not a banana fan but the people in my home love them. The thing about that is we always have bananas and some of them always seem to over ripen. I hate waste so I needed to find different ways to use them up!

Who doesn't love a cupcake! I found this recipe here. The pictures on that site are so awesome. Anyway, these were easy to make and went over well with the Peanut Gallery!

 

My changes were:

• I used regular sugar
• I used cinnamon and nutmeg
• I added banana extract
• I brushed banana liqueur over the cakes after they were cooled and before I frosted them
• For the frosting, instead of vanilla extract I used banana; I also only used 1 cup sugar

 

Fresh Banana Cupcakes

with Banana Cream Cheese Frosting

Adapted from 500 Cupcakes by Fergal Connolly

http://womeneatnyc.tumblr.com/post/708386349/banana-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting

 

What You Need:

• 2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp banana extract
• 1 cup (about 2 large) mashed ripe bananas
• Enough banana liqueur to brush over prepared muffins (Optional)

 What To Do:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix everything BUT the bananas until combined in a mixer until smooth.
• Add mashed bananas to the mixture and incorporate
• Line a muffin tin with baking cups (or non-stick spray) and spoon the batter in until about 3/4 full
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until done
• Let cupcakes completely cool before brushing with liqueur and frosting
• Makes about 18 Cupcakes

 

For the Frosting

• 1 package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp banana extract
• Start by slowly beating cream cheese until soft. Then, add sugar, lemon juice, and banana extract. Beat until smooth and combined

  

Cook. Eat. Repeat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five Friday Faves

Five things I always have in my fridge:

1.  Bacon (Like yall surprised! LOL)

2.  Various cheeses (none of that processed stuff!)

3.  Chicken wings

4.  Eggs (I make lots of ice cream and actually bake quite a bit)

5.  Heavy Whipping Cream


What are five things YOU always have in your fridge?

Five Friday Favorites!

1.  My favorite fruit to cook with are lemons

2.  My favorite comfort food is fried chicken wings

3.  My favorite breakfast is bacon, grits with butter and sharp cheddar, my mother's fried eggs and cold orange juice

4.  My favorite non-alcoholic drink is lemonade (none of that country time mess either)

5.  My favorite condiment is probably mayo


Your turn! What are your favorite five??