Honey Cornbread

I usually make cornbread from a box, but I got a little ambitious today and decided to try to make cornbread from scatch. This recipe is very easy and is delicious. I doubled the recipe and put the batter in muffin cups instead of a pan.

Honey Cornbread

Prep Time: 8 Min
Cook Time: 25 Min
Ready In: 34 Min

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the cream, oil, honey and eggs; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of pan comes out clean.

Fried Rice Restaurant Style

Fried Rice Restaurant Style

Prep Time:15 Min
Cook Time:30 Min
Ready In:45 Min

Ingredients

• 2 cups enriched white rice *
  4 cups water
  2/3 cup chopped baby carrots *
  1/2 cup frozen green peas *
  2 tablespoons vegetable oil *
  2 eggs
  soy sauce to taste (I used about 1/3 c.)

Directions
1. In a saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. In a small saucepan, boil carrots in water about 3 to 5 minutes. Drop peas into boiling water, and drain.
3. Heat wok over high heat. Pour in oil, then stir in carrots and peas; cook about 30 seconds. Crack in eggs, stirring quickly to scramble eggs with vegetables. Stir in cooked rice. Shake in soy sauce, and toss rice to coat. Drizzle with sesame oil, and toss again.

* I used instant rice and followed the directions on the side of the box to make 4 C. That was just the right amount of rice for this recipe. After the rice is done cooking, keep it in the pot a little longer with the heat on and stir the rice around. That makes it so it isn't so sticky and it won't clump together.

* I bought a bag of frozen peas/carrots. That made the process a little easier.

*I rarely use vegetable oil, I substituted the vegetable oil for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Slow Cooker Cocktail Smokies

These smokies are simple to make and very delicious. I tried this recipe with a couple of different kinds of smokies, cheddar smokies and regular beef smokies.

Slow Cooker Cocktail Smokies

Prep Time: 5 Min
Cook Time: 2 Hrs
Ready In: 2 Hrs 5 Min

Ingredients
2 (16 ounce) packages miniature smoked sausage links
1 (8 ounce) jar grape jelly
1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce

Directions
1. Combine grape jelly and barbeque sauce in a slow cooker. Stir in the miniature smoked sausage links. Cook on High, until heated through, 2 to 3 hours.

Egg Salad Sandwich

I have never made egg salad before. I've eaten egg salad before and today I decided to make some for myself.

Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe

This recipe is for a one egg sandwich. If you have more eggs and more people to feed, just double, triple, etc. the recipe.

Ingredients

1 hard-boiled* egg (large), peeled and chopped
1-2 Tbsp mayonnaise (to taste)
1 Tsp of mustard (to taste)
2 Tbsp chopped celery
1 Tbsp chopped green onion
Curry powder (to taste)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
1 leaf of lettuce
2 slices dark rye bread, toasted

* To make hard boiled eggs, place a few eggs in a saucepan, cover with at least an inch of water, preferable 2 inches. I use cold water. I then place the pan on the stove and turn it on high heat. I immediatly set the timer for 20 min. and let it go. This is my fool proof way of doing it. If I try to do it any other way, I usually screw it up. Drain the water from the pan, add cold water to cool the eggs, let sit a couple minutes longer.

Method

1 Mix together the chopped hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, mustard, celery and onion. You can use any type of mustard you like, I used honey mustard and it tasted really good. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and curry powder to taste. Mix with a spoon.

2 Toast your bread slices. Put a layer of lettuce on one slice of toasted bread, spread the egg mixture on top of the lettuce, put another slice of toasted bread on top.

Makes one sandwich.

I actually made this with about 8 eggs so my whole family could eat it for lunch. I also added some salad supreme seasoning to it. Excellent and pretty easy to make. I love rye bread, but if you don't prefer it, any type of bread will work.

Getting Started

I love to cook! I enjoy trying new things and love sharing ideas with others. I'm starting this blog to share recipes with others and gather recipes from people. Everytime I come across a new recipe I enjoy, I will share, and if you have a recipe you would like to share with everyone, just send me an e-mail.