Friday, October 16, 2009

Honey Lime Enchiladas


1.5 lbs pork or chicken, cooked and shredded

Sauce:
1/3 c honey
1/4 c lime juice
1 Tb chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 (10 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
equal parts mixed together of:
mozzarella cheese, shredded
cheddar cheese, shredded
flour tortillas

Mix together sauce ingredients then add to shredded pork or chicken. Let the sauce soak into the meat for about 30 minutes.

Pour half a can of enchilada sauce in bottom of 9X13 pan. Fill tortillas with meat and cheese. (I added black beans too.) Then pour rest of enchilada sauce over top and cover with cheese. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350.

Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins


Yum! A relatively healthy muffin too! Growing up my mom always made banana chocolate chip cookies and they became a family favorite. These muffins reminded me a lot of her cookies. Once again I got this recipe from my favorite food blog http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/. However, the recipe originally came from King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking.

1/2 cup butter (1 stick or 4 ounces)
1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
1/4 cup honey
2 large eggs
2 cups whole wheat flour
2/3 Cups chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350. Line or grease a 12 cup muffin pan. Beat together the butter, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Add the banana, honey and eggs, beating until smooth. Add the flour and chocolate chips, stirring until smooth. Divide batter into the muffin cups, they'll be nearly full. Bake the muffins until a cake tester inserted in the center of one comes out clean, 23-28 minutes. Remove from oven and after a couple of minutes transfer the muffins to a rack to cool.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Aebelskivers



Aebelskivers have become a Conference Sunday morning tradition! Ben learned this recipe from his former boss, Doug, who has Danish heritage. I bought Ben an aebelskiver pan a year or so ago and we love it! These are so much better than regular pancakes. We like to dip them in butter and then powdered sugar.

Aebelskivers
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups buttermilk
3/4 cube butter
3 eggs
If desired, a dash of either vanilla, nutmeg, or lemon
Mix everything up and poor into individual holes in Aebelskiver pan. Cook one side and then flip.