Soup For You!

Butterbeer

debbietalley — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:57:32 +0000

You don’t have to go to the Leaky Cauldron or the Three Broomsticks to enjoy a rich glass of butterbeer like Harry, Hermione, and Ron. You can make it right at home!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 TBSP water

5 TBSP butter

1 TBSP fresh lemon juice

1 TBSP vanilla extract

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup heavy cream

Cream soda

In a sauce pan, melt brown sugar and water over medium high heat until boiling, stirring frequently. Heat until temperature reaches 220 degrees F. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a separate bowl, combine softened butter, vanilla, salt, and lemon juice. Add to brown sugar mixture. Stir. Add heavy cream and stir until smooth. Let cool for a couple of minutes.

Pour 2 TBSP into a mug. Add cream soda and stir. Enjoy!

This recipe was based on one I found from Food Nation. I used cream soda instead of seltzer water… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4AziIn3Clg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

A Twist on The Taco

debbietalley — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:28:05 +0000

This recipe comes from Recipes from the Heart by Pampered Chef. It’s everything you want in a recipe – quick, easy, cheap…oh, and it tastes really good!

Tasty Taco Ring

Red Beans and Rice (and Ham)

debbietalley — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:52:57 +0000

This easy, one-dish meal is a great complement to any cajun style meal – and it’s great by itself! Check out the recipe: Red Beans and Rice

Cheesy Soupy Goodness

debbietalley — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:51:26 +0000

Of all the soups, I think I like the creamy ones the best. I made this recipe for the first time last night…and I love love LOVE it! Had it for lunch today and it was STILL awesome. Plus, it’s easy. And right now, it’s about 20 degrees F outside…which means this soup will warm the cockles of your heart…or your tummy!

Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe

Puttin’ on the Ritz

debbietalley — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:42:01 +0000

These chicken strips are way better than any you’ll ever find at a fast food place. Made with Ritz crackers (yep, you read that right), these strips are moist on the inside and crispy on the outside.

http://soupforu.wordpress.com/the-main-event/ritzy-chicken-strips/

Cheesy meatloaf

debbietalley — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:49:38 +0000

At first I wanted to make meatloaf in bite-size portions. Then I wanted to make a regular meatloaf and then I found this recipe in Campbell’s One Dish mag. It was very well received!

Check it out! Definitely comfort food!

http://soupforu.wordpress.com/the-main-event/mozarella-meatloaf/

It’s about time for somethin sweet!

debbietalley — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:01:02 +0000

I do love dessert! Who doesn’t? I just added a really easy recipe for chocolate muffins made with a whopping 4 ingredients (one of which is water)! And it’s lowfat and high fiber…seriously. I know you don’t believe me but check out the nutritional information for each of the ingredients! You can find this recipe on the Just Desserts page, along with a recipe for Blueberry Peach Cobbler (not lowfat)!

Chocolate Muffins

The Grapes of Rath(er) Hungry Peeps!

debbietalley — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:48:04 +0000

Every now and then, you just want grapes. Sweet little round grapes. They’re good in so many things – and I’ve discovered chicken salad is no exception. Here’s my standard chicken salad recipe, sweetened up with a little grapey goodness!

As a snack!

Recipe for Chicken Salad with Grapes

Perfect picadillo

debbietalley — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:48:57 +0000

I made this dish tonight. At one point, I looked over at my son, who was trying to shove what seemed like half a taco in
his mouth at once. I think he was really hungry or he just loved this so much!

Perfect Picadillo Recipe

You can also serve this with pico de talley for extra goodness :)

The stuff of goodness!

debbietalley — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:27:27 +0000

When I was first learning how to cook – pre-kids even – I bought a Betty Crocker Cookbook. While some dishes I tried were a miserable failure (not Betty’s fault), a couple were a great success. This, stuffed bell peppers, is one of them.

http://soupforu.wordpress.com/the-main-event/stuffed-bell-peppers-2/

Stuffed bell peppers! If you’re not keen on bell peppers, like my 12-year-old, that’s okay…the filling is the best part!