Posts Tagged ‘food’

16
Dec
2021

Christmas Countdown Favorites

categories: Cooking, Holiday, List, Opinion

1.  My favorite Christmas song BY FAR is Jingle bell rock by Bobby Helms. (It was also in Mean Girls, my favorite movie!) But I am a true fan of Mariah Carey Christmas songs as well.

2. I love a traditional gingerbread cookie.

Recipe:

INGREDIENTS

3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c. molasses
1 large egg
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
2″ piece fresh ginger, grated (optional)
Zest of 1 orange (optional)
1/2 tsp.
finely ground black pepper (optional)
Sugar Cookie Icing, for decorating
Sprinkles, for decorating
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and molasses until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, spices, baking soda, and salt until combined. With the mixer on low, gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, as well as  fresh ginger, orange zest, and black pepper (if using), until dough just comes together. (Do not over mix!)
  3. Divide dough in half and create two discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 2 to 3 hours. (Alternatively, divide dough in half and roll each piece of dough between two pieces of parchment to 1/4″ thick. Chill until firm.)
  4. Preheat oven to 350° and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Place one disc of dough on a lightly floured surface and roll until 1/4″ thick. (Alternatively, peel off both sheets of parchment from dough, then replace one sheet of parchment back underneath dough.) Cut out gingerbread men with a 3″ wide cutter and transfer to baking sheets.
  5. Bake until slightly puffed and set, 9 to 10 minutes, depending on the size of your cookie cutters. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  6.  Repeat with remaining disc of dough. Decorate with icing and sprinkles as desired.

3.  My Favorite Holiday movie is elf, because I think it is hilarious. No one could play Buddy better than Will Ferrell.

4. My favorite holiday activity is making hot chocolate and watching Christmas movies. I also enjoy have arguments with my brother about if Die Hard is a real Christmas movie.

5.  I know it’s not gonna happen, but I would like to have a pet for Christmas. Even a goldfish would work for me.

6.  I work at a charity called ForTheKids, and I do enjoy doing Christmas fundraisers for student council.

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8.  I like giving my Christmas baking.

9. The Christmas wreath is a symbol of love and eternal life.

10.  My best Christmas memory is when I got a phone for Christmas

06
Oct
2021

How To: Making Banana Bread!

categories: Cooking, How To, Informational, Recipe

Introduction:

If you’ve got bananas laying around and you know how to spell bananas, this recipe is for you!

Ingredients:

    • 3 ripe bananas, or 1 ½ cups mashed
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or oat flour
    • 2 eggs
    • ¼ cup maple syrup, or honey
    • 1 tsp baking soda

    For a boost of flavor you could also add:

    • ½ tsp cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • mix-ins of choice, (chopped walnuts or pecans, chocolate chips, raisins, etc.)

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a 9×5-inch loaf pan with foil or parchment and spray with cooking spray.
  • Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. (If desired, stir in any mix-ins, or sprinkle on any toppings.)
  • Bake 45-50 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow cooling completely before cutting.
  • Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days or in the fridge for a week.

Enjoy your fresh banana bread!

28
Aug
2021

Raising Cane’s: Worth it?

categories: Review

Recently Raising Canes came to Utah, and it has been very popular. The regular canes meal comes with some chicken fingers, french fries, toast, and Cane’s signature sauce. Although it does seem like a basic meal, it has something special about it, in fact it was so special that when it first opened in South Jordan the line was almost 2 hours long. That’s pretty crazy! You may think that it isn’t worth it to wait around for some random chicken fingers, but I think different! If you have tried the chicken fingers, they are amazing, the sauce is really something special, the toast if perfectly garlic-y, and the fries are pretty good too. So what are you waiting for? Go down and try it yourself! (Click Here To Take A Poll On Raising Cane’s!)