Oh My Mulligatawny

This is an amazing curried soup, a favorite of the Soup Natzi

2tbs olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

1 celery stalk, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 apple, cored, peeled, chopped

1 lb chicken breast

1/2 cup flour

3 tea curry powder

5 cup chicken broth

1 (14oz) can of diced tomatoes drained

salt & pepper

2 cup hot cooked rice

*heat oil add veggies and apple, chicken, and saute till cooked through.

*in a small bowl mix flour and curry powder. Add to pot. Add chicken broth and tomatoes. Simmer soup for an hour partially covered, stir occasionaly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

* to serve put 1/4 cup rice in bowl and ladle soup on top.

Grandma-Inspired cinnamon rolls

Thanks to Grandma I have been hooked on Cinnamon rolls, here is my lifetime search for the best.

2 cup whole milk

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup sugar

*heat these ingredients just before the boiling point. Remove from heat and let cool 30 min. Then add

1 pkg yeast

4 cup flour

* let rise for an hour, or overnight. Then add

1 tea Baking powder

1 tea baking soda

1 tbs salt

* Fold this into dough and roll into a rectangle. Rub room temperature butter into dough until surface is covered add cinnamon and brown sugar generously. Roll dough and cut. Let rise 20- 30 min and cook at 400 degree for 15 min.

Icing

8oz cream cheese

1/2 cup butter soft

3 cup powder sugar

1 tea vanilla

2tbs whole milk

*if you want something really tasy make a simple syrup of your favorite berry and put on top. The picture has blackberry syrup then the icing. Trust me you will love it!

Sour Cream Muffins with Poppy Seed Streusel

We made this for breakfast this morning and oh-yummy! They are not too sweet, almost like a cornbread or a buttermilk pancake, but with the slightest hint of orange zest.

Streusel:
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon poppy seeds

Muffins:
2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 (8-ounce) container reduced-fat sour cream
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375°.

To prepare streusel, combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.

To prepare muffins, lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk and remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a small bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 15 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter. Bake at 375° for 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove muffins from pans immediately; place on a wire rack.

Yield: 15 servings (serving size: 1 muffin)

CALORIES 180 (32% from fat); FAT 6.3g (sat 3.2g,mono 2.3g,poly 0.4g); IRON 1mg; CHOLESTEROL 31mg; CALCIUM 77mg; CARBOHYDRATE 27.8g; SODIUM 277mg; PROTEIN 3.3g; FIBER 0.5g

Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2005

Didn't your mom teach you to share?

Okay this is a funny story. I got a call the other day from a very old, dear friend whom I love dearly. She told me that she was looking at our family recipe blog and found the greatest thing ever. (come to find out there are many who frequent this recipe blog who are not related to me)
Long story short: Her visiting teacher makes the greatest rice krispie treats. This friend (who will rename nameless....is that okay Jodi?)has requested the recipe many times but she won't share the recipe. This girl won't even share the recipe with her 80 year old grandmother. So low and behold she stumbles onto our recipe blog and finds it. She was thrilled. She said she was going to make them that night, take them and leave them on her door step with a note that said, "na na na na na". (actually I think the note was my idea)

So she asked me to "thank Melissa" for posting this recipe and that "you will never know how grateful she was."

I laughed really hard because I know people who just don't know how to share!!!!