Archives for June 2010

Alternately title: I’M FINISHED!!!!!!

I got so excited yesterday realizing I only had one left that I decided to go ahead tackle the end of the book.  I also realized I’d never made the Pot Roast either!  So I tackled both the Breakfast Bowls and Pot Roast as my last dishes of the book.

Breakfast Bowls

These were WAY yummier than I thought they’d be.  However, this took a ton of prep time and I already had the sausage cooked, left-over from the burritos the other day.  While I would eat this again I probably won’t be making it again.

Perfect Pot Roast

Here’s the thing with the pot roast.  The roast my mom taught me to make in the crock pot is one of my favorite recipes ever.  It’s so simple and yummy and I think I wrote this recipe off almost as soon as I saw it.  Not fair but true.   And while this take a lot more prep compared to my Mom’s version, this wasn’t as bad as it seemed.  I still prefer the flavor of Mom’s version better but Scott was ooh-ing and aah-ing the whole time he was eating and I think he preferred this one.  Simply because of the prep time, I’ll stick with the version I have but if I didn’t have a good recipe I’d definitely stick with this one.

So THAT’S IT!  I’M DONE WITH THE BOOK!!!

I’ll probably do some follow-up posts on this but I have to say this is by far one of the best things I’ve ever done.  I fell in love with cooking for the first time ever and I learned SO MUCH all while providing for my family.  Can’t get better than that!

I’ve said it before but this was a life-changer.  PW, I can’t thank you enough!!

Breakfast Burritos (although not exactly the same recipe I used in the cookbook)

As the second to last recipe I have to make, it sure did take a long time to get to.  The recipe calls for TWELVE burritos and it’s not often I’m feeding more than 2 for breakfast at a time.  So even at halved, it was a lot of burritos!  My uncle and his family stopped in town on the way to Myrtle Beach and I sent them (and my parents and sister for the day) off with these burritos.  I have to admit I was pretty nervous about making these.  It’s not something I’ve ever had so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  Plus, with red peppers, I was a little scared it would be too spicy for a breakfast dish.  However, they seemed to be a big hit.  Or, at least an edible hit!  I didn’t eat one but everyone seemed to like it.  Well, when I say everyone, all the adults.  My younger cousins didn’t like the red peppers, Lexi didn’t try it and Emma would only eat the stuffing.  So, if you have a hungry adult crowd, this would be a great way to fill them up.

OK, these weren’t in the book, but they were so good I have to include them.  Both of them were featured by PW from her Tasty Kitchen site.

Coffee Cake

I’ve never made a coffee cake and I have to say this was yummy.  But boy, oh, boy at the sugar.  I mean, wow.  I’m a sugarholic and let me say that was a lot of sugar.  But in the end, it paid off.  The cake was beyond belief yummy and moist.  I have to say though that this cake was actually better the day after.  When it was still warm, it seemed to fall apart and just hadn’t gelled properly.  Also, I had to let it cook much longer than it called for because I used a different pan and I still had a little bit undone in the middle.  However, you’ll never seem me complain about a little bit of cake batter.

Mystery Mocha

This was SUPERB.  Quite possibly one of my favorite desserts ever.  Restaurants included.  I’m serious.  OK, maybe not THAT serious.  But, I mean, it was seriously yummy.  I made it one day when my parents and sister were over swimming and the 8×8 pan was gone literally in minutes.  The cake part was nice and crusty on the outside and the coffee mixed with the sugars to make the best fudgey gooey inside ever.  It was perfect with some vanilla ice cream.  The best part is it is super easy with simple ingredients.  It was so good I didn’t even have time to take pictures.

ONE more recipe to go to complete the cook book!!