From My Hands and My Heart

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Cinnamon Sugar Fried Apple Rings

I saw this recipe on Pinterest this morning, and after a longer night than usual with my newborn son, I stood up, walked to the kitchen, and made this deliciousness happen!

Link to recipe: http://www.eatviews.com/2014/04/cinnamon-apple-rings.html?m=1

Photos from the recipe site:

Mine were a touch different - I am all out of eggs, so for my batter I omitted them, and I substituted almond milk for buttermilk.

My apple rings frying

All done!

They taste like an elephant ear with a warm apple inside!

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Catching Up... The Return of the Kitchen Chemist

Here is an update of some of my favorite things I've cooked/baked since my January posting... I've posted recipes where I could find them. Enjoy!

Snow ice cream! Mark didn't trust the snow so I just had a couple bites...Just snow, strawberry jam and a little sugar:

Caramel, strawberry and Nutella crepes:

S'more bars - http://www.just-eat.ie/blog/warm-toasted-marshmallow-bars-recipe-day/

Breakfast cups - I used a recipe I found on a great blog: http://www.aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com/bacon-egg-breakfast-cups/ In mine, I sauteed potatoes, red onion, mini sweet peppers, and bacon bits first in some butter and olive oil (thanks for the tip Uncle Mike!), and I did the egg part separately (8 eggs, 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, 1 1/2 tbsp milk, and a sprinkling of dried chives) poured that into the muffin pan (about 2/3 full in each cup), then added the cooked fillings in each cup. Baked on 350* for 20 minutes, added a little shredded mozzarella on top, another minute or two in the oven to melt the cheese, and there ya have it!

Homemade bread:

Fried fish tacos with cilantro lime cream sauce:

Turtle caramel corn:

Mixed berry scratch cupcakes with vanilla frosting, with candied pecans on top:

Marinated chili cilantro lime steak & shrimp kabobs over cilantro lime rice, with garlic Parmesan grilled asparagus.

Oatmeal scotchies

Peanut butter marshmallow treat bars

Nutella no-bakes

Grilled sweet apple chicken sausage and white onions over garlic & parsley couscous, with cinnamon dusted apples and pecans mixed in

Ribs!

Blueberry apple pie

Crisp cucumber salsa: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/191895634095011096/

California rolls and a seafood salad made from the leftover ingredients after I ran out of seaweed

Blueberry & strawberry pies

Chili garlic chicken, grilled avocados, homemade tortilla chips and mango peach salsa

Homemade pizza - Farmer's Market veggies with turkey bacon and freshly shredded Vermont cheddar on whole wheat crust

Thanks for reading!

Emily

Catching Up!

Well, my goodness, it has been a while! To be fair, I've had a crazy spring and summer. To summarize my life since my last post...

January - started my new job as a Relay For Life Specialist with the American Cancer Society, announced to our friends and employers we were expecting a baby! :) It was a very cold, very snowy winter!!

Our FB announcement about expecting!

February - Work really ramped up as Relay season started, so mostly I just worked my butt off trying to learn as much as possible, get to know my committees and plan my events! Mark and I had a Valentine's Day dinner at home (deep dish Chicago style pizza!) and he bought me a new charm for my Pandora

March - Found out we were expecting a baby BOY! Celebrated my 27th birthday in Holland with my family and watched my Uncle Chris run a 5k

FB gender reveal

April - Went to a family Tigers game ("our" Opening Day!), attended my cousin Katie's bridal shower at Boatwerks restaurant in Holland, saw the play "Love is Strange" at the Magenta Giraffe theater company in Detroit with my best friend Lauren

May - Attended my bridal shower with Mark's side of the family and friends at my in-laws' home in West Bloomfield, got to visit my puddin' pie Elena and her baby sister Alex for an afternoon, spent a day in Holland visiting my cousin Maddy and husband's best friend Jake who was up from Minnesota, attended a car show in Milford with my husband, and ran all 3 of my Relay For Life events!

Milford F Body car show

June - Was a bridesmaid to my cousin Katie and her new husband Kenny in Holland, had a "girls weekend" with two of my best friends Lauren and Stephanie in Holland and attended my bridal shower with my side of the family and friends *and* a second shower with my mom's team of women she works and worships with, celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary, and Mark & I saw Eddie Izzard in his Force Majeure tour at the Opera House in Detroit with my best friend Lauren and her boyfriend Kevin!