Showing posts with label baked. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baked. Show all posts

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Mac and Cheese






I have way too many cooking posts...anyways, the other day I went to TJ Maxx with my grandma and I wandered over to the "Home" section. I was so happy I was able to find these adorable ramequins! I've always had this bizarre obsession with owning some ramequins...I was so eager to make something in them the next day, I could not help myself! Haha. I was in the mood for something cheesey, so I made some mac and cheese. We didn't really have a good selection of cheese so I used what we had in the fridge and it came out great! This recipe was completely made up by me, so sorry that there are no measurements but you can just eyeball it based on how much you're cooking!

Ingredients:
-Macaroni
-Cheese (you can really use whatever cheese you like, I used cheddar and mozzarella)
-Onions
-Butter
-Garlic Powder
-Bread Crumbs (i didn't have any...but i wish i did!)
-Milk
-Flour
-Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1. Start by sautéing the butter and onions, until the onions are as cooked as you want.
2.  add flour into the pan....the amount varies on how much butter you use...but it should end up like paste consistentcy...cook that lil pastey thing for a minute or two so the flour taste goes away
3. add the milk and STIR! stir until the milk gets thick....
4. turn off the heat and add in the GRATED cheese...(grated cheese is so much easier to melt) and garlic powder if you want and the S&P
5. toss some cooked macaroni in dat sauce and BAM.
6. Bake it if you want with that breadcrumb goodness (I baked mine at 350...probably should have gone higher so it could have had a nice crisp crust)

x Lex

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Banana Bread Recipe






This weekend is my cousin's play. A lot of family is coming to see her as one of the Lost Boys in the British version of Peter Pan! I decided that it would be nice to have a couple of treats around the house for the guests to pick on. I made my Tita Susan's infamous banana bread. The recipe is as follows:

- 2 /12 cups all purpose flour                                          
- 1 tsp. salt                                                                    
- 2 tsp. baking soda                                                          
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 ripe bananas)
- 4 eggs slightly beaten
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup raisins (optional)

~Mix all dry ingredients together, add remaining ingredients and blend thoroughly. Divide into loaf pans. Bake 65-70 minutes at 350 or until toothpick comes out clean.

*I had to use about 3 loaf pans (I bought a pack of disposable ones, it doesn't matter what size you use.)...one loaf was a little bit smaller and cooked faster than the others (OBV). I sprinkled extra walnuts on the top before baking for an extra crunch!

**note (pictures taken by me, canon t1i, 18-55mm lens/50mm lens 1.8/photoshop cs5)