Month: March 2012

Banana Chocolate Fudge Bars

Banana Chocolate Fudge Bars

Ingredients:1/2 cup butter1/2 cup shortening1 cup sugar1/2 cup brown sugar1 tsp. vanilla1 medium banana, mashed2 cups flour1/3 cup dark cocoa1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt1 1/2 cups chocolate chipsDirections:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter, crisco, sugar, and brown …

Banana, Bars, Chocolate, Dessert
Banana Caramel Cake

Banana Caramel Cake

This recipe seems somewhat involved due to the amount of ingredients.  It it actually is very easy and I should probably make this recipe more often. This recipe is labeled as dessert, but who says you can’t have dessert for breakfast? Leftover dessert for breakfast, …

Banana, Cake, Caramel, Dessert
Double Chocolate Pancakes

Double Chocolate Pancakes

These pancakes are decadent. This is a “special” morning breakfast for sure.  Probably not the healthiest way to start your day, but a wonderful treat indeed.  My kids said the pancakes could be dessert.  Maybe that’s because I always serve pancakes with whipped cream.  

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 ¼ cups milk
3 tbsp. butter, melted
1 ½ cups flour
¼ cup cocoa
¾ tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
3 tbsp. sugar
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
Whisk together flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Set aside. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and milk until light and foamy. Stir in melted butter. Add in flour mixture and mix until just blended. It will be lumpy…that’s O.K. Fold in chocolate chips.

Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto a griddle heated to medium heat. Bake until bubbles start to form. Flip and cook another 1-2 minutes. Serve with butter and maple syrup. An extra sprinkle of chocolate chips is pretty good too…not that I would know anything about that.

Recipe from: Becky Bakes October 2011

Breakfast, Chocolate, Pancakes
New England-Style Baked Beans

New England-Style Baked Beans

ENLARGE IMAGECredit: Todd Colema INGREDIENTS1 lb. dried navy beans, picked over and rinsed1 medium yellow onion, ends trimmed, peeled, and left whole4 whole cloves8 oz. slab bacon or salt pork, trimmed and cut into 2″ x 14″ pieces¼ cup plus 2 tbsp. maple syrup¼ cup …

Beans, Side Dish
Bucatini all’ Amatriciana

Bucatini all’ Amatriciana

Bucatini all’Amatirciana is one of my family’s favorite meals. This recipe is great for serving lots of people too.  You can make the sauce before the guests arrive, and then when the pasta is finished, you simply toss the pasta in the sauce and you are done. It …

Easy, Italian, Pasta