Chocolate Whoopie Cakes

Well, here's my take on Chocolate Cake . I took out my old handy dandy recipe box found a recipe for Chocolate Whoopie  Cupcakes

 ~Recipe~

2 c. Flour
1 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1 c. Hot Water
2/3 c. Cocoa Powder
3/4 c. Shortening(Crisco)
1 1/2 c. Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla

~Peanut Butter Frosting~

2 1/2 c. Powdered Sugar
1/3 c. Butter
1/3 c. Peanut Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 Tbsp. Milk
Dash or Pinch of Ground Clove

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. 
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  In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; set aside. In small bowl, mix hot water and cocoa until dissolved; set aside.
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  In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and cocoa mixture, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
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  Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
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  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

  
  

  In small bowl, add powered sugar,butter,peanut butter,vanilla,milk and pinch/dash of clove.Mix frosting together. Add frosting to your pastry bag for easy way of frosting. Cut cupcakes crosswise into halves. Add frosting filling on each cupcake bottom; replace cupcake tops. 

  
  

  * Note* I used a Ziploc baggie for a Pastry Bag.. 

  
  

Foodie Recipe #1

 Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

This is  a  recipe that I received by email on my WebTV it was dated April 3,1998.

1 1/4 to 1 1/2 c. Sugar
3 T. Quick-Cooking Tapioca
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
3 c. Rhubarb (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
2 c. Sliced Strawberries
Pastry for double-crust pie
1T. Butter

In large mixing bowl mix sugar, tapioca, salt and nutmeg . Add rhubarb pieces and sliced strawberries. Toss gently to coat fruit. Let the mixture stand for 15 min.

Prepare and roll out pastry. line a 9-in. pie pan. Trim pastry to edge of pan. Pour fruit mixture into the pan. Dot with butter .Cut slits into the top of the filling .Seal and Flute edge.

To prevent overbrowning cover edge of pie with foil. Bake 375 degree oven for 25 mins . Remove foil. Bake for another20-25mins .until crusts is golden brown. Cool pie on rack before serving..


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Salmon Recipes

These 2 recipes I found in an old recipe book of mine. 

Salmon Alaska

                                                                   
                                                                  Salmon Patties

Leek and Herb Stuffed Chicken

I haven't made this recipe yet, I found it in my recipe box.

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Strawberry Bread

This is a recipe I found this recipe on Facebook in a group called Recipes For You. I decided to give it a try, I didn't have enough strawberries for a glaze. Just had it without a glaze . 

                                                                        

                                                                 In the oven(Oven View)

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                                                                 Side View

Ingredients --

For the Bread:

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour or Unbleached Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups diced strawberries
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

For the Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/3 cup finely diced strawberries
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
1-2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk** (optional)

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, milk, oil, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
In a small bowl, toss together the strawberries and the 2 tablespoons of flour to coat the strawberries. Fold the floured strawberries gently into the batter.
Pour the bread batter into a greased 9"x5" bread pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the bread should come out clean. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes, then remove the bread to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, melted butter, diced strawberries and extract in a small bowl. Mix until it is smooth.
Once the bread is cool, spread the glaze on top of the bread. Slice and serve.

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Foodie Sunday

I watched my local news with an update saying that the new total in our state of Maine reached 253 confirmed virus. Then found this video that cheered me up FOOD..

For My 420 People try this ,with  Cannabutter .  who doesn't like cookie monster when there high and grew up watching him. C is for Cookie Good Enough For Me COOKIE COOKIE . Or try my Magic Monkey Cookies then you can be like cookie monster .YUM YUM

https://monkeysrecipes.blogspot.com/2019/10/magic-monkey-cookies.html

Pizza Sticks

Can of Pillsbury Soft Bread Sticks
24 thin slices Pepperoni
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
2 Tbsp. Parmesan Cheese
1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 c. Pizza Sauce,heated

Open breadsticks, Separate and unroll. Place 3 pepperoni slices on 1/2 of each bread stick in single layer. Fold the remaining portions of dough over the top, seal and twist. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Combine cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic. Sprinkle evenly over breadsticks. Bake in  a preheated oven 350 for 15-20mins.
Serve with pizza sauce

Friendship Tea

  1/2 c. Dry plain instant tea
     2. c. Tang
1 1/2 c. Sugar ,you can use less if you desire
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Powdered Clove
1 tsp. Dry lemon rind

Mix all ingredients in a bowl or blender. Store in a jar or coffee can, or a container. Take a 1 to 1/2 tsp. per cup.Pour in boiling hot water,stir .... Relax and Enjoy your Tea.

Popcorn!!

Book Review

Looking through my books and recipes I came acrossed a book called Popcorn!! Good book for kids to read and even adults.. My grandmother knew I liked popcorn, going to her house and having some fresh popcorn made. .Or I would take a Jiffy Pop with me , or hearing the popcorn popper pop pop.  Its a healthy snack tons of different things you can make with popcorn to popcorn balls ,rainbow popcorn. Since children are out of school right now make it fun with popcorn and math or science tons of ideas on Pinterest or google or find a movie  and munch on popcorn.... Yum

I found a good popcorn to snack on now Its called SmartFood Popcorn -- White Cheddar Cheese .I would rather make my own but microwave kind is good too gets buy in a pinch.

Have fun popping !!!!

 

Popcorn craft I made 

Popcorn Recipe

https://youtu.be/a3kSV_z57IM

Apple Mint Punch

5 c. Apple Juice
2 c. Lemonade
1 c. Mint Tea(made from 1 Tea Bag)

Stir all ingredients together. Serve cold with ice ,lemon slice and mint leaves .