The Best Snack

Apple Fritters with Spiced Syrup
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 4 min
Ready Time: 30 min
Yield: 24 fritters
Ingredients
Crisco® Pure Canola Oil, for deep frying
BATTER
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 medium apple, peeled, cored and chopped to make 1 cup
1 tablespoon Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
1 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
CINNAMON SUGAR
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
SPICED SYRUP
1/2 cup Hungry Jack® Original Syrup
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation Directions
HEAT 2 to 3 inches of oil to 365°F in deep fryer or deep saucepan.
COMBINE egg and milk in a large bowl. Stir in apple and 1 tablespoon oil. Combine flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder, 1/4
teaspoon cinnamon and salt in another bowl. Add to egg mixture. Stir until just mixed.
DROP by tablespoonfuls, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry about 4 minutes or until golden brown. Turn as needed for even browning.
Remove with slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels.
COMBINE 1/2 cup sugar and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a re­sealable food storage bag. Gently shake fritters in cinnamon­sugar mixture.
MIX syrup and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a microwave­safe bowl. Microwave 30 seconds or until warm.
PLACE fritters in a shallow serving bowl. Drizzle with warm syrup. Serve warm.

Doesn't this look so yummy! I got the recipe from:
http://www.pillsburybaking.com/
You should stop by there they have a lot of really good recipes!
And Great Cookbooks....

Orange Blossom Dream Cake

Cake

1 box yellow cake mix

1 can mandarin oranges & juice (11 oz.)

3/4 c oil

4 eggs

Mix all together until well blended. Pour into a buttered 9x13" pan.

Bake @ 350 for 25 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.

Place on a wire rack and poke holes on the entire top with a bamboo stick or fork tines.

Spoon glaze on hot cake.

Cool on rack and then place in refrigerator until completely cool.

Ice cake with frosting and chill until time to serve.

***

Mandarin Orange Glaze

1/2 c mandarin orange juice

(drain another can and reserve oranges for frosting)

1/4 c powdered sugar

Mix together well and pour on top of hot cake.

***

Dreamy Frosting

1 9oz. container whipped topping

1 small package instant vanilla pudding

1 can crushed pineapples with juice

1/2 c sour cream

reserved mandarin oranges

Stir together until well mixed - top cake.

This is the yummiest cake ever! If you haven't made it you should because you will add it to your favorite recipe collection.

This recipe is from:

http://concettascafe.blogspot.com/

What's Hanging in Your Kitchen?

These are my new dish towel patterns.

I just love watering cans!

I thought they would help spring up my kitchen.

Embroidered dish towels always make a kitchen seem even more home-y.

Theses patterns are at my etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Busyascanbe?ref=seller_info

Stop by anytime .

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Where Would You Love to Cook Today?

So clean and fresh!

I know the last kitchen was blue and white....

but doesn't it just make you want to mess it up...

LOL

I love the curtains and the dark counter tops with the white.

And who doesn't love an island!

I got this one from:

http://www.elledecor.com

And I can just hear kids and smell breakfast.

So lets have:

Pop-Eye Eggs with Cheese and Salsa

http://www.kalynskitchen.com  

(Ingredients given are for two servings, recipe adapted by Kalyn with memories of Pop-Eye Eggs made by her mother.)

Ingredients:
1 tsp+ 1 tsp olive oil
2 pieces whole wheat bread (I use Jack Spratt Bread sprouted wheat bread.)
2 large eggs
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup low-fat grated cheese (I use Four Cheese Mexican Blend)
salsa for serving, optional but good

Instructions:

Have all ingredients ready on counter.  Use a small juice glass to cut a hole directly in the center of each piece of bread.  (I use a glass that's 2 1/4 inches across, and save the holes from the bread to make whole wheat bread crumbs.  You can also toast the holes and dip them in the egg.)  

Use a heavy frying pan large enough to hold both pieces of bread.  Heat the pan for about 30 seconds over medium heat, brushing the pan with 1 tsp. olive oil.  Add the pieces of bread and cook until one side is browned and toasted, about 2-3 minutes.  Turn pieces of bread over.

Drizzle 1/2 tsp. of oil into the center of each piece of bread and immediately break an egg into the hole, being careful not to break the egg.  Season eggs with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, then sprinkle each piece of bread with about 2 tablespoons of grated cheese.  Cover pan and cook until cheese is melted, egg white is firm, and yolks are as done as you'd like them, about 3-4 minutes.  (I cook mine for about 3 minutes in a cast iron pan for a slightly runny yolk.)

Serve hot, with salsa drizzled over if desired.

If you haven't hit this blog for recipes you really should! 

She has a very nice, well put together and easy to maneuver thru blog.

Love it!

Where Would You Love to Cook Today?

I just love blue ...and there is something calming about a blue kitchen.

this one is so calming. It reminds me of my Grandmother's kitchen.

Just the blue....

I do think the wall above the stove needs a quilt...LOL

I love the sink too and what a cute stove.

I found this kitchen over at:

http://trendwelt.blogspot.com/

There were a lot of  beautiful rooms to look at, you should stop by.

Now what to cook in this calm room...

since it made me think of my Grandmother I think

Best Ever Tuna Casserole 

1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

 cup frozen green peas

2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained

2 (10.75 ounce) canscondensed cream of mushroom soup

1/2 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms

1 cup crushed potato chips

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
3. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix noodles, onion, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, soup and mushrooms. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish, and top with potato chip crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.

  I love All Recipes they always have recipes that really work out and are always yummy.

http://allrecipes.com/

I love tuna casserole!

 And I really love the burnt edges....