Where Would You Love to Cook Today

I love this red kitchen! The table, stove cupboards...

Everything .....So cute.

I don't know where the picture came from..

Wish I did.

In honor of Valentine's Day I would love to cook:

Valentine Linzer Cookies Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cups butter (1 1/2 sticks), room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups finely ground blanched almonds or hazelnuts
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour (can sub all purpose flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 ounces raspberry jam, or other red preserve (I used quince jelly)
• Powdered sugar

METHOD

1 Cream butter in a standing electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Add sugar and continue creaming. Add the egg, lemon, and vanilla and mix. Mix in the ground nuts.

2 Stir together dry ingredients in a bowl and add to mixer and blend. Form the dough into disks, wrap and chill.

3 Roll out dough between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Put rolled dough (still between parchment paper) in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm up before cutting.

4 Preheat oven to 350°F.

5 Cut out the base cookie shapes. Cut out the centers of half the disks with a smaller cookie cutter shape. Re-roll scraps and repeat.

6 Bake for 12 minutes or until edges turn golden. Cool on a wire rack.

 

7 Heat the jam or jelly and spread the solid disks with a layer of the hot preserves. Place the top layer cookie over the bottom, pressing down lightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, then fill the holes with more preserves. Let set slightly before serving.

Makes 12-24 cookies, depending on the size of your cookie cutter shapes.

This is a very old post from:

http://simplyrecipes.com/

This blog is done by Elise Bauer and you won't be sorry if you stop by!

Grandma's Microwave Caramels

My Grandmother made the best ever to die for 

Caramels! And they were made in the microwave. We 

all had to stop by for a visit if the family tree said 

"Grandma's making caramels" and believe me it spread 

fast and you had to be even faster to get there if you wanted 

any. They went fast. These are so easy to make, I even do it 

with my 3 year old Grandson Jackson. It takes longer to cut the papers 

and wrap them then it does to make them.

So buttery they melt in your mouth.

Grandma's Microwave Caramels

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup light Karo syrup

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Opt: nuts you can add these if you want in the last stirring

Combine all ingredients in a big microwave safe bowl. 

Cook 6 minutes in the microwave on full power stirring every two minutes.
Pour into a lightly greased or buttered 8 inch or 9 inch square baking dish.

 Let cool.

 If you want, after they are cool you can cut them and wrap in wax paper. 

Store in an air tight container.

New Vintage Stove

Soon as I figure out where to put my

new stove I will do a

"Where Would You Love to Cook Today"

post with a great soup recipe.

It has a place for a soup pot in the back left burner area.

I am so excited about this darling stove....It is so cute!

1940 Kelvinator

 I found it at Chic & Unique

778 South 300 West Salt lake City

you should stop by and you might find your own treasure!

Where Would You LOVE to Cook Today!

When I was surfing around to find where I wanted to cook today 

I found this so cute child's kitchen set.

Oh my gosh I would have loved this set as a little girl....

I think I would spent hours playing in here...

The pink is such a pretty pink and all the extras 

really make this special.

I found this over at:

http://charlieton.blogspot.com/2010/07/play-kitchens.html

SO cute I can''t stand it...

I would need my Easy Bake Oven and some

Girl friends....and of course

we would all wear aprons.

In this Kitchen I think I would make:

Cake in A Mug

(Any kid can do this recipe)

• 1 large coffee mug
• 4 tablespoons plain flour (do not use self-rising)
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
• Small splash of vanilla
• chocolate syrup (optional)
• whipped topping (optional)
• Cherries (optional)

How to make it

• Add dry ingredients to mug, & mix well .
• Add egg & mix thoroughly.
• Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
• Add chocolate chips (if using), vanilla, mix again.
• Set mug in the microwave & cook for 2½ to 3 min at 1,000 watts.
• Cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
• Some report that 2½ minutes works best. It depends upon your microwave. So, watch carefully to not over do it!
• Remove from microwave.
• Allow cake to cool a little, then tip out onto a plate, if desired.
• Drizzle with chocolate syrup and top with whipped topping and cherries, if desired!
• This can serve 2 if you care to share!
• I got this recipe over at:
• http://www.grouprecipes.com
• This is a fun site so you should stop by ....
• Beware you will want to cook!
• If you have a great recipe or a wonderful kitchen I would be happy to post a 
• Where Would You LOVE to Cook Today! Using your recipe or kitchen just email me!
• 

Where Would You Love to Cook Today?

Doesn't this look so inviting!

I love the rafters and the cupboards on the bottom only,

the hard wood floors, the darling hutch by the door.

Oh and the blue stove....I want one....

And the table cloth....this is such a warm kitchen

I am sure I will enjoy my day cooking in here.

It really gets me into the Christmas mood.

The garlands and all the greenery look so pretty.

I found this kitchen at:

http://www.gapinteriors.com

I love the internet!

Lets see what to cook...

I know...

Paula Deen's

Chicken Pot Pie

If you even go to Savannah you have to stop by Paula's

restaurant and have this....so good...

but since we are just staying at home...

in someone Else's kitchen...hehehe..

Lets make this!

 Ingredients

4 sheets frozen puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
4 chicken breast halves, or 2 cups leftover cooked chicken
Paula Deen Seasoned Salt
pepper
2 tablespoon cooking oil
1/3 cup melted butter
2/3 cup flour
1 quart heavy cream
1/4 cup chicken base
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 small yellow onion, minced
1 cup frozen green peas, cooked
1 cup cooked carrots, chopped
Pinch fresh grated nutmeg (optional)

Directions

Crust:
Cut each sheet of frozen puff pastry into 1 strips, 8 inches long. On a large cookie sheet, weave strips into a lattice large enough to cover each pot pie. Beat egg and brush onto each lattice square. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Dough will rise and turn light golden brown. Set aside until ready to assemble pies.

Filling:
Season chicken breasts with seasoned salt and pepper. In about 2 tablespoons oil, Saute chicken breasts until cooked, cut into chunks and set aside (you may use precooked chicken breasts). In a large saucepan melt butter and slowly add flour stirring until consistency of peanut butter, but not brown like a roux. Slowly add cream and keep stirring. Add chicken base, garlic and onion and stir until thickened. Add peas, carrots and chicken. Remove from heat. In 4 oven- proof bowls, fill with sauce and top each with one of your pre-cooked lattice squares. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes until bubbly. Any remaining pie filling may be frozen.

My family loves this recipe. You can never go wrong with one 

of Paula's recipes but this one is really good.

 You can get the recipe for her seasoning salt in one of her books or online.

I add Italian season to it.

This recipe can be found at:
http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/view2/lady_and_sons_chicken_pot_pie/

and also at:
http://www.foodnetwork.com