tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51053186566563963222024-03-13T04:36:26.495-07:00Hello Hungry!Food Photo BlogHello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-65374091072699064742013-10-14T09:12:00.000-07:002017-01-25T14:20:01.248-08:00Vacay<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>The holidays are coming faster than I can keep up with! As much as I love posting about what I make, it takes a lot of work too. And just for a little while and im going to take a mini vacay and step back from blogging. But I will be back, I promise! I will still post things I make on <a href="http://instagram.com/hellohungry">Instagram</a> , so make sure you're following me on there! </i></b></span><br />
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Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-39495947109581104022013-10-09T15:04:00.002-07:002013-10-09T15:04:32.121-07:00Coffee Cake Deliciousness<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While getting online last night for something...I ended up completely distracted and found myself reading <a href="http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/05/01/super-crumb-coffee-cake/">this recipe</a> for Coffee Cake! How these things happen I don't know, but in this case im glad they did! Matt finished tucking the kids in while I preheated the oven and gathered the ingredients. Then while he was off to 7-11 for a little treat for us (don't be too excited, a treat for us now is a large coke!). During that time I was able to whip this recipe up and have it in the oven!</span></i></b><div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Preheat oven to 350°f and grab a big bowl. Mix together 2 cups flour, 1 cup & 2 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp salt. Then slowly cut in 1 ½ sticks (at room temp, so I popped mine in the micro for about 10 second after taking them out of the fridge). Once it crumbly scoop out 1 cup of it and set it aside.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Then add 1 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp baking soda. Stir that up and add 3/4 cup of buttermilk (or as I always do: put 1 tbsp of vinegar into a measuring cup and fill to 1 cup line with milk and let it set for 5 minutes), 1 egg, and 2 tsp vanilla extract. Then using a mixer, mix together for a couple minutes until very smooth. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. You'll want to make this in a spring form pan, so make sure to grease it and then toss in some flour over the oil/butter/Pam to coat it, don't forget the sides!. And pour your cake batter in. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Take the cup of the flour mixture you set aside and add to it 2/3 cup of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon. Mix it well then sprinkle it on top of the batter. You will want to press it into the batter so it sticks to it. Then into the oven it goes! </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. I'll apologize now for this grueling wait of 50-60 mins while it cooks! Its miserable with the sweet aroma of cinnamon and brown sugar wafting throughout the house! But once its done, test with toothpick, take it out and let it set for at least 10 minutes. Then take out of spring form pan. I couldn't wait after this, I ate it right away! Haha! </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was great piping hot last night and then this morning with my coffee. After Matt gobbled down his piece he turned to me and said he could not believe that I had just made and thought MAYBE I had bought it and just warmed it in the oven hehe! </span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2013/03/rainbow-cupcakes.html">Rainbow Cupcakes</a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2011/11/hallloweeenn-cupcakes.html">Halloween Cupcakes</a></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2012/01/sienas-first-birthday-hello-kitty.html"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello Kitty Cupcakes</span></b></a></span><br />
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<br />Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-14505219158913711332013-09-26T16:40:00.000-07:002013-09-30T14:14:04.724-07:00Honey Beer Bread<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To go with the<a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2013/09/chicken-noddle-soup.html" target="_blank"> Chicken Noodle Soup</a> I made the other day I made some homemade bread. We aren't birds, we cannot survive on veggies alone.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This recipe was introduced to me by my mother in law, and although Id like to make it more, because who doesn't love fresh, hot bread out of the oven, we don't need the carbs *sad face*. To start, in a medium bowl mix together 3 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Preheat oven to 350°F.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then add to the flour mixture 2 tablespoons honey (heated so it mix in better) and 12oz beer! </span></i></b></div>
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Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-59094797188487836192013-09-19T11:04:00.001-07:002013-09-19T11:04:59.399-07:00Mini Meatloaf<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a loaf pan SOMEWHERE, but where is it?!? To solve this dilemma and save dinner from almost not happening last night, I decided I would try making them into mini-loafs. With a cupcake pan!</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meatloaf isn't really a glamorous recipe especially this super duper easy one. Preheat oven to 375°f. In a large bowl mix 2 lbs of ground beef with 2 eggs, 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs, 1 package of Onion Soup Mix and ½ cup of ketchup. Mix well. Scoop into a greased cupcake tin. And bake. I actually was able to prepare these faster than the oven could heat up, 10 points for me!</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Funny story: I took these out of the oven and outside to photograph right as the sun was setting and Matt, ears perking up as the oven door open, gets up to see what I'm doing with his dinner. I bring the food inside and set it on the table and he takes the one off the plate and starts eating it! This is an inherited trait from his father so there is no point in trying to break him of this bad habit. But it was SOOO hot he gasps, and starts choking on it! I, FALL to the floor laughing at him as he turns bright red (I'm sure partially from embarrassment). He finally coughs it up and, hopefully, has learned his lesson. Afterwards he comments, "Wow, these are amazing, I don't even like meatloaf, but these are so good!" and scarfs down 2 more, luckily, without another scene. Hahaha!</span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ingredients: 2 lbs ground beef, 2 eggs, 1 cup Italian bread crumbs, 1 package <i>of Onion Soup Mix, ½ cup of ketchup - Topping: ¼ cup ketchup, ¼ cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of mustard </i></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Being a good wife/mom, I'm always trying to find great, cheap yet yummy, dinners. With little searching, I found all these $10 dinners and even $5 dinners recipes! What...?! What am I spending $150 at the store each week on? So, I decided to try this one out and it was for sure under $10 and fed 4, but oh god I'm almost embarrassed to post it. I'm 25 and in the prime of "oh my god I'm getting old, I'm doing everything in my power to stop this! Right. Now." so this dinner kinda fell through the cracks of "taking better care of myself". But....The kids LOVED it! Its exactly what kids dream dinners should be. So I'm happy for that!</i></b></span><div>
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Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-72456901484628919382013-09-15T23:00:00.000-07:002013-09-15T23:21:52.824-07:00French Bread Pizza<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>
I know this recipe already sounds SOOOO bland, but I liked it because I already had a lot of the ingredients and I needed a quick and cheap lunch. It actually turned out so good! I loosely followed a recipe from <a href="http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/292516976/the-best-french-bread-pizza/" target="_blank">here</a>, and I say loosely because I have poor "recipe copying" skills evidently. Its totally worth it, and totally amazing, you should totally try it!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>4. Next, using half of the butter herb mixture, spread it evenly on the bread. As weird as it is to say, I don't think Ive said this before regarding food, but this recipe is so darned pretty. All the herbs and garlic, with the bursts of color from the peppers. Its so nice to look at, on top of it being the best smell!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 4 cloves garlic, red pepper flakes, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, ½ cup parsley (split in half, ¼ cups), </b></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">½ cup basil (split in half, ¼ cups), salt, 1 loaf of french bread, can of crushed or diced tomatoes, 8 oz or medium bag of mozzarella, 2 oz or ½ cup Parmesan<i> </i></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2013/04/easter-day-tiramisu.html" target="_blank">Tiramisu</a></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2011/09/un-po-ditalia.html">Lasagna</a></i></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other soups you may enjoy:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2011/12/corn-chowder.html" target="_blank">Corn Chowder</a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2011/11/marseille-bouillabaisse.html" target="_blank">Marseille Bouillabaisse</a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2011/09/homemade-chicken-noodle-soup.html" target="_blank">Chicken Noodle Soup</a> (Other variation) </span></b>Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-22620835322773376082013-09-11T18:51:00.002-07:002013-09-11T18:53:38.292-07:00Renovation Realities<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As many of you know we've been in our new (rented) house for about 5 months now! Everything has been long unpacked, put away or found its new home within our extra closets and cupboards. But there's a lot of stuff that hasn't been done. All the things we say we are going to do when the walls are bare and the rooms feel so big with only boxes piled high in one corner. Paint the bathroom, change the hardware, re-stain the floors, put in new lights, we all have dreams, right? The biggest one for us was the kitchen. When doing our walk through they kind of lead us there last, taking us by the spacious bedrooms and pointing out the retro bathroom. Then we came upon the kitchen...It was huge, with lots of shelves for knick knacks. So many cupboards I have yet to fill and enough floor space for a decent size rug! But the cupboard doors. What happened? (did someone die?) They were gross. I think they had once been painted white, but it had since yellowed. Then for an artistic flare they streaked pink paint over it to give it, texture? Matt says its where they filmed Carrie, although I never agreed it was THAT bad, it was ABSOLUTELY NOT my taste! So we talked about changing it and taking the doors off and sanding and painting and buying new hardware and tile paint and ...we never did any of it. Months went on, slowly we become used to those horrendous cupboards. People came over and asked "what happened?" and we just hung our heads in shame. But during those months I diligently watched<a href="http://www.diynetwork.com/renovation-realities/show/index.html" target="_blank"> Renovation Realities</a> and soaked in as much DIY knowledge I could. Armed with what we learned from TV we set out to tackle our renovation, and we decided to paint the kitchen! Here is my blog version of <u>Renovation Realities: The Jensen Job.</u></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So here it is, where all the magic happens. ;) We first cleaned it up, cleared off the floor and counters (the dishes got put away once dry, maybe that's what Matts headed to do in the pic!)</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Shockingly, the hardest part of the ENTIRE process was WHAT COLOR DO WE PICK!? We literally sat in Ace Hardware for 1 hour and fifteen minutes with about 10 color samples in our hands unable to make a decision. I had used this <a href="http://www.thehawleyhouseproject.com/.a/6a01116853e555970c014e89357232970d-800wi" target="_blank">pic</a> as a guide to what I had envisioned in my head. But none of the colors we saw really matched up to it. The guy there recommended a really cool app for iPhone that I used and it actually really helped, its called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ben-color-capture/id318034543?mt=8" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore Color Capture</a>. I took a screen shot of the kitchen I liked and then used to app to select the color I wanted and they recommended one of their paint colors that was most similar. Now granted, Ben Moore paints run like $50 a can and that was my entire budget for the project. I took the sample over to the cheap paint area and found the closest match (the Benjamin Moore one was much more prettier and in my own home I wouldn't have gone the cheaper route).</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Here is a tease I put on Instagram of what our weekend project consisted of. Which did we choose?! After getting the paint, cleaner, sander, foam brushes, paint tray, and rollers our total came out to $54 BUT we had a coupon they let use a day early (so kind!) for if you spend $50 you get $10 off, leaving our total at only $44! We spent the leftover money splitting a burrito from the taco truck across the street! Money well spent. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So here is the first coat going on. Matt and I split up, me doing the bottom cupboards and him attacking the top. We at first tried to just go around the knobs but realized it wasn't going to work, so we took them off. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I think it looks much better filled in with the mint green. The top part in still undecided. The kitchen cupboards wrap around into the dinning room which is all white with built in bookcases and I just don't know where the mint would stop and white would start. So that's a project for another day!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As in every episode of Renovation Realities you run into a problem! When we moved in there were no doors covering under the sink. There was a spring rod where a curtain could be hung. We ended up finding the doors in the garage a few weeks before and decided we definitely wanted them installed. (We had to buy new hardware for them which we bought around the time we found the doors for this future project.) We were so excited the holes matched up with the new hardware and we screwed them in and got them on the wall without a hitch....except that, the door was not flush against the cupboard and there would be no way both doors could close. So off with the doors, we had to make new holes in the doors, and finally screw them back on. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I was actually able to save us money from buying new knobs by painting the ones we had before. They were just white ceramic and so I mixed some brown and gold acrylic paint I had to give them a bronze look and then sprayed them with polyurethane and set them out to dry while we installed the doors.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We didn't kill each other!! I mean, project finished!!! :) YAY!!!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Time Estimated: 1 weekend </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Actual Time it took: We knocked it out in 14hrs starting at 9am and finishing </b></span><b style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at 11pm, with 1 burrito break</b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Spent: ~$50</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>♥ Feeling the need to justify my kitchen renovation on my food blog, I feel its really important to be happy where you cook. Having a place that's clean and pretty to make the meals that feed your family allows you to add extra love into them, and what better ingredient besides hunger is love? ♥</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>P.S. Cross your fingers, I just signed my mom and I up for the actual show! :)</b></span></div>
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Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105318656656396322.post-22739927320881844302013-09-01T12:14:00.000-07:002013-09-12T16:47:24.439-07:00Fajitas<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<b style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Nothing catches your nose like fajitas frying in the kitchen! I just made these the other day and got a request for more in the same week!</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1. First you'll want to marinade these, so make sure you have an hour for that. Cut up your meat into thin strips. I used flank steak the first time and then the second time (which is pictured) I used chuck steak and it wasn't as great, so for sure get a flank steak! In a large bowl you'll want to mix the juice of one lemon, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, ½ tsp of cumin, ½ of a jalapeno (chopped), and a sprinkle of parsley. Mix that up and let it sit an hour.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>3. Throw your veggies on first in a little bit of olive oil and get them cookin! I cook the veggies first because we like them really well done! </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>4. Then throw your meat in and let that get nice and browned! The smell of fajita goodness should be wafting into every room of the house by now. Mmm!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>5. Wrap in a tortilla, smother in sour cream, pour on some cheese, toss in some beans, sprinkle a little lettuce and devour!</i></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ingredients: flank steak, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large red pepper, 1 large green pepper, 1 yellow onion, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">juice of one lemon, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, ½ tsp of cumin, ½ of a jalapeno (chopped), and a sprinkle of parsley </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As mentioned in my last <a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2013/08/homemade-beef-jerky.html" target="_blank">post </a>we will be headed to Portland this weekend for my sister in laws wedding! So as i'm planning ahead for the grueling 10.5hr drive turned 12hr+ (kids!) i'm thinking of two things: Food and Drink! Yesterday we made some beef jerky and got the snack part taken care of, so now it came down to drinks. While chatting with my esposo about bringing our own coffee and a cute little container with creamer and snatching some little packets of sugar, my idea was quickly vetoed! :( He wanted Starbucks. Um, excuse me honey, remember that time when we were on a budget...its still that time. So....being the ever so thrifty, clever, wonderful wife I am, I went straight to Google to find a copycat recipe. There were actually SO many, I liked <a href="http://www.heathersdish.com/1/homemade-white-chocolate-mocha/" target="_blank">this girls</a> because she used to work there, and therefore I trust her taste buds (and the mug she used was like the cutest one I've ever seen and I totally want it!).</i></b></span></div>
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<b style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>1. Since my coffee maker is set to make coffee automatically that part was already done. But you will need to make about 6 cups of coffee, make it strong! Then on the stove, over medium-low, warm 2 cups of milk. </i></b></div>
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<b style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>3. Add to the milk 1 cup of white chocolate chips! Just keep stirring until they melt completely, I ended up turning the heat back on the lowest setting, just be really careful because both the milk and chips can burn easily!</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>4. Pour in the mug about 8oz of coffee (which in my mug was about 60% of the way full) and then stir in the milk mixture the rest of the way (40%). I know these aren't very "technical terms" but since the coffee was already made and not the strongest pot I wanted to make sure I had enough caffeine to fuel me through the first day of school for Riley!</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>5. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings! (Luckily I had an old chocolate bunny left over from Easter in the candy basket I've hidden from the kids!) </i></b></span><b style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">There you have it! Matt said it tasted really good and he would now prefer this over Starbucks!</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>♥ <span style="line-height: 24px;"> Just because I can: Here is our little Riley on his first day of 1st Grade with his own cup of coffee! *Wishing you the best day Bear!!* ♥</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://hellohungry.blogspot.com/2011/09/start-day-in-just-one-waycoffee.html" target="_blank">Coffee in a French Press</a> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>How did the subject of making our beef jerky come up?! Well, I think its a combination of a lot of things: We love beef jerky, we love to eat beef jerky, we don't really like how expensive beef jerky is, and although we've done a lot of research on making beef jerky we've never actually attempted it...Until now! Its actually really cute because this was Siena's idea to start off with! How does a 2 year voice that she wants to make her own beef jerky, well, she said "beee jerky" then Riley interpreted for her saying "she wants beef jerky. ... OH WE SHOULD MAKE OUR OWN BEEF JERKY! Daddy told me how to make it! You get beef and cut it up and cook it on low for a long, long time." No joke, my 6 year old knows a beef jerky recipe. (See I told you, we're kinda beef jerky-aholics over here!)</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So here is the more precise version of Riley's recipe:</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Then they wanted to make a "meat mountain" I would have probably said were not going to play with our food, but it is his last day until he starts 1st Grade!! So, to heck with it, here is the Meat Mountain! </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>3. For the marinade I used 1 cup of soy sauce (use low-sodium so its not too salty) mixed with 1 cup of water, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of Montreal steak seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of barbecue seasoning and a dash of Cajun seasoning. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>6. Now the slow and low part. I cooked these for about 4hrs. I probably would have taken them out about 30mins earlier if I had tested them earlier. I turned off the oven and put the entire rack on the counter to cool, which in the 80° heat we had today didn't take long! You can eat them right away! *A tip to test for doneness is that they should not be super bendy and you should be able to see the meat fibers starting to tear when you bend them, then they are done. You can put them back in the oven if they aren't done yet, and leave them on the counter to dry out some more too if needed. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Matt got home half-way through posting this and I told him to look at the title and he nearly shouted "Are you serious! You made some!??! WHERE IS IT?!?" (I told you we're fanatics!) These will be a lovely healthy treat to snack on during the 11 hr trip to my sister in laws wedding this weekend (her invitation in the background!!). So excited ♥</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>♥ The best thing about making it at home is you can chose whatever meat is on sale and it ends up being cheaper than buying beef jerky in the stores and you can mix and match flavors! The meat I used here wasnt on sale and was $7.58 for 1.5 lbs but I had bought it with the intent of using it for dinner, next time I make beef jerky i'll make sure to find a nice meat on sale! ♥</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1. For this recipe you need just a few ingredients: 2c flour, 8 tbs butter, <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">¾ c milk, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt. Pick your favorite herbs or whatever you have, fresh or dried and that's it! Preheat oven to 425° f.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So last spring when we moved into our house with a huge backyard I headed straight to the planter beds! After hours of digging up really tough, dried out dirt and trip to ACE, we had the makings of a nice veggie garden! The house came with railway ties stacked up about 2 feet from the fence, filled with dirt, so it was the perfect spot for my veggies to thrive! </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>3. Poke pork with a fork all over, then plop in the marinade and let me soak it up (just turn them over in the marinade so they are coated). Set aside extra marinade. Take two big sweet potatoes and cook until soft in the microwave.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Just recently my mother in law bought me another piece of Le Creuset to add to my growing collection! We switched things up a bit by getting this Quince dish instead of the Caribbean color. I love how great they look together. I, of course, couldn't put it away without trying it out first, so for its first run I made my mother in laws Apple Crisp! -Which I can't believe isn't on my blog, I could have sworn it was!! I will throw in the recipe at the bottom just in case.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I might have been a little hungry for this piping hot crisp when I was snapping the shots but you kinda see the gorgeous quince yellow on the outside! </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>My husband raved this was the best crisp I've made yet! Was it the new dish? Extra love? Hunger? I guess we will never know...</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1. (Can you see how tired I am? This more mom needs a break! But nothing cheers me up like having a delicious new recipe turn out great!) In a small bowl blurrily mix together 2½ tablespoons of paprika, 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, 3/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and a ½ teaspoon of salt. (I used a ½ teaspoon of garlic salt instead).</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>♥ Your family will be super impressed seeing you reach for tons of seasonings, using extra bowl for dipping and searing, but in the end this is a really easy and fairly quick recipe! Also, this entire dinner cost me about $8.00 the salmon was on sale during the 5 for $25 at Lucky, can of corn .89, rice comes out to .50 per bag, I had the lemon on the tree and spices in the drawer, with just a couple tablespoons of butter. Nice! ♥</i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes you just have to have what you want, when you want it. Thankfully, I found <a href="http://www.egglesscooking.com/2011/06/27/eggless-pancakes-recipe/" target="_blank">this website</a> when I discovered I had no eggs to make pancakes with!! I've made these several times now and they are just to <u>die </u>for!</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Hello little helpers!! (and hello new-birthday-present-tablet-from-hubby! Bought especially with recipe reading in mind!) In a large bowl mix 1 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Then add in 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon veg. oil, 1 teaspoon water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until combined but not too much. And then let it sit for just a few minutes while you do step 3. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. In a non-stick pan melt 1 tablespoon of butter on medium heat (on my gas stove it was in-between a 6-7).</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Pour the pancake mix into the butter and cook a couple minutes on each side. When you start to see little bubbles coming through its time to flip! After every 2 or 3 batches melt another tablespoon of butter.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They decorated their mini pancakes with yogurt raisins to be happy and sad faces! </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">♥ I enjoyed mine with just butter and syrup! ♥</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Evidently my dad is SUUPPPPER picky when it comes to macaroni salad. So when my mom and I were going over the Father's Day menu she made sure I was making it with the right ingredients only!!</em></strong></span><br />
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1. You will want to cube about 2 chicken breasts. I seasoned with pepper, garlic salt, and Montreal's Chicken Seasoning. Cook until they are cooked through. Start preheating your oven to 375°f
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2. In a large bowl mix together the cooked, cubed chicken, 1 small-ish bag of frozen veggies, and 1 can of cream of chicken soup. </em></strong></span><br />
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3. Pop open a Grands Biscuit tube and flatten out the biscuit so that you can lay it into a muffin tin (I greased it first). Then add the chicken veggie filling, making sure you flatten the dough enough to cover the tops too. </em></strong></span><br />
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4. Cook for about 20-30minutes. I took mine out at 20minutes and they were this beautiful golden color on top, but still a little gooey under the "muffin top" part so I covered with aluminum foil and cooked 10 minutes more and then they were perfect! </em></strong></span><br />
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5. This literally had about 5 minutes of hands on time, and they were so good! I was full after 1 and a half, and the recipe will make 8, or depending on how many biscuits you have. The leftover filling I popped in the freezer! </em></strong></span><br />
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1. This kind of recipe you really have to use your best judgment because it all depends on how many avocados you have. I used 3. The squishier, the better!! Cut in half from top to bottom around the pit, then hit the pit with the blade of a knife and turn the knife like a clock hand, the pit should fall out. Then use a spoon to scoop out the fruit. Easy, peasy. </em></strong></span><br />
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2. Mash up the avocados with a fork till you have the desired creaminess/chunkiness. Add in about 1 tablespoon of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Mix. (Tip: test the guac with a chip if you are serving for chips and guac because most chips have a lot of salt on them already!). </em></strong></span><br />
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3. OK, I really like garlic so I think I threw in about 4 cloves, but its really good like this so I recommend 4 chopped cloves of garlic.
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>1. This recipe is done in two parts: crust and filling. We will do the crust first. You need 2½ cups flour, 1 stick 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, ½ teaspoon salt, 2/3 cup sugar, zest of half a lemon, and scrapings of 1 vanilla seed pod (I added drops of vanilla extract since I didn't have a pod.)</em></span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>6. Push it into the tart pan (I had pie pans only but it works all the same!) And I even had some scrapes for mini tarts for the kids! Cover with foil and pop into the oven for 20 mins to bake. Set aside to cool.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>7. Now for the filling, you will need the zest and juice of 5 lemons, 1¼ cups heavy cream, 1¾ cups sugar, 9 large eggs. Preheat oven to 250°f.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>8. Mix all the ingredients for the filling together in a glass bowl. Then place over a pot of boiling water until it reaches 140°f. Pour through a strainer. </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Mmm...dessert, breakfast who cares!! Enjoy ♥</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>1. Well, first, I probably would have bought smaller potatoes had I known I'd be making this recipe. Since, I had big ones I still used 8 and we had 2 leftover. To cook them, I stuck a fork in each one about 3-4 times to get little holes in them and popped them in the microwave for maybe 10 minutes? My microwave has a potato button so I just pressed that. You can test them with a fork; when you poke through them and you hit any hard parts, then its not cooked all the way yet. </em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>2. Arrange the cooked potatoes in big casserole dish. Start preheating oven to 500°f.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>3. Take a glass and literally "smash" the potatoes! (Having a 5 year old son means thinking the word "smash" and then repeating over and over in my head "Hulk SMASH"! Can you relate?)</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>4. Drizzle olive oil all over them potatoes and sprinkle on top any herbs and spices you wish. I used pepper with a little salt, paprika, thyme, garlic salt, and a dash of seasoned salt. I don't super like adding salt to food but you have to live a little right? :P</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>5. Bake at 500°f for 15mins or until nice and crispy!! This recipe is a breeze but tastes like a LOT more effort!</em></strong></span></div>Hello Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157502322241187718noreply@blogger.com0