hey you! yeah you!

this week we're trying a few new things on the menu, but I'm running outta ideas. Some of those things on Pinterest I just don't wanna touch :)

I need some suggestions! What are some things y'all wanna see up in here? *here said in my best dirty st louey accent)

Protein Bars

So, having a soy allergy is such a nasty issue when you're looking at MRE's or any kind of protein drink/bar. This gal and soy don't party well. Don't party with lactose well either! :) Kind of limits the protein choices.  Before I left the fascinating world of accounting, one of the CPA's wives gave me a recipe for homemade protein bars. I, of course, added my own twist and want to share :) :)

What you need:

2 cups quick oats 

1/2 C almond butter or PB2 :)

2 TB chia seeds (COSTCO!!)

2 scoops of protein powder ( i use Gold Standard 100% Whey)

1/4-1/2 cup agave nectar

What you do:

Mix WELL and press into and 8*8 pan. Let set for roughly 1 hour and then cut into bars. I wrapped mine in wax paper and then stored them in an airtight container.

NOW! That's the basis of it. If you want it to take like a peanut butter cup, use the PB2 and Double Chocolate protein. It seriously is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! You can mix and match the protein powders and try different nut butters :) I tried Vanilla Ice Cream powder with the almond butter and then added a little cinnamon. Loved the combination :)

Peach Cobbler revisited

So, for the life of me, I could not find the cookbook I had been working on anywhere on my backup drive. To say I was a little cranky would be an understatement.  My favorite couple came over for dinner Sunday and I wanted to make peach cobbler. Alas-the recipe was with the missing cookbook. So, I did some searching and found a few I was willing to tweak. Then my fave Jenny found one that was much better, so I tweaked that one :)

What you need:

1/2 cup Butter-NOT margarine

1 cup All-purpose flour

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 TB baking powder

1 cup milk

2 quarts of peaches ( or 2 large cans if you're not lucky enough to have your own canned ones )

3 tsp of ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 cup white sugar(optional)

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350. Put the butter in a 9*13 baking dish and place it in the oven. You want the butter to melt into the pan while the oven is preheating. In a medium size bowl, combine the sugar, flour and baking powder. Mix well. Pour in milk and mix until all is combined. (i HATE lumpy batter, but if you're okay with it, it doesn't have to be perfect lol) Drain peaches of most of the "syrup" Save roughly 1/4 of the bottle. Pour the flour mixture into the pan with the melted butter. DO NOT MIX TOGETHER. Just pour it on top of the melted butter. Place the peaches on top of the flour mixture. Sprinkle the cinnamon and nutmeg on the peaches and if desired (for sweeter cobbler) sprinkle the white sugar on the peaches as well. Pop it back in the oven and bake for 35-40 mins, depending on your oven. You want your cobbler to be a happy color but still have the juices from the peaches. A dry cobbler is a sad cobbler. You can either wait for it to thicken up after you take it out of the oven, or you can just dive it (like us lol) Taste HEAVENLY with vanilla ice cream.

Changes with the Mrs B

So, I started this blog because I LOVE baking and cooking for my family. Unfortunately, life got in the way and I've taken a BIG break. Between work, family, and everything else, I had NO time for blogging. Recently, the Mr was offered an amazing job. This job has made it possible for me to be a stay at home momma. Guess who's coming back to the blogging world?!? :) :)

After Aug 3rd, you're going to be seeing a lot of me, so HA!

Apple Cake take 1

I had a request for Apple Cake. I've used this recipe a few times. I'm currently trying to find a way to add some pizazz.

What you need:

1/4 C granulated sugar

2 C flour

2 1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking soda

2 medium eggs

1/2 C veggie oil

2 tsp vanilla

1 c chopped walnuts 

5 1/2 C chopped apples ( i like to mix it up with Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious & at least Granny Smith)

What you do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9*13 pan with Pam. In mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients, (sugar, flour, cinnamon, soda) Add wet ingredients and mix well. Fold in your apples and nuts. Make sure that all the apples are evenly coated. The mix may seem a little dry. Don't worry! Once the baking gets going. those apples will let their juices flow. Pour mix into pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. If you're like me and don't wanna wait, gobble it up warm :)

I hope my reader can use this and it's like the one she remembers. If there's something missing, please let me know!!!!

Easy Tasty Peach Cobbler

I apologize first off, for no pictures. We ate it all before I could :) But!! If you need a testimonial of the tastiness, please ask my sister-in-law :)

What you need:

1/2 C butter (1 stick)

1 c flour plus 1 tsp baking powder or just 1 C self-rising flour (if you're cool enuf to have it)

1 C white sugar

1 C milk

1 1/2 - 2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 16 oz can of peaches (i used a 21 oz can and drained half of the syrup. you can also used 1 qrt of your own canned peaches)

Whatcha do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter and flour. Add sugar. Slowly mix in the milk and vanilla. Pour into 8*8 baking dish. Mix cinnamon, nutmeg and peaches together. Pour over batter. Bake for 1 hour. It's HEAVEN eaten just out of the oven with vanilla ice cream. My mouth is watering just thinking about it :)

I know, I know. You're asking yourselves, "Where the hannah has she been?"  :) I've been here. Just lazy. But now that I'm moving into my 5th month of pregnancy and it's getting cooler, you will hopefully see more of me :)

Today, I logged onto Pinterest and was bombarded with fall happiness!! Autumn is my FAVORITE season and not just because things get to be orange :) As I've said before-i love the smells, the crispness in the air. Heck! I love everything!

So I decided that I needed to make something pumpkin-y to get me in the mood. So, here is my fave reason for Pumpkin Streusel Top Muffins

 

What you need:

2 1/2 C flour (i do half wheat/half white when i wanna feel healthier)

1/2 C quick oats

4 heaping tsp pumpkin spice*

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

 1 1/2 C pumpkin puree

1 C light brown sugar

1 C granulated sugar

2/3 c veg oil

1/2 C applesauce (unsweetened)

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

STREUSEL TOPPING

1/4 C packed brown sugar

2 TB softened butter

2 TB quick oats

2 TB flour

*if you don't have pumpkin spice, I'll post at the end how to make your own

What to do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake liners in their spots on your pan :)

In mixing bowl, combine: pumpkin, brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil, applesauce, eggs, & vanilla. Mix well. In separate bowl combine flour, oats, pumpkin spice, baking soda, baking powder, & salt. Slowly add dry to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.

 Scoop into cupcake liner and fill almost to the top. In a small bowl, combine streusel topping until it's crumbly. I use a fork :) Put a little streusel topping on the muffin mixture.

Bake for 25-30 mins. When the muffins spring back when touched, they're done. 

PUMPKIN SPICE

Combine 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ginger & 1/4 tsp cloves. Mix and store in airtight container. I always double it at least!

Oh my goodness me! Time to start playing around in the kitchen again folks! I even have a fun new camera to take pictures with! If any of my followers are still there, PLEASE let me know what you would like to see! I've got a few recipes to post tonight but I need ideas y'all! (said in my best Paula Dean voice lol)

Email me or leave me a comment!!

mrsbsrecipes at hotmail dot com :)

E-A-S-Y Cheesecake :)

So I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE cheesecake, but every recipe I've ever done or found has been super long or complicated. So, I found a recipe online, tweaked it a little and TA DA! :)

Whatcha Need:

1-9 in graham cracker or shortbread pie crust

*i use two because I like to have my crust higher on my cheesecake*

2- 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened

1 C white sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 C sour cream

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 325. Cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well!! Add vanilla and the sour cream. Blend together, make sure there are no lumps. Pour into your crust(s). Bake about 50-60 mins. You wanna make sure that your cheesecake jiggles a little when done :) (i know, you're like "jiggle" is that a technical term?) Cool on the counter and then shove 'em in the fridge until they're super chilled :) You can top them, or eat 'em plain like me!

Holy creamy cheesecake goodness!

Oatmeal Apple Crisp

Thank you to my fabulous guinea pigs :) I've been kicking around a simple recipe for a simple fruit crisp. Luckily, I had some wonderful family over this summer who are very accepting of my need to bake :)

Whatcha need:

1 C brown sugar, packed

1 C Flour

1 C rolled/quick oats

1/2 C melted butter

6 C apples, peeled, cored and sliced. (i used about 5 apples)

1/2 C white sugar

2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Whatcha do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8*8 pan with cooking spray. In medium sized bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, oats, and butter. Mix until you have crumbly goodness. Press half of this mixture into the prepared pan. In ziploc bag or bowl combine apples, white sugar and cinnamon. Mix until apples are well coated and then pour into pan. Cover with remaining brown sugar mixture. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

This stuff is freakin' amazing served warm topped with vanilla ice cream! :)

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Super Tasty Chocolate Cake Cookies

Today, I needed chocolate. I wanted cookies. Did I have enough cocoa powder to make my favorite brownie cookies? Noooooooooooooooo :( So I had to think of something! I had a chocolate cake mix. And after much digging in my freezer, I found Peanut Butter Chips. I then wanted a Reese's Peanut Butter cup. I came up with the next best thing :)

Whatcha Need:

1 chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 C oil

3/4 C peanut butter chips

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil. It maybe a little difficult to make sure you get it all mix together, but I have faith in you :) Fold in the chips. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto a GREASED cookie sheet 2-3 inches apart. Flatten your cookies with a fork. Tip-when you're putting the cookies onto the baking sheet, keep in mind that the cookies will spread. Do NOT put them too close :) Bake at 350 for 10 mins. Leave on baking sheet to cool a little before transferring to cooling rack.

**Serving suggestion vanilla ice cream between 2 happy cookies :)**

Egg Roll Wrappers :)

So, I acquire two heads of cabbage. I HATE cabbage :) Except in coleslaw and egg rolls. I decided to make egg rolls :) I didn't wanna fork over money to make 'em tho! So i searched and searched online for an easy recipe. They all required lots of skill :( So, I found a recipe that looked easy as far as ingredients went and then decide to be creative. Say hello to my little friend!!

Whatcha Need:

2 C all-purpose flour

1 egg

1 tsp salt

1/2 C ice water, divided.

cornstarch

Whatcha Do:

Sift your flour into a bowl. In separate little bowl, beat the egg with the salt. Add 1/4 C of the water. Mix the egg mixture with the flour. Slowly add however much you need of the remaining water to make a sticky dough. Turn dough over onto lightly flour surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic-give or take 5 minutes. Put the dough back in the bowl, cover and let it rest for about 30 minutes. Then the fun begins!!! Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Then divide each half into roughly 6 pieces. If you don't have a cool little friend like me, then you gots to roll them out super thin and cut into squares. If you're cool like me, then just run the dough through your little helper until it's thing, cut into squares. The size of the squares depends on how big you want your egg rolls. I'm doing smaller ones, so mine about 6". Dust them with the cornstarch so they don't' stick together. Now, if you don't wanna use 'em right now, just cover them with cling wrap and put in your fridge/freezer :)

cheesy ham and tater casserole

**Warning**

While this is super tasty and freezes really well, it is by NO means a low fat healthy choice :)

Whatcha Need:

1 bag of frozen hash browns

OR

6 medium taters, boiled, skinned and shredded :)

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1 16oz container of sour cream

2 TB melted butter

1/4 C onions (or if you're lazy like me 2 tb dehydrated onions)

2 C shredded cheese

ham, cubed (i use leftovers)

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 375. Now, I'm cheap. I hate buying frozen hash browns when I can just make my own at home. I have a wonderful food processor that I can easily shred my taters with. Thanks Hubby :) So, i just scrub 6 or so taters, place them in some water with salt and cook until not quite done. You want them almost done. Then let them cool. Peel and shred :) While you're waiting for the taters to cool, you can cut up your ham. This is the great time to mix up your soup, sour cream, butter, onions, and cheese in a separate bowl. Spray your casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Mix the taters and the ham with the soup mixture. Spread into casserole dish. Cover with foil. Bake for roughly 30 mins. Take off foil and then cook an additional 10 mins.

And you're done :)

Easy Breakfast Burritos! great for freezin'

And we start our freezin' quest! Tonight we made tasty apple cinnamon waffles and breakfast burritos to freeze!

Whatcha need for the burritos
1 pound breakfast sausage-you can use turkey sausage or bacon bits
10 eggs
1/4 C Milk
1 cup of shredded cheese
**optional chopped green onions, black beans**
12 flour tortillas

Whatcha do:
I like to keep it simple and easy. And depending on what "optional" ingredients you use, there's only like 15-20 carbs per burrito :) Happy diabetic :) Brown the sausage and drain. Beat the eggs with roughly 1/4 C milk and salt and pepper to taste. Add to the sausage. Cook until the eggs are done :) Now would be the time to add your optionals :) Top with cheese, turn off the heat and cover the mixture with a lid to melt the cheese. Heat up your tortillas before you make your burritos :) Once the mixture is cool..roll up :) Then wrap in plastic wrap TIGHTLY :) Freeze :)

To heat them up later, unwrap and then wrap in paper towel. Defrost for 2 minutes and then full strength for 1 minute :) Sooooooooooooooo good :)

This week, yours truly is going to try some fun stuff :) I'm a freezin' fool. I looked at our bank records from the past year and we eat out WAY too much. I added up all the $$ we spent on fast food, and lets just say YIKES! My recent visit to my doctor also has me pausin' and reflectin'. Sooooooo....

We are cutting out fast food all together from the "B" House diet.

Yes, I know it will be hard. We're a cheeseburger lovin' family, BUT it must be done! This week, I'm going to make some tasty breakfast burritos and freeze 'em. I'm looking for some other ideas that I can freeze and take out as needed. Is there anything else you lovely people would like to see?

Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

Thank you Pinterest! On my heavens!! I found this recipe on there and made a few changes to suit my family :) I'm in L O V E!! I hate having to share :) We used our leftover rice from our fave Chinese place here in Bountiful (Ho Ho Gourmet) And tada! Dinner is served :

Whatcha Need:

3-4 boneless chicken breasts

3/4 C cornstarch

Salt & Pepper

3 eggs, beaten like they stole something

1/4 C canola oil

Sauce:

3/4 C white sugar

4 TB ketchup

1/2 C vinegar

1 TB soy sauce

1 tsp garlic salt or minced garlic

Whatcha Do:

1. Preheat your oven at CCCXXV degrees (325). Rinse your chicken tatas with water and then cut into 1" cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Wash your hands. Pour the oil into a skillet and turn it on to medium heat. Now, according the the recipe you "Dip chicken into the cornstarch to coat then dip into the eggs." I am lazy. So, into a plastic baggie goes the chicken with the cornstarch. :) Then I put the chicken in the eggie shiz and toss it to cover it. THEN I put in oil and brown. Not enough for it to be done, but enough to look purty! Oh! Don't forget to wash your manos again. While the chicken is doing it's cookin' thang, make your sauce :) Once the chicken is done, scoop it into a 9*13 pan and drizzle the sauce evenly over the chicken. Bake for an hour! Make sure you turn the chicken about every 15 minutes to make sure it doesn't burn with the sauce.

Harry Potter Goodies

Pumpkin Juice

Whatcha Need:
2 T. Stephens Gourmet Hot Cocoa Pumpkin Spice p0wdered mix
4 T. warm water
4 C. apple juice


Whatcha Do
Mix the powdered mix and water together and whisk until smooth. Mix with apple juice. This
was more milky than theirs so I poured it through several layers of cheesecloth to remove the milk solids. Serve over ice.

Cockroach Clusters

Whatcha need:
dark chocolate (you can use milk choc. too)
dry chow mein noodles

Whatcha Do:
Melt your chocolate until smooth. Stir in noodles until the mixture is thick enough to hold together. Spoon bite-sized clusters onto wax paper and let harden in the refrigerator. If
you want longer-lasting candy, melt 1 stick cooking paraffin per 12 oz of chocolate before adding the noodles. But if you're just doing it for a party or for short time, you can skip the paraffin. These can be frozen, just thaw before serving.

ACID POPS
Whatcha Need:
Way-Sour Charms Blow Pop lollipops
Pop Rocks (whatever flavor you choose)
Whatcha Do
Unwrapped the lollipops and rolled them in the Pop Rocks. Then wrapped them in plain wax
paper squares. My only warning is that the Pop Rocks immediately start losing
their "pop" when in contact with the moisture in the lollipops, so assemble
these as close to serving as possible for the best effect

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTER beer :)

I don't know why, but all of the sudden I wanted butterbeer. For those of you that have been living in a rock and know nothing of Harry Potter, SHAME ON YOU! Now, go get the books and read THEN watch the movies. Books are much better :) So, here is a recipe for butterbeer. I will share more recipes for you crazy kids :) And hey, this is a super easy version. If you want a tasty, more involved version, let me know!

Whatcha Need for ONE Serving:

2 TB caramel ice cream topping

1/4 C "whipped" topping (coolwhip)

1 C Cream Soda

2-3 ice cubes if you want it cold :)

Whatcha do:

Microwave the caramel for about 10 secs. Add the whipped topping and mix well. Now, we like to heat up our butterbeer. If you're down, then heat up your cream soda:) Pour your cream soda over your whipped topping. It will fizzle and make you happy :)

**Now, as far as ingredients are concerned, you can get everything you need for less than $5 at WAL-mart for plenty of servings! If you're doing it for a party, it's all fine and dandy to just do the cheap Sam's Choice/Great Value version. HOWEVER :) If you're going to just do it for fun with a few peeps, then I would suggest getting the super tasty Cream Soda :)

easy peasy peach crisp

this is the easiest crisp you will EVER make :) We needed something fun for dessert and so wa la! :)

Whatcha need:

1 qt peaches (or BIG can LOL)drained

1/2 tsp cinnamon (i use 1 tsp, but i likes me some cinnamon)

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 C butter, melted

1/3 C flour

1/2 C brown sugar, packed

1 C oatmeal

1/2 tsp cinnamon *optional

Whatcha do:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place your peaches in a 7"casserole dish or and 8*8" pan. I slice my peaches after I put them in the pan/dish. Makes less mess for you! Just hold 'em with a fork and slice away :) Now, you can add more peaches. I like to use 2 cans or 1 1/2 qts. Sprinkle the nutmeg and cinnamon over the peaches. In separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over peaches. Bake for about 30 mins. It's super duper tasty when you serve it with vanilla ice cream. Stevey LOVED it!