Strawberry Shortcake

Angel Food Cake
12 egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
1 and 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 and 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cake flour

Beat egg whites and salt until foamy. Add cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond extract. Continue beating until stiff. Add 3/4 cup sugar and continue beating. Stir together flour and remaining sugar. Add 1/3 flour-sugar mixture at a time and fold into egg whites. Add batter to pans. Bake 375 F 30 min until light brown on top and cake springs back when touched.

Whipped cream

One pint of Heavy whipping cream

1 Tbs powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Beat until stiff

Cut cakes in half and stack. Add whipped cream and strawberries in between layers. Store in refridgerator. I was going for rustic chic in the design.

Sausage Stir Fry

This is my go-to dinner: Stir Fry. I always try to have a sausage in the fridge at any given time for just such an occasion when I don't feel like being all that creative. Add whatever vegetable is in the fridge with rice or noodles. A little Teriyaki sauce, because I add teriyaki sauce to everything, and yes I mean everything. I am still working on a Teriyaki cupcake recipe... sigh... someday. I also put Teriyaki sauce in my Mac and Cheese. Another go-to meal, canned Tuna Mac and Cheese with a little Teriyaki and some Italian seasoning makes a Fat and Happy Kimmie Kay.

I picked up these awesome Noodle bowls at Crate and Barrel, not to be confused with Cracker Barrel which is like the same thing only different.

Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

1 and 1/2 cup flour

1 and 1/2 cup oats

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt.

Mix dry ingredients together.

Add 1 and 1/2 stick (12 Tbs) melted butter and stir together.

Line a pan with tin foil and either butter and cooking spray. Pat down 2/3 of oatmeal mixture into the pan. Bake 375F for 20 - 30 min until golden.

Blueberry filling

1 and 1/2 cup blue berries

2 Tbs lemon juice

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup blue berry jam

Mix together in a sauce pan on low - medium heat until bubbly and set aside. Adjust sugar and lemon juice to taste.

Pour Blue berry filling over baked oatmeal crust. Add remaining 1/3 of oatmeal mixture on top (if you haven't eaten it all which I almost did). Bake another 20 - 30 min at 375F until golden on top and blueberries are bubbling out the sides. Let cool (Except at my house where we don't wait for anything to cool) and cut into bars. Best served warm with ice cream.

A Perfect Breakfast

This is what I did for President's Day Monday. Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows and an Orange Pillsbury Sweetroll. It was about 2 pm in the afternoon because I did not get out of bed until 1 pm. I have chocolate milk for blood. It has taken years to slowly replace my real blood with chocolate, but I managed to do it by drinking hot chocolate or chocolate milk every day since I was 10. This might also explain why my cholesterol is so high. It is a side-effect of having chocolate blood that I am willing to accept.

Tilapia

Baked Tilapia, broccoli, blue corn bread.

Tilapia: Salt and pepper both sides of the fish. Cut lemon slices and arrange on top. Bake uncovered in a greased pan at 375F for 18-20 min.

Blue corn bread: 1 cup blue corn meal, 1/2 cup flour, 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt.
1 Tbs honey, 1 egg, 1 cup milk. Combine and mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients. Add wet to dry and mix. Bake at 425F for 15-20 min in a greased pan or muffin cups.

I won't make J eat Broccoli, but I do occasionally suggest that since he's an adult he can eat it.

Moco Loco

Comfort food at its best. Moco Loco. This is a traditional Hawaiian dish. I picked it up from watching Food Network. J loves it. It is good stick to your ribs easy to make man food.

Rice
Hamburger
Over easy egg
Gravy

Valentine's Cupcakes

For Valentine's Day I decided to deviate from the traditional pink, red, and white and went with blue and violet. Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting with chocolate hearts. I was so excited to find lavendar candy melts at JoAnn's this weekend I had to do something with them.

Chocolate cupcakes
1 and 2/3 cup sugar - always the best ingredient to start with.
3/4 cup melty butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup cake flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 and 1/2 cup milk
Bake 350 F for 18 - 20 minutes. Decorate.