Butternut Squash

Hi Friends!

I made a delicious recipe tonight and wanted to share.

Butternut Squash

Peel and cut into cubes about 1 x 1

I steamed in the microwave because our pan was being used to boil eggs.

Put in a bowl, add 5 tablespoons of water. Cover and cook for 4-5 mins on high.

Put it into a skillet lightly coated with olive oil.

Chop walnuts (about 1/4 cup) and add walnuts to skillet. Sprinkle squash with cinnamon.

Viola! Delicious!

Cute Website!

Hi Pan Pals! (or probably just debbie since we are pretty much the only ones trying to keep this blog alive),

I came across a super cute blog-based BAKING website today. There are a ton of cute cookie ideas as well recipes for other delish occasions. I love how the blog author uses a ton of pictures for every single step of each recipe. Plus, everything about the site is cutesy so I automatically love it.

The blog is called Baking at 350.

Arriba! Arriba!

Ok I know this is a pretty basic recipe, but still I wanted to use our website since it has been sorely neglected lately!

Who has a delish recipe for 7 layer dip?

BIG OVEN

Hello fellow bakers/makers/shakers/and fakers!

Not sure anyone has been using this or cooking, but just in case I wanted to share a website that I have been using lately. It's called bigoven.com. You can go on there to find recipes which are all rated by website subscribers (like me!) using a 5-star system. I made some amazing chocolate chip cookie bars that had a 5-star rating and were delicious! There are pics and comments to read from cooks like us! Sometimes I read the comments and get some pointers about that particular recipe that I am making (i.e. what oven temp works better, what to add to make a dish spicy or sweeter, etc.). fun website to check out. I also have the app on my phone:)

ENJOY!

I Couldn't Pass Over Passover :)

Because of passover, I've been cooking a lot this week. We can't eat anything that rises,so no bread, pasta, rice... thanks Pharoh, way to ruin it for all of us.

I'm going to bring the first one, "the Triple Threat Matza Candy Crunch" to Amplify tomorrow. I made up the name and altered this recipe from Zoe Bakes with three toppings (ghiradellibittersweet, white chocolate and milk chocolate). Its a homemade layer of caramel, baked with three types of chocolate melted on top. There are a lot of variations of"Matzo candy" and it's a staple every year.

side note: in these pictures, the Triple Threat isn't done drying and you can see some of the caramel on the sides. It's not exactly the final pretty version but like the Jews fleeting Egpyt who didn't have time for the bread to rise, I knew I had to do this post tonight b/c tomorrow's so busy... even if it's not quite ready for the picture. and these were taken from my phone. they look better in person. i can't stop eating them. bad!

I'm going to post the other recipes later. One is a breakfast, one is a side. Most of these I got from other online blogs (or traditions passed along from my mama). Some of these are really good and I look forward to eating them every year. Juliet and I may do a Passover breakfast cooking lesson on Sat. and blog about it. Let us know if anyone else is interested. :)

update: here's a pic of after being chilled.

Warm Pears/Bake Pears?

Hey Meliss! Can you post your recipe for Warm Pears? I think that's what you call them? When I was over at the house the other day you were making them for Kirk and I was curious about them-- they sounded yummy:)

Thanks!

~Sarah

Does anyone have a good salmon recipe? I'm stepping out of the box and cooking fish for dinner tonight :)