Thursday, January 24, 2013

Peach French Toast with whipped cream

WAKE UP SLEEPY HEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is snow on the ground and enough to maybe go sleeding (in Maryland). So school has been delayed and lucky for me my work has too.So I figured why not give a breakfast recipe at the breakfast time!!!!!!! Okay story-time! Over the winter break I went to Charelston for two days. You go to Charleston to eat and that is honest.We took tours, saw landmarks, horse and bugge,and we ate. We went to this breakfast place called Virginias.It opened at 10:00am and we got there at like 9:55.So we got in and we looked behind us and there was a line outside the door! This place was packed!!!!! But anyway I ordered french toast. You were allowed to pick anything to put on it like strawberries,blueberries,powdered sugar,pecan syrup,or peaches. I really don't know why I picked peaches not strawberries but I did. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was amazing.They gave me 8 pieces of the french toast and I ate it in like 3 minutes.This was good stuff.I just loved it!!! I couldn't believe it! So I kept thinking about my blog and how people would love it. There is one part I added though. The whipped cream. You could make it but it can take a long time which brings me too another story. When I was in sixth grade one day I came home and my sister Rebecca who went too the same school walked in the door and was like I want whipped cream. Really she did and I was like "okay random, but lets do it". We could find the applience you hook into the mixer to make whip ream so we did it by hand. That took a while!!!! We made like 2 tablespoons of whipped cream so wasn't all that worth it. But we added sugar to make it sweet. So after that not the most excited person making whip cream so I bought it. But you want to make it go ahead.

The french bread is one of my favorite types of bread so I love French toast. With the little brown sugar and cinnamon it has a sweet flavor and OMG  I'm like drooling right now. But the star of this is the peaches.AH The peaches they are ripe and juicy and add great flavor. When you bight into this and you get the french toast, whip cream, and the sweet spices, plus the toast you will eat that whole thing in less the 3 minutes. I know it sounds like a lot when you see how much prep time there is but its overnight so don't worry. So I g2g, I got to get ready for work since it starts in an hour so bye! P.s You should go to Charelston!

Prep time- 9 hours
Cook time-10 minutes
Total time- 9 hours 10 minutes
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients- 
1 cup packed brown sugar 
1/2 cup butter 
2 tablespoons water 
1 can sliced peaches, drained 
12  slices  French bread 
5 eggs 
1 tablespoon vanilla extract 
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 can whipped cream ( pick your favorite brand)

Directions- 
Pour the brown sugar mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish, and tilt the dish to cover the entire bottom. Place peaches in a layer over the sugar coating, then top with slices of French bread. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and vanilla. Slowly pour over the bread slices to coat evenly. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. 
Remove the dish from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking to come to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 3
 Serve an50. 
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bread is golden brown. Put a scoop of whipped cream on top of each slice(or as much as you want)
Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes 


Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Veal Stew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(try it becaue its AMAZING!)

Wait-Wait don't run away.Thank y'all who are staying with me staying with me.Maybe none of y'all looked away so good for you. Some people think veal is a weird uncommon food so as soon as I say it they are like EW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will just look at them like you weirdoes. They can be weird but I love them! When I was little my mom made this AMAZING beef stew with carrots,potatoes,and all this amazing things and when I came home from school it would be waiting there for me !!!!! We cooked it in a crockpot so I would run into the kitchen and start eating it and I loved it every time.I am like totally out right now. Seriously like I am sitting in my living room trying to type but I have nothing.I feel like I'm free writing.What is free writing you might ask? Well hold your horses I will tell y'all.In sixth grade back in the day I had this english teacher Name Mr.Toth.For drills sometimes we would have to free write.This is when you write for 5 minutes strait.You can't erase because that is not writing you scratch it out.If you are out of ideas you write-I am out of ideas until you have an idea.Hey I guess I do have an idea! Go me!!!!!!!!!! But know I'm out of ideas.Okay just go to the next paragraph

So flavors!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is going to be a little long. So here is the secret ingredient,. Are you ready? I don't know you could be like some of my classes.Okay well I trust y'all so I will tell you. There is white wine! That is right white wine.There is also some garlic and with the salt and pepper it is the perfect balence between every flavor. OKAY OKAY everybody hold the applause but its time for Delightful  Delicious Dinner smart tip. Serve this with some bread or a small dinner or pillsbury roll. I like to let it soak in and it gets all soft and you can eat it without chewing.Its AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really it is!!!!!!!!!! I dare you to try it! To be honest it is a super common thing to do so most of y'all probably do it. Veal is such a juicy,teb=nder, flavorful piece of meat and you will love this.So I g2g because my family watches this comedy called Modern family on ABC Family and it may get loud!!!!!!!!!!! I don't watch it but everyone else in my family dose.So bye everybody!!!!!!!

Prep time-10  minutes
cook time 1 hour 30 minutes
Ready in 1 hour 40 minutes
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients- 
4 tablespoons olive oil 
1 onion, chopped 
2 cloves garlic, minced 
2 pounds veal, trimmed and cubed 

  1 can tomato sauce  
1/2 cup white wine 
salt and pepper 

Directions- 
In a big pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender. 
Add meat to the pot, and brown evenly. 
Stir in the tomato sauce and white wine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, until tender.
Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes






Penne Pasta with chicken and pesto

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey.How are you? Y'all doing well? Well I'm have been doing fantastic because, well actually I really don't know why I'm just in a really good mood. Probably because its time to put this recipe up.Can you believe it hasn't even been a year of my blog yet. I mean it feels like I have been blogging for years!!!!!!!!!!!!! My first recipe was put on on July 7 20121!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a few months it will be Delightful Delicious Dinners  will be 1 years old. Don't worry y'all are invited and we are going to party with different breakfast,brunch,lunch,dinner,dessert,snacks,sides,Appetizers, and a grand birthday cake on July 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So come because you will miss out on a whole bucket of fun if you don't come. This is my 172 recipe and I have had so many views and this will be a special day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway that is in a few months so lets talk about that later. Now y'all know how to do the Cha-Cha slide? You do, good lets do it. Slide to the right,Slide to the left,freeze  everybody clap your hands for the pesto.Okay glad that is over. I just have that song in my head because I went to an 9 year olds Birthday party and it was a dance party theme.Thank the Lord I was having this for dinner belcause all they had was PIZZA and a bunch of chips,cookies,cake,and candy (and orange soda). I love candy and cookies and all that but I'm sick of pizza so.Plus the mom didn't want a bunch of crazy screaming kids in her house so the party was outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I understand her reasons but its was like 19 degrees outside okay thats just too cold. Like how do you dance in that weather? 

Shall we talk flavors.Yes we shall. So I want y'all to remember that I (Jamie Kaylie) am the owner of Delightful Delicious Dinner. I don't give y'all not that good dishes or so-so dishes(Fact- So-so in spanish is asi-asi, didn't know that did you)This is like "AHHHH HELP ME I AM HAVING A HEART ATTACK CAUSE I HAVE NEVER TASTED ANYTHING SO GOOD, CALL THE NEWS REPORTERS WE ARE GOING TO BE RICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I would almost bet you will do that this is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now y'all know me I like Parmesan cheese so of course I am putting some in top So let me tell you about the chicken. Its cooked with some garlic and its flavor adds so much to the dish.It also adds some of the healthy stuff into it. So look down for the serving size and times sand all that mumbo jumbo and look even further down for the ingredient list and directions.BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Prep time-10 minutes 
Cook time-2o minutes
Ready in-30 minutes 
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients- 
1  package penne pasta 
2 tablespoons butter 
2 tablespoons olive oil 
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into thin strips 
 2 cloves garlic, minced  
salt and pepper
1 1/4 cups heavy cream 
1/4 cup pesto
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 

Directions- 
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until soft drain. 
Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken and garlic until chicken is almost cooked. Reduce heat and stir in salt, pepper, cream, pesto and Parmesan cheese. Cook until chicken is no longer pink inside. Stir in  pasta.
Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes









Monday, January 21, 2013

Broccloli and Cheddar Quiche

I dedicate this to my BFF Malina. She loves Quiche and she can make a good quiche and I was looking for recipes I have and love but I had no idea what to put like a fish,beef,or chicken dish.So I texted her and was like "hey,I need to put a recipe on m blog any suggestions?" and she was like hoe about quiche. I love quiche so that was a fine idea with me. So I looked all over and I couldn't find any recipes to make. Thank the  lord I found this.As a kid When I ate broccoli I always put sharp or mild cheddar cheese.Seriously like my sisters Jolie and Rebecca put butter,salt. and pepper but me I like cheddar cheese. My favorite part of a quiche is the crust.Really its like a sandwich, its not good if you have cheap,dry,or stale bread.The quiche isn't good.I like to make my crust but I have been really busy these days so I used a deep dish crust from a package but if you want to make your own good for you and be my guest.Hey,you come here.Are you good at keeping secrets? Well I hope you are because guess what.There is two more ingredients that give a wild pack of flavor. I will tell you.There are mushrooms and onions. It has a ton of flavor so its just a little extra to bring the bar from_ to--. Well I have a ton of family coming over. So I g2g so sorry bye and Peace out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingredients-
1 cup sliced,fresh mushrooms
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped broccoli
5 eggs 
1/3 cup MIRACLE WHIP Calorie-Wise Dressing
1/3 cup milk  
1 cup KRAFT Double Cheddar Shredded Cheese Light  
1 frozen deep-dish pie crust 

Directions-
 Heat oven to 375 
Cook vegetables in skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. 
Beat eggs, dressing and milk in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in vegetable mixture and cheese; pour into pie crust. Place on baking sheet. 
Bake 40 to 45 min. or until centre is set and top is golden brown. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Roasted lamb with root vegetables

I realized I have not really put up many lamb recipes.This was like an OMG moment because I love lamb its such a tender juicy piece  a of meat so I am gonna try to put up a few. So lets stop talking about other lamb recipes and lets talk about this one. So there is like a ton of vegetables on the bottom including potatos, carrots, yam, beets, and carrots.So the veggies are cooked with some simple salt and pepper which is awesome because its easy, simple, and delicious.Don't y'all love that? When something is so good but so easy.I love it.So how about we talk about the star of this dish, the Lamb.Lamb,the lamb,THE LAMB is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So the lamb is cooked with the herbs and honey with powders like garlic powder.Its the most flavorful lamb I have ever had.There is so much flavor!!!Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is a  spicy aspect.Red pepper flakes.Not much just a little but a little can do a lot.I remember once I made lamb and there were like 50 ingredients and you had to make like three rubs and there was so much prep then you had a sauce with garlic and rosemary which took a while and roasted carrots and OMG I was working for so long.It took me hours and I mean hours.So when I looked for a recipe there were a few things I had in mine like not to long,not to hard,Fresh and good flavors.Anyway so earlier I had told you about the red pepper flakes but there is something else to but its not spicy but sweet.HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMG I love honey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The honey dosen't over power any thing but still has a lot of flavor.So I was reading my e-mails the other day and I was  looking at some comments for my recipes and I was looking at my folllowers blogs and I liked how they said how many servings. Well this makes 10  servings.I know its kinda a lot but Including me I have 5 people in my family and we finished it in one dinner.So I g2g because I am going to go get my basement ready cause I have people staying over at my house so Bye!!!!!!!!!!!Enjoy your Delightful Delicious Dinner.

Servings-10
Prep time-20 minutes
Cook time-1 hour 50  minues
Total time-3 hours 40 minutes


Ingredients- 
1-1/4 (6 pound) leg of lamb 
6-1/4 cloves garlic, minced 
2-1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper  
1-1/4 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes 
1-1/4 bay leaf, crushed
1 tablespoon and 3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary 
1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons olive oil  
2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar  
2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons honey 
2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons  salt,   
10 carrots, peeled and slightly trimmed  
20 small potatoes, unpeeled  and washed  
1-1/4 large beet, peeled and cut into wedges 
1-1/4 yam, peeled and cut into wedges 
10 baby turnips, peeled 
2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil 
salt to taste 

Directions- 
Allow the leg of lamb to rest at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking. 
Preheat an oven to 400 . Place the oven rack in the lower third of the oven. 
Whisk the garlic, pepper, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, rosemary, 1/2 cup olive oil, vinegar, and honey together in a small bowl. Rub the mixture over the lamb, then season with 2 tablespoons coarse salt. Set aside. Place carrots, potatoes, beet, yam, and turnips in a large roasting pan. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and a pinch of salt. Arrange the seasoned leg of lamb on top of the vegetables. 
Roast the lamb in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 325  . Continue roasting to your cooked how you like it(medium rare is the best)about 90 minutes more for medium-rare. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 
Put the leg of lamb on a cutting board, tented with Tinfoil, for 30 minutes before carving/cutting. Place the vegetables on a serving platter or plate  and cover with Tinfoil to keep warm until ready to serve and eat.
 Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes




Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Sweet and Spicy Stir-fry chicken and Broccoli

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's getting hot and down to the ground over here!!!!!!!!!!!! Man, being a middle school teacher can affect your choice of wording. Anyway so the spicy part kicks you in your mouth when you get a taste of the broccoli which is cooked with some chili paste. So the sweet part comes in with the ginger.I love Stir-fry.I really do.I mean think of all the flavors.Okay since I am a nice person I will make a  numbered list. Now people remember this is not just a list its a numbered list.A numbered list, now give me some credit for numbering because that is how much I do for y'all.

 

  1. Juice moist chicken
  2. ginger
  3. onion
  4. peppers
  5. soy sauce
  6. broccoli
  7. garlic
  8. Salt and Pepper
  9. Hoisin sauce
Those are the main ingredients of what really stands out but before you buy all your ingredients  look at the ingredient list because there is more stuff but I didn't put them in because these are the ingredients you can really taste. So um,hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, well people I don't know what should we talk about now?Come on y'all I always make the ideas of what to talk about now you make some.Oh wait I herd my text tone so I probably got a text hold on.Okay I'm back and I know what to talk about.Thirst. You know why? No you don't so I will tell you. I am like dying of  thirst right now so let me yell to somebody in my family to go get me a water bottle................... Man I love myself and all(I mean whats not to love) but I'm lazy.Seriously I'm sitting less ten 2 feet away from a fridge and I;m to lazy to get up.Well I'm out of ideas so bye and enjoy this delightful delicious dinner

Ingredients-
  3 cups broccoli florets
 1 tablespoon olive oil
2 boneless,cleaned,skinless chicken breast cut into strips
1/4 cup sliced green onions
4 cloves garlic,sliced thinly 
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon chili paste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/3 tsp crushed ginger
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
4 cloves garlic
1/8 cups chicken stock
Salt and Pepper

Directions- 
Place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes. 
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken, green onions, and garlic until the chicken is not pink
Stir the hoisin sauce, chile paste, and soy sauce into the skillet. Season with the ginger, red pepper, salt, and  pepper. Stir in the chicken stock and simmer 2 minutes. Mix in the steamed broccoli until coated/covered with the sauce mixture.
 Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes

 

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Butternut squash Ravioli with sage-brown sugar sauce

 So I have been looking at some of my past recipes and I realized I haven't been putting up that many vegetarian dishes. You know me I am a carnivore. I eat so much meat so when I put up my favorite dishes the all involve meat.But you also know I LOVE pasta. So I figured I can't have one of my favorite things but I can have another. So I was trying to find something that has a bunch of my favorite things.One of these is butternut squash.Butternut squash has a sweet kind of flavor so it taste AMAZING with some brown sugar.Okay-Okay let me just restart explaining this in a better way.So I was looking for a vegetarian dish and I looked under pasta.So I found this. You have the butternut squash filling and it gives the Ravioli some BAM flavor.So lets talk about the sauce.The brown sugar helps the butternut squash have that BAM flavor and you have a little sage which gives it this fresh flavor and the soft fresh ravioli just HELP ME I am in heaven right now.Actually I found a seperate recipe for the Ravioli but then I saw another recipe for the sauce so I added a delightful delicious dinner twist and here we are. So for a kiss on top there is some fresh Parmesan cheese and its that little thing that makes it for me.So I like to put decently easy recipes on my blog so that they are not to hard but not super boring and easy.To make ravioli you need to make a well of flour and put the eggs inside and if the well is to thick or deep you are gonna end up with a mess.So instead of that this uses wonton wrappers but it taste just like ravioli(if you do it right).So I will leave you alone now so you can make this so bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingredients-
1 cup mashed,cooked butternut squash
1 pinch Cayenne pepper
Salt and Pepper
1 cup Mascarpone cheese
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons of butter
1 pack of wonton wrappers
2 tablespoons of butter
1 garlic clove,unpeeled
Parmesan cheese to taste

Sauce-
1/4 cup fresh sage
1/4 cup unsalted butter
Salt and Pepper

Directions- 
Put cooked squash into a mixing bowl. Add salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir in mascarpone cheese, egg yolk, and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, mixing until the filling is smooth
Put a wonton wrapper onto a flat(you can just put it on a table) surface. Wet your finger in water, and run it all along the outer edge of the wonton skin to moisten it. Place about 1 teaspoon of filling in the center of the wonton. Fold the wonton in half to make a half-moon shape, and press the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers. 
Place a deep skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in butter and unpeeled clove of garlic. Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. 
Drop the filled raviolis into the boiling water, a few at a time, and cook until they float to the top, about 2 minutes. Drain the raviolis, and transfer them to the skillet. Turn the heat under the skillet up to medium-high, and cook just until the raviolis are infused with garlic flavor, about 2 or 3 more minutes. 
To make the sauce, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the sage. Continue to cook and stir until the sage is crispy but not browned. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
Put sauce on ravioli and top with Parmesan cheese
Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recipe adapted from-Allrecipes(with a delightful delicious dinner twist :-))