At Home My Way

Coconut Pecan Baked Oatmeal Here is another version of Baked Oatmeal.  I've tried adding apples, blueberries, chocolate chips , pineapple, and now coconut.  So far I haven't met a baked oatmeal that I don't love!  The coconut pecan was a terrific combination.  Its also great leftover.  I can bake a big pan and eat on it all week and is a great way to avoid poptarts, frozen waffles and boxed cereal.   Here's how I made Coconut Pecan Baked Oatmeal AT HOME MY WAY: COCONUT PECAN BAKED OATMEAL   3 cups old fashioned oats  1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 2 eggs (slightly beaten) (just whites works fine or egg beaters) ½ cup margarine/butter or oil 2 teaspoons vanilla  2 cups shredded coconut (I used sweetened coconut) 1 cup pecans, chopped or lay on top before baking. Directions:  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking ...

I used to make this recipe at Thanksgiving.  I worked hours on various types of rolls and yes they were delicious!  But we have so much food at our Thanksgiving feast!  Everyone brings lots of dishes and its just really good.  But in having that much variety (tables covered with desserts, sides, casseroles and salads), the rolls don't really get the focus that they deserve.  So I have since decided to make these very special rolls for small family dinners.  They really are a stunning star at any meal.  They are lightly sweetened (kind of like those Hawaiian rolls you get at the store).  They are so light and pillowy.  Not just fluffy but like little pillows.  They are the kind of rolls that when you try to pick one up they give in your hand.  Definitely perfection on a plate! I make these rolls exactly like the recipe says.  I don't usually buy shortening (Crisco) but for this recipe I haven't experimented with substitutin...

One of my favorite blogs is Lynn's Kitchen Adventures .  On Lynn's blog she has a post and recipe for Brown Bag Burritos which she got from another blog called " The Finer Things in Life ".   Amy's Brown Bag Burritos looked really yummy.  But, being the cheapo that I am, instead of cooking the ingredients for these burritos, I prefer to save my leftovers and then assemble them when I have the stuff to make them.  I regularly keep cooked pinto beans in my freezer in small containers and this weekend I had some leftover taco meat (which I just season with salsa and chili powder instead of using the little packets).  I combine those two things for my burrito filling.  But, you could omit the meat and use leftover fajita veges for a meat free burrito.   I love having something for lunch that I can just grab and go.  I also have a long love affair with those cheap little burritos you get in the freezer section.  But, I know those things hav...

My older daughter had a couple of football parties to go to over the weekend, one on Saturday night, and a superbowl party on Sunday.  Her Dad and I were going to the same superbowl party so Rebecca and I decided to make a double batch of oreo balls.  Rebecca had made these for us at Christmas.  But, with so many sweets I didn't really get to enjoy them so I was super happy that we made them again.  I say "we" loosely because really all I was ALLOWED to do was put the oreo cookies and cream cheese in the food processor and push the button.  Probably for good reason though because the food I cook might be delicious but I'm not always so great with the presentation!  Rebecca on the other hand is a perfectionist with making it "look" beautiful!  So she twisted my arm and I "let" her have all the fun!  Here's how we made Oreo Balls AT HOME MY WAY: Oreo Balls Ingredients: One package Oreos (generic is fine) 1 8 oz package of cream chees...