Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

13 January, 2011

Yummy Yam Soup



Seriously the easiest soup ever.  So tasty and the kids lap this up like there's no tomorrow.
We normally have this with some baking powder biscuits.

Yummy Yam Soup

2 medium sized yams
1 large onion
4-5 tbsp of olive oil
4 cups of chicken stock (I have the Epicure chicken bouillon that mixes with water, it has a nice flavour)
salt and pepper if you want, I never do
half and half cream


1) Take the yams in the skin and cut a few slits in the top and place on cookie sheet covered in foil.
2) Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for a hour.
3) After the yams are done, cut up the onion and add onion to the soup pot with olive oil.
4) Cook the onions until they are light brown in color.
5) Add the yams to the pot after they have been cut in half and the insides are scooped out.
6) Add the chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
7) Using a potato masher or hand blender, blend the yams and onions together. (I suggest taking off the burner for this so the soup doesn't bubble all over you)
8) Put some into a bowl and add a little cream on top, stir and enjoy!


Hope that makes sense.  Ask me some questions if it doesn't!
This soup actually tastes kind of sweet.  Say like sweet potatoes.  I think that is why the kids love it.  And as for the onions you would never know they were in there but they definitely add to the flavour.  Brad says it's better with the onions compared to no onions.  The longest part about this recipe is the yams cooking in the oven everything else is done in 15-20 minutes not even!

07 December, 2010

Awesome Muffins


I made these muffins last night because I had some overripe bananas to use up.
These muffins are so good and when they are baking the whole house smells awesome.
So if you like bananas, peanut butter and chocolate chips all together, these are the muffins for you.


Banana PB Muffins

2 cups   all purpose flour
1/3 cup  packed brown sugar
1 tbsp    baking powder
1/2 tsp   salt

1           large egg
3/4 cup  mashed overripe banana (about 2 small)
2/3 cup  peanut butter
2/3 cup  milk
2 tbsp    cooking oil

1/2 cup  chocolate chips


Measure first 4 ingredients into large bowl.  Stir.  Make a well in the centre.

Beat next 5 ingredients with whisk in medium bowl.  Add to well.

Add chocolate chips.  Stir until just moistened.  Fill 12 greased muffin cups 3/4 full.  Bake in 375 Fahrenheit oven for 18 to 20 minutes until toothpick inserted in centre of muffin comes out clean.  Let stand in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.  Makes 12 muffins.

And let me tell you that they will not last long so make a double batch! 


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