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PREP TIME: 10 min COOK TIME: 5 min SERVINGS: 12 INGREDIENTS • 1 cup peanut butter (chunky) • 1/2 cup maple syrup (or honey, plus extra to taste) • 2 cups whole rolled oats (uncooked) • Optional Add-ins (1 cup: chocolate chips, raisins, dried blueberries, Let's cook!
Ingredients: • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil• 1 pound broccoli, cut into 1 1/2- to 2-inch-long florets, stems sliced 1/4-inch thick• Kosher salt and black pepper• 3 garlic cloves, sliced• Red-pepper flakes, to taste Directions: 1. Heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) skillet Let's cook!
Ingredients • 2 cups self-rising flour • 1 stick very cold butter • 2/3 cup milk Preparation Steps 1. Cut up butter w pastry knife into flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. The butter will be about the size of small peas. 2. Add milk until the Let's cook!
Ingredients • 2 cups cornmeal mix • 1 3/4 cups buttermilk • 1 Tbsp flour • 1 Tbsp sugar • 2 eggs • 1/4 cup oil Preparation Steps 1. Heat oil in cast iron skillet in 425 oven 2. mix all ingredients together in a Let's cook!
from The Good Book of Southern Cooking by Kelly Fields Note: even better than my James Beard banana bread! light and moist. Makes 2 loaves Ingredients: IMPORTANT NOTE: bring all refrigerated ingredients to room temperature before mixing 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus more for greasing Let's cook!
Ingredients: vine ripe tomatoes (first boil for 1 1/2 – 2 min, put in ice bath to remove skins) and all their juices a chopped onion chopped basil crushed garlic Salt Preparation Steps: Notes: Because of the quantity it needs three hours at 425 degrees Let's cook!
Cook Time: 45 minutes Serves: 6 servings Ingredients: 2 cups fresh ripe tomatoes or a 28-ounce can of San Marzano whole peeled plum tomatoes with juices 5 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half Salt Preparation Steps 1. Combine the tomatoes, their juices, the Let's cook!
JAMES BEARD’S BANANA BREAD Servings: 2 loaves Ingredients 1 cup butter, at room temperature 2 cup sugar 4 eggs 2 cup mashed, very ripe bananas (2 large or 3 medium) 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ⅔ cup milk 2 teaspoons Let's cook!