Sunday, May 27, 2012

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits


Sunday morning brunch....sausage gravy and biscuits. I've been wanting to make this for such a long time and finally grew the guts to. It's definitely much easier than I thought. I don't ever remember having sausage gravy and biscuits growing up so this was a big surprise for my family! My brothers wanted second and third servings! I played around with measurements and ingredients so things may vary for you.  This is a very easy quick breakfast meal and you can cheat like I did with store brought biscuits!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Tres Leches Cake


I don't speak much Spanish but I know that Tres Leches translates to three milks...that being said this cake is made with....three different milk products. This cake is very popular in parts of Latin America and in many Hispanic households. There's many different variations of the cake using the same cake but soaking it in different liquids like alcohol or caramel. Today I did the traditional tres leches cake. I've never tasted it or made it so the only I could on was what my coworkers told me about it. Tres Leches is considered a "wet" cake kinda like tiramisu, and I love tiramisu so I figured it's worth a try.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Panko Crusted Mozzarella Sticks


Farm Rich or any other frozen cheese sticks ain't got nothing on these! I LOVE mozzarella sticks. Anytime I'm out at a restaurant I order these as an appetizer. Ain't nothing like ooey gooey cheese sticks with warm marinara sauce to dunk them in. These seriously didn't last more than 5 minutes in my house....we were watching basketball so this was the perfect finger food to nom on!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Stuffed Strawberries


Stuffed Strawberries......oh la la. The combination of the creamy cream cheese filling and the texture of the pecans give the strawberries such flavor and balance. I love strawberries and pecans and I really feel like this could be a healthy snack...granted you don't eat them all like I did. Hehehe!
I highly suggest trying to get strawberries from a farmers market or get them in season as they are much sweeter than the "watered down" ones from the grocery store.