Before I go to bed...this evening I made some chocolate covered strawberries. I looked up a recipe first because if I was just going by what I thought, I would just melt some chocolate and dip in the strawberries. The recipe I found said to use shortening but others said you could substitute butter for shortening.
So I waddle my happy pregnant butt downstairs, put the chocolate and some butter in a bowl, and microwave it. As soon as I took it out-uh oh...this is so wrong. I thought maybe heating it some more would help. Nope. I was just left with a bowl full of ruined chocolate that was so thick you couldn't even stir it.
Then I decide maybe I didn't heat it for long enough the first time and that it's a good idea to get a new bowl, new chocolate, new butter, and try again....not a good idea.
Finally I wondered if it was the butter. I melted some chocolate by itself and sure enough, 2 dirty bowls full of wasted chocolate later, I got my chocolate covered strawberries. My PSA for the day? Don't microwave butter and chocolate.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Nom Nom Nom
I love to cook, and I heart allrecipes.com. I waste a sad amount of my time looking through recipes there. I love to search for recipes, then put my own things in it that make it my own.
Kyler looooves Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, but I confess I usually buy a jar brand of the alfredo sauce. Don't judge me. Tonight I decided to make homemade sauce!
Delish.
Here's the recipe in case anyone wants to try it!
Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup heavy cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Add 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and any seasonings you like (I added crushed red pepper, dried onion, and oregano). Whisk quickly, heating through. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley.
If you're health conscious and want to save a few cals, you can sub/cut down on low fat butter/margarine, and milk with some cornstarch instead of the heavy cream.
It's just alfredo sauce so you can serve it anyway you want, but I served it over fettuccine with some baked chicken! Yummy.
Kyler's first bite quote-"It's good, but I like the jar brand you get better".
Burn.
Kyler looooves Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, but I confess I usually buy a jar brand of the alfredo sauce. Don't judge me. Tonight I decided to make homemade sauce!
Delish.
Here's the recipe in case anyone wants to try it!
Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup heavy cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Add 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and any seasonings you like (I added crushed red pepper, dried onion, and oregano). Whisk quickly, heating through. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley.
If you're health conscious and want to save a few cals, you can sub/cut down on low fat butter/margarine, and milk with some cornstarch instead of the heavy cream.
It's just alfredo sauce so you can serve it anyway you want, but I served it over fettuccine with some baked chicken! Yummy.
Kyler's first bite quote-"It's good, but I like the jar brand you get better".
Burn.
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