Saturday, August 31, 2013

August Recipes

I try very hard to not cook the same things over and over.  Of course we have our family favorites, but I also enjoy cooking new things.  I try to cook something new each week.  In the past, I have subscribed to many cooking magazines to get new ideas.  I would tear out recipes that interested me.  Just recently I create a new organized way to store and save these recipes.  You can read about that here - Recipe Binder.  Now I have Pinterest :) The nice thing about Pinterest is I don't have to print off the recipes.  I can pin them to my boards and quickly access them on my iPad when I am meal planning and cooking.  Here are my recipe boards if you want to take a look:
                               Yummy Snacks                                   Slow Cooker
                               Delicious Desserts                                Soups
                               Drinks                                                  Daily Dinners
                               Good Morning Breakfast                       Lunches

Here are some amazing recipes that I tried this past month.

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Birthday Cake
My husband loves the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, therefore I wanted to try and make a chocolate and peanut butter birthday cake for him.  I had never made a cake from scratch, but this chocolate cake recipe was very easy and tasted great.  After doing some searching, I found this peanut butter frosting recipe that was also very easy.  I decorated the cake with mini peanut butter cups and Reese's Pieces on the top.  My husband was very surprised :)

Waffle Cinnamon Rolls
This isn't really a recipe, but a new way to cook an old favorite.  Many Sunday mornings, we have the cinnamon rolls that come in a tube.  We have tried many different bands and flavors.  I was very intrigued when I saw a pin on Pinterest showing them cooked in a waffle maker.  They were amazing!  My whole family loved them.  My husband liked them the best with the white icing and syrup (not the most healthy thing in the world :) )

Corn Salsa
This corn salsa was so easy to make and very good.  I am always trying to find side dishes for when we have Mexican food such as tacos or enchiladas.  After doing a quick search on Pinterest, this is one that looked delicious.  I have had many corn salsas at work that other people have brought in to share so I thought I would give it a try.  The only thing I will change about this recipe is to add less corn :)  I know it is corn salsa, but it my husband said it was a little too much.  If we are not going to eat it all at one meal, I would also add a little avocado each time we eat it instead of all at the beginning.  The avocado got too brown and mushy the next day.

Side Note:
I recently went to a Wild Tree Freezer party.  In a nut shell, I got together with seven other women, drank some cocktails, ate some snacks, and prepared 20 meals for my freezer in about 2 hours.  20 meals!  It was so much fun, I can't wait to do it again.  My plan is to use most of these once school starts, to make getting dinner on the table a little easier.  If your interested, you can head to their website for products and to find parties in your area.

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