oven baked chicken

This chicken is super simple and super tasty. I only roughly crushed the crackers with my hands because I was lazy and don't have a food processor, but I'm sure it would work out just as well or better if they were crushed finer. These are definitely best served right out of the oven. I had a few leftover that I put in the refrigerator because my dad and cousin weren't home for dinner that night and they were soggy the next morning.




Oven Baked Chicken
1/2 roll ritz crackers, finely crushed
2/3 cup flour
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
3 chicken breasts
salt and pepper

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk the egg and milk together. Mix the salt and pepper into the flour. Cut the chicken breasts into 3-4 evenly sized strips. Roll in flour and the dip into egg mixture then coat in the crushed crackers. Lay the strips of chicken a few inches apart on a lightly oiled baking sheet and place in the oven for 35-45 minuets till fully cooked and crisp.

Brownie Cookies

My new alice in wonderland plate.

These cookies are fantastic. They really do taste like a brownie on the inside. I ended up giving half of the cookies away to my grandparents and aunt(along with some of the banana cake and other yummy things I have yet to post) and freezing the other half. I eat them right out of the freezer, since I'm too lazy to defrost them. There still really really good that way. Also, excuse the not so good pictures, it was a rainy day again.





Brownie Cookies
from Cafe Johnsonia
14 Tbsp. butter (1 3/4 sticks)
1 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Whisk together:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place butter and unsweetened chocolate in a large, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for several minutes on 50% power until melted. Whisk to combine. Add the brown sugar and the cocoa powder. Whisk well until smooth. Let the mixture cool slightly. Add egg and egg yolk, whisking well again. Add the vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients a little at a time and whisk well between additions. (You may need to switch to a wooden spoon towards the end. Add the chocolate chips

Use a small ice cream scoop (1 Tbsp. size) or two spoons to drop tablespoon size balls of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake cookies for about 8-9 minutes. (Check a little before just to make sure...) The cookies will look dry on top, but will be soft in the middle.

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet and then remove to a cooling rack to let the chocolate chips set before storing.

Makes about 3 dozen.

Banana Cake

excuse the not so good pictures, it was a rainy day.

This was the best banana cake I have ever had. EVER. It was so light and soft. I was not so sure about the coffee icing but it complimented it so very well. I would have never imagined the combination to taste as good as it did. I could seriously eat this everyday and never get sick of it. I have plans to make this again and again.


Banana Cake
from Cathie Cooks Food
3 - 5 over ripe bananas
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

(I also added a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg)

Whip the banana's for about 5 minutes. Then add eggs and vanilla

Combine next five dry ingredients in a bowl, then add to the banana mixture.

Pour the batter in a greased and floured pan. Any size will do. This mixture will also fit nicely into 2 loaf pans.

(I dont have any load pans, so I used 6 mini bundt pans and baked then for 25-30 minuets)

Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes, and then check with a clean dry knife. If it comes out clean it's done. If not give it another 10 minutes and check again.

The lovely dripping frosting.

Icing:

I use a coffee flavoured icing for this cake. It might sound wierd, but it's really delicious.

(I didn't have any coffee already made so I just added a few instant coffee granules and it worked just fine)

1 cup of confectioners sugar
Drizzel in some coffee a little at a time and mix until you have the consistency you want, and then ice the cake!

Pasta and Peaches

I am soo sorry to have taken so long with this post and also not having any pictures for this one. I was too tired to be bothered with trying to take pictures in the dark and my dad just ate the last of the leftovers. The pasta is one of those things I put together by how it looks, not by measurements. Its very good, very simple and quick. This would be perfect for severing a lot of people.

Baked Pasta With Ricotta and Pesto
1 bag/box ritoni, cooked
smallish container ricotta cheese
1/4-1/2 cup pesto, depending your taste preference
1 jar tomato sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 9 by 13 pan

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix the pasta, pesto and ricotta cheese together in a bowl and then spread the mixture in to the pan. Cover with tomato sauce and top with cheese. Bake for 15 minuets and then turn the oven on broil and continue until top is golden brown and bubbly. Cool for a few minuets and serve.


This was absolutely amazing with vanilla ice cream and it was so easy. It turned out prefectly and seems almost fool proof. You could throw in anything, deppending on what you had and it would turn out great. My mom sugested throwing in a handfull of blueberrys next time, which would add a wonderful flavor to it. I'm sure you could use a lot of different fruits in this.

Peach Crisp
inspired by Smitten Kitchen
fruit base:
2 pounds peaches
1/4 cup sugar (use more or less depending on how ripe your fruit is)
1/4 cup flour

crisp topping:
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
2/3 cup oats
2/3 cup flour
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1/4 cup slivered almonds
pinch or two of salt

Cut the peaches into slices and place in a oven proof pan (I used a curcular 10 inch pyrex pan/bowl for this.) Mix all the ingredients for the fruit base together and smooth so the top is somewhat even. Next, mix all of the ingredients for the crisp topping together and sprinkle on top. Bake for 30-40 minuets at 400 degrees. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream or by its self.

*Cough*

So I haven't got much baking done since I had a full weekend of shows and I started to get sick tuesday. Hopefully I'll be better soon. I only have this weekend and next weekend left of my show, so once that is over I will have a lot more free time.

To make up for lack of cooking I leave you with a terribly adorable picture of my dog Violet.