Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti

I just wanted to post this so I don't lose it!  This recipe looks soooo yummy!!!!

Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti

BEST Brownies Ever!!!!!!

Oh.My.Goodness. I don't think I can ever bake brownies from a box again. Here's an AMAZING recipe!!!!!

BEST Brownies Ever!!!!!!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 Tbl. salted butter
• 2 Tbl. water
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease an 9 x 9 inch square pan.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and water. Cook over medium heat until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
   
3. Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the chocolate mixture. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool in pan and cut into squares.

A few notes ....... I used 3/4 cup semisweet chips and 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips because that's all I had on hand. The brownies still turned out great. I mixed everything in the pan I melted the butter in.

Also, next time, I'm going to double the recipe and use a 9x13 pan.

Broth - Beef and Chicken

I'll admit it. I'm a broth snob. I only buy Swanson broth. I've tried generic broth, and every time I do, there's congealed fat in the can. It grosses me out. So I buy Swanson. Well, I used to.

I've blogged about making my own chicken broth. I got 11 cups the last time I did it!!!!!!! That's about equivalent to 6 cans of broth. There's almost 2 cups in a regular can.

For beef broth, I use Better Than Bouillon. At my Kroger, it's $5.99 for each jar. There is enough in the jar to be equivalent to 19 cans of broth!!!!!!!! I think it tastes better than canned broth, too. So it tastes better, there's no waste from all those cans, and it's cheaper! It's a bit of a pain because you need boiling water to make the actual broth. But for me, the advantages far outweigh that!

Menu - Feb. 7-13

Now that surgery is over, I need to get back into the swing of menu planning. Here's the plan for this week:

Sunday - Not sure yet
Monday - Chicken Mozzarella, Pasta, Carrots
Tuesday - Pasta Fagioli Soup
Wednesday - Beef Stroganoff, Salad
Thursday - Chicken Tetrazzini, Salad
Friday - Pizza (made with Artisan Bread Olive Oil Dough)
Saturday - Going out, I think.

Liquid/Soft Diet

So my daughter is one a liquid and soft food diet for 2-3 weeks. She had surgery a few days ago for her cleft palate, so that's why. Here's my list so far of what she can eat.

Yogurt
Jello
Pudding
Smoothies - yogurt, milk, fruit - I may even sneak in some wheat germ
Mashed Potatoes
Baby Food
Carnation Instant Breakfast
Ice Cream
Applesauce - plain and with cinnamon

I'm trying to give her things that are healthy, but that she'll actually enjoy. If you have any ideas, let me know!