Applesauce Cake

So this is absolutely my favorite bread in the whole world. It is the singular food I look forward to during the holidays. It is my great grandmother's recipe that has lasted because it is just that good! Hope you enjoy!

Gram’s Applesauce Cake

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp. baking soda

½ cup raisins

2 cups flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. ground cloves

Maraschino cherries

¼-1/2 cup chopped nuts

Cream butter, adding sugar gradually and blend in applesauce to which baking soda has been added. Stir in raisins. Add dry ingredients and blend until smooth. Stir in ½ bottle maraschino cherries (drained) and turn into a prepared pan (Crisco and flour coating). Bake in 350°F oven for about 45 mins.

Just to let you know, Hopefully within the next couple weeks I will have a fabulous looking recipe for lemon cupcakes coming up (with pictures)! Now that my first year of college is behind me, I will have more time to cook and bake! Can't wait!

Turkey Burgers

Dinner! Meal second only to breakfast! Today was Turkey burger day here! A bit of a spin on things, we decided to go with a southwestern burger.

1-1.5lbs of lean ground turkey
1 tsp. cumin
1-2 tsp. red pepper flake
1. 4 oz can of diced green chilies
3 oz spicy cheese (any kind)
salt
pepper

Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl with hands or a spoon if you prefer. Make four or more even patties and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Grill on a griddle or gas grill until fully cooked but still juicy. We served them on grilled wheat rolls but you can use any rolls you like.

As a side, we made some awesome grilled corn. Brush corn with olive oil and for this meal, I added some cumin and red pepper. Place on the grill and let it stand for 2-3 mins. Turn every 3 minutes or when side starts to charr a bit.

Perfect meal! Enjoy!! I know I did :)

Milk Rice

So I am in a Sub-Saharan Africa class this semester and the last meeting of the spring we brought food. We were given the task of cooking something African to bring to class. I decided to make what is called Milk Rice.  Basically it is an African recipe for rice pudding.  It is pretty good so far!  It is simple by I can see it with some whipped cream for a simple dessert or mix some fruit in with it like mangos or raisins.

2 cups white rice
6 cups water
4 cups milk
pinch of salt
half of a vanilla bean
6 tablespoons sugar

Rinse the rice and set aside.
Bring water to a boil  and cook rice for 5 mins.  Bring the milk to a boil.  Drain rice and transfer it to the milk and add salt, vanilla bean and sugar.  Cook for another 20 mins. You could also add any fruit at this point. Can be served hot, room temp or cold.