allrecipes.com

[y] my favorite recipe site is http://www.allrecipes.com/. almost everything i've tried (with 4-5 stars) has turned out fabulous. the key is to read people's comments because they give tips on how to tweak the recipes.

lately i've had a craving to just bake. but i've been too lazy to go to the store to buy ingredients that i don't already have. so i look in my fridge and see what i already have and type it in their advanced ingredient search. it finds recipes that contain the ingredients that you enter! here are recipes for a few things that i have made with ingredients that i had on hand:

1) apple strudel muffins: i had 1 apple that i had to use up before going on vacation so i found this recipe. i halved the recipe to make 6 muffins and added a small snack size cup of apple sauce and cinnamon. the muffins turned out super moist and yummy!

2) jacky's fruit and yogurt muffins: i had some yogurt and strawberries that i had to use up because i was tired of eating yogurt so i found this recipe. i followed the recipe exactly, except i used strawberries instead of blueberries, 4oz vanilla yogurt, 4oz strawberry yogurt, and a heaping teaspoon of baking powder (per the comments of some people). these muffins also turned out moist and yummy! be sure you use sweet strawberries, though...

3) easy cobbler: i had some ripe pears, canned pears, and strawberries to use up and i had seen this recipe on king kong rah rah rah's blog so i decided to try it out. add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract and cinnamon to the mix. when it's done, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and you've got a winner! at least our small group liked it!

i guess i always have muffin ingredients at home (flour, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, eggs). here are some other recipes for baked goodies that most of you have tried and liked =)

1) classic tiramisu: this recipe takes some perfecting. i wasn't successful the first few times and i realized it was a LOT easier to make with a kitchenaid stand mixer. i've changed up the recipe a few times by using different liqueur's or just plain coffee.

2) cream cheese sugar cookies with sugar cookie icing: i made these around christmas time, and I recently also made butterfly cookies. my coworkers have been the lucky recipients of these cookies, but i promise to make more! allrecipes even used a photo i submitted for the cookies:

here are pictures of the other sugar cookies i've made:

3) mom's zucchini bread: i made mini loaves and they turned out great...

4) bread pudding II: i haven't made this in a while, but it's pretty good...

5) baked brie with caramelized onions: i made this for a friend's bridal shower and it was a hit!

6) banana sour cream bread: this turned out pretty good, but it made a TON! my kitchenaid mixing bowl was almost overflowing. i recommend halving the recipe. i also iced it with cream cheese frosting.

ok so you're probably wondering if i ever do anything besides bake! well the answer is...yes, but for appetizers and entrees, i usually get my recipes from other cookbooks. BUT, here are some non-baking recipes that i've used from allrecipes.com.

1) luscious slush punch: i had this for the first time at a friend's bridal shower and LOVED it...so i made it for another friend's bridal shower!

2) famous butter chicken: this recipe was just ok...i probably didn't use enough butter. it got a lot of reviews though and it's simple to make.

ok that's it for today...maybe later i will post my favorite non-allrecipes.com recipes!