Apple Pie Jars

by: fabiola in: Dessert
Apple Pie Jars

…e for 10 minutes. Work on apple mixture while crust bakes.   Place chopped apples in a large bowl, add orange juice, mix to combine. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt, mix to combine using a spatula. Stir apples to combine well before adding a 1/4 cup to each jar, if any mixture left, add evenly among jars. Place back in oven for 20 minutes. Remove pies from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before serving. You can make these up to 2 days i…

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Jovial Olive Oil Review {Sponsored}

by: fabiola in: Sponsored, TV Cooking Segments
Jovial Olive Oil Review {Sponsored}

…f the olive oil. The oils clean olive taste didn’t over power the delicate cake, it added depth to the flavor, which I love in an olive oil cake. Second, I rarely buy salad dressing, so having a good olive oil on hand is a must in our home. I made a simple dressing with rice vinegar, ground mustard, salt, pepper, and Jovial Olive Oil. It was nutty enough to stand up to the acidity of the vinegar and mustard, and fruity enough to make the dressing…

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Strawberry Scones with Chocolate and Almonds

by: fabiola in: Breakfast, Brunch, Bread, Dessert
strawberry scones with chocolate and almonds

…chip mixture. 6. Now make a well in the center of your mixture and add the buttermilk. Use a fork to bring the wet to the dry ingredients, working somewhat quickly. But the super duper key thing here is… do not over mix. It does not need to be perfect. Over mixed scone dough turns into cakey muffin type thing, and that is not a scone, and it is not as good. ok. 7. Lightly flour your counter and turn the dough out onto the counter. Put some flour o…

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Grilled Pork Chops with a Sweet Pan Roasted Hash from Express Lane Cooking

by: fabiola in: Entrees
Grilled Pork Chops with a Sweet Pan Roasted Hash from Express Lane Cooking

…spoons olive oil 10 brussels sprouts, trimmed and quartered 2 Gala or Fuji apples, cored and chopped into bite sized pieces 1/2 purple onion, chopped juice of 1/2 lemon 2 dashes cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter salt and pepper Method: 1. Place the pork in a shallow dish. Combine the garlic, basil, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl and then pour over the pork chops, turning to coat. Let the pork chops sit on the counter fo…

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Peach Blackberry Cobbler

by: fabiola in: Dessert
Peach Blackberry Cobbler

…s total. 4. Place dough squares over fruit. Brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place in oven, and bake for 50 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Other super awesome fruit desserts on Not Just Baked! Peach Galette Strawberry Shortcake Berry Yogurt Cake Blueberry Galette with Meyer Lemon Curd Other super tasty fruit desserts from my blogging friends! Strawberry and Cream Cheese Coffee Ca…

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Summer Class Comes to an End…

by: fabiola in: Travel and Stories
Summer Class Comes to an End...

…e from England, and Martha Stewart was basically the reason we have the cupcake craze. Cakes were not always what we know them to be today. For further cake history, ask me, I pretty much know it all! I can even tell you why couples cut the cake together at their wedding. It is based on religion for many traditions, but it varies from culture to culture. With a well versed knowledge of cakes origins we also studied Dia De Los Muertos. We had to st…

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Sweet Honey Cornbread, Tips to a Good Bread

by: fabiola in: Breakfast, Brunch, Bread
Sweet Honey Cornbread, Tips to a Good Bread

…nutes. Whisk the buttermilk, 1 egg, and butter together well. Add honey to buttermilk mixture, whisk until combined well. Add the buttermilk mixture to the cornmeal mixture and mix using a spatula. Do not over mix. Just combine until the dry ingredients come together with the wet. Leave the batter lumpy, see below. Grease with butter very well: 8 inch pan or a 9×13 pan if doubling recipe. Pour batter into pan, place in oven and bake for time neede…

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