Fave Pinterest Recipes

Hi, y'all!

I won't lie.  I love Pinterest.  I love all the ideas I can get from it, but I especially love the food that I see there.

Like I've said before, I'm not a super great cook that can just throw things together, but I can follow a recipe.

Pinterest is definitely one of my main go-to's when I need some dinner (or breakfast... or lunch) inspiration.

Even though I can't claim any of these recipes as my own, I still want to share them with you because they're delicious and my family loves them.  So you'll see that I've linked back to the original source for them (and the photos, too).

Here are some of our very favorites:

Homemade doughnut bites from Chic Fluff!  What a fun Saturday morning treat!

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Baked Chicken and Spinach Flautas from Healthy and Delicious.  Super yummy and healthy.  I used chicken broth rather than the beer and it tastes great!  And of course nothing makes mama happier than seeing her kiddos eat spinach!

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Mini Caprese Skewers from Mel's Kitchen are not only flavorful, but absolutely beautiful.  I made them as an appetizer at Christmas and all I heard were rave reviews from everyone!

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And y'all just have to know that there's some sort of baking that would worm it's way in here.  These Skinny Chocolate Chip Scones from skinnytaste.com have stolen my heart!  Plus, they freeze beautifully.  You know, just in case you don't eat them all in one sitting.  Like who would do that?  Ahem.

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Like I said, all of these have been tried over here at Smoochin' in the Kitchen and heartily approved of.

If you want to follow me on Pinterest and see all the new recipes I been (and hopefully eventually try out), just click that little button up there.  See it?

So, until next time, here's to more smoochin' in the kitchen!

Daffodillies

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I love food.  I also love things of beauty and when you combine the two... shebang!  (And a bunch of other interjections, as in wowza! and holy smokes!)

This recipe is absolutely perfect for Easter and you'll end up looking like this amazing baker when you bring these out to the table.  I mean really, who else makes food that ends up looking like flowers?  Okay, unless you're a cupcake or cake decorator... which I am most assuredly NOT. 

But between you and me, these are not so hard.  

Pinky swear.

Daffodillies

Ingredients

1 tube (12 ounces) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
Dash salt
Dash white pepper

Directions

Separate each biscuit into three equal layers. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. With a kitchen shears or sharp knife, cut eight slits a third of the way toward center to form petals. Make a deep thumbprint in the center of each.

In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Place heaping teaspoonfuls of creamed cheese mixture in the center of each biscuit. 

Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

** See?  Told ya it was easy.  These will disappear really fast from the bread basket, so be prepared!

Until next time, here's to more smoochin' in the kitchen!

  

Oven-Baked Chicken

 

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I wish I could say that I'm simply amazing at coming up with my own recipes.

I'm not.

However, I can follow a recipe like a champ.

I found this recipe within the first year of being married.  I can remember that because it's still on one of my very first recipe cards.  Back in the days of having only one child, no homeschooling yet, and a small house.

What did I do with all that extra time?

Well, this recipe for Oven Baked Chicken quickly convinced my husband to not give up on my cooking skills altogether and to hang in there.

He's still hanging and I'm still rewarding him for his valor and bravery by making this dinner.

Oven Baked Chicken

              Ingredients:

1        tablespoon butter or margarine

2/3

cup Original Bisquick® mix

1 1/2

teaspoons paprika

1 1/4

teaspoons salt

1/4

teaspoon pepper

1

cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds) (I use drumsticks because a) I hate cutting up chicken and b) my kids like chicken with the handles.

Directions:

Heat oven to 425°F. 

Melt butter in rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches, in oven.

Stir together Bisquick, paprika, salt and pepper; coat chicken. Place skin sides down in dish (dish and butter should be hot).

Bake 35 minutes; turn chicken. Bake about 15 minutes longer or until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.

**This is one of those recipes that a go-to for us because it's simple and it makes your house smell fantastic!  We usually have no left overs, just a pile of bones on a plate.  What mama doesn't love that gruesome sight?  Simple and delicious!  Win-win!

Buttery Yellow Butter Cake

Yeah, it's been a while since I've posted over here.  

Bummer.

But I am resolved to do better and what better way to get back into the swing of things than with a butter cake?  It's going to be getting too warm here very soon to do much oven-baking, so I have to get as much baking out of my system as possible.

I found this recipe yesterday and vowed right then and there to try it out on our company that was headed over for dinner.

This recipe is absolutely fantastic.  Period.

It's Paula Deen worthy, both in taste and butter content.  

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Buttery Yellow Butter Cake

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ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• Semisweet chocolate pieces (optional)

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
2. To remaining mixture, stir in baking powder. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium speed for 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
3. Spread the batter in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
4. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool. Makes 15 servings.
5. Drizzle with melted semisweet chocolate pieces, if desired.

**This recipe is so easy and the results are incredible!  I didn't add the chocolate drizzle because I had some non-chocolate eaters coming {crazy, huh?} but it actually didn't need it.  This is simple comfort food at it's best!

Until next time (which is hopefully very, very soon),  here's to many smooches in the kitchen!