Nutmeg Streusel Muffins

  Nutmeg Streusel Muffins from Land o’ Lakes Country Treasury Cookbook Ingredients:   For Streusel Topping:   1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup cold butter   For Muffins: 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup buttermilk 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Instructions:   Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine 1 1/3 cups flour and brown sugar […]

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Peppermint Bark Brownies

Peppermint Bark Brownies Ingredients:Brownies:2 sticks unsalted butter (if using salted butter use 1/4 tsp. salt instead of 1/2 tsp.)2 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar6 squares unsweetened chocolate squares (6 oz.)v 4 eggs2 tsp. vanilla2 cups flour1/2 tsp. salt For Peppermint Bark Topping:1 bag semisweet chocolate chips, divided in half1 bag white chocolate chips (make sure they have cocoa butter in them)5-6 candy canes, crushed Instructions: For Brownies:Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9″ […]

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Oven Roasted Chicken Stew with Polenta

Oven Roasted Chicken Stew with Polentaoriginal recipe Ingredients: For stew: 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (trim some of the fat)28 ounce can Roma tomatoes, chopped into large chunks, juice reserved3-4 carrots, cut into large chunks3 celery ribs, cut into large pieces1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2″ dice2 onions, roughly chopped1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2″ to 1″ dice3 cloves garlic, finely minced2 bay leavesFreshly ground black pepper Good quality balsamic vinegar, for drizzling For Polenta:6 […]

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