Whooo Hooo...It's Here!!!

I accidentally stumbled upon a blog I absolutely love because of the variety of topics the blog author covers!!  One of those topics is cooking and I've copied some of her recipes for you at times as I've tried them here at home and had Harley Man (my own personal food critic and hubby) offer his opinion!!!

Now... I'm not a cookbook collector by nature....however; when I discovered this blog author had written a cookbook, I decided to purchase a copy!  It is finally here!!!!!!!  Talk about a unique cookbook...you see, the author lives on a cattle ranch and not only did she include step by step photographs for each recipe, she also included photos of her family, the cattle ranch and much more.  It is truly a unique cookbook!!!!  So.. if you are a cookbook collector, you may want to check this one out.  It is a "down home" cookbook filled with recipes such as:  French Breakfast Puffs, Cowboy Calzone, Simple, Perfect Enchiladas, Sangria (one of my favorite beverages), Mocha Brownies...and more!  It is a beautiful cookbook!

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Woman-Cooks-Recipes-Accidental/dp/0061658197/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304000930&sr=8-1

Here's a sample of one of her cookbook recipes:



French Breakfast Puffs

Prep Time: 30 Minutes  |  Cook Time: 25 Minutes  |  Difficulty: Easy  |  Servings: 12

 

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Flour
• 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• ½ teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
• 1 cup Sugar
• ⅔ cups Shortening (Crisco)
• 2 whole Eggs
• 1 cup Milk
• 1-½ cup Sugar
• 3 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 2 sticks Butter

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a different bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and shortening. Then add eggs and mix again. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
In a bowl, melt 2 sticks butter. In a separate bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip baked muffins in butter, coating thoroughly, then coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture.