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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Corn Chowder and Carrot Raisin Muffins

Hannah got braces on her teeth, so we needed a soft meal.  I decided to try a new corn chowder recipe which was very good and the muffins were a nice side, also delicious!

Corn Chowder

Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups potatoes, diced
1 cups water
1 can cream style corn
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can evaporated milk
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a skillet, saute onion and pepper in butter until onion is translucent. Add potatoes and water; simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15-20 minutes.

Stir in creamed corn, undrained whole kernel corn, and evaporated milk. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Simmer 15 minutes and remove from heat. May serve warm or cool.

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Carrot Raisin Muffins

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups coarsely grated carrot
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400* F.  Grease or line muffin tins with paper cups.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, oil, and sugar until smooth.  Stir in carrots, raisins, and 1/2 cup nuts.

In another bowl stir together remaining ingredients except nuts.  Add flour mixture to carrot mixture and stir well to combine.

Spoon into muffin cups and sprinkle tops with remaining nuts (I sprinkled with cinnamon sugar instead).  Bake about 25 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.

Makes 10

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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