Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Peach Bread

Adapted from I Am Mommy



Peach Bread adapted from allrecipes.com
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup room temperature butter
1 cup AP flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 cups peaches sliced + "mooshed" (about 5 peaches)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
Preheat oven to 350
Cream together butter and both sugars.  Add beaten eggs, peaches, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, flour, and baking soda.  Stir until combined.
Pour into prepared dish.
I used muffin pans for 20-25 minutes and mini loaf pans and baked them for about 40 minutes. 

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Potato Salad - My favorite way

I'm not a big fan of mayo or eggs in my potato salad, so this recipe is much more akin to a German potato salad.

Ingredients
3 cups diced, peeled potatoes (red or white, and I left my peels on)
4 slices bacon (optional)
1 small red onion, diced
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 TB water
3 TB white sugar
1 teas. salt
1/8 teas. ground black pepper
1 T chopped fresh parsley

I also added 1 cup or so chopped zucchini and 2 cloves garlic.

Directions

Place the potatoes into a pot, and fill with enough water to cover.  Bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.  Drain, and set aside to cool.

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.  Fry until browned and crisp, turning as needed.  Remove from pan and set aside.

Add onion to bacon grease (or use pan with olive oil/butter), and cook over medium heat until browned.
*I added garlic and zucchini here and sauteed until soft.
Add the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and pepper to the pan.  Bring to a boil, then add the potatoes and parsley.  Crumble in half the bacon.  Heat through, then transfer to a serving dish.  Crumble the remaining bacon over the top, and serve warm.