Scones!

   I woke up this morning HUNGRY like the, "was the last time I ate a year ago" hungry. So I went to the trusty internet and found this recipe and holy shit. Best breakfast anything I have EVER made. So enjoy! But get ready to get dirty, its hands on scone time!

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen

1/2 cup raisins (or dried currants)

Zest of one orange

1/2 cup sour cream

1 large egg

Directions

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins and orange zest.
3. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
4. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
5. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

Thanks to Allrecipes.com for the idea.

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Easy riccota spinach stuffed chicken

Today my Aunt/ roommate told me we were having one of her friends into town for the night and asked if I would like to make dinner for them, can you guess my answer?
It was a "YES!"
While browsing the blogs I love to follow I found this simple easy recipe and tweaked it just a little and YUMMY!!
Thanks so much, fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com

You'll need;
2 cup of low fat ricotta cheese

A Good handful of baby spinach, chopped

A Good handful of grape tomatoes, halved

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

1 tbsp spice mix, I like Mrs. Dash

1Tbsp lime juice

1 clove of garlic, minced

Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Dash of oregano

4 chicken breasts

Bread crumbs

2 tsp olive oil

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

First things first, mix together: spinach, tomato, garlic, Mrs. Dash, lime juice, Parmesan, Ricotta cheese, and Oregano in a small-medium sized bowl.

Preheat your oven to 400'
After that is done bring out your chicken breast and slice them down the middle side so they become a little pocket, and STUFF those babies with our Ricotta mixture! And we are going to just secure them with some toothpicks along the edge, but dont forget to take them out when you are done cooking!!!

In a seperate bowl dump your bread crumbs and in another bowl put the yogurt.
We are going to coat the chicken in the yogurt and then bathe it in bread cumbs, until fully covered, yummmm.

Alright now we are going to pan sear the chicken in an oven proof skillet lightly coated in oil (I like to use my cast iron skillet.) /For about 2-3 minutes then flip and send them straight to the oven for 20-25 be sure the chicken is no longer pink.
Let the meat take a little break and rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!

Subway Orchard Chicken Salad, hommmade!

Recently subway stopped making the Orchard Chicken Salad sandwhich and my Grandma was heart broken! So for the love of old people I made her some homestyle and it is delicous!
Let me know how it goes!

You'll need:

• 1/2 cup greek yogurt
• 2 Tablespoons light mayo
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup cubed chicken
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 cup chopped apple
• 1/2 cup craisin
• 1/2 cup grapes



Mix together the yogurt, mayo, orange juice, and sugar in a small bowl, stir until smooth
Next add in the rest of the ingredients

                                              Stir until well mixed

                                              Cover and chill for two hours.
Put onto a delicous fresh roll feel free to add the fresh veggies as if you were at subway and ENJOY!

Thanks for reading friends!

Cherry Clafoutis, I cant pronounce it but I can bake it!

Special Thanks to http://globetrotterdiaries.com/recipes for the recipe!

2 cups of pitted sweet cherries*

- 1 cup and 2 tbsps of whole milk

- 2 tbsps and 1 tsp of unsalted butter

- 3 extra-large eggs

- 1/4 cup and 2 tsps of granulated sugar

- 1/2 tsp of kosher salt

- 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour, sifted

- a heaping spoonful of powdered sugar



Heat the milk and 2 tbsps of butter in a small sauce pan until warm.



Beat the eggs together in a large bowl and add 1/2 cup of sugar, sifted flour and salt. Continue whisking and add the warm milk and butter until completely incorporated. The batter will be very thin. Let the batter rest at room temperature for one hour.

Pre-heat an oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 10-inch deep cast-iron skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle the 2 tsps of granulated sugar to coat the bottom of the pan. Place the cherries in the bottom of the skillet and pour the batter over. Bake for 45 minutes until puffy and golden brown.