Chocolate Ganache and truffles!

Last night I made pound cake and needed chocolate ganache or something to go on it but just a little. Found a quick recipe for Ganache and had some extra and here is what I did with both.

Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

1 1/4 C Semi sweet Chocolate chips/ chocolate

1/3 cup heavy cream

Directions

Place chocolate in microwave safe bowl and pour cream over the top

Microwave for 60-90 seconds until cream is hot

Let sit for 2-3 minutes

Stir well to melt all the chocolate to make smooth

Drizzle over cake

So I didn't need a whole measuring cup full so what do you do with the wrest? Make more cake? You can

Eat as fudge? You can

Let your kids crack out? You Can

Or Make Truffles! I did

Truffles

So, I placed in the fridge over night so would turn a bit more solid form. 

Ingredients 

Ganache

Cocoa powder

Directions

Roll into balls

Roll in cocoa powder

Chill for at least an hour

Enjoy!!

Crockpot ribs

Ingredients

Salt and pepper to season

Garlic or garlic powder to season 

3-4 pounds of ribs

Bottle of BBQ sauce 

Directions

Cut ribs in 3 sections

Spray crockpot or use liner 

Season ribs

Place in crockpot

Top with BBQ sauce

Cook on low for 8 hours

You can serve like this or you can put in the oven at 350 for 10-20 mins to carrmalize the  BBQ sauce. 

Enjoy!!

Busy in the kitchen!

It's 10:24 and we are already busy in the kitchen. Gavin keeps chasing me, sometes laughing sometimes whining. Think it's almost lunch time haha maybe a snack! So far we have ribs in the crock pot and made chocolate truffles from left over ganache! I'll post recipes separate. Now to find a new snack recipe I'll have my kids and neighbor kids so that's give for after nap/ school time. 

Oreo Truffles

Man oh man these were sooooo goood. 

Oreo Truffles

Picture is when I put them in the fridge.
Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) package OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided
1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted
Directions
Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor; reserve for later use. (Cookies can also be finely crushed in a resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin.) Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter.
Dip balls in chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.) Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.

Found at www.askchefs.net

No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

I have had my neighbors kids over more lately, needed quick snacks for my kids, and looking for snacks for when on the run. These were a hit with everyone so far. I think I made like 18 bars. def better then money wasted with the kind in the box! even got to use my neighbors dads honey and my homemade vanilla.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Ingredients
4 cups quick-cook oats (not rolled oats)
2 cups Rice Krispies
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup honey
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter chips
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions
Line a 13×9 pan with parchment paper allowing it to hang over the edge of the pan for easy removal and cutting.  Or spray your pan with cooking spray.
Mix oats and rice cereal in a large bowl.  Set aside.
Melt butter, honey and brown sugar together over medium high heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat and add peanut butter.  Cook another 2 minutes or until peanut butter is completely melted. Add vanilla and stir.  Slowly pour over dry ingredients and mix well.  Add your peanut butter chips and sir them in. Peanut Butter chips will melt.
Spread the granola mixture into prepared pan and press down to compact it into the pan – you need to make sure they will stick together.
Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and press down lightly.  Let cool completely until the chocolate chips are set back up before cutting into bars.  Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Found Recipe at http://www.caramelpotatoes.com

Applebee's Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Applebee's Garlic Mashed Potaoes

2 lbs red potatoes

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup heavy cream

3 tablespoons butter

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup garlic (whole cloves)

1. Place single layer of garlic cloves on aluminum foil and wrap lightly

2. Roast in 400 degree oven for approx 45 mins or until soft

3. Unwrap and let cool to touch

4. Peal cloves and mash with Potatoes when ready

5. Wash and rinse potatoes, and cut up potatoes 

6. Bring potatoes to a slow boil for approx 20 mins

7. Remove from heat and drain

8. In pan combine potatoes, peeled and roared garlic cloves, and all other ingredients and mash

Got recipe from www.food.com

Cracker Barrel a broccoli Cheddar Chicken

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Cracker Barrel Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

4 chicken Breasts

1 cup Almond Milk (I used regular milk) 

1 cup ritz crackers

1 can of Cheddar Cheese Soup

8oz of Frozen Broccoli

6oz Cheddar Cheese- Shredded

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

Preheat to 350

In bowl whisk milk and soup together

Grease and place chicken in dish 

Season with salt and pepper

Pour soup over chicken

Sprinkle crackers on top

Sprinkle broccoli on top of crackers

Then top with cheddar cheese

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes!!

I found the recipe www.budgetsavvydiva.com. 

Starting over

I've decided I'm going to post

More on here and less on my Facebook when it comes to recipes and crafts I do. That way I can look back and find them plus be a lot more detailed on the things I've maid. The last few weeks I have been trying more and more new recipes out. Totally sick of the same old same old. Working on falling in love with my crock pot again too! Going to have a ton of blog post to update and definitely going to keep up with it too!!!