Norwegian Krumkake

 

• Traditionally made at Christmas time.  
• Must contain cardamom to be considered Norwegian.

INGREDIENTS

SCALE

• 2 ¼ cup of sifted all-purpose flour
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• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoon cornstarch
• ¾ teaspoon crushed cardamom
• 6 eggs
• 6 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 tablespoon melted butter, but not hot 

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add flour, sugar, cornstarch, and cardamom to large bowl. Mix well.
2. In smaller bowl, beat eggs and then add cream, vanilla, and butter. Mix well
3. Add liquid mixture into dry mixture and combined until a smooth peanut butter like consistency
4. Preheat krumkake maker (set between 4 and 5)
5. Each Krumkake will require about 1 ½ tablespoons of batter. Add batter to your Krumkake maker and cook until golden brown. For my tool, this is about 2 minutes.
6. Remove with fork and use Krumkake tool to form into cone before it cools down
7. Allow grill to heat back up, repeat until batter is gone
8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Fill with whipped cream and fruit. Eat! 

Makes approximately 30 krumkake

Peach Berry Crisp Recipe

Our playgroup made this at our latest dinner made easy playdate (at Michelle's house). It has a lot of sugar and butter in the crust, and that's probably what makes it taste sooo good!

INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups chopped peaches
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups butter

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press half of mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle peaches and berries over crust. Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over the top.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Very Banana-y Banana Bread

This is the banana bread recipe I use, and it always gets rave reviews. I usually make it for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas brunch--I know, it's not very holidayish, but it's so good that no one complains. :-)

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
5 medium overripe bananas, mashed (about 2 1/3 cups)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Makes 1 - 9x5 inch loaf

Grandma Duvall's Monster Cookie Recipe

Grandma Duvall always had these cookies available when I was a kid. If the cookie jar was empty, there would be some in the freezer, probably right next to the ice cream. According to Grandma, children should only eat one (very large) monster cookie before "supper", and be sure to save room for ice cream after "supper".

Ingredients:

2 cubes margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 tsp. soda
9 cups oatmeal
1 12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips
1 cup flour
1/4 cup milk
3 M&Ms per cookie

1. Preheat oven to 325-350 degrees
2. In large dishpan, cream together margarine and sugars. Add eggs and cream again.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients, except M&Ms, and mix.
4. Use tablespoon to generously drop batter onto cookie sheet and slightly flatten. (Monster cookies are traditionally quite large, and who are we to break tradition?!)
5. Press 3 M&Ms onto each cookie before baking.
6. Bake 6 large cookies to a sheet 10-12 minutes, or bake 8-10 smaller cookies 8-10 minutes.
7. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on cooling rack.

Berry Berry Cool Pie Recipe

I found this recipe in an ad for Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk and adapted it slightly into the recipe below. Since it's red, white, and blue I thought it would be a great dessert for the 4th of July, and it was! It's super easy to make, there's no baking involved, and it was the favorite dessert of the adults who tried it (I think it was a little too tart for the kids). Everyone thought it was key lime pie.

Ingredients
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cups assorted fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, or strawberries)
1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (6-ounce) ready-made graham cracker crust

Instructions
In large bowl, mix together sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice; combine well. Mix in berries. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon mixture into crust. Freeze 5 hours or until set. Let stand 30 to 40 minutes before serving. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in freezer.

Fish Taco Recipe

This is my newest favorite recipe. I've made these twice now, and they turned out perfectly both times.

Prep Time: 12 Minutes Cook Times: 10 Minutes Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 4

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped

1 pound firm white fish fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tablespoons lime juice
4 white corn tortillas - soft taco size
1 cup chopped green cabbage
½ cup chopped, seeded tomato
½ cup grated queso fresco

Chipotle Cream Sauce:
3 tablespoons plain yogurt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Chipotle Tabasco Sauce (or more to taste)

Directions:
1. Mix the Chipotle Cream Sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

2. In a skillet set on medium-high heat, add the 1st seven ingredients. Sautee those ingredients for 5 minutes.

3. Add the fish, and cover and cook for 3 minutes or until fish is fully cooked. Then add in lime juice and let cook for additional minute.

4. Heat the tortillas according to the package instructions. Lay each of the warmed tortillas on a cutting board and place one-quarter of the fish, Chipotle Cream Sauce, cabbage, tomatoes, and queso fresco on the center of each tortilla.

5. Fold the tortillas over to form tacos and serve.