Tales from the kitchen witch
by ChainedChrysalis
Entries 92
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DIY Vanilla Extract
So this is a long haul one everyone!!! 4-6 Vanilla beans Per 1 cup of alcohol. Im using Rum seeing I was gifted some bacardi at work and I dont drink lmao!! I went to the liqour store and gra...
Todays yummys
Today I made 1 Caramel Apple crisp. A pumpkin spiced bread with a crisp topping( both are oatless crisp toppings)Stuffing bread crumbs.Regular bread crumbs. Caramel sauceWhite chocolate oreo f...
Weekend meal prep
Ive had a migraine and so much stress. Work had another drama turn and we are livid aobut this one. But Ill come back to that one. I want to see what happens tomorrow. But this weekend was sh...
Peanut butter granola bars
This one was a winner for the fam. Ingredients 1 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter 2/3 cup - 1 cup maple syrup or honey ( start with less and add a bit more if needed) 2 teaspoons...
Weekend noms
Today I made: By popular choice and vote from the family Peanut butter (with added peanut butter protein powder) chocolate chip granola bars. Moose Fart no bake cookies 12 cups of brown sugar...
Quick Caramel
I love caramel. The kids are always after me to buy worthers haha. Its so good. I was stressed which translates into cooking. Tonight was pumpkin apple muffins and I thought Caramel on top! Beca...
New Moose Farts and other kitchen prep
Im currently dehydrating a big container of mushrooms and two huge onions in my oven. Im using convection bake. But MAN THOSE ONIONS were potent! I chopped each tray into smallish pieces and am...
Cream of everything soup mix
I saw this on tiktok and HAD to try it. We make several dishes that call for cream of soups. And its expensive to use 6 cans of cream of mushroom soup!! So Here I am, trying out cream of everyt...
Smores Granola
I went rogue today and made smores everything granola lmao. 3 cups graham cracker cereal 2 cups mini marshmallow 3 cup oats ( toasted cuz why not) 2 cups honey bunches of oats cereal 1 package...
Muffin checkin
So my muffins texture is totally different. Given there is no fat or oil. No butter ect. I replaced it with yogurt and banana the texture is more spongy and chewy almost. Less cake like. Not th...
Blueberry banana muffins ( or any additive to muffins)
Oil is expensive and butter is more so. Im finding I can swap butter and oil for things like greek yogurt, Sour cream and bananas. So a lot of my recipes are containing some of all of those ingre...
Pizza sticks
I tried a recipe for pizza roll up sticks I saw. 8 inch tortillas. Leftover spaghetti sauce ( already seasoned! This batch had sausage diced into it so it was meaty) 1 mozzi stick/cheese stick p...
Home made granola
Ok this is my first try on home made granola. (Honestly a lot of the recipes I post here, its the first time I make them lmao!) But tony eats this silly expensive granola so i thought what the ...
Banana Bread But with Plaintains!
I decided to look up and see if you could do Banana bread with plantains. Turns out you CAN! In stead of bananas you just do plantains. The recipe said to put them in the blender. Omg so true. I...
Quick focaccia bread
4 cups (512 g) all-purpose flour or bread flour, see notes above 2 teaspoons (10 g) kosher salt 2 teaspoons (8 g) instant yeast, see notes above if using active dry 2 cups (455 g) lukewarm water...
Red white and blue(ish) cake
I always find a red white and blueish desert for the big “USA USA” Holidays. This year im making a red white and blue cake. First up. Make a vanilla cake. You can do a box cake if you want, or m...
Chicken teriyaki kabobs.
Today I made Chicken teriyaki kabobs. This one is easy! You can make your suace from scratch, ORRR buy a bottle. Whichever you prefer! 3/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1...
Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake
Notes, Make the blueberry sauce first! Lemon Cheesecake Filling 24 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 ¼ cup sugar 3 large eggs, room temperature, whisked 2 tablespoons lemon zest 3 tablespo...
Apple fritter bites
Another desert. This is very much like my last recipe but I changed a few things to make them apple fritter like. This is a protein “Cupcake/muffin” and they are so good! Pictured are the blue...
Blueberry fritter bites
Another desert. This is a protein “Cupcake/muffin” and they are so good! 1 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt ( I just tip my grinder for a few seconds) 6...
Alfredo chicken meal prep
Getting back on the meal prep bandwagon and working on controling my portions. This one shocked me. 2 large chicken breasts 1 jar Bertolli alfredo sauce 1/2 lb egg noodles 1 lb broccoli 1 cup pe...
New Banana Bread recipe
Im trying a new Banana bread recipe. Its almost bread dough its cake dough ish like material. 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup butter ro...
Strawberry Lemonade bread
Ive been obsessing with blueberry lemon for a while. Its SO good. So I thought Strawberry lemonade is super good, Why arent we making THAT into a bread.. So I searched and sure enough. I found a...
Carrot cake with optional Pecans and Raisens
This is the easiest cake. It smells SO good. I had a moment when I decided to make carrot cake as I am looking at carrots thinking how the hell do I shred these.... Turns out my Ninja Smoothie th...
Tart Tatin
This weeks adventure in baking is a french Tart Tatin (Tar ta tan) I saw them make it on a baking show and had to try it. Its basically a one crust apple pie baked upside down in a cast iron. It ...