kim, Author at Lovin' From the Oven

Crock Pot Original Chili

October 29, 2014 by kim 2 Comments

Since it’s starting to get colder everywhere else in world except for LA, I figured now would be a good time to share some warm recipes! I’m such a sucker for hot soups. Even when we go out to eat, I’ll often choose a big bowl of soup rather than an entree because it hits the spot. Note to my DH, you got lucky because I’m a cheap date.

When it comes to cooking, I will gladly use any shortcut available. A package of all of the necessary seasonings already pre measured? Great. Microwave and it’ll be done in a minute? Even better.

These seasoning mixes from Crock Pot make my life so much easier. Plus, they fool my DH into thinking that I actually can cook! They have packets for other Crock Pot meals, too.

See that above? That’s all you need. Seriously! How easy can it get?

The result was mouth watering. I also baked some cornbread to go with it, but it tasted wonderful alone.

Recipe from the back of the Crock Pot seasoning bag.

Crockpot Original Chili

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef or turkey
2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (15.5 oz) kidney beans, undrained
1 can (15.5 oz) tomato sauce
1 package Crock Pot Chili Seasoning

Directions

Brown meat in skillet and drain fat.
Place cooked meat and remaining ingredients in slow cooker. Stir well.
Cover and cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. Do not remove cover during cooking.

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Caramelized Onion, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese Pizza

October 27, 2014 by kim 15 Comments

Surprise! It’s National Pizza Month. That gives you the perfect excuse for eating pizza every day this month. Thanks to the Cuisinart Alfrescamoré Outdoor Pizza Oven, you can have a freshly baked pizza any time you want. It gives the environment of a real brick oven, without taking up all of the space!

Isn’t it cute? It’s perfect for your backyard BBQ’s. Since all we have in our place is a teeny tiny outside patio (I’m talking like 3 x 7 feet small), we don’t have a lot of room for cooking outside. This outdoor pizza oven solved our problems. It allowed us to enjoy the nice Los Angeles weather while making a delicious meal.

Plus, it’s portable! Take it with you when you’re going over to someone’s house for a tailgating party. It weighs 35 pounds and assembles in less than ten minutes, so I’m not afraid to do it myself since I usually rely on my DH for of the grunt work. The pizza oven retails for $249.99 and you can find it online at BedBathBeyond.com, Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com and Cuisinart.com.

The caramelized onion, prosciutto, and goat cheese pizza came looking perfect. My pizza dough never gets those beautiful air bubbles in it like the ones at the restaurant. In this particular pizza, I had two!

I chose to make a pizza with goat cheese since my DH started working today and I wanted to make him something that he loved… a little surprise to come home to. I knew he was a sucker for goat cheese, so it was the perfect opportunity to combine it with the pizza oven.

It’s definitely a winner in my book. The pizza oven advertises to cooking pizzas in as little as five minutes, but mine took a little longer than that. Just make sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn!

I’m doing a giveaway with Cuisinart, which includes a Cuisinart 12″ Pizza Peel and Pizza Cutter! All you have to do is leave a comment letting me know the first pizza recipe you’d test in the Cuisinart Alfrescamoré Outdoor Pizza Oven! You can also gain entries by linking to this post on your social channels and tagging #Alfrescamore.

Caramelized Onion, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese Pizza

Ingredients

1 recipe of pizza ball dough (store bought also works)
1/2 onion, sliced, leaving rings whole
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 oz goat cheese
3 slices of prosciutto, torn into pieces
1 tsp dried basil

Directions

Roll out your pizza dough as far as it will stretch, approximately 12" round. Place on your pizza stone.
In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, cook the onion slices, 2 tsp olive oil, and brown sugar until evenly browned (about 7 minutes). Set aside.
Drizzle the olive oil on the dough. Add the goat cheese, prosciutto, caramelized onions, and dried basil.
Bake in pizza oven for 7-8 minutes, keeping an eye on it.
Serve immediately.

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Coconut Walnut Blondies with Toffee

October 25, 2014 by kim 6 Comments

I just switched hosting sites over the past week and finally have it all sorted out (I think). Apparently, my email was down for two to three days and I had no idea until I got a call from one of the people that I was working with. If you emailed me and it bounced back to you, I never got your email! So sorry! It works now and you can resend it if you’d like.

There’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re dealing with your domain, host, and email. Not only that, but it’s extremely stressful when something doesn’t work! Thanks goodness for Google. I was able how to figure out how to fix the problem on my own after a couple of Google searches and a lot of yelling at my computer.

After all of that, there is one thing that I learned. Stay away from GoDaddy! They’re a terrible hosting site and constantly blame WordPress/the internet for your problems when it’s really on their end. Stay away.

On another note, I’ve had crazy baby fever this past week. How can you not after watching videos like this?

I don’t bake with coconut often, mostly because the DH doesn’t like it. Every now and then, though, I find a bag of coconut leftover from making Everything Cookies and go on the hunt to make something with them. Enter: Coconut walnut blondies with toffee.

They were gooey with crispy edges and tasted the best warm. I can imagine a scoop of ice cream on top, melting into a puddle around the bottom of the bar. Yum! Recipe from Picture Perfect Meals.

Coconut Walnut Blondie with Toffee

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1-1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
½ cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
1 cup toffee bits
1-1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-x-13-x-2 baking pan.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In another bowl, combine the butter and sugars until creamy. Add in the vanilla and eggs.
Switch to a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula and stir in the dry ingredients until well-blended.
Fold in the nuts, toffee and coconut until nicely mixed. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Place the pan on a large rimmed baking sheet and bake until the top is nicely golden brown, 40 minutes.
Cool in pan before cutting into squares.

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