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March 19, 2013

Adventures in the Kitchen: Lemon Bite Cookies

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It is very possible that I have the largest sweet tooth in the world, especially when it comes to cookies. I love them. And I absolutely love this new recipe, and I have no doubt that you will love it to! This recipe is quite possibly the simplest cookie recipe you have yet to encounter.

Ingredients:

  1. Lemon cake mix
  2. 2 eggs
  3. 2 cups of vegetable oil.

Now, you are probably thinking, what about the milk and butter? Sugar? Something?

There has to be more to it than that, right? Wrong!

Steps:

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Pour the cake mix into a mixing bowl.
  3. Add 2 cups of oil and add the two eggs. Mix until smooth
  4. Spray a cookie pan with non-stick spray
  5. Dollop up the cookies using a medium sized spoon.
  6. Place the cookies into the oven for 5-10 minutes. Cookies should be a little soft.
  7. Let them sit for a few minutes before you take them off the pan.
  8. Now pop one of them lemon bites into your mouth! Pretty amazing right?!

Best part about this recipe, you can change the flavor just by changing the cake mix! Not a lemon fan? Try strawberry! Vanilla and chocolate are pretty fantastic as well. The possibilities are endless with this one.

Lemon Cookie Bites

Photo © Brown Eyed Baker

Let me know what you all think of this recipe and throw me some of your favorites to try!

Bake on cookie lovers, bake on!

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December 24, 2012

Adventures in the Kitchen: Muffin Top Pumpkin Christmas Cookies

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This is the third edition of Adventures in the Kitchen series

Check out other recipes here: Bake and Save Chicken and Carrots Crash and Burn.

Santa will be coming soon and he will be expecting some delicious Christmas cookies.  Thanks to the ingenious experiment done by a fellow employee, I have a new and creative cookie for all the Christmas and pumpkin lovers.

Muffin Top Pumpkin Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:

  1. Spice Cake Mix
  2. 1 Can Of Pumpkin Pie Fillin
  3. Pumpkin Pie Spice
  4. Powdered Sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Pour the spice cake mix into a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the can of pumpkin pie filling and mix until smooth.
  4. Add pumpkin pie spice to desired taste.
  5. Butter or spray the cookie sheet.
  6. Scoop the dough into a plastic bag
  7. Cut one of the bottom corners of the bag
  8. Squeeze the dough onto the cookie sheet.
  9. Bake cookies in the oven for 5-8 minutes.
  10. Sprinkle powdered sugar over cookies when done.
  11. Let cool – and enjoy!
Baked Muffin Top Pumpkin Christmas Cookies

Photo © SisMiss

Take a big bite out of this delicious pumpkin treat and enjoy some Muffin Top Pumpkin cookies this Christmas. Santa will thank you.

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November 16, 2012

Adventures in the Kitchen: Carrots Crash and Burn

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Megan Lehman Blogger Biography

 

 

 

 

Welcome back to the second edition of Adventures in the Kitchen series (Check out the first blog here: Adventures in the Kitchen: Bake and Save Chicken)! I have a lesson to introduce to you today that I am not exactly pleased with.  Sometimes, when cooking, we can start out with the best of intentions and end up with something that is just so, so terribly wrong.  And that my friends, is what I experienced.

Guy with Fire Extinguisher Putting Out Fire In Kitchen from Bad Cooking

Photo © Aaron DuRall

I started out with the best of intentions, surfing through the recipes on my Pinterest for what I was hoping would be the next great and healthy snack; baked and seasoned carrot sticks.  Now do not get me wrong, I love my veggies. But I definitely do not live in a place called Hidden Valley where children always eat their vegetables. In my attempt to flavor up the carrot, which also happens to be my favorite veggie, I crashed and burned – metaphorically and literally.

I placed the carrots on a cooking sheet and poured a small amount of olive oil over them. After baking them for about 15 minutes, I took them out of the oven, poured a little ranch seasoning over them and put them back in the oven for about 5 minutes.  Well, as my sister says, not setting a time makes cooking a game, a game that I fail at. I am sure that this is something you have all experienced, and if you have not, please humor me.

Carrots and Ranch on a Green Plate

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For those like me who love carrots and ranch, you can understand that I started out with great intentions but failed miserably. And now this becomes my challenge to you! You come up with a recipe using your favorite veggie or fruit and post it to my Twitter page @meg_bookrenter1 or my Facebook page www.facebook.com/BookRenterIntern.  I cannot wait to see what you come up with!

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November 7, 2012

Adventures in the Kitchen: Bake and Save Chicken

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The first semester is almost over and I have spent all my time either at school, work, or in one of my new favorite places – the kitchen. I don’t know about all of you, but before I started college, I did not do a lot of cooking. I baked cookies, cakes, and brownies courtesy of the wonderful Betty Crocker’s mixes, but my mother did most of the cooking. I am sure that most of you are in the same, or at least a very similar boat. I have decided to start writing this series, Adventures in The Kitchen, to teach simple, healthy, and delicious meals for college students on the go! Let’s begin with the first recipe!

Recipe card box

Photo © Horn & Ram

Bake and Save Chicken

Step One:

Buy boneless, skinless, chicken breast either frozen or from the meat department at your local grocery store. Then pick out a marinade for the chicken. My favorite happens to be balsamic vinaigrette.

Step Two:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Put the chicken in a bag and pour about half the bottle of marinade in the bag. Let the chicken sit in the marinade for about half an hour.

Step Three:

Get out a casserole or any oven safe dish. Place the chicken in the dish once the half hour of marinating is up and the oven is preheated. Bake the chicken for about 10 minutes. After the first 10 minutes, check the inside of the chicken by cutting it down the center. If there is any pink, place it back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes.

Step Four:

Gobble it up! Now think about this; if you buy the large bag of chicken and make the whole thing now, you can save it in the fridge or the freezer to eat later! Saves time and ensures that you will eat at least one healthy meal a day!

 

Stay tuned for more healthy, simple, and delicious recipes to come!

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September 30, 2012

5 Survival Tips Without The College Meal Plan

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Is this your first year without a college meal plan? Fear not, here are a couple of ways to manage without spending all of your money eating fast food.

1. Cook Weekly Meals, Not Daily

Cooking all of your meals at once will make it easier for you to eat at home. If you run into a hectic week full of midterms, you can just pull out something you’ve already made! Every time you open the fridge you will see plenty of food options and not just empty space. My advice is to purchase some a lot of food containers!

College Blonde Girl Cooking in the Kitchen

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2. Plan Your Meals!

As students, it’s imperative to be organized. Adding a white board to your fridge adds plenty of decoration and can function to plan your meals and track what to buy. This way you never run out of food, and can always plan ahead to budget your money wisely for other things like Spring Break.

3. Find Your Inner Iron Chef.

Don’t waste gas and money to buy fast food if you already have the ingredients at home. Recreate your those foods at home – or find new recipes online or in a cookbook. I guarantee you will be extremely satisfied with yourself.

Recipe Book

Photo © Chiot's Run

4. Family Night!

Get together with friends, family, or both and have a pot luck. It’s a great way to spend much needed time with your friends and take a break from cooking a full blown meal. Always remember the more, the merrier.

5. Budget Your Money

This is probably the most important tip. Spending too much money on groceries or fast food can be a problem for many students. If you spend too much, food can spoil before you eat it, while too little will leave you starving. Most students, including myself, spend around $50-60 every two weeks for groceries. That means your only spending $100 on groceries per month! Compared to the $5,000 + of the dining hall meal plans that only provide 2 main courses, peas, and soda that is pretty good.

Two Guys Grocery Shopping for Food in a Store

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Hope these tips help! I have been off my university’s meal plan for 2 years now and haven’t had to resort back to Ramen Noodles yet. Good luck chefs!

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