Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown; set aside.
Melt remaining butter in the skillet. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, sun dried tomatoes, Parmesan, thyme, oregano and basil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Return chicken to the skillet. Place into oven and roast for 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately and garnished with basil leaves.
chicken to the skillet. Place into oven and roast for 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately and garnished with basil leaves.
Make these amazing steak crostini for an appetizer that will impress and delight everyone! Featuring wonderful French bread topped with succulent steak, this is a fancy finger food hit that’s perfect for all occasions. It’s a delicious steak hors d’oeuvre that’s sure to impress! Check out our video and instructions below to learn how to make this delicious, easy party appetizer!
Ingredients.
1 1/2 lbs. sirloin, cooked medium-rare
olive oil, extra virgin
10 oz. blue cheese
3 T. milk
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 French baguette, thinly sliced
rosemary, chopped
Salt and pepper
Directions.
Season steaks with salt, pepper, and oil. Let rest for 45 minutes.
In a pan, combine the garlic, milk, and blue cheese. Simmer on low, stirring occasionally.
Slice French baguette into thin slices and brush with olive oil. Cook in 350 degree oven for 5-7 minutes or until lightly toasted.
Cook the steaks to your liking. We prefer ours cooked medium-rare. Let the steaks rest for a few minutes after cooking. Then cut the steak into thin slices,
Add the green onions to the sauce. Stir until combined.
Spread the blue cheese sauce on the toasted bread. Then place a piece of steak on top of the sauce. Garnish with fresh rosemary. Serve and enjoy!
Did you know crostini means “little toasts” in Italian. Crostini are small, thin slices of toasted bread which can be topped with any combination of spreads and toppings.
melted chocolate pouring into a piece of chocolate bars with green mint leaf on a table
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How about a chocolate treat?
There’s nothing quite like chocolate. Indulge your taste buds with this decadent recipe.
Chocolate Turtle Cake.
Skip the bakery and make an incredible, opulent chocolate turtle cake at home. Layers of chocolate and frosting topped with caramel and turtle pieces make for a heavenly dessert that everyone will love. Take a look at the video or written instructions below to learn how to make this unbelievable chocolate cake for your friends and family!
1 (16 oz.) can ready-to-spread chocolate fudge frosting
2 t. vanilla extract
1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 jar caramel ice cream topping
1/4 C. whole pecans, toasted
Directions.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9″ cake pans and dust with cocoa.
In a mixing bowl, add the cake mix, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract and beat for 1 minute.
Add instant pudding and beat again for 2 minutes.
Fold in chocolate morsels and chopped pecans.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans. Bake for 30 to 32 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then remove from pans to wire racks and cool completely.
Wrap and chill the cake layers for at least 1 hour.
Whisk together cream cheese frosting and dulce de leche in a small bowl.
Take packages of turtle candies and cut 6 in half and set aside for the garnish. Dice the remaining turtle candies.
Using a serrated knife, slice cake layers in half horizontally and make 4 layers.
Place 1 layer cut side up on a cake plate. Spread with ½ cup of cream cheese frosting mixture and sprinkle with 1/3 of the diced turtle candies.
Repeat this twice.
Place the final cake layer on top of the cake cut side down.
Spread chocolate fudge frosting on the top and sides of the cake. Spread and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Before serving, drizzle caramel ice cream topping over the top of the cake. Garnish with the remaining candies and pecan halves. Store in the refrigerator.
An old fashioned grated sweet potato pudding is a labor of love. The hardest part is grating the sweet potatoes which my mother always did by hand. You can certainly a food processor but it is key to grate the sweet potatoes really fine. You don’t want to boil or bake the sweet potatoes because it changes the texture of the dish. If you have the time, this dish is certainly one that you should have on your holiday dessert table.Enjoy it as a dessert but you can also make it as a side dish.
Ingredients.
Here are the basic ingredients that you will need to make Old-Fashioned Grated Sweet Potato Pudding:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup milk
1 egg
2 cups grated sweet potato, about 2 to 3 medium size potatoes
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions.
To make Old-Fashioned Grated Sweet Potato Pudding, simply…
1 Using a hand grater or food processor, grate 2-3 sweet potatoes into an 8×8 Pyrex baking dish.
2 Mix all ingredients until well combined with the grated sweet potatoes. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven, 1-1/2 to 1 hour and 45 mins. Bake until brown on top and the corners are crispy. If serving as a dessert, top with whipped cream.
Carlena Davis is a culinary content creator, foodie, cookbook author, children’s book author, jam and biscuit maker all rolled into one. In July 2017, she started her food blog, Spilling the Sweet Tea, combining her love for Southern cuisine and quick & delicious recipes for the entire family to enjoy.
In 2020, Carlena launched Miss Lena’s Brand starting with her peach & raspberry preserves, shipping across the United States. Carlena followed up her successful jam launch with her Miss Lena’s Buttermilk and Sweet Potato biscuit mixes and has now expanded the brand to include her signature Miss Lena’s Biscuit bowl.
She is a North Carolina native and currently lives on the East Coast with her husband and daughter, where she spends time in her home kitchen creating new recipes and reimagining classic recipes with a twist!
Line a 10×15″ jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
Beat eggs for 5 minutes. Beat in the remaining ingredients.
Spread the batter into the prepped pan and bake until done.
Immediately turn the cake out onto a powdered sugar-coated kitchen towel and remove the parchment paper.
Roll up the towel and cake together and let stand until cool.
Make the filling.
Unroll the cooled cake and spread the filling over the top.
Roll the cake around the filling without the towel and chill before slicing.
INGREDIENTS (Serves 10)
For the Cake: 3 eggs
½ C. sugar
¼ sugar-free applesauce
½ C. molasses
1 C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. salt
Powdered sugar
For the Filling:
1 C. heavy cream
2 T. powdered sugar
½ tsp. clear vanilla
5 T. eggnog
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 350°. Spritz a 10×15ʺ rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray, line with parchment paper, and spritz the paper. Set aside.
For the cake, in a big mixing bowl, beat the eggs on high speed for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in the sugar, applesauce, and molasses. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and salt; add to the egg mixture. Beat until blended, and spread evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes, until done. Immediately turn the cake out onto a kitchen towel sprinkled liberally with sifted powdered sugar; remove the paper. Starting at a narrow end, carefully roll up the towel and the cake together and let stand for a couple of hours until cool.
For the filling, beat the cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form. Add the eggnog a little at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
Carefully unroll the cooled cake and spread about half the whipped cream evenly over the top; reroll the cake without the towel. Chill at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours before slicing. Serve the cake with the remaining whipped cream.
When it comes to fall, one of the most traditional and favorite recipes is apple crisp. It’s just the most perfect dessert for this time of year. Crisp apples with a crumbly oat topping is just so easy to make and will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
3tart applescored, peeled and sliced
1tbsplemon juice
1tspvanilla extract
3tbspbuttermelted
2tbspall-purpose flour
3tbspmilk
1/3cupbrown sugar
1/2tspground cinnamon
1/8tspground nutmeg
1/8tspallspice
1/8tspsalt
Topping
3/4cuprolled oats
2/3cupall-purpose flour
1/2tspground cinnamon
3/4cupbrown sugar
1/3tspbaking powder
1stickbuttersoftened and cut into small pieces
1/8tspsalt
whipped cream, ice cream or caramel saucefor serving
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375º. Layer apple slices in the bottom of an 8×8-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, brown sugar, flour and butter. Pour mixture overtop apples and mix.
Mix flour, rolled oats, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add butter pieces and mix until it resembles small crumbs. Sprinkle overtop apples and toss to coat. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream and top with caramel sauce.
I’ll take my eggs in just about any way, shape, or form, but a fried egg has long been my favorite. Fried eggs are almost foolproof to make and can turn just about anything into a hearty meal, from a pile of sautéed gr
How to Cook a Fried Egg, Spanish-Style
To prepare a Spanish fried egg, pour about 1/4-inch of olive oil into a small, heavy skillet. Heat it over medium-high heat until it’s extremely hot (but not smoking). Crack 1 egg into a ramekin or mug. When the oil is hot, carefully slip the egg in and reduce the heat to medium-low. Then spoon some of the oil over the egg as it cooks. Remove the egg with a slotted spoon after no more than 1 1/2 minutes (when the white puffs and becomes crispy and golden-brown around the edges, and when the yolk still jiggles). Serve sprinkled with a bit of flaky salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pour half of the meat mixture over the tortillas. Spread with half the tortillas and sprinkle with half the cheese. Place another layer of tortillas on top. Pour the remainder of the meat mixture over the tortillas, spread the sour cream over the top and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cheese is nice and bubbly.
What’s impossible about this buttermilk pie: that it forms its own crust, or that it tastes as delicious as it does? Turns out, neither! Make this amazing impossible buttermilk pie for a dessert that has to be tasted to be believed.
3 eggs
1 C. buttermilk
1/3 C. butter (melted)
1 t. vanilla
1 1/3 C. sugar
3/4 C. biscuit mix
Pinch of ground nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350°. Place eggs in prepared pie plate and whisk thoroughly.
Add buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla.
Whisk thoroughly.
Add sugar, biscuit baking mix, and nutmeg.
Whisk thoroughly.
Scrape down the sides. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until lightly browned. Let cool before slicing.
You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here’s an overview of what you’ll need.
Roadwork feels a bit like a necessary evil: Streets need to be in good condition so we can drive safely, but getting stuck in traffic because a stretch of highway is closed for maintenance can be maddening. In Switzerland, engineers have addressed this issue by developing an innovative mobile bridge that enables cars to drive over it while repairs are being done below.
Called the ASTRA Bridge and commissioned by the Swiss Federal Roads Office, the first-of-its-kind structure is about 843 feet long by 25 feet wide, and stands at a little over 15 feet tall. At 1,250 metric tons, it’s a massive beast, but can be set up over one weekend.
“The whole concept had to be designed in such a way that the assembly of the entire bridge on the motorway building site could be carried out in two consecutive nights,” Toni Hauert, head of special vehicles at Marti Technik AG, a construction company involved in the development, said in a statement.
ASTRA is equipped with a remote-controlled hydraulic unit that allows it to be raised 10 centimeters at a time in 328-foot stretches, so workers can repair the highway beneath and then move along to raise the next section. Once put together, the entire modular bridge can be controlled via one device, as all of its 22 power packs are connected to each other.
Federal Roads Office of Switzerland
“This makes it possible to move, steer, and stop this huge unit with just one radio remote control,” said Joachim Kolb, sales manager at Cometto, a transportation manufacturing company that worked on the bridge.
With two lanes and a speed limit of 37 miles per hour, the bridge does create some slowing down of highway traffic, but it prevents the total closure of a highway and the redirection of traffic onto surface streets. Most importantly, though, it increases the safety of workers who’d otherwise be working alongside fast-moving cars.
“The hazard potential for the construction workers involved has been lowered enormously,” stressed Project Manager Jürg Merian, “because the traffic no longer has to drive by them.”
Besides protecting workers from cars zipping by, the bridge provides shelter from rain and sun, making for fewer interruptions due to inclement weather.
It’s currently being employed on Switzerland’s A1, a 254-mile highway that stretches east from Geneva to the village of St. Margrethen near the Austrian border.
Federal Roads Office of Switzerland
Still relatively in its infancy — it was first piloted in 2022 and then tweaked to help improve the flow of traffic over it — the technology isn’t entirely without issues. The Swiss government website contains bulletins about the structure’s status, and multiple report instances of it malfunctioning and requiring repair.
The bridge will hopefully continue to improve, however, and perhaps inspire similar technology in other parts of the world as well. Per Cometto, inquiries have already been fielded from Japan and the Netherlands.
It’s summer squash season, and that means zucchini! Try these yummy recipes that make this veggie the star. If you haven’t tried zucchini chips, you are in for a real treat! These crispy, baked veggies make a healthy snack you won’t feel guilty about later.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash the zucchini and slice up your zucchini into quarter inch slices.
Crack two egg whites into one bowl.
Mix breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, and seasoning in another bowl.
Dip the zucchini chips, one by one, first into the egg whites then into the dry mixture.
Place your chips on a baking sheet. You might want to place foil or parchment with spray over the top
Bake for 7 minutes in a 450 degree oven. Then turn the chips over and bake for another 7-9 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Serve them while they’re hot!
Looking for a chilling and thrilling dessert that’s out of the ordinary? This Giant Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich is just what you need to bring your next party or celebration from great to perfect! It features delicious ice cream in-between two luscious brownies for a taste so good that it could be the very reason to have the party!
2 8-inch square baking pans
Aluminum foil
Basking sheet or freezer-proof serving platter
1 19 to 22 oz. pkg. brownie mix
Eggs (oil, and water as directed on package)
1 C. chopped Milky Way candy bars
1 qt. vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 C. whipped topping
1 C. candy coated chocolate candies (M&M’s)
Line two 8-inch square baking pans with aluminium foil, shiny side up. Lightly coat with cooking spray.
Chop 3 frozen Milky Way bars. This should make approximately 1 cup of Milky Way pieces.
Prepare brownie mix according to directions on package. This should include eggs, oil, and water, as well as the mix itself. Once brownie mix has been stirred, add Milky Way pieces to mixture. Stir.
Distribute mixture evenly across prepared 8-inch pans. Be sure to push batter into corners. Place in oven preheated to 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Once brownies bake, allow to cool, then place in freezer for 1 hour. Remove from freezer and then remove aluminum foil.
Remove 1 quart vanilla ice cream from freezer (if you like, you could soften the ice cream beforehand in a refrigerator). Completely remove ice cream from box and cut ice cream into several blocks that will cover an entire block of brownie. Once brownie block is covered, place the other brownie block on top of the ice cream. Smooth out edges of ice cream as necessary.
Cover top brownie block with whipped topping. We choose to cover the edges and place a dollop of topping in the middle, but you can do as you prefer.
Place M&M’s on whipped topping.
Place in freezer until serving Refreeze any leftovers.
If preferred, you can make this without the Milky Way bars, or use another candy altogether!
The historic Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood first opened in 1913 as one of the country’s most impressive transportation terminals.
At its peak, the Beaux-Arts building saw 4,000 daily visitors, but in 1988, after decades of declining rail travel, it was shuttered. The train station sat vacant for over 30 years, its once-stunningly ornate facade falling victim to weather, vandalism, and neglect. But on Thursday, following a six-year, $950 million renovation, the 18-story structure reopened to much fanfare.
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Michigan Central Station in 2016
It’s the piece de resistance in a massive project by Ford Motor Company. The automotive giant acquired the station in 2018 with plans to transform it and its surrounding area into a 30-acre technology and cultural hub.
“There’ll be nothing like this anywhere in America, because not only will this be a beautiful building to work, we’re going to invent the future of mobility down here, too. And we want to make the Motor City the Motor City for the next 100 years again,” Ford Executive Chair William Clay Ford Jr. told CBS News.
More than 3,000 tradespeople restored the building to its former grandeur, with Ford sourcing limestone from the same quarry in Indiana that supplied the original stones over a century ago. Attention was given to rehabilitating as much of the station’s original architecture as possible while also paying tribute to its more recent history by preserving some of the graffiti on its walls.
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“Everything Ford could save, we did, and other elements were re-created through technology and tenacity,” Melissa Dittmer, head of place at Michigan Central, explained in a statement. “At the same time, it was important to us to respect the station’s extraordinary past, including its ongoing role in Detroit’s cultural landscape.”
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The station’s interior in 2018
Jason Keen/Michigan Central
The newly renovated interior
The reopening was celebrated with a massive outdoor concert executive-produced by Eminem and featuring performances from Michigan natives Diana Ross, Jack White, Theo Parrish, and others, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It kicked off a 10-day open house welcoming visitors to explore the station’s ground floor.
“Detroit is known around the world for its musical talent, and having so many legendary artists kick off the celebration for the reopening of the iconic Michigan Central Station shows how meaningful this moment is for our city,” said Mayor Mike Duggan in a news release. “This historic landmark symbolizes Detroit’s resilience, innovation, and now, its bright future. This is about more than preserving a piece of our past. It also is about paving the way for a new era of growth and opportunity for all Detroiters.”
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A postcard of Michigan Central Station circa 1913
That sentiment reflects a comeback for the city, which famously filed for bankruptcy in 2013, the largest municipality in the country to do so. Over a decade later, new life is being breathed into Detroit: This April, the 2024 NFL Draft was held there, drawing over 700,000 fans, per CBS.
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Now that the station has been restored, Ford will be among the first tenants, with employees expected to move into three floors later this year. A youth programming floor in the building’s tower will provide 23,000 square feet of space to welcome organizations that are investing in future generations.
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A new public park in the station’s former rail yard is also in development, and is being designed with sustainability and inclusivity in mind. It will comprise gardens, playscapes, community gathering and event spaces, as well as tech-enabled zones for innovation and collaboration.
“I wanted Michigan Central to be beautifully restored but also reimagined for so much more,” said Executive Chair Bill Ford, adding: “The innovation that will happen here, with startups and companies big and small, will help ensure Detroit preserves its title as the Motor City for generations to come.”
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Detroit’s Abandoned Michigan Central Station Restored to Its Former Glory 111 Years After Opening.
The historic Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood first opened in 1913 as one of the country’s most impressive transportation terminals.
At its peak, the Beaux-Arts building saw 4,000 daily visitors, but in 1988, after decades of declining rail travel, it was shuttered. The train station sat vacant for over 30 years, its once-stunningly ornate facade falling victim to weather, vandalism, and neglect. But on Thursday, following a six-year, $950 million renovation, the 18-story structure reopened to much fanfare.
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images
Michigan Central Station in 2016
It’s the piece de resistance in a massive project by Ford Motor Company. The automotive giant acquired the station in 2018 with plans to transform it and its surrounding area into a 30-acre technology and cultural hub.
“There’ll be nothing like this anywhere in America, because not only will this be a beautiful building to work, we’re going to invent the future of mobility down here, too. And we want to make the Motor City the Motor City for the next 100 years again,” Ford Executive Chair William Clay Ford Jr. told CBS News.
More than 3,000 tradespeople restored the building to its former grandeur, with Ford sourcing limestone from the same quarry in Indiana that supplied the original stones over a century ago. Attention was given to rehabilitating as much of the station’s original architecture as possible while also paying tribute to its more recent history by preserving some of the graffiti on its walls.
“Everything Ford could save, we did, and other elements were re-created through technology and tenacity,” Melissa Dittmer, head of place at Michigan Central, explained in a statement. “At the same time, it was important to us to respect the station’s extraordinary past, including its ongoing role in Detroit’s cultural landscape.”
Bill Pugliano/Stringer via Getty Images
The station’s interior in 2018
Jason Keen/Michigan Central
The newly renovated interior
The reopening was celebrated with a massive outdoor concert executive-produced by Eminem and featuring performances from Michigan natives Diana Ross, Jack White, Theo Parrish, and others, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It kicked off a 10-day open house welcoming visitors to explore the station’s ground floor.
“Detroit is known around the world for its musical talent, and having so many legendary artists kick off the celebration for the reopening of the iconic Michigan Central Station shows how meaningful this moment is for our city,” said Mayor Mike Duggan in a news release. “This historic landmark symbolizes Detroit’s resilience, innovation, and now, its bright future. This is about more than preserving a piece of our past. It also is about paving the way for a new era of growth and opportunity for all Detroiters.”
Donaldson Collection/Archive Photos via Getty Images
A postcard of Michigan Central Station circa 1913
That sentiment reflects a comeback for the city, which famously filed for bankruptcy in 2013, the largest municipality in the country to do so. Over a decade later, new life is being breathed into Detroit: This April, the 2024 NFL Draft was held there, drawing over 700,000 fans, per CBS.
Now that the station has been restored, Ford will be among the first tenants, with employees expected to move into three floors later this year. A youth programming floor in the building’s tower will provide 23,000 square feet of space to welcome organizations that are investing in future generations.
Jason Keen/Michigan Central
A new public park in the station’s former rail yard is also in development, and is being designed with sustainability and inclusivity in mind. It will comprise gardens, playscapes, community gathering and event spaces, as well as tech-enabled zones for innovation and collaboration.
“I wanted Michigan Central to be beautifully restored but also reimagined for so much more,” said Executive Chair Bill Ford, adding: “The innovation that will happen here, with startups and companies big and small, will help ensure Detroit preserves its title as the Motor City for generations to come.”
Everyone loves Pasta. Don’t They? Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet. There are few things as comforting as a bowl of pasta at the end of a long day.
This bacon cheeseburger skillet is meal that’s incredible tasty and surprisingly easy to make. The whole family will adore this hearty dinner so much they won’t believe you didn’t spend all day on it!
Ingredients.
6 bacon strips
1/2 lb. ground beef
Season salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1/4 C. chopped onion
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 C. beef broth
1/2 C. water
8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
1 C. canned diced tomatoes
2 T. ketchup
1 T. spicy brown mustard
1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
Brown 6 bacon strips and 1/2 lb. ground beef in skillet, breaking ingredients apart as they cook. Season to taste with season salt and black pepper.
Dice 3 Roma tomatoes and 1/4 cup onion.
Add diced onions and tomatoes to skillet.
Add 1/2 cup water, 15 oz. tomato sauce, and 1 cup beef broth.
Add 8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta.
Add 8 oz. canned, diced tomatoes.
Add 2 tablespoons ketchup.
Add 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard.
Bring heat to a boil.
Once boil is reached, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
Bread is such a staple food that it’s often synonymous with sustenance itself, as in “putting bread on the table,” “breadwinner,” or “daily bread.” Indeed, humans have been eating bread for a long, long time. The earliest loaf of bread ever discovered is a whopping 8,600 years old, unearthed at Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic settlement in what is now southern Turkey, comprised of mud-brick dwellings built on top of one another.
While excavating the site, archaeologists found the remains of a large oven, and nearby, a round, organic, spongy residue among some barley, wheat, and pea seeds. After biologists scanned the substance with an electron microscope, they revealed that it was a very small loaf of uncooked bread. It had been fermented, like a sourdough loaf, and someone had pressed their finger in the center of it. The dough had been encased in clay, which allowed it to survive for thousands of years.
The preserved loaf dates back to around 6600 BCE, but by that point, humans had already been baking bread for thousands of years. Some baking even predates agriculture, meaning our prehistoric ancestors were making the food with foraged grains. The oldest known evidence of bread, found in the Black Desert in modern-day Jordan, dates back around 14,000 years. Researchers recovered crumbs from large, circular stone fireplaces — one archaeobotanist compared it to the charred crumbs at the bottom of a toaster. This ancient bread was made of wild wheat and root vegetables, kneaded, then baked on hot stones. The process would have been labor intensive, so archaeologists theorize that bread was a treat reserved for special occasions.
Make this easy Huevos Rancheros Casserole for a breakfast dish everyone will love! Friends and family alike will marvel at this easy breakfast casserole, which features Mexican-inspired flavors with delicious eggs, cheese, and chorizo. A batch of this baked huevos rancheros will make any morning perfect.
Huevos Rancheros is a classic Mexican egg dish. It’s a hearty, filling, and flavorful dish. Although this is typically a breakfast dish, there’s no reason why this flavorful casserole can’t be served for dinner too!
Our version includes enchilada sauce, corn tortillas, beans, chorizo, eggs, and cheese. All topped with avocado and cilantro. Delish. Follow the recipe below to make this delicious dish!
It’s the Perfect Way to Feed a Crowd!
This casserole is the perfect way to feed a crowd for breakfast or brunch. Why fret over frying eggs, cooking bacon, and flipping pancakes when you can just make one flavor-packed casserole? The ingredients are easy to keep on hand and it’s a breeze to throw together. This flavorful breakfast casserole will become your new go-to breakfast recipe!
Ingredients you will need:
1 large can enchilada sauce
Corn tortillas (small)
1 can black beans (drained & rinsed)
2 small cans green chilies
1 lb. pkg. chorizo
4 C. shredded Mexican cheese blend
12 Eggs
Green onions, chopped
Cilantro, chopped
Avocado, sliced
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat the bottom of a 9″ x 13″ pan with half of the enchilada sauce.
Cover the sauce with a layer of small corn tortillas.
Spread the black beans on top of the tortilla layer.
Spread the green chilies on top of the black bean layer.
Cook the chorizo sausage in a skillet over medium heat.
Layer the cooked chorizo over the green chilies.
Add a layer of shredded cheese on top of the chorizo.
Add another layer of small corn tortillas.
Top the tortillas with enchilada sauce.
Add another layer of shredded cheese.
Crack the eggs over the cheese layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Top with cilantro, green onions, and avocado. Yum!
Notes
What is Chorizo? Chorizo is a type of spicy sausage that’s popular in Mexican and Spanish cuisines. Chorizo is made from ground pork that has been seasoned with paprkia, chili peppers, and vinegar. It’s commonly used in tacos, burritos, and egg dishes. If you can’t find chorizo in your grocery store, you can make your own homemade version by combining 1 pound ground pork, 2 T. chili powder, 2 T. paprika, 1 tsp. cumin, 1 clove minced garlic, and 1/4 C. apple cider vinegar.
This recipe for apple crisp is adapted from a classic 50-year-old recipe. It works best with fresh, crisp cooking apples.
Many of the Amish Restaurants we go to feature the Apple Crisp. This is one delicious dessert.
Ingredients
2 ½cupsapples – peeled, cored, and sliced
1cupsifted all-purpose flour
1cupwhite sugar
½teaspoonground cinnamon
¼teaspoonsalt
½cupbutter, softened
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Arrange apple slices evenly in the prepared baking dish. Sift flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt into a bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender, or 2 knives, until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal; sprinkle over apples.
Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.
The butter should be gently cut into the flour so it remains in small lumps. This will result in a light, crunchy topping.
Girls Auto Clinic immediately stands out from the traditional car shop. For starters, the sign out front features a bright red stiletto with a wrench as the heel. Inside, along with all the typical machinery you’d expect from an auto shop, you’ll see an all-female team of mechanics as well as mani-pedi stations where customers can get their nails done while they wait for their cars to be fixed.
When it opened in 2013, the small business in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, made history as the first all-female auto repair shop in the U.S. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women currently represent about 12% of auto shop employees — a number that is now on the rise.
Founder Patrice Banks said she wants to encourage women to work in the auto industry and make mechanic visits more enjoyable for clients. “Women, it’s like a chore, we hate going in to get our oil changed — it’s always a chore, it’s always a burden,” she told the International Business Times.
Beyond the usual services like oil changes, Girls Auto Clinic also offers hands-on workshops for women, a “do-it-herself” glove box guide, and perhaps most significantly, an empowering community
Ditch your ordinary green bean recipes and try this incredible Arkansas Green Beans recipe instead! Featuring bacon and a savory sauce, this dish takes an old classic to a new level. It’s the perfect recipe for potlucks, holidays, parties, or family dinner! It’s sure to become your new go-to side dish.
Preheat oven to 350°. Layer the green beans and bacon on the bottom of a 9″ x 13″ baking dish.
Mix together the brown sugar, butter, soy sauce, and garlic powder. Stir well.
Pour the brown sugar mixture over the bacon and green beans. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°. Alternatively, you can cook this in a slow cooker set to low heat for 5 to 6 hours.
Serve with a slotted spoon and enjoy!
Notes
Tip: Not a fan of canned green beans? No problem! Easily substitute 4 (16 oz.) bags of frozen green beans.
