Southern Ice Tea

When I went down to Nashville I feel in love with this sweet drink called Ice tea. It is so simple to make and taste way better then the instant mixes or pre-made teas.

Blueberry Muffins

Who doesn't like a simple blueberry muffin? This muffin doesn't have a lot of sugar, but you can always double it to it normal amount if you would like. Takes less then 10 min to make the batter and taste way better then the box mix with the fake artificial flavor blueberries.

 Ingredients:

 2 C. flour

1/3 C. sugar (or 2/3 if you like sweeter muffins)

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 C. buttermilk

2 eggs

1C. blueberries

Creme Brûlée

A classic french dessert, which is a simple baked custard topped with brûlée sugars and fresh berries or fruit. Don't be scared to try this it is so simple and so much fun to get to use the blow torch.                          

  

Ingredients:

1 qt. of cream

6 egg yolks

2/3 C. sugar

2 tsp vanilla

berries 

extra sugar for brûlée 

Pork Fried Rice

Simple way to make fried rice. You can use any kind of vegetables that you want, or meat if you don't like pork. Taste just as good as takeout fried rice but made with less fat and way more vegetables. 

French Macaroons

French macaroons are a traditional Parisian cookie. Which have a crispy out side with chewy center and a creamy filling. Traditionally made with almond flour, but you are able to substitute with any nut flour. You can also add food coloring or extracts to make then taste different. Also it's up to you what kind of flavored buttercream you want to add. So as you can tell its totally customizable to your liking.

Ingredients:

2/3C. Almond Flour

3 Egg whites at room temp

1 1/2 C. Powder Sugar

1/4 C. Sugar

Apple Pie With Streusel Topping

Apple pie with streusel topping is one of my favorites. I find my self liking it more and more over the traditional pie crust on top. This is a very simple easy recipe that takes about 20 minutes of prep time and and hour to bake. Depending one how old your apples are or how big you sliced then you might need to bake an additional 20 min. You will know when its done when the streusel is golden and the apple pie has sunk down about half if its original size.

Ingredients:
one pre-made pie crust
8-10 apples
pitch of all spice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
3 T cornstarch
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 C. brown sugar

Streusel topping:
1 stick of butter
1/2 C. flour, oats, and born sugar
1/4 tsp salt

Twice Baked Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is a fall vegetable that can be used in so many ways. Native to North America, manly eaten by the indians, but was forgotten about by the Americans until the early 20th century. Now the butternut squash is the most produced squash world wide out of any other squashes. This twice baked squash has a resemblance of a twice baked potato but with way more nutrients.

Ingredients:

1 butternut squash

1 C. sour cream

olive oil

salt and pepper

1/2 tsp. sage

1 onion

3 cloves or garlic

1/2 C. Bread crumbs and Grated Parmesan cheese

1 C. Water