Huevos Rancheros

My husband and I recently went on a little mini vacation, which means that we got to eat out for breakfast.  One of the things that we had for breakfast was huevos rancheros.  They were so delicious!  So I thought I would make them for breakfast at home and share it with all of you.

What you need:

Salsa (I used the tomatillo salsa that I make or you can make your own)

5 oz. Chorizo, casings removed, diced (it's kind of like bacon, but mexican style)

Vegetable oil

Cilantro (optional)

4 corn tortillas, plus more for serving (optional)

1 (16 oz.) can refried beans (optional) I use black refried beans

4 eggs

3/4 cup crumbled queso fresco or grated monterey jack cheese, for serving

sour cream, for serving

Directions:

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook chorizo until browned. 

Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to a large skillet.  Place a tortilla in the skillet and cook until light golden but not crisp, about 30 seconds over medium-high heat.  Flip and cook for 30 seconds more.  Transfer to individual plate.  Cook the remaining tortillas, adding a bit more oil to the pan, if necessary.

Heat the refried beans in pan.  Spread the beans on the tortillas.

Add a tablespoon of butter to the skillet.  Working in batches, crack the eggs into the pan.  Cook until the bottoms are set and the edges are golden, about 1-2 minutes.  Turn the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until set, about 1 minute more.  Or you can make scrambled eggs with cheese, which is also very yummy.  Place one egg on each tortilla and put the chorizo and warm tomatillo salsa (or other salsa) over the eggs.  Sprinkle with cheese and cilantro.  Top with a dollop of sour cream!

Biscuits and Gravy

This recipe is another great one from my friends blog www.nummiesforyou.blogspot.com . You should definately check her blog out! I made this for dinner the other night because I was in the mood for something simple and fast. This was simple and fast and was very delicious! I served the gravy over mashed potatoes and had the biscuits as a side to dip into the gravy!

What you need:

Biscuits:

2 cups flour

3 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup milk

2 tsp. melted butter

Gravy:

1 pound sausage (I used Jimmy Dean, they have a couple of different flavors that I think would taste great in a gravy)

2 tbs. butter

6 tbs. flour

3.5 cups milk

Salt and ground pepper to taste

In a bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Combine milk and butter and incorporate into dry ingredients until blended. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Meanwhile brown the sausage in a medium sauce pan over medium heat until there is no pink left. Add the butter and stir until melted. Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and gradually add the milk. Stir over medium heat until you reach desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over warm biscuits!

Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

This recipe is a little different from your normal banana bread, but it was super tasty! I got it from the epicurious recipe application on my phone. I just wanted to try something a little different and this did not disapoint!

What you need:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

2 tbs. fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9x5x2 1/2 inch pan. Whisk first four ingreadients in medium bowl to blend. Combine chocolate chips and walnuts in a small bowl; add 1 tbs. flour mixture and toss to coat.

Beat butter in a large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of nut mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter over. Sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. Cover with remaining batter. Run knife through batter in a zigzag pattern.

Bake bread until tester inserted in center comes out clean. About 1 hour and 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.

Hart Family Waffles

This is my absolute favorite waffle recipe ever! My mom would make this all the time for breakfasts and dinners while I was growing up. Now I make it for the occasional Sunday breakfast or brunch in my house!

What you need:

4 eggs

2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups buttermilk (or 1 cup sour cream and 1 cup milk)

1 cup melted butter

Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs until light. Sift together dry ingredients. Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternately to eggs, begin and end with the dry mixture. Add melted butter.

I usually cut this recipe in half, as it makes quite a lot of batter. Also this recipe is very good with raspberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, or anything else that might cook well in the batter!