Cooking with Demarle

2 cups all-purpose flour 2-1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons grated orange peel 3 tablespoons sugar 1⁄2 cup shortening 2⁄3 cup milk 1. Place all ingredients except milk in bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater. Turn to Stir Speed and cut shortening in, about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. 2. Add milk and mix on Stir Speed until dough starts to cling to beater. Avoid overbeating. Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pat or roll to 1⁄2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-inch biscuit cutter. 3. Place biscuits 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 425°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Brush with Orange Glaze while hot. 4. Serve immediately. Makes 12 biscuitsely. From the KitchenAid Culinary Council

Ingredients: 1 package (26 ounce) frozen shredded hashbrowns, thawed 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese Salt and pepper to taste  8 eggs 2 cups milk   Directions: In the stainless mixing bowl, combine the hash browns, bacon, 1 and 1/2 cups of cheese, salt, and pepper. Spoon into Large Round Mold. In the same mixing bowl, whisk eggs and milk until smooth; pour over hash brown mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and cook for 5 more minutes, or until cheese has melted. Serve hot, right from the Mold.   For a quick meal on the go, you can make this recipe using the Round Tray, freeze each individual portion, and warm up in the morning for a quick and delicious breakfast! You can also add your favorite veggies for some added nutrition!

This is the coffee cake I remember my mom making, and I think her mom made it too. SO...it's a family recipe, and super delicious!! Why is it called coffee cake?? Who knows...it's an excuse to eat dessert for breakfast, which I'm ALL about! ;) And, sure, go ahead and have a cup of coffee to go with. Recipe : 1. Cream together: 1 1/2 sticks margarine (I used salted butter, but the original called for the bad stuff) 1 1/2 cups sugar 2. Add: 3 eggs and beat well 3. Next add: 3 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (sift together, but I never do!) and add to the mixture, about a cup at a time till all combined. 4. Mix together (not sure if this step of mixing first is essential, but it's pretty cool to watch if nothing else): 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 cups sour cream THEN, Fold into cake batter 5. Add: 1 1/2 T (YES, TABLEspoons) of vanilla and mix well (I go back to the mixer for this one, on very low speed until we...

I wanted to have this pinned and saved, so I'm putting it here... CUCUMBER TIPS & TRICKS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!  1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2.For a pick me up in the afternoon... Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good  source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. Slice some and put in your water bottle. 3. If you rub a cucumber slice along your bathroom mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. 4. Place a few slices of cucumber in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and mak...

I just saw this recipe on a Demarle email but couldn't find a clickable link everyone could see, so I thought I'd just put it in my blog. I know many who will love this idea!! (Thank you to Stacie Foisy for submitting this delicious recipe for GF Pumpkin Cake!) You can find Stacie's original post on Facebook by clicking  here ! Ingredients 1 Hodgson Mill Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix  1 15oz Can of Pure Pumpkin Puree 1/2 C Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, softened 2 Large Eggs 1/3 C Full Fat Coconut Milk (canned) 1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract 2 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves Powdered Sugar Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place Sunflower Mold on Perforated Baking Sheet. Add apple cider vinegar to coconut milk and let stand for 6-7 minutes. This is mimicking buttermilk. In a mixing bowl, cream coconut oil and add cake mix, blending completely. Add pumpkin ...

I'm sure someone has thought of this before, but I came up with it a while back when I wanted grilled cheese and had the stuff for a Caprese salad (mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and balsamic). So, why not??!! What came was a yummy, delicious sandwich!!! You make it just like plain old grilled cheese. I suggest using Sourdough bread, butter it, then layer thin slices of mozzarella, bold flavored tomatoes (like from the vine), basil (I use freeze dried), a little salt & pepper, balsamic glaze (I used a thicker balsamic vinegar so it doesn't spread all over your pan...which it sizzles a lot when it hits that hot pan), then put one more layer of thin slices of mozzarella, and grill to perfection! This would probably be good with some grilled chicken as well. There's not a whole lot of substance in this sandwich; it doesn't fill me up, but it is just oh so good! Would be great as an appetizer for a dinner party or finger food dish. So yummy; enjoy :)

So, I'm not a big "Meatloaf" fan...something about the name has always turned me off. I don't mind my mom's, but it's never something I would order at a restaurant. I'm just not that into meat. However, my family is...specifically Joe and Felicity. Every once in a while I'll try making it, usually trying to make it healthier by using Turkey. It's edible, but nothing to write home about ;) So, today I discovered creating a brown sugar crust on top...um, OK, I'll give that a whirl. I found about 5 recipes that I used ingredients or ideas from, so here's my version...in the Demarle Muffin Tray...with a yummy brown sugar spin!! Joe thought we should call them Meat Muffins ;) 2 lbs lean ground beef (I used 10% fat) 2/3 cup Brown Sugar, split 2/3 cup ketchup, split Pepper (maybe 1/2 tsp) 1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz Crackers (or good old fashioned bread crumbs) but the Ritz were yummy! 2 eggs 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder (or dic...