Food Favorite

Howdy Homemakers!!

Today is just a quick share. For those of you that are extremely food conscious and savvy about what you buy with what ingredients, you may not like this product. While I care about what we eat and ingest, I also believe that a little leniency here or there is OK.

Anyway, moving on!

This here is a wonderful product! Simple tortilla strips. What gets me though is the chipotle cheddar. I put these on everything! Casseroles, burritos, tacos, nachos, soups (especially good on a hot bowl of split pea soup), salads and even as a snack to just munch on! 

If you want to add a little crunch, a little tang and zest to what you are eating, toss a handful of these onto your plate/bowl. You won't be disappointed.

Happy Homemaking!!

A Favorite: My Bucket

Howdy Homemakers!!

In homemaking one of the keys to keeping up is finding what pattern, routine, schedule, product, etc, that works for you and your home. 

One of my issues is keeping to a set routine gets me bored. I have tried so many times to utilize the "bathrooms on Tuesdays, Windows and baseboards on Wednesday" sort of thing. It just gets too mundane, in an already repetitive profession. 

Something I have found, however, that works really well for me is the bucket. 

Just a regular bucket, with soapy water, a fresh sponge and a towel. 

I can take this bucket all over the house and clean all sorts of things. Ranging from windows, to cupboards, all the way to toys and shoes. 

It is portable, maintains the "mess" after cleaning the mess to one area, and offers the flexibility to clean something besides the same ol', same ol' routine. 

Go on Homemakers, find what works for you. If you feel stumped, grab a bucket, fill it up and move around your house cleaning things. I bet you find things that need cleaned that you haven't thought of for months. 

Happy Homemaking!!

A Recipe - Cinnamon Roll Swirl Cake

Howdy Homemakers!!

Boy do I have a grand recipe for y'all today. I actually found this recipe floating around FB, from Andrea's Country Home Cookin' page. 

Andreas-Country-Home-Cookin

It was fun and easy to make. The results however, are the best part. This tastes so much like a cinnamon roll, yet, so much like cake! Win/win!

So here we go homemakers:

This is the batter spread into a 9x13 pan. It is a thick batter, but really fun to smooth out.

This is the "swirl", in a bowl.

Now this part was a bit tricky. Because my melted butter was still a bit warm, you can see where the mixture wanted to 'pool' instead of swirl in. Instead of over mixing everything, I just let it pool...this worked out for the best in the end result.

I couldn't help but take this photo of the cake when I flipped it out of the pan. It came out almost perfectly, but it was SO pretty! The marbled swirling looked too good to pass up a photo opportunity. 

I put this cake onto a foil covered cookie sheet. Everything about it turned out wonderfully. The smell, the look, the texture. Everything. This photo shows the beauty of this recipe, and why I recommend it so much.

Glazed and then cut. This was one of the best snacks ever. Everyone loved it, and I truly hope you do too!! 

CINNAMON ROLL SWIRL CAKE

BATTER:
3 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted

Topping:
1 cup butter, soft to the point of almost melted*
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp cinnamon

In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together except for the butter.
Once mixed; slowly pour in the butter. Stir into batter.
Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
Drop evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

Glaze:
2 cup powdered sugar
5 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

While the cake is warm ~ drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Happy Homemaking!!