The Barefoot Kitchen Witch

Cooking with My Kids: Empanadas

Before I get started, no, Julia is not as tall as Alex – she’s standing on a stool.  Here’s a scary thing – if Alex were to stand on that same stool, he’d be eye level with me.  He’s not allowed to stand on the stool any more.

There, now that I’ve got that cleared up for you, we can talk about food.

Three Sisters Swirled Bread

I don’t really know what else to call it.

Other than…amazingly yummy.

But I can tell you how it came about.

Dipping into Tortilla Chips

Four kinds. 

From the top left – Plain, Black Sesame, 4C&G, and Thai Red Curry.

You know how sometimes when you’re experimenting in the kitchen and things are just SO easy and SO much fun that you want to keep playing around for hours and hours and hours?

That’s the kind of fun I had making these chips.

Oatmeal Corn Muffins

Next time I make these I need to make a double batch.  Or a triple.

My kids (especially Alex) plowed through most of them the first day and I barely managed to pack a couple away for school lunches.

Taco Cornbread

We had tacos the other night and I’d also meant to make cornbread but I didn’t have time.

So I made some the next night.

And, just for kicks, I threw in some of the leftovers from taco night, too.

Very easy, and a huge hit with my kids, my husband, and me.  I should have made more.

But I’m leaping ahead of myself, as usual….

Broa - Portuguese Corn Bread

Speaking, as we were recently , of Portuguese food, I figured it was about time to put up this post. 

Blueberry Jonnycake-in-the-Oven

  

Blueberry Jonnycake-in-the-Oven is a recipe I found in America's Bread Book, a book I referenced before when I tried out the recipe for Indiana Basic White Bread.

Country-Style Loaves with Cornmeal, Cilantro and Black Pepper

 

Oh.  My.  Goodness.

I am addicted.  Not that I wasn't a carb junkie before, but this bread banishes Atkins and South Beach from my vocabulary for EVAH.

Anyway.

Hang on, I'll be right back.  I need more toast....