Sorry have been away

Well as you can see that I have been up to cooking lately. I have started cooking for the holidays. I made pumpkin/chocolate chip muffins for some neighbors. I also tried couscous with Tuscan chicken that I got the recipe from my new Robin Miller Take 5 book. I have been trying a lot new recipes. I got my kitchen Aid mixer at home so I have been making all kinds of things. We really enjoyed the Tuscan Chicken dish and will be making it again soon. I also got the new Baking Cooking Light book and have made the Chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal pancakes, and the whole wheat pancakes too. My family has been pretty happy with me being on this cooking stride. I have been having a lot of fun cooking for my family and my neighbors. I will take pictures and post the new things that I make, I haven't always remembered to take the pictures.

Robin Miller Take 5

Baking Cooking Light

I would recommend that you get these books. I will post the other things that I make. I would love some feedback on what you think I should make and if anything you would eat. Scotty my 14 year old likes the new things that I have been making and he is usually the one who doesn't like new things but he can't wait now when I make pancakes. I have other cookbooks that I have added and I will have to get the names to you when I write them down.

Good Morning New breakfast

Good morning to all in the blogging world. I tried a new recipe this morning and my family says it's a keeper. I found this recipe but I put my own spin on it.

Egg & Sausage Muffins

1/2 cup half & half

12 Large eggs

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp salt

1 lb pork breakfast sausage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook sausage to no longer pink. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray. Spoon sausage 1/2 way up muffin pans. Mix other ingredients and top. Fill until almost full. Bake for 20 minutes.

We liked this but I put onions and mushrooms when I cooked the sausage but I forgot to add the half and half.

Favorite Chefs/Cooks

Most of you can probably guess that I am a die hard Food Network and Cooking Channel watcher. I thought this time I would tell you who I take inspiration from. I take recipes that I get from several online sites and magazines. AllYou and Kraft books are two of my favorites but I also get FoodNetwork and Rachael Ray magazines as well.

Chefs/Cooks
Guy Fieri
Kelsey Nixon
Ina Garten
Giada De Laurentis
Lisa Lillen
Chuck Hudges
Nigella Lawson
Ree Drummond
Sandra Lee
Claire Robinson
Rick Bayless

I love to cook and these people are the reason why the FoodNetwork is popular.

Update: Southwestern Quick Brown Rice recipe that I posted is the one that I am going with.
Note: the recipe turns out spicy so if you don't want it that spicy cut back on the taco seasoning