The Most Moist Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

This cake is moist, moist and more moist. It is one that you'll want to make over and over again.  I won't bore you with my talking. So here is the amazing recipe.

I know you can kiss me later.

Recipe

1 3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour

3/4 Cup Cocoa Powder

2 Cups Sugar 

2 Teaspoons Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 

1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt

1 Cup Buttermilk 

1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil

2 Large Eggs

1 Teaspoon Vanilla 

1 Cup coffee

Preheat oven to 350 degrees 

Grab 2 cake pans and butter them add a little flour to lightly coat the pan

Grab a large bowl and add your Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Cocoa Powder 

Mix well together

Take your Oil and Buttermilk and add to your mixer

Start the mixer on medium 

Add your sugar, mix well for 1 minute

Add your vanilla and beat for 30 seconds 

Add your eggs one at a time

Add your flour 1/4 of a cup at a time

Slowly add your coffee and mix for a minute on medium 

When done mixing split your batter into two separate, pre buttered pans

Yum Chocolate 

Place on the middle rack and bake for 30 minutes 

Take your cake out and place on a cooling rack and allow it to cool for a few 

While the cake cools let's make the icing 

Grab your ingredients 

2 sticks butter (room temperature)

1 Tablespoon vanilla 

1 Egg Yolk 

2 Cups Powdered Sugar 

6 Oz. Chocolate Chips Melted

Beat the butter till smooth on high speed for 1 minute 

Add your melted chocolate chips and beat on slow speed for 1 minute

Add your egg yolk

Add vanilla 

Add your powered Sugar 1/4 cup at a time 

Look at that frosting...........

Take your cake and and put the first one done

Add frosting to the middle 

Add your other cake to the top

Spread that goodness all over and look below

That's goodness.......

Enjoy that wonderful moist cake.

THE Best Beef And Egg Noodles......EVER

Staple food is amazing and really the best thing to get you in the mood for fall.  This Football Sunday, I made The very best beef and noodles you'll ever put in your mouth.  So I wanted to share with you this greatness.

It's easy and so so good.

Enjoy

Ingredients 

2.5 Pound Pot Roast (hormone and Organic)

2 Cups Carrots

1 Cup Celery

1 Large Onion

8 Cloves Garlic

8 Small Potatoes

2 Bay Leaves

2 TBL Butter

Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

1TBL Tarragon 

1 Small Can Tomato Paste

1/2 Cup Flour

10 Cups Water
1/3 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 Cup Worchesthire Sauce

Putting it Together

Grab your meat and pat dry

Pack salt all around it

Grab a large stock pan, turn heat on medium high and add olive oil and butter

Letit melt completely 

Add your beef when oils are hot

Get a nice crust on both sides (takes 8 minutes)

While this is cooking cut up your vegetables

Turn oven to 350 degrees

Set aside

Take your meat out and place on a plate

Take your onions and add to the juices

Saute these for 7 min then add your garlic

Then add your garlic and celery cook for 4 minutes

Then add your tomato paste

Once this is mixed well add some more salt and pepper this should turn dark (2 minutes)

Add your flour and allow it to turn a tan (3 minutes)

Add water and let it thickin up

Add your meat

Let this cook for 4.5 hours in the oven

Once it's time take out of oven and place on stove on medium 

Add potatoes and carrots allow this to cook for 30-45 minutes

While that's cooking boil water and make your egg noodles

Basically take a fork while beef is in the pot and tear apart

Serve it right over your noodles and enjoy this Amazinness 

Black Bean Enchiladas (All from scratch)

You don't need to eat meat every night or every meal.  We try to eat meat only 3 times a week.  There are many ways to get your protein, beans, rice and or veggies.

Here is a simple middle of the week dinner to make for your family.  

Enjoy

Ingredients

1 Dried Chili 

1 TBL Cumin

1 TBL Granulated Garlic

Salt To Taste

1 Cup Onions

1 Head Roasted Garlic

Green Onions

1 Can Black Beans

1 Can Tomato Paste

1 Lime

1.5 Cups Extra Sharp White Cheddar

1. Grab a sauce pan and put your pepper with 1 cup of water. Boil until pepper is soft.

2.  While that's working let's start chopping up your onions

3. Grab a medium sauce pan turn on medium high, place olive oil in pan and allow it to heat up.  

4. Add your onion and carmalize for 5 minutes.

5. Add your roasted garlic whole

6. Turn off your pepper and dwarn all the water, grab pepper, cut in half and take seeds out.

7. Dice up in small dice and add it to your onion and garlic mixture.

8. While this sautes add your spices and allow to cook for 3 minutes

9. Add 1 cup of water and your tomato paste

10. Allow it to come to a simmer.

11. Grab your cheese and shred

12. Open your black beans and drawn liquid out and rinse off with cold water

13. Place beans in mixing bowl and add your spices and salt with 1/2 cup of cheese.

14. Place your tomato mixture in a blender or use a hand blender. Turn oven on to 425 degrees

15. Set aside tomato mixture

16. Grab a baking pan and place a ladle full of sauce on the bottom.

17. Grab a tortilla and add your black bean mixture

18. Stuff the tortilla 

19. Roll tortilla and place in pan 

20. Repeat

21. Place another ladle of sauce on top

22. Add the rest of your cheese and place in oven for 15 minutes

23. Take out of oven and serve with whatever sides you want

Saffron Risotto With Seared Chicken and Peas (it's that good)

Feeling a little spunky tonight I made saffron risotto chicken. Out of this world. Probably one of the best dinners I've made in awhile.  Organic ingredients, healthy and oh sooo good.

Here is this easy step by step recipe for you all.

Enjoy......

Ingredients

2 Organic Chicken Breast

1 Red onion

1 Cup of Peas

3 Cloves of Garlic

2 TBL Butter

1 Cup Arborio Rice

2 Cups Chicken Stock

Olive Oil

Salt

2 Pinches of Saffron 

1 Cup of Sharp Cheeses

Putting it together

1.  Cut Onion in dice size 

2. When onions are diced up heat butter up in a shallow pan

3. Once butter is melted add onions

4. Stirring frequently and making sure the onions are carmarlizing

5. Start dicing chicken up into bite size and on a separate cutting board

6. Heat up a skillet and add olive oil to pan and allow the pan to heat up and add your chicken

7. Season with salt

8. Let chicken cook for about 8 minutes

9.  Dice up garlic and add it too your onions and allow that too cook for 3 minutes

10.  Add rice and salt to taste

11. Allow rice to brown and then add your saffron and chicken stock along with your peas

12. Allow this to cook for about 10 minutes, add water if needed

13. Add cheese

14. Add chicken

15. Stir well adjust seasonings and well serve

16.  It's Out Of This World.  

Seriously make this for a party, friends, family or hell just yourself.  Have fun.