Monday, April 12, 2010

Cooking with Paula

I love Paula Deen. I love her voice. I love impersonating her with Elizabeth. "Let's deep fra this buttah in oll (oil), roll it in sugah, and wrap it in foll (foil)." I have made several recipes of hers. I get them from www.pauladeen.com. On Saturday night, I was feeling ultra domestic, so I made her mashed baked potatoes, and on Sunday night I made her gooey butter cake. Needless to say, Luke and I have been eating light ever since...

The mashed baked potatoes were really good. It combines instant mashed potatoes (which I personally am I huge fan of on their own), frozen hash browns, french fried onions, and lots of cheese. They were really, really good! We even used the left overs (we had plenty) for breakfast the next morning by just tossing them in the skillet for a few. I recommend this recipe for sure!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/mashed-baked-recipe/index.html

The gooey butter cake...I knew Luke would probably not be a fan of just because of the title. He's not into butter the way I am. It was pretty good, but VERY rich. I would recommend eating this with ice cream or something to tame it down. The ingredients consisted of TWO sticks of butter, cream cheese, eggs, a yellow cake mix, and a whole box of powdered sugar. Can you say sweet? I had a small glob of the cake and it was enough for me. I am not sure who is going to eat it with me because Luke hasn't touched it. I recommend this for a family gathering where lots of people will be there to enjoy it.

http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/view2/gooey_butter_cake

2 comments:

  1. I will definitely be trying the mashed baked potatoes! We LOVE her Italian Chicken and Vegetable Soup (http://www.pauladeen.com/index.php/recipes/view2/italian_chicken_and_vegetable_soup/) which is actually pretty light. And her Tastes Like Lasagna Soup is to die for (http://www.pauladeen.com/index.php/recipes/view2/tastes_like_lasagna_soup/). The Taco Soup is incredibly easy, but great as well (http://www.pauladeen.com/index.php/recipes/view2/taco_soup/). Thanks for the suggestion!

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