Tina's Chic Corner

Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers

January 27th, 2014Tina26 Comments

Finger foods are awesome, especially chicken fingers. They are great for everything from a game party to a wedding reception. You can eat them for dinner, you can eat them enjoying the big game, or you can watch them disappear into even the pickiest kids. Chicken fingers rule! My thing is that I don’t want to eat fried chicken fingers. Well, at least not this time. So how can I bake them and they still taste as great as the fried kind? Meet these tasty baked chicken fingers. They are moist on the inside and mad crispy on the outside. Crispy …

Pound Cake

January 24th, 2014Tina46 Comments

I’m taking it back to basics today. You would think that with all the baking I do I would have a pound cake recipe stashed away, but I don’t. However, for many years my husband has raved about his step mom’s pound cake. Of course I had to seek out her recipe and find out what all the hype was about. (Plus I enjoy baking goodies that my husband loves.) I was not disappointed. This is the best pound cake I’ve ever had! Pound Cake Recipe (Makes 12 to 16 servings) Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 pound (equivalent …

Spicy Sweet Potato Fries With Cucumber Yogurt Dip

January 22nd, 2014Tina42 Comments

Holiday weight gain is evil. Who’s with me? I try to avoid having “bad food” in the house, but that’s kind of hard to do if you’re a food blogger and enjoy baking. It’s even harder to do when friends and family are coming over and expect great food. So I’ve resorted to moving the jar of Nutella and the bag of mini marshmallows to the top shelf and I can only reach them if I move a chair over to the kitchen cabinet. I have loads of chocolate chips in a nifty glass container on the kitchen counter and …

Sweet Basil Smoothie

January 20th, 2014Tina26 Comments

Have you jumped on the green smoothie bandwagon? You know, the ones with spinach or kale or wheat grass in them. I don’t find them appealing…like, at all. Have you ever thought of a basil smoothie? Now that’s a green smoothie I’m all over! This gorgeous green drink is full of wonderful sweet lemon and basil flavors. Sweet Basil Smoothie Recipe (1 serving) Ingredients for Lemon Simple Syrup: 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest Ingredients for Smoothie: 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (or plain yogurt) 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves 1 cup of ice lemon simple …

Peanut Butter Chocolate Poppers

January 17th, 2014Tina41 Comments

What do you call desserts that act like cookies but don’t look like cookies? I’m totally serious, this is not a trick question. These bite sized treats that I made have a ball shape, but I don’t want to call them balls because it sounds funny. They don’t look like cookies so I have issues calling them that too. I think I’ll stick with calling them poppers, like I did for my Almond Cranberry Granola Poppers. 🙂 These no-bake poppers are full of peanut butter, chocolate, and oat goodness. Peanut Butter Chocolate Poppers Recipe (Makes about 33 poppers) Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup skim milk 2/3 cup white …