Tina's Chic Corner

Italian Bread

January 13th, 2014Tina36 Comments

This is the first bread post by my husband. He jokingly referred to this as Dave’s Bread Corner, but admitted that he wasn’t really interested in making his own “wing” on my blog. What this means to you is that bread with yeast and other things that could make it scary to make or otherwise super complicated are now possible. In other words, you guys get a different variety of recipes that fall outside my comfort zone, my husband gets an audience and an excuse to make bread, and I get “free” posts that I didn’t have to cook (although …

Jalapeno And Sweet Corn Hummus

January 13th, 2014Tina30 Comments

Hummus. It’s just about the best “dip” out there. It’s one of my favorite appetizers to serve at a dinner party for a couple of reasons. First, it’s tasty (duh, it’s hummus). Second, I make it the day before and it’s one less thing I have to think about as I’m running around the day of the party. While my husband and I still find the Easy Hummus to be the best one going so far, I’m always looking for ways to switch it up. This hummus takes a traditional hummus recipe and turns it into a sweet and spicy one. …

Double Chocolate Banana Bread with Peanut Butter Icing

January 10th, 2014Tina58 Comments

A few weeks ago my youngest sister came over so that I could help her make Almond Biscotti for her boyfriend. Well, I mostly sat by and supervised. She did all the work. (Since that time, she came over again to make those same almond biscotti for her boyfriend’s family. Yup, they’re that good!) We talked and laughed so much. It was a great day in the kitchen. 🙂 I wanted to bake something for her to take home and I’d been looking for an excuse to make this quick bread. This is the best quick bread that I’ve made so far. Intrigued? This is a sweet …

Enchilada Pasta Casserole

January 8th, 2014Tina24 Comments

I realized something the other day. Every casserole recipe that I am drawn to involves some sort of pasta, some sort of meat, some type sauce or another, and at least one kind of cheese. Since all these things generally combine into awesome, I’m starting to wonder if there is any other kind of casserole worth eating. 😉 This casserole takes the flavors from a traditional enchilada dish and transforms them into an easy and low fat pasta meal. Enchilada Pasta Casserole Recipe (About 6 to 8 servings) Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) bag egg noodles (I used No Yolks) 1 pound ground …