Posts by Rachel Schultz

SWEET CORN SALAD WITH AVOCADO

July 30, 2018

We are not quitting summer just yet. This is a corn salad because there is so much going on it – cucumber, avocado, red onion. But it is certainly not above being a corn salsa. Really you can and should put it in most taco, burrito, enchilada, etc. types of dishes. Therefore I use it in a variety of mexi ways. Not the least of which is simply eating it with tortilla chips. I reach for this pretty much any time we are making something mexican and I want it to feel a little more special!

Sweet Corn Salad with Avocado
Serves about 3 cups

15 ounces corn
1 avocado, diced
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup cucumber, diced
1/4 cup cilantro
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
A dash of salt

Toss all ingredients together!

SWEET CORN SALAD WITH AVOCADO
 
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Ingredients
  • 15 ounces corn
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • ¼ cup red onion, diced
  • ¼ cup cucumber, diced
  • ¼ cup cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • A dash of salt
Instructions
  1. Toss all ingredients together!

 

We are not quitting summer just yet. This is a corn salad because there is so much going on it – cucumber, avocado, red onion. But it is certainly not above being a corn salsa. Really you can and should put it in most taco,

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OREO CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES

July 23, 2018

I am trying to think of if there is a dessert (any food even?) that is so much at home in both summer and winter as cheesecake. It’s cool in summer. It’s decadent, rich, and celebratory at christmas. It doesn’t have to require any fresh ingredients so works in winter for that too. These are very whenever I make them! It has become my staple cheesecake; in case you need one – try these. Also I love they are in portable cupcake forms and I don’t want to make cheesecake in any other way right now.

This is much easier than dealing with serving up slices!

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes
Makes sixteen mini cheesecakes

30 oreos, 16 whole and 14 chopped
16 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
A dash of salt

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

Place a cookie in the bottom of each cup of a lined muffin tin.

In a stand mixer, beat cream cheese. Add sugar and vanilla and continue to mix.

Add eggs and mix until incorporated.

Add sour cream and salt and mix until an even batter forms.

Fold chopped oreos into batter. Divide batter into muffin tin.

Bake for 22 minutes. Allow to cool and chill for four hours.

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

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OREO CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES
 
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Ingredients
  • 30 oreos, 16 whole and 14 chopped
  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • A dash of salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  2. Place a cookie in the bottom of each cup of a lined muffin tin.
  3. In a stand mixer, beat cream cheese. Add sugar and vanilla and continue to mix.
  4. Add eggs and mix until incorporated.
  5. Add sour cream and salt and mix until an even batter forms.
  6. Fold chopped oreos into batter. Divide batter into muffin tin.
  7. Bake for 22 minutes. Allow to cool and chill for four hours.

Adapted from Blue Eyed Bakers.

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

I am trying to think of if there is a dessert (any food even?) that is so much at home in both summer and winter as cheesecake. It’s cool in summer. It’s decadent, rich, and celebratory at christmas. It doesn’t have to require any fresh ingredients so works in winter for that too.

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QUINOA TURKEY CHILI

July 2, 2018

This is one of those tried and true weeknight dinners that I absolutely love. It is a lightened up, more healthy feeling chili that I think chili-purists would still approve of. And it is a one-pot-wonder which is my favorite when I do not particularly think I have time for washing dishes lots of dishes. We like it with corn tortilla chips. Or of course sweet cornrbead, a delightful companion for chilis.

One Pot Quinoa Turkey Chili

Quinoa Turkey Chili
Serves six

1 pound ground turkey
1 onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
5 cups tomato juice
1 cup quinoa
30 ounces black beans
1 chipotle, diced
3 tablespoons adobo sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
15 ounces corn
Cheddar cheese
Cilantro

Cook turkey in the base of a large stock pot over medium heat for 6 minutes.  Add onion and bell pepper and cook for 4 minutes.

Add tomato juice, quinoa, black beans, chipotle, adobo sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, pepper, and cinnamon to pot. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in corn. Serve topped with cheddar cheese and cilantro.

QUINOA TURKEY CHILI
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 5 cups tomato juice
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 30 ounces black beans
  • 1 chipotle, diced
  • 3 tablespoons adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 15 ounces corn
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Cilantro
Instructions
  1. Cook turkey in the base of a large stock pot over medium heat for 6 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper and cook for 4 minutes.
  2. Add tomato juice, quinoa, black beans, chipotle, adobo sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, pepper, and cinnamon to pot. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
  3. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Stir in corn. Serve topped with cheddar cheese and cilantro.

 

One Pot Quinoa Turkey Chili

This is one of those tried and true weeknight dinners that I absolutely love. It is a lightened up, more healthy feeling chili that I think chili-purists would still approve of. And it is a one-pot-wonder which is my favorite when I do not particularly think I have time for washing dishes lots of dishes.

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