Favorite utensils : Perfect Brownie Baking Pan

My husband surprised me with this thing maybe 6 years ago.  I like to make brownies just for the heck of it and I was always massacring them when cutting them.  I tried out the pan on the next batch of brownies and I was hooked.  I don't use any other pan when making brownies any more.  They all come out perfectly chewy and a perfect size.  The brownies take a few minutes longer to bake than the box directions say, and you will go through a lot of cooking spray, but it's worth it.  Our favorite boxed mix is Betty Crocker.  It's definitely worth it to pick one up if you like to bake brownies.



Perfect brownies in the Perfect Brownie Baking Pan

Coconut Bundt Cake

Anyone who has ever invited us over for an event knows about my Coconut Bundt Cake, aka pina colada cake.  I make it pretty often. I was watching Down Home with the Neelys one Saturday and decided I wanted to try this cake they made.  I made it the next day.  I've probably made this 20+ times since then.  This is my go to cake because it is so easy to make and it's so good!  It's a coconut pound cake with a glaze made from pineapple juice and powdered sugar. My sister-in-law, Liz, will fight people for this cake.  I'll just leave this picture here and let her lick the screen...  The link to the recipe is down below...

Coconut Bundt Cake

Spicy Chipotle Chicken

I decided to go out on a limb and make something spicy.  My husband isn't a spicy food fan, but my boys and I are.  I've had a can of chipotles in adobo in my cabinet and I've been looking for a good recipe to use it in.  I'm glad to say that I found one that was super easy and tasty!

I found this recipe where else but at Pinterest!  It was very spicy but very good!  We ate wrapped in tortillas and mixed into white rice.  Definitely follow the recipe to reduce the liquid to make the sauce.  We used that sauce to mix into the rice for more flavor.  I will definitely be doing this again for an easy Friday night meal for the boys and I. 

What did the girls and the husband eat?  French fries.  I'd say we had the better meal!

Spicy Chipotle Shredded Chicken

Crazy Pork Concoction

I call this a crazy pork concoction because it has some weird ingredients, but they surprisingly work very well together.  I didn't tell anyone, especially my husband, what was in it until they tried it tonight.  I wish I took a picture of it before, but I forgot.  This was the aftermath...

So what was this recipe you ask?

I love Pinterest!  This dish turned out so flavorful!  So much more flavorful than any pre-marinaded pork tenderloins I have paid $8 or $9 for.  Plain old pork tenderloin is much cheaper.  It even got the husband "I'll eat that again" seal of approval.  Everyone enjoyed it so it will definitely be added into my rotation.