Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake Do you love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups? If so then you'll not want to miss this! It's a simple recipe to make. Great for any holiday!  My favorite chocolate candy- Reese's Peanut Cups.  Somewhere out there I'm sure someone else has come up with this cake recipe of mine or something similar. I'm not sure, but this is one of my personal favorites. And I'm not even a big cake fan. So, like I said folk's- This recipe is simple & easy. This cake is layered in goodness.  Ingredients : 2 Chocolate Fudge cake mixes 2 Ready made containersChocolate Frosting 1 big package of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups 1 jar of  chunky peanut        butter Sometimes when I make this cake, I add shreds of chocolate, and crushed nuts to the top of the cake & sides. It's a fun cake to play around with...  Instructions : Mix your cake mix, with whatever Ingredients the box calls for. Add batter in 2 round cake pan

  Seasonal Go To Foods Yay! It's beginning to look much like fall- all vegetation is changing colors. Temperatures are beginning to cool down. Finally, we're getting a much needed break. From the sweltering, humid heat. What a true blessing!  I don't know about y'all but lately I'm craving comfort Foods. However, not just any old fashioned comfort food will do.  I want dumplings, in a thick creamy sauce. Made Home-Style! Made my way! Yes, seasons change. And as they do, so does our needs for warm, delicious comfort Foods. So today I will be sharing a few of my personal favorite Comfort Food Recipes. Yes, today I will be making a Home-Style Chicken Pot Pie & my Deep South Thick & Creamy Chicken & Dumplings. And it doesn't get much southern than that! So without further ado…  Home-Style Chicken Pot Pie Ingredients : 1 chicken or about 8 chicken thighs (chicken breast can be optional… just use your favorite) 6-8 cups of Vegetable /chicken stock- or wate

Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee Type of Rice, Water Ratio, Cooking Times & Yields White long-grain 2 cups rice 1 cup water 18 to 20 minutes cook time Makes 2 cups cooked rice White medium-grain 1 1/2 cups of rice 1 cup of water 15 minutes cook time Makes 3 cups cooked rice White short-grain 1 1/4 cups rice 1 cup water 15 minutes cook time Makes 3 cups cooked rice Sushi rice 1 1/3 cups rice 1 cup water Cook time 18 to 20 minutes Makes 2 1/2 cups cooked rice Brown long-grain 1 3/4 cups rice 1 cup water Cook time 40 to 45 minutes Makes 2 1/2 cups cooked rice Brown medium, short-grain 2 cups rice 1 cup water 50 minutes cook time Makes 3 cups cooked rice Basmati 1 1/2 cups 1 cup water 15 to 20 minutes cook time Makes 3 cups Texmati 1 3/4 cups 1 cup water 15 to 20 minutes cook time Makes 3 cups Jasmine 1 3/4 cups rice 1 cup water 15 to 20 minutes cook time Makes 3 cups cooked rice Wild rice 2 cups to rice 1 cup water 45 to 50 minutes cook time Makes 2 1/2 cups cooked rice Barley 4 cup

Cooking Tips If you're a seasoned cook- Chances are more, than likely you rarely, or never measure any of your ingredients. So a cup of this, a cup of that, a teaspoon of this, and a teaspoon of that... Often to the more seasoned cook- is a smidgen of this and a smidgen of that. Or as my daughter Curious Christy would say; "I just eyeball it." But if you are a newbie and your just learning to cook. Don't fret!  Today I'm going to share some life changing kitchen measurement hacks with you! The truth of the matter is- You don't have to rush out and buy all the different kitchen measurement tools. You can be a excellent cook. Without having to buy much of anything. Another good point I'd like to add. By being  minimalistic, there's no kitchen clutter. So yes, you can prepare any recipe in excellent absolution.  Just by using what you already have. Measuring Ingredients Without The Gadgets: 1/2 cup = 1/2 of a small      coffee cup filled. 1 cup = small co