Cornbread

I love cornbread.  It is so good.  It is also something that I can my with Baby Girl.  She loves to stir and this is something she can handle.  

This recipe is super easy to make.  The only ingredient that you might not have on hand at home is buttermilk. 

Cornbread

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup melted butter cooled
• 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.  Grease a 8 or 9 inch square baking pan.  Set aside.  
2. Whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.  
3. Whisk melted butter, brown sugar, and honey together.  Then whisk in the egg until combined.  Finally whisk in the buttermilk.  
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until combined.  Try to not over mix.  Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl not to miss anything.  
5. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.  Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top and the center is cooked through.  Use a toothpick to test.  
6. Allow to cool before slicing and serving.  

Your house will smell so good when you make this.  Try your best to wait for the cornbread to cool to slice.  This is really hard.  But if you slice when it is warm the cornbread will crumble a lot.  This cornbread is great with chili, soup or in my house it can replace any carbohydrate.  

Enjoy!  

Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade

Trying to survive and eat healthy with two kids.  El Husbee and I are trying to eat healthy and teach out kids to eat healthy.  For the most part the kids love food prep.  Which is good for us as long as we keep up with it.  I got this marinade recipe from a friend and have slightly changed it to adapt my family needs.  My family seems to love it. 

I have been using this marinade on chicken thigh.  So far so good. 

I do however leave the grilling to El Husbee. 


Cilantro Lime Chicken
Marinade:

• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Hope you enjoy the recipe as much as my family!


Keep on cooking!