Tick Cooks

 LEMON POUND CAKE What could be better than a delicious lemon pound cake that is also heart healthy? And is very simple and quick to put together? This makes one loaf cake. You could probably double it and make a ring cake. Heart Healthy Lemon Pound Cake 1/2 cup margarine, softened 1 TBS finely minced lemon zest 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 TBS lemon juice 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup milk Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Cream the margarine and lemon zest until very fluffy. Slowly add the sugar, and continue creaming for 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, until well beaten in, scraping the sides of the bowl often. Then add the vanilla and lemon juice, and mix. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the bowl. Then add the milk. Mix only until well-combined. Do not over mix. Place the batter in a greased and floured 4x8” loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour or...

 Cajun Pork Chops and Wild Rice I found this recipe the other day and knew we had to try it. It turned out even better than expected. I mus also say it tastes a lot better than it photographs! Serve with a green salad, 2 cups cooked wild rice 2 pork chops Vegetable or olive oil Cajun seasoning Chopped celery (optional) Chopped bell pepper Chopped onion 2 beef bullion cubes or 2 tsp beef bullion powder 1/3 cup heavy cream (or water) Cook rice and set aside. Season chops with Cajun seasoning. Heat oil and sprinkle a little seasoning on the oil Brown chops on both sides, remove, and set aside. Add more oil and saute vegetables. Crush the bullion cubes and sprinkle over the vegetables,  or strew the powdered broth over them. Season with Cajun seasoning, and stir. Saute until vegetables are soft. Spread rice on the bottom of an 8x8inch/20x20cm baking dish. Place chops on top. Spoon vegetables on top of chops. Pour cream (or water) around the edges. Cover tightly with aluminum foil....

BREAKFAST CINNAMON MUFFINS I just found this recipe and it looked intriguing. It proved to be excellent! The whole kitchen smells great while they are baking, and the brown sugar sprinkled on top gives it a little crunch. 2 cups (250 g) flour 3/4 cups sugar (150 g) 2 tsp baking powder (10 g) 1 TBS cinnamon (8 g) 1 tsp ground nutmeg (2 g) 1/2 tsp salt (3 g) 1 cup milk (240 ml) 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted and cooled (114 g) 2 large eggs brown sugar Combine dry ingredients. Stir in milk, melted butter and eggs. Mix just until combined, lumps are ok. Spoon into greased metal muffin tins, or tins lined with paper cups, or silicon cups (that's what I use). Sprinkle tops with brown sugar. Bake at 350°F/180°C for 20 minutes, may need a bit longer. For jumbo muffins, bake 20-25 minutes.