Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Sometimes I buy too much sour cream when the menu changes. Since I’ve been hyper vigilant about watching expiration dates, I was able to find a way to repurpose some. I had heard or sour cream chocolate cake before but never seemed to make time to bake it. At first I just googled “sour cream desserts” and then found this recipe (5 ⭐️ reviews)! Both the cake and frosting were de-licious, maybe too good. Hard to stay away from this one, especially when there’s extra milk in the fridge. Definitely a keeper-and high altitude friendly.

https://lilluna.com/moist-sour-cream-chocolate-cake/

Hot Dog Bun Croutons

In these uncertain times, I’m trying not to throw anything away. I can’t believe I never thought to make these from leftover buns. They’re the perfect consistency! They’re a little sweeter than regular bread but I’m really happy with the recipe I found. Next time maybe I’ll try making my own brats instead :)

https://www.savoryexperiments.com/hot-dog-bun-homemade-croutons/

Dutch Oven Ham

I forgot to take a picture of my dutch oven on Easter but I wanted to share this link and picture of the ham I fixed. [We used to raise pigs-I managed to keep a few hams in our freezer and used fresh pineapple for the glaze. I put it all in the Dutch oven for 1.5 hrs] Omg! It was the best ham I’ve ever had. Also had au gratin potatoes in the 10” but didn’t really like the recipe...maybe next time I’ll share.

https://temeculablogs.com/dutch-oven-ham/

The pineapple glaze is from an old Betty Crocker cookbook of my mother’s. (the best!)

Cabbage Rolls

I had an excess of cabbage this week so I decided to try cabbage rolls for the first time. The hubby was blown away by how delicious they are. However, some lessons learned - They blew up like ballons in the oven, so, apparently, I shouldn't have rolled them so air-tight. I will probably poke a hole in the tops next time. Secondly, they weren't very tender. I will probably do the crockpot rather than oven method next time or boil the cabbage longer. Otherwise, I have a feeling I will be making these quite often. Next time I might add in some sausage with the beef.

https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/stuffed-cabbage-rolls/