Amateur Photography – Sweet Life Kitchens

Aunt Betsy’s old-school Mac and Cheese

Aunt Betsy’s old school Mac and Cheese.

Whole Wheat Raisin Cookie Bread

Ingredients: 1-1/2cups whole-wheat flour Three cups quick oats One teaspoon baking soda 3/4 granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt One teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg One teaspoon pure vanilla extract One cup unsalted butter, melted (skip the salt if you use salted butter) Two large eggs, at room temperature Two tablespoons olive oil One cup raisins Directions: Preheat […]

by Noel Williams

Banana Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients: 1 cup whole-wheat flour 3/4 cup all-purpose flour One teaspoon baking soda One cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt One teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg One teaspoon pure vanilla extract Two large ripe bananas ( mashed) 1/4 unsalted butter, melted (skip the salt if you use salted butter) Two large eggs, at room temperature Two tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup milk Directions: Preheat […]

by Noel Williams

Apple banana muffins

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Ingredients: One teaspoon baking powder One teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt One teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Two large ripe bananas ( mashed) One cup of green apple (blended) 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (or melted coconut oil) 2/3 cup packed brown sugar One large egg, at room temperature One teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 Tablespoons milk Directions: Preheat oven […]

by Noel Williams

Caramel carrot cake

This old-school carrot cake with caramel topping is amazing. No fruits and no nuts, just a plain old Nana-styled carrot cake. I cut back on the salt and the sugar because the caramel topping is both sweet and salty.

by Noel Williams

Caramel Chocolate cake

This is a no-recipe recipe-a recipe without an ingredient list or steps. It encourages you to improvise in the kitchen. Or use what you have at hand—real old school-exactly how Nana did it back in the day. I started with a stick of butter, some granulated sugar, flour, olive oil, vanilla extract, salt, milk, caramel […]

by Noel Williams

Simple pineapple cake with crunchy granola topping

Ingredients: Two cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar or brown Three eggs 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup pineapple juice 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Direction: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9×13 baking pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, buttermilk, […]

by Noel Williams

Jamaican style banana cake

Jamaican style banana cake This tasty Jamaican style of banana cake needs no icing. Just sprinkle with granulated sugar if you wish. Either way, it will make you want to nibble on it all day. Some people like to have it with ice cream. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar Two eggs […]

by Noel Williams

Chewy cholate almond cookies

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup cocoa powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ⅜ teaspoon salt ½ cup dark corn syrup One large egg white One teaspoon vanilla extract 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened ⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar ⅓ cup granulated sugar ½ cup granulated sugar for rolling 4 ounces bittersweet or […]