Apple-Brown Sugar Coffee Cake

I love Saturday mornings. I usually get up and head straight to the kitchen make a pot of coffee and start making something for breakfast that will put a huge smile on my kiddos faces. So this past Saturday I got up ready to make a coffee cake.

This was the best coffee cake EVER!! Just look at the ingredients, how could you go wrong?!?!

Penny's Apple-Brown Sugar Coffee Cake by Silvana Nardone

serves 8 prep time 10 minutes cook time 45 minutes

1 cup plus 2 tsp Silvana's All-Purpose Flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 eggs

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 large apples-peeled, cored

and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Roasted Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Marsala

I came across this meal in my cookbook and was hesitant to make it...why? Because every time I eat it in a restaurant I regret it. But one of the things that I liked about this recipe was that you stuff the chicken with sauteed mushrooms. And I'm a sucker for sauteed mushrooms, so I gave it a whirl. It turned out really good.

Roasted Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Marsala by Silvana Nardone

serves 4 prep time 25 minutes cook time 30 minutes

2 Tbsp EVOO

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 pound button mushrooms, thinly sliced

1/2 cup Marsala or white wine

2 Tbsp chopped parsley

Salt and Pepper

1 cup chicken broth

4 boneless chicken breast, butterflied

and pounded 1/2inch thick