1/2 bottle of ketchup
1/2 cup berry jelly
small amount of water
1 lb of leftover cooked beef roast shredded
In a saucepan add ketchup and jelly. Stir until jelly is dissolved. Add a little bit of water to thin if needed. Add the beef and simmer until hot. Serve on buns. Makes at least 8 sandwiches.
This is a great way to use up jelly. It adds sweetness to the sauce. You could even start with tomato sauce instead of the ketchup and/or add onions and peppers and then add your spices to taste.
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Monday, October 22, 2012
Broccoli Soup from Scratch
This is how I made it. I'm not an expert by any means.
First you need to decide whether you want any onions in your soup. If you do, just cook up a diced onion with some butter or oil until translucent. But if you don't like onion in your broccoli, just leave it out. Take a bunch of broccoli (the package I got had two bunches so I made broccoli salad too ;), wash it and cut up the heads. I even peel and cut up the stem. DH loves broccoli stems! Now you need to cook the broccoli. Put it in a fairly big pot and just cover with either water or chicken broth. I use my homemade broth whenever I do a soup because it adds so much flavor to the soup or stew. Cook the broccoli until it is easily pierced with the tip of a knife. Take the broccoli and put it in a blender with a little bit of the broth and pulse until you get it pretty well chopped up. Put the blender broccoli back into your pot. You now have soup! But if you want cream of broccoli do the following:
In a small pot make a roux. Now if you have never made a roux it's pretty easy. All it is is butter and flour that you cook to get the flour taste out and it browns a little bit but don't go away from the stove otherwise you'll burn it really quickly. If you do burn it, chuck it out. It will make your soup taste really bad. Add a little bit of milk to it stirring it all the time to get rid of any lumps. Lumps are bad especially on your hips but I digress LOL. Keep adding milk until you have added about a cup to cup and a half total to the roux. Let it bubble away for a couple of minutes, stirring it. Now add it to the broccoli pot and stir.
Now one of the hardest things you need to do...taste it. Add some salt and pepper. I added celery salt and it really tasted good. I also added white pepper which is a little hotter than black at least I think so but this is YOUR soup. You're going to eat it so add whatever spices you want. Bowl it up and enjoy. Nice to have soup on a cold day.
UPDATE: I almost forgot...old age is creeping up on me...You can add cheese to this soup as well. I added about 1 cup of white cheddar cheese to it. It was yummy.
http://culinarybliss.blogspot.com/2012/10/healthier-blondies-and-simple-lives.html
Sunday, June 24, 2012
The best lemonade EVER!
I have to say that I am not a big fan of lemonade. When I was growing up, my mom would make lemonade from Real Lemon and lots of sugar. But I decided to make my hubby some lemonade this summer. Now I used to use just regular lemons and sugar but since we have been trying to use as much local food unprocessed or very little processed, I decided to make lemonade with organic lemons and honey. Wow what a difference! I now love lemonade at least made this way. Here is how I do it:
Honey Lemonade
3-4 organic lemons
1/4 cup raw local honey
Filtered water
Squeeze your lemons! That kinda sounded naughty didn't it? LOL. Take them out of the fridge and let them set for a half hour to warm up and roll them on the counter. This gets more juice out of your lemon. Cut them in half and squeeze them removing any seeds from the juice. You can use a juicer if you want to but I just use my hands. It gets the job done and my nails are so white now ;) though it does hurt if you have any cuts on your hands (ouch!)
You will need about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of juice depending upon how lemony you want it. Pour it in your pitcher and add the honey and stir. It will take a couple of minutes to dissolve the honey. Then add your water up to the top of the pitcher. Put it in the fridge to cool or if you are really thirsty add some ice cubes and drink up!
This is really good! Now if it isn't sweet enough add more honey, Honey LOL. If you really wanted to make it extra special, you could always freeze some of it into ice cubes and then your lemonade wouldn't be diluted. You can always double and triple this recipe for any picnics this summer. And since you haven't heated anything up, this will keep your kitchen cool and you haven't lost any of the nutrients from the honey.
Let me know if you try it out and if you have any additional tips to pass on.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Honey Lemonade
3-4 organic lemons
1/4 cup raw local honey
Filtered water
Squeeze your lemons! That kinda sounded naughty didn't it? LOL. Take them out of the fridge and let them set for a half hour to warm up and roll them on the counter. This gets more juice out of your lemon. Cut them in half and squeeze them removing any seeds from the juice. You can use a juicer if you want to but I just use my hands. It gets the job done and my nails are so white now ;) though it does hurt if you have any cuts on your hands (ouch!)
You will need about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of juice depending upon how lemony you want it. Pour it in your pitcher and add the honey and stir. It will take a couple of minutes to dissolve the honey. Then add your water up to the top of the pitcher. Put it in the fridge to cool or if you are really thirsty add some ice cubes and drink up!
This is really good! Now if it isn't sweet enough add more honey, Honey LOL. If you really wanted to make it extra special, you could always freeze some of it into ice cubes and then your lemonade wouldn't be diluted. You can always double and triple this recipe for any picnics this summer. And since you haven't heated anything up, this will keep your kitchen cool and you haven't lost any of the nutrients from the honey.
Let me know if you try it out and if you have any additional tips to pass on.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Kay's Career Cake
This is a recipe from the Snyder Family Cookbook
Kay's Career Cake:
1 pkg cake mix
Follow directions on box.
My cousin Kay is not the best cook in the world but she makes a mean tomato soup (from the can) and toasted cheese sandwich.
Kay's Career Cake:
1 pkg cake mix
Follow directions on box.
My cousin Kay is not the best cook in the world but she makes a mean tomato soup (from the can) and toasted cheese sandwich.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Sloppy Joe Recipe
This is a sloppy Joe recipe that my cousin, Kim put in the Snyder recipe book:
1 lb. hamburger
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 medium onion
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup ketchup or 1 can tomato sauce
Fry hamburger and drain. Add celery and onion. Add rest and simmer.
I have also made this without the meat. It tastes great so if you are a vegetarian give this recipe a try without the hamburger. You can also substitute spaghetti sauce for the ketchup or even use diced tomatoes. Simmer down until it is the consistency that you like for your sloppy joes.
1 lb. hamburger
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 medium onion
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup ketchup or 1 can tomato sauce
Fry hamburger and drain. Add celery and onion. Add rest and simmer.
I have also made this without the meat. It tastes great so if you are a vegetarian give this recipe a try without the hamburger. You can also substitute spaghetti sauce for the ketchup or even use diced tomatoes. Simmer down until it is the consistency that you like for your sloppy joes.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
My mom's barbecue sauce recipe
Thought you might enjoy this one. It's great for family reunions or any family gathering.
Barbecue Sauce for Spare Ribs
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 Tbsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dry mustard
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup tomato juice or spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
Simmer sauce 15 minutes or til slightly thickened. Pour over spare ribs which have been salted and peppered and placed in crock pot. Place chopped onions on top of ribs. Start crock pot on high for 1-2 hours and then reduce to low for 5-6 hours.
Barbecue Sauce for Spare Ribs
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 Tbsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dry mustard
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup tomato juice or spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
Simmer sauce 15 minutes or til slightly thickened. Pour over spare ribs which have been salted and peppered and placed in crock pot. Place chopped onions on top of ribs. Start crock pot on high for 1-2 hours and then reduce to low for 5-6 hours.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Colorful Quinoa Salad
I made this yesterday and we LOOOOOOOVVVVVVVE it! DH said we could have had just this and nothing else and it would have made a meal. He's right. Here is the recipe:
1 cup of quinoa cooked (see below on how to cook)
1/2 cup green pepper diced (you can use red pepper as well)
1 small sweet onion diced
2 carrots shredded
1 can of black beans drained and rinsed
1 can of corn drained
Dressing:
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar
1 T garlic minced
3 drops Tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
Mix together the sauce and add to the other ingredients. Yum!
To cook quinoa - Add 1 cup of quinoa to 1 1/2 cups of water in saucepan. Heat to boiling, turn down heat and cover simmering for 15 more minutes or until the water is mostly gone. Take off burner and let sit for another 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with fork.
If you don't have quinoa, you can use couscous for the above recipe or even barley. It has an Italian flavor with some Indian spice mixed in. Let me know how you liked it.
1 cup of quinoa cooked (see below on how to cook)
1/2 cup green pepper diced (you can use red pepper as well)
1 small sweet onion diced
2 carrots shredded
1 can of black beans drained and rinsed
1 can of corn drained
Dressing:
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar
1 T garlic minced
3 drops Tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
Mix together the sauce and add to the other ingredients. Yum!
To cook quinoa - Add 1 cup of quinoa to 1 1/2 cups of water in saucepan. Heat to boiling, turn down heat and cover simmering for 15 more minutes or until the water is mostly gone. Take off burner and let sit for another 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with fork.
If you don't have quinoa, you can use couscous for the above recipe or even barley. It has an Italian flavor with some Indian spice mixed in. Let me know how you liked it.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Making something new for dinner...
Last night I decided I was sooooo boooorrrred with everything we had been eating that I would make something different for dinner so here is what I made:
I sauted onions and peppers in a bit of coconut oil until soft, added one pound of ground beef and cooked it until done. I added a little cumen, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then I had these frozen wrappers I got at the grocery store. They said that they were for empada? sorry I didnt write down the word but basically Mexican beef turnovers. I had thawed them out and put a little bit of the beef mixture in each one and hubby folded them over and used a fork to press together the edges. He also poked a hole in the top of them to keep them from exploding in the oven. I put them in a baking dish and put a little olive oil over top of them and popped them into the oven. Baked them at 350 for about half an hour.
Of course after we had them in the oven hubby mentioned that I had forgotten the cheese...grrr. Hate when I leave out an ingredient but anyway we just put that on top of the hot turnovers and they were wonderful. I will definitely be making these again with other ingredients. We ate all 10 without any leftovers. They would be great for a take to work lunch that you can eat with your fingers. I can see them with mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese and Italian seasonings or even bacon, eggs and peppers for a breakfast. And the wrappers only had a few ingredients: flour, eggs and water. We might even try to make our own wrappers with whole wheat the next time. Just have to use our dough roller to get it thin enough and use a small plate to get the size right.
Hubby decided that he wanted to make bread yesterday so I let him LOL. Actually he did the initial dough and let it rise and I punched it down and put it in the bread pan. The recipe was for two loaves so I used the rest of the dough to make a pizza and some cinnamon rolls (very tiny ones ;) My mind was not really in the cooking mood yesterday not only did I forget the cheese in the turnovers but I forgot that you have to bake the pizza crust for 10 or so minutes before you put on the toppings. Needless to say by the time the crust was done the cheese was a little brown...Ok, Ok it was burnt but it tasted good. And hubby finished it off so it must not have been so bad right?
One thing about whole wheat it really fills you up. I even made two more loaves of bread and have decided that the recipe is wrong. It doesnt make two loaves of bread (unless you like very small loaves) so the next time I make this recipe it will all go in one loaf pan and maybe we'll be able to actually have slices you can use for sandwiches instead of for bruschetta. The loaves taste good just kinda flat. Told hubby we could slice them the other way and make hoagies out of them but we dont eat hoagies anymore because of the processed meats (I cant eat them and he shouldnt). He said he would just have short sandwiches (funny guy) and if there are any leftovers I know some little feathered friends that live outside that loooove bread so it wont go to waste. I also got to use my dough bowl again and this time the dough didnt stick. Guess I finally got enough oil on the sucker. I think I used a whole bottle of olive oil on it. It just kept drinking it up. If you dont have a dough bowl I highly recommend it. It keeps the dough warm so it rises better.
Hubby found out how much the girls love bread the other day. He took out a couple of slices torn apart of course and they mobbed him LOL. They do that to me anytime I go out with my little yellow bowl. They love bread, greens and grapes. They go crazy for grapes. I dont give them many of them cause I dont want them to get sick and have the runs if you know what I mean.
So yesterday was a baking day and we just took it easy the rest of the day. Back to work today for hubby and I'm working too so I can take off some time on Tuesday. We are looking for some small acreage with a house to start our farm. We've picked out three to look at on Tuesday. Hope we find something soon before the gas rises up any more.
Wish us luck!
Talk to ya later,
Denise
I sauted onions and peppers in a bit of coconut oil until soft, added one pound of ground beef and cooked it until done. I added a little cumen, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then I had these frozen wrappers I got at the grocery store. They said that they were for empada? sorry I didnt write down the word but basically Mexican beef turnovers. I had thawed them out and put a little bit of the beef mixture in each one and hubby folded them over and used a fork to press together the edges. He also poked a hole in the top of them to keep them from exploding in the oven. I put them in a baking dish and put a little olive oil over top of them and popped them into the oven. Baked them at 350 for about half an hour.
Of course after we had them in the oven hubby mentioned that I had forgotten the cheese...grrr. Hate when I leave out an ingredient but anyway we just put that on top of the hot turnovers and they were wonderful. I will definitely be making these again with other ingredients. We ate all 10 without any leftovers. They would be great for a take to work lunch that you can eat with your fingers. I can see them with mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese and Italian seasonings or even bacon, eggs and peppers for a breakfast. And the wrappers only had a few ingredients: flour, eggs and water. We might even try to make our own wrappers with whole wheat the next time. Just have to use our dough roller to get it thin enough and use a small plate to get the size right.
Hubby decided that he wanted to make bread yesterday so I let him LOL. Actually he did the initial dough and let it rise and I punched it down and put it in the bread pan. The recipe was for two loaves so I used the rest of the dough to make a pizza and some cinnamon rolls (very tiny ones ;) My mind was not really in the cooking mood yesterday not only did I forget the cheese in the turnovers but I forgot that you have to bake the pizza crust for 10 or so minutes before you put on the toppings. Needless to say by the time the crust was done the cheese was a little brown...Ok, Ok it was burnt but it tasted good. And hubby finished it off so it must not have been so bad right?
One thing about whole wheat it really fills you up. I even made two more loaves of bread and have decided that the recipe is wrong. It doesnt make two loaves of bread (unless you like very small loaves) so the next time I make this recipe it will all go in one loaf pan and maybe we'll be able to actually have slices you can use for sandwiches instead of for bruschetta. The loaves taste good just kinda flat. Told hubby we could slice them the other way and make hoagies out of them but we dont eat hoagies anymore because of the processed meats (I cant eat them and he shouldnt). He said he would just have short sandwiches (funny guy) and if there are any leftovers I know some little feathered friends that live outside that loooove bread so it wont go to waste. I also got to use my dough bowl again and this time the dough didnt stick. Guess I finally got enough oil on the sucker. I think I used a whole bottle of olive oil on it. It just kept drinking it up. If you dont have a dough bowl I highly recommend it. It keeps the dough warm so it rises better.
Hubby found out how much the girls love bread the other day. He took out a couple of slices torn apart of course and they mobbed him LOL. They do that to me anytime I go out with my little yellow bowl. They love bread, greens and grapes. They go crazy for grapes. I dont give them many of them cause I dont want them to get sick and have the runs if you know what I mean.
So yesterday was a baking day and we just took it easy the rest of the day. Back to work today for hubby and I'm working too so I can take off some time on Tuesday. We are looking for some small acreage with a house to start our farm. We've picked out three to look at on Tuesday. Hope we find something soon before the gas rises up any more.
Wish us luck!
Talk to ya later,
Denise
Thursday, December 8, 2011
I would have...
posted a pic of the wonderful beef barley stew I made yesterday for supper last night but it seems like it's all gone...I only had two small bowls so some mice must have come along and ate the rest of it cause I know my hubby would not have eaten the rest of the crockpot full....
Here is the recipe so you can experience it for yourself:
2 carrots diced
2 celery spears diced (are they called spears? I dont remember I'm having a menopause moment)
1 small onion diced
Stew meat (add as much or as little as you would like, I used 1/2 lb)
Stock beef or chicken (I used chicken) enough to cover
1/2 cup pearled barley
Put all in crockpot and cook for 8 hours on low. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Now I must admit I screwed up my chicken noodle soup when I canned it. I didnt know you werent supposed to put the noodles in too so needless to say the noodles turned to mush (another menopause moment ;) So I just drained off the broth and used it in the beef barley stew and threw the noodles away. It worked great! See I didnt waste too much...Ok you can stop laughing now. Now if you put the barley in first thing it will be big and soft so if you like your barley a little bit more al dente (oooh big Italian word) add it during the last hour of cooking and it should be fine.
By the way the stewing meat we got from Trinity Farms not far from where we are. It was pasture raised and the meat tastes great so to give them a plug...check out their website http://www.trinityfarmsofalabama.com/ They also raise pigs for slaughter as well. I got some pig fat to make some lard from them. Half a side of beef filled our freezer so we are set for meat for the winter, and spring, and fall and winter...two people just dont eat that much in a setting well unless it's beef barley stew LOL.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Here is the recipe so you can experience it for yourself:
2 carrots diced
2 celery spears diced (are they called spears? I dont remember I'm having a menopause moment)
1 small onion diced
Stew meat (add as much or as little as you would like, I used 1/2 lb)
Stock beef or chicken (I used chicken) enough to cover
1/2 cup pearled barley
Put all in crockpot and cook for 8 hours on low. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Now I must admit I screwed up my chicken noodle soup when I canned it. I didnt know you werent supposed to put the noodles in too so needless to say the noodles turned to mush (another menopause moment ;) So I just drained off the broth and used it in the beef barley stew and threw the noodles away. It worked great! See I didnt waste too much...Ok you can stop laughing now. Now if you put the barley in first thing it will be big and soft so if you like your barley a little bit more al dente (oooh big Italian word) add it during the last hour of cooking and it should be fine.
By the way the stewing meat we got from Trinity Farms not far from where we are. It was pasture raised and the meat tastes great so to give them a plug...check out their website http://www.trinityfarmsofalabama.com/ They also raise pigs for slaughter as well. I got some pig fat to make some lard from them. Half a side of beef filled our freezer so we are set for meat for the winter, and spring, and fall and winter...two people just dont eat that much in a setting well unless it's beef barley stew LOL.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Monday, November 21, 2011
How to make tartar sauce
I make my own tarter sauce with my homemade relish and some mayo. Just combine a couple of tablespoons of relish with a couple of tablespoons of mayo in a small dish.
And presto, you have tartar sauce. So good on fish.Thursday, August 25, 2011
Giveaway!
http://faithfulnessfarm.blogspot.com/2011/08/old-fashioned-bake-sale-grandmas-apple.html
And a wonderful apple butter cake recipe. Cant beat that with a stick! Head on over and sign up for the giveaway. She has a list of what she is giving away at the bottom of the post.
And a wonderful apple butter cake recipe. Cant beat that with a stick! Head on over and sign up for the giveaway. She has a list of what she is giving away at the bottom of the post.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
chick pea recipe
See the pic? It tastes much better than it looks. To make: Dice two potatoes and one small onion. Saute in butter til onions are translucent. Add one can of chick peas (I used my home canned ones) and one can of diced tomatoes with liquid. Cook til the potatoes are done and chick peas are softened. If you need more liquid, add some chicken stock. To spice it up some I added garam masala about two tablespoons, some salt and pepper. I ate this with some bread and butter but you could put over rice or noodles for a completely different taste sensation.
If you try this recipe let me know how you prepared it.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Turkey Casserole
Just wanted to let you know what I did with all the leftovers we had from Thanksgiving. I made a casserole. It was really yummy and we ate it all - no more leftovers!
Here is what I did:
I had 2 cups of stuffing leftover so I put that in the bottom of a greased casserole dish, layered some turkey (about a cup but you could add more), buttered peas, corn, chopped onions (not leftover), poured the leftover gravy over all and topped with 4 cups of mashed potatoes. Covered it with tinfoil and put in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes. We didnt have any cranberry sauce but I think it would really have tasted good with this casserole.
If anybody tries this, let me know how yours turns out.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Here is what I did:
I had 2 cups of stuffing leftover so I put that in the bottom of a greased casserole dish, layered some turkey (about a cup but you could add more), buttered peas, corn, chopped onions (not leftover), poured the leftover gravy over all and topped with 4 cups of mashed potatoes. Covered it with tinfoil and put in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes. We didnt have any cranberry sauce but I think it would really have tasted good with this casserole.
If anybody tries this, let me know how yours turns out.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Monday, September 13, 2010
And It's a Home Run for the Sourdough!
The zucchini bread was wonderful! It rose enough to make two really nice loaves. DH liked it and so did I. I modified the recipe. Here it is:
Zucchini Bread
Preheat oven to 350.
3 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups shredded zucchini
2 cups flour 1 cup sourdough 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup raisins 8 oz crushed pineapple drained 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Mix it all together and put into 2 4x8" greased loaf pans. Bake for one hour.
And here's the lemon blueberry square recipe that I modified:
Lemon Blueberry Squares
Preheat oven to 350.
2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup sourdough 1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup blueberries 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Grease 8x8" pan. Mix ingredients together. Pour into pan and bake 25 minutes if using fresh blueberries or 35-40 minutes if using frozen blueberries. Cool completely and dust with convectioner's sugar or just serve warm with milk on top.
*Tossing blueberries and raisins with a teaspoon of flour will lessen them from sinking to the bottom of the pan.
The crushed pineapple was a weird ingredient and I wasnt sure I would like it. I'm not too crazy about pineapple but it tasted really good. The pineapple makes it more moist and if you noticed there is no oil/butter in either recipe.
I won't be experimenting for a couple of days so everyone will have to wait for my next cooking excursion...I know you are sitting on the edge of your seat. lol.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Zucchini Bread
Preheat oven to 350.
3 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups shredded zucchini
2 cups flour 1 cup sourdough 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup raisins 8 oz crushed pineapple drained 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Mix it all together and put into 2 4x8" greased loaf pans. Bake for one hour.
And here's the lemon blueberry square recipe that I modified:
Lemon Blueberry Squares
Preheat oven to 350.
2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup sourdough 1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup blueberries 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Grease 8x8" pan. Mix ingredients together. Pour into pan and bake 25 minutes if using fresh blueberries or 35-40 minutes if using frozen blueberries. Cool completely and dust with convectioner's sugar or just serve warm with milk on top.
*Tossing blueberries and raisins with a teaspoon of flour will lessen them from sinking to the bottom of the pan.
The crushed pineapple was a weird ingredient and I wasnt sure I would like it. I'm not too crazy about pineapple but it tasted really good. The pineapple makes it more moist and if you noticed there is no oil/butter in either recipe.
I won't be experimenting for a couple of days so everyone will have to wait for my next cooking excursion...I know you are sitting on the edge of your seat. lol.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Rained again today!
Another couple of storms went through again today. Yesterday we had a total of 4 inches. There was flooding in the northeastern part of the state so bad the state police blocked off roads and several families were evacuated from their homes. We did some adjusting to the chicken coop yesterday between the raindrops. DH cleaned the coop while I was making supper and I helped him (ran and got tools for him as he was in the coop). We moved the fan from in front of the door to back by the window and moved the feeder from there to in front of the door. It seems to be working pretty good so far. This way when it rains and we close the door the food wont get wet.
For supper we had klushki (sorry not sure how to spell that). I changed it up a bit. Usually you just cook wide egg noodles, cook up some sausages or hotdogs, slice them up and then cook down some shredded cabbage in butter. I cooked the cabbage in some bacon grease and added some frozen peas that I had leftover from the night before. Threw it in the oven in my cast iron enameled pot with the lid on at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. I really liked it with the peas in it. They added some color. Cant have enough green stuff you know.
I have been trying to cook down my quartered pie pumpkins. Who knew that it would take so long...but it smells good in the kitchen lol.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
For supper we had klushki (sorry not sure how to spell that). I changed it up a bit. Usually you just cook wide egg noodles, cook up some sausages or hotdogs, slice them up and then cook down some shredded cabbage in butter. I cooked the cabbage in some bacon grease and added some frozen peas that I had leftover from the night before. Threw it in the oven in my cast iron enameled pot with the lid on at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. I really liked it with the peas in it. They added some color. Cant have enough green stuff you know.
I have been trying to cook down my quartered pie pumpkins. Who knew that it would take so long...but it smells good in the kitchen lol.
Talk to ya later!
Denise
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Taco casserole
I wanted to make something the other day and made a taco casserole. Here's how I did it. I used about a cup of rotisserie chicken, handful of yellow sweet peppers, handful of chopped onion, can of diced tomatoes, half a jar of salsa, 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, four tortillas. This makes enough for two people with a little left over. Grease a small baking dish 8x8. Saute the onions and peppers in olive oil adding seasoning (your choice, I used salt and pepper since I was using the medium salsa) when the onions turn translucent, add chicken and cook just til warmed through. Meanwhile in a bowl mix togethe the diced tomatoes and the salsa. Take the salsa mixture and spoon into the bottom of your baking dish then add a layer of tortillas (I used two since the baking dish was small) then add your meat mixture and a layer of cheese. Do another layer in the same sequence as before ending with a topping of cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20-30 minutes. Serve with additional salsa if desired. It turned out great and my hubby loved it. Somehow the leftovers disappeared when I wasnt looking...;)
I didnt get a pic of it out of the oven. I think this would be especially good with mango salsa and the recipe is easily doubled or tripled. Hope you like it!
Denise
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Sugar Pie Farmhouse cookbook
http://www.sugarpiefarmhouse.com/blog
The above is a link to a new cookbook you can download. So cute and she's having a special right now for 25% off. Yes you have to pay for it but it has got great graphics! I got mine and am going to be printing it out today!
Talk to ya later!
Denise
The above is a link to a new cookbook you can download. So cute and she's having a special right now for 25% off. Yes you have to pay for it but it has got great graphics! I got mine and am going to be printing it out today!
Talk to ya later!
Denise
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