Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

• 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup melted butter
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• Topping
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

Combine first 6 ingredients. Pour into a buttered 1 1/2 to 2-quart casserole dish. Mix remaining ingredients together and sprinkle over top. Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes, until hot and browned.

As yummy as pie!

Cranberry Fluff

This has become a requested family favorite for the holidays.

1 bag fresh cranberries
1 c. sugar
1 20oz can crushed pineapple (drained)
1 c. mini-marshmallows
1 c. whipping cream

The night before, grind cranberries pour sugar over and let set covered overnight in the refrigerator.

Whip whipping cream in large bowl until peaking, add cranberries including the juice that was made in the container.  Stir in mini-marshmallows and drained crushed pineapple.  Chill and serve. 

Cream of Chicken-Rice Soup

Cream of Chicken –Rice Soup

Hometown Favorites by Gooseberry Patch

4qts water

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 onion, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

2 celery stocks, chopped

1/4 c. fresh parsley minced

1/4 c. butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 c. rice, uncooked

salt to taste

2 c. milk

1/2 c. cornstarch

Bring water to boil.  Add chicken and cook until tender and juices run clear; reserve broth.  Meanwhile, in frying pan, sauté onions, carrots, celery, and parsley in butter until tender.  Add garlic and cook for one minute.  Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.  Add  sautéed vegetables and chicken to reserved broth.  Stir in rice and salt and simmer gently for 15 minutes.  Mix together milk and cornstarch; add to soup.  Stir until thick.  Makes 16-20 servings.    Freezes nicely for later use.

I made this a few weeks ago....it was very yummy!

Mango Coffee Cake

MANGO COFFEE CAKE

2 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR                                          
2 EGGS, BEATEN

2 CUPS SUGAR                                                                            
1 TEASPOON VANILLA

1 1/2 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER                             
3 CUPS COARSELY CHOPPED, MANGOES (ABOUT 3), SEEDED & PEELED

1/2 TEASPOON BAKING SODA                                          

1/2 TEASPOON GROUND NUTMEG                                

1/2 CUP BUTTER                                                                        
 1/3 CUP SUGAR

1 CUP BUTTERMILK OR SOUR MILK                              
3/4 TEASPOON GROUND CINNAMON

(I ALWAYS KEEP A TUB OF DRY BUTTERMILK-

ON HAND FOR RECIPES.)                                                       
SWEETENED WHIP CREAM (I USE THE SPRAY- CAN)

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350.  GREASE A 13X9X2 INCH BAKING PAN; SET ASIDE.  IN A LARGE BOWL

COMBINE FLOUR, THE 2 CUPS SUGAR, BAKING POWDER, SODA, NUTMEG, AND 1/4 TEASPOON SALT.  USING PASTRY BLENDER OR TWO KNIVES, CUT IN BUTTER UNTIL MIXTURE RESEMBLES

COURSE CRUMBS.

2. IN A SMALL BOWL COMBINE BUTTERMILK, EGGS, AND VANILLA.  ADD TO FLOUR MIXTURE ALL AT ONCE; STIR JUST MOISTENED (VERY IMPORTANT).  FOLD IN MANGOES.  SPREAD IN PREPARED PAN.  COMBINE THE 1/3 CUP SUGAR AND CINNAMON.  SPRINKLE EVENLY OVER BATTER.  BAKE FOR 40 TO 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL A WOODEN PICK INSERTED NEAR CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN; BREAK CRUST SLIGHTLY WHEN INSERTING PICK.  (MANGO PIECES WILL SINK TO BOTTOM OF COFFEE CAKE.)  COOL SLIGHTLY.  SERVE WARM WITH SWEETENED WHIP CREAM.  MAKES 12 TO 16 SERVINGS.

NOTE: TO MAKE SOUR MILK PLACE 1 TABLESPOON LEMON JUICE OR VINEGAR IN A MEASURING CUP; ADD ENOUGH MILK TO EQUAL 1 CUP LIQUID.  LET STAND FOR 5 MINUTES.  ENJOY!

From Sammi Arden (Best Banana Bread Ever)

Heath Bar Toffee

Saltine Crackers

(about 37 enough to line bottom of cookie sheet)

1 cup butter (use the real stuff)

3/4 cup sugar

1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips

4 heath bars crushed (fairly fine)

 

Place crackers in a FOILED lined 13X9 cookie sheet with sides. (might need to cut some in half to cover all of the pan).

 

In sauce pan over med heat melt cut up butter and sugar, bring to a boil and reduce heat.  Simmer until thickened and sugar is completely melted. (will be bubbly) takes only a few minutes.

Pour over crackers and spread to even it out. (all crackers should be covered).

Bake at 350' for about 7 minutes until bubbly, remove from oven and sprinkle with cho chips, return to the oven and bake for 3-5 minutes until chocolate chips start to melt.(they will be soft)

Remove from oven and spread chocolate chips out evenly over the top.

Sprinkle with crushed Heath Bars..chill until top is cooled and hardened.  peal of of foil and break into pieces..Store in frig.

 

Note from Mom:

use a high heat spatula to do the spreading and stirring.. works best if you have one...if not use a wooden spoon...

also i put mine in the freezer for about 20-30 min to do a quick cooling off and just start at one side to break it up and peal back foil as you go

hope this works for you

Mexican Stuffed Shells

This is one of our favorites.  It sounds a little odd for those die-hard Mexican food fans...I know, because I am one of them.  This recipe was adapted from Food.com for my Once a Month Cooking recipes.

Ingredients

15 -20 Extra Large Shells - Cooked (I under cook mine a little so they don't become mushy.)
1 lb of ground beef browned
3 tbsp taco seasoning
1/2 c. water
1 onion chopped
1 3/4 c. salsa divided
1 c. grated cheese
1 8oz can tomato sauce
Chili powder to taste
Green Onion for garnish

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.  Add seasoning, onion, 1/2 c. salsa, water, 1/4 c. of cheese to ground beef and mix well.
3.  In separate bowl, mix remaining salsa, tomato sauce, and chili powder
4.  Spread a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish
5.  Fill each shell with ground beef mixture and place in pan.
6.  Pour remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese on top and garnish with green onion.
7.  Bake for up to 30 minutes.  If I am in a hurry, I only bake it for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.  

I serve mine with beans or rice and veggies.  

Enjoy! 

Bran Muffins

5-6 cups Raisin Bran cereal (I use bran flakes no raisins)
1 1/2 cups oil
2 1/2 cups sugar
5 cups flour
4 eggs
1 qt buttermilk
5 tsp soda
2 tsp salt

Mix together. Bake in muffin tins. Fill 3/4 full & bake @ 325 for 25 min or until the top is crusty.
Mix keeps in refrigerator 2 months and bake as needed.
Yummy with butter and honey.

Roasted Pork Shoulder and Potatoes

This is what is cooking tonight.  Boy does it smell yummy.  I found Jamie Oliver's website when I googled Roasted Pork Shoulder and dinner was born.

Here are the links to the recipes:  Roasted Potatoes  & 6 Hour - Roasted Pork Shoulder 

Enjoy!

Baked Raspberry Custard

Baked Raspberry Custard

1/4 c. unsalted butter
3/4 c. whole milk
3 eggs
1/2 c. + 1 tbsp sugar
1/2 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c. raspberries

1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In oven, melt butter in a 9-inch pie plate about 6 minutes.
2.  In blender combine milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla.  Add melted butter and blend mixture until smooth, 30 seconds.
3.  Distribute berries evenly in pie plate and pour batter over top.  Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and bake until slightly puffed and just set in middle, 20 to 25 minutes.  Heat broiler and broil until top is deep golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.  Serve warm.

Everyday Food - April 2010

Rosemary Chicken and Vegetables

Rosemary Chicken and Vegetables

 

1 pound new potatoes

2 carrots

2 small zucchini

olive oil

whole grain mustard (dk brown kind, but not spicy brown)

1 TBS fresh rosemary (if u use dry use 1/2 amount stated)

salt and pepper

4- 6oz chicken breast

4 - qt size freezer bags

 

Freeze It

Quater the potatoes.  Peel carrots. Cut the carrots and zucchini into 2 inch sticks.  Mix them in a bowl with 2 TBS olive oil, 2 TBS mustard, 1 TBS rosemary, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper.  Season the chicken with 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.  Divide everything amoung the 4 bags.  Freze until ready to cook, up to 3 months.

 

COOK IT   400' - 45- 50 min

 

Remove bags from freeze 1 bag per serving

empty into baking dish and roast for about 25 min stir vegies and flip chicken and roast for aprox 20 to 25 min more until chicken is cooked through.

 

From Cyndi Rindone

The BEST Banana Bread

Banana Bread


2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (5 medium)

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup cooking oil or melted butter or margarine

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1 recipe Streusel-Nut Topping

Preheat oven to 350. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of one 9x13x3-inch or two 71/2x31/2x2-inch loaf pans; set aside. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in center of mixture; set aside.

In a medium bowlcombine eggs, banana, sugar, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan(s). If desired, sprinkle Streusel-Nut Topping over batter in pan(s).

Bake for 55 to 60 minutes for 9x5x3-inch pan or 40 to 45 minutes for 71/2x31/2x2-inch pans or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean (if necessary, cover loosely with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning). Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on rack. Wrap; store overnight before slicing.
Streusel-Nut Topping.
(this is what the original recipe calls for but I always double the streusel ingredients--so if you would like a little thicker topping then go ahead & double it).
In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Using a pastry blender, cut in two tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup chopped walnuts.

From Sammi Arden

Another Blog??!!!

Yes, I thought this would be a fun one that anyone who reads it can participate in...it will also turn into a collection of recipes for my family. 

So...I will post recipes as I try them or some oldies..but goodies...and if you have a recipe that you want to share...send it to me and I will post it.