Sunday, October 23, 2011

Incredibly Creamy Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups water
5 medium potatoes, peeled and cut up
1 medium celery stalk, sliced (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup water
1 cup milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
2 green onions, thinly sliced

Directions:
1. Heat 1 1/2 cups water to boiling in a 3-quart saucepan. Add potatoes and celery. Cover and ehat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

2. Drain liquid into blender. Remove 3 cups cooked vegetables from saucepan; place in blender with liquid. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover and blend about 1 minute until smooth.

3. Stir pureed vegetables back into saucepan. Stir in remaining ingredients; heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

crock pot roast

1 (2-4 lb) pot roast, frozen (any size to fit your crock pot
1 pkg onion soup (Campbell's or Lipton's = in a box, soup mix)
1 cup water

Put the temperature on the crock pot to low. Place the frozen roast in the crock pot. Season to taste, 1/2 -1 pkg of the onion soup.

If you start in the morning before leaving for the day, it makes a great dinner. Add potatoes, or rice and favorite veggies. 4-8 servings.

autumn apple chops

4 top loin pork chops
1 tbsp flour
2 tsp butter
1/2 sliced onion
1 cup apple juice

Season flour with a little salt and pepper; lightly flour pork chops and brown on one side in butter in non-stick skillet over medium heat. Turn chops. Stir in onion and apple juice; bring to a boil; Lower heat and let simmer for 7-8 minutes.

bbq beef

4 1/2 - 5 lbs cross rib roast
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 green pepper, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
1/2 cup celery
1 bottle chili sauce
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1 tble. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/2 cup water
4 tble. Worcestershire sauce
dash of tabasco sauce
4 tble. cider vinegar
1 tsp. paprika
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. dry mustard
7 drops liquid smoke

Place roast in mixture, spooning over sides. Place, uncovered, over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cover with tight lid and simmer 3 1/2 hours, turning several times. Take meat out of serve on french rolls. Heat rolls if desired. Serves 12-15.

cinnamon rolls (mom)

butter
4 cups milk (scalded)
eggs
yeast
sugar (white)
vanilla
flour

In a bowl:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cube (8 tbspoons)
1 Tbspoon salt
Pour milk over top and stir till dissolved. Milk will melt the butter and dissolve the sugar. Let the mixture cool.

Beat 5 eggs.

Mix and pour into a glass; let it sit to rise.
2 tbspoons yeast
1 tspoon sugar
1 cup luke warm water

Once mixture has cooled, add eggs and yeast mixture; then add:
1 tbspoon vanilla
9-10 cups of flour

(this batter will be gooey but not runny...)

Put flour in bowl
Put mixture in bowl
Sprinkle flour on top
Let rise for 2 hours

Then put 1-2 cups of flour on counter (mixture should scoop out like dough)

Knead in more flour until good consistency roll it all out in one big piece

Spread melted butter onto dough
Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on top (pretty much covered)

Roll it up
Slice it (your choice on size - 1 1/2 inches)
Put on cookie sheet (10-12 cinnamon rolls)
Let them rise (dbl size) 45 min - 1 hour

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes

FROSTING!!!
Make it kind of thick!
1/2 bag powdered sugar
1/8 cup milk
1/3 cup butter
1 tbspoon vanilla

Monday, June 14, 2010

pineapple smoothie

1 cup cubed fresh or drained canned pineapple
1/4 cup frozen pineapple-orange juice concentrate
1/2 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup water
2 ice cubes

Blend and enjoy!

christmas fudge (rs)

1 cup butter
12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow creme
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
4 cups white sugar

Line a 13 X 9 inch baking dish with foil and butter the foil. In the top half of a double boiler, combine the butter or margarine, evaporated milk and sugar. Cook on medium heat for 12 minutes or until it reaches a temperature of 236 degrees. Remove from heat and stire in the chocolate chips, vanilla and marshmallow creme. Stir until chocolate chips melt then mix in the chopped walnuts. Spread mixture into the prepared pan. Score into squares while still warm. Refrigerate until firm then cut along the scored lines.