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Quick and Easy Stir Fry
1 pork chop 1/2 bag frozen stir fry veggies 1 clove garlic a dash ginger 2T oyster sauce rice Cook rice. While it is cooking cut up pork chop or equivalent. Leftovers work well, including chicken or beef. Cook meat. I use a wok, but you can get away with a deep skillet or a pan if you really need to. I toss in some water, occasionally slopping it in from the rice. Just enough to keep anything from sticking. […]
Blond Brownies
This is from the Better Homes and Gardens “New” Cook Book from 1981. 2 c flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 c butter 2 c brown sugar 1 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 c chopped walnuts. Grease a 13x9x2 baking pan. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Melt butter, remove from heat. Stir in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; stir til combined. Stir dry ingredients and walnuts and sugar mixture. Spread in pan. Bake at 350 F […]
Deviled Easter
Last week I showed you how to make tie-dye hard boiled eggs. Usually we put them through an egg slicer and serve as is, but last week I was in the mood for deviled eggs. tie-dyed eggs 1 tsp mayonnaise per egg 1/2 tsp ranch dressing per egg paprika to taste Cut eggs length wise. Remove yolks. Combine yolks with mayonnaise and dressing. Return mixture to the hollows in the whites. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve. Makes however many you’re willing […]
Tie Dye Eggs
My kids love these. We tend to do them year round, not just Easter. Hard boiled eggs food coloring Crack the hard boiled eggs. The more cracks, the more lines of color there will be. Place the eggs in a stain resistant container. Drop several droplets of color directly on the egg. Place in refrigerator. More colors are fun, but they tend to turn to brown if you let several collect for long at the bottom of the container. More […]
Ginger Yams/Sweet Potatoes
This is one my mother invented. I think I’m going to try the technique on regular mashed potatoes. Yams or sweet potatoes 2 slices candied ginger for each yam salt to taste Peel and slice the yams. Boil them in a pot with enough water to cover the bottom third. bring to boil with a lid on. Drop in the candied ginger and a pinch of salt. Simmer until soft. At my elevation with eighth on an inch slices it […]
Pretty Simple Smoothie
2 c frozen fruit 1 c yogurt 1/4 c fruit syrup Blend frozen fruit and yogurt in a food processor or blender until smooth. Alternate layers of blended mixture and fruit syrup. Swirl the last of it on top. Click the picture to go to the hub If you did a recipe or posted a picture of food today, leave your link in the comments and I’ll link to you here. Tamy with Italian Sausage Bake Kristen with Beef Vegetable […]
Basic Drop Cookies
Kind of look like Sandies don’t they? But no, these are what my old copy of Better Homes and Gardens “New Cook Book” (new about 30 years ago) calls Basic Drop Cookies. They call them basic because the rest of the page is taken up with interesting things you can do to them, like adding lemon and yogurt, or chocolate and peanuts. They are tasty even without all the hoopla. 1 1/4 c flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp […]
Cinnamon Twirly Gigs
When I got done making my pie last week I found I had a fair amount of crust dough left. Ever wonder what to do with it? I don’t like these enough to make them on their own, but I’m glad to do it to use up the extra dough. Roll out all the rest of the pie crust. Spread butter on top. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar. I like to put about a tsp of cinnamon in half a cup […]
Apple Pie
6 cups thin sliced apples 2 Tbs tapioca – uncooked 3/4 c sugar ½ tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmet 1 tsp lemon juice Cut up apples. Mix all ingredients together. Set aside for 15 minutes. Make a double layer pie crust. Very important the pie has a crust top and not just some decorative crust pieces placed on top. Without the full covering, you get apple leather bits on the top layer and cooked apple pie underneath. This is not […]
Ginger Crinkles
This one was easily enough that I had my son make it. 2 1/4 c. flour 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp cloves 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 c cooking oil 1/4 c molasses 1 egg Combine dry ingredients. Mix remaining ingredients. Beat well. Add dry ingredients to beaten mixture. Form 1 inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar, if desired. Space about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for about […]
Banana Cake
The girl said it tasted like banana bread with frosting, but the entire cake got eaten in a day, and the banana bread never goes that fast. I think it’s a little fluffier. 2 ½ c flour 1 ½ c sugar 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt ½ c shortening 1 c mashed banana 2/3 c milk 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla cream cheese frosting Mix everything from shortening through […]
Sesame Tofu
1 pkg tofu 2 Tbs soy sauce 1/4 tsp sesame seeds Cut tofu into sections ½ inch thick. Marinate in soy sauce for at least 2 hrs. Place on cookie sheet with skewers run through. Bake for 10 min at 450 F. Carefully turn with spatula. Bake on other side for additional 10 min. Sprinkle on sesame seeds. Tastes best when the sesame seeds have been heated in an ungreased frying pan until lightly browned. Best served warm. Click image […]
Twice Baked Potatoes
potatoes ranch dressing shredded cheese Bake potato until done; generally about 45 minutes. It should cave in slightly when squeezed. Cut in half. Spread ranch dressing over open halves, then sprinkle shredded cheese. Place in oven until cheese melts. If you did a recipe today, leave your link in the comments and I’ll link to you here. Tammy with Sausage Spinach Bake Sherrie with Chicken and Rice Bake Socialfrog with Marbeleous Cupcakes
Toasty Meatloaf
1 ½ c hamburger 1/2 c ketchup ½ c onions 2 slices of toast 1 egg 1 Tbsp steak sauce 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce another 1/3 c ketchup Saute onions. Combine everything except the last bit of ketchup in a mixing bowl. Mold into a bread pan. Smooth ketchup over the top. Place in oven at 375 F until done – approx 45 min. If you did a recipe today, leave your link in the comments and I’ll link to […]
Cream Cheese Crab Ball
I pkg (8 oz) cream cheese 1 1/3c imitation crab 1 tsp lemon ½ c slivered almonds paprika Combine cream cheese, crab, lemon, and paprika in a bowl, squishing together until everything is evenly distributed. Pour almonds on a plate. Form cream cheese mixture into a ball. Press the ball into the almonds so that they coat the outside of the ball. Place in refrigerator until ready to serve. If you did a recipe today, leave your link in the […]
