Sunday, January 25, 2009

Deviled Eggs



12 eggs
3/4 c. Miracle Whip
1 Tbsp. mustard
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. white vinegar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. onion powder
1/8 tsp. celery seed
Parsley or chives, paprika to top


Arrange eggs in bottom of pot. Cover with water, and boil. After water reaches a boil, cover with lid and turn off heat. Let sit 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, drain eggs, and run cold water on top of eggs. When cooled, peel eggs. Cut in half, and gently release the cooked yolks into a separate bowl. Mash all yolks into a grainy texture. Add Miracle Whip and mustard; stir. Add remaining ingredients. Top with parsley or chives, and lightly dust with paprika.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Red Bell Pepper Quiches

Easy and yummy appetizer for the holidays!

Pie Crust (double-batch)
1 TBSP. butter
2 red bell peppers, minced
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. half & half
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper


- Heat oven to 350*, grease pan (I use a mini-muffin pan)
- put a little ball of dough in each cup, flatten on bottom and up the sides (making a mini-pie crust)
- Sautee peppers with butter about 10 min.
- Combine in a bowl: eggs, half & half, salt, & pepper
- Put a little bell pepper in the bottom of each cup, add egg mixture on top
- Bake for 12 min. and let stand for 5 min.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

English Toffee

from my Grandma

1/2 c. water
1/2 c. karo syrup
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 lb. real butter
chopped nuts
chocolate


Boil water, karo syrup, sugar and butter in heavy pan. Cook on high and stir constantly until it reaches an almost burnt stage (plan on about 15 minutes of stirring). Stir in nuts (if desired) or save for top, and pour onto buttered cookie sheet. When cooled a little, cover with chocolate and some nuts.

If the candy cracks when a little bit is dropped into cold water, it's ready to pour onto the sheet. Don't scrape the pan when pouring onto the sheet. I buttered the sheet and then buttered a layer of parchment paper on top of that, to protect the cookie sheet better when breaking it into pieces. I used chocolate chips. When the candy had cooled for a minute or two, I sprinkled them on top, waited until they were shiny, and then spread them over the candy.

Candy making means it's the Holidays! I am getting very excited!
Thank you, Grandma, for leaving your legacy of wonderful recipes! The memory of you warms my heart.

Monday, November 10, 2008

The Moms in Touch group at our school provides lunch for us a few times a year. A few weeks ago they had a soup and salad luncheon. Here is one of the soup recipes. It makes a lot but freezes well. Hope you enjoy!

Broccoli Noodle Soup

2 T. butter
3/4 cup chopped onion
6 cups water
8 chicken boullion cubes
2 8oz. packages frozen egg noodles
1/2 t. sal
t1/4 t. garlic powder
2 10 oz. packages frozen chopped broccoli

Saute onion in butter. Add next 6 ingredients. Cook for thirty minutes until noodles are done.

Add:1 lb. velveeta cheese, cubed2-3 cups milk. Stir and heat through.

I used the 2% velveeta and skim milk and it was still very good.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Pumpkin Spice Bread

Totally not nutritious, but totally yummy for the holidays!

Thanks to our sister-in-law Kathryn for this recipe.


Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup water
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:
Sift dry ingredients together. Make a well in the center. Add remaining ingredients after combining and mix both only until the dry is moistened.
Pour into greased and papered (wax paper) 9x5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hr and 10 min.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 65 minutes
Category: Breads Servings: 10

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Whole Wheat Bread

3 c. warm water
1/3 c. canola oil
1/3 c. honey or sugar
1 T. instant yeast (SAF brand)
1 1/2 T. dough enhancer (optional)
1 1/2 T. wheat gluten (optional)
1 T. powdered milk
1 T. salt
5-7 c. freshly milled whole wheat flour


Let the first 4 ingredients sit in mixing bowl until yeast gets foamy. Add remaining ingredients and mix in Bosch for 10 minutes. Spray pans. Divide into loaves or rolls, let rise, and bake at 350* for 15-25 minutes for rolls, or 25-40 minutes for bread.

(Modified recipe from the Bosch Kitchen Store)

Make your own “Frozen Rhodes Rolls”:
Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray. Shape the rolls and arrange them on the pan as usual. Set the sheet in the freezer, and remove when the rolls are completely frozen. Then store in a freezer bag until needed. Pull the rolls out about 4 hours before you want to bake them. Arrange on a cookie sheet as usual, and let them rise. You may cover the rolls with sprayed plastic wrap loosely. Gently remove the plastic wrap and bake as above.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Crepes

2 c. milk
1 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. melted butter
2 eggs
pinch of salt

Blend together in a blender. Pour small portions in a crepe pan or a frying pan of melted butter. I flip mine over. Serve with fruit, cream, syrup, etc.