[Mrs. VR]

now WHITE chocolate, I could probably get into!

[rnchick]

it's delicious...

[Walter45Auto]

She's right Sharon. It's Delicious.

Not a huge fan of raspberries, could I substitute strawberry jam instead?

[Wulfenite]

Hummus

Drain and save the liquid from 1, 15-oz can of garbanzo beans. Dump the beans into the food processor. Toss in a couple garlic cloves, 2 TABLEspoons of lemon juice, 2 TABLEspoons of olive oil, 2 TEAspoons of salt, 1 TEAspoon cumin, pinch of pepper, and 1 ½ TABLEspoons of sesame tahini. Puree and add back some of the reserved can liquid if you need to to get the consistency where you want it.

[Mrs. VR]

Originally posted by Mrs.OX
Not a huge fan of raspberries, could I substitute strawberry jam instead?

that sounds good too!

[rnchick]

Originally posted by Mrs.OX
Not a huge fan of raspberries, could I substitute strawberry jam instead?

yep - you sure could...it would be good

[HarlDane]

Strawberry Banana Bread

1 stick of butter
3/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 bananas
8 med/large strawberries
1 tbl. milk
Vanilla
Cinnamon
2 cups flour
1 tea. baking powder
1 tea. baking soda

Cream butter a sugar
add eggs one at a time
mash strawberries, bananas, cinnamon, and milk
add fruit mix to sugar/butter
add dry ingredients
bake in a bread pan at 325 for 60-70 min

[Bill Powell]

ROAD KILL SANDWICH PATTIES, possum cold cuts


Drive around til you find a recently deceased possum about one half inch thick. Take a propane torch and singe all the hair off. Bake in 100 degree oven for about two and a half minutes. After refrigerating use scissors to cut cold possum into hamburger bun sized square patties. Hence the name.

Since they get a little chewy when they're too thick, if it's more than about half an inch, run your car back and forth over it til it's about the right thickness.

[OXCOPS]

Originally posted by gruntmedik
OX, you sure you're not a detective?

Call it a gift.

[Patricia]

Meatballs

2 lbs ground beef

4 eggs, beaten

1 cup bread crumbs

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

1 tsp garlic powder (I use the course grind kind)

1 tablespoon salt

Mix together and form balls. Place on cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. I always follow that up by cooking my spaghetti sauce for a couple of hours, but you don't have to.

[Patricia]

Sour Cream Cheese Enchiladas

2 packages flour tortillas

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 small cans diced green chilies

2 lbs shredded cheese (can be longhorn, cheddar, monterey jack, or a combo)

1 pint sour cream

Mix, soup, chilies, sour cream, and half of cheeses. Fill each tortilla with *about* 3 Tbsp of filling. Place filled tortillas in baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray and cover with the rest of the cheeses. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

[Patricia]

Peanut Butter Cookies (for Mel, since she asked)

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup butter

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. In mixer, beat butter and peanut butter together till smooth. Beat in sugars till well blended, then add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients 1/3 at a time, until well blended. Refrigerate for one hour. Roll dough into balls and place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with fork, and bake at 350 for about 12 minutes.

Mel, a few tips for ya. First of all, if you are making these up here in Flag, you will have to adjust the recipe for high altitude. I have a forumla that I can post or email you for that. Always use real butter. Baker's Secret makes "bakers sugar" that is a bit finer and works well in cookies. Use a good name brand peanut butter. I use Jiff (yep, choosey mothers ). Also never skimp on the vanilla, use the best you can.

[MB-G26]

First of all, if you are making these up here in Flag, you will have to adjust the recipe for high altitude. I have a forumla that I can post or email you for that. Always use real butter. Baker's Secret makes "bakers sugar" that is a bit finer and works well in cookies. Use a good name brand peanut butter. I use Jiff (yep, choosey mothers ). Also never skimp on the vanilla, use the best you can.

Pllleeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Plse do whenever you get the chance. Face it, if I made peanutbutter & chocolate chip cookies down here in Dust Bowl Hell - and they came out too flat, one shudders to think the unsuccessful mess I'd create trying to make ANYthing baking-wise w/the altitude factor involved

[hile]

Patricia,

Thanks for the meatball recipe.

Here's the pot roast I made this past weekend:


1 2-3 pound roast (I used a ribeye roast
1 onion
a few celery stalks
1 8 oz can of beef broth
about 2 pounds of baby carrots (peeled)
1 bag of peas
2 pints of sliced baby portabella mushrooms

Place the carrots in the bottom of the crock pot. (They should go at the bottom because they take the longest to cook.)

Chop the onion and celery and sautee them until translucent in olive oil, then place them in the crock pot. Place the roast in the skillet used to saute the veggies and sear it until it has a nice colour on all sides. Then put it in the crock pot. Dump the rest of the veggies over the roast and pour the broth over the top.

Cook on high for four hours or low for eight.

[Patricia]

Crock Pot Chili

2 lbs lean ground beef (I'm using some venison next time)

1 can black beans

1 can pinto beans

1 can diced tomatoes

1 packet chili seasoning

Throw it all in (if the meat is pretty lean you don't have to brow and drain first) and cook on low at least 10 hours (or remember that 1 hour on high = two hours on low)

I serve it topped with a bit of cheddar cheese and make the Marie Calendar cornbread mix to go with it.

[Patricia]

Bacon Potato Corn Chowder (you can adapt this for the crock pot, just throw it all in and cook for 10 hours on low)

8 pieces of thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces

16 oz package frozen corn

1 cup sour cream

1 1/4 cups milk

1 can cream of chicken soup

About 6 red potatoes, diced

Small can of green chilies (optional)

Cook bacon until crisp, and potatoes and cook until fork tender. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for about an hour.

I usually do the crock pot version since I am short on time, and sometimes don't even cook the bacon first.

[Mrs. VR]

oh that sounds GOOOD

[Eagles1181]

Originally posted by Bill Powell
ROAD KILL SANDWICH PATTIES, possum cold cuts


Drive around til you find a recently deceased possum about one half inch thick. Take a propane torch and singe all the hair off. Bake in 100 degree oven for about two and a half minutes. After refrigerating use scissors to cut cold possum into hamburger bun sized square patties. Hence the name.

Since they get a little chewy when they're too thick, if it's more than about half an inch, run your car back and forth over it til it's about the right thickness.

Could I substitute the 'dillo I hit the other night. Dumb animals. He went between my tires I thought he would be OK, then I here him hit near the back. Must have jumped into my spare tire or something. DUMB ANIMALS!!!

Eagle

[Wulfenite]

Just saw a great recipe on the Food Network. Twinkie Tiramisu!

I'll report back when I've tried it....tomorow perhaps. I think it fate cause just yesterday I saw the Twinkies were on sale and I bought a box for the boys lunches.

[Bullman]

Originally posted by Eagles1181
Could I substitute the 'dillo I hit the other night. Dumb animals. He went between my tires I thought he would be OK, then I here him hit near the back. Must have jumped into my spare tire or something. DUMB ANIMALS!!!

Eagle

Hmmmmm, I guess I could have served up some pounded deer cutlets from my little fiasco of yesterday, but, I was never really that fond of road kill.

[Patricia]

Originally posted by Wulfenite
Just saw a great recipe on the Food Network. Twinkie Tiramisu!

I'll report back when I've tried it....tomorow perhaps. I think it fate cause just yesterday I saw the Twinkies were on sale and I bought a box for the boys lunches.

You tried it yet??? Inquiring minds.

[Mrs. VR]

Originally posted by Patricia
You tried it yet??? Inquiring minds.

since he's taking his sweet time answering...he told me it was really good

[Bullman]

Speaking of twinkies, I was at a craft show once where they were doing the deep fried twinkies. I guess they freeze the twinkie, dip it in some sort of batter then deep fry it. I was out of dough so I didn't try it, but I have heard they were outstanding. The also deep fry snickers bars too.

[Walter45Auto]

Originally posted by Bullman
......The also deep fry snickers bars too.

And Oreos, and cheesecake, at our state fair. The fried cheesecake is awesome fried!!! Oh, and I had fried Ice Cream once, and It was pretty good, too.