ONE POT MEXICAN RICE CASSEROLE
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Mexican Rice Cassarole
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Honey Cinnamon Butter
Honey Cinnamon Butter
1/2 cup Butter, room temperature (do not soften in microwave)
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 T Honey
1/2 t Vanilla
1 1/2 t Cinnamon
1/8 t Salt
Mix together and refrigerate until using.
My Christmas Ham & Glaze
I made a 10# pre-cooked spiral cut ham. I placed it flat side down on a rack on top of a cookie pan and covered with Reynolds Wrap and cooked it at 325 for approximately 12-15 minutes per pound and until it reaches 140 (watch closely). Raise the temp to 425 and Glaze the ham.
Glaze:
3T Dijon Mustard
3/4 c Pineapple Juice
1 cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 c honey
1 t cinnamon
1 t cloves
When this comes to a boil, turn down to a simmer until it thickens to coat the back of a spoon. Brush on the glaze getting some of it on each side of each slice of ham. Reserve the rest to add to your ham at the table.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Paris Brest Dessert by Jacques Pepin
Friday, December 8, 2023
Healthy Smoothie
Probiotic Banana Smoothie
1 Banana
1 cup Yogurt with active cultures
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
6 ice cubes
Whirl in blender til smooth.
Enjoy
Healthy Breakfast Bowl
Probiotic breakfast bowls
Ingredients
- 1 cup of quinoa
- 1 and 3/4 cups
of water
- kosher salt
- 1 medium
avocado
- 2 medium
scallions
- 2 tbsp of olive
oil, divided
- 4 packed cups
or 4 ounces of baby spinach
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup of
fermented red cabbage or beet kraut
- 1 cup of plain
Greek yogurt
Directions
1. Rinse
1 cup of quinoa and put it in a medium saucepan. Add 1 and 3/4 cups water and a
generous pinch of kosher salt. Once it boils, reduce to a simmer and cook
uncovered for 10–12 minutes until the quinoa is tender. Remove from the heat,
cover, and let steam for 5 minutes.
2. Slice
1 avocado and 2 medium scallions into thin slices.
3. Heat 1
and 1/2 tsp of olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add the 4
packed cups of baby spinach and cook, stirring often for 1–2 minutes until
wilted. Divide the spinach between 4 bowls and clean the pan.
4. Heat
another 1 and 1/2 tbsp of olive oil in the pan over medium heat. Add 4 large
eggs and season each with a pinch of salt. Cook for about 2 minutes until the
edges are crisp and the whites are set.
5. Divide
the quinoa between the bowls and top each with a fried egg. Divide 1 cup of
purple kraut, the avocado slices and scallions, 1 cup of Greek yogurt among the
bowls.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Tea Party Cucumber Sandwiches
Cucumber and Lemony Dill Cream Cheese Sandwiches
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 slices good-quality white bread*
1/3 large English seedless cucumber (about 4 inches), thinly sliced
*Cook's Note: Can cut off the bread crusts, if desired.
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, fresh dill, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
Lay the slices of bread on your work service and distribute the cream cheese evenly among each slice, spreading into a thin layer. Arrange the cucumber slices in rows over 3 slices of the bread. Top with the remaining bread, and cut into quarters so there are 4 pieces from each sandwich. Serve immediately.
Friday, November 24, 2023
Rugelach
RUGELACH -Ina Garten 2 ½ dz
½# butter at room
temperature
1/4c sugar + 9T
1/4t salt
1t vanilla
2c flour
1/4c light brown sugar,
packed
1 1/2t cinnamon
3/4c raisins
1c pecans, chopped
1/2c Apricot preserves,
pureed in a food processor
1 egg beaten w/1T milk for
egg wash
Chocolate Cherry Delight Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Delight Cookies – 48 cookies
Makes 48 Cookies
Ingredients
·
1
cup butter, softened
·
1½
cups sugar
·
⅓
cup maraschino cherry juice
·
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
·
3
cups all purpose flour
·
½
cup baking cocoa
·
1
cup flaked coconut
·
¾
cup maraschino cherries, chopped
·
½
cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Topping:
·
¾
cup vanilla frosting (use my own recipe)
·
48
maraschino cherries with stems, drained and patted dry
·
1
cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
·
1
tsp shortening
Instructions
1.
Preheat
oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended.
Gradually beat in cherry juice and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and
cocoa. Slowly beat into the creamed mixture. Stir in coconut, cherries and
chocolate chips.
2.
Shape
the dough into 48 balls, about 1¼ inch. Place 2 inches apart and press a deep
indentation with the end of a wooden handle. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until set
and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool completely.
Fudge Marshmallow Cocoa Cookies
Fudge & Marshmallow topped Cocoa Cookies 6 dz
1 ½ cups sugar
1 1/2c butter, room
temperature
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
3 c flour
4T unsweetened baking
cocoa
1t baking soda
½ t salt
4T sugar
72 large marshmallows
Candy sprinkles, if
desired
Frosting:
2c sugar
1/2c butter
1/2c milk
1-12oz semisweet chocolate
chips
2-4T water
Monday, November 13, 2023
Friday Night Dinner with Friends
Well, it's been almost a month since I last posted. How time flies. I've had a few projects I've done...plus several more I have planned. Of course there was my trip to Door County which was really great. I've been cleaning, sorting, giving away items and selling others as I go. There were several estate sales I went to and of course found some treasures. Oh yes...we're having guests for dinner this Friday. And I'm planning a Christmas Cookie Exchange. We also had 4" of snow on Halloween.
It's been a crazy busy month.
I thought I'd share what's on the Menu for dinner on Friday.
Chicken with Rosemary Butter Sauce
https://letsdishrecipes.com/chicken-with-rosemary-butter-sauce/
Baked Potatoes with Lots of Toppings
https://www.loveandlemons.com/baked-potato/
Balsamic Roasted Vegetables
https://www.justwhatweeat.com/balsamic-roasted-vegetables-gluten-free-vegan
Fool Proof Flourless Chocolate Cake
https://www.creationsbykara.com/best-flourless-chocolate-cake
Coffee - Tea - Water
Sorry, but I could not get any pictures into this post and I wanted to be able to share this.
But the links do work!
Wish you all could be here!!
Jan
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
I'm back. Boy what a few weeks away does for oneself. I have so many things to tell you...but right now I'm going to share a story about my PuppyKids.
A week or so ago, I saw a post about Chewy artist who had painted Portraits of their Pups. That post reminded me that I, too, had gotten portraits of of my 4 PuppyKids done by a Chewy Artist.
It was during a difficult time in my life...you see, I had to re-home my 3 Pups. Why? A divorce, had to sell my home in Michigan and move back home to Wisconsin. I had little money and didn't know where I would be living and I knew I couldn't take care of my pups the way they needed to be taken care of. I was going to stay in a motel til I found someplace to live and with 3 pups, that could have been impossible to do. I personally saw to it that all 3 of my pups found GREAT homes! I contacted Chewy, a website for pets, to cancel my account as I wouldn't be buying anything for dogs again and it was to difficult seeing emails in my in-box about Chewy. A while later, I received a box from from Chewy. I wondered what would be inside and really didn't want to look...but I did. I have paintings of ALL of my PuppyKids, including one that had passed away! His name was Benny and was only 4 1/2yrs old when he died.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Time for a Break...
Enjoy October...just a few days away...my favorite time of the year. I may even sneak in my Door County Day Trip.
Later, everyone!
...Jan...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter, softened at room
temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups pure pumpkin (17
ounce can)
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1
teaspoon baking soda
½
teaspoon salt
½
teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
FROSTING
4t butter, softened
4oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
3-5T milk
1t vanilla
1/2-1t cinnamon, as desired
1/2-1t nutmeg, as desired
- Pre-heat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl and beat butter and sugar for 1 minute. Add egg and vanilla and stir until well combined. Stir in pumpkin puree.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ground nutmeg.
- Use a wooden spoon to gradually stir in the flour mixture into wet ingredients.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets. Leave 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake in 350°F oven for 12 to 14 minutes. Cool one to two minutes on baking sheet before transferring to wire cooling rack. Cool cookies completely before frosting.
- Frosting: with an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese til smooth. Add vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly add powdered sugar and milk a little at a time, until the frosting consistency you want. Add vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix. Frost the cookies.
- Yields 36 cookies
Monday, September 25, 2023
Weekend Work on the Garden Wall
Apple Strudel
PICTURE COMING SOON!
Apple Strudel
Recipe from Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cookbook 1969
3c flour
1/2t salt
1 1/8c shortening
3 egg yolks
10-11T cold water
1c sugar
1T flour
1/2t cinnamon
Apple slices (4-5 granny smith apples)
Mix flour, salt and shortening. Add egg yolks and water. Mix as pie dough and chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes. Dough will be sticky. Divide dough in half. Roll out very thin and lay on a greased cookie sheet. Mix the apple slices with the the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Dump the apple slices toward the middle of the dough, leaving about 1" around the edges. Roll out the other 1/2 of dough. Place over dough and pinch edges together. Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes...until lightly browned.
Frost while still warm with 1c powdered sugar, 2T milk and 1t vanilla.
Refrigerate leftovers.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Syroco
Syroco has been around for a long time...and I love it. Well, maybe I don't love it in it's natural state...but...well, wait a minute, I want to tell you all about Syroco first. The Syracuse Ornamental Company, known as Syroco, was an American manufacturing company based in Syracuse, New York. They were best known for their molded wood-pulp products that resembled hand-carving. Founded in
Syracuse, New York in 1890 by immigrant Adolph Holstein, the Syracuse Ornamental Company (Syroco) specialized in decorative wood carving, especially for the local residential market. Products included fireplace mantelpieces and other types of interior decoration popular in late Victorian homes.
The process favored shallow molds with little undercutting, and this served well for the creation of a wide variety of "carved" relief work to be applied to different sorts of flat surfaces such as walls, furniture and caskets. Production of this new molded product, known as SyrocoWood, was the mainstay of the company's production through the 1940s. The finished material could be smoothed and varnished to look like wood, or it could be painted. Sales catalogues from the early 1900s through the 1920s offer hundreds of varieties of moldings, capitals, brackets, volutes, and reliefs of vases, garlands, cartouches, scrollwork, and other details in a variety of styles.
Syroco added more lines of injection molded plastics when a new plant was opened in nearby Baldwinsville in 1963 which was entirely geared to plastics production, especially PVCs and polystyrene. The company began to use plastic in new "modern" designs and new forms for clocks, mirrors, tables and a range of household items. In 1968-1969 the company launched its "Lady Syroco" home products. Beginning in 1986 Syroco produced a popular line of lawn furniture. In 1965 the company was bought by Rexall Drug and Chemical Company (which soon changed its name to Dart Industries). Dart owned Tupperware, from which Syroco gained more knowledge of injection molding. Syroco was purchased by the Syratech Corporation of Boston in 1986 which expanded its patio furniture production. In 1995 Syratech sold Syroco to Marley PLC of Sevenoaks, England, and in 2004 Syroco was purchased by Vassallo Industries of Puerto Rico which closed the plant in 2007. In April 2010 Tessy Plastics purchased the 270,000 square foot Syroco plant to be used for storage and distribution.
Close Up
Friday, September 22, 2023
Pink Roses - Tea Anyone?
Lady Diana Chintz
15-piece Tea Set
Large pink roses with greenery decorate the bone china set, trimmed in gold by Heirloom. The bone china tea set includes a teapot, 4 mugs, 4 dessert plates, sugar/creamer set and 4 cup/saucer sets. The tea set also includes a gold teapot warmer. Do not be use in a microwave oven. Imported from England.
I love making all the special Tea Party food. And I enjoy eating it.
Have you been to many Tea Parties?