What I Actually Cook

Bowtie Lasagna

2011-03-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

From the Pioneer Woman website.

Bowtie Pasta
Browned ground beef
Favorite Spaghetti Sauce
Shredded Mozzarela Cheese
1 Cup Sour Cream

Boil pasta and brown your meat. Add spaghetti saucue, cheese and sour cream to meat and continue to cook. Once it is well mixed add in your drained bowtie noodles. Mix and serve warm.
**feel free to add parmesean cheese as well.

We ate it with Green salad and Garlic bread and it was Delicious and Super easy!!!

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

2010-11-24T22:12:00.002-07:00

This is from The Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen. My new Favorite site thanks to Janey!!

Prep Time: 10 Min.
Cook Time: 25 Min.
12 servings

Ingrediants
1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
½ teaspoons Salt
½ cups Sugar
1 stick Butter
1 whole Egg
1 cup Canned Pumpkin (not Pie Filling)
1 teaspoon Vanilla
½ cups Milk
½ cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 stick Butter, Melted

Preparation Instructions

In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, and salt; set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream together 1/2 cup sugar, butter and egg. Mix in pumpkin and vanilla.
Add flour mixture and milk alternately to the creamed mixture, beating well.
Fill 12 greased muffin cups 2/3 full (don’t use paper baking cup liners).

Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon. While muffins are still hot out of the oven, submerge in melted butter, and then roll in sugar ‘n spice mixture until coated. Serve warm.

Potatoe Soup

2010-11-07T15:05:00.002-07:00

Josh's Mom makes this and it is so yummy, and way easy, even I can do it

6-10 Potatoes (depending on how much you want)
1 lb sausage browned, oil rinsed off
Corn (1 can or small bag of frozen)
1 bag frozen veggies (carrots, cauliflower, brocoli)
3-5 packets Country Gravy Mix

Potatoes: wash and peel, cut into a little larger than bite size chunks. Boil until soft (not mushy, cause once you start mixing everything in, you will have mashed potatoes with sausage and veggies :) )

Mix the Gravy mix with milk in a small bow, be sure all clumps are out.

Once potatoes are done, drain most but not all of the water, I usually save some aside in case I drained too much, then I can add it back.
Add the vegies and sausage and stir.
Add Gravy mix
This is where it gets tricky, it should be a little thick but not too thick, it should still be like a soup. If it is too thick you can add more water or milk until it is at the right consistency that you like.

We top it with some cheese and enjoy. Also good to serve with muffins.

Shredded Chicken

2010-01-19T21:11:00.003-07:00

1 lb Chicken
1 can black beans (or pinto, your preference)
1 jar of Salsa ( I use my home made salsa)

add all ingrediants to the crock pot, chicken can be frozen if you forget to thaw. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Shred chicken just prior to serving.

Serve with Tortillas for burritos or make your own Cafe Rio style salad.

Summer Desert

2010-01-19T21:07:00.000-07:00

Yummy and light desert for summer

2 1/2 gallons of sherbet ice cream ( I like raspberry and orange)
1 package macaroon cookies - broken into pieces
1 Sm container of heavy whipping cream

Let sherbet sit out while you Mix whipping cream according to directions. Set aside. Mix sherbet and cookies either by hand or in mixer if using different kinds to give a rainbow effect. Fold in whipping cream. Put into a 9 x 13 pan, put into freezer for at least two hours. Cut into squares and serve.

I usually make night before

Thanks Tammy

Santa Rosa Chicken Salad

2010-01-19T21:06:00.000-07:00

Next one is really good but needs to be prepared in advance

Santa Rosa Chicken Salad

2 cups long grain wild rice -cook as box instructs--- DO NOT USE SEASON PACKET
3 Chicken breast halves - cooked and diced
4 green onions- diced
1 red bell pepper - diced
2 med avocados
1 Cup chopped pecans (optional)

3 oz Chinese pea pods - fresh, remove ends and cut into thirds

Combine all ingredients except avocados and pecans. Place in refrigerator over night.

Dressing

2-3 cloves of garlic 1 tea salt
1/2 tea pepper 2/3 cup rice seasoned vinegar
1/2 teas Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Cover and refrigerate over night. Mix salad, dressing 2-4 hours before you want to serve. Dice Avocados and add them with the pecans right before you serve. Serves 10-12

Thanks Tammy!!

Ranch Parmesean Chicken

2010-01-19T21:04:00.001-07:00

Easy Ranch Chicken

4-5 Skinless Chicken breast
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch mix
3/4 Cup Crushed Corn Flakes
3/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese (have used both fresh and store bought)
Melted butter

Mix corn flakes, Parmesan cheese and ranch packet together. Dip chicken breast in butter and then into mixture. Put on a cookie sheet or 9x13 pan. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until done. Served with mashed potatoes, rice and veggie.

I serve this with bowtie past and marinara, its way yummy!!

If you don't want to use butter you can use water or milk to. However it isn't as yummy!

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

2009-10-22T12:09:00.000-06:00

Thanks Davinna!

1 Cup sugar
2 sticks butter-softened
2 table spoons maple syrup
2eggs
1 cup pumkin (I use fresh but you can use the canned pumpkin)
1 1/2 tsp. all spice
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Pinch of ground cloves
2 1/2cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt

Cream sugar and butter til light and fluffy. Add syrup and eggs. Mix together. Add pumkin and mix. Mix flour and baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves in seperate bowl then Add to batter. Mix well. Drop onto lightly sprayed cookie sheet. Bake for 10 min at 350. Cool on sheet for a few min, then cool on wire rack. I frost them with homemade cream cheese frosting, and Chanelle loves sprinkles on them. My family loves it when I make these cookies. I serve them at Halloween with hot cocoa and at Christmas with Homemade Eggnog. If you want a quick recipe that is close to these, use 1 box Spice cake mix with 1 small can pumkin pie filling. Mix them together, drop on greased cookie sheet and bake for 11 min at 350. Cool for 5 min then finish cooling on rack. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Chili

2009-10-22T12:00:00.001-06:00

Thanks Davinna for this, I can't wait to try it!

1lb. hamburger
1 onion
1 green pepper
1 can black beans, drain and rinse
1 can red kidney beans, drain and rinse
1 can tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
Chili powder to taste
garlic, salt and pepper to taste

Brown hamburger, onion and green pepper. Put in crockpot and add the rest of the ingredients. Add water if needed. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with tortilla chips, shredded cheese and sour cream. When I brown the hamburger I season it with the chili powder. Then add more to make it spicy. I also serve this with scones.

Scones

2009-10-22T11:58:00.001-06:00

Homemade Scones- Thanks Davinna again! Scones are my absolute fav.

1quart buttermilk
2tbs. yeast
2 tbs sugar
2 eggs well beaten
6tbs. oil
2 tbsp salt
3tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
6-9 cups flour (add until it looks right)

Warm 1 cup buttermilk, add yeast, sugar oil and eggs. Stir well and add rest of buttermilk and dry ingredients. Stir and knead for 5 min. Let rise. Roll out 1/2 inch thick on flour surface. Cut into squares or triangles. Poke hole in middle and fry in oil until golden brown.
My family loves my scones, but if you need a faster recipe just use Rhodes frozen rolls. Thaw and then roll and fry. I like making mine from scratch but they both taste good.

-Homemade Honey Butter

1/2 cup butter-soft
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup Whipping cream
1tsp vanilla
Cream butter with honey. Slowly add whipping cream beating constantly until mixture is fluffy then add vanilla. Keep refrigerated.

Home Made Hot Cocoa

2009-10-18T12:28:00.002-06:00

Thanks Davinna for this yummy recipe!

3/4 cup powdered nondairy creamer
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
1/2 Milk Chocolate chips
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp. salt
Mix together in large bowl. Put in medium sauce pan and add 6 cups boiling water. Stir until dissolved and chips are melted. Keep warm on low heat.
Serve with whipped cream or marshmallows.
I make this every Halloween to go with my Chili and scones and Christmas to go with cookies. I actually have jars of it in my food storage so that I always have it on hand. It's one of our favorites.

Crisp Bean Burritos

2009-09-28T21:46:00.002-06:00

Buritto Size Tortilla's
refried beans
Cheese
Oil
Toothpicks
paper towels

Heat the refried beans and cheese in a pan. In a large frying pan warm some oil. Just enough to fill the bottom of the pan and about a 1/4 inch deep. I usually put the oil on between medium anad medium high, you will find what temp is good for your stove.
Put the beans in the tortilla seal it with the toothpick, and place in the hot oil, turn until it is crispy on all sides and be sure to wrap in a paper towell to get the excess oil off.

Dipping Sauce
Ranch dressing
Red Taco sauce

Mix the two together, so yummy with your crisp bean burrito!

Taco Casserole

2009-09-15T13:46:00.002-06:00

This is a great fall/winter recipe. I got it from my Sister In Law Kendra when Josh and I got married. Enjoy.

1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Black Beans
1 can Corn
1 Can diced tomatoes
1 lb ground beef, browned
Taco Seasoning and Cheese
Olives (optional)

Wash and drain all canned items and place in a casserole dish. Add ground beef (make sure it has been browned w/ taco seasoning) mix together and bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Last 5 minutes add cheese on top.
Serve with Tortilla chips and any other favorite taco fixings like sour cream and guacamole!

Peach Cobbler

2009-09-13T15:22:00.000-06:00

2 1/2 C Peaches (about 8)
1 C sugar
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 C flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 C butter

Peel and slice peaches. Put in an 8 inch square baking dish. Sift flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt together. Cut in Butter until it is crumbly. Pour evenly over peaches. Bake for 45-50 minutes at 375 degrees.

Bowtie Salad

2009-09-13T13:29:00.000-06:00

1 pkg Bowtie pasta
Romain Lettuce
Cooked Chicken
Croutons
Mushrooms (optional)
Cherry Tomatoes (optional)
Salad Dressing (pick your favorite)

Cook bowtie pasta as package directs, rinse in cool water. Mix pasta, lettuce, chicken croutons and mushrooms in large bowl, add salad dressing and toss. Dress with Cherry Tomatoes.
Serve with your favorite kind of Garlic Bread and dipping sauce.

Peach Raspberry Jam

2009-09-13T13:22:00.000-06:00

8 Cups Peaches (mashed)

10 Cups Sugar

20 Oz Raspberries (frozen)

1 lg pkg Raspberry Jell-O

Mix Peaches, Sugar, Raspberries and boil for 15 minutes (stir continuously, maintaining boil). Remove from heat add Jell-O, mix together and pour into bottles and seal.