Sunday, November 30, 2008

Strawberry biscuits



Strawberry biscuits:

3 cups of biscuit mix

1 cup of milk

1/4 cup of sugar

extra biscuit mix for kneading and rolling

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1 cup of powdered sugar

2 tbsp of milk

strawberry jam

Mix the biscuit mix with the sugar and pour in the milk and add slowly until the mixture is sticky and sort of dry. Dust a clean flat surface with extra biscuit mix and spoon out the ball of dough onto it. Sprinkle more biscuit mix on it and knead it. Keep adding more if you need it based on if its too sticky. Roll it out to 1/2 thick and cut it with something - either a cup, a lid of some sort, or a cookie or biscuit cutter. Spread them out leaving 1.5-2 inches between them and press down with your thumb in the center, leaving a dip to later fill with jam. Bake 12-15 minutes at 400 or until golden brown. (you may have to pull them out half-way and re-press the centers down). Take them out and fill the holes with strawberry jam.. Make a glaze using the powdered sugar and milk and drizzle over the strawberry filled biscuits. Enjoy!

Monday, October 13, 2008

My Momma's Cooked Apples

6 cups of firm apples (peeled and sliced)
3 cups of water
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of butter (1/2 stick)
1 tsp of cinnamon


Cook slowly over medium-low heat for 1-2 hours. Enjoy!

I am really blessed that all of the women in my family are excellent cooks. My mom can cook anything -- well... Anything except for biscuits and chili! But in my family when I was growing up, we would always have a big family dinner every Sunday and everyone would meet at my grandmother's house (all of her kids and their families) after church and we would all help her cook this huge meal and we'd all sit around this huge table and my grandfather would say grace and we'd eat until we were stuffed and then take a nap and go back to church that night. But anyway -- this is what my mom use to cook for our family dinners. This, my friends, is what I remember from being a child - my mothers cooked apples.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Mac & Cheese Casserole

MAC & CHEESE CASSEROLE
 
YUMMY!!!!!
 
3 boxes of 2% Milk made Velveeta Shells & Cheese
2 pounds of ground beef (browned & drained, seasoned with garlic powder/S&P)
2 bags of Steam in a bag Frozen Broccoli Cuts (steamed)
1 cup Muenster cheese (finely grated)
1 cup Mild Cheddar Cheese (finely grated)
2 tbsp Sour Cream
1/2 stick of Butter
 
 
Cook meat and drain. Cook noodles and drain. Mix the noodles, meat, broccoli, packages of cheese in mac & cheese boxes, sour cream, butter, and grated cheese all together and enjoy! :)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Southern-Style Tuna Salad

7 oz pouch of Light Tuna in Water (drained)
1/4 cup of Miracle Whip
3 tbsp of Sweet Relish (+ 1 tbsp sweet relish juice)
1/2 of a small sweet onion - about 3 tbsp(chopped fine or minced)
2 hard boiled eggs (peeled, rinsed, and diced)
S & P to taste
2 small dashes of Garlic Powder
 
Mix thoroughly and enjoy! Refrigerate left overs.  Usually better if it sits over night or for a few hours for the flavors to "marry" before consumption!
 

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Egg Salad

4 hard boiled eggs (peeled and chopped)
3 tbsp of miracle whip
1-2 tbsp minced fresh onion (sweet, yellow or red)
2 tbsp of sweet relish
(3 tbsp of relish juice) **secret weapon**
2 cripsy bacon slices (crumbled) **optional**
Salt & Pepper to taste
Dash of Garlic Powder
 
Mix all and enjoy as a sandwich or on crackers or crispy toast or bread~ ! :)