If you need a spread for crackers in a hurry mix up some softened cream cheese, some marshmallow cream together in a bowl. Then add some strawberry jam or raseberry jam or orange jam. Mix again.
Spread on a Ritz cracker. This is so good. Just don't be dieting.Have you ever ate a Ritz cracker with a piece of choc. bar on top of it or ate it with a choc. bar. Try it. Some Lays plain chips and a choc. bar is heaven. Or a choc. bar and a plain cracker. I know it sounds terrible but just try it sometimes.
Monday, January 18, 2010
SWEET RICE
Most everyone loves rice. I sure do. Here in the mountains we serve it for breakfast as a side dish. When you go to the city and began talking about this they look at you sometimes like you have lost it but trust me it is so good with sausage and biscuits. Of course we do like very one else these days and use instant rice a lot. But you can still cook the old time way with just regular white rice. If using white rice soak over night as this gets a lot of the starch out of it. Then drain.
SWEET RICE
1 Cup of instant rice
1/3 Cup of Milk
1/2 Cup Sugar or more to your liking
1/4 Stick of Butter
Fix rice according to directions on box. Take off stove and let it fluff up. Put the milk in the rice and the sugar and stir. Now add the butter cut in slices. Now put the kettle of rice back on the stove on medium but watch as it does not have any water in it and will burn easy. Let cook for about 3 or 4 minutes to melt the butter. Stir again . Take off of stove and serve with scrambled eggs, sausage and biscuits. It is also good served with gravy and bacon and fried eggs. If using regular rice. Cook and drain some of the water off of it and add the milk, sugar and butter. If it is to soupy just drain some of the soup off.
SWEET RICE
1 Cup of instant rice
1/3 Cup of Milk
1/2 Cup Sugar or more to your liking
1/4 Stick of Butter
Fix rice according to directions on box. Take off stove and let it fluff up. Put the milk in the rice and the sugar and stir. Now add the butter cut in slices. Now put the kettle of rice back on the stove on medium but watch as it does not have any water in it and will burn easy. Let cook for about 3 or 4 minutes to melt the butter. Stir again . Take off of stove and serve with scrambled eggs, sausage and biscuits. It is also good served with gravy and bacon and fried eggs. If using regular rice. Cook and drain some of the water off of it and add the milk, sugar and butter. If it is to soupy just drain some of the soup off.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
GRILLED CHEESE SUPREME
4 Ounces swiss cheese, shredded
4 Ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
1/3 Cup mayonnaise (Hellman's is best)
1T tablespoon prepared mustard
1T tablespoon chopped green onion
8 Sices bread
1/4 Cup softened butter
Procedure
1. Combine cheese, mayo, mustard and chopped onion.
2. Spread mixture on one side of 4 of the bread slices to within 1/4-inof the edges.
3.Top with remaining bread slices.
4. Spread softened butter on the outer sides of the sandwiches.
5. Cook over med heat in a hot skillet or griddle, until golden brown
4 Ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
1/3 Cup mayonnaise (Hellman's is best)
1T tablespoon prepared mustard
1T tablespoon chopped green onion
8 Sices bread
1/4 Cup softened butter
Procedure
1. Combine cheese, mayo, mustard and chopped onion.
2. Spread mixture on one side of 4 of the bread slices to within 1/4-inof the edges.
3.Top with remaining bread slices.
4. Spread softened butter on the outer sides of the sandwiches.
5. Cook over med heat in a hot skillet or griddle, until golden brown
GRILLED BACON AND CHEESE SANDWICHES
8 Slices of Sour dough bread
4 Slices of Mozz. Cheese
2 Large tomatoes, sliced thin
8 Slices of bacon ,fried
4 Tablespoons of sour cream
4 Tablespoons of chopped onion
1/4 Teasp. Oregano
4 Slices of Chedder Cheese
4 Tablespoons softened butter
For each sandwich:
Lay a piece of sliced moz. cheese on a slice of bread. Two slices of tomato on top of the cheese. Then add two bacon strips. Then 1 Tablespoon of sour cream and 1 teaspoon of chopped onion. Then a slice of chedder cheese. Then add the other piece of bread. Spread butter on each slice of bread and grill.
4 Slices of Mozz. Cheese
2 Large tomatoes, sliced thin
8 Slices of bacon ,fried
4 Tablespoons of sour cream
4 Tablespoons of chopped onion
1/4 Teasp. Oregano
4 Slices of Chedder Cheese
4 Tablespoons softened butter
For each sandwich:
Lay a piece of sliced moz. cheese on a slice of bread. Two slices of tomato on top of the cheese. Then add two bacon strips. Then 1 Tablespoon of sour cream and 1 teaspoon of chopped onion. Then a slice of chedder cheese. Then add the other piece of bread. Spread butter on each slice of bread and grill.
GYRO-STYLE PORK SANDWICH
1 LB. Boneless pork loin
4 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
1/2 Cup lemon juice
2 Cloves of garlic, minced
1 Teaspoon dried oregano
1 Cup plain yougurt
1 Cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 Teaspoon garlic, crushed
1/2 Teaspoon dill
1 Small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
2 Pita loaves, halved
Cut pork crosswise into thin slices. Slice thin into strips 5 x 12 inch. Combine olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, garlic and oregano. Pour over pork slices. Cover and ref. for 1-8 hours.
Meanwhile in a small bowl. Stir together the yougurt, cucumber, garlic and dill. Cover and ref.
Preheat the oven to 450. Drain marinade from pork slices and place pork in single layer in a shallow sprayed pan. Roast until crisp about 10-12 minutes.Open each pita half to form a pocket. Put the pork into each half. Top each samdwich with some of the chilled yougurt mixture and the sliced onions.
4 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
1/2 Cup lemon juice
2 Cloves of garlic, minced
1 Teaspoon dried oregano
1 Cup plain yougurt
1 Cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 Teaspoon garlic, crushed
1/2 Teaspoon dill
1 Small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
2 Pita loaves, halved
Cut pork crosswise into thin slices. Slice thin into strips 5 x 12 inch. Combine olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, garlic and oregano. Pour over pork slices. Cover and ref. for 1-8 hours.
Meanwhile in a small bowl. Stir together the yougurt, cucumber, garlic and dill. Cover and ref.
Preheat the oven to 450. Drain marinade from pork slices and place pork in single layer in a shallow sprayed pan. Roast until crisp about 10-12 minutes.Open each pita half to form a pocket. Put the pork into each half. Top each samdwich with some of the chilled yougurt mixture and the sliced onions.
HAM ROLL UPS
2 8oz. Cream Cheese, Sofened
1 8oz. Pack of Cheddar cheese
1 Pack of thin sliced ham, the 59Cent type
Or two slices of deli ham choped fine
2 Green onions chooped real fine
1/3 Cup or less of chopped green pepper
1 Pack of Flour Tortillas, Burito size
Mix cream cheese, onion and pepper and ham all up together in a bowl. Then add the cheddar cheese. Spread this on the Tortillas. Cut each one into three pieces to serve. Keep ref. These are real good.
1 8oz. Pack of Cheddar cheese
1 Pack of thin sliced ham, the 59Cent type
Or two slices of deli ham choped fine
2 Green onions chooped real fine
1/3 Cup or less of chopped green pepper
1 Pack of Flour Tortillas, Burito size
Mix cream cheese, onion and pepper and ham all up together in a bowl. Then add the cheddar cheese. Spread this on the Tortillas. Cut each one into three pieces to serve. Keep ref. These are real good.
PINTO BEANS THE MOUNTAIN WAY
1 or 2 Lb. bag of pinto beans
1 Stick of Blue Bonnet Marg.or Parkay
1/2 Pack of bacon, fried and save the grease
Or can use 1 Medium piece of salt bacon and 1/3 cup oil
Water
Salt
Do Not Salt Beans Until Almost Done Ever.........
Now some people just don't know how to fix pinto beans or what we call them soup beans. Everyone I know loves my beans and no I don't mean to brag a bit they just do. I am like Paula I like to use butter or marg. This to me is what makes the beans. These are so good you can drink the soup. But cooking beans depends what type of kettle you cook them in and what kind of beans to buy. I like to buy the Walmanrt brand or the Kroger brand. Some beans makes red soup and that I do not like. I also don't like to fix them in a crockpot as this turns the soup red. Now for how to fix them. Of course, look them for the rocks that are sometimes in them. Do you ever wonder how they get in them, I do. Then wash them good at least three times. Then put them in a aluium. kettle or a heavy kettle and let them soak over night in water. To me this is what makes them so good.The next morning fry up your bacon. I put some cooking oil in the pan and cut my bacon up in small pieces and let cook on medium not on high as the bacon will taste burned and this will ruin the flavor of the beans. Me, I sometimes just fry up the whole pack and make a sandwich with part of it. I let it get crunchy. Let cool .
Then pour the water off of the soaked bean and put fresh in the kettle and put them on and let boil for around 10 minutes or until you see a white foam form. Be carefual and don't get burnt and take them off of the stove and put them in a strainer, wash them again and put more water in them and put back on the stove on medium. I put a lid on mine and put a chopstick underneath the back side of the lid to let the steam out or they will overflow on your stove. Now add the bacon grease from the bacon and if you like you can put some of the bacon in as this gives more flavor, just don't be on a diet.lol. Next add the marg. cut in small pieces, I don't like to use anything but blue bonnet or parkay for this. If I don't use the bacon grease I add 1/3 cup of cooking oil along with the butter. I know, enough grease to about kill you. I let mine cook for around 2 hours or until the beans are done. I add more water to them along the way make sure you keep pleanty of water in them that is what makes them so good if it is to much just let them cook a while longer and some of the water will cook out. If you like you can put some beno in them believe me you need this but I just put a medium potato that I peel and wash in them when they cook about half way done. This will work also. BUT don't let the potato cook to pieces. Take it out. Let it cook in them for at least 15 minutes. I only salt them when they are almost done. You have to taste them more than once to do this. I learned the hard way about salting beans. I cooked a pot for at least 4 hours one time and ask someone why it took so long. When did you salt them. At the beginning I said. No wonder they would not get done then. lol. I like to turn mine up on high for 5 minutes to get the soup thick but watch or they will BURN fast to. They will stick quick to the bottom of the kettle on high if you don't have a heavy kettle so if you don't use one just keep cooking them on medium.I also take some of them out and mash up and put them back in and this makes the soup thick. If 2 hours is not enough time to cook them just let them keep cooking longer on medium. Enjoy becuase they are good. Also you can add a piece of salt bacon and cut it like a tic tac toe grid and put in them and not fry any bacon up. Make sure you taste the beans before adding salt if you use this as they will be to salty. I love to eat the salt bacon with my beans. But still add the butter and some oil around 1/3 cup oil. Fix some of my cornbread I will post to eat with these. We like to put chow-chow in them or add some mayo to our bowl and some people put some mustard in them in their bowl.We also got to have that big piece of onion to eat with them. Just remember to brush your teeth if you are going somewhere. lol. Most people fix fried potatoes as a side dish to go along with them and fried pork chops with pepper on them. If the butter don't blend in the beans when cooking at first don't worry just stir them and it will blend in. I stir mine about 5 times to make sure they don't stick to the bottom of the kettle. Sometimes even with water in them they will stick. Make sure you check on them.
1 Stick of Blue Bonnet Marg.or Parkay
1/2 Pack of bacon, fried and save the grease
Or can use 1 Medium piece of salt bacon and 1/3 cup oil
Water
Salt
Do Not Salt Beans Until Almost Done Ever.........
Now some people just don't know how to fix pinto beans or what we call them soup beans. Everyone I know loves my beans and no I don't mean to brag a bit they just do. I am like Paula I like to use butter or marg. This to me is what makes the beans. These are so good you can drink the soup. But cooking beans depends what type of kettle you cook them in and what kind of beans to buy. I like to buy the Walmanrt brand or the Kroger brand. Some beans makes red soup and that I do not like. I also don't like to fix them in a crockpot as this turns the soup red. Now for how to fix them. Of course, look them for the rocks that are sometimes in them. Do you ever wonder how they get in them, I do. Then wash them good at least three times. Then put them in a aluium. kettle or a heavy kettle and let them soak over night in water. To me this is what makes them so good.The next morning fry up your bacon. I put some cooking oil in the pan and cut my bacon up in small pieces and let cook on medium not on high as the bacon will taste burned and this will ruin the flavor of the beans. Me, I sometimes just fry up the whole pack and make a sandwich with part of it. I let it get crunchy. Let cool .
Then pour the water off of the soaked bean and put fresh in the kettle and put them on and let boil for around 10 minutes or until you see a white foam form. Be carefual and don't get burnt and take them off of the stove and put them in a strainer, wash them again and put more water in them and put back on the stove on medium. I put a lid on mine and put a chopstick underneath the back side of the lid to let the steam out or they will overflow on your stove. Now add the bacon grease from the bacon and if you like you can put some of the bacon in as this gives more flavor, just don't be on a diet.lol. Next add the marg. cut in small pieces, I don't like to use anything but blue bonnet or parkay for this. If I don't use the bacon grease I add 1/3 cup of cooking oil along with the butter. I know, enough grease to about kill you. I let mine cook for around 2 hours or until the beans are done. I add more water to them along the way make sure you keep pleanty of water in them that is what makes them so good if it is to much just let them cook a while longer and some of the water will cook out. If you like you can put some beno in them believe me you need this but I just put a medium potato that I peel and wash in them when they cook about half way done. This will work also. BUT don't let the potato cook to pieces. Take it out. Let it cook in them for at least 15 minutes. I only salt them when they are almost done. You have to taste them more than once to do this. I learned the hard way about salting beans. I cooked a pot for at least 4 hours one time and ask someone why it took so long. When did you salt them. At the beginning I said. No wonder they would not get done then. lol. I like to turn mine up on high for 5 minutes to get the soup thick but watch or they will BURN fast to. They will stick quick to the bottom of the kettle on high if you don't have a heavy kettle so if you don't use one just keep cooking them on medium.I also take some of them out and mash up and put them back in and this makes the soup thick. If 2 hours is not enough time to cook them just let them keep cooking longer on medium. Enjoy becuase they are good. Also you can add a piece of salt bacon and cut it like a tic tac toe grid and put in them and not fry any bacon up. Make sure you taste the beans before adding salt if you use this as they will be to salty. I love to eat the salt bacon with my beans. But still add the butter and some oil around 1/3 cup oil. Fix some of my cornbread I will post to eat with these. We like to put chow-chow in them or add some mayo to our bowl and some people put some mustard in them in their bowl.We also got to have that big piece of onion to eat with them. Just remember to brush your teeth if you are going somewhere. lol. Most people fix fried potatoes as a side dish to go along with them and fried pork chops with pepper on them. If the butter don't blend in the beans when cooking at first don't worry just stir them and it will blend in. I stir mine about 5 times to make sure they don't stick to the bottom of the kettle. Sometimes even with water in them they will stick. Make sure you check on them.
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