Saturday, December 13, 2008

Avocado Dip

This is truly the best guacamole/Avocado dip ever!  
5-6  avocados, diced
4-5 Roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 onion, chopped (optional)
sprinkle garlic powder, to taste
sprinkle sea salt
onion powder (optional)
sliced olives on top
Mix all together in bowl and set in fridge 1-2 hours before serving.  Sometimes I throw in some salsa, but that is entirely up to you.  Doesn't make a lot.  I would double for a big group. 
This is one of my favorite recipes!  

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

candy bar pie

1 large chocolate candy bar dollar size  
16 large marsh mellows
1/4 milk
1 pint whip cream
chocolate graham cracker pie filling

Melt chocolate with milk on low heat, add marsh mellows , stir till melted ,then cool. Whip a pint of cream with 1 tsp vanilla then fold into the cooled candy mellow mixture. Pour into pie shell.  It is simple to make. An older child can do it with a little help

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Andersen's Pear Pie

I'm not a big fan of Pumpkin Pie, so we when we were first married we started experimenting with other pies and this is what Ryan and I came up with. It became our new traditional Thanksgiving Day pie.


Prepared or pre-made pie dough
1 Egg
3 Tbs. Flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
5 cups halves of canned pears
Cinnamon and sugar in shaker
Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream

Preheat oven to 450*F, line a 9-inch pie pan with pie dough. Combine and blend egg, flour, sugar, and melted butter. Arrange pears in pie shell (cups up) and pour batter over them. Put second pie dough over lattice style or prick, then flute edges. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake 10 minutes at 450*F, then reduce the heat to 350*F and bake about 35-45 minutes or until golden brown. YUM!
(Can also be made with peaches)

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Chicken Alfredo

3-4 Chicken Breast 
1 pkg Cream Cheese 1/3 fat
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 can Water (I only use 1/2 can water)
1 pkg Dried Italian Seasoning
1/2 c. Butter

Cook 4 hours on high in crock pot.  You can cube the chicken before you cook it or shred the chicken after.  Pour over noodles or rice. 

Judy

Some ask, “Why didn’t the Brethren warn us to prepare and store food?” They already have:
...”We encourage you to grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit trees—plant them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own yards. Even those residing in apartments or condominiums can generally grow a little food in pots and planters. Study the best methods of providing your own foods. Make your garden neat and attractive as well as productive. If there are children in your home, involve them in the process with assigned responsibilities...Develop your skills in your home preservation and storage. We reaffirm the previous counsel the Church has always given, to acquire and maintain a year’s supply—a year’s supply of the basic commodities for us.
We encourage families to have on hand this year’s supply; and we say it over and over
and over and repeat over and over the scripture of the Lord where He says, ‘Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?’
Spencer W. Kimball, April Conference, 1976
December is a good time to plan for next year, and to order trees and plants for spring planting. It takes months and years to get a harvest off of some plants, so we should begin now.

Navajo Fry Bread
3 ½ Cups flour, white & whole wheat ½ cup powdered milk
1 Tbsp baking powder 1 ¾ cup warm water
½ tsp salt
Put everything in bowl, and mix with your hands. Knead until not sticky. Let set, covered, for about 2 hours for best results, but it can be used immediately. Pat a small amount of dough out with oiled hands, turning and stretching to make it flat. Pinch a hole in the center and fry in hot oil until light brown, then turn and cook on other side. You can cut into smaller pieces and use as bread at a meal, or tope with beans, meat, rice, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc., for a whole meal. You can use this recipe for donuts, and can fry in smaller bits and cover with cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar or powdered sugar for a treat. For crisp bread, make 1 inch balls, or roll out thinner, then cut in wedges for frying.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Fall Pumpkin Dip

This is so delicious; I would eat it for every meal if I could. It's also a great snack or appetizer for Thanksgiving, Halloween, or Fall football parties!

1 can pumpkin (15 oz)
1 package cream cheese (8 oz)
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons pumpkin spice

Let cream cheese soften at room temperature for a while, then combine all ingredients and whip with an electric hand mixer. You may have to whip it for a while depending on the softness of the cream cheese. Let chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Serve with apples, ginger snap cookies, graham crackers or whatever else you can think of!

Grandma Joan's Cranberry sauce

Cranberry Sauce
2 pkg. cranberries ground
2 cups green apples ground
2 orange rinds ground
cut orange and squeeze juice
grate a small amount of lemon rind.
mix together and measure and add double that amount of sugar.  (I only add about 2-3 cups sugar)
2 regular size cherry jello's
add a small amount of water.
mix together and enjoy!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Yummy Corn Pop Snack

boil 1 cup butter, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1/2 cup water until it reaches a soft ball stage. pour over a full bag of corn puffs and toss it until all of the puffs are covered. you can add slivered almonds too if you want. you can find the puffs at maceys. that's the only place i have ever seen them. ;)

Friday, October 24, 2008

Strawberry shortcake squares

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESSERTS! Super easy to make!!

What you need
64 NILLA Wafers, divided
1/4 cup sugar, divided
5 Tbsp. margarine or butter, melted
2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
2-1/2 cups cold milk
1-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
3 cups sliced fresh strawberries

CRUSH 40 wafers; mix with 3 Tbsp. sugar and margarine. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan; set aside.

BEAT pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread 1/2 onto crust. Cover with layers of remaining wafers and pudding mixture. Refrigerate 3 hours. Meanwhile, toss strawberries with remaining sugar. Refrigerate until ready to use.

CUT dessert into squares to serve; top each with about 2 Tbsp. berry mixture.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Something fun to make...

I have to remind you that I am not a cook, but I may just have to make these for my kids. They are just so cute! I found it on http://www.gourmetmomonthego.blogspot.com/ If you haven't seen this blog I recommend it. It is very fun.


Edible Crayons

Ingredients:

*Pretzel Rods

*Candy Melts (or white chocolate bark/chocolate chips with a little of your favorite food coloring added)

*Paper Labels

Instructions:-Break or cut pretzel rods in half.

-Melt candy melts or chocoalte chips in microwave on medium heat for 1 minute. Stir and continue cooking at 15 second intervals until melted. Stir well. Add a few drops food coloring if desired.

-Dip ends of pretzels in melted candy.
-Place on wax paper or aluminum foil to dry.

-When dry, wrap with crayon labels and secure with tape.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sweet & Saucy Meatballs!

These meatballs are DELISH!. . . and sooooo simple! My kids love these and they usually eat them with nothing else but a veggie. They like to use the colorful toothpicks to pick 'em up. You can serve them with rice and eggrolls. Also, they make a great after-school snack. (I borrowed this recipe from Lindsey Dunn.)
They are cooking now and my mouth is watering!

1 jar (32 oz) - Grape Jelly
2 jars (12 oz each) - Heinz Chili Sauce
5 lb bag - Frozen Meatballs

Combine Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce in large pot. Blend with wire whisk. Bring sauce to a boil. Add bag of meatballs to sauce. Stir together until meatballs are covered with sauce. Reduce heat to medium. Let cook for about 25 minutes - stirring often. Sauce will be thin.

ENJOY!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Stroganoff pizza

This one is for my friend Sarah S.  Only 3 ingredients!  This is a way easy dinner.  I got it from my sister-in-law.  I tried it the other day and my family liked it, except for Jake he only likes rice and chicken.  
Make Hamburger Helper Stroganoff as directed on the box.  
Cut a loaf of french bread in half, lengthwise, as if you were going to make a sandwich.  
Take out a little of the bread and top with stroganoff.  Cover with mozzarella cheese and broil until cheese is melted.  Cut and serve as if it were a regular pizza.  Super easy and way good!  

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Posts!

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Buttermilk Syrup

1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup sugar
1 cube butter
1 tsp corn syrup
Bring to boil in saucepan - remove from heat and add 
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
Stir with wire whip & be careful in foams up.
enjoy!