Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Chinese Chicken Salad

Two bags of cabbage or coleslaw mix
4-6 green onions chopped
1/4 c. sesame seeds (toast in dry frying pan)
1/2 c. raw sunflower seeds (toast in dry frying pan)
1/2 c. slivered almonds (toast in dry frying pan)
1 pkg. Costco already cooked and sliced chicken-cut into cubes

2 pkgs.crumbled ramen noodles fried in 3 T. of butter serve on the side

Dressing
1/3 c. soy sauce
1/3 c. vinegar
3 T. splenda
1/2 t.salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/2 c. oil
1 t. sesame oil
1 T. parsley

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Ham and Bean Soup

1 pound navy beans
3 cans chicken broth
4 carrots (1 lb. of baby carrots)
2 medium potatoes
3 stalks celery
1 medium onion
2 cups cubed ham
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper


Cook on low for 6-8 hours

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Beef Stroganoff

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 brick cream cheese
1 diced large onion
2-4 T. Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 c. Water with beef broth
Garlic Salt to sprinkle the meat
1 t. Garlic Salt
Egg noodles

Salt stew meat with Garlic Salt
Let sit for 15-30 minutes
Heat up 1 T oil in the instant pot on saute medium
Heat up 1 T oil in large frying pan
Brown the stew meat in both places
Add all stew meat to the instant pot
throw in some onion and Worcestershire sauce
Add the 1/2 c. beef broth to instant pot
set instant pot on high pressure for 15 minutes
Brown the chopped onion in the frying pan
saute 1 pkg sliced mushrooms
add the cream of mushroom soup
add the Worcestershire sauce
add cream cheese 
thin some with milk
Boil water and cook egg noodles
When instant pot is 10 minutes past time, release the pressure
Add juice from the instant pot to the sauce until desired consistency and flavor.
Add sour cream if you want



Serve over egg noodles, or rice, or potatoes

Monday, February 20, 2012

Baked Berry Oatmeal

This makes a hearty breakfast and reheats well.


2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup steel cut oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups milk
1/3 cup applesauce (one individual pre-packaged cup is 1/3 cup)
1/4 cup oil
2 cups frozen berry mixture


Mix together all the dry ingredients.  In a separate bowl, beat egg and add milk, applesauce and oil.  Combine wet ingredients with dry.  Pour into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish.  Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.  Stir in berries and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until just barely golden on top.  Serve with milk or cream.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Pancakes

1 cup flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 T. sugar
stir
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
2 T. oil
Mix  all together. Cook on Griddle.  cakes 6-8 pancakes.  Batter will be fairly thick and lumpy.  Add a tiny bit of milk to loosen.


DOUBLE RECIPE
2 cup flour (10 oz.)
2 T. baking powder
1 t. salt
2 T. sugar
stir
2 egg
1 1/2? cup milk
1/4 cup oil
 Mix  all together. Cook on Griddle.  cakes 12-14 pancakes.  Batter will be fairly thick and lumpy.  Add a tiny bit of milk to loosen.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Aunt Pat's Dip

2 cups cottage cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise (best foods)
1 T minced onion (or more) 1/4 large onion
1 T. dried Parsley
2 T dill weed
1/2 t. celery salt
1/4 t onion powder
Pinch sugar

Mix together and set in fridge.  Best if it can sit for a couple of hours before serving.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Big Oven Meatballs

1 pound hamburger
1/2-1 chopped onion
1/4 c corn meal
1/2 t salt
2 t (generous) dry mustard
2 t (generous) chili powder
1/2 cup milk
1 egg


Heat a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan.
Mix all the ingredients with your hands.  make a large meatball (fills one cupped hand) roll in flour.  Brown the meatballs on all sides.  Pour a little spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a pyrex pan.  Place the browned meatballs in the pyrex.  Cover the pan with foil and bake for one hour at 350 degrees.