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Post by gingerbird on Feb 2, 2011 14:33:48 GMT -5
In honor of the Great Blizzard of 2011, here is something to do with your snow. If I start now, I'll have a path to my back gate eaten open by April.
1 gallon snow
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespo•n vanilla extract
2 cups milk
When it starts to snow, place a large, clean bowl outside to collect the flakes. When full, stir in sugar and vanilla to taste, then stir in just enough milk for the desired consistency. Serve at once.
I had this once when I was a kid, a friend's parent made it for us kids. It was DELICIOUS. I've never had it since, nor have I ever made it, but this recipe gets rave reviews. I have enough snow just on my back deck to make this treat for every American, even the ones living overseas! I'm going to make some in a bit; I'll report back. (The version I had as a kid had maple syrup stirred in.) I'm going to melt the sugar into a small amount of milk, then add the snow/more milk as needed. Some report using chocolate milk. Yum!
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Post by forumfish on Feb 2, 2011 15:31:00 GMT -5
I love snow ice cream! I've only had a it a couple of times, because we rarely get enough snow to catch. We're expecting a teeny bit tomorrow night -- like maybe an inch, so maybe I'll set out a large cookie sheet, to maximize the collection surface area.
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Post by gingerbird on Feb 7, 2011 15:28:45 GMT -5
Fish, your homemade pizza recipes sound fabulous ... although sophisticated and healthy! I used to make pizza from scratch for visitors and everyone raved. At that time, making the crust was the hard part, there were no "crusts in a can" (I will have to look for that one you use) so I used Jiffy biscuit dough or Bisquick biscuit mix. After stretching the dough into a pan or onto a cookie sheet (make an "edge" so fillings stay inside!), I would bake it at 350 for about 10 minutes until golden as the finished pizza would be too doughy if I didn't.
Then I would spread on a can of tomato sauce and sprinkle it with garlic powder and oregano. Then I'd load it with cooked, crumbled sausage, a can of sliced mushrooms (taken out of the can!), sliced onions and green peppers, then I'd top with mozzarella and/or other cheeses to taste. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted/golden at the edges. Fabulous! I also like green olives and black olives on my pizza, and sometimes would thinly slice a summer sausage for some fake pepperoni (which is expensive and greasy).
While I was thinking about the pizza recipe, I remembered my favorite-ever dip. This is perfect for potlucks and can be put into a crock pot so it stays warm.
1. Cook and crumble one pound sausage. Drain.
2. Add two packages of cream cheese; stir until melted.
3. Add one can of Rotel.
4. Eat with corn chips/Doritos.
I swear, you will eat the entire thing, it's so delicious. Or maybe I'm just thinking about what I do when I make it.
Right now I'm baking up a huge pot of three types of beans with homemade BBQ sauce (with onions and bacon) and some corn muffins on the side. The house smells great! Earlier while it was cooking, I made some mint chocolate chip cookies.
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Post by forumfish on Feb 7, 2011 18:35:12 GMT -5
Mmm … corn bread. I have made many a meal on blackeyed peas and cornbread. Chili beans and cornbread is good, too. Have you tried stirring a can of corn, a can of green chilies, and some shredded cheese into your corn muffins? Yummy, yummy! A former coworker used to make that dip -- she called it "enchilada dip." So good! I'll have to try it soon. Our next door neighbor gave us chocolate cookies topped with sea salt for Christmas -- so yummy! Mom made brownies the other day, so I've been sprinkling sea salt on them. I've been reading about chocolate and salt a lot in the news, so I guess it's not just a Texas thing. I'd eat your pizza if you left the mushrooms off, Ginger. I like the flavor, but not the texture.  Okay, this thread is making me hungry … time for some "trash" (homemade Chex mix). |
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Post by gingerbird on Feb 8, 2011 14:11:32 GMT -5
Fish, I wish I had talked to you before making my cornbread, your version sounds marvelous. Although I don't have any green chilies, just one lone jalepeno. So I guess I'd have to wait. Although the corn and cheese would have made it still better than plain-old-plain-o. I learned that dip recipe from a co-worker who always brought it to office potlucks. I had never heard of Rotel before then, she had to explain it to me. Heh. Now I have about a dozen can of the stuff stashed in my cupboards! I swear, once I start eating that dip I cannot stop. I try not to make it very often for that reason. The chocolate cookies with sea salt is a new idea for me, although I LOVE sweet and salty together. Like chocolate-covered pretzels and chocolate-dipped potato chips. SO yummy. I've just never thought of sea salt on brownies or cookies, but I'm up for trying it. Funny you don't like mushrooms, Fish; I love them. I get excited beyond belief in spring when I find morels. One year I found more than 20 in my front yard. The next year there were ZERO. Gah. I have a friend who won't eat mushrooms or cheese, so won't touch pizza. She used to go hungry when there would be a pizza party at work! I'm going to experiment with oven-baked onion rings, just for you, Fish. I saw them on a cooking show so got the stuff to make them. A report will follow, along with the recipe for them and a dipping sauce. Meanwhile, get some at Arby's: www.arbys.com/feboffer/?CID=e_arbysextras020811I had them last week; not bad. You get five for $2. So, buy a sandwich ($3) and get them free with the coupon. |
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Post by gingerbird on Feb 11, 2011 11:43:20 GMT -5
For Fish's Valentine's Day present, I give her a good oven-baked onion rings recipe:
* 1-1/2 cups cornflakes
* 1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
* 1 large egg
* 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk (or make your own buttermilk, or use regular milk)
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/8 teasp00n cayenne pepper
* Coarse salt and ground pepper
* 2 medium onions, Vidalia or any (I used yellow), sliced and broken into rings
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line cookie sheet with tin foil (or a big pan) and put in the oven to get hot. Crush cornflakes and breadcrumbs until fine crumbs form, then transfer to a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, flour, and cayenne and season with salt and pepper.
2. Dip onion rings in egg mixture (letting excess drip off) and dredge in cornflake mixture; place on a large plate. When all the rings are coated, remove cookie sheet/pan from oven and arrange onion rings on sheet. Bake, turning once, until onion rings are golden brown, about 16 minutes. (Mine took about 20-30 minutes.) Season with salt, dip in sauce and eat!
You can also use cooking spray or some light oil on the baking sheets instead of tin foil. (I always bake cookies on tin foil.) I also used all corn flakes as I didn't have bread crumbs.
Onion Ring Dipping Sauce (Same as Burger King's or Outback's Bloomin' Onion sauce)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teasp00n ketchup
2 Tablesp00n horseradish
1/4 teasp00n paprika
1/4 teasp00n salt
1/8 teasp00n garlic powder
1/8 teasp00n dried oregano
Dash ground black pepper
Dash cayenne pepper
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate. This also would be yummy on a burger!
Cindy, there are Dairy Queen ice cream and blizzard recipes coming soon to a chat-room thread near you!
*Edited because this thread won't let me type the word for the eating utensil that's the partner of "fork."
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Post by cin on Feb 11, 2011 16:25:56 GMT -5
Oh Cindy loves onion rings (though I seldom seem to order them in restaurants--probably cause I'm a sucker for fries. I think I've only had Arby's once. I'll have to get stuff and try those rings. In honour of our last cold day (plus 5 next few days) Here's a pot roast in the slow cooker thanks to taste of home. Good rating and sounds easy enough www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Slow-Cooker-Savory-Pot-Roast |
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Post by Cindy on Feb 14, 2011 18:58:43 GMT -5
ok since we seem to be dip people... Looking for a delicious dip & chip recipe that's lower in fat & calories ? This is my fav recipe .. don't ask me where I got it and what the calorie & fat count is .. all I know is that it is lower ... lol! I think  Dip: Cook extra lean ground beef, cook half way then add 1 packet of low sodium taco seasoning and 1/2 cup water. Let simmer & cool. If there is extra liquid strain. Once cool you can assemble. Take a pan 9x9 or larger and fill the bottom with the beef. Then carefully layer 1 can of low fat refried beans, 1 small tub of low fat sour cream or greek yogurt, sprinkle green peas, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, then cover with low fat shredded cheddar/mozzerella mix, top with diced green onion and green or black olives. |
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Post by Cindy on Feb 17, 2011 23:27:04 GMT -5
Spagetti and Meatballs is one of my all-time favs and I noticed this recipe is close to my own. It gets rave reviews as you'll see when you hit the page and seems quick/easy. Someone subbed turkey in too and it seemed to work well... www.food.com/recipe/easy-spaghetti-and-meatballs-140839 |
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Post by Cindy on Feb 18, 2011 14:14:53 GMT -5
Thought I'd add a vegatarian recipe this weekend. Called "squash dressing" but is a casserole type thing....good reviews but there are a few small variations if you read the reviews. Seems well received though, so sounds like a nice spring/summer dish. allrecipes.com/Recipe/Yellow-Squash-Dressing/Detail.aspx |
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Post by forumfish on Feb 18, 2011 16:45:15 GMT -5
Those look yummy, Cindy! The dip recipe is very close to what we Texans call 7-layer dip, but we don't include green peas! The squash dressing reminds me of a casserole a restaurant down here serves. The name of the restaurant is the Black-Eyed Pea, and as you can guess, they serve southern food. We love their squash casserole, and one day, Mom said, "I found a recipe for Blackeyed Pea squash casserole." I didn't realize she meant "the" Black-Eyed Pea, and my first thought was a casserole combining squash and blackeyed peas. That didn't sound too appetizing, but the squash casserole was great. Here's the recipe, for comparison to yours (which I am going to try -- I love cornbread!): www.food.com/recipe/the-black-eyed-peas-baked-squash-45437I made chicken spaghetti the other day, but didn't have a can of cream of chicken soup, so I subbed a can of chicken broth, cheddar cheese soup, and some sour cream. Well, it turned out great -- here's the recipe: Three Cheese Chicken SpaghettiHeat the following in a crock pot on high until bubbly: 1 can of cream of mushroom soup 1 can of cheddar cheese soup 1 can of chicken broth 1 cup of sour cream Reduce heat to low and add: 2 chicken breasts, already cooked and shredded half a bag of shredded swiss cheese a couple of Tbs of parmesean cheese (the canned stuff is fine) About half an hour before serving, add already-cooked spaghetti and stir -- I just eyeball the amount. |
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Post by Cindy on Feb 25, 2011 21:39:17 GMT -5
allrecipes.com//Recipe/potato-chips/Detail.aspxSince I'm currently stuffing my face with store bought chips, I thought this might be a good one..looks pretty easy. Homemade Chips..now you're talking, kinda goes with Ginger's onion rings..keep this up, we'll open our own "fast food" joint. This allrecipes.com keeps popping up everytime I go looking for something...
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Post by Cindy on Mar 3, 2011 14:06:57 GMT -5
allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandmas-Sweet-Slaw/Detail.aspxI'm posting this coleslaw recipe in hopes that the nice weather will hurry up over here. It's funny that this allrecipe site keeps coming up. My grandmother used to make the best slaw, when you ask my aunt for the recipe she just says "oh I just go by smell" Not helpful. LOL She did hoewever mention sugar in it, so maybe this is close to it..a little bit of a mixed bag review wise but I've learned to read some comments first to get a feel for it anyway... Come on summer picnics!
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Post by Cindy on Mar 4, 2011 22:51:21 GMT -5
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Post by Cindy on Mar 4, 2011 22:55:50 GMT -5
Here you go pick your fav and get busy..Fish fire up the grill I'm coming up for hot sun and a hot chipotle burger! Some weird combos there..I think I'll skip the deer burger..no interest in eating bambi thanks! allrecipes.com/Recipes/Main-Dish/Burgers/Top.aspx |
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