June
28
This is one of our favorite summer dishes and a hit at every pot luck or covered dish supper. You can make it with or without the chicken.
- 1 box colored spiral pasta and one box macaroni, or two bags of wacky pasta
- 2 bottles of ranch dressing
- 1 diced onion
- diced peppers, any kind you like
- diced tomatoes, 2 or 3 or how ever much you want
- 2 chicken leg quarters, boiled or baked and meat taken off bone and diced
Cook your pasta according to the directions. Drain and put in fridge to cool. When cool, in large pot, add all ingredients and stir well. That is it! Keep cool till you serve. Easy stuff.
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June
28
Since we have all the milk a family could ever use, we do a lot of creamed dishes and gravies. Fresh raw milk is wonderful.
You will need,
- 1 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- diced peppers, bell, or whatever you like, as much as you like
- 1/2 cup flour
- milk, about 1/2 gallon
Add your ground beef, onion, and peppers to a skillet and cook on med high until done, stirring often. When done keep over heat and add flour while stirring constantly. when the meat is well coated slowly begin to add milk. Add enough until it is pretty soupy, keep stirring until gravy gets as thick as you desire. You can add more milk if it gets too thick. This can be varied. Add season to taste, we usually add some Cajun spice.
Ground beef gravy is great over boiled potatoes and carrots, or baked potatoes, or thick sliced bread, or rice or even pasta. It is a great frugal meal.
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June
21
How to Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls are one of the best treats you can offer a guest. Just because they are a yeast bread, and look intimidating doesn’t mean you can’t make them. Just take it one step at a time. Before you know it you will be a Cinnamon Roll Queen!
These Cinnamon Rolls are neither budget nor low-cal, but they are worth every bite
If you will notice in the picture there is one missing. Even though I ran for my camera the minute they were placed on the serving tray, someone still beat me to them. Cinnamon Rolls are a definite favorite in our family.
not just a recipe, but a very detailed How To ebook with step by step instructions and lots of pictures
$7.95 regular price
This is just one of a series of Creatively Simple “How to” ebooks approx 27 pages with lots of pictures ebook download
AND MY First Things First ebook I send to you with every purchase!
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June
21
from my bookstore
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream
Nothing says fun in summer like homemade ice cream. There are a thousand ways to make homemade ice cream but this is the technique we have settled on. It is rich and satisfying. You can add in any flavor and have ice cream as great as any high priced gourmet ice cream store right at home! When you make it yourself you know exactly what is in it, and it becomes a healthy treat rather than just cold junk food. There is just one requirement to making homemade ice cream, you have to have fun!
$7.95 regular price
This is just one of a series of Creatively Simple “How to” ebooks approx 23 pages with lots of pictures ebook download
AND MY First Things First ebook I send to you with every purchase!
NEW Release special for a limited time only $3.95
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June
14
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- 1 sweet red pepper diced
- 1T chili powder
- 3/4 cup flour
- 6 cups milk
- 3 8 oz packages macaroni noodles
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Cook and drain the noodles. While they are cooking, in a skillet on med heat cook ground beef, pepper, and onion, stirring occasionally until well cooked. When the meat is cooked add flour and continue stirring, when meat is well coated with flour, slowly pour in milk while still stirring. Continue on med heat until mixture thickens. About 5-10 minutes, still stirring. It should be like gravy. Then add thickened meat sauce to the noodles. Add sour cream and stir well. It should be slightly soupy. Cover dish and let sit for 15 minutes then serve. The pasta will absorb some of the gravy so it ends up more like a casserole.
serves 8-10
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June
9
I love grits, actually I love most southern food. Here is my technique of making southern grits.
This will make one serving, so multiply accordingly.
- 1 cup water
- 1 dash of salt
- 1/4 cup yellow corn grits (Bob’s Red Mill is my fav)
In a small sauce pan add water and salt, heat till boiling. Add grits and lower heat to med, stir continually for one minute, then cover and remove from heat. Let sit for three minutes then serve. I just like butter (homemade of course) and salt on mine, but it is also great with any of the following.
- cheese
- crumbled bacon
- sugar
- milk
Grits are a wonderful and filling snack or breakfast.
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June
7
- 3 cups self rising flour
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 stick softened butter or 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- extra flour for rolling, maybe a half cup at most
Mix all ingredients, first with a spoon then with your hands, it should be gooey, don’t really knead, but if necessary you can add a little more flour. Spread extra flour on rolling surface, just enough to cover well. Put dough on the flour then sprinkle more flour on top and roll to approx 1 and 1/4 inches thick, cut with cutter and place on oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes until they are golden brown on top.
notes- this is Georgia’s recipe and it is great, but Hannah is really the biscuit queen in our house, however she doesn’t use a recipe, she cooks like me, some of this and some of that. Don’t be afraid to start with a recipe and experiment. We don’t use shortening in our house, we usually use butter but you could use oil. For a biscuit cutter we use a plastic cup.
Great topped with butter, jam, honey, syrup, or gravy, also great for making sandwiches.
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