Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Grilled Asparagus...

This recipe is "outta this world" delicious...!

Asparagus Spears
Olive Oil
Soy Sauce
Balsamic Vinegar

Rinse asparagus spears... remove lower stalks and place in glass casserole dish. Drizzle with olive oil, soy sauce and Balsamic Vinegar. Bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes depending on amount of asparagus you are grilling.

This recipe does not need a sauce... the combination of ingredients serve as great flavor. Enjoy...!

Meatloaf Muffins...

WOW... This meatloaf is just down right delicious...!

3-4 lbs Ground Beef
(I use 1/2 lean and 1/2 regular... for the best flavor)
1 Onion chopped
2 Eggs
2 cups Bread Crumb
1 Can French Onion Soup
2 Tsp. Crumbled Dry Sage
1 Tsp. Cumin
1 Tbl. Dry Mustard
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Ground Pepper

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Form meatloaf into muffin size balls and place in muffin tins sprayed with vegetable spray. Poke your finger into each meatloaf to create a well... this helps the meatloaf to cook evenly. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes. Remove meatloaves and place in a glass casserole dish. Spoon Beef Gravy over each meatloaf and return to the oven for 10 minutes.

Talk about "comfort" foods... this will do the trick on any cold winter evening. Enjoy...!

Beef Gravy...

This is a yummy gravy...

4 cups Water
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 Onion chopped
1/2 cup Flour
6 Tsp. Beef Bouillon Granules

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan... whisk continually until smooth and thick.

I use this for mashed potatoes, pot pie gravy and for Meatloaf in muffin tins.

Enjoy...!

Red Velvet Cake...

Get ready for a mouth watering, addicting, chocolate cake...

1 German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Small Box Instant Vanilla Pudding
1 cup Sour Cream
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Oil
1/2 cup Water
1 cup of Miniature Chocolate Chips
1 1 oz. Bottle Red Food Coloring

Combine all ingredients... you can make cupcakes or a 13x9 cake. Bake at 350* cupcakes for about 23 minutes and cake for about 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

My Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe...

2 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
1/2 cup Butter softened
4-6 cups Powdered Sugar
1 Tsp. Clear Vanilla
1/4 cup Milk

Cream together cream cheese, vanilla and butter, add powdered sugar and milk to desired consistency.

This quickly became a family favorite... Enjoy my friends...!

French Dips...

Truly a man's meal... Flavorful, Filling, Fabulous...

4-6 lb Rump Roast
1 Can Campbell's French Onion Soup
1 Can Campbell's Beef Consomme
1 Can Campbell's Beef Bouillon

Provolone Cheese, sliced
Bakery Hoagie Buns, lightly toasted

Place roast and soups in a crock pot on low. Cook overnight and through out the next day. Shred Beef and spread on a lightly toasted Hoagie Bun. Place provolone cheese on top and lightly toast. The remaining broth become your dip. Enjoy...!

I like Bakery Hoagie Buns because they absorb broth without becoming too soggy.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Company Potatoes...

Get ready for what will likely be your families favorite potato dish. It can be made ahead of time and refrigerated. The children will just gobble it up!
6-8 Potatoes
1 1/2 Cups Sour Cream
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Cube Butter melted
1-2 Cups Mild Cheddar Cheese shredded

Topping...
2 Cups Corn Flakes slightly crumbled
2 Tbl Butter melted

Boil potatoes whole with skins on until fork easily pierces to the middle. Cool... peel and shred potatoes in a glass baking dish. Fold the remaining ingredients in until well mixed. Be careful not to over mix. Add butter to Corn Flakes and spread on top of potatoes. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 350*.

These potatoes are a wonderful dish when serving a crowd. They are great as left over... if there are any left over. Enjoy!

Pork Chops...

These pork chops are so good... my family loves them.

4-6 Thin cut Pork Chops
1 Pkg Ritz Crackers crumbled
6 Eggs well beaten
1 Cube of Butter

Heat 1 cube of butter in a non-stick skillet. Dip pork chops in eggs and dredge in cracker crumbs. Fry in butter until golden brown on both sides. Place pork chops in a glass baking dish and cover with foil. Bake 350* for 45 minutes.

If you need to double this recipe.... make sure you change the butter half way through. There is no need to double the eggs, as 6 will make more than a single recipe.

I serve these Pork Chops with Company Potatoes or Baked Potatoes. Enjoy!

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