Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Eggless cookie dough

Got this cookie dough recipe on a pregnancy forum to satisfy all of the pregnant ladies cravings for cookie dough while removing those eggs!  Yummy

Prime Rib

Basic Prime Rib...recipe from a Sears Calendar in 2005

Ingredients:
6 to 7lb prime rib roast
2/3c olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbs of lemon juice
2 tbs dried rosemary
1tsp onion powder
1tsp paprika
1tsp black pepper

Directions:
1) Place roast in a shallow roasting pan and allow it to "rest" out of the refrigerator for 30 minutes.  Preheat oven to 450.
2) Combine olive oil, lemon juice and seasonings.  Rub the meat surface with the mixture, massaging it well into the meat
3) Cook for 15 to 20 minutes to sear the roast and seal in the juices
4) Reduce heat to 325
5) Cook to desired temperature (Approximately: Rare 12 min per pound, Med. Rare 14 per pound, Med. 17 per pound)

Ribs

Ribs...recipe from my step-dad, Tim

Ingredients
 Either country style or baby back ribs, 4lbs
1 bottle of BBQ sauce

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375
Place foil in cake pan and add a cooling rack on top
Add ribs to the rack and smother in sauce
Top with foil
bake 1-1.5hrs or until the oustide is cooked
Add more sauce and cook for 20 minutes longer on grill or 30 minutes in the oven uncovered

Another option is to make your own marinade to soak the ribs
Marinade: 2c soy sauce, 1c Water, .5c light brown sugar, 1tbs molasses, 1tsp salt.  Dump the marinade and cook the ribs as above. 

Monday, August 5, 2013

Cheesy Chicken Crescent Supper

Cheesy Chicken Crescent Supper...recipe from cooks.com

Ingredients
1lb chicken, boiled and cubed
1/2 c cheddar cheese
1/4 c cheddar cheese
2 cans of crescent rolls
1 can cream of chicken
1 c milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375
Separate crescent rolls, place cooked chicken and small amount of cheese on each large end and roll the crescent
In a sauce pan, heat 1/2 cup cheese, milk and soup until thickened (add pepper to taste)
Pour mixture in a glass baking dish (saving 1/2 cup), top with the crescent chicken rolls
Bake 20-30 minutes
Top with the remaining cheese and bake 5 minutes

Serve with the remaining 1/2 cup of sauce

Cranberry Pork Roast

Cranberry Pork Roast...another idea from Super Suppers, that I had to do my best guess to recreate

Ingredients:
Pork loin roast, no bone
1 bottle of sweet and tangy bbq sauce
1 can of cranberry sauce

Directions:
Cook in slow cooker on low all day
Can be served as pulled pork on a bun, or as sliced pork

Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and Dumplings...recipe modified from Bisquick recipe

Ingredients:
3 large cans of canned chicken, drained
3 cans of chicken broth
Bisquick (and all directions to make dumplings, follow the box)
1/2 c milk
flour
3tbs of butter
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1) Place chicken in broth, simmer on low while making dumplings
2) Make dumplings according to pkg
3) ball dumplings by covering with flour so they do not stick (1.5 inch balls)
4) Turn up heat on broth to a slow boil, drop dumplings in, make sure they submerge to get tottally wet.
5) After all dumplings are in the broth, add milk, butter and salt and bepper
6) Do not stir before dumplings are cooked, except gently to keep chicken from sticking on the bottom
7) Simmer 10-15 minutes

Cream of Mushroom Pasta

Cream of Mushroom Pasta...this recipe came from my mother, Brenda and we ate it weekly


Ingredients:
1.5 lb ground beef
1.5 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup of milk
1tsp onion salt
pepper
1 bag of egg noodles

Directions:
1) cook noodles and drain
2) cook ground beef with onion salt and drain
3) add soup and pepper to beef, wait 5 minutes then add milk to consistency desired while at medium temperature
4) combine with noodles