French Fried Cheese Appetizers 1 cup dry bread crumbs 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning or 1/4 teaspoon salt 10 oz. assorted cheeses; cut into 36 (3/4 inch) cubes 2 eggs, beaten Oil for deep frying In small bowl, combine bread crumbs and seasoning. Using fork, dip each cheese cube in egg,… Continue reading
Acini di Pepe Salad 1 lb. Alcini de Pepe pasta 2 small cans of crushed pineapple 1 large can mandarin oranges 1 – 9 oz. container of Cool Whip 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon salt a handful of miniature marshmallows (optional) Drain fruits and… Continue reading
Twice Baked Potatoes 6 medium potatoes (russet or baking potatoes) salt and pepper to taste 1 pt. sour cream 1/2 cup chives or chopped green onion, if desired 1 cup chedddar cheese, shredded 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened Parmesan Cheese Bake the potatoes until done, approximately 1 1/2 hours… Continue reading
Spaetzle (German-style homemade noodles) 3 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons dried dillweed or mixed herbs (like chives, parsley, basil) 4 eggs, beaten 1 3/4 cups milk In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and dillweed. Make a well in… Continue reading
Sausage and Apple Stuffing 2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons butter, divided 2 cups water 2 large bags of your favorite cornbread stuff crumbs 1 pound pork sausage (no links) 1 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 stalks celery, diced 3 medium apples, cored, sliced 1 cup chopped walnuts… Continue reading
An oldie, but a goodie. My mother used to make these – always nice to be able to have mashed potatoes without all the work (beyond the first round of work, I mean – LOL) Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes 5 lbs. potatoes, cooked until tender 2 pkgs. (3 oz.) cream cheese… Continue reading
John got me a cheesemaking kit for Christmas, and we finally decided that the time was right to make us some CHEEEEESE! Fresh Mozzarella to be exact. All we had to get was a gallon of (non-ULTRApasteurized) whole milk – the rest of the ingredients were in the kit –… Continue reading
I know these LOOK like regular, ordinary pancakes… But they are really BANANA PANCAKES! Didn’t see THAT one coming, did you! Did you!!?? Did…. never mind. Anyway, they were delicious. We even had a special tiny pancake left over for the dog, who also approved. Here is our recipe, adapted… Continue reading
John and I have been making our own homemade trail mix lately. It’s much less expensive than buying it in those little bags, you can make a lot to have on hand and fill multiple containers, plus you can put in EXACTLY what you want! Our usual mix seems to… Continue reading
A little while ago the temperature was 110 degrees for many days in a row. When we actually had appetites, we had to come up with something else to eat besides cold sandwiches and fruit, so we put together a cold pasta salad! We used a lot of stuff we… Continue reading
