Thursday, October 15, 2009

Broccoli Cheese Noodle Soup

2 tbsp. butter
¾ cup small diced onion
6 cups water
6 chicken bouillon cubes
8 oz. fine egg noodles
1 tsp. salt
1 – 16 to 20 oz bag chopped broccoli
1/8 tsp garlic powder
6 cups whole milk
1 lb Velveeta (cubed)
Pepper to taste

Heat butter in large soup kettle, add onion and sauté 3 minutes, add water and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and add noodles and salt. Cook 3 minutes uncovered and stir in broccoli, garlic and milk. Cook until noodles are done. Stir in cheese and pepper until cheese melts.

Shrimp Alfredo

Shrimp Alfredo

Linguine or spaghetti or whatever pasta you fancy for 4 servings.

12 ounce frozen shrimp ready to eat

Alfredo Sauce:

½ cup butter 2 cups milk
1 (8oz) cream cheese
6 oz. grated Parmesan Cheese
2 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. black pepper

Thaw shrimp under cold running water.

Boil water and cook pasta according to directions on package.

Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add shrimp and sauté for a couple minutes, remove shrimp. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta and shrimp to serve.

Oven Baked Chicken

Oven Baked Chicken


1 tbsp. butter or margarine
2/3 cup Original Bisquick mix
1 ½ tsp. paprika
1 ¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 cut-up whole chicken (3-3 ½ pounds) or use 8 of your favorite pieces.

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Melt butter in 9x13 pan in oven until hot.

Stir together Bisquck and seasonings, coat chicken. Place skin sides down in dish (dish and butter should be hot)

Bake 35 minutes; turn chicken. Bake about 15 minutes longer or until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.

Betty Crocker recipe.

Meatloaf

Meatloaf

2 lb. ground beef
1 pkg Stove Top Stuffing
½ cup milk
½ cup Heinz 57 sauce
2 eggs
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
1 tbsp. horseradish

Mix milk, Heinz 57, eggs, seasonings and horseradish together. Add to ground beef and stuffing mix. Mix altogether shape into 2 loaves and put into a 9x13 cake pan. Ketsup or barbeque sauce may be spread over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 ½ hours.

Use one and freeze the other after they’ve been cooked or cook only one and freeze the other to be cooked later. If frozen, take out and leave in fridge overnight before cooking.

Bubbleup Pizza recipe

Bubble up Pizza

2 cans biscuits (the cheap small ones not the Grands)
1 - jar spaghetti or pizza sauce
pepperoni slices cut in half
browned sausage (diced up fairly small)
cooked steak diced up fairly small
chopped peppers (green, red, yellow doesn't matter)
chopped onion
Mozzerella cheese grated
mushrooms (canned or fresh)
any other item you like on pizza, could have canadian bacon, pineapple or what ever.

Take biscuits and cut into fourths. Put in bowl add about 2 cups sauce. If using green peppers and onions put in bowl add a little dab water and put into microwave and cook til soft, drain. Add to bowl. Add any other ingredients you like on pizza. mix all together, add a couple cups of grated mozzerella or what ever cheese you have. Bake 45 minute to an hour or until the biscuits are done. Snick one out of the middle and see if it is cooked all the way through. Add a little more cheese over top and pop back into the oven til cheese melts.

October Menu

October 15th, wow this month is about gone. I still haven't figured out how to get the stuff I've typed up already to go to the page so I'm just going to start typing everything in.

October Menu:

1. Tatertot Casserole (Make an extra casserole and freeze for later)

2. Chili with Cornbread (Make a double batch of chili and freeze for another meal)

3. Grilled Chicken Breast Salad

4. Roast Turkey breast, mashed potatoes/gravy, california veggies/cheese sauce. (use leftover
turkey for pot pie)

5. Venison Stirfry/vegetables and white or wild rice

6. Pork Roast, mashed potatoes/gravy, baked squash, (Use leftover pork for enchilada's)

7. Mock Chow Mein, Lettuce salad

8. Boiled ham dinner/Potato,Carrots, Onions, Cabbage (leftover ham for Au gratin Potatoes)

9. Breakfast for Supper - Pancakes/bacon or sausage/eggs/ syrup or apple syrup)

10. Pork chops/gravy, boiled potatoes, green beans

11. Forgotten Chicken, corn

12. Pork and Onion Enchiladas

13. Spaghetti/meat sauce ( make extra sauce for lasagna or spaghetti)

14. Red beans/rice/sausage

15. Turkey Pot Pie/biscuits (Use the leftover turkey)

16. Fried Fish/Fried Potatoes/ Coleslaw

17. Bubbleup Pizza

18. Meatloaf/baked potato/california veggies

19. Oven Baked Chicken/ Mashed Potatoes/ brussel sprouts

20. Ham Au gratin Potatoes (box), Lettuce salad, Peas

21. Beef Roast, Roast Potatoes, onions, carrots. (leftover roast for sheppard's pie)

22. Shrimp Alfredo

23. Fried Venison, boiled potatoes

24. Broccoli cheese noodle soup/ fresh bread

25. Sheppard's Pie (leftover roast beef)

26. Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

27. Lasagna, garlic bread, lettuce salad

28. Hamburgers (grilled or broiled), french fries or baked potato, salad

29. Crockpot stew

30. Sloppy jo on bun/ chips. Make double batch and freeze half

31. Wild rice soup

Remember these are ideas, not carved in stone, if your family doesn't like something try something else. Just try and make it home cooke because I feel this is much more healthy for a person.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Well, here it is October 4 and I haven't put anything on the blog since I set it up. I do have some things to put on. I've done an October menu now all I have to do is figure out how to put it on the blog. I've also got all the recipes done for the month.

The last week has been a nasty rainy week. We really haven't got much rain just that it is nasty and turned pretty cold. I've had the wood fire going because the house is chilly and then pretty soon the house is like a sauna.

It was opening weekend of duck and goose hunting. The guys didn't have the best year. They still like to hunt those ducks tho. I can't see where sitting out in the cold and rainy weather looking for a duck would be any fun. Especially, since I don't think duck meat is worth eating.

Joe was out bow hunting last night. He saw a couple deer but didn't take a shot at them. He will be back for opening of firearms season. Adam was out last night but the deer that was coming to him got scared away when someone drove down the road. Adam will be back every chance he can make it.

Belle's puppies are really growing. She had nine of them. I am thinking of keeping one that looks like Tippy. I had to put Tippy down 3 weeks ago. That was a very sad day. He has been with us for a very long time. I started feeding puppy chow to them on Friday. They have learned to eat from a dish pretty fast. I blend the puppy chow with warm water so they don't have to chew right now. What they don't eat Belle licks the pan clean.

Tomorrow, I go and have some surgery on my varicose veins. Hopefully, they will stop hurting. I will be laid up for a couple of days. Maybe I will try and stretch it out for the week.

Hope everyone is in good health. Take care, Gma Julie