*Another thing I don't cook enough but love. . .my parents' beef "stew," though it's more like soup. A package of lean beef cubes, two or three taters cut up into chunks, plenty of carrots (we usually just use baby these days - I love carrots, so we put in plenty). . .put it in your Crock-Pot and fill up with water. . .it's been so long since I made this that I'd have to call Dad to confirm how far up you want to fill it and how long you want to cook it (again, we use HIGH, I know). (So even if you get a sudden check, don't attempt this one - I'm not even sure of my instructions offhand! ;D ) Everything comes out tender and good, and the broth is so clear and tasty. . .oh, I fill my mug up with just lots and lots of the broth, less so the rest, because I love it so much. This too refrigerates and reheats really well, like the casserole.
*Cobbler. I love blackberry or peach cobbler, though blackberry's probably my preference of the two. My recipe's real simple: melt a stick of butter/margarine in a baking dish like you use for the pork chops. In a large bowl, mix with a spoon one cup of flour (self-rising), one cup of sugar, one cup of milk (I usually use skim and it does fine, but anything works). Once the butter or margarine melts, take it out and pour the batter over it, distributing as evenly as you can, then take a bag of frozen blackberries or an UNDRAINED can of peaches and dump that in too, again trying to distribute evenly as much as you can. It'll look like more butter than anything else, and that's okay. There'll be pockets of batter, and pockets of butter, and that's fine. It'll all come out in the wash. Bake at 400 degrees for - my directions say 25 minutes, but it usually needs longer in my oven, so check it and see whether it "looks done" to you. You want a nice light golden top, not too white, but not getting too brown either. Trust me, you'll know done when you see it.
*Another thing I like making (see, you got me started. . .) but can't as much b/c using the mixer is hard on my hands: sweet potato casserole. Yum. :) Again, got a good recipe if you'd ilke. I use nuts in mine. . . .
So, that's basically me in the kitchen on my happy points. :D What do you like?
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*Another thing I don't cook enough but love. . .my parents' beef "stew," though it's more like soup. A package of lean beef cubes, two or three taters cut up into chunks, plenty of carrots (we usually just use baby these days - I love carrots, so we put in plenty). . .put it in your Crock-Pot and fill up with water. . .it's been so long since I made this that I'd have to call Dad to confirm how far up you want to fill it and how long you want to cook it (again, we use HIGH, I know). (So even if you get a sudden check, don't attempt this one - I'm not even sure of my instructions offhand! ;D ) Everything comes out tender and good, and the broth is so clear and tasty. . .oh, I fill my mug up with just lots and lots of the broth, less so the rest, because I love it so much. This too refrigerates and reheats really well, like the casserole.
*Cobbler. I love blackberry or peach cobbler, though blackberry's probably my preference of the two. My recipe's real simple: melt a stick of butter/margarine in a baking dish like you use for the pork chops. In a large bowl, mix with a spoon one cup of flour (self-rising), one cup of sugar, one cup of milk (I usually use skim and it does fine, but anything works). Once the butter or margarine melts, take it out and pour the batter over it, distributing as evenly as you can, then take a bag of frozen blackberries or an UNDRAINED can of peaches and dump that in too, again trying to distribute evenly as much as you can. It'll look like more butter than anything else, and that's okay. There'll be pockets of batter, and pockets of butter, and that's fine. It'll all come out in the wash. Bake at 400 degrees for - my directions say 25 minutes, but it usually needs longer in my oven, so check it and see whether it "looks done" to you. You want a nice light golden top, not too white, but not getting too brown either. Trust me, you'll know done when you see it.
*Another thing I like making (see, you got me started. . .) but can't as much b/c using the mixer is hard on my hands: sweet potato casserole. Yum. :) Again, got a good recipe if you'd ilke. I use nuts in mine. . . .
So, that's basically me in the kitchen on my happy points. :D What do you like?
*snugglies*