Sunday, December 28, 2008
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| On Friday we had our neighbor, Mr. Schenck, over for dinner. We all really love him as he is like a grandpa to us! :) For dinner I planned for us to have lasagna, fried green beans, peas and breadsticks! When I twittered what I was doing, SisterLisa asked me what I used and such. So I thought maybe y'all would like to know my lasagna recipe, and the recipe for breadsticks too! Lasagna Boil water for lasagna noodles. I used two boxes of organic lasagna noodles and put them in when the water was boiling. For the sauce you will need: 1 28oz. can of organic whole tomatoes Put all those in your food processor til it is chopped finely and mixed well. Put into pan. I rinsed out the food processor cup with water as well as the tomato cans into the pan. It is going to be really watery, so you want to bring to a boil and cover so some of the water will vaporize out! Boil for about an hour. Brown hamburger. I used 2# for 12 people. Put meat in sauce. If it starts getting "dry", put some water in and turn to low. I used a wok pan for the sauce and it was full! you need to have a full pan. 2 1/2 cups of flour mix dry ingredients first, then add rest of ingredients. Mix them at a nice pace, then knead with hands til soft. Let rest for 10min, knead again for about 5min. Preheat oven to 400'. Flour your hands lightly, then take a small ball of dough and roll it between your hands til you get a "stick" of dough. Keep doing that with all your dough. Let rest for about 5min. The first ones you did don't have to rest because they have been resting while you have been rolling your other ones. Lay on your stoneware. Melt some butter, olive oil, and fresh garlic in pan. Don't boil, just melt. Then brush on top of breadsticks. Salt them and bake them for 15min. 1 bag of frozen green beans. We don't have any fresh green beans planted and there is really no place to buy any around our area, so we just use frozen, which are MUCH better than canned! bleh! Pour the green beans into the skillet, cook til thawed. No water. When they started to get brown, add butter and fry them til they are a little crunchy and brown. |
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Great Hot Dip For Fall
| I love party foods! Especially dips! One of my favorite snack dips is Hot Broccoli Dip. It is a Pampered Chef recipe and it is so good! Our friend Danielle is the one who introduced it to us about 10 years ago. It was always a favorite when we got together for a Creative Memories scrapbook workshop, PartyLite candle show or just when we stopped over at each others houses! We hadn't had it for a long time.... I am talking like a couple of years. When I was planning Mama's surprise party back in August, I decided it HAD to be on the menu! So I had to hunt for the recipe because I couldn't remember it. It took a bit, but finally found a site that had it! I thought I should share it with y'all too! Hot Broccoli Dip 1 cup fresh broccoli florets, chopped (about 6 oz.)Preheat oven to 375° F. Chop broccoli, onion, and bell pepper; place in a bowl. Grate parmesan cheese; add 2 tablespoons to vegetable mixture. Press garlic and add to vegetables along with remaining ingredients, mixing well. Spoon into a small baker pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over top and surround with Pita Chips for serving. Yield 2 cups (16 servings) When I made it for Mama's party, it was enough for about 20 people. We eat it with tortilla chips. Normally just corn, but the blue corn are extremely good with it! Of course, we only eat organic too! ;) Let me know what you think of this recipe when you try it! I would love to know! You can read some more of my Snack Foods here. Got any favorite snacks or dips you love? :) Happy eatin'! Prayers and Blessings,  Find me here: The Daily Planet ©AmandaDixon2008 |
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
I Heart Clam Chowder
| One of my favorite soups is Clam Chowder. YUM! Back in February and March our menu plan had a whole week where we ate different soups for dinner. The Clam Chowder was my favorite! I found a really great recipe that I loved and thought I would share it with you too. Clam Chowder Ingredients: 3 slices turkey bacon, dicedI did not use any clam juice. I used just the cans of clams and then rinsed out the cans with water. It was plenty clammy too! Prep and Cook: Cook bacon until crisp in a Dutch oven or large, heavy saucpan. Remove bacon to paper towels with slotted spoon; drain. Add onion to bacon drippings; sauté until softened. Add potatoes and clam juice, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Remove from heat. Add minced clams with their liquid. Whisk flour into milk; add to chowder with half-and-half. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until clam chowder thickens and bubbles, or about 3 minutes. Clam chowder recipe serves 4. This clam chowder is so good! I absolutely loved it! I think I am going to put it on the menu for this next week! Its really good with homemade rolls too! What is your favorite soup? Do you have a clam chowder recipe? Prayers and Blessings, Find me here: The Daily Planet ©AmandaDixon2008 |
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Sunday, August 3, 2008
CcubedN, Its What's For Dinner!
| Last week a Mama im'ed me and asked me if I had any quick and easy dinner ideas/recipes that she could whip up. Uhhh... let's see... I asked her what meat and sides she had. I ended up telling her about this really good dinner I came up with. I should probably give it a name, huh? :P Well I will call it...CcubedN: Creamy Cheesy Chicken Noodles. It's lame I know! I gave her the recipe and a couple days later she im'ed to let me know how much her whole LOVED it. So since they really liked it, I thought I would share it so other families could whip up this dinner and enjoy it! You will need: 2-3 Chicken BreastsPut the noodles in a pan of boiling water. Cook the chicken all the way with the garlic, onion, and italian seasonings. Cut up the chicken into small pieces. Put back into pan and add the Cream Cheese and Milk. Medium heat til soft and creamy. You may have to add more milk to get the right consistency of creaminess. Add in the shredded MJ to the creamy sauce. Keep on low til the noodles are done. When the noodles are done, pour the sauce over the noodles, and stir well. Make sure the noodles are covered with the sauce. Then put in a oven safe dish and shred some MJ over the top and bake for about 15minutes on 400' or until the cheese is slightly brown and crunchy on top. Serve with your favorite veggies. The Fried Green Beans go great with this dish! That is how I make CcubedN. Now I know its not like an "official recipe", but since I did make it up on my own that is the way I make it. Also, that recipe will feed a family of 10, so you can amend the recipe to fit your family. If you have 5 in your family, you could make this recipe and have either seconds or leftovers! :) Mama absolutely loves this dinner and raves everytime I make it! I to say this dinner is so tasty I would love to know if you try this recipe and how you and yours like it! Prayers and Blessings, Find me here: The Daily Planet ©AmandaDixon2008 |
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