Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

I think it's funny that that this is called coffee cake cause there is no coffee in it. Must coffee cakes don't have any coffee in it. Go fig.

  Enjoy


Cake Batter

1 cup Butter

2 Eggs

2 cups white sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp. Baking Powder

1 cup Sour Cream

1-1/2  esp. Vanilla


Mix well

Topping:

  4 tsp. Cinnamon

  8 tbs White Sugar

  1.2 cup Chopped Pecans


 Cream butter and 2 cups sugar.
  Beat in eggs.
  Add flour
  Fold in baking powder sour cream and vanilla.

Mix topping together in small bowl.
Put half of topping on the bottom of bunt pan. Cover with 1/3 of cake batter. Sprinkle the rest of the topping and finish with the remaining batter.

 Bake 55-60 mins. @ 350
Cool pan for 20 mins, then turn onto plate/platter.

Quiche

When I was about 13 my family and I drove up north to Washington to see my uncle that I had not seen in n10 + years. While we were there my aunt made this for us. Every since it is a must at family bunches. I even fixed for one of my moms groups when Bobby was very little and every one loved it.

    Enjoy


1 1/2 cup Milk

1/2 cup Bisquick mix

3 Eggs

pinch of Salt

1 cup diced ham, turkey,chicken or shrimp. ( I use every thing but the shrimp)

2 green onions

1 4oz can sliced mushrooms ( you could try fresh but not sure how it would turn out)

1 cup grated sharp cheese ( buy already grated cheese)


Mix all together and put in pie dish or quiche dish.
Bake at 350 for a hr.
Serve warm.

Best Banana bread every

An old friend gave me this recipe.

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

3-4 mashed bananas

3 tbsp. sour cream

Mix all above in a large blow

Then add :

1 tsp. Baking soda

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup nuts ( I leave these out. Bobby can't have nuts)

blind well

cook at 350 for 1 hr or until tooth pick comes out clean

makes 2 lager loaf pans or 4 small


enjoy

Friday, February 3, 2012

Blueberry Mufffins

I love to make these with Bobby. He can do most of the cooking with help. Now Bobby can't have eggs so we put in 1 med. size banana ( 1/4cup) instead of an egg.

Also if do weight watchers this is 4 points pre muffin.


1/2 cup light country crook margarine


1 cup sugar ( white)

 1/2 cup 2% milk

 1/2 tsp salt

 2 1/2 cups blueberries

 2 cups all purpose flour

 2 eggs ( or 2 med size banana  1/2 cup or 1/2 cup tofu)

 2 tsp baking powder

 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

 2 tsp white sugar to sprinkle on top


Pre geat oven to 375

Cream margarine and sugar. Add in eggs or banana and vanilla. Mix well.

Sift dry ingredients and add alternately milk.

Stir in blueberries by hand. Spoon into greased muffin cups, piling the mix high. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 30 mins or until toothpick some out clean.

Hearty Beef Stew

This is an awesome dinner. My sister give me this recipe. If you are doing Weight Watchers this is 8 points pre 1 cup


1lb Beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes


12oz. small red potatoes, quartered ( about 2 cups)

 4 meduim carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces ( about 2 cups)

 1 10 3/4 oz can condensed cream of celery soup

  1/2 cup dry red win or beef  broth

  1 envelope Mrs. Grass Onion Soup

   1/2 tsp dried marjoram or thyme



Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spry and cook beef until browned, Drain off the fat.

Place the potatoes, carrots, and beef in a 4-quart crock-pot. Stir together condensed soup, win or broth , onion soup and marjoram or thyme. Pour of the meat and don't stir. Every thing should be layered and that's fine.


Cook on low heat for 8-10 hrs or if you are like me and for got to get it in early, cook on high for 4-5 hrs.

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

pulled pork

This is a good one . It from a good friend.

*Buy a good cheap piece of pork ( butt or shoulder)
*1 jar of cheap bbq sauce and flavor you like
*good switchblade rolls

place pork and BBQ sauce in crock-pot and cook in on low for 8 hrs

when ready to eat put some better and garlic on the bread and boil for 5 mins

place meat no bread and in joy.

Bobby even loves this.

Sheppereds pie

This is my hubby's favorite thing to eat. it think it brings if home every time i fix it for him. Bobby on the other hand likes it about 50% of the time.

1 1/2 pounds meat ( beef, turkey,)
2 cans cream corn
4-6 brown potatoes
casserole dish

Peal and cook potatoes as you would to make mashed potatoes
brown meet
season with garlic,pepper and Greek seasoning, and Italian seasonings

drain potatoes and make mashed potatoes with milk and better


drain meet and put in the casserole dish
place the two cans of cream corn on top and speed
place the mashed potatoes on top

cook at 350 for 1 hr. It makes great left overs or two more meals.

chicken in the crock-pot

I love this recipe. My good friend and that was a room mate of mine should me how to cook one day and now I'm sold. My so Bobby how does not like to loves this to.

3-4 chicken breast
one can cream of chicken
one box of cream cheese
one pack of zesty Italian dressing mix
6-8 red potatos

warm cream cheese to room temp, place in a bowl with cream of chicken and Zesty Italian dressing pack . Mixed together.

Place chicken and cream cheese mix in the crock-pot and cook for 6-8 hrs on low. Add potatos when you have 3 hrs left.