impressing a visiting dignitary - homemade chicken soup

peg had to entertain a "very important guest" today

[which is some random guy in town to do a seminar]

dad requested a home-made something...

Homey Chicken Soup

4 over-sized chicken boobs go in crock pot for a few hours 

(or you can do it in the stove it you want)

with 1 quart of chicken broth (don't do bouillon- has a fake taste)

peg: it makes your house smell all naughty 

like you've been cooking all day...

meg: that's important

once the boobs are cooked through, take em out of the broth

and set em on a plate until they are all "chilled out."

peg: you do this cause they need to be chilled before you cube em...

and i like chunks better than mushed crap...

take your veggies:

1 large onion (or larger- cut in 1/2 in slices))

3 or 4 large carrots (or 3-4 cups of diced)

3-4 cups celery (diced)

peg: i would even make em cute [carrots]- score the sides 

and slice em so they look like flowers...

[optional] add-ins:

red or green bell pepper,

or really anything you like...

... put all the cut stuff in the now heating broth,

ms. dash for seasoning, salt and pepper to taste

peg: and my taste is always heavy on the pepper...

after the veggies are softened a bit, add:

1 pound frozen Ream noodles (in the freezer section)

while that is softening,

you are cubing your chicken.

add that when you are done and let it get happy for a while.

soup freezes well and can be left on low in a crock pot until needed too.

peg: and i serve it with rolls and homemade jam if i have it.

meg: you would.

baked beans for a crowd - kicked up

my assignment:

baked beans for about 150 people....

i called the booth [my mom]

knowing she would have the recipe for a crowd.

she did.

[sorry mom, i changed it just a bit...]

baked beans for 25
[kicked in the pants]

1 #10 can of pork and beans

1 lb of bacon (yes, a pound)

1 large yellow onion

1 large green bell pepper

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup ketchup

enough tapatio (or hot sauce of your choice)

to make you shimmy...

[i just added the heat and lessoned the sugar and grease, for my taste]

the bacon gets cut in 1 in strips and crisped up.

i drained most of the fat, 

but kept just a little to saute both the finely chopped onion and pepper...

it goes in a slow cooker or roaster oven with all the rest o the goods 

for about 3 hours on lowish.

big hit, mom.

lucky we had a little leftover to eat again today!!

~posted by meg~

turkey taco lettuce wraps

as usual, i called peg and asked her what she was makin for dinner.

it was sort of like this, only i embellished:


turkey taco lettuce wraps

ground turkey
mrs. dash (extra spicy)
tapatío
ground pepper
chopped cilantro
diced garlic
lettuce (large pieces)
tomato chunks

(serve with ranch vinaigrette spritzer)

yum!

the best buttery crescent dinner roll recipe you've ever tried

just in case you needed a
fabulous-rave-all-day-ask-for-the-recipe-perfect-
for-leftovers-but-gone-in-five-minutes-roll-type recipe...

...ya know, last minute for tomorrow...

(image originally posted by this blogger)

meg's really good buttery crescent rolls

2 c. milk
1/2 c. butter (1 stick)
1/2 c. sugar
2 t. salt
7 c. flour
4 eggs (beaten)
2 T. yeast

{preheat oven to 350 degrees}

1. dissolve yeast in 1/2 c. warm water and sprinkle
with sugar
2. put first 4 ingredients in large bowl and
microwave for 4 minutes
3. add 3 cups flour to melted ingredients, stir.
4. add yeast and beaten eggs to mixture, stir
5. add another 4 cups flour to mixture, stir
6. let dough rise uncovered in bowl for 1 hour
7. after rising, divide dough in half and roll out
each half like pizza dough to 1/4 in. thick
8. spread melted butter onto dough
9. cut with pizza slicer into 16 slices and roll from
wide edge in
10. place rolls on greased cookie sheet and bake @
350 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden
11. brush again with butter before serving. YUM!

tips and secrets:
if you don't have a pizza slicer, it is easiest to cut from the middle to the outside with a sharper knife. also, there is no such thing as too much butter... so don't even think about skimpin!

praline yam and apple bake

" You have helped me out before.
I need some more of your wisdom.
I need a yam dish that rocks for thanksgiving.
What do you have that is almost award winning."

- JAM
Provo, Utah

just a little sumpin sumpin we "cooked" up that we think all y'all might like.
we call it....

praline yam and apple bake
side dish for thanksgiving or let’s face it ……it could be a great dessert!

you will need:

3 yams
1 spice cake Mix
2 eggs beaten
2 cans comstock apple pie filling
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teas cinnamon
1 cube butter
2 cups chopped pecans
1 large casserole dish
1 large mixing bowl
1 med. mixing bowl
nonstick cooking spray

directions

• cook yams in microwave till soft.
• peel and place pulp in a large mixing bowl, mash with fork.
• add 1/2 cake mix, eggs and vanilla.
• stir to combine. add apple pie filling.
• stir.
• place in a large casserole dish, previously sprayed with non–stick spray.
• in a small bowl stir together remaining cake mix, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• cut in the butter till mixture resembles cornmeal.
• add in chopped pecans and stir.
• sprinkle or spread over top of yam mixture.
• bake 45 min @ 350 degrees.
• serve as a side with ham or turkey.
• enjoy!

we hope you'll give it a try.

yum value = 10
(on a scale of 1-10)

Need a new pumpkin recipe?

"Do you have any new pumpkin recipes for Thanksgiving?
I would like to try something different this year."

-K B

North Salt Lake, UT

a recipe for you.... and a give away too!!

here is a quick one to start.
we like to call this one "buy & lie" because it is
semi-homemade and so easy but very tasty and always a hit.


easy pumpkin mousse pie
(buy and lie)

1 pre-baked pumpkin pie from the grocery store bakery
1 8oz tub of cool whip

into a large bowl scoop out the filling of the pumpkin pie. be careful to scoop only the filling, leaving the crust in tact.
add the cool whip and wisk together completely. spread “mousse” into the pie shell and refrigerate. top with additional cool whip if desired.


















































this mousse filling is great in crepes or as a mousse on it’s own.

secrets & tips: the recipe also works very well with sugar free pumpkin pie and sugar free cool whip. awesome. husband said i scored with this one!