Good Ol' American Cookin'

I had to laugh at my title because this recipe being "light" is like going to McD's asking for a Quarter Pounder with Fries and a Diet Coke! Ha Ha In a large bowl put your 12 medium white potatoes sliced 1/8" thick(mandolin works great for this although I have yet to own one) Add to the potatoes...Seasoned salt, pepper and 2 Tbs of melted butter. Mix thoroughly. In a 9x13 pan spread out half of the potatoes then add about 1/2 cup of grated cheese on top. Add remaining potato mixture...spread out evenly. Bring to a boil 1 cup of milk(I used fat & lactose free), pinch of nutmeg, 2 pinches of herb seasoning. When this mixture has been brought to a boil, remove it from stove and evenly pour over the potatoes. Add another 1/2 cup of grated cheese on top of the potatoes. Bake uncovered in  a 425* oven or grill for about 40 mins or until potatoes are soft.

Recipe:   I mix together in a large bowl. 1 Cup of Water 1/4 C Corn Oil 3 ripe bananas, broken up in bite size pieces 4 eggs 1/4 C White Sugar 1/4 C Brown Sugar 1 Cup of Pecans (optional) 3 Cups Flour 2 tsp Baking Soda 2 tsp Salt Mix together thoroughly! Pour into two bread pans..the pans should be filled about half way +/- Place in a 350* oven for 50-60 mins or until your knife comes out clean! I take out of the pans about 5 mins after they are pulled out of the oven and laid on cooling racks. Doesn't hurt to slice a piece while it is still warm! Enjoy!

We have Venison in the freezer. It is tough meat! I was trying to figure out what to do with all of it. Should I can it? Well maybe, wait on the caner for 90 mins or longer to process on propane gas. Or put in a slow cooker overnight? I chose this one last night to experiment. Leave it and wake to the lovely smells of cooking. It is very tender! And it's tasty ! Recipe: 1 Crockpot 1 C of water 1/4 Red Cooking Wine 2 Tbls Worcestershire Sauce 2 Large Tbls Diced Garlic 2 Small Onions, chopped 2 Large pinches of Red Pepper Flakes 2 Lbs of Frozen Deer Meat (Any meat really) Turn Crock on Low, Put Your Lid On And Wait For 12 Hrs. Another words leave it and forget about it the smell will remind ya come mornin! I probably will do more like this but am thinking the canning process will have the same effect but much quicker! And can store it on the shelf for later!

I consolidated two posts into one from my other blog....... 3/4 C Butter 3/4 C Brown Sugar(I used Splenda Brown Sugar) 1/4 C Granulated Sugar (Again Splenda) 1 C Flour 1/4 Roasted Coconut 1 1/2 C Oatmeal Cream the sugars and butter together, slowly add the flour, Add Oatmeal and Raisins, Mix thoroughly, Spread out by hand "smooshing" the mix into the bottom of the pan (9x 13, greased) *note this will be a thin bar almost like cookie thin* **Tonite I added about 1/2-3/4 C of coconut to the top and when it was all done is was toasted on top! 350* for about 20-25 mins or until it looks like it is browning on the sides...  I made use of the wood stove and baked some oatmeal/raisin bars which didn't last past the next morning. Mixing by hand, slowly add the flour Add Oatmeal and Raisins I ended up having to mix with my built in "mixers" Spread out by hand "smooshing" the mix into the bottom of the pan (9x 13, grea...

Yesterday I was over at "The Rehomesteaders" Blog and she had a recipe on there that I could not resist making called " Cinnamon Roll Quick Bread ".  I copied off the recipe and this is what I got..... Recipe at the bottom of this post taken directly from Rachael's site..... Mine did not come out like her picture looked but it is delish!  RECIPE:   Ingredients : Bread 2 cups flour 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt or sour cream Swirl Topping 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 Tablespoons water Glaze 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 Tablespoon milk Preheat oven to 350F and spritz a bread pan with cooking spray.  In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.  In a separate bowl, combine egg, milk, vanilla and yogurt/sour cream.  Mix wet and dry ingredients together.  Pour into greased bread pan.  Mix th...

My Broccoli Salad is not exactly like my mother in laws (my fav) but it comes a close second to it!  Recipe: 2 large heads of broccoli- cut into bite size pieces ( flowerettes only ) (some use cauliflower too) 1 large onion 1 cup of craisins 1 cup of raisins nuts are optional Dressing: 1 cup of mayo 1 cup of sour cream couple teaspoons of lemon juice 1/4 cup of sugar Mix everything together real good and let sit in fridge for at least 3 hrs before serving. Usually good to make the night before but hey some of us aren't that prepared.... . do the best you can it is still really good!!

 I came across some Bisquick while unpacking some camping stuff while looking for my baking supplies as my pears and apples needed to be used up. 1 C. of Bisquick 1/2 C of water +/- mix them together until they are the consistency of pancake batter. 4-5 apples peeled and sliced 1-2 pears peeled and sliced I used two small pints of berry preserves made with splenda 1 9x13 baking pan put all the fruit in the bottom of the pan and pour the Bisquick mix over the top of the fruit mix. Bake 350* for 30 min or until your toothpick comes out clean.