lemony Bars

I got the primary recipe from allrecipes.com under the title "The Best Lemon Bars". I have made a few changes, but basically they are the same.

Crust

1 Cup softened butter

1/2 cup white sugar

2 Cups all-purpose flour

About 1/4 tsp Cinnamon

Filling

4 eggs

1 1/2 Cup sugar

4 Tbls Flour

1/2 Cup Lemon/Lime Juice - Any mixture of the two also works

1: Preheat oven to 350

2: Blend crust ingredients together and press firmly into the bottom of a 13 X 9 pan ungreased.

3: Bake crust for about 20 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.

4: While crust is baking whisk together filling ingredients. Adding the eggs last. Whisk until the grainy texture of the sugar has dissolved.

5: Remove crust from oven, pour filling over top and bake another 20 minutes or so. Until a tooth pick comes out clean.

6: (optional) I like to sprinkle the finished product with sugar and carmelize it using a kitchen torch or broiler.

Enjoy

BBQ Beef Sandich

I actually wrote down a recipe while I was making it. Everyone should be very proud. A few who know me should have fainted away by now. So here it is.

In a Crock Post on low add:

2 lbs stew meat chunks

1/2 to 3/4 of large red onion chopped

2-3 garlic teeth finely chopped

1/2 Cup red wine (or red wine vinegar)

1/4 Cup Olive Oil

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1 Tbl Mustard Powder

1 tsp Chili Powder

1 Tbl Worchestershire

1 6oz can Tomato Paste

1 1/2 tsp salt

Mix up and allow to cook for about 9 hours covered. Smash meat chunks with fork or potato masher until they are all broken up. Serve with Deli rolls or my favorite Ciabata rolls.

This is a sweet BBQ. The wine will make it sweeter, the vinegar a little tangier. If you like more spice add more Chili or pepper to the mix.

It is quick easy and yummy.

Sukiyaki

A ward friend of mine made this at a get
together last week. It is so fabulous!


Sukiyaki-Ashley H.

1lb. round steak or roast beef cut in thin strips 2"x1"
1 large onion, cut in quarters, then eighths lengthwise
3 stalks celery cut 1/2" diagonal pieces
4 carrots, cut lengthwise
10-15 mushrooms cut lengthwise


Sauce:
1/4 cup oil
dash garlic salt
1 cube bouillon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water

Using 2T oil or more, brown meat; add onion and sauce. Cover and simmer 3 minutes. Add carrots & cover & simmer 5 minutes. Add celery & mushrooms, cover 3 minutes. Stir after each addition. Thicken with 1T cornstarch to 1/4 cup water. Stir until glossy. Serve immediately.

Optional: Serve over rice.

Carmel Apple Dib

This is easy, delicious and fun. Even gets kids to eat apples!

1 8oz package of Cream Cheese

3/4 to 1 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp vanilla

You may add nuts, toffee bits, or even chocolate.

Just mix together and serve.

Y-U-M-M-Y
Taco Soup
(And So Easy Too!)

Brown 1 lb. Of Hamburger
With 1/2 Chopped Onion

To The Hamburger Add:
2 Cans Stewed/Diced Tomatoes
1 Can Corn (Undrainded)
2 Cans Pinto Beans (Undrained)
1 Packet Taco Seasoning

Heat & Serve With:
Tortilla Chips, Cheese & Sour Cream

SO GOOD!

Broccoli chicken Cassarole gone wonderfully wrong

Okay, so I was making cassarole and being unoriginal when i realized the C. Mushroom soup was about 4 years past due.  Needless to say I didnt' use it.  I then had to make something up quick.  As usual I didn't write this down until after and I never measured so I am guessing on the measurements.  They should be pretty close though.  

Ingredients of body:

1 1/2 cups broccoli and colliflower - Cooked al dente.

2  - 3 cups pasta (I used rottini, but small noodles work.  Also I used whole grain to give them a stronger flavor.  The sauce may be a bit strong if you use white flour as they just absorb flavors.)

1 1/2 cups chicken cut into small pieces - cooked in a skillet.

1 - 2 cups grated cheddar cheese

10-12 saltine crackers crushed

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 Tbl garlic Powder

2 Tbl Finely chopped onion or minced dried onion

1/4 tsp thyme

1/4 tsp dill weed

Ingredients for Sauce:

1/2 tsp Thyme

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup sour cream

1/3 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 Tbl condensed Chicken Stock.  (You can find powdered stock so you may need a bit more milk if that is the case.  Chicken Boullion is not the same it is saltier and not as rich.)

2 Tbl flour

2-3 Tbl heavy cream

water as needed

Directions for sauce:

In a sauce pan over med-low heat add milk, sour cream, heavy cream and chicken stock.  While that is heating mix flour and 2-3 Tbl H. Cream until smooth add water until it reaches a consistency of lightly whipped egg white.  Slowly add to sauce pan.  Add thyme.  Stir constantly to avoid burning.  Heat and stir for approx 10 mins.  remove from heat and allow to cool stirring as needed to keep a skin from forming on top.  Sauce is done.

Directions of Body:

Take an 8x8 pan.  Spread the veggies on bottom.  Cover in cream and garlic.  Add pasta on top.  Spread onion on top as well as thyme.  cover top with Chicken pieces.  Slowly pour sauce over top trying to spread it as much as possible.  cover with cheese and finally with crackers.  Bake for 25-30 minutes at 300 degrees uncovered.  Serve.  Makes about 6 servings.

I hope this makes sense and you can all enjoy.  I was very pleasantly surprised.

Have fun

Yummy summer strawberry salad.

As requested this is the recipie from the salad I brought to the girls night. Unfortunately, there is no measuring stuff out so just wing it :)

Salad contents:
Spinach leaves
Cucumbers
Mozzerella Cheese ( the bigger the shread the more colorful it looks)
Strawberries washed and quartered
Almond Slivers

Add contents in a bowl. Adding the strawberries right before serving keeps them fresh and not mushy.

Dressing:
Big tub of frozen strawberries in syrup. (You could probably use fresh strawberries if you want to freeze them yourself.)
1/3 can of frozen limeade

Blend these two together in a blender until smooth. Then add about an inch or half an inch of oil to the top and blend together. The oil is to taste and just to make the mixture the consistancy of dressing.

For turning the salad into more of a meal, just add grilled chicken. I personally haven't tried the chicken, but it sounds fantastic!

Enjoy!!!