tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73560938793870073052024-03-28T06:22:52.619-05:00At Home My WayI like to make things AT HOME MY WAY!Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-2638930093650868332022-04-26T12:56:00.004-05:002023-03-15T09:15:23.548-05:00So Easy Crockpot Bread - Easy as Sliced Bread<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhFBK7tXC0TjMqnlPTBk4cQhcdk4ljwLNuCQXxLq6-ZcVB7pd8Kz3f2ZgTOZKgJ7NLq9-PosPrbHujOKd15mfARQBS-v8rRv_rQnKoR-AX-05yrsKHCh9Wet8QIaASkWtOI4dkJpYhfrQ7Vl67U7Jc-94rNA204-_eOKGH9Dhz4IK_L3nwDrJvWeumg/s1078/EASY%20CROCKPOT%20BREAD%20COVER.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1078" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhFBK7tXC0TjMqnlPTBk4cQhcdk4ljwLNuCQXxLq6-ZcVB7pd8Kz3f2ZgTOZKgJ7NLq9-PosPrbHujOKd15mfARQBS-v8rRv_rQnKoR-AX-05yrsKHCh9Wet8QIaASkWtOI4dkJpYhfrQ7Vl67U7Jc-94rNA204-_eOKGH9Dhz4IK_L3nwDrJvWeumg/w640-h334/EASY%20CROCKPOT%20BREAD%20COVER.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">RECIPES AT THE TOP - CHIT CHAT AT THE BOTTOM!</span></span></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Crockpot Yeast Bread</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>(See below for pics of the process.)</i></span></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">1 1/3 cup very warm water (hot, but no hurt – like a hot bath)</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">1 Tablespoon active dry yeast</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">1 Tablespoon sugar</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">3 cups all purpose flour</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">1 teaspoon table salt</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">(Parchment paper is really a must.)</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Directions:</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> 1.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Turn the crockpot on HIGH to preheat while mixing the dough.</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">2.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Combine hot/warm water, yeast and sugar. Set a timer for 10 minutes to allow time for "proofing". (My water/yeast/sugar mixture looked like this after only a few minutes. (The yeast foam was already growing!):</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><img style="max-width: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 280px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcOBKbY8io-0lhI97Gsu_gQKLgw4vQF-mIeewzVfSvKoIgbKzVwpyMbb_TMITmkg1LrpIpfCQiylG-kJizK2uEztg1Q45XmdOpJXhxfmgzCtCSTDF0Rfbf-HiLzXE0WS7tqFiGYe5LL6MUa3zbH5qlOy4RqUVrcejmsjZWILBwHgKC2ecb2DtiGpoFg/s522/proofing.png" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="437" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcOBKbY8io-0lhI97Gsu_gQKLgw4vQF-mIeewzVfSvKoIgbKzVwpyMbb_TMITmkg1LrpIpfCQiylG-kJizK2uEztg1Q45XmdOpJXhxfmgzCtCSTDF0Rfbf-HiLzXE0WS7tqFiGYe5LL6MUa3zbH5qlOy4RqUVrcejmsjZWILBwHgKC2ecb2DtiGpoFg/w335-h400/proofing.png" width="335" /></a></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">3.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl.</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">4.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Once the yeast/water/sugar has finished “proofing”, gently stir a little bit, and then pour over the flour/salt mix in the mixing bowl.</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">5.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Stir to mix the liquid and flour/salt and then knead only about one minute. (I kept dusting my hands with flour to avoid sticking.) </span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">6.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Once the dough formed a tight ball from the short kneading time, I dusted a little more flour around on it and placed it on a large square of parchment paper. I placed my parchment paper with the dough ball on top into my microwave (not on) to rest while my crockpot finished preheating (Make sure the ceramic insert feels hot before you add the dough to it). That took about 15-20 minutes for me.</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">7.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Place the parchment paper topped with the dough ball into the (now hot) crockpot and cover. (No need to wait on the dough to rise before "baking".)</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">8.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Cook two hours on high (covered). *Note that each crockpot is different for how long this will take. Once the bread feels sturdy on top, you can carefully peek underneath the bread to see if the bottom is browning. Note the top never browns. It just gets done. The bottom will brown and form a toasty crust. When done, the bread top will feel solid beneath the top surface.</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">9.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Remove the entire parchment paper with the baked bread to cool. I placed two butter knives underneath my bread to allow the moisture to escape as it cooled (simulated cooling rack). I let it cool a few hours and then placed in a plastic bag overnight. I sliced when completely cool the next morning.</span></b></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here are a few more pics of the process:</span></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIoF752iJbfgjGvkkbLFDuZiHzG8ieLvcMh9wX9kuzfVppA-HLeOBHGx3qIEIstBkkoIoBM2HbQPXLrQFzW1X0aVmhmbQ7TlqN2iVMrOohWKWkdZDhLtx0KkKUl2tP4FQErVK7fNepNsOpAps5fvjQGIXUL1SLafHD-f9hnolQs3TsIlp7TgYXLsdw/s558/resting%20in%20microwave.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIoF752iJbfgjGvkkbLFDuZiHzG8ieLvcMh9wX9kuzfVppA-HLeOBHGx3qIEIstBkkoIoBM2HbQPXLrQFzW1X0aVmhmbQ7TlqN2iVMrOohWKWkdZDhLtx0KkKUl2tP4FQErVK7fNepNsOpAps5fvjQGIXUL1SLafHD-f9hnolQs3TsIlp7TgYXLsdw/w386-h400/resting%20in%20microwave.png" width="386" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Resting in the microwave (micro is OFF) until the crockpot preheats.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wywX7C4d4lcnZK6-xfsSQXvmqoGFDvF4o5lQQ03qV2ixcyNMGkGAuhJ1XnLOMO78NnPUeTbb24ZGNHSMszAj0bx7v5bfsIEaE9_GN9e_CgG1CuT_NPXxw96ra5wMyUJAbJwsZAMed9zuopioALMox-sNr_3mUjIa255edKGdqpzNE73-NARKSggBuQ/s576/plopped%20in%20crockpot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wywX7C4d4lcnZK6-xfsSQXvmqoGFDvF4o5lQQ03qV2ixcyNMGkGAuhJ1XnLOMO78NnPUeTbb24ZGNHSMszAj0bx7v5bfsIEaE9_GN9e_CgG1CuT_NPXxw96ra5wMyUJAbJwsZAMed9zuopioALMox-sNr_3mUjIa255edKGdqpzNE73-NARKSggBuQ/w328-h400/plopped%20in%20crockpot.png" width="328" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">Plopped into the hot crockpot.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">(My crockpot is just a few years old so cooks on the “hot side”.)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuY4AgMvoAPkIK4vj9HGVwsSttnDbEi52uQ3MoeMVDsp4nb9MzbO0mW7LVWPKXaTDBs4LnxwPxeiGF4zZjcszM9t0q5QCVBLdk4JgC70DKsq4zr4DXeWodhzvTtZg7sEQFpxSOgPn7ZeFMczhbpxr5IX5Lh3OxFayoduVT78xe9GQuR03JSwfrJ7ADg/s679/start%20time.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuY4AgMvoAPkIK4vj9HGVwsSttnDbEi52uQ3MoeMVDsp4nb9MzbO0mW7LVWPKXaTDBs4LnxwPxeiGF4zZjcszM9t0q5QCVBLdk4JgC70DKsq4zr4DXeWodhzvTtZg7sEQFpxSOgPn7ZeFMczhbpxr5IX5Lh3OxFayoduVT78xe9GQuR03JSwfrJ7ADg/w321-h400/start%20time.png" width="321" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Snapped a pic of the start time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">Note the time on the stove above compared to the start time picture.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> The bread </span><span style="text-align: left;">cooked almost two hours.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">The bread felt sturdy but the top did not brown.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">I had to peek underneath to see if it was brown under there.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUIqz74ufcSp98gthdg73_yLP-9bO_VChKsslCuuL0rlXA4ZpKykm7vTSbfeDkfHOkO1izugG82nYF78mYJnrpouHSurOMqzYAOcFiWJTHsmA0Kl-PpL0fi6eU8RfCf1A_WKckwBcsQJcQeYvm0-9iU0Cejsh46CDasIu73jOo6MRvEqHhaM9pYgtbA/s539/bottom%20is%20brown.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUIqz74ufcSp98gthdg73_yLP-9bO_VChKsslCuuL0rlXA4ZpKykm7vTSbfeDkfHOkO1izugG82nYF78mYJnrpouHSurOMqzYAOcFiWJTHsmA0Kl-PpL0fi6eU8RfCf1A_WKckwBcsQJcQeYvm0-9iU0Cejsh46CDasIu73jOo6MRvEqHhaM9pYgtbA/w355-h400/bottom%20is%20brown.png" width="355" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">My kitchen is dark but you can see the underneath is browned in this picture.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">Cooling on two butter knives. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Cooling racks are overrated LOL.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAM6w-P20xOLehuoUQBbc0u3sIG8z_UYvIzZ6Mo8PNbg9EFdgU_xsolVOkKVwu25gSIuW10KUsPMUIosz2ucWpfYjf_nzcUWd_QyWfrVlE2kVVuGvSCbnatID3ovS8dHHuZQxdZW3djr1f_0gZWKZaf8RlqqxJo5oUgVu2N1MiTcfB-OU_BL6mlRd6w/s524/toasty%20bottom.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAM6w-P20xOLehuoUQBbc0u3sIG8z_UYvIzZ6Mo8PNbg9EFdgU_xsolVOkKVwu25gSIuW10KUsPMUIosz2ucWpfYjf_nzcUWd_QyWfrVlE2kVVuGvSCbnatID3ovS8dHHuZQxdZW3djr1f_0gZWKZaf8RlqqxJo5oUgVu2N1MiTcfB-OU_BL6mlRd6w/s320/toasty%20bottom.png" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">The underneath was nice and toasty! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">(I guess if you hated the bland color of the top, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">you could just serve it upside down! </span><span style="text-align: left;">😊</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsziktvbViR9ZY4BmjqSiWKzlQ76XzrgqMEJvPBYXEpA83SLQa22vFE2Nmm0RSkFNqysgotlYF0Wcka760xRbIOpPpEznbmVxzbbGFt0PpK0kmI1Fh2weGHlSdCI9bmM2ipfRo_B42r7mQF5X3_4uRQdXP6K_YqEALWePNSTJpbXBW8hyn3imEk00Rg/s576/sliced%20bread.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsziktvbViR9ZY4BmjqSiWKzlQ76XzrgqMEJvPBYXEpA83SLQa22vFE2Nmm0RSkFNqysgotlYF0Wcka760xRbIOpPpEznbmVxzbbGFt0PpK0kmI1Fh2weGHlSdCI9bmM2ipfRo_B42r7mQF5X3_4uRQdXP6K_YqEALWePNSTJpbXBW8hyn3imEk00Rg/w359-h400/sliced%20bread.png" width="359" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sliced and ready for the bread bag!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTeZnd5ce8s2Kjp8biu_GQRpcFn8LwS9z7UEZk7-756aslFs542OQG6A89Ne7ZxKBLz5InUzdW7Moew9ESG4ruymqJ_gCZ3l22doP9SZEAII6yKakAEVnOE6dkx9qBBKCNexXdHk6Xf9ypR4mRXo7rgQKzWqJL4OZgKWfjj53wPoNBHeF1gcmfED9oQ/s523/Easy%20Crockpot%20Yeast%20Bread.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTeZnd5ce8s2Kjp8biu_GQRpcFn8LwS9z7UEZk7-756aslFs542OQG6A89Ne7ZxKBLz5InUzdW7Moew9ESG4ruymqJ_gCZ3l22doP9SZEAII6yKakAEVnOE6dkx9qBBKCNexXdHk6Xf9ypR4mRXo7rgQKzWqJL4OZgKWfjj53wPoNBHeF1gcmfED9oQ/w522-h640/Easy%20Crockpot%20Yeast%20Bread.png" width="522" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1d2228; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE CHIT CHAT!</span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I tried baking bread in my crockpot last night and it was a great success! It may truly be the best thing since sliced bread. LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love to bake bread but baking bread in a tiny house can be a little intense with little counterspace and the fact that our little place can really heat up in the summer. Since I have baked banana bread in the crockpot successfully (<a href="https://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/05/tin-can-banana-bread-in-my-crock-pot.html" target="_blank">Tin Can Banana Bread HERE</a>) (although I now cook it in canning jars since tin cans may leach into food while cooking in them), I decided to try baking yeast bread in the crockpot. I wanted a soft bread that I could eat as sandwiches or toast. This bread fits the bill!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I believe the increased yeast and addition of sugar in this recipe gives it the soft texture. It really turned out delicious! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One thing to note is that all crockpots are different. My crockpot is fairly new and so cooks pretty "hot". I cooked my bread on high for the full two hours. You are looking for the top to be firm/solid and the bottom to be browned nicely. Try to avoid opening the lid. That lets the heat out! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You could finish it off in the oven to give the top a nice brown finish, but that didn't bother me at all so I left it. The idea was not to use the oven so I didn't. Presentation isn't everything to me if the taste is worth it, and the taste of this bread is worth it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Make sure to let it cool completely before slicing. I let mine cool two hours and then placed the still warm bread in a plastic bag. I let it cool overnight before slicing. Also, I found slicing with an electric knife made prettier, neater and less crumbly slices, if that matters to you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm looking forward to "baking" lots of bread in my crockpot this summer. I may even stick the crockpot on the patio to keep all of the heat outside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Bread prices can climb all they want to if I can make my own! This recipe is simple, requires only a tiny kneading (one minute) and rises while baking. What's not to love about baking bread in your crockpot AT HOME MY WAY!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1d2228; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1ydf5AmXBYh7rcF4vJApTvjZA60mjpS4bujajVfnw1fPatvle1rDECqb3_muOlr-XnHC2dWiN1W6H-Jyv2iOfQw14vK2R4wZwhC0eCj26RMFg4kW7hlb2J_60YPO_rP2pujmbnIFQn-P_fJ_12xRqA2DBrgihByOoSMNzY2o1-7dOAwMhoc0NsB2CQ/s200/myAvatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1ydf5AmXBYh7rcF4vJApTvjZA60mjpS4bujajVfnw1fPatvle1rDECqb3_muOlr-XnHC2dWiN1W6H-Jyv2iOfQw14vK2R4wZwhC0eCj26RMFg4kW7hlb2J_60YPO_rP2pujmbnIFQn-P_fJ_12xRqA2DBrgihByOoSMNzY2o1-7dOAwMhoc0NsB2CQ/s1600/myAvatar.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Gina</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="yiv3427917918ydp708e8c00MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-82870114517551052292022-01-26T16:43:00.005-06:002023-03-14T13:08:26.193-05:00Easiest Pancakes Ever - Sheet Pan Pancakes (Less work than flipping flapjacks!)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQlNs8jzPUO9R_arbmx8UA5KUsJm3w3kU6J0sYFTJu7fY-JSkp5lHkQKxcYXJOY6RGW8Q-OmwuSNQx9fX2rL6JS3fMLX2yCtpHzNnjNuCIwiijjSAoUPQ9cO91_QTklYHAxs2BURd_Nu63SqRBVe5tdx_gnfKF_Ar0lRluHC2Cze1YMgijmnjiuJmVLg=s647" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQlNs8jzPUO9R_arbmx8UA5KUsJm3w3kU6J0sYFTJu7fY-JSkp5lHkQKxcYXJOY6RGW8Q-OmwuSNQx9fX2rL6JS3fMLX2yCtpHzNnjNuCIwiijjSAoUPQ9cO91_QTklYHAxs2BURd_Nu63SqRBVe5tdx_gnfKF_Ar0lRluHC2Cze1YMgijmnjiuJmVLg=w488-h640" width="488" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Recipes at the Top; Chit Chat at the Bottom!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>Homemade Sheet Pan Pancakes</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">2 1/2 cups all purpose flour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">3 Tablespoons baking POWDER (not baking soda) (yes, 3 Tablespoons is correct)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1/4 cup sugar (I used a little less because I don't care for sweet pancakes)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">2 1/2 cups milk</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">2 eggs </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1/2 cup melted butter or oil (I used oil/easier.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">2 teaspoons vanilla (I left this out.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cooking spray (for prep of the pan)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Optional: Toppings of your choice like blueberries, chocolate chips, banana slices.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Instructions</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">PREHEAT THE OVEN to 425 degrees.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir well to fully incorporate everything.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and oil (also the vanilla if using). Stir well to beat the eggs and fully incorporate.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Stir the batter just until until smooth.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Spray a one inch deep sheet pan with cooking spray.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pour the batter into the sheet pan and spread evenly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sprinkle any toppings over the batter (berries, chocolate chips, etc). (I purposefully left one half of my batter plain because someone at my house is picky.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bake 20-25 MINUTES or until browned, springy like a cake, or a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let sit a few minutes before cutting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Serve them up and ENJOY!</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LEFTOVERS: Let cool completely and bag the cut squares flat in a gallon zip bag. I placed parchment paper between the layers. Freeze flat. You could also store in the fridge for a few days. Would work great for a week's meal prep.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">TO REHEAT FROM FROZEN: I reheated a couple of pancakes in the microwave for two minutes. They were beyond wonderful and I will never (did I say NEVER) make pancakes again any other way!</span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ENJOY!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7gqQMiaDZQg7EuzcJnhym9sXIQ_6o0Utp-LYad_m6I4UOnATjNEjz5RcxMBA-nKlZdmaXwLalOZ0hp5MxkloBbg6W7XDPn3A6ODv-WwJ2jR1pReMczyjcX3lYCmhak0EPw9TpAtjWXSBkMpPp4vY6ebgG_zkJipCHjlLnqr79GcUYBKLiRx2tNp65nw=s200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7gqQMiaDZQg7EuzcJnhym9sXIQ_6o0Utp-LYad_m6I4UOnATjNEjz5RcxMBA-nKlZdmaXwLalOZ0hp5MxkloBbg6W7XDPn3A6ODv-WwJ2jR1pReMczyjcX3lYCmhak0EPw9TpAtjWXSBkMpPp4vY6ebgG_zkJipCHjlLnqr79GcUYBKLiRx2tNp65nw" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Gina</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">NOW THE CHIT-CHAT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Confession: I hate to make pancakes, but I LOVE pancakes! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This weekend, Doug got up early and cooked bacon. (We cook bacon outside on the flatstone griddle because if we cook bacon inside our tiny house, we smell bacon for the whole week.) Anyway, before I could even wake up, Doug had bacon cooked and teed up for breakfast. For Sunday breakfast, I usually will make grits, toast, or <a href="https://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/02/homemade-biscuits.html">homemade biscuits</a> to go with whatever meat he has his heart set on. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This past weekend, I really wanted pancakes but I HATE cooking pancakes. They make a huge mess! The first couple of pancakes turnout nice and perfect and as you cook, they get flatter and thinner. Ugh! And - what a mess! Batter drips everywhere, butter is everywhere. Suffice it to say, I can't even enjoy my pancakes once that huge mess is in the kitchen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been reading all of the wonderful things you can make in a sheet pan. Sheet Pan Pancakes? Would they even taste like pancakes? I decided to dive on in!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Doug always is a little skeptical when I have a new recipe to try but he's a great sport and usually will try it (if it's something it already eats).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I mixed up the batter and just look at those little bubbles! Isn't that what your Home Economics teacher always told you was the sign of perfect pancakes? The magic bubbles were there!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTXYNpcboAyud4iLpfihpSMka9dczdxWf6H4V0F34TkD3KsyDUWlF0OLr4tc-CLl0eS_dn1Id9jn_sJKd4v2MY3rKi2VEeZUJLZmxGrxpecSN0zG4-0GsUW30EKL77QGhmSEpEHoDASnTqMhswOum2PZ1QaysW424NBDsZT_5TDEGJ67oyi3UB1Nsevw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTXYNpcboAyud4iLpfihpSMka9dczdxWf6H4V0F34TkD3KsyDUWlF0OLr4tc-CLl0eS_dn1Id9jn_sJKd4v2MY3rKi2VEeZUJLZmxGrxpecSN0zG4-0GsUW30EKL77QGhmSEpEHoDASnTqMhswOum2PZ1QaysW424NBDsZT_5TDEGJ67oyi3UB1Nsevw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I spread the batter into my only sheet pan (excuse the look of the thing).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggafegrMc3UAF_USpPLe01ZavcNllGJH5YUvicuPspi0DJPkSd2OM6-hL_0UK7cFQWQodv-vi0pdl9BjLhTT_j-up0JedFvgbPz20Hu5i9w8XUdJlpydExB_Q4MuYJ-7mq91SCj6lBB2e2_5496lvJ3CYFf2YEtSDOT_yGpHBBJcYao-Ejw_g8_RfZbA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggafegrMc3UAF_USpPLe01ZavcNllGJH5YUvicuPspi0DJPkSd2OM6-hL_0UK7cFQWQodv-vi0pdl9BjLhTT_j-up0JedFvgbPz20Hu5i9w8XUdJlpydExB_Q4MuYJ-7mq91SCj6lBB2e2_5496lvJ3CYFf2YEtSDOT_yGpHBBJcYao-Ejw_g8_RfZbA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I topped it with what I had on hand: a few blueberries and a few chocolate chips. I left half plain for Doug because he's boring like that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmnjWIOjwr7Q5iyVlnE9_PZ3-E0pzpLMzNWtvG__S6WB5bYW5HN0O90fPVVZlfZNjJNXkX_PtLJ-5-dq8AEhfFait6dPQi8g76E2SMwj0wY_QtNt9Cu86dhaiO5t7Mp-84HnM21OtJHxZaiEWGbRPZjxB-xSZomdLsjp4ehAdJiEp1eiiTgHGCTSkCKQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmnjWIOjwr7Q5iyVlnE9_PZ3-E0pzpLMzNWtvG__S6WB5bYW5HN0O90fPVVZlfZNjJNXkX_PtLJ-5-dq8AEhfFait6dPQi8g76E2SMwj0wY_QtNt9Cu86dhaiO5t7Mp-84HnM21OtJHxZaiEWGbRPZjxB-xSZomdLsjp4ehAdJiEp1eiiTgHGCTSkCKQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I baked them until the top was just browning, a knife inserted came out clean, and the whole thing felt springy like a cake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdTkn31bFeLBc1P6N-i2wJBq9lnEg6mG2gp1bmAH0V787SizLstfE_K3Oi1e13DIVDNobe7TUTlTXAIXuqiu5aNI2Rsju-qEjH0MzJZuI8LFHzHfMxYWZdZfMxSpZG6RI4vdOJurCQ5BwBbPfNimYzPFZCKtPdkqeWwRRQUv9zmXg0zdlFLoZ-IYsjlA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdTkn31bFeLBc1P6N-i2wJBq9lnEg6mG2gp1bmAH0V787SizLstfE_K3Oi1e13DIVDNobe7TUTlTXAIXuqiu5aNI2Rsju-qEjH0MzJZuI8LFHzHfMxYWZdZfMxSpZG6RI4vdOJurCQ5BwBbPfNimYzPFZCKtPdkqeWwRRQUv9zmXg0zdlFLoZ-IYsjlA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(Not a great pic - but trust me, they were delicious!)</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I let them cool a few minutes and sliced them up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They were light and fluffy and perfectly delicious! I topped mine with my favorite clear Karo syrup and some melted butter. Doug had his with some normal pancake syrup. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Almost better than the pancakes themselves was that Doug BRAGGED to his mom that I had made him the best pancakes. He told her all about how I did it and how good they were! Awwww. Got to love when your sweet husband brags about you to your mother-in-law after 36 years of marriage!💓 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I loved making them this way for a few reasons:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Super easy to mix up;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Basic pantry ingredients;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Took no time at all compared to standing at the stove flipping pancakes!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While they were baking, I did my dishes so after breakfast cleanup was a breeze!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Leftovers were easy to freeze.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Reheated from frozen they were just as good as the first time I made them.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perfect for large families or feeding a crowd!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You could even take them for a potluck breakfast!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So many ways to tailor them for picky eaters or just for a little spice in your life!</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I should mention that I believe you could make any pancake mix (using 2 1/2 cups of dry mix with whatever liquid ingredients is recommended) and still bake them in a sheet pan, with the same easy results. (I haven't tried this though.) I have baked pancakes in muffin cups (sprayed but no liners) and dipped pancakes in the syrup. That worked "okay" but wasn't as easy and fast as this method.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Baked Sheet Pan Pancakes are the very best! I hope you try them out for your peeps and love them as much as we did!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-7817516486999550802022-01-11T10:47:00.003-06:002023-03-14T13:08:41.102-05:00Ditch the Box: Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizueUUdmohkuTlYCFRIW3LNP8LXQzPtpVjF0C2NJXWCZj_XhWynZDMG4rs6S1yFu6dhO3tD4PL6v5atq_h5aIeQZuYI9XthIGdWWKd9-REEIdTTr9_LIx5PYlDhLAF3oBNMH4z4TmqlQTVob8nme0Z0LqhapLCqO0yTgTwCoD6HrIcBFRwnY3trTeEdA=s612" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="391" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizueUUdmohkuTlYCFRIW3LNP8LXQzPtpVjF0C2NJXWCZj_XhWynZDMG4rs6S1yFu6dhO3tD4PL6v5atq_h5aIeQZuYI9XthIGdWWKd9-REEIdTTr9_LIx5PYlDhLAF3oBNMH4z4TmqlQTVob8nme0Z0LqhapLCqO0yTgTwCoD6HrIcBFRwnY3trTeEdA=w408-h640" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">RECIPE AT THE TOP; CHITCHAT AT THE BOTTOM!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1/2 cup white granulated sugar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1/4 cup cocoa powder</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">dash salt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1/3 cup hot water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">4 cups milk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">3/4 teaspoon vanilla</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Instructions</b>: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">MIX sugar, cocoa powder and (dash) salt in a saucepan.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">STIR in hot water.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">COOK over med heat until mixture boils AND stir two minutes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">ADD milk to the above mixture and HEAT until frothy (DO NOT BOIL). (Stir often.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">REMOVE from heat and add vanilla.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">STIR well and serve.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">ENJOY!</span></li></ol><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrybtDXR-KwPbg_vWebQMS6BbzAjihDUJgJ-RYf5WEqlqlRyZqO6gfHRDi_BYbHAvpHzE436RD-EuP2HcMMrHmEPsJKMkWHtY1qQ730uAjPsfU4CA1MLpci8b_pM88XUkV9QEi-08ND-TPNT7wddvwSxfzMM-jUg3--_zVJ5KGLrsMADzMqRpaPLKILg=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrybtDXR-KwPbg_vWebQMS6BbzAjihDUJgJ-RYf5WEqlqlRyZqO6gfHRDi_BYbHAvpHzE436RD-EuP2HcMMrHmEPsJKMkWHtY1qQ730uAjPsfU4CA1MLpci8b_pM88XUkV9QEi-08ND-TPNT7wddvwSxfzMM-jUg3--_zVJ5KGLrsMADzMqRpaPLKILg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">After the milk is added, let it warm (without boiling) until the milk gets frothy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpAi1OZ_oqLVUvNhE2f13uueptNAirX0WxQmikoBEByzckht_TxD2Eqg2l2PuNSzJ746LrSyBG-LWg67fl1-L3fkJTiKW2GFrjsK5UkLVkcTqnbBRKq7e-Y1hddk-sCKkQIHLHHciZTyMQe5PFasv_SCrdH7eevNUWVQLKXV5hOv2f6rVy96x1TeRyIg=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpAi1OZ_oqLVUvNhE2f13uueptNAirX0WxQmikoBEByzckht_TxD2Eqg2l2PuNSzJ746LrSyBG-LWg67fl1-L3fkJTiKW2GFrjsK5UkLVkcTqnbBRKq7e-Y1hddk-sCKkQIHLHHciZTyMQe5PFasv_SCrdH7eevNUWVQLKXV5hOv2f6rVy96x1TeRyIg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">See the froth? Mmmmmm!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The Chit Chat!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">New Year's weekend we had an ice storm. It was cold and dreary and there was seriously not much to do EXCEPT stay home! In fact, even if we had found something to do, it was slick enough just trying to <u>walk </u>to the car that we definitely didn't want to drive in it. Also, thankfully, it was not a work day so Doug and I pretty much just lazed around and were worthless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">After too much laying on the couch (watching Forensic Files), I decided that we needed a treat. (I never ask Doug if he wants something special for a snack because he always says he is "fine; doesn't need anything".) But, I remember making homemade hot chocolate when the girls were little and remember it being delicious so I decided to whip some up as a surprise before Doug could talk me out of it. I used to use the recipe on the Hershey's Cocoa box and that is what I searched for. Pinterest to the rescue since I had a generic brand of cocoa in my pantry which didn't have a recipe for hot chocolate on the outside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxvFvGe34N14Fi1Iar89EL70D7_BhRbc7vqN_qXyAKTHfPSuLczlzFKDCCKLHJrYxw4PftfolpGiHEmUorISbGE_Zahamfu3UDd5YksyJW8BDYyLdKMHIGHZmgP8sinwBOxmywPJqlRzA6reyNIslYw4CvL42wsFMl-XCIHADWG9hWJG4sxxOsQtlQ1Q=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="640" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxvFvGe34N14Fi1Iar89EL70D7_BhRbc7vqN_qXyAKTHfPSuLczlzFKDCCKLHJrYxw4PftfolpGiHEmUorISbGE_Zahamfu3UDd5YksyJW8BDYyLdKMHIGHZmgP8sinwBOxmywPJqlRzA6reyNIslYw4CvL42wsFMl-XCIHADWG9hWJG4sxxOsQtlQ1Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Homemade Hot Chocolate is wonderful! You expect it to be overly rich and super sweet but it really isn't. It's just the best and warming the milk creates the frothy experience you get when you use a mix. It's frothy and hot and fudgy. Mmmmm!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Probably the thing that reminded me to make hot chocolate that day was that I was crocheting a pair of mittens. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrd07VRJ9z2wYaAT8I7n-QZuwGrcLl9JMKx7te0unqKtSJFs1gjNGb0cJxB7h0rXhz0vWc2Uq7lkQOtF1uhPde9aSbyQCxjuk6PbJVHycwIAA79tVBebebW9ep_-J6KnmRUFuymgnQHcvXYIlNh0fgVY3DGuhSW_AJPiQNpJpOevFZlOn9wVsx5MZFYQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrd07VRJ9z2wYaAT8I7n-QZuwGrcLl9JMKx7te0unqKtSJFs1gjNGb0cJxB7h0rXhz0vWc2Uq7lkQOtF1uhPde9aSbyQCxjuk6PbJVHycwIAA79tVBebebW9ep_-J6KnmRUFuymgnQHcvXYIlNh0fgVY3DGuhSW_AJPiQNpJpOevFZlOn9wVsx5MZFYQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">(Not so great since one thumb is too small LOL - but this is the first pair so it's a start!)</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The first time I ever had hot chocolate in my life was when I was in 8th grade. I had recently moved with my family from central Florida to Missouri and I had signed up to learn how to crochet after school as part of a 4H class. We walked to Mrs. Garrett's house from the middle school and she taught a small group of us how to crochet. We walked to her house one very cold winter day, a day very unlike any I had ever experienced in central Florida. In Florida, it didn't even get cold enough for a glaze of ice to form on a mud puddle! It was frigid the day Mrs. Garrett made us hot chocolate. We arrived, nearly frozen solid after our walk to her house and she had hot chocolate warming on the stove in a tiny little silver pot on the stove. We each got a steaming styrofoam cup of hot chocolate to enjoy before we got out our crochet projects. It was amazing and after 40+ years, I have never forgotten the skills Mrs. Garrett taught me (although obviously, I needed her help with these mittens) nor the taste of her hot chocolate on that cold Missouri day. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">(Funny how food can take ya back!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Coincidentally, Doug had never had homemade hot chocolate in the year 2022 and I'm so glad he tried it this time! He must have been out and about when the girls and I enjoyed it back in the day. He now LOVES it! It's always so nice when the one you love really enjoys some little thing you make. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We both enjoyed super sized mugs of this Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate which was perfect for two middle aged lovebirds living in a Love Shack! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Next time you think about buying a box of hot chocolate mix, SKIP IT. Just make sure you have some cocoa powder in the pantry and a little milk in the fridge. You will be much happier with a mug of this sweet and chocolatey treat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDVawFHo7SINmiyJFQaMnuZQl-pqXjCUf2LwMkvFmW8vWAyOPi4Vm_RmgPgKw_V2PMobizHOsrPohvJBMIqeqHSHgIonpi9w2vPGgOUeMw5d9hrDYsTc0wClHJUPo-dwA8jPO-TP6EMlwv-MxSIhDKg9JX8VUGVgKlaJX4iYpg0thMjpRSSExp6SBjVw=s200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDVawFHo7SINmiyJFQaMnuZQl-pqXjCUf2LwMkvFmW8vWAyOPi4Vm_RmgPgKw_V2PMobizHOsrPohvJBMIqeqHSHgIonpi9w2vPGgOUeMw5d9hrDYsTc0wClHJUPo-dwA8jPO-TP6EMlwv-MxSIhDKg9JX8VUGVgKlaJX4iYpg0thMjpRSSExp6SBjVw" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Gina</i></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-21948842042851089852022-01-04T11:09:00.005-06:002022-01-06T09:17:56.889-06:00Razzleberry Pie and My First Lattice Crust<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnK_1yL1fLiaZC1VUnSIJzkFs7MvQT1K17Y_VzIUh5_z_W1UyfNJjw-KXjlMpKnkJ4QiQF89jJmkkgE61esHc3d6ESAPPF25-zqG-CZtTcwpE8UqZJrVweXj-KO-Nyin_heiCWFVn5Cx_z5aYNF_roCv8_uGODlf3VcMRKpYOKHLWtimb43h-XVaHo4g=s617" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnK_1yL1fLiaZC1VUnSIJzkFs7MvQT1K17Y_VzIUh5_z_W1UyfNJjw-KXjlMpKnkJ4QiQF89jJmkkgE61esHc3d6ESAPPF25-zqG-CZtTcwpE8UqZJrVweXj-KO-Nyin_heiCWFVn5Cx_z5aYNF_roCv8_uGODlf3VcMRKpYOKHLWtimb43h-XVaHo4g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p><b style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> Recipe at the top, chit-chat at the bottom!</b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Razzleberry Pie</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2 pie crusts (homemade or roll & bake; I used a generic store brand)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">4 cups of frozen mixed berries, THAWED (I used two 16 oz packages Great Value Berry Medley from Walmart)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">3/4 cup sugar (white/granulated)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/4 cup cornstarch (flour would work also)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 Tablespoon lemon juice</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 egg (for brushing the pie before baking)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sprinkling sugar</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Place bottom crust (unbaked) in pie pan. (If using a rolled unbaked crust, I first roll on a floured surface so is a little bigger than my pie pan and drapes over the edges.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In mixing bowl, combine berries (thawed but cool, including juice), sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Gently stir until combined.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Gently pour berry mixture into unbaked crust.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For lattice crust:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Roll the unbaked crust on floured surface.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cut into wide strips, app. 1 inch wide. (I used a pizza cutter for this.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Place horizontal strips over the fruit so that strips overlap the bottom crust edges near the edge of the pie pan leaving small gaps. (Use the longest pieces for the middle of the pie and the shorter lengths for the edges.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pull back every other strip of dough, just until one side of the pie/fruit is exposed. Lay the middle cross-strip first. Fold back in place the strips you had folded open and now fold back the opposite strips for the next row of lattice. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Continue folding back strips, laying strips, and replacing folded strips until one half of the pie is latticed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now work on the other half of the pie.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">NOTE - if you run out of strips that are long enough, remember that you can further roll the strips out a little bit to lengthen. Not too thin, but a little bit helps to stretch long enough to reach the crust edges.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">After lattice is complete, trim excess or fold & crimp edges of the crust however you like to do pie crust edges. I use either my fingertips or crimp edges with a fork.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Brush unbaked crust with blended egg and sprinkle with sugar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Place the unbaked pie on a cookie sheet for baking (sometimes the filling bubbles over).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">BAKE @ 375 degrees app. one hour or a little longer until crust is consistently browned.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">(If edges of the crust get too dark before the middle is done, tear a piece of foil large enough for the entire pie, cut a circle in the middle of the foil and gently lay foil over the pie in the oven (with the cut circle exposing the middle of the pie) to prevent the edges of the crust from browning too much.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Remove from oven when browned to your liking.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Leftover pie does not have to be refrigerated.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Serve with a fork and some vanilla ice cream (if you have it) for an over-the-top pie eating experience.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This pie also makes a good breakfast. Just saying! 😁</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here are a few pics of the process - making the lattice:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFoBkeRfBtkAC4IG7wgO-R1BcWleSTBK6KG7-IsrcEDp9J4_WWED6rzZKdtl0w0Uq8sLKyaEAvKM9_a8KAUOaFv7zfI0BQliI6o3flJTEpxd-w7j0DRWUlJ-AG9gs9azQ4FpdttbER3eyUSZv-tGdk_UCVzH8j6lWnCAdSdaSk6vRx-eATT248T18f2w=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFoBkeRfBtkAC4IG7wgO-R1BcWleSTBK6KG7-IsrcEDp9J4_WWED6rzZKdtl0w0Uq8sLKyaEAvKM9_a8KAUOaFv7zfI0BQliI6o3flJTEpxd-w7j0DRWUlJ-AG9gs9azQ4FpdttbER3eyUSZv-tGdk_UCVzH8j6lWnCAdSdaSk6vRx-eATT248T18f2w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And now ready to bake (egg wash & sugar are on it):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy8u6YqQBiTxQ56-mjMpBd_ejtolOfXwui3wloZbMumTMQHtmZp-4vjzlAuzakYZJAVRMqPryKlVjNkIR7LbeSibeL-kTMmXuhnAzCxBWNGzZ1fRWQSEsnbZB5COPTomLpD5r1Xthf1PIhAbRLI1OzeGsdCN7f_N6imjiMVliqjEi6UejP3_BL9VTMXQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy8u6YqQBiTxQ56-mjMpBd_ejtolOfXwui3wloZbMumTMQHtmZp-4vjzlAuzakYZJAVRMqPryKlVjNkIR7LbeSibeL-kTMmXuhnAzCxBWNGzZ1fRWQSEsnbZB5COPTomLpD5r1Xthf1PIhAbRLI1OzeGsdCN7f_N6imjiMVliqjEi6UejP3_BL9VTMXQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">MMMMmmmmmmm!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmNq5RiyB3vGWPuBSGz5LKymn8Vh04AXAtG1liTZD8BWDMGHb2hvDfH7fUGTLLopENFJdL2Aj7-nTOiZDC-7IxeJWZyeRstzhv-7MBxe8-5Tm_9r9Cp9pc__7PMkJqrQdnXO-uk4t_oLEtuk5cLnEJmdV-Ych215pECHW39tHAfEnp3rsymaFOiTOt9g=s692" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="523" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmNq5RiyB3vGWPuBSGz5LKymn8Vh04AXAtG1liTZD8BWDMGHb2hvDfH7fUGTLLopENFJdL2Aj7-nTOiZDC-7IxeJWZyeRstzhv-7MBxe8-5Tm_9r9Cp9pc__7PMkJqrQdnXO-uk4t_oLEtuk5cLnEJmdV-Ych215pECHW39tHAfEnp3rsymaFOiTOt9g=s320" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">***</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Chit-Chat:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This year, we opted out at the last minute of attending our large family Christmas dinner due to a few folks being under the weather. Thankfully, we had leftover BBQ and this delicious and gorgeous homemade pie ready, which I had made the day before for contributing to the Christmas dinner feast.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The weather was even off this year as it was very warm and we were able to eat our dinner of leftovers and pie on the porch while enjoying the warm breezes and the sunshine. This seems to be the way we roll these days of constant changes and evolving traditions for our family. Next year, I vow to have a pan of lasagna in the freezer for baking just in case Christmas dinner changes at the last minute again. :) (But remember... I'm always looking for a reason to eat pasta! LOL)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I made this pie using a couple of different recipes and it turned out so wonderful that I wanted to post it here. Definitely this pie will be good for Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays, Valentine's Day treats, and 4th of July celebrations. Pretty much this is a year-round pie and since I used frozen fruit from Walmart, you don't even have to depend on fresh berries. It was also fairly inexpensive to make since each bag of the frozen fruit was only $1.98/each and I only used two. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I think this filling would also make a great fruit crisp!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It took little time to put together and I think it would be an exciting dish to share at any potluck. This pie is a true winner in my book! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglzKeb-1YErexF8LXXTVk4ZjhSSkA2sU77ATPEbVDjgmIy5IRvgGyCFcqblnzzfWJDt2KMhlug5kK9KnCkfOmlCKnOpTA7k7QxD21qyRs4YFI59lywpPZ5VF0fAAl5d818D_iB6a-KW1CslwIC5zSqc6EXSyLL7T5Bkd9tX8ZGWqe_WJEPbeK3CZTPeQ=s200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglzKeb-1YErexF8LXXTVk4ZjhSSkA2sU77ATPEbVDjgmIy5IRvgGyCFcqblnzzfWJDt2KMhlug5kK9KnCkfOmlCKnOpTA7k7QxD21qyRs4YFI59lywpPZ5VF0fAAl5d818D_iB6a-KW1CslwIC5zSqc6EXSyLL7T5Bkd9tX8ZGWqe_WJEPbeK3CZTPeQ" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Gina</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-78642627482784989232021-12-03T11:53:00.001-06:002021-12-03T12:02:34.578-06:00Midwest Pecan Pie - BEST EVER RECIPE!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpetbJpBeo2AfU8z1Ve1mSru5QOdjsfVUDNijnuoxurx0dkAbRxbnFZb83zhBaqbjpbpK-pXFHC3uxrTL9yA-WMBtRSgn-cautrUF25VpJ1pF75OKEotxArfIW9l9I1PrZ3B1-b4NhGQ0/s636/12.1.2021+Pecan+Pie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpetbJpBeo2AfU8z1Ve1mSru5QOdjsfVUDNijnuoxurx0dkAbRxbnFZb83zhBaqbjpbpK-pXFHC3uxrTL9yA-WMBtRSgn-cautrUF25VpJ1pF75OKEotxArfIW9l9I1PrZ3B1-b4NhGQ0/w482-h640/12.1.2021+Pecan+Pie.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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display: table; width: 848.333px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div><div id="yiv0171330770"><div><div class="yiv0171330770yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div><p align="center" class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Midwest Pecan Pie</b></span></p><p align="center" class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> </p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Unbaked pie crust</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">¼ cup melted butter (real butter not margarine)</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1 cup sugar</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1 cup clear Karo</span></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">4 eggs (yes, use all four)</span></div><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">¼ teaspoon salt</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">½ T flour</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2 cups shelled pecans</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><u>Instructions</u></b>: </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Preheat oven to 325 degrees/bake.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sprinkle unbaked crust dough with a little flour and then place the rolled dough in a pie plate. Trim the edges and create whatever edging you prefer. I pinch mine using my right thumb/index finger to pinch dough around my left index finger. It isn’t gorgeous, but works pretty good! (Do not prick the bottom of the crust.) Set aside until the filling is ready to be poured into the unbaked crust.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In a medium mixing bowl, melt the butter. (I melt in the microwave.) Add sugar and Karo syrup and mix until well combined. (Doing in this order cools the butter down before adding the eggs.) Add eggs and other ingredients (except the nuts) and stir until well mixed/smooth. Last, add the pecans and stir again to fully combine.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pour into crust.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Place pie on a regular cookie sheet/sheet pan to catch any drips. Place all in oven.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Bake 1 hour or until a knife inserted comes out clean. (I baked mine an extra five minutes.) </span></p><div style="border-bottom: 3pt dotted windowtext; border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="border: none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p></div><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The chit-chat:</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Unbelievably, it had been a few years since I had eaten a really delicious pecan pie and this past Thanksgiving, I set out to find a good recipe. This is that recipe! So – I’m saving it here never to be lost again!</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My husband’s “Aunt C” always made the pecan pies for our Thanksgiving dinners and I LOVED THEM! Sweet and buttery with a slight hint of vanilla. They were the Thanksgiving dish that I dreamed about all year (while the rest of the family dreamed of Aunt C’s beef & noodles ladled over my mother-in-law’s fluffy mashed potatoes). </span></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In 2019, Aunt C was a little under the weather (so Sam’s Club prepared the pies that year). Eek. Not the same compared to Aunt C’s dreamy pecan pies. Sadly, we lost Aunt C in 2020. We miss her terribly, even more than we miss her cooking.</span></div><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In 2020, we chose to celebrate Thanksgiving with our own small immediate families rather than doing the large family dinners of years’ past (one word=covid). I made my own pies for Thanksgiving 2020.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My 2020 pecan pie was not good (pretty much like the whole, dang year, I guess). I didn’t like that pie one bit. I used the recipe on the Karo syrup bottle and it tasted only like sugar and nuts to me. It wasn’t the juicy, buttery/vanilla combo that I was used to eating as cranked out by Aunt C. Also, I should mention (in case anyone forgets) that holiday dishes are to be “taken with a grain of salt” since anything that can go wrong on holidays, pretty much does. Don’t we all have stories of holiday dish fails? LOL. So, it wasn’t just my pecan pie that was a fail in 2020. It was also the year Jr./the huge red dog jumped in the back seat of my Honda Civic and promptly stepped right in the one and only pumpkin pie!) 2020 was not the year for Thanksgiving desserts apparently, lol. </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I decided this year, 2021, to try to find Aunt C’s recipe. </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wasn’t able to find Aunt C’s recipe, but her sister (Doug’s Mom) DID have a pecan pie recipe that called for four eggs and half a stick of butter. I was SURE<span> </span><u>THIS</u><span> </span>was closer to Aunt C’s dreamy pecan pie.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ta-da! It WAS the pie of my dreams and so I’m sharing it here. Oh how I wish, that Aunt C had given us lessons on how to make her noodles, her stuffing and many of the other dishes we love that can only be made by Aunt C. Good food is pretty special to folks. It takes us “home” even when we can’t get there, whether that’s down south in Florida, to Aunt C’s kitchen, or to our last home (that burned, along with my recipes) in Hickory Grove. </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Seriously, nothing takes you back like your favorite dish as made by one of your favorite peeps.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hope your family likes our favorite recipe for pecan pie. It is a keeper for sure and I know you’re going to love it.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">P.S. This pie EVEN won over a non-pecan pie eater. Mr. Kenney had never in his life tasted pecan pie until the other night (after bowling). He tasted a nibble first, then more, then a whole piece. He's been chipping away at it ever since. Nothing like trying pecan pie for the first time at at 57. LOL. Crazy man.</span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUpZGBwQow-nhJyzYMkO3q3hwg8wl2DRkY5m0txFBaCGzCRm-z1iiYacnn5hbFX0vZ2URv3eNnkefAgFzmgNvrlQG6hD3DtFKoZdV-TkOiDtbsXzDeD7rQs7CjRRZuVYboPASO2dtDhQg/s200/myAvatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUpZGBwQow-nhJyzYMkO3q3hwg8wl2DRkY5m0txFBaCGzCRm-z1iiYacnn5hbFX0vZ2URv3eNnkefAgFzmgNvrlQG6hD3DtFKoZdV-TkOiDtbsXzDeD7rQs7CjRRZuVYboPASO2dtDhQg/s0/myAvatar.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Enjoy!</b></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Gina</b></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="yiv0171330770ydpa18f375MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mq57E4XgFgSVf-CgLmEr9puyDihNNi95N-RDpvT5DCOjFYeDnElwKiFAZQnCiIoAfAikiKYbSiFAWESyTbOHYAaR-JqPU1vI267Keqi7DaITPVNR-c3yfliDd_FYHQIESmI-QsyI4zJH/s640/two+pecan+pies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mq57E4XgFgSVf-CgLmEr9puyDihNNi95N-RDpvT5DCOjFYeDnElwKiFAZQnCiIoAfAikiKYbSiFAWESyTbOHYAaR-JqPU1vI267Keqi7DaITPVNR-c3yfliDd_FYHQIESmI-QsyI4zJH/w480-h640/two+pecan+pies.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-33236011452178814272020-12-07T13:26:00.001-06:002020-12-07T13:30:46.545-06:00Leftover Cranberry Sauce - Two Ways!<p><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Recipes at the Top! Chat-chat at the bottom!</span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbHSjyZXZPKXq9kZp8yqgrWBiL_-ic9ESwDyx1WKpBSAF4d1ddz4Ank2Xvbtg4qLoFU9VSg7HVwTUmeZHWunWl1-uyEHQSnLKaXguk4xSn5Hbufh6P2D-9PZbS-D478l0o_d7bxwi_9uR/s2138/Leftover+Cranberry+sauce.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="798" height="718" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbHSjyZXZPKXq9kZp8yqgrWBiL_-ic9ESwDyx1WKpBSAF4d1ddz4Ank2Xvbtg4qLoFU9VSg7HVwTUmeZHWunWl1-uyEHQSnLKaXguk4xSn5Hbufh6P2D-9PZbS-D478l0o_d7bxwi_9uR/w333-h718/Leftover+Cranberry+sauce.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>#1</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Surprise Muffins (Cranberry Sauce)</b></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicldIFqlbyWVc4B9koqQqi9sBAZj5RpRW_iLBPgJGzsyvlozV5ADDpCObq9k9jHMv5RLdSMDpeXM0YszWQAPB-cVXE0RTprEmmJZ28UefpQo8rfThbff1VgosdywSJDnvzTduc00n6P6CB/s640/IMG_0827+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicldIFqlbyWVc4B9koqQqi9sBAZj5RpRW_iLBPgJGzsyvlozV5ADDpCObq9k9jHMv5RLdSMDpeXM0YszWQAPB-cVXE0RTprEmmJZ28UefpQo8rfThbff1VgosdywSJDnvzTduc00n6P6CB/w325-h433/IMG_0827+%25281%2529.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">2 cups all purpose flour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1/3 cup sugar</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">3 teaspoons baking POWDER</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1 teaspoon salt</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">3/4 cup milk</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1 egg</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1/2 cup oil (I used vegetable oil)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Leftover cranberry sauce (about 1 cup)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Colored sugar/sprinkles if you have some</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">12 cupcake papers or spray the pan well.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Instructions:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">PREHEAT OVEN to 350 degrees and place liners in muffin tin (12)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">COMBINE: In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">COMBINE SEPARATELY: In a separate dish, add milk, oil and egg. Blend well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">COMBINE: Wet and dry ingredients and stir well to make a thick batter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">MUFFIN TIN: Spoon one scoop (like 1 heaping Tablespoon) of batter in each cup of a 12-muffin tin. Spread it around a little to cover the bottom of the cup.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">ADD CRANBERRY SAUCE: On top of the batter in each cup, add a Tablespoon of cranberry sauce to each cup.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">TOP: Top with another scoop of batter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">SPRINKLE: If you have colored sugars or sprinkles, shake some on!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">BAKE approximately 25 minutes at 350 degrees.</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>WAY #2</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>CRANBERRY FLUFF</b></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_D9h-aVxfGcwrsr_pu1lqSjYCqqiySQDsrNa7xllhy2LqZ6QNBYprzgLwhs0_rw5mM3vD7Zyt79_U4i0J4Wlefl7tXrxtVgLTcZGKeVRgI_Foih10TSwejTnGr5aNh3b_csm2ewBIHjP/s640/IMG_0292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_D9h-aVxfGcwrsr_pu1lqSjYCqqiySQDsrNa7xllhy2LqZ6QNBYprzgLwhs0_rw5mM3vD7Zyt79_U4i0J4Wlefl7tXrxtVgLTcZGKeVRgI_Foih10TSwejTnGr5aNh3b_csm2ewBIHjP/w316-h421/IMG_0292.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1 cup cranberry sauce (I used homemade- <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-made-homemade-cranberry-sauce.html">recipe HERE</a>)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">2 cups prepared whipped cream (I used homemade-<a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/homemade-whipped-cream.html">recipe HERE</a>) but cool whip would be just perfect also</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Optional: Could add drained crushed pineapple, nuts like pecans or walnuts. (I didn't use anything and it was just a piece of heaven!)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">INSTRUCTIONS:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Combine roughly two parts whipping cream/cool whip to one part prepared cranberry sauce and stir it up. Chill (or just eat from the bowl if no one is looking). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">*****</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">The Chit-Chat!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I rid my fridge of the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers yesterday with the precious bowl of <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-made-homemade-cranberry-sauce.html">Homemade Cranberry Sauce</a> and a dish of <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/homemade-whipped-cream.html">Homemade Whipped Cream</a> which I had left at my daughter's house. I dearly love homemade cranberry sauce so I wasn't letting a single bit of THAT go to waste! I make it with just cranberries, sugar, and water so no weird spices or fruit in it. It's so yummy! I've recently been inspired by a favorite frugal blog www.ThePrudentHomemaker.com) and I couldn't toss that cranberry sauce without making an effort at <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/search?q=remaking">Remaking it into something wonderful</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>First up - I made some <b>Surprise Muffins</b> with cranberry sauce in the centers. They are delicious! </span><span>I often made these </span><a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2020/05/surprise-muffins-another-pantry.html">Surprise Muffins</a><span> for my girls when they were growing up. I typically add jam in the middle. Our favorites are grape, apricot, and apple butter but I assumed cranberry sauce would be equally fantastic. It really was even better than regular jam because the cranberry sauce held it's shape and really made a nice little surprise in the center! </span><span>These muffins were so yummy with my coffee Sunday morning and were even more moist and delicious leftover today!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">After making the muffins Sunday morning, I still had a little Homemade Cranberry Sauce leftover. I decided to simply combine the leftover cranberry sauce with some leftover <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/homemade-whipped-cream.html">Homemade Whipped Cream</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Let me tell you, this combo is delicious! The creamy sweet whipped cream combined with the tart fruity cranberry sauce just made a perfect little treat. I was so glad I tried it because who really needs jello salads with tons of ingredients and lots of steps when you can just stir a few things together... like TWO things! (Note to self to remember this next Thanksgiving.) I could have added crushed pineapple and some nuts but I didn't have any and didn't want a big dessert in the fridge since I'm the only person eating it. But definitely adding extras would make a little dabble of whipped cream and a little dabble of cranberry sauce go even further if you have a family to feed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It's always nice to know you used every bit of something. Tightwad success with these two dishes! LOL</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Enjoy everyone! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUpZGBwQow-nhJyzYMkO3q3hwg8wl2DRkY5m0txFBaCGzCRm-z1iiYacnn5hbFX0vZ2URv3eNnkefAgFzmgNvrlQG6hD3DtFKoZdV-TkOiDtbsXzDeD7rQs7CjRRZuVYboPASO2dtDhQg/s200/myAvatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUpZGBwQow-nhJyzYMkO3q3hwg8wl2DRkY5m0txFBaCGzCRm-z1iiYacnn5hbFX0vZ2URv3eNnkefAgFzmgNvrlQG6hD3DtFKoZdV-TkOiDtbsXzDeD7rQs7CjRRZuVYboPASO2dtDhQg/s0/myAvatar.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Gina</i></b></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p><p><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-58138538687138117222020-11-23T15:26:00.000-06:002020-11-23T15:26:12.030-06:00Crockpot Pineapple Pork Loin - Easy and So Delicious!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGl0OUTqiQTgh9KhAFvR8oBzG18Yggpxvtu9KWLwvmp6Tva0kG5ZxP1zK8ThrEEZbCW3nTqVm6ZNz_Dgp0RUapmmo-UlFawdya5xqIX6SB84317gvwiFNEMRdR1F6kDAiRAsuFWyVwkCB/s706/Pineapple+Pork+Roast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGl0OUTqiQTgh9KhAFvR8oBzG18Yggpxvtu9KWLwvmp6Tva0kG5ZxP1zK8ThrEEZbCW3nTqVm6ZNz_Dgp0RUapmmo-UlFawdya5xqIX6SB84317gvwiFNEMRdR1F6kDAiRAsuFWyVwkCB/w494-h640/Pineapple+Pork+Roast.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;"> RECIPE AT THE TOP! CHIT-CHAT AT THE BOTTOM!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Crockpot Pineapple Pork Loin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">2- 3 lb pork loin (not the same as pork roast or pork tenderloin)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">2 Tablespoons oil </span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">salt & pepper</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">2 teaspoons garlic powder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1/4 cup soy sauce</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1/2 cup brown sugar</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> 23.5 oz can chunk pineapple (not drained)</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">TRIM: Trim the fat off as best you can from the pork loin</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">BROWN: Brown the meat on all sides in a skillet before adding to the crockpot. (Not absolutely required but makes makes a richer flavor.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">ADD: Add pork loin to the crockpot.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">SPRINKLE: Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt/pepper.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">TOP: Top with pineapple, the juice, and soy sauce.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">SPREAD: Spread brown sugar evenly over the pork loin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">COOK: Cook on low 6-8 hours OR on high 4-5 hours until fork tender.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">OPTIONAL: You could thicken the juice (before serving) with a mixture of a little flour blended into cold water and stirred in, then heated to thicken (like for gravy).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">SERVE: I served mine with rice and mashed potatoes (because Big Daddy doesn't like rice) and steamed vegetables.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">***</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u6zfOUoax8dbOB0nWMLEJ4qgcSfwktN1VQdwc6Lr8iFV5wXCwLMFBTh5tdX6bL8Cefr00nXnI2-iLciC8Zr1TEPJELEpq37AJXV93C7ApNyF_qLRtUI9bVBI_zXIki0uKkKimnN8SXlQ/s455/Crockpot+Pineapple+Pork+Loin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u6zfOUoax8dbOB0nWMLEJ4qgcSfwktN1VQdwc6Lr8iFV5wXCwLMFBTh5tdX6bL8Cefr00nXnI2-iLciC8Zr1TEPJELEpq37AJXV93C7ApNyF_qLRtUI9bVBI_zXIki0uKkKimnN8SXlQ/s320/Crockpot+Pineapple+Pork+Loin.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Hello everyone! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I made a new to me recipe last night and since it was such a winner, I decided to post here for future reference. I definitely will be making this again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Pineapple Pork Loin tastes very much like <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/12/hawaiian-chicken.html">Hawaiian Chicken</a> except it's a ton easier. The combo of pineapple and soy sauce is just over the top wonderful. Doug and I both loved it! If you like pork and sweet, asian flavors, you're going to love it too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Lately, my Gerbes / Dillons grocery has been having huge discounts on pork loin. I found several for $1.29/lb. Cannot beat that! Pork loin is our favorite cut of pork and I like to keep a few in the freezer for meals like this, for slicing as pork chops, and for making our go-to <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/01/crockpot-pulled-pork-with-hm-tangy-bbq.html">Tangy Pulled Pork</a>. Pork loin is lean and that's a must have at our house.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">If you are looking for a cozy Sunday Supper, or weeknight crockpot meal, try this Pineapple Pork Loin. You will love it and will be adding it to your family favorites!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o0AdonyIbt7xKVof0JhPlOEuqjI3Wo3iWxCsxQ1qNM94tFIrCVo0W-A1ediwI8MYJYkT2zAMcoaIUlUdknx0gEeMLGvGUiiK470x_Yn0ZtrCUmwwQkpxffwX1fMzkeEejd-KVhOaj99r/s200/myAvatar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o0AdonyIbt7xKVof0JhPlOEuqjI3Wo3iWxCsxQ1qNM94tFIrCVo0W-A1ediwI8MYJYkT2zAMcoaIUlUdknx0gEeMLGvGUiiK470x_Yn0ZtrCUmwwQkpxffwX1fMzkeEejd-KVhOaj99r/s0/myAvatar.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Gina</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-15144319122917353362020-11-11T14:07:00.003-06:002022-01-27T13:14:31.915-06:00Schoolhouse Vegetable Soup - Simple and Quick - Weeknight Supper!<p><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"> RECIPES AT THE TOP . CHIT-CHAT AT THE BOTTOM!</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn39XPsI17z1OTUH5bvkLvTrGtDSyILtEu0yd8bkEXygNrxqbrPwHG4uTUGIz42TgXVLQSe4mMo-4Xb_20lx8wMWoILhKEqcx9Lwj3oX4pvVu9fe4StAGV7oHxOZ-ZpyzD964h2SceSn-c/s640/1schoolhouse+vegetable+soup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn39XPsI17z1OTUH5bvkLvTrGtDSyILtEu0yd8bkEXygNrxqbrPwHG4uTUGIz42TgXVLQSe4mMo-4Xb_20lx8wMWoILhKEqcx9Lwj3oX4pvVu9fe4StAGV7oHxOZ-ZpyzD964h2SceSn-c/w480-h640/1schoolhouse+vegetable+soup.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Schoolhouse Vegetable Soup</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 pound lean ground beef</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 teaspoon onion powder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 teaspoon garlic powder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Salt & Pepper as desired</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">28 oz diced tomatoes (not drained)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 3/4 cups frozen mixed vegetables (frozen - no need to thaw) (I use a 12 Oz bag of frozen mixed vegetables)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 cup frozen corn</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">5 cups water</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">3 beef bouillon cubes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Instructions:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Brown ground beef in a soup pot. Add salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder while cooking the meat. Drain if needed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Add diced tomatoes including the juice in the can, frozen corn, and frozen mixed vegetables. Add the water and beef bouillon cubes. Stir.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Simmer about 15-20 minutes. I used a lid to cover while cooking.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Next, add 1 cup uncooked macaroni. Stir a bit. (It tries to stick to the bottom of the pot until it starts to simmer so may need to stir a few times.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Simmer approximately 15-20 minutes or until macaroni is done.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Serve with crackers, corn muffins, biscuits, or grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh yea! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnUjpIfHQVvNGdY4ziSWAU0Y0bQXWmW2e6HHntcAO9LUvdO09wYq5tlCi8tug0aIzDxi6_rNKiJnLkYHs68vGjfmtmOMkV022B0FMzCFehDUJkfPahX7cVdwZL9H3g4skTAwQkOysBTZE/s640/schoolhouse+vegetable+soup+%25232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnUjpIfHQVvNGdY4ziSWAU0Y0bQXWmW2e6HHntcAO9LUvdO09wYq5tlCi8tug0aIzDxi6_rNKiJnLkYHs68vGjfmtmOMkV022B0FMzCFehDUJkfPahX7cVdwZL9H3g4skTAwQkOysBTZE/w300-h400/schoolhouse+vegetable+soup+%25232.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have been craving vegetable soup! And not stew, but rich brothy soup! I made this last night for supper and it was perfect! Absolutely wonderful!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">I've seen a version of this recipe on pinterest lately and it just kept calling my name. I had to try it.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">I tweaked the original recipe just a tad by adding the frozen corn (which I love in vegetable soup because the homegrown taste of store bought frozen corn really adds something special) and the garlic powder (who can have soup without garlic?).</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">This recipe nailed it for me. I told my husband last night that it reminded me of being in the cafeteria at school, lined up waiting on a steaming bowl of delicious vegetable soup. Remember that one little packet of crackers you got and smashed until the cracker dust flew all over? LOL. Oh the days of fun in the cafeteria!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to "blog" this recipe so I would have it in the future. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have a few other vegetable soup recipes on my blog. They are all delicious and have their own special place at the table. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/07/hamburger-soup-on-cool-rainy-summer.html">Hamburger Soup (Spaghetti meets Vegetable Soup)</a> is a family favorite! Loaded with italian spices and heady with garlic. Mmmm!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2013/10/alphabet-soup-homemade.html">Homemade Alphabet Soup</a> is my take on the canned favorite. It uses no meat and is great for lunch packing!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">And now this <b><span style="color: red;">Schoolhouse Vegetable Soup</span></b>! It comes together speedy quick and can be made after work or school and served for a fast, weeknight supper. It will also be great for potlucks, family game night, and just making on Sunday for the week ahead. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">This is a keeper recipe at my house and I wanted to share it with you!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYJ6qt-33A88Ru89GcDiOLtCcPJB5mPerEl5wSQZ0ED-UC9wD_-pK79v5bzaqXrxR3xkAitDFbhizuG05VNmhUPlukc74WYIG2aV7E2YUHYz-KXV_KKlif_IMpAbICTnGTWUaF77ZX4IC/s200/myAvatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYJ6qt-33A88Ru89GcDiOLtCcPJB5mPerEl5wSQZ0ED-UC9wD_-pK79v5bzaqXrxR3xkAitDFbhizuG05VNmhUPlukc74WYIG2aV7E2YUHYz-KXV_KKlif_IMpAbICTnGTWUaF77ZX4IC/s0/myAvatar.png" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Gina</b></span></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-81082517797508081542020-07-30T12:55:00.000-05:002020-07-30T12:57:39.142-05:00Potsy Garden 7-30-2020 & an Update<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">During the last few weeks of this crazy summer, I've been trying to stay busy. For inspiration, I've been reading lots of blog posts and PINNING LOL. Usually they inspire me with menu ideas, recipes, gardening knowledge. I may or may not have also pinned about 10,000 ideas for rebuilding our house. But... Doug isn't pinning and seems to be not very inspired about even making a plan for the new house. Ah well. What can ya say? We are comfortable and there is no rush. Plus, building supplies seem to be at a premium right now - so for now we will wait a little longer on that house rebuild thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the blogs I have recently been enjoying is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7356093879387007305/6567729517812621967?hl=en#" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">Hickery Holler Farm Blog</a>. The Canned Quilter puts us all to shame as she works hard staying busy with lots of cooking, canning, baking, sewing, and gardening. Her family is surely blessed! I love to just scroll through the many glimpses of her life that she has shared. I never fail to take away some knowledge or inspiration. Please check out her blog! It will be your new favorite, I'm sure!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Grape yellow tomatoes - </b>These are doing great! Slow to mature but I'm seeing more every day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Beets - </b>I planted a baby tomato plant in with my beets and it seems to have stunted the beets. Next year, they get their very own pot all summer! I wanted to pickle beets and make <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7356093879387007305/6567729517812621967?hl=en#" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">Rasberry Beet Jelly</a>. Planting more for fall so I may be in the business yet this year!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cucumbers - </b>Not sure what kind I planted. They are good but are small and only have been getting a few a week. Need more for <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7356093879387007305/6567729517812621967?hl=en#" rel="nofollow" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">Sweet Pickle Relish</a> or dills. We love pickles and I love the relish. Sooo good on a BBQ hotdog! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Yellow Squash - </b>My squash plants are doing great! I planted two in a small raised flower bed that I filled with homemade compost. The squash are coming in fast now and I'm loving them! I grew up eating so much yellow squash. See this mammoth? </span></li>
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<li><b>Italian Marinated Chicken</b> w/ mashed potatoes, corn, and hoecake biscuit. (Recipe coming soon for the chicken because we love it!)</li>
<li><b>Southern Stewed Squash & Onions</b> - This is a huge family favorite! Of course, Doug wouldn't eat it if his life depended on it. I'll post the recipe soon. Yes, mine has seeds. I don't mind the seeds and even somewhat overgrown squash turned out fine in this dish. I make a huge batch once a week and eat on it all week w/ different main dish items. Squash is the one thing my family ate in Florida all.the.time. We rarely had canned vegetables. Mostly it was stewed squash, fried squash, fried okra, stewed tomatoes, sliced tomatoes, rice, big limas. Stuff like that. </li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back in the DAY, my girls used to help me do canning projects all the time. Well, now they are grown. One of my girls recently wanted to try canning jam on her own. She lives a few hours away and with this dang virus raging, I can't be there with her to boss her through this process. Blogging to the rescue!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Disclaimer: I am not a pro at home canning. You should always consult your local extension or USDA sites for official canning safety guidelines. I try to practice all official safety measures, but wanted to link here for any beginners. Please read about canning fruit jam to get the basics before trying any recipes. <a href="https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_07/jam_jelly_with_pectin.html" target="_blank">Here is the link to making jam using pectin found at the National Center for Home Food Preservation</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Timing is everything with cooking in general so I wanted to document my process here in case there are any other beginners who, after reading the above link, want to see how I can jam AT HOME MY WAY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First thing out of the gate is that <b>I ONLY use Surejell powdered canning pectin. </b> I am not being paid to say that. I have used other pectin products and had bad results. Canning jam is too much work to have it not set up. I have used the low sugar Surejell and while it did use less sugar, it wasn't the taste I was after. It is more like dense fruit and just didn't taste like jam to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Strawberries have been a great price for me right now (July). I've seen strawberries at around $1.00 per pound. I decided to splurge and bought organic strawberries at $2.00 per pound (at my local Walmart).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My below post will include a ka-zillion pics -but when newbies want to do canning without their mentors, they will want to have something to see. No one wants all of that work and then to end up with strawberry juice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later, I changed my mind. I am passionate about saving money on meals. I have walked this path myself when my own children were young and I am a blogger - so have lots of resources all in one place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I first started this journey, times were tough. I needed more money AND more time. I sought out frugal, homemaking blogs using key words like "frugal food", "cheapskate meals", etc. I didn't even have Pinterest back then and using Pinterest will be a great platform to use in your search.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/" target="_blank">Lynn's Kitchen Adventures </a>- Lynn got me started with making Baked Oatmeal and Homemade Granola - two meal options that I use weekly to this day. Lynn also posts weekly menu plans, has recipe links for the meals, and even gluten free meal plans and recipes. She is a complete wealth of information.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://theprudenthomemaker.com/" target="_blank">The Prudent Homemaker</a> - Brandy has nine kids. She homeschools and her husband is a real estate broker. She relies on stocking up her pantry when times are good and then eating from that pantry when real estate sales are down. Brandy has beautiful pics, stages meals very elegantly and eats every single meal at home. In addition to her weekly posts, the comments below each post provide lots of inspiration for ways to squeeze out an extra penny. To Brandy, every penny adds up! If I get discouraged, I can get lots of inspiration w/ The Prudent Homemaker.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For my family, the girls ate breakfasts most often of cold cereal w/ milk; poptarts; or granola bars. Basically, they ate sugar covered carbs. Let's be real here! LOL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">#3 - Start small! Find a few things you will no longer buy but make from scratch. Like start with those poptarts. Those things are so loaded in sugar and I'm hungry the minute I throw my wrapper away. You can bake muffins and keep in the freezer for thawing in the micro almost as easy as toasting poptarts. Muffins make great poptart replacements.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/search?q=muffins" target="_blank">Other muffin recipes found HERE</a> on my blog, like pumpkin chocolate chip, chocolate zucchini muffins, banana oatmeal muffins (no eggs), cornbread muffins (like jiffy) Sometimes, I add hot dog slices for "corndog muffins" and store them baked in the freezer for lunch), and I also make two recipes for surprise muffins (jelly inside).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I learned about Baked Oatmeal from Lynn @ Lynn's Kitchen Adventures. <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/08/baked-oatmeal.html" target="_blank">Baked Oatmeal</a> is not your mom's gray, runny bowl of oats. It's baked and oats replace the flour so has the consistence of muffins or coffee cake. Even my non oatmeal eaters love baked oatmeal. This was a huge hit at my house and saves los of $$$.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2012/09/banana-nut-bread-baked-oatmeal.html" target="_blank">Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Early this spring, I decided I wanted to have a little garden again. It's been a while for me in the garden, but this year I thought I would give it another try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I really wanted Doug to till a garden spot in our yard - or build me an amazing raised bed, but he had so many things on his honey-do list that I finally broke down and tried a container garden. I wasn't sure how it would work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I follow Square Foot Gardening on Facebook and a few other gardening sites. They really inspired me to give it a try and to start where I am! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Someone told me recently that you really have to treat your plants like little babies. That made sense and has stuck with me! They need attention often and should be watched closely for anything they might need. They can't talk to you so all you can do is keep a close eye on them and do your best to give them what they need to grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One blogger said she starts seeds in little trays so I tried that. Even in our tiny house, we had room for two trays of seeds. I got the trays at Walmart, bought organic potting soil and even starting in early April, I was able to get a good start on my plants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Inside gardening fed my hunger for spring! It was fun and didn't cost very much. I started seeds for lettuce, beets, okra, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and nasturtium (flowers).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I re-used a few containers I already had, replacing the dirt with organic gardening soil, planted the baby plants, gave them a drink, and the growing began. This old concrete pot has Butter and Black Seeded Simpson lettuce growing in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On one of my favorite gardening Facebook pages, the gardener had some of these awesome Geopots with beautiful plants growing inside. (I am not receiving any money for bragging here. They are just that awesome!) I messaged her and she shared the link for ordering. I am SO HAPPY with these pots. They are really grow <u>bags</u> (instead of pots) and the one in this picture is 15 gallons so has plenty of room for healthy plants. I used garden soil in the bottom half (from a pile of leaves we add to every fall in our yard) and in the top half used bagged organic garden soil. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These beets seem to like their digs just fine! I've been cutting a few leaves, mixing with my other lettuce for salads and adding to my sandwiches - until the beet roots are ready. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I plan to use these beets in my favorite raspberry beet jelly. I am so thankful that I posted that recipe on this blog so that I can make some this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's the link to my </span><a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2013/07/canning-raspberry-b-jelly.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Raspberry Beet Jelly recipe</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">. (Shhh... I call it Raspberry-B at my house because if I say the word "beet", I know I will be the only one eating it! LOL) (Sorry - this picture was early on and it leaves a lot to be desired.)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/3 cup sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3 teaspoons baking powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1 teaspoon salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3/4 cup milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1 egg</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*Jam/jelly of your choice (optional)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I found this recipe in a treasured Betty Crocker basic cookbook. I hadn't made this recipe much since my girls both flew the coop but in tough times, the tough get going, right! I knew making these muffins would be both a little nostalgic and delicious so I went for it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since I lost my treasured cookbook in the fire, I hoped I could find the recipe online. Success. It was there. Here it is! I made the muffins and they were every bit as delicious as I remembered. They remind me more of a scone than a muffin (now that I have experienced such things).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For the "surprise" in my muffins back in the day, I used to use apple butter, strawberry jam, grape jelly (Doug's fav), homemade apricot or peach preserves. Pretty much, whatever I had on hand, I used. This time, I only had grape jelly on hand and red sugar so that's what I used. Also, this time I made a few without anything inside and no sugar on top. I enjoyed them with a little soft butter. So delicious! </span></div>
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794545479457503891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093879387007305.post-15417787357530208672020-05-05T11:02:00.000-05:002020-05-05T17:33:58.429-05:00Taco Tuesday: Making Homemade Tortillas - Best ever!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Get skillet out and spray w/ cooking spray if not using a non-stick surface. I used an iron skillet since I don't use non-stick skillets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Cut the dough disc into half, each half in half, each half in half until you have 16 equal pieces. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Form each piece into a round piece of dough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Place hot tortillas in a gallon baggy or under a towel so that the steam keeps all of the tortillas soft. I reheated mine in the micro when the rest of my meal was finished. (I actually made mine earlier in the day so had that mess all cleaned up when ready to cook supper.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I hadn't made tortillas in years and my daughter had the best recipe which she raved about. I gave her recipe a try and they are the only recipe I will ever make from now on. SOOOOO GOOD! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">These tortillas are first, SUPER EASY - and are light and delicious! Yes, tortillas are cheap but these things are so dang good! I served ours with chicken fajitas which we cooked in an iron skillet on the gas grill burner outside. Dinner was a special treat! There's nothing like warm weather and the delicious aroma of onions, peppers, and meat sizzling outside!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My mom also tried this recipe to avoid a trip to the store and she loved them too! She usually thinks my homemade stuff is silly but she was completely won over with this recipe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We both halved the recipe to only make eight since we each only cook for two, but they are so good that next time I will make the entire recipe for having leftovers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Even if you haven't tried homemade tortillas previously, give these a try! You will be amazed at how simple ingredients make a special presentation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I'm making these tonight for Taco Tuesday at our house!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(<i>I used 28 oz of my favorite Cento San Marzano tomatoes.</i>)</span></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I needed a yummy, saucy supper the other night (<u>needed</u> LOL) on a cool, rainy spring day here in mid Missouri. I didn't have any meat but realized I had everything I needed for meatless Taco Soup. With this dang virus hanging on, you never know when you are going to need to make a meal but don't have any meat. No meat? No problem! This, easy "soup" (tastes like chili to me!) is a great thing to make!</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: medium;">I ate mine with crackers. You could stretch this meal even further with cooked macaroni or pasta. Serving options would also include fritos, tortilla chips, or cornbread. </span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Did I miss the meat? Nope! It was great! I'll be doing this again and again. Having meatless recipes is a great thing to have on hand these days because we just don't know where we are going anymore. Ya know?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Huge tomatoes in a thick juice, almost more like sauce. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Staying home is hard, isn't it? Sometimes we all get tired of going here and there and rushing all of the time but this pandemic thing is keeping even the trips I WANT to go on - down to a minimum. As a society, we have all been super lax about expecting instant gratification.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>It used to go like this:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Well, those days are hopefully coming back in the future, but for now, I'm trying to stay the course, stay home, avoid trips to the store, and use what I have on hand.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>This weekend we decided to pan fry a few fish for Sunday supper. Doug always wants potatoes as a side with everything- but I wanted something GREEN! I had stuff for salad but really wasn't in the mood for the normal bottle of ranch dressing I keep in the fridge for dipping carrots or serving with pizza. (Does anyone else dip pizza in ranch dressing or is that just a mid Missouri thing? LOL). </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>French dressing sounded so good.! With bright red tomatoes, green lettuce, green onions and a few <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2013/01/homemade-croutons.html" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">homemade croutons</a>? Mmmmm... </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>My simple, basic recipe for homestyle french dressing turned out fantastic! I mixed it up with a fork in a bowl and since I live in a tiny house, had to combine two jars of spaghetti sauce in my fridge to free up something to store this liquid gold in. It's not a beautiful, pinterest-perfect bottle, but it works and better yet, I had french dressing for my salad after all! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been out here <u>not </u>blogging for lots of reasons, some big, some little. But, I decided this whole COVID-19 / Coronavirus thing warranted some blogging. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My little blog still brings my family and I lots of joy. Recently, all of my recipes were lost in a house fire (ok... there it is) so having this blog in existence preserved lots of recipes, pics of food we had enjoyed over the years, and stories/memories as well. This blog is a little bit of home so it should continue!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lots of my favorite "old" blogs are now sadly, quiet. Life happens for all of us. This is another reason I decided to revive this little blog. Although, my cooking style is different now that our girls are grown, I still have some basic skills and a frugal/basic cooking style that some folks might appreciate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are all being faced with limited abilities to get out for special ingredients as well as limited availability of those ingredients at the store due to current COVID-19 Stay Home Orders so basic recipes are a good thing, especially now! We all still need to eat! This blogging/journal also helps me mentally but at least I'm putting my wordy commentary at the bottom, right?! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband and I are currently living in a tiny house. We call it the "Love Shack" and although we have a full working kitchen, we have only one small cabinet for a pantry and maybe about two feet of counter space, excluding the stove. Cooking is a dance in the Love Shack (the "little house that love made", in case you are wondering :)). We have limited dishes, cooking utensils, and no big mixer, etc. We have a few appliances but they are on top of the cabinets and not easy to access. Generally, we've been cooking our favorites the "old fashioned" way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I decided to make a dessert this week. Peanut Butter Brownies fit the bill because (a) We had all of the ingredients; and (b) We love peanut butter! (We are not allergic to peanut butter, thankfully.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Growing up in Florida was HOT! It is a no brainer that instead of baked goods, my mom found ways for us to have desserts that were on the cool side. She often had jello in the fridge for us. Sometimes it was just jello mixed with canned fruit or banana slices, but other times it was Pink Stuff, which I adore to this day!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>My mom relays a story that she worked at a restaurant there in Florida when she was first married to my dad. I think it was called Trade Winds and it was one of those southern, buffet restaurants with bell boys and waiters, where you added each item to your tray in separately little dishes. She tells me that they made up many different flavors, colors and textures of jello salads and that the fancy ladies that came into the restaurant really enjoyed them. My mom had grown up in a pretty frugal household so lots of choices was not something she was used to. She says she was almost mesmerized by the array of colorful and beautiful desserts that she first encountered working at Trade Winds. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Pink Stuff was easy to make and I had forgotten about it until a friend at work suggested a jello salad for my mother-in-law. It was so easy to stir together that I even found another box of jello in my pantry and made me some. Its not overly sweet, but I love it! I had to call my mom and tell her I was making it, and of course that led to the retelling of some Trade Winds stories. Oh how food can take ya back! And one taste took me back to the many times my mom had made it for me! 💗</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Slices of hot, buttered toast using homemade sandwich bread + juicy, garden ruby-red orbs of deliciousness a/k/a "garden tomatoes" = one amazing summer lunch!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Tomato sandwiches!! YUM!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Not only do I LOVE summer for sandy beaches, hot concrete under my bare toes, and shorts & flipflops. I also love summer for the abundance of fresh garden food! Last week it was peaches and this week, we are popping at the seams with garden fresh tomatoes!</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Lucky are we that my husband's uncle lives in our neighborhood and that he has a bumper crop of garden goodies! He leaves garden goodies all over town! For us, we find bags of red, plump tomatoes, dark green zucchini, cucumbers and peppers hanging on our front door while we are at work. Rolling into the driveway, we can see that "Jerry's been here!"</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday, I put a loaf of our everyday white, sandwich bread (<a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2011/08/homemade-white-sandwich-bread.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">RECIPE HERE</span></a>) in the oven with plans of eating it for breakfast as toast, slathered in my beloved and newly canned <a href="http://athomemyway.blogspot.com/2017/07/peach-preserves-less-sugar-recipe-more.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Peach Preserves</span></a>.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Fast forward to this morning as I was checking for overripe vegetables/fruits and I just couldn't get past some perfect summer tomatoes screaming at me from the counter. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I once had a favorite farm blog , <a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/" target="_blank">FARM GIRL FARE</a>, </span></i><i><span style="font-size: large;">and the Susan described a day full of gardening, feeding beloved farm animals, and breathing in the fresh air that I craved from inside my office. Susan's blog was a window into another world for me. But, what I WAS able to do was eat what she was eating. Often that came in the form of a tomato sandwich on thick slices of homemade bread. Is there really any better way to eat homemade bread and garden fresh tomatoes? I think not!</span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyway - there are lots of ways people eat tomato sandwiches. On homemade bread or store bought bread, on toast or soft sandwich bread that sticks to the roof of your mouth when you eat it; with mayo or butter; with meat like turkey, ham, or bacon - or no meat at all. My preference is always toasted homemade sandwich bread, buttered, with slices of salted tomatoes. That's it! </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Don't forget to make time for garden tomato sandwiches this summer! Summer will be gone in a blink so find your favorite bread, your favorite spread and some thick slices of tomatoes and make a sandwich AT HOME YOUR WAY!</span></i><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>4 1/2 cups peeled/chopped/pitted fresh peaches</u></b> (place peaches with skins in boiling water and then in ice water and the skins loosen, just like for peeling tomatoes)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>2 Tablespoons lemon juice</u></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>3 cups white/granulated sugar</u>, measured into a separate bowl</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>1 box SUREJELL For Less or No Sugar Needed Recipes</u></b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Place peaches in boiling water and then place in ice water for easy peeling - the skins will slip right off!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Measure 4 1/2 cups peeled/chopped fresh peaches into a medium/large pot (cold-do not heat yet) AND stir in lemon juice.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Measure 3 cups sugar into a separate bowl (of this 3 cups of sugar, remove 1/4 cup of the sugar and place it into a separate small bowl)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Bring mixture of peaches/SureJELL to a full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred). Stir OFTEN so it doesn't burn.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At boiling, add the remaining measured sugar - ALL AT ONCE (2 3/4 cups), stir well and stir OFTEN.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Bring to another full rolling boil and start timing when the boiling stays consistent when stirred.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Time for <b><u>1 MINUTE (stirring constantly)</u>. </b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I then mash my fruit with a potato masher but you don't have to if you like chunky preserves.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Ladle into sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch space at top</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I gave some away to a friend and she was able to make two batches of preserves for her family! And still I had a ton of peaches.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I hadn't tried a low sugar recipe before but I hated to drown my precious peaches in so much sugar and hide their bright, fresh flavor with too much sweetness. Here's the exact kind I used - which is available from Amazon and delivered to your door! How easy is that?</i></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">To the crockpot, add oats, nuts, cinnamon, salt, and sprinkle over the brown sugar. Stir well.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pour liquid ingredients over the oat mixture in the crockpot. </span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Cook on high 2 1/2 hours - stirring occasionally (every 30 minutes to one hour), or until granola is lightly brown and smelling wonderful.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Cool completely before placing away for storage. I use a gallon, glass jar, but a ziploc back will work, or other storage vessel (cookie tin, glass or plastic sealing bowl).</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>What I dread about granola are the DISHES! Ugh. I typically use measuring cups and spoons, a pot for heating the sugar/oil mixture, a large bowl for stirring all together, and then a cookie sheet for baking in the oven. EEk! I don't know about you, but I am not a fan of a bunch of dishes!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Plus, this weekend in mid Missouri, the temperature on Saturday was 102 degrees and my AC was having issues. Baking granola in the oven? No way! Need I say more?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Solution: I scanned Pinterest and found basic instructions for making granola in my crockpot. I knew it would work. But, I assumed I would still have to heat the liquid in a pot, mix the ingredients in a huge bowl, bake it in the crockpot, still making all of those dishes. However, I was willing to sacrifice my time at the sink for not having to turn on the oven and so we could have this awesome homemade treat in our pantry.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I didn't need all of those dishes after all. You mix and bake this granola in the crockpot. It was dreamy easy! This is what I used.:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>You know what that means? Those dark green beauties start popping out on super hot days, growing at a fairy tale rate until they are huge blimps in the garden, and people are handing them out everywhere! You find them on your door step, hanging in bags on your front door, and even slid underneath your desk by zucchini fairies who leave them like secret gifts by unknown admirers LOL.</i></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3/4 cup <u><b>Quick </b></u>Grits (I used Quaker brand)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1/2 to 3/4 cup of grated SHARP cheddar</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Add grits and stir. Stir occasionally until back to boiling. Cover. Time and cook for 5 minutes while covered, stirring often - lowering the temperature almost off so that they don't boil over or scorch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After cooking 5 minutes, covered, remove from the hot burner. They should be creamy at this point. Add the butter/margarine and grated SHARP cheddar cheese. Stir and cover until cheese and butter are all melted and mixed in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Let sit a few minutes. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I salted mine a little at the table but they are DIVINE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I visited my sisters in Destin a few weeks ago. They live in paradise! We are, by the way, Gina (me), Selena, and Sabrina! How do you like that? Truth, I tell ya! (Our dad was, "Gene".) </i><i>It was a great trip and was one of the things, at 50 years old, that I decided I wasn't waiting for any longer! The fact is that I had only met one of my sisters (Selena) twice, and the other sister (Sabrina), I had never met. We have the same dad and different moms. My mom moved my brother and I to mid Missouri from central Florida. My sisters' mom moved them from central Florida to the Destin area. By proximity, we were too many miles apart and didn't connect until.... FACEBOOK happened.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Yes - we all agreed <u>their</u> mom was the smarter mom in the whole moving situation LOL! Destin is completely beautiful and we had a marvelous visit. Quite more like paradise (to me) than mid Missouri, I might add. I am in the middle in this picture.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>While I was there, I was treated to a great lunch at Lulu's Restaurant. The owner is Lucy Buffet and she is Jimmy Buffet's sister. Lulu's is fun, bright, and everything a coastal restaurant should be. The food is southern, delicious, and affordable! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I was super impressed when all four of the kids at our table ordered cheese grits instead of french fries with their burgers. Got to love some southern kids! After my own heart, they are!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Last night I took my own turn at making cheese grits. I knew that in order to get back to my southern self, I needed to master the cooking of the grits! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I nailed it! These are fantastic! Now, my mom says that grits never have milk in them. I agree..., BUT... even mac & cheese has milk, so I checked a few recipes online and all of the southern bloggers included milk in their cheese grits. I decided to include some milk in my cheese grits. I wanted creamy & cheesy!!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I will be making these often. They are buttered, creamy, cheesy, and just perfect! They are an almost exact replica of the cheese grits I grew up eating. We ate buttered grits for breakfast at home in central Florida, but at school? We had cheese grits every single time we had that little fish square. YUMMY in my TUMMY! You wouldn't catch mid Missouri kids eating cheese grits with their fish sticks, but in central Florida, we wouldn't have it any other way!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Eat them with hamburgers, bacon, ham, fish, shrimp, seafood, breakfast, or just with toast. Just make some and you will be happy and sassy as this southern girl with her sisters!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had one of those moments the other night with hamburgers and chicken on the grill and found myself with NO BBQ sauce. Ugh! I think it was even a Monday! Bah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided my hand at making some since I prefer my burgers and chicken heavily sauced. Sometimes my hubby likes my homemade stuff and sometimes he is not having it, he wants store bought. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Luckily for both of us, he loved this sauce!! I tweaked a recipe I found to produce my version of this sweet & smokey sauce. Our chicken and burgers were nearly finished so all I could do was stir it up and use it. I'm sure it would be best if you had time to simmer it for a little while, but if you don't - no worries! Just mix it up and use it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BBQ sauce is so expensive. Why buy it when you can make it, right? This sauce is smooth, sweet, and just delicious! It tastes so much better and fresh compared to bottled sauce. Doug agreed that I needed to post this recipe so we can make it all the time. Good stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how I mixed up some Sweet & Smoky BBQ Sauce AT HOME MY WAY:</span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/4 cup apple cider vinegar</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2 Tablespoons molasses</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/2 Tablespoon fresh ground pepper</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/2 Tablespoon onion powder</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/2 Tablespoon ground mustard</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/2 Tablespoon garlic powder</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1/2 Tablespoon lemon pepper</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">4 1/2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We used this on chicken and burgers and the next day poured some over </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">cubed pork loin BBQ "pulled" pork. DELICIOUS STUFF!</span><br />
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