This is for Jen! We had "game night" at our house a few weeks ago and thus was dinner, because I needed something easy! There are lots of recipes online for this, but is so simple!
Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing
Ingredients:
4-6 pieces of chicken
Box of stuffing
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can cream of anything soup
Directions:
1. Mix the sour cream and soup
2. Put defrosted chicken on bottom.
3. Pour stuffing on top. (Leave dry)
4. Top with soup mixture.
5. Cook for four hours on low.
6. Fluff and serve!
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Monday, December 10, 2012
Corn Casserole or Scalloped Corn
This is a classic recipe from the Newby household. This was one of the many recipes that I was given the first Christmas in my recipe book from recipes from Brian's upbringing.
Since we were doing potluck Christmas party, I knew this would be a great side dish for the ham that was being provided.
The main difference between the two is that in the orginal recipe, you are not supposed to drain the corn. I did drain the corn!
Corn Casserole or Scalloped Corn
Ingredients:
1 can regualr corn (drained or undrained)--I drain
1 can creamed corn
1 stick of butter (melted)
1 cup sour cream
1 package Jiffy corn muffin mix (or any 8.5 ounce corn mix)
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
**This is great to double and place in a 9x13 for potlucks or for bigger crowds!
Since we were doing potluck Christmas party, I knew this would be a great side dish for the ham that was being provided.
The main difference between the two is that in the orginal recipe, you are not supposed to drain the corn. I did drain the corn!
Corn Casserole or Scalloped Corn
Ingredients:
1 can regualr corn (drained or undrained)--I drain
1 can creamed corn
1 stick of butter (melted)
1 cup sour cream
1 package Jiffy corn muffin mix (or any 8.5 ounce corn mix)
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
**This is great to double and place in a 9x13 for potlucks or for bigger crowds!
Bread Machine Rolls
Cooking has taken a back seat this past month as we have been traveling like crazy for the holidays. We are now home for a while and we are looking forward to cooking a little bit more. This doesn't mean we haven't been cooking, but sticking to more simple meals!
Tonight we have a potluck Christmas Party and no one had offered to bring any bread, so instead of going out and buying rolls, I thought I would give it a try and actually make them from scratch.
Right now, I only have them proofing, but they look really good, so we are going to call it a success in our book. I will update later if they need to be changed!\
A year or two ago, my mother-in-law gave me her bread machine that she wasn't using and becuase I wanted one. I have to admit, today is the first time I have actually used it. I think it will start to get a whole lot more use from now on!
Bread Machine Rolls
Orignial recipe from here.
Ingredients:
1. Place all ingredients into bread machine in order by your machine. (normally all wet or all dry first)
2. Set machine to dough cycle and let the machine do the work!
3. Cut dough into equal portions (you should get 18 rolls)
4. Place into muffin tins or on a pan.
5. Cover and rise for thirty minutes or until doubled in size.
6. Brush with melted butter and then place in the oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Tonight we have a potluck Christmas Party and no one had offered to bring any bread, so instead of going out and buying rolls, I thought I would give it a try and actually make them from scratch.
Right now, I only have them proofing, but they look really good, so we are going to call it a success in our book. I will update later if they need to be changed!\
A year or two ago, my mother-in-law gave me her bread machine that she wasn't using and becuase I wanted one. I have to admit, today is the first time I have actually used it. I think it will start to get a whole lot more use from now on!
Bread Machine Rolls
Orignial recipe from here.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup milk, heated in microwave for one minute
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened and cut into pieces
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 3 cubs bread flour (I used regular AP flour)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
1. Place all ingredients into bread machine in order by your machine. (normally all wet or all dry first)
2. Set machine to dough cycle and let the machine do the work!
3. Cut dough into equal portions (you should get 18 rolls)
4. Place into muffin tins or on a pan.
5. Cover and rise for thirty minutes or until doubled in size.
6. Brush with melted butter and then place in the oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Baby Food
A lot of my recent cooking has revolved on making baby food for our little one! He is loving it and I love the fact that I know exactly what is in the food and that it is good enough that I would eat it and it taste like real food!
I am hoping that we can continue making his own food, but I know that it is not the end of the world if we need to use store-bought!
Baby food for stage 1 is so easy to make and it pretty much all follows the same directions!
Baby Food--Stage 1
Steam your fruit or veggies (if needed to tenderize)
Put into a food processor and puree to desired consistency.
Free in ice cube trays for no more than 1 month.
To defrost, put in a bowl, and microwave until just heated through, make sure you don't burn your little ones mouth, so wait for it to cool before using!
I am hoping that we can continue making his own food, but I know that it is not the end of the world if we need to use store-bought!
Baby food for stage 1 is so easy to make and it pretty much all follows the same directions!
Baby Food--Stage 1
Steam your fruit or veggies (if needed to tenderize)
Put into a food processor and puree to desired consistency.
Free in ice cube trays for no more than 1 month.
To defrost, put in a bowl, and microwave until just heated through, make sure you don't burn your little ones mouth, so wait for it to cool before using!
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Syrup
I have been craving breakfast food lately, but haven't had any syrup in the house. In an effort to cut out some of the processed foods in our house, I looked up some recipes, and it looked simple enough.
I was right, it was. I followed a recipe from one good thing by jillie and it turned out like syrup.
I thought it was a little thin, Brian thought it was too sweet, but it is a good one to have on hand!
Syrup
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of maple extract
Directions:
1. Boil the water and add the sugars until dissolved.
2. Add the maple extract and stir in.
3. Take off heat and cool. Then place in a jar and keep in the fridge!
I was right, it was. I followed a recipe from one good thing by jillie and it turned out like syrup.
I thought it was a little thin, Brian thought it was too sweet, but it is a good one to have on hand!
Syrup
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of maple extract
Directions:
1. Boil the water and add the sugars until dissolved.
2. Add the maple extract and stir in.
3. Take off heat and cool. Then place in a jar and keep in the fridge!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Homemade chocolate syrup
There has been a lot of baking going on in our house this week! I have decided to do birthday treats monthly for our youth groups. So the second Sunday and Wednesday of every month will be the celebration times. I also made dessert for our community group this week as a kick off for the dinner that was already being provided! Due to this, I wanted to try to make my own chocolate sauce since we were out of the store bought kind that was given to me a long time ago! I found this recipe from The Tightwad Gazette. It was so simple and easy to make, stores nicely in a mason jar, and Brian liked it. We will be making it again!
chocolate Sauce
1 cup water
1/2 cup cocoa powder (I used hersheys unsweetened)
2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp of vanilla
In a sauce pan dissolve the water and cocoa powder over medium heat.
Then add the sugar and dissolve. Boil for 3 minutes (be careful because it will double or so in volume).
Take off heat after 3 minutes and add salt and vanilla.
Let cool and store in a glass jar or container in the fridge.
I used a 2 cup mason jar and then one of the tiny mason jars.
This is great over ice cream and amazing in chocolate milk (my vice)! It is so much better than store bought, and so easy, that the ingredients are probably already in your cabinets!
chocolate Sauce
1 cup water
1/2 cup cocoa powder (I used hersheys unsweetened)
2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp of vanilla
In a sauce pan dissolve the water and cocoa powder over medium heat.
Then add the sugar and dissolve. Boil for 3 minutes (be careful because it will double or so in volume).
Take off heat after 3 minutes and add salt and vanilla.
Let cool and store in a glass jar or container in the fridge.
I used a 2 cup mason jar and then one of the tiny mason jars.
This is great over ice cream and amazing in chocolate milk (my vice)! It is so much better than store bought, and so easy, that the ingredients are probably already in your cabinets!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Pulled Pork BBQ Style
This past week, I decided to cook a pork roast bbq style. I found a really simple easy recipe that I adapted (I don't remember where I got it from) that was easy to do and ended up being a life saver at dinner time when I had to run out and watch a friends kids while they went to meet the teacher.
Pulled Pork BBQ Style
Ingredients:
-Pork Roast 4lbs or so
-2 cups bbq sauce
-2 onions thinkly sliced
-1 1/2 cups of water
-salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Slice the onions and put half of them on the bottom of the crockpot.
2. Load in your roast and season with salt and pepper.
3. Pour water on top and put the rest of the onions on the top of the roast.
4. Cook on high for 4-5 hours (or low for 8-10)
5. Pull the pork with two forks, your fingers, or feel free to dice (I did a combination of all three!)
6. Pour the liquid out of the crockpot (I saved the onions and put back in with the meat)
7. Pour the BBQ sauce over the pork and cook on low/warm until you are ready to eat. (I did about 2 hours)
Enjoy
Pulled Pork BBQ Style
Ingredients:
-Pork Roast 4lbs or so
-2 cups bbq sauce
-2 onions thinkly sliced
-1 1/2 cups of water
-salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Slice the onions and put half of them on the bottom of the crockpot.
2. Load in your roast and season with salt and pepper.
3. Pour water on top and put the rest of the onions on the top of the roast.
4. Cook on high for 4-5 hours (or low for 8-10)
5. Pull the pork with two forks, your fingers, or feel free to dice (I did a combination of all three!)
6. Pour the liquid out of the crockpot (I saved the onions and put back in with the meat)
7. Pour the BBQ sauce over the pork and cook on low/warm until you are ready to eat. (I did about 2 hours)
Enjoy
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