anyone that knows me, knows how much I HATE summer...I love the longer days and not having to get up at a certain time for the kid's school but the heat...OMGosh the HEAT, that is what gets to me...it just wears me out...I cannot function...
but, we need to eat and I am tired of burgers, and sandwiches and eating out...and we eat a lot at Elks, too...
still like to make a good dinner for Tim...
tonight?
slow roasted BBQ tri tip
hobo potatoes
fire roasted corn on the cob, shucked and fried
it was soooooooooooo good...miss cooking like I used to...please summer hurry up and go away...
the hobo potatoes comes from a recipe that I have had for ages and ages and now most likely does
not resemble the original one at all cause I have tweaked it so many times to please my family...
for tonight I used:
4 potatoes, cubed and then lightly fried
crumbled bacon
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 bunch of green onions
garlic salt
pepper
mix all ingredients and layer into 2 aluminum foil pouches with a pat or 2 of butter and throw onto (not literally) the BBQ and they need to cook for approx 45 min...
there ya go...they are so yummy...
Monday, September 5, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
volunteer lunch-& Ross ER birthday party...
wanted to do something special for Ross' birthday this year since he is the ER of the Lodge, but also wanted to pay homage to all of the volunteers that have helped us immensely already the first quarter of his reign...so, this big party is this coming Sunday afternoon...and knowing how activities such as this one usually go at the Lodge, I really did not expect too many people showing up...I was smart and asked for RSVP's just so I would know about how many people to expect...and.....................
drum roll, please.....so far....85 people have said that they would love to come...OK...really??? a much
bigger and better crowd than I could ever have imagined...but, that is all right...at first, I was going to make everything myself but, when more and more people said they were coming, I started asking for potluck dishes...& I don't know about you but I love potlucks...I love to see what people bring to these events...
here is the menu that I have chosen:
BBQ beef & BBQ pork sandwiches (made these for an event before & they went over well...)
cole slaw
baked beans
mac. salad
deviled eggs
various veggies & dip
various chips & dips (& I found some really good recipes I want to try out)
apple crisp
for children, I planned on:
also macaroni & cheese
hot dogs...
for the BBQ beef, I am using a recipe that has been handed down from Ross' grandmother and is always been a crowd pleaser and is rather simple...will post recipe after the event
for the BBQ pork found a recipe online, that I cannot wait to try...will also post this one after the event...
am currently looking for a good recipe for cole slaw...I personally like KFC and Famous Dave's so would like to find a recipe that mimics either one of theirs...
of course my macaroni salad, everyone loves and Sam is known for her deviled eggs...
so I think we are good...
will let you know how we do after Sunday...wish me luck...
drum roll, please.....so far....85 people have said that they would love to come...OK...really??? a much
bigger and better crowd than I could ever have imagined...but, that is all right...at first, I was going to make everything myself but, when more and more people said they were coming, I started asking for potluck dishes...& I don't know about you but I love potlucks...I love to see what people bring to these events...
here is the menu that I have chosen:
BBQ beef & BBQ pork sandwiches (made these for an event before & they went over well...)
cole slaw
baked beans
mac. salad
deviled eggs
various veggies & dip
various chips & dips (& I found some really good recipes I want to try out)
apple crisp
for children, I planned on:
also macaroni & cheese
hot dogs...
for the BBQ beef, I am using a recipe that has been handed down from Ross' grandmother and is always been a crowd pleaser and is rather simple...will post recipe after the event
for the BBQ pork found a recipe online, that I cannot wait to try...will also post this one after the event...
am currently looking for a good recipe for cole slaw...I personally like KFC and Famous Dave's so would like to find a recipe that mimics either one of theirs...
of course my macaroni salad, everyone loves and Sam is known for her deviled eggs...
so I think we are good...
will let you know how we do after Sunday...wish me luck...
Sunday, July 10, 2011
easy dinner
for like 2 weeks now it has been so freakin hot here...the humidity is horrible...I cannot stand it at all...
and then to make matters worse, we have all been sick and I am still not completely over that
"bronchitis" thing that spred thru the Lodge like wild fire...Zoe is still coughing and Ross well, you guys know, and Samantha and her newfound heart thing...well, I am exhausted...seems like I am never home but I stayed home this weekend and got a lot done...I am proud of myself...
so for dinner tonight, since it is so hot??? egg salad sandwiches on this really cool, soft potato bread, assorted cut up veggies and chips...good thing we all love egg salad so much here...it won't last very long here...
tomorrow I am going to make this fabulous chicken waldorf salad...Tim took us to CPK the other night for dinner and I had the chicken salad sandwich and it was so wonderful, I thought about it all night...so I am going to sort of copy them and also add some of my own stuff to it...
oh yeah, last night, made bacon cheeseburgers (on the george foreman grill, so less fat) with corn on the cob, baked beans and cole slaw...must say it was pretty good...
and then to make matters worse, we have all been sick and I am still not completely over that
"bronchitis" thing that spred thru the Lodge like wild fire...Zoe is still coughing and Ross well, you guys know, and Samantha and her newfound heart thing...well, I am exhausted...seems like I am never home but I stayed home this weekend and got a lot done...I am proud of myself...
so for dinner tonight, since it is so hot??? egg salad sandwiches on this really cool, soft potato bread, assorted cut up veggies and chips...good thing we all love egg salad so much here...it won't last very long here...
tomorrow I am going to make this fabulous chicken waldorf salad...Tim took us to CPK the other night for dinner and I had the chicken salad sandwich and it was so wonderful, I thought about it all night...so I am going to sort of copy them and also add some of my own stuff to it...
oh yeah, last night, made bacon cheeseburgers (on the george foreman grill, so less fat) with corn on the cob, baked beans and cole slaw...must say it was pretty good...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Zozo's post
you have to check out my grand daughter's new blog that she is writing by herself...I am so proud of her.......it is http://www.zoesrecipebox.blogspot.com/
Sunday, June 19, 2011
while the cat is away...
the mice will, well you know the rest, right??? whenever Ross is away whether at his mom's, out of town, or even in the hospital (like now) Tim and I eat things that his dad HATES...
when he and I first met, I am a down home comfort girl that cooks for big crowds, coming from 12 kids, we had to stretch meals to feed a ton of people...he on the other hand, tho coming from 6 kids, his Italian mother, except for when making pasta (& she is fantastic at that) would always make a meat and potato dinner...so, that is what Ross was used to...oh, yeah when his mom would make spaghetti sauce, she would add whatever meat had been left over from the week (pork chops, whatever) to the sauce and simmer this sauce from early morning to dinner...
Ross absolutely hates rice and says it is from his days in Vietnam (I give him that) but, he also hated casseroles, creamed beef, soups, just really picky...oh yeah he HATES mac and cheese...so, after 37 years, I have changed him somewhat, mostly cause I was tired of always eating only what he liked and never anything that was dear to my heart...but, he still is extremely picky...
when the kids were little I was tired of always only cooking for Ross and never getting to eat what I myself and therefore the kids (might) like...so, I started cooking some things he liked, but also what I had grown up loving and adding my own twist to them...
I did win him over on some casseroles and my chicken pie and he likes my version of spaghetti...
so, when he is not here, Tim and I will eat what he hates...
one such thing he absolutely will not even try is my cheese fondue...every single person in my family loves it incl. Zoe but not him...I serve it with cut up veggies, a good artisan bread, little smokies and gotta have some wheat thin crackers...
another thing we like to have is an appetizer night and we come up with all sorts of "little" food...small pizza, tacquitos, mini corn dogs, veggies, chicken nuggets, you get the picture...
we also LOVE tuna melts...
but for dinneer this one particular night, decided to make my spam pie...and when I make this we grub...we eat so much of it, we are stuffed...I looked on Hormel and they do not have a recipe even close to this so I will list mine...I have done this for years when my kids were little...now, I know some people hate Spam but I really don't mind it...I can not eat it right out of a can like I could when I was a kid but, cooked now that is a different story...
recipe:
2 cans of Pillsbury crescent rolls
1 can of Spam
1 brick of Monterey Jack cheese (8oz)
1 brick cheddar cheese
6 beaten eggs...
line 9 x 13 (after spraying with Pam) with the biscuits, careful to cover the perforated edges...
cut up Spam and dice cheese...mix together with eggs, pour into prepared pan...
sometime I lattice a crust over top, and sometimes I leave uncovered and the pieces of Spam sticking up will get a little toasty...
bake at 350 until middle is done when knife is stuck in it...usually 45 min...
yummy...could also try with sausage or bacon or ham
when he and I first met, I am a down home comfort girl that cooks for big crowds, coming from 12 kids, we had to stretch meals to feed a ton of people...he on the other hand, tho coming from 6 kids, his Italian mother, except for when making pasta (& she is fantastic at that) would always make a meat and potato dinner...so, that is what Ross was used to...oh, yeah when his mom would make spaghetti sauce, she would add whatever meat had been left over from the week (pork chops, whatever) to the sauce and simmer this sauce from early morning to dinner...
Ross absolutely hates rice and says it is from his days in Vietnam (I give him that) but, he also hated casseroles, creamed beef, soups, just really picky...oh yeah he HATES mac and cheese...so, after 37 years, I have changed him somewhat, mostly cause I was tired of always eating only what he liked and never anything that was dear to my heart...but, he still is extremely picky...
when the kids were little I was tired of always only cooking for Ross and never getting to eat what I myself and therefore the kids (might) like...so, I started cooking some things he liked, but also what I had grown up loving and adding my own twist to them...
I did win him over on some casseroles and my chicken pie and he likes my version of spaghetti...
so, when he is not here, Tim and I will eat what he hates...
one such thing he absolutely will not even try is my cheese fondue...every single person in my family loves it incl. Zoe but not him...I serve it with cut up veggies, a good artisan bread, little smokies and gotta have some wheat thin crackers...
another thing we like to have is an appetizer night and we come up with all sorts of "little" food...small pizza, tacquitos, mini corn dogs, veggies, chicken nuggets, you get the picture...
we also LOVE tuna melts...
but for dinneer this one particular night, decided to make my spam pie...and when I make this we grub...we eat so much of it, we are stuffed...I looked on Hormel and they do not have a recipe even close to this so I will list mine...I have done this for years when my kids were little...now, I know some people hate Spam but I really don't mind it...I can not eat it right out of a can like I could when I was a kid but, cooked now that is a different story...
recipe:
2 cans of Pillsbury crescent rolls
1 can of Spam
1 brick of Monterey Jack cheese (8oz)
1 brick cheddar cheese
6 beaten eggs...
line 9 x 13 (after spraying with Pam) with the biscuits, careful to cover the perforated edges...
cut up Spam and dice cheese...mix together with eggs, pour into prepared pan...
sometime I lattice a crust over top, and sometimes I leave uncovered and the pieces of Spam sticking up will get a little toasty...
bake at 350 until middle is done when knife is stuck in it...usually 45 min...
yummy...could also try with sausage or bacon or ham
Monday, June 6, 2011
"mom's goulash"
this is a "new" to me recipe that I first found at www.annie-eats.com and I had it filed under my favorites for months and tonight had all the ingredients and decided to make it quick before summer hits and I do not turn my oven for months and months (you think I m kidding???)...
for dinner tonight I made mom's goulash...doesn't every mom have a recipe for goulash??? I know my mom had one and it did not look like this at all...I changed the recipe around just a little bit, so you on my blog are getting my version...
I browned 1 lb hamburger and took 5 italian sausages out of their casings and browned also...
I added some seasonings and 1 1/2 cans of prepared spaghetti sauce (original version you make your own) and I was lazy today...
to pan of boiling water add 1 lb of penne till al dente
in seperate bowl, mix up 16 oz of sour cream, 8 oz of cream cheese and 2 eggs, set aside...
in a 9 x 13 pan add a thin layer of meat mixture, add 1/2 of the penne and spread 1/2 of the sour cream mixture on top and then the meat sauce once again, the penne, the sour cream, and ending with the meat mixture on top...sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese...
bke at 375 for approx. 35 minutes...
delicious...love finding new recipes and loving them...good cooking...
for dinner tonight I made mom's goulash...doesn't every mom have a recipe for goulash??? I know my mom had one and it did not look like this at all...I changed the recipe around just a little bit, so you on my blog are getting my version...
I browned 1 lb hamburger and took 5 italian sausages out of their casings and browned also...
I added some seasonings and 1 1/2 cans of prepared spaghetti sauce (original version you make your own) and I was lazy today...
to pan of boiling water add 1 lb of penne till al dente
in seperate bowl, mix up 16 oz of sour cream, 8 oz of cream cheese and 2 eggs, set aside...
in a 9 x 13 pan add a thin layer of meat mixture, add 1/2 of the penne and spread 1/2 of the sour cream mixture on top and then the meat sauce once again, the penne, the sour cream, and ending with the meat mixture on top...sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese...
bke at 375 for approx. 35 minutes...
delicious...love finding new recipes and loving them...good cooking...
Monday, May 30, 2011
oriental chicken roll up
on this day, Memorial Day, I had wanted to do a bbq, but things got away from me and I ended up making this for dinner...oriental chicken rollup and macaroni salad...
got this recipe from: http://www.mandysrecipebox.com/...
whenever we go to Applebees, I always get their oriental chicken salad, but I get the version of it rolled up in a flour tortilla and I have tried on my own to duplicate the recipe and have never come close...so, I was thrilled to find the recipe on this blog...and it did really come close...
I will make again...
having problems copying and pasting the recipe will keep trying...
got this recipe from: http://www.mandysrecipebox.com/...
whenever we go to Applebees, I always get their oriental chicken salad, but I get the version of it rolled up in a flour tortilla and I have tried on my own to duplicate the recipe and have never come close...so, I was thrilled to find the recipe on this blog...and it did really come close...
I will make again...
having problems copying and pasting the recipe will keep trying...
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