One Answer to Bread shortage

If your area like mine has been hit with a bread shortage this recipe may help you out as well as keep your family happy. 

Navajo Flatbread:
Makes 6

2 cups flour
1 - 1 1/4cup of lukewarm water
1 table spoon baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 table spoon oil/butter/shortening

Mix dry ingredients together and add most water, mix and add water until it has the consistency of tacky pizza dough.
Knead for a few minutes.
Let rest in greased bowl for 30- 60 minutes.
Divide into 6 pieces and roll out on floured surface thin. (Tortilla thickness)
Hear griddle to 350F.
Cook until golden brown spots and flip, cooking until done.
They can be made ahead and kept under a flour towel or frozen for later use.

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Million Dollar Spaghetti

1 lb. of Ground Beef

1 can of Spaghetti Sauce

8 oz of Cream Cheese                                 

1/4 cup of Sour Cream

1/2 lb. of Cottage Cheese

Whole Stick of Butter

8 oz. of Noodles

Bag of Sharp Cheddar Cheese 

Heat oven to 350 Boil noodles While noodles are boiling go ahead and mix up cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese Mix well
Brown and drain meat. Top meat with sauce
In casserole dish place few slices butter Layer 1/2 of the noodles in bottom of dish Pour the creamy mix over top of noodles Top with meat sauce.
Heat 30 minutes
top with cheese and cook another 15 minutes


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American Goulash #Recipe

                    American Goulash

2 tablespoons of butter
1 large onion minced
1 green pepper chopped small
1 pound of ground beef
28 ounce can of tomato puree
1 tablespoon of Hungarian Paprika
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound of elbow or twist pasta
Garnish: sour cream

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
In a large skillet heat the butter to medium-high and saute the onion and pepper, paprika and cumin. When the vegetables are soft add the beef, cook until it is no longer pink.
Add the tomato puree, stir continuously and bring to a boil. Cook for a few minutes until the sauce starts to darken. Turn off heat.
When the pasta is ready mix it with the beef and sauce.

Serve with sour cream and a salad.

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homemade ketchup recipe

HOMEMADE KETCHUP

2 Tbs olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 28-oz can tomato puree
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tbs tomato paste
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp allspice
2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1. Saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until translucent [about 6-8 minutes]. Add in rest of ingredients and stir to combine. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 45-60 minutes, stirring occasionally until it gets thick like ketchup.
2. Use an immersion blender, food processor, or blender to puree the mixture until smooth.
3. Pour into container(s) and refrigerate for up to one month.
**for a more “normal” ketchup taste you’ll want to use less cloves and allspice, or none at all. also, if you don’t like things spicy then don’t add the red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper. taste as you go along to get the right kind of flavor that you like   recipe saource

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Cheese Burger Joes

                                                          Cheese Burger Joes

1 lb. ground beef ($1.15 on sale)
6 oz. VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut up ($1.50)
1/4 cup ketchup (in pantry .25)
1 tsp. onion powder (in pantry .10)
1 tsp. yellow mustard (in pantry (.10)
6 hamburger buns, partially split ($1.15)

BROWN meat in large skillet on medium heat; drain.
ADD VELVEETA, ketchup, onion powder and mustard; mix well. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook
until VELVEETA is completely melted, stirring Serve in buns

This great recipe came from Kraft recipes. 

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Guilt Free Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Cupcakes

1 boxed yellow cake mix

1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained

24 maraschino cherries

Frosting:

8 oz. 1/3 Less Fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese

1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained 

1/4 c. powdered sugar

1/2 tsp.vanilla

Directions for Cupcakes:

Follow directions on box for preheating your oven. Combine cake mix and undrained pineapple until well mixed. Drop one maraschino cherry into the bottom of each empty cupcake liner, then add batter until liner is about 2/3 full. Bake following the directions on the back of the box for cupcakes.

Directions for Frosting:

Combine cream cheese, thoroughly drained pineapple and powdered sugar until well blended. Frost completely cooled cupcakes

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Easy Recipe Crock Pot Cowboy Beans

1 can pinto beans
1 can Great Northern beans
1 can green lima beans
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can ranch style beans
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 lb. ground beef
1 1/4 c. BBQ sauce

Drain the beans, combine in crockpot. Mix in onion and bell pepper. Brown ground beef and drain. Place on top of beans. DO NOT STIR. Top with BBQ sauce. DO NOT STIR. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour and turn to low and cook for at least 1 more hour. Stir well before serving. (Can be left on low all day instead of high and low for 2 hours).

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Sweet Cinnamon Biscuits

                                                Sweet Cinnamon Biscuits:

*2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
*1 Tablespoon baking powder
*1 teaspoon salt
*1/4 teaspoon baking soda
*1/4 cup vegetable oil
*3/4 cup buttermilk (I put lemon juice or vinegar in milk)
*6 Tablespoons butter, softened
*3/4 cup granulated sugar
*1 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl and mix well.  Stir in vegetable oil.  Add buttermilk and stir until blended.
Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth.  Roll dough into a 15x8 rectangle.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Grease a 9-inch round baking pan lightly.
Spread butter over the dough.  Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well.  Sprinkle over butter.  Roll up rectangle, jelly roll fashion, starting from one long side.  Pinch seam to seal.
Cut the roll into 1-1/2 inch slices.  Arrange the slices, cut side up, in prepared baking pan,  Bake until lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes.  Remove from oven.  Allow to cool and drizzle icing over top.

Icing:
*1/2 cup powdered sugar
*1 Tablespoon milk
*1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Combine ingredients.  Add milk until icing is desired consistency.

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Quick and Easy Meal Idea +=== Polish Sausage Casserole

                                                 Polish Sausage Casserole

3 boxes of polish sausage casserole
1 pk polish sausage, sliced
1 c shredded cheese

Make macaroni and cheese Layer mac n cheese with sausage in a casserole dish top with cheese and bake 400 degree oven 30 minutes

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Enchilada Soup

Chicken Enchilada Soup - makes six large servings at 260 calories each 

2 tsp olive oil 


3 cloves garlic - minced 


1 onion, chopped 


3 cups Fat Free, Reduced Sodium chicken broth 


8 oz tomato sauce (no sugar added) 
1 cup dry black beans, soaked overnight and rinsed/drained (or use 

canned, make sure to rinse and drain) 


14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes, I used green chile petite diced 

tomatoes 


2 c frozen corn 


1 t cumin, ½ t dried oregano  

1.25 lb boneless skinless chicken breast 
 

Sauté onion & garlic in oil for 3 – 4 minutes. Slowly add broth tomato

sauce; bring to boil. 


Pour into crock-pot. Add beans, tomatoes, corn, cumin, & oregano. 

Stir. 


Add uncooked chicken; cover & cook on LOW 4 – 6 hours. 

Remove chicken &; shred. Add back to crock pot. Serve topped with 

cheese &; FF sour cream, if desired.

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Pasta and Sausage #Recipe

1 lb spaghetti
1 package (14 oz) cooked Italian sausage
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
3 cups water
1 large onion
5 cloves garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Put water and tomato sauce in a pot and mix to combine.
Slice the onion into thin slices and put it in a pot.
Slice the sausage into thin slices and put it in a pot.
Slice garlic and add to the pot.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano.
Add spaghetti to the pot (it's OK if it sticks out).
Put the pot on the stove and bring to boil.
With the spatula, push down on the spaghetti until it sinks into the liquid.
Reduce the heat to simmer and cook, stirring every 2 minutes, until the pasta is cooked and the sauce is reduced (about 10 minutes).
Remove from heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese.

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Stuffed Bell Peppers

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

1 lb of ground turkey
1 can of red enchilada sauce
1/2 cup green salsa
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup of black beans ~ drained
1/2 cup of thawed frozen corn
1 pouch of Uncle Ben's Santa Fe Whole Grain Rice Medley
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 to 2 cups of grated cheese
3 to 4 bell peppers

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Brown and drain the ground turkey.  Return the ground turkey to the skillet and stir in the red enchilada sauce, green salsa, cumin, and chili powder.  Once combined stir in the black beans, corn, rice, and cilantro.  Simmer for five minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in cheese, saving some for topping.  Prep the peppers by removing the stems and seeds.  Fill peppers to with mixture and top with cheese.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.

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Remove Puke from Carpet

With all the talk going on about viruses and the flu I thought I would step back and offer a common sense step. To many of us PUKE is repulsive and at all cost should be avoided. So what happens when do have to clean it up and worst of all it is in carpet?? So if you find yourself in this predicament here is a detailed plan for you to follow (be careful it is graphic)

• 2-3 old towels
• A plastic garbage bag
• Baking soda
• Carpet cleaner (Resolve) and cleaning cloths (only if the carpet gets stained)
• Vacuum cleaner

1. Scoop up the solid bits with a big, absorbent towel. 

I use a beach towel. BIG and ABSORBENT are key because you can wrap everything up in the towel and throw it straight in the washer. If there are a lot of solids, dump what you can in the toilet — but usually the washer will take care of the worst of it. Throw towel #1 in the plastic bag.

2. With a second towel, blot the big, wet spots.

The more pressure, the more the towel will suck up moisture. Throw towel #2 in the plastic bag.

3. Only if the vomit leaves a stain, saturate the stain with carpet cleaner, and clean as directed.

It’s rare that we need to do this, but when we do we use Resolve. Throw the cleaning cloths into the plastic bag.

4. Sprinkle the wet spot with baking soda.

Use more than you think you need to, and press it into the carpet with the corner of a towel. This will neutralize any smell. 

5. Throw all the dirty laundry in the washer.

You’ll be so glad you did this right away. If you don’t have a washer, you’ve got everything sealed up in a plastic bag, ready for the laundromat.

6. Let the spot dry, then vacuum.

I’ve left the baking soda overnight with no problems.

7. Polish your parenting medal.

You know, the one you were awarded the last time you did this?

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Hamburger Soup

               Betty Jean Hamburger Soup

1 lb lean hamburger
2/3 cup diced celery
1 bay leaf, crushed
dash of cayenne pepper
1 cup diced onions
1 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 tsp thyme
1 1/2-quarts water
1/2 cup cubed raw potato
8-oz can tomato sauce
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup raw rice
2 beef bouillon cubes

Brown hamburger and onion in Pam sprayed soup pot. Brain off all fat. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, cabbage, water and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients, except peas. Cover and simmer 50 minutes. Add peas and cook another 5 to 10 minutes. Put into soup bowls and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese

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Key Lime Coconut Parfait

2 cups of water
1 cup sugar
½ cup cornstarch
5 egg yolks
¾ cup key lime juice
1 Tbsp coconut extract
5 or so drops of green food coloring
1½ cups whipping cream
3 heaping Tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 sleeve graham crackers, coarsely crushed (that is 9 full graham cracker) sheets

Place water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Once boiling, remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. While the water sits, place the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk together. Set aside. Place the sugar and cornstarch in a bowl and whisk together. Add the sugar/cornstarch mixture to the water. Whisk until well blended. Pace over medium heat and whisk constantly until thick like pudding. Remove from the heat and add a couple spoonfuls of the mixture to the egg yolks that are set aside and whisk together. Add a couple more spoonfuls to the eggs and whisk again. This will temper the eggs so you don’t end up with scrambled eggs. Add the egg mixture to the remaining pudding mixture and whisk together. Then whisk in the lime juice, coconut extract, and food coloring. Add enough for coloring to get a nice shade of green. Set aside. Whip the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla to the whipping cream and mix until well blended. Give the lime pudding a whisk again before layering in the dishes. In 5 mini trifle dishes or other similar dishes, layer graham crackers, cream, and lime pudding. Repeat layers leaving some whipping cream to top the parfaits and a little graham cracker to sprinkle on top also. Pipe or spoon whipping cream on top and sprinkle with a little graham cracker. Refrigerate for 2 hours and serve.

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