Potato Grilling Recipe

 

 

 

 

Bacon Ranch Foil Packet Potatoes

3 sheets of heavy-duty foil
10-12 baby red potatoes, thinly sliced
6 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon
... 1 packet ranch dressing mix
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons butter
Sour cream for serving, if desired

1. Spray each sheet of foil with cooking spray. Top each piece with equal portions of potatoes, bacon, and ranch dressing mix. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to each serving. Wrap securely.

2. Grill for 20 to 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve in foil, topped with sour cream if desired.

 

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Pecan Pie Cobbler

 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box (or see recipe for homemade pie crust)
... 2 1/2 cups light corn syrup
2 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 ½ teaspoons vanilla
6 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
Butter-flavor cooking spray
2 cups pecan halves
Vanilla ice cream, if desired

Heat oven to 425°F. Grease 13x9- inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. Remove 1 pie crust from pouch; unroll on work surface. Roll into 13x9-inch rectangle; trim sides to fit baking dish. Place crust in dish.
In large bowl, stir corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with wire whisk. Stir in chopped pecans. Spoon half of filling into pastry-lined dish.

Remove second pie crust from pouch; unroll on work surface. Roll into 13x9-inch rectangle; trim sides to fit baking dish. Place crust over filling. Spray crust with cooking spray.

Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until browned. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.

Carefully spoon remaining filling over baked pastry; arrange pecan halves on top in decorative fashion.

Bake 30 minutes longer or until set. Cool 20 minutes on cooling rack. Serve warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream.

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eats this week

This week will be a bit lonely as our little princess has went home. Love that little girl and she will be back for a visit next month.

So while we will be missing her we still must eat and eat good we shall do with this menu

hobo packs

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

quick barbq chicken

 

Steaks and twice baked potatoes are on the menu as well this week

Twice Baked Potatoes

 

 

Another great recipe we have  not had for a while but will be enjoying this week is bacon cheeseburger twirls

 

 

chicken noodle casserole is a recipe I love and offers great comfort to the end of a busy week as well

The end of the week we will celebrate my hubbys birthday

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Oh My ButterScotch Cheese Cake Yummy!!!

 

 

1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

3/4 cup cold 2% milk

1 package (3.4 ounces) instant butterscotch pudding mix

3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 eggs, lightly beaten

Whipped cream and crushed butterscotch candies, optional

 

 

Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. In a small bowl, whisk the milks and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in pudding and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan.  Bake at 325° for 65-75 minutes or until center is almost set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.  Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with whipped cream and butterscotch candies if desired. Yield: 12

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Amazing Mexican Food

2 bell peppers, each cut into 8 pieces
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
kosher salt and black pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1 pound ground beef chuck
1 cup frozen corn
2 teaspoons ground ancho chili powder or standard chili powder
8 corn tortillas, warmed
cut-up avocado, grated Cheddar, salsa, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges, for serving

Heat oven to 450° F. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the bell peppers and garlic with 1 tablespoon of the oil and ¼ teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Roast until tender, 12 to 14 minutes.  Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and ½ teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the beef, corn, and chili powder and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef is browned, 6 to 8 minutes more. Divide the beef mixture among the tortillas and top with the avocado, Cheddar, salsa, and cilantro. Serve with the bell peppers and lime wedges.

 

 

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Great Taste

12 oz	Love recipes where I can enjoy delicious food and still watch my diet. This recipe from Better Recipes does just this very successfully. 96% Lean Ground Pork
½ cup	Water
6 Tbsp	Couscous
4	Large Red, orange and yellow bell peppers, or a combination
¾ cup	Prepared Salsa, plus more for serving, optional
1 cup	Frozen Corn, thawed
2 tsp	Chili Powder
	Salt & Pepper
¼ cup	Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar, monterey jack, or mexican blend cheese

 

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. In a small saucepan over medium high heat, bring water to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover, remove from heat and set aside for at least 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium high heat, cook pork, stirring occasionally and breaking up, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. While couscous is softening, remove tops from peppers and scrape out seeds, then set aside.
In a large bowl, combine couscous, pork, salsa, corn and chili powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fill peppers with pork mixture. Arrange peppers in a shallow baking pan and bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on top, then continue baking until peppers are tender and stuffing is heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve peppers with additional salsa on the side.

Flag Day Craft : Popsicle Stick Flag

Patriotic Craft Stick Puzzles for Kids

 

 

Materials needed:  Large Craft Sticks, Red/White/Blue Paint, Paintbrushes, Pencils, and Smocks (or an old T-shirt) to protect clothing.

Each flag puzzle will need 7 craft sticks.  On 3 of the craft sticks mark a line vertically to divide the craft sticks that will be painted with TWO colors (to form the blue area of the flag).  Have the children paint 2 craft sticks WHITE, 2 craft sticks RED, 2 craft sticks BLUE/RED, and one craft stick BLUE/WHITE.  Allow the craft sticks to dry thoroughly.  When dry, scramble the craft sticks and ask the children to put the “flag” puzzle together.

If desired, the children can use foil stars to decorate the blue area of the flags.

For younger children:  numbering the back of the craft sticks will help with placement

 

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Beauty In Gods Coloring Book

I love this picture that a friend recently shared with me. How beautiful all the wonderful colors as the day begins to settle.

Menu for our home

The heat is coming so this weeks menu will be provided with no cooking in the kitchen and grilling it the southern Illinois way....

Monday
we are having a quick pasta meal helped out by the microwave, no oven here,

Tuesday
meatloaf burgers for the grill, baked potatoes fixed in microwave,

Wednesday
grilled chicken thighs, pasta salad

Thursday
pork chops, cucumber salad, chips

Friday
hobo packs

Saturday
cooking on grill beans and franks and any leftovers to be served

Sunday
Fathers day we will be eating on the road

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Potato Paste To Help Relieve pain of Summer

While the heat has not really reached us here yet. Now thats not to say that we have not had some overly warm days. I know that the real heat of the summer is yet to come. At times no matter what we do over exposure to the sun in something that happens. I have recently located this new idea to help deal with it. Potato Paste, really potatoes? Yes, why not if they work and potatoes have long been known to help relieve pain and irritations such as soothing scratches, insect bites, and burns.

 

1. Potato paste

 

You will need…
-2 potatoes
-A grater, blender, or knife
-Cotton balls, cotton pads, facial tissue, or gauze


Directions
Wash and scrub your potatoes thoroughly, and then either grate them over a bowl or cut them up and put them in a blender. There is no need to remove the peels. If you’re using a blender, give them a whirl until they’ve become quite liquid. If they seem too dry, you can add a small amount of water. Pour out the mixture, soak cotton balls thoroughly in it, and apply to sunburn. An easier perhaps more effective method would be to soak gauze and lay it over the burn.
If you’re using a grater, grate the potatoes over a bowl and apply the pulp, trying to get as much juice as possible. You can also try simply slicing the potatoes, and lying the slices directly on your burn.


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A Bit Of History Yo-Yo Day

NATIONAL YO-YO DAY

June 6 is considered the National Yo-Yo Day. The yo-yo is considered an historic toy. Today is the perfect day to get out your yo-yo’s and have some fun playing “Sleeper”, “Walk the Dog”, “Shooting the Moon”, “Around the World” or “Hop the Fence”. For one that has never seen a yo-yo its best description is

The yo-yo is an object that consists of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of string looped around the axle. It is played by holding the free end of the string, allowing gravity or the force of a throw to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string, then allowing the yo-yo to wind itself back again. This is called “yo-yoing”.

Some believe that the yo-yo was first invented in ancient Greece. The yo-yo was made popular in America by Donal Duncan Sr. in the early 1900s. The name yo-yo was first registered as a trademarke in 1932. The Duncan Yo-Yo was inducted into the national toy hall of fame at the Strong in Rochester, New York. There is also a National Yo-Yo museum in Chico, California.

Applesauce Cake Days

June 6 annually celebrates National Applesauce Cake Day. This food holiday is a day to enjoy a delicious piece (or two) of the moist and tasty applesauce cake.
In any cake recipe, applesauce may be substituted for the butter or oil for a healthier alternative. It is also said that one-half cup of applesauce may be substituted for one egg in some baking recipes for those who have egg allergies.

The cake:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon salt

Pinch of ground cloves

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar $

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1 large egg, room temperature $

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1 cup applesauce, room temperature $

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1 cup chopped walnuts

3/4 cup raisins

The frosting:

6 ounces cream cheese, softened $

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3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8-inch square metal baking pan and lightly dust with flour, shaking out any excess.
2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, salt and cloves; set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugars in bowl of an electric mixer, beating at high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg and beat well until blended. Mix in applesauce at low speed, then add flour mixture, mixing at low speed until incorporated. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake 40 minutes, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cake cool completely in pan.
4. Make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla extract and mix until blended. Spread frosting on cooled cake and cut into 6 pieces.

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NOVEMBER 2005

Do You See It

I found an article on yahoo very interesting and thought I would share. You can read it here

The article referst to logos and secret meanings. Like this one from Amazon. Find out what others mean as well.

Sally Ride Day

Sally Ride Day always on the 26th day of May honors the first American woman to go into space. June 18, 1983. Sally Ride Day is celebrated each year on the birth date of Dr. Sally Ride who was born May 26 1951 in Los Angeles California.

What better day than to enjoy a rocket ship snack like this one that is nutritious and delicious

 

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Aurora Sea Sparkles

 

If you have been a reader of mine long then you should know about my grand-daughter that I her nana nicknamed Princess. Princess has been the light of my life for 4 years now. We have went through many favorite characters through those 4 short years and while we still love many recently she asked me to find her a mermaid. Now I believe that she heard about mermaids at school and as usual nana was going to get my little Princess what she wanted. I was delighted when I found out about the new Aurora World Inc. line of Sea Sparkles. Yes!!! There must be more than one little girl that loves mermaids. As I viewed over the awesome variety of Sea Sparkles I realized that Aurora had put together an awesome collection from big mermaids to small mermaids and even the one that I selected for our little princess the purse lover.

The new Aurora World Inc. Sea Sparkles Line is shimmering and shining its way into 2013. The Sea Sparkles collection includes a new 10" , 18" and 38" mermaids as well as four 27" mermaids. Prices for these adorable dolls range from $8 to $70. Perfect for that every day gift as well as bigger gifts such as birthdays and holidays.
 

• Each mermaid has long yarn hair and her dress is accented with a shiny jewel.
• The holiday-themed Merry Mermaids, "Joy" and "Noel," are beautifully dressed in holiday hats and rich, sparkly fabrics; makes a great seasonal gift.
• Sea Sparkles items are suitable for all ages.

Aurora's Sea Sparkles can be found and purchased at retail or online at the official Aurora shop http://shop.auroragift.com (direct link: http://shop.auroragift.com/c/sea-sparkles). Aurora is offering free Shipping on orders over $50; use promo code: YooHoo13.

 

Our Thoughts:

 

 

we loved the doll that we were able to review. I must say that our Princess loved her as well. The only thing that she wanted was to put her in the pool. Since she was a mermaid Princess thought that she should be able to go swim in the pool with her. So make sure that your little one has knowledge of the fact that this little mermaid is there to look super cute because she does but not to go in the water.  We love the construction of this super cute mermaid she was constructed well.

 

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Hero From My Home Town

 

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, Edward L. Hagar saw the troops marching down the main street of White Hall. He went home and made a pack and left for Camp Carrollton to join up. This story was told to us when we were young, I wonder if anyone ever talks about this young man and his service to our country. Another hero from "where we live."

Edward L. Hagar was a member of Company A 61st Illinois I...nfantry. He enlisted November 12, 1861, as a drummer boy; was wounded in the arm at Shiloh, or Plattsburg Landing, Tenn., on April 7, 1862, died of his wound May 30 at his home in White Hall, Ill., aged 14 years, 9 months, 26 days (according to official record) and was buried in the old cemetery at that place in the southwest part of the city on Carlinville street, east of Hancock street.

Diabetic Recipe : Strawberry Pie

Love it when I can find delicious recipes the whole family can enjoy. In addition this week we can get strawberries at Aldis for .99 or price match them and get the same great savings. With them you can make this yummy delicious dessert

 

DIABETIC FRIENDLY STRAWBERRY PIE

 

4 cups fresh strawberries
1 (6-ounce) graham cracker crust
1 (4-ounce) package JELL-O® Vanilla Sugar-Free Cook & Serve Pudding
... 1 (4-ounce) package JELL-O® Strawberry Sugar-Free Gelatin
1 ½ cups water
1 cup Reduced-Calorie or Fat-Free Cool Whip
½ tsp. vanilla extract (optional)

Arrange strawberries in pie crust. In large saucepan, combine dry pudding mix
dry gelatin and water. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts
to boil. Stir often. Spoon hot sauce over strawberries. Refrigerate at least 2
hours. Mix topping and vanilla and cover pie evenly.
 

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Menu for this week

Well today started out quite busy and lasted long. Tonight we had sandwiches and chips no one complained great conversation

Tommorow night will be chicken of some sort, potatoes, corn and brownies

Wednesday ball game night again as well as work looking to have roast in crockpot. May use one of my old recipes like this or this or find a new one.

Thursday night again a ball game you see we are a baseball sort of family. Tonight will most likely be sandwiches again

Friday night good old relaxation night with a good old cook out and time with family

Saturday night will be fair food I am sure

Sunday will be an old fashioned dinner with meat, potato, veggie to be decided and rolls yummy

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Frog Jumping Day

Today May 19, is the day set up just for the frog jumping jubilee day. Oh yes you heard me right. Have you ever been to a frog jumping event? I love to see them as sometimes they jump the other way, sometimes they jump right to the finish line and other times well they just sit there.

Want to have a bit of fun with frogs that may or may not have a real frog involved? Then try these super cute frog cupcakes.

Frog Cupcakes Recipe

2 cups green frosting
24 gumdrops, green
24 cupcakes, cooked and prepared for frosting
black decorating gel
48 white chocolate chips



Ice cupcakes with green frosting. Slice gumdrops in half (Note: If you have a Lammes Candies around you, they also have these green sours you can buy in bulk that work if you cannot find gumdrops). Push one white chocolate chip piece into the bottom edge of the sticky part of the gumdrop, you want the point of the chip to stick in there. Place gumdrops on cupcake like the frog’s eyes and use the black icing to make a dot for the pupil. Note: You can also use blue frosting and have it look like the frog is coming out of the water.

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