These are new to me, but they are yummy.
They are a handed down recipe so none of the measurements are exact. So this will require a lot of taste testing, dern the luck.
Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2-3 drops orange extract flavoring.
Taste to make sure it's strong enough.Add a drop more if necessary.
If it's not a very thick consistancy add a little more powdered sugar until it is.
Roll into a log and freeze for an hour.
Melt chocolate (easiest is the kind in a tub that you melt in the microwave).
Cut pieces of the orange log off and with a toothpick dip in the chocolate.
Let harden in the refridgerator.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Liz's Fudge
I love fudge! I love Liz's peanut butter fudge the bestest in the world. It is amazing. It is delicious. It is take your breath away fantastic. It is easy.
Put 2.5cups sugar and 1.5cups of milk in a pot. Boil. It will rise then thicken and fall. As it falls test it on occassion by dropping it into a room temp. cup of water. When the mixture drops in hard balls in the water take it off the heat. Mix in 1teas vanilla extract and 1cup creamy peanut butter. Stir and pour into a pan/dish and let cool.
But make sure to lick the warm fudge off of the pan, that's my favorite part.
Put 2.5cups sugar and 1.5cups of milk in a pot. Boil. It will rise then thicken and fall. As it falls test it on occassion by dropping it into a room temp. cup of water. When the mixture drops in hard balls in the water take it off the heat. Mix in 1teas vanilla extract and 1cup creamy peanut butter. Stir and pour into a pan/dish and let cool.
But make sure to lick the warm fudge off of the pan, that's my favorite part.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The perfect snack for Halloween
I wanted to remind everyone of the fabulous caramel corn recipe I posted a few months ago. I'll be making these into balls and giving them to the local kids....or well the ones I know since nowadays you can't be to sure when a stranger gives you a homemade treat.
Rootbeer Roast
It appears I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd start back with a yummy yummy in my tumy roast recipe. It's sooooo simple and you'll ask yourself why you hadn't thought of it yourself.
1 roast cut into pieces to eliminate as much of the fat as possible
1 can of rootbeer
1 jar of BBQ sauce~ I recommend Sweet Baby Ray's or Kraft Hickory
Combine these three things in the crockpot and simmer 6-8hr or until the meat is tender. Once it's tender the meat can be torn with a fork.
If you'd prefer the BBQ to be a stick to the meat thing then you can simmer the meat in the rootbeer for a few hours, dump out the juice, and add the BBQ sauce, but this tastes pretty different.
1 roast cut into pieces to eliminate as much of the fat as possible
1 can of rootbeer
1 jar of BBQ sauce~ I recommend Sweet Baby Ray's or Kraft Hickory
Combine these three things in the crockpot and simmer 6-8hr or until the meat is tender. Once it's tender the meat can be torn with a fork.
If you'd prefer the BBQ to be a stick to the meat thing then you can simmer the meat in the rootbeer for a few hours, dump out the juice, and add the BBQ sauce, but this tastes pretty different.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Johnny Marzetti
This is, in all reality, just yummy gulosh. But Johnny Marzetti is the name Jeff, Tim's dad, calls it so that's it's name here. Plus it sounds better than gulosh. Once again, because I make this so often and the recipe was handed down, measurements are not exact, everything is "to taste". Sorry for any inconvienance but I like to think that this adds a personal taste so no two recipes are exactly the same.
Cook ~1/3 a box of elbow macaroni according to the box
Brown one lb. hamburger (or turkey burger if you prefer)
Also needed:
6oz can tomato paste
14oz can whole peeled tomatoes
1/4-1/3 bag brown sugar
2 bay leaves
Mix pasta, meat, and paste together. Discard juice that comes with the whole tomatoes. Take one tomato at a time and squish and tear with your hands (yes it's messy). Stir. Add brown sugar to taste. Most people like a lot, me included, but I have met those that don't like as much (Tim's gpa for instance). The brown sugar gives it it's wetness, so you need enough to keep it wet, but if you don't like it super sweet, it really doesn't take much.
Let mix simmer for ~30min. The longer it simmers (on low) the better the taste...also tastes great reheated the next day for lunch.
Cook ~1/3 a box of elbow macaroni according to the box
Brown one lb. hamburger (or turkey burger if you prefer)
Also needed:
6oz can tomato paste
14oz can whole peeled tomatoes
1/4-1/3 bag brown sugar
2 bay leaves
Mix pasta, meat, and paste together. Discard juice that comes with the whole tomatoes. Take one tomato at a time and squish and tear with your hands (yes it's messy). Stir. Add brown sugar to taste. Most people like a lot, me included, but I have met those that don't like as much (Tim's gpa for instance). The brown sugar gives it it's wetness, so you need enough to keep it wet, but if you don't like it super sweet, it really doesn't take much.
Let mix simmer for ~30min. The longer it simmers (on low) the better the taste...also tastes great reheated the next day for lunch.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Broccoli Salad
This stuff is the freakin' bomb. It's sweet and summery, and delish all year round.
Four heads broccoli (my grocer ususally packs two together) cut into bite sized pieces
raisins (two little boxes or the equivalant)
four hard boiled eggs cut into bite sized pieces
6-10 crumbled pieces of bacon
dressing:
1/2 jar REAL mayo
1 cup sugar
a few splashes of vinegar
((When mixing the dressing it never tastes exactly the same. Sometimes you need to add more of one or two ingrediants. I've found the ingrediant that varies the most is the vinegar. You want it to be a nice dressing-y consistancy and the vinegar is the key. Always start with a little and add more as you go.))
Mix the dressing and pour over the other ingrediants and stir. Tastes best after setting for a few hours.
This recipe makes about 8-10 servings so double as necessary.
Four heads broccoli (my grocer ususally packs two together) cut into bite sized pieces
raisins (two little boxes or the equivalant)
four hard boiled eggs cut into bite sized pieces
6-10 crumbled pieces of bacon
dressing:
1/2 jar REAL mayo
1 cup sugar
a few splashes of vinegar
((When mixing the dressing it never tastes exactly the same. Sometimes you need to add more of one or two ingrediants. I've found the ingrediant that varies the most is the vinegar. You want it to be a nice dressing-y consistancy and the vinegar is the key. Always start with a little and add more as you go.))
Mix the dressing and pour over the other ingrediants and stir. Tastes best after setting for a few hours.
This recipe makes about 8-10 servings so double as necessary.
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