From Our Table To Yours

Pumpkin Pie Bars

Ingredients

Makes 9 bars

Refrigerated

• 1 Egg, large

Baking & Spices

• 1 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
• 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 tsp Cloves, ground
• 1 1/2 cups Pumpkin pie mix, from a can
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

Dairy

• 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted

Foolproof All Butter Pie Crust

Ingredients

Makes 1 pie crust

Baking & Spices

• 1 7/8 cups All-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp Cornstarch
• 2 tbsp Granulated sugar
• 1 tsp Salt

Oils & Vinegars

• 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar

Dairy

• 12 tbsp Butter, unsalted

Liquids

• 1/2 cup Water

Post Holidays?

It's the time for your diets and here comes Valentines, right?  Say, how was your holiday's?  Mine was full of food and snacks, not to mention the celebrating with wine and spirits.  Now, how the hell are we supposed to get rid of all those calories, that's already been consumed?  Oh hell, you know!  It's not funny either, when you diet and exercise.
Me, well that's another story, and I just maintain!  I'm not going to kill myself dieting, when I know that I won't last over a week, and then start right back eating the good food again.  I say, good, when it's really bad for me, but it tastes damn good!  How about you guys?

Price of Groceries?

Have you seen the price's of different grocery items, lately?  It seems to be a never ending battle, when going to the grocery store.  I've gotten smart enough to shop at more than one store, for items I know are cheaper to buy.  Aldi, gives certain food products for good prices but limit the types you can get.  So, for specialty items that can only be gotten at the other stores, I have to go there and pay higher prices to get what I want.  Walmart, gives all the different items I need, but at higher prices.  So, I have to divide up the shopping list and make sure to get what I need from each separate store for the quality and price I can afford.  I rarely find the same items at one store for what I need.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Here's a few pictures of our family dinner, and the most important thing of the day.......the food......

His Time

 

It's time to put the big bird in the oven and get ready for some good eating!  I'm ready for some turkey and dressing with sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes.....that's just part of what my stomach will be feasting on during the hours after the cooking!  From our house to your........have a safe, happy Thanksgiving! 

Beef & Mushroom Lasagna

1 can(10 3/4ox) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
1lb. ground beef
2 cups mushroom Italian sauce
9 cooked lasagna noodles
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup fine chopped celery
1 cup shredded Italian blend or mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 400*F, stir soup & milk in sm. bowl until smooth.  Cook beef, onions, & celery in skillet over med. high heat till well browned, pour off fat & stir in sauce.  Layer 1/2 beef mix, 3 noodles and 1 cup soup mix in 2 qt. shallow baking dish, top with 3 more noodles, remaining beef mix, remaining noodles, remaining soup mix, sprinkle with cheese, cover baking dish. Bake 30mins.until hot, uncover dish, heat broiler, broil 4" from heat 2 mins. or till cheese is golden brown, let stand 10 min. & serve.

Page Index?

I found a website that index's your blog pages for free, to over 15,000 sites.  Now, that's some traffic and I want to see how well it works in the next few days.  It's call "Ping/Farm" and it gives you several tests that you can do while indexing your blogs.  Try it as I am and see if it helps your traffic to build.  Get back to me and let me know how well your traffic has become.........thanks.

Easy Enchiladas

 Here you have the stuffed enchiladas, topped with chili and cheese, ready for the oven.

Now it's time to eat since the enchiladas have been in the oven at 350*degrees for about 20 mins.  The cheese is melted and the chili cooked into the enchiladas.  Yummy and ready for my tummy!

Fresh Apple Cake

I got a good recipe from my sister and now I can't find it.........hope this is the one......