Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Red Pepper Relish

4 medium red peppers, diced
3/4 C. sugar
1/2 C. apple cider vinegar
2T cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt

Simmer for 45 min. and refrigerate fr 2 hours. Serve over softened cream cheese with crackers. Yum!

Monday, September 10, 2012

Pudding Cookies

1 C butter softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding (the big package)
2 eggs @ room temp
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
2-1/4 cups flour

2 cups chocolate chips (or whatever add in you would like)

Preheat oven to 375 F.
Stir together flour and baking soda and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together.
Add in pudding package and beat until well blended.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Add flour mixture slowly until well incorporated.
Add chocolate chips or whatever add-in you chose.
Roll into 1″ balls and place on greased baking sheet.
Bake at 375 F for 9 min. on a metal pan

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Goulash

This is very tasty and freezes well.  Totally a keeper!

Goulash
1lb ground beef/turkey

1 can tomato soup

6 oz can tomato paste

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni  (I used whole wheat noodles)

2 Tbsp Italian seasoning (more to taste)

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1-2 cups shredded cheese (depending on your “cheesiness” preference)


 
1. Brown ground beef/turkey with onion powder and garlic powder.  Drain.

2. Cook noodles according to package, drain

3. In a large bowl, combine soup, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, noodles and ground beef/turkey.  

4. Transfer to a 9x13 and bake at 350 for 30-40 min.

If using as a freezer meal:  Instead of step 4, transfer to 2 ungreased 8X8 freezer baking dishes and top with cheese.  Cover with foil and place in ziploc freezer bag.  Label and freeze. Thaw and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until heated through and melted cheese.

Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

2 1/2 cups white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
16 oz cooked or canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
1 cup oil
4 eggs, beaten lightly
2/3 cup water
3 cups sugar
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F degrees . Grease two (9x5 inch) loaf pans or three (8x4 inch) loaf pans.

Mix flours, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl; set aside.

Mix pumpkin, oil, eggs, sugar, and 2/3 cup water together and stir into dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Place batter in prepared pans. Bake for 60 min.