Cream Corn

This is Kimberly's Cream Corn she shared from her brother-in-law at Thanksgiving one year:

2 10 oz package of petite corn frozen

8 oz of whipping cream

8 oz of milk

1 tsp of salt

½ tsp accent seasoning salt

2 TBS flour

6 tsp sugar

pinch white pepper

2 TBS melted butter

2-3 TBS parmeasan cheese

MIX all but the flour and butter bring to a boil. Then turn to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Mix flour and butter together stir into corn mixture let simmer for one minute. Pour into dish and sprinkle with parmasean cheese. Put it under the broiler to toast cheese.

Cowboy Caviar

1 can SHOE Peg corn
1 can black-eyed peas
2 chopped tomatoes
2 chopped avocados
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch green onions
1 pgk Zesty Good Seasons Italian dressing (prepare per pkg)
1 can black beans

Combine all ingredients; Serve with tortilla chips.

Crock Pot Turkey Breast

This recipe is from a choir member from the Utah Baroque Ensemble:

 

1 turkey breast, defrosted if frozen

2 Tb olive oil

3 stalks celery

1 large onion

fresh sage leaves

 

Rinse turkey breast.  Drizzle with olive oil and salt.  Chop onion and celery.  Put half of chopped vegetables in bottom of crock pot.  Enter turkey.  Add rest of vegetables and 10-15 fresh sage leaves.  Cook for 7 hours on low.

(I actually start mine on high for an hour or so, then turn it to low. Also, it may take an hour or so longer, depending on the size of the turkey breast).

BBQ Sauce

Meat Ball Marinade

BBQ Sauce

Bar B-Que Sauce

2 - 2 1/2 cans peeled tomatoes or 2 qt. tomatoes peeled & pured in blender.
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/3 c. red wine vinegar
1 12oz. can tomato sauce
2 med. onions diced small
2 cloves garlic diced
2 T. Adolph unseasoned tenderizer
1 T. Garlic salt
10-15 whole pepper corns
1 T. molasses
1 or 2 Bay leaves
1/2 c. Kraft Hickory flavored Bar-B-Q sauce
1 T. ground pepper
1 T. Paprika
1/3 c. Worchestershire Sauce
1/2 C. Catsup

Mix ingredients together and simmer.
Use as a sauce for meatballs.

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I was younger, my brother always requested that I make Chocolate Chip Cookies. Even when he was serving an LDS mission, he always asked that we send some his way. Years have passed and for the life of me, I do not remember that recipe. When I became an adult, I was always searching for a new recipe that wouldn't sink. The day Pinterest came and I found and tried several recipes claiming to be the "World's Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie". I finally found one that I fell in love with!! Of course, the link now has a warning that reads: This link redirects visitors to another site - it may link to spam or other inappropriate content. I assure you, it is not spam or inappropriate. The recipe came from Dana Made It. This recipe makes a TON too. Which is great to put in the freezer to bake cookies anyday.

( This picture is from Dana Made It)

CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Makes 5-6 dozen
Or…tons of dough to freeze for later enjoyment

1 Cup Vegetable Shortening
1 Cup Butter (don’t use margarine)
1 1/2 cups White Sugar
1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
5 3/4 to 6 cups Flour (if the cookies feel flat, use 6 cups)
1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 bags choc chips (12 oz bags) – 1 semi-sweet, 1 milk chocolate

There are three key points in this recipe.
1. Use shortening and butter. I know some of you are going to replace the shortening with butter, and I won’t hold it against you. But the shortening is what gives the cookie a slight crispness around the edges while still feeling soft inside.

So, start by mixing the shortening and butter with white and brown sugar. Add the three eggs and vanilla and here’s the second key point….

2. Mix the buttery/egg mixture for a full THREE minutes. The time is important for the eggs and butter to become fully whipped and to develop new chemistry. You’ll watch the buttery mix go from gushy liquid to beautiful cream.

In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, and salt). Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix. Then add the other 1/2 and mix.
And finally….

3. Use a lot of good chocolate chips and mix semi-sweet with milk chips. Some recipes call for one bag of chocolate chips. This recipe is large so we’re using 2 bags. (I'll admit, if I don't have milk chocolate chips, I'll use straight semi-sweet.

Bake at 350 for 8-9 mins. or just until the cookies are slightly golden on top. You want them to be soft inside. Allow them to cool for a few minutes and transfer to a cooking rack.

Now, here's a cool trick I found on Pinterest from Fooducate, of course. Take your dollar store ice cube trays & fill each hole with your left over cookie dough. About the same amount in each hole as you made for each cookie. Throw them in the freezer until it is frozen enough to keep its form. Transfer them from the ice cube trays to a zip lock bag. Then, when you are ready for cookies again, pop them on the pan and throw in the over. I like to put them in the microwave for 20 seconds or throw them in the oven while it is pre-heating. Then bake as normal.

Best Dinner Rolls EVER

This is my absolute favorite Roll recipe EVER! It's pretty much fool proof. You don't need any experience baking bread to get these to turn out great every time. I found it on Pinterest HERE from How Does She. If you want step by step instructions with pictures, head over there.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of milk
• 3/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons yeast
• 2 cups of warm water
• about 9-10 cups of all purpose flour
• at least 1 cup of butter

Instructions

1. Scald 1 1/2 cups of milk, 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup of butter, in a microwave safe bowl, for about 2 minutes. Cutting the butter into pieces helps it melt faster. There will probably be some little cubes of butter still floating in the hot mixture, they will melt.
2. add yeast to this hot mixture, but it will be too hot to just dump the yeast straight in (it would kill it!). To cool it down stir in 1-2 cups of flour, then add 1 egg and 1 Tablespoon of salt, and leave it to cool for a couple of minutes. Meanwhile, in a measuring cup dissolve 2 Tablespoons of yeast in 2 cups of warm water and 1 Tablespoon of sugar. Let it sit for a couple of minutes until it is bubbly.
3. Make sure your milk mixture is just warm, not boiling and add the yeast mixture!
4. Using a fork or wooden spoon, gradually stir in 9-10 cups of flour (counting the flour you have already added to cool it earlier). I would recommend only adding 2 cups at time and stirring in between. These rolls turn out so much better when they are mixed by hand.
5. At the end the dough will be dense and sticky, and may be hard to stir, you can use your hands to incorporate the rest of the flour if needed. Be sure not to add too much flour. Then smooth the dough out and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Leave it in a warm place and let it rise.
6. When your dough is close to raising completely, butter 2 cookie sheets and set them aside.
7. Let the dough raise until it has doubled in size.
8. Cover your working space with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Dump your dough out and divide it into 4 balls. Eyeball the sizes, then lift them up and feel the weight of each ball. Try to make them even, but they don’t have to be perfect.
9. Using one ball of dough at a time: roll the dough into a circle on a floured counter. Once it is rolled out spread the top with butter from edge to edge. You will use about 2 Tablespoons per circle of dough.
10. Cut the dough into quarters using a pizza cutter.
11. Then cut each quarter into 3 pieces. You should end up with 12 triangles from each circle of dough.
12. Roll the dough starting with the wide end of the triangle
13. Tuck the tail of the triangle under the roll and place it on the buttered cookie sheet. You will make 3 rows, with 8 rolls per row. This will give you 24 rolls per pan. Two balls of dough will fill 1 pan. You will get a total of 48 rolls!
14. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Place the pans of rolls in a warm place (on top of the oven if possible) to let them rise. Once they are touching and full in size, cook (one pan at a time) in the oven ’till they are golden brown. About 10 – 15 minutes, It may take longer depending on how hot your oven cooks. Keep a close eye on your first pan to get the right time for the second.
15. While they are still hot and fresh out of the oven run a stick of butter over the tops of the rolls for a delicious buttery glaze.

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15 MINUTE HOLIDAY CARAMELS

15 MINUTE HOLIDAY CARAMELS

Ingredients:

-1 cup butter

-1 cup brown sugar

-1 cup sugar

-1 cup corn syrup

-1 can sweetened condensed milk

-Large microwave safe glass bowl (at least 10 cup capacity)

-Wax paper

DIRECTIONS:

-Melt the butter in a large glass bowl.

-Add all ingredients except milk and stir well.

 -Add milk and stir.

-Microwave on high for 13 minutes.  To be safe, put a plate under your bowl in case it starts to boil over.

-Remove from microwave and stir again.

-Pour hot caramel into a buttered 9×13 pan and allow to cool.

-Cut into 1″x1″ squares and wrap in wax paper.

Eggnog

Eggnog

6 large eggs, plus 2 yolks
1/2 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
Additional grated nutmeg for garnish

1. Combine eggs, egg yolks, honey, and salt in a heavy saucepan, whisking until well combined.
2. Pour milk in slowly and whisk until combined.
3. Turn burner on low. Stir continuously until the temperature of mixture reaches 160 degrees F. At that point it should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
4. Strain your mixture through a fine sieve to remove any accidental small cooked bits of egg.
5. Add vanilla extract and nutmeg.
6. Pour into a glass pitcher or container and cover.
7. Refrigerate least 4 hours or up to 3 days before finishing.
8. When ready to serve, pour heavy cream into a bowl and whip until it forms soft peaks. Fold whipped cream into eggnog.
9. Garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Enjoy!

Grandma's Hot Wassil

2 qt. Water
3 1/2 C. sugar
10 Whole Cloves
10 Allspice berries
3-4 cinamon sticks

Boil for 20 mins.

Add
1 12 Oz can orange concentrate
1 12 OZ Lemonade concentrate
3 Q Water

Simmer 20 mins. Serve Hot