Did you miss me? Kind of like I disappeared - but not really -- guess "tired" just caught up with me! Work has picked up and I can't seem to catch up! Travis has been working late at a job he took - much to my objection! He is still working over 40 hours a week at Pine Cove and then added this on! Oh well - guess he loves to work. Tonight is Taste of Tyler and I've missed only a few - usually there to clean tables and take out trash -- but am missing it tonight and feeling really guilty about not being there! Travis needed to work and Michelle is not feeling well - so I didn't want to drag her up there to sit alone or leave her here alone - so my decision was that "Mom" becomes priority over "Pilot." But I still miss helping, and I really feel like I am letting my fellow friends down.
I did get some of my prep work for our meal tomorrow night. I am so thankful that Daryle Hardaway is cooking fish, french fries and hushpuppies (he does the best) and I am doing the slaw and dessert! This should be fun. Tonight I got the almonds and Ramen Noodles toasted. 8 pkgs of Ramen Noodles, 4 cups of almonds and 2 cups butter!!! It will be good!
I made chicken salad tonight for Michelle and I -- and there is plenty left for Travis - if he wants it -- and for Michelle's lunch tomorrow! I decided to make it after a friend from church called and wanted to know if I had a chicken salad recipe that didn't have fru-fru fruit in it - he wanted it for sandwiches. I gave him the old fashion version that my Mom used to make. It is very good -- only tonight I jazzed it up with some cranraisins and red pepper. Of course - it already had the garlic in it! IT was very good!!!
I am making fruit cocktail cobblers for tomorrow night - saving over $3.00 a can using FC instead of sliced peaches, but I did make Travis a peach cobbler last night. IT was very easy and turned out to be very good.
MAGIC PEACH COBBLER
1 Stick butter
3/4 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt
1 large can peaches, sliced and including juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
(Bisquick can be substituted for flour, baking powder, and salt --(I didn't!) Melt butter in 8 x 13 or 8 x 12 baking dish. Mix milk, flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Pour over melted butter. Do Not Stir!! Place peaches and juice over batter. Sprinkle 3/4 cup sugar over fruit. Then dust with cinnamon. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
Had someone (Alice - I won't tell who) ask me what a "dutch oven" was. Thought about that and that lots of you might not know what equipment or
pots and pans are needed for a "working kitchen." So here is a small list:
Saucepans (1 quart, 2 quart, and 3 quart
Stockpot - 8 Quart -- big pot for soups, chili, stews, and boiling chicken, beans and lots of other stuff
Large saute pan -(deeper than a skillet, with a lid) (I don't have one and do fine!!!)
Dutch Oven - a large, heavy pot or kettle, usually of cast iron and with a tight lid, used for slow cooking. (You can also use any pan and cover tightly with foil!!)
Skillets - 2 - one a 10 inch, one a 12 inch - lids are nice for both. Also
1 Stainless steel skillet - for searing food so you can deglaze with some water or wine and get the best part for seasoning or gravy!
Roasting Pan - (one shallow, one deep)
Broiler Pan (usually comes with oven)
Double Boiler - who uses that anymore - what with a microwave??
Also - 9x13 cake pan
3 good quality 9-inch cake pans
2 cookie sheets
1 (absolutely necessary) tube pan for pound cakes!
Muffin tins - both for 6 and 12 muffins.
Well that is a start - check your pans and add to it if need be. This is just a start - there are many fun pans - awesome tube pans with roses, trees, daisies, you name it!!!
Here is a tip:
Leftovers - if there's enough, put a crust on them -- if there's not, make them into a soup -- or feed them to a relative!!!!
Have a blessed night - and God's will - I will have enough energy when tomorrow is over to join you here!! Good night!
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