Not exactly what I had imagined the first weekend of March would bring - but it did - and it felt good - now tomorrow I may wish for a weekend of shopping and relaxing! This past Wednesday, we fed about 100 at Church - Hamburgers, Savory Fries, Medley of Beans, Mixed Cobblers - and according to the amount of food that disappeared - it was good. I will give you a couple of the recipes and then I will give you the cakes I made for Sunday lunch and Sunday night's fellowship after services!
The beans real title is Crock Pot Beans - and I've probably already given you the recipe but several have asked for it so here it is!
CROCK POT BEANS
3/4 LB. bacon, browned and cut up in small pieces
1 Cup chopped onion
1 Green pepper chopped
3 Tablespoons garlic seasoning
1 lb. can Pork and Bean
1 lb. can Ranch Style Beans
1 lb. can Kidney Beans, drained
1 lb. can Pinto Beans, drained
1 lb. can Garbanzo beans, drained
1 lb. can Northern Beans, drained
1 lb. can Butter Beans, drained
1 Cup Catsup
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Liquid Smoke
3 Tablespoons Vinegar
1 Tsp. salt
Tabasco (Several dashes to taste)
Brown bacon; drain off fat and save. Put bacon in crock-pot. Saute onion and pepper in bacon fat; drain and put in crock pot. Stir well. Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours. Will hold longer.
Now even though this recipe calls for draining a majority of the beans, I didn't drain them - and they were rather soupy -- but very, very good.
We also had easy cobblers - or as some call them "Dump Cakes."
CHERRY COBBLER OR CHERRY DUMP CAKE
PLACE IN 9 X 13 PAN IN ORDER LISTED:
1 large can Crushed Pineapple with juice
1 large can Cherry Pie filling
1 Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix
1-1/2 sticks melted Butter, drizzle over the top.
Bake at 350 until golden brown. About 40 minutes.
Then I also switched Apple Pie Mix for the Cherry.
For Sunday's lunch I made a cake I had posted on February 12, 2010 - so I feel it is time to repeat it!
STRAWBERRY-JELLO CAKE
1 White Duncan Hines Cake Mix
1 Small box Strawberry Jello
1/2 carton small frozen strawberries
1/2 cup water
4 Eggs
3/4 cupCanola oil
2 tsp. Vanilla
Mix together and bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
ICING
3/4 Stick Butter
1/2 Carton Strawberries
4 to 5 cups Powdered Sugar
1 Tsp. Vanilla
After cake cools, mix the above ingredients and spread on cake.
CHOCOLATE CINNAMON CAKE
Bring to a boil:
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1 Stick butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water.
Mix and add chocolate hot liquid
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
Then add:
1 Cup buttermilk
2 Eggs
Pour into greased and floured pan 9 X 12" and bake at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes . While still hot put on icing.
ICING
Bring to a boil:
6 Tablespoons Cocoa
6 Tablespoons Milk
1 Stick butter
Stir in:
1 Box Powdered Sugar
1 Tsp. Vanilla
Chopped Pecans, if desired.
There you have it. I've been thinking about recipes and how they cycle and recycle. I will make a recipe that we all love, maybe even more than once, and then it just fades away. Maybe years later, something will make me think about the recipe and pull it out and it amazes us again. Funny thing though, some of the recipes I used to think were great - now I look at them critically - and decide what would make them better. Like now I like to add a tad of cayenne to many casseroles, salads, pimento cheese, scrambled eggs, etc., and that was never added to dishes a few years ago. Garlic is something else that I use in almost all receipes - well except desserts!
I am looking forward to a calmer week - even though I am sceduled for a stress test on Tuesday - may have to reschedule to Friday -- just not enough time to fit it in!
There are some people hurting at our church and we are all hurting with them. I think we are all getting on knees more often asking God to be merciful! It is amazing to see an entire church praying for the same people over and over. I know God hears our pleas and we just have to trust what ever the outcomes - God does know best. That is hard sometimes to accept - but with faith we must.
Please have a blessed week - remember to do something good for someone else.
Good night!
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