Jumbo Pizza Sandwich- Freezer meal idea

This is a great freezer meal. The recipe calls for only 1/2 pound of meat to cover both sides of a french bread cut horizontally. I usually make it with a whole pound of meat and freeze the second half for another meal.

This is a great dish with soup, especially if it is a meatless soup and you have carnivores in your home like mine!!! I get disgusted looks if I try to serve meatless meals.

1 Loaf French Bread- sliced in two, horizontally set aside

Pre-heat oven 400 degrees

1/2 pound Raw ground meat (I like Turkey since I avoid gr. beef like the plague)

1/4 c chopped black olives

1 clove garlic chopped

3/4 tsp. salt

dash pepper

1/4 tsp. oregano

6 oz. tomato paste

1/4 c Parmesan cheese, the real stuff

Mix and spread on the cut side of bread. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven.

2 tomatoes slice thin (opt)

Cheese slices (Jack, cheddar, or I prefer both)

Add tomatoes and cheese slices. Bake 5 more minutes. Cut and serve.

Honey Balsamic Chicken

So easy and delicious and I'm not a vinegar lover! This makes enough for 2-4 small chicken breasts.

Bake, Grill or pan-fry chicken breasts with a little olive oil, pepper and thyme (if desired). Set aside.

Simmer 2 T. honey and 2 T. Balsamic Vinegar for 1 min. Pour over chicken and serve.

Banana Cake

Also from recipezaar. I made this for Austin's birthday cake, it was soooo good! Watch baking times, may take a little longer than what it says. I also subst. buttermilk with the milk plus lemon juice. I don't remember exact measurements, but there is a substitute you can do.

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter

2 1/8 cups sugar

3 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas

Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter , softened

  1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened

• 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 275°.
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
5. In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
7. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
8. Stir in banana mixture.
9. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
10. Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes.
11. This will make the cake very moist.
12. For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
13. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
14. Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
15. Spread on cooled cake.
16. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.

Best Ever Banana Bread

from recipezaar...so good!

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs , beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed very overripe bananas

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Lightly grease 9 x 5 loaf pan.
3. In large bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
4. In separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar.
5. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.
6. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.
7. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
9. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

site also suggested adding choc. chips. Also, someone mentioned adding Zucchini or pumpkin to substitute some of the banana...sounds yummy!

My fave desserts

Julie I know you probably have all of these, but wanted to share with the group, I just put these together for my ward's recipe blog...enjoy!

Greenies
1/4 C. Oil
2 eggs (well beaten)
1 1/4 c. Water
1 White cake mix
1 sm. pkg. vanilla pudding
Mix 2 mins (just like a cake mix)

Add:
1 capful of mint flavoring
green food coloring
chocolate chips

Grease 9x13 cake pan and pour in mixture. Bake @350 for 30-40 mins.

Fruit Pizza
Crust:
3 c. flour
3 cubes margarine
6 T. sugar
mix well, pat onto cookie sheet. Bake @350 for 15-20 mins.

Topping:
1, 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1, 12 oz container cool whip
1 c. sugar
1 sm. can crushed pineapple, drained
Mix well, and spread on cooled crust. Top with fresh fruit: grapes, kiwi, strawberry, banana.

Chocolate Roll
1 t. vanilla extract
2 c. heavy cream
Combine and whip

1, 9 oz pkg. Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
Spread 1/2 T. whipped topping on each wafer adn stack together on serving platter (will be about 14 in.) Frost with remaining whipped cream. Chill 4-6 hours. To serve, slice roll at 45 degree angle.

Fresh Peach Pie
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. hot water
3 T. cornstarch, dissolved in water
2 T. butter
3 T. lemon jello
pinch salt
2 c. sliced fresh peaches
1 baked pie shell

Bring sugar and water to boil, add cornstarch and salt, butter and jello. cool and add peaches. pour into pie crust and chill. top with whipped cream.

Lemon Meringue Pie
1 pkg. lemon pie filling
2/3 c. sugar
2 1/4 c. water
3 egg yolks

combine and cook, stirring to a full boil (about 5 mins). cool about 5 mins. add 2 T. lemon juice and 2 T. butter.
Pour into cooled, baked pie shell

Meringue:
beat 3 egg whites until foamy
gradually beat in 6 T. sugar, beating to stiff peaks

Spread over filling, bake @ 425 for 5-10 mins until meringue is lightly browned.

Hot Fudge
1 cube butter (melt in saucepan)
6 T. (rounded) cocoa
1 1/3 c. sugar
1/8 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1 can evaporated milk

Combine all ingredients, bring to a boil. stir constantly over med-hi about 10 mins. Serve hot over ice cream.

Rice Pudding
1 c. rice, cooked until tender in 1 qt. water
to hot rice add:
1/2 c. butter
2 slightly beaten eggs
1/2 c. raisins
2 t. vanilla
3 c. milk
Mix all together and put into 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour.

Apple Crisp
Topping:
3/4 c. flour
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. soft butter
combine and mix until crumbly

Filling:
3 c. tart apples, sliced
1 T. sugar
arrange apples in a buttered 9x13 pan. cover w/topping. Bake @375 for 45 mins, until bubble, brown and crisp.

Rhubarb Crunch
Topping:
2 c. oats
2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. melted margarine
2 t. cinnamon
Mix and press half into 9x13 pan.

Fruit:
4-5 c. diced rhubarb
Spread evenly over crumb mixture.

Syrup:
2 c. sugar
2 c. water
2 t. vanilla
4 T. cornstarch
Combine and cook over med. heat. stir until clear. you can add some red food coloring to make it more colorful. Pour over fruit. Top with remaining crumbs and bake @ 350 for about 1 hour.

Guacamole

I have been wanting to add this recipe and with the Black Bean Soup, I thought now is as good as ever. We LOVE it. I freeze whatever we do not use up for the next Mexican dinner.

Guacamole

2 med. avacados

2 Tbsp lemon/lime juice (I prefer lime)

2 oz or less to taste gr chilies, chopped (being the whimp that I am I do not add this)

2 tsp. grate onion

dash canyene

1/4 c mayo

2/3 tsp sea salt

1/3 tsp pepper

Black Bean Soup

This is one of my all time favorite soups. For Thanksgiving '07 my parents, Mechelle's family, and my family went to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. I brought the ingreidents for this soups and we made it one evening. Here is a picture of me cooking in Mexico.

Notice the tan face, it is now white as the snow that has covered Utah for serveral months now. I miss sunshine!

Black Bean Soup

2 Tbsp. Olive oil
4 Stalks diced celery
1 diced onion (large)
1 tsp. garlic

Saute in a large pot

3 cans. chicken broth
2 cans black beans; drained and rinsed
1-16 oz bottle salsa
1 c. cooked chicken cubed
1 c. cooked rice (I have deemed this opt)
1 Tbsp. lime juice
1 tsp cumin

Add the remaining ingredients and heat thoroughly. Serve with fritos, grated cheese, sour cream, guacamole.

PS I really like cilantro, I add it to the soup even though it is not in the recipe.

Panda Express Chow Mein Noodles

I went onto Jenn's favorite recipe web site http://www.recipezaar.com/ and found this. I have not tried it yet but since it was as easy as copy and paste I am putting it on here. Let me know how you like it if you try it.

Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 scallions , trimmed, and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch thick pieces
1 1/2 cups sliced napa cabbage
1/4 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup bean sprouts
1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon oriental sesame oil
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch , dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold water
to taste red pepper flakes , to taste
1/4 lb cooked vermicelli

Directions
1In a large heavy skillet heat the vegetable oil until it is hot but not smoking.
2Add the scallions, cabbage, celery and bean sprouts stir-fry for 3 minutes, or until the cabbage is wilted.
3Add the sugar, broth, soy sauce, and sesame oil and simmer the mixture, covered, for 3 minutes.
4Stir the cornstarch mixture, stir it into the vegetable mixture, and bring the liquid to a boil.
5Season to taste with red pepper flakes. Simmer until heated through and serve over noodles.

Peanut Butter Brownies (Sister Franks in Pullman)

I made this for FHE tonight! We love it. It came in an RS packet and I ,not liking PB cookies, never wanted to try it. David, having a sweet tooth attack made it one night and boy am I SERIOUSLY converted to PB treats!


PB Brownies

3/4 c flour
1/4 + 1/8 tsp. salt

combine and set aside

3/4 c PB
1/4 + 1/8 c. butter
1 1 /2 tsp. vanilla

Beat together

1 1/2 c Br. Sug (I cut it to 1 c.) - Add & beat til well blended
3 eggs - Add 1 at a time. Beat after each egg.

Add and mix flour mixture.

3/4 c m&ms - fold in

Grease a square size pan (mine is in storage and I can not remeber the dimensions on this). Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Do NOT over bake!!!!!!!

This is one of those recipes that is better the next day!!!

CAROL’S OVERNIGHT ROLLS

CAROL’S OVERNIGHT ROLLS
Janell, we got this one from your mom. I always think of her when I make them. Mechelle

3 T (pkgs.) Yeast
4 C Warm water
1 t Sugar
Mix and set aside to proof.
4 Eggs
Beat slightly in large bowl.
1 C Sugar
Add to eggs and beat.
1 C Shortening (1 C = 6 ¼ oz.)
Melt & add slowly to sugar & eggs while beating.
4 t Salt
Add.
11 C Flour
Add alternately with yeast. Don’t use all the flour. Mix well. If you don’t have a large mixer add flour only until you mixer begins to labor, then add the rest by hand. Scrape bowl occasionally. Divide into 3 – 1 gallon zip lock bags with air squeezed out. Refrigerate overnight. The dough may be refrigerated up to 1 week. Two hours before serving time roll dough out on a lightly floured surface and shape as desired. If dough is resistant allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Allow rolls to rise until noticeably bigger. Bake @ 375°, 10 – 12 min.or until golden. Cinnamon rolls take longer. Lower the temperature if they aren’t
getting done in the middle.

CHRIS’S FILLING

½ C Butter/Margarine
½ C Sugar
2 t Cinnamon
Soften margarine and cream together.

VAL’S FROSTING

½ C Butter/Margarine
1 ½ - 2 C Powdered sugar
2 ½ - 4 T Cream/Canned milk
1 t Vanilla
Cream together and spread on hot or cooled rolls.

TERRI’S CARAMEL BOTTOM SAUCE

1 C Brown Sugar
½ C Butter
1/3 C light Karo
Heat together just until sugar dissolves.

Val’s Soda Cracker Pie

3 Egg Whites Beat until peaks form.
1 C Sugar Add gradually and beat as stiff as possible
14 Small Soda Cracker Squares} Crush crackers and mix with Baking Powder
1 t Baking Powder } Fold into sugar mixture.
¾ C Chopped Walnuts or Pecans Fold nuts & vanilla in also.
1 t Vanilla Spread in greased 9” pie pan. Bake @ 350° for about 20 minutes.
Top should be beginning to brown.
Remove from oven and cool. It will crack.
1 C Cream, Whipped and Sweetened
Cool and top with whipped cream.
Refrigerate 4 – 24 hours.

I LOVE www.recipezaar.com, I've never had a bad recipe come from it yet, sorry Julie, I didn't figure out how to add this to the links.

Post by: Mechelle
Luscious chocolate mousse

1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 T cold water
2 T boiling water
½ c sugar
¼ c cocoa
q c whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

soften gelatin in cold water for
1 minute. Add boiling water & stir
until dissolved. Mix cocoa and
sugar. Add to whipping cream and
beat at medium speed until soft peaks
form. Add gelatin and blend well.
Spoon into serving dishes & chill ½ hour.
Makes 4 – ½ cup servings. Top with an oreo
Cookie or toasted, salted sunflower seeds.

I put this in the same crumb crust for
Strawberry pieor crushed OREOs.
Sometimes I fold in toasted Macadamia nuts.
If I am making this for company I triple the
Amounts and use a whole quart of Cream.
I love chocolate but I don’t like it too strong.

Recipe Search Sites

On the side, I added some links to web sites, where I have found great recipes. I would appreciate any of your favorite sites to be added to the link list.

I don't know if authorized authors can add to the links or just me. If it is just me, please just add your link here under comments or e-mail them to me and I will add them. Thanks! J

PS I am off to make Mechelle's Bread, wish me luck! I hope you are right about the never fail:).

Blueberry Syrup

I found this one on Cooks.com. Tell me what you think. J

BLUEBERRY SYRUP

1/2 c. sugar

1/4 c. water

1/4 c. light corn syrup

1 tbsp. cornstarch

2 tsp. lemon juice

2 c. blueberries

Combine sugar and cornstarch in 1 quart casserole. Add water, syrup, and lemon juice. Stir in blueberries. Microwave on full power 4 1/2 to 5 minutes or until thickened.

Microwave-tip: For a thicker sauce, add additional teaspoon of cornstarch.

Banana Oat Muffins

Mechelle Here with a new favorite of mine. My friend Jen gave this to me. YUM!

Banana Oat Muffins

• 1 ¼ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• ½ cup sugar or honey
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4-6 bananas) I use a little more or less depending on how many bananas I have.
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
• Cinnamon sugar

Combine first six ingredients in large bowl, mixing well. Add eggs, banana and oil and stir just until moistened. Stir in nuts, if desired.

Fill greased muffin cups ⅔ full. If you use paper liners, spray with Pam before filling. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12-18 muffins.

Our children love these healthy, hearty muffins. I usually triple the recipe. They can also be made with applesauce instead of bananas. Add 1/2 tsp cinnamon to the batter if using applesauce.

They freeze well. I have two ziploc bags of them in my freezer now, each containing 16 muffins. It's a good thing to pull out when we take a trip.

Cinnamon Rolls

I just made these this weekend, they are delicious!

2 T. Yeast
1/2 C. Warm Water
1/2 C. Sugar
Combine the above, stir until smooth.
1/2 C. Milk
1/2 C. Butter
Microwave until butter is almost melted and add to yeast mixture
Add:
2 Eggs
1 t. Salt
4 C. Flour
Knead approx. 15 mins. Let rise 2 hours, or until doubled. Roll into rectangle. Pour 1/3-1/2 c. Melted Butter over and sprinkle on Br. Sugar and Cinnamon. Roll and Cut off into 12 pieces. Bake in 13 x 9 in. pan at 375, 15 minutes.

To Frost, combine:
1/4 c. soft butter
2 C. Pwd. Sugar
3 t. Milk
1 t. vanilla.
pour over cooled rolls.

My mom also suggested combining pwd sugar, a little maple ext. and a little wm. water for a glaze, sounds good to me!

Creamy Syrup

Here is a recipe my Aunt Effie sent to me and I have been dipping my French toast into it ever since. My kids love it as well.

Creamy Syrup
2 cups white sugar
1 cube real butter (1/4 pound)
1 cup buttermilk
Blend in large pan and bring to a boil.
Take off heat and add:
1 tsp soda
2 tsp vanilla

Looking for a nice blueberry recipe.

PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

Mechelle's favoirte
This recipe looks long but it isn’t difficult if you follow the steps outlined below. It is definitely worth the effort!


PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

PREPARE PAN FIRST! Coat 10” X 15” jelly roll type pan with butter or margarine. Line with waxed paper and coat paper with butter or margarine.
Pre heat oven to 375 °.
Measure, mix together and set aside.
¾ C flour
1 t baking powder
½ t salt
2 t cinnamon
1 t ginger
1 t nutmeg

Measure, mix and set aside.
2/3 C Pumpkin
1 t lemon juice
1 t vanilla

Chop and set aside:
1 C Nuts

Place a dish towel (not terry cloth) on the counter and
sprinkle generously with
powdered sugar

Beat until thick and lemon colored.
3 eggs

While beating, gradually add:
1 C sugar

Set mixer on low speed and add
pumpkin mixture

Remove from mixer and fold in
flour mixture

Spread in prepared pan and sprinkle with
nuts

Bake 15 minutes or until center is springy to the touch.
Remove from oven and invert on prepared towel.
Carefully remove pan and waxed paper.
Roll cake and towel up together beginning at narrow end of the pan.
Allow to cool in rolled position about 15 minutes while
you prepare filling.


FILLING

Cream together:
6 oz. cream cheese
¼ C butter
1 C powdered sugar
½ t vanilla

Carefully unroll cake and spread on filling. Re-roll the
cake without the towel and place on serving plate.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cover tightly with
plastic wrap. Refrigerate, freeze or EAT & ENJOY! Serves 8.

Mechelle’s NEVER FAIL WHEAT BREAD

I love making bread. Part of the reason is that bread, good bread, is so expensive. And another part of it, is that I like to know just what is going into my food and into my kids tummies. Here is one of my favorite bread recipes. I make it twice a week! Tuesday and Friday. YUM.

Mechelle’s NEVER FAIL WHEAT BREAD

5 C Hottest Tap Water
6 C Whole Wheat Flour*
1/3 C Salad Oil }
1 C Honey }Mix together.
3 T Salt }
2 T Powder Milk }
2 T Yeast }
1/2 C Warm Water } Dissolve

Mix all together and add:

6 C Whole Wheat Flour* Knead till soft and pliable.

Let rise until double, 45 minutes +/-. To make a multigrain bread reduce wheat flour by 1 Cup and add cracked wheat, whole millet, poppy seeds, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds to total 1 cup. Shape into three loaves.
Bake 45 minutes @ 350°.

HELP! I'm looking for recipes

I have been trying to find recipes for those yummy noodles (instead of the rice) you can get at Panda Bear Express.

I also want to find a terriyaki chicken rice bowl.

If you have yummy recipes for these PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add it here. I have added many of you as authors to this blog, however if you are not on here e-mail me and I will add you quickly.

Ice Cream Cake Ideas

I had asked for good ice cream cake ideas on my blog. I wanted something similar to Dairy Queen's ice cream cakes. However since I have never had an ice cream cake from DQ I was a bit disadvantage in trying to come up with ideas.

My good friend Jill called me and gave me three different ideas and I thought I would share them with you. These ideas sound delish and I plan to make them very soon.

The first is one made with ice cream sandwiches. I will call it ... um let me be creative here and call it "Ice Cream Sandwiches Cake." Catchy?

Ice Cream Sandwiches Cake

12 ice cream sandwiches

1 jar hot fudge sauce

1/2 jar caramel sauce

cool whip

nuts

In a 9x13 pan. Layer #1- ice cream sandwiches, #2-1/2 jar of fudge sauce, #3-1/4 jar of caramel sauce, #4-nuts. Repeat layers one more time. Top with cool whip. Freeze until 20-ish minutes before serving.

The second Ice cream cake idea was this.

Bake a cake in 2 round cakes, cool, wrap in seran, and freeze. Line the cake pans with seran. Pack the pans with softened ice cream and freeze.

Layer cake, ice cream, favorite ice topping (Jill's favorite is Milkyway flavored topping), cake, ice cream, topping, and cool whip. Top with whatever you please, crunched candies or cookies, nuts, etc.

The third idea is what I will call...

Ice Cream Rolled Cake

Super moist Cake Mix (with pudding)

Bake in a Texas Sheet Cake pan (try 15 minutes) place parchment paper in pan before you pour batter into pan.

Flip cake out onto a clean towel, with a thin layer of powder sugar.

Slice ice cream over cake

Roll up cake and freeze.

Frost with Cool Whip

Sprinkle with chocolate shavings or whatever. Drizzle sauce over cake.

A good combination was chocolate cake with peppermint ice cream.

I hope you enjoy!

Beir Rocks Dough (plus so much more)

This is my favorite dough recipe, not only for my Beir Rocks (I will add recipe for that soon) but pizza, bread sticks, and just dinner rolls.

2 pkgs. yeast
1/2 c warm water

dissolve in mixing bowl

3/4 c. warm milk ADD
1/2 c. sugar ADD
1/4 c. shortening ADD
1 egg ADD
1 tsp salt ADD
2 c flour ADD and beat until dough is smooth

1 1/2-2 c. flour

Stir in enough to form a soft dough. Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic. About 4-6 minutes. Place in aa greased bowl turning once. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 30 minutes.

Shape in desired shape and let rise 30-45 minutes. Bake 350-375 degrees 12-20 minutes (again depends on what you are baking).

I don't let my pizza dough rise the second time. It raises enough while I am adding pizza toppings.

For Bread sticks I rub with butter or oil and sprinkle garlic bread seasoning. I also use this dough for homemade pizza pockets or Calzones.

Winter Green Salad

My sister-in-law asked me for this recipe so I thought I would put it on my blog, since I was going to have to type it anyway. That way one and all could enjoy. All I ask for in return is a comment. Tell us what you liked best about this salad and any variations if you did any. Thanks!


Oh and one more thing. Share your favorite recipe:)!


1/4 c chopped pecans
2 Tbsp sugar


In a small frying pan over med. heat, stir together until sugar melts and starts to carmelized. Cool on foil.


Romain/Spinach/Green Lettuce (and your favorite)
Purple Grapes- cut length-wise
1 pomengranite- cut in 1/2 and break under water to get seeds out
3 Kiwi- peeled, sliced and cut in 1/4s


Mix and add pecans. Place a damp paper towel over salad.


1/4 c oil
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt


Whisk and Chill. Toss onto salad right before serving.

Tomato Corn Chowder

David took me out to dinner for our 15th anniversary. I had a soup that was absolutely to die for.Instead of dying I chose to scour the internet for it (I LOVE the internet especially when it comes to recipes searches). After a little bit of tweeking, this is what I came up with (let me know what you think)...



2 TBSP. olive oil

1 1/2 c. chopped onion

1 tsp. oregano1 tsp. dried thyme



Saute medium heat in a 3 quart pot until brown



28 oz. can crushed tomatoes

2 c. fresh tomatoes, diced



Add



4 c. water



Add, reduce heat. Simmer 30 minutes. Cover and stir occasionally.



1/4 c. white flour

1 c. heavy cream (try fat free 1/2 & 1/2; once you try heavy cream you are doomed you will know what you missing)



Mix together until smooth. Add one c. of soup into flour mixture and mix until smooth. Add to soup and mix.



2 c. corn kernels

1/4 c fresh parsley, minced

1 1/2 tsp saltwhite pepper to taste

1/8-1/4 c. raw sugar



Simmer on very low heat for 15 minutes. Serve with grated cheese, I like parmesan.



I hope you enjoy!

Why Let's talk Food?

If you read my pathetic profile (I need to work on that), you know I enjoy cooking. I love to share recipes, especially "New Taste Treats" that are worth sharing.

I wanted to create a blog where we can all share scrumptious recipes, rules of thumbs, and ask for all kind of advice. I would love to add one and all of you to be authors to this site.

Those of you who already make regular comments on my other blogs I will automatically add. Others of you need only but ask, via a comment on here, my e-mail, or heaven forbid we use the ancient technology of a telephone.

For this to work, I NEED your help. I will take whatever I can get (as long as it is moral) whenever I can get it. Just help me out if you can!

Thanks, Julie