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Easy Peasy Hamentashen

Published by Rachel March 2nd, 2010 in 4 Stars, Cookies, Dessert, Easy Preparation and Kid Approved. 0 Comments

This hamentashen recipe is so easy. I’ve got a family recipe that calls for the dough to be refrigerated overnight, and whenever I look at that recipe I just want to make these cookies right now! So this easy recipe is perfect and tasty too! This recipe is from allrecipes.com. Ingredients: 1 (18.25 oz.) package [...]

Curried Beef

Published by Rachel February 22nd, 2010 in 4 Stars, Asian, Beef, Cooking Light and Crock Pot. Closed

This crock pot dinner is really tasty, and the leftovers were delicious too. The recipe comes from the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light. I thought the original recipe called for way too much salt, so I didn’t add the salt, other than to season the beef prior to searing it, and boy am I [...]

Crock Pot Turkey Chili

Published by Rachel February 5th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Beef, Crock Pot, Kid Approved, Poultry and Soups and Chilis. Closed

This chili is so delicious. It can be made completely on the stove or once assembled it can be simmered away in the crock pot. I used my crock pot, and this chili is awesome. It is thick and hearty and delicious. I used ground turkey, but you could certainly use ground chicken or beef. [...]

Fried Rice

Published by Rachel February 4th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Poultry, Quick and Easy and Southern Living. Closed

Here’s a great recipe for leftover chicken or turkey or use a rotisserie chicken. The leftovers are great too! The recipe is adapted from the November 2009 issue of Southern Living. Ingredients: 2 TBSP vegetable oil, divided 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 c. diced onion 1/2 c. diced red bell pepper 1 c. cooked [...]

Quick Reuben Sandwiches

Published by Rachel January 20th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef, Dressing, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Quick and Easy, Sandwich and Sauce. Closed

Here’s another really tasty recipe for quick Reuben sandwiches. To me what makes this sandwich is the homemade thousand islandish dressing. It’s easy, so don’t skip that step. Thousand Island Dressing Ingredients: 1 c. mayo 1 c. ketchup 1/2 c. sweet pickle relish (I only had hot dog relish which is a mix of mustard [...]

Quick Corned Beef Hash

Published by Rachel January 9th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Breakfast, Brunch, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Kid Approved and Quick and Easy. Closed

The country club in the town where I grew up served an awesome brunch. Every time I went there I would get corned beef hash. The corned beef hash was not that minced mush looking stuff you get at some restaurants or out of a can. They used big roasted potatoes, fresh corned beef, and [...]

Chili Gravy

Published by Rachel January 8th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Entertaining, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Sauce. Closed

This chili gravy is delicious and works well as a sauce for tamales or enchiladas. The secret to this gravy is making your own chili powder. The recipe comes for Rob Walsh’s Tex-Mex Cookbook. Homemade Chili Powder Ingredients: 5 whole ancho chile pods, stemmed and seeded 1 tsp. dried Mexican oregano 1/2 tsp. garlic powder [...]

Tamales

Published by Rachel January 7th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Entertaining, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Poultry. Closed

We love tamales, and this recipe is by far my most favorite. I love them more than any tamales I’ve had at any restaurant (except for maybe Berry Hill Bar and Grill). This recipe is adapted from the Helena Tamales recipe in the April 2005 issue of Southern Living. Ingredients: 1 package of dried corn [...]

Garlic Curry Aioli

Published by Rachel January 5th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Sauce and Sides. Closed

I found a bag of frozen sweet potato fries at the grocery store. They looked interesting, so I thought I’d give them a try, and see if they’d pass the test. I gave -s the job of finding a dip or something for the fries, because ketchup seemed well, wrong. He found this dip at [...]

Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Published by Rachel December 24th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Kid Approved, Leftover chicken or Turkey, One Pot, Poultry, Quick and Easy, Soups and Chilis and Southern Living. Closed

This is a tasty, hearty, and super easy version of the slow cooked classic: chicken and dumplings. Be sure to use low sodium broth, and if you don’t I would suggest using half broth half water, otherwise it will be too salty (trust me–there is plenty of salt in the rotisserie chicken, cream of chicken [...]

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