Katy's Recipes

Cauliflower Pick Me Ups

2010-06-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 large head cauliflower
1/2 cup seasoned bread
crumbs
2 tablespoons grated
Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 pinch dried oregano

Directions:
1. Clean cauliflower, and trim off leaves and any brown spots. Place the whole head of cauliflower into a steamer basket, place the basket in a large pot, and add one inch of water. Cover, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook for about 20 minutes or until tender.

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, melted margarine. Season with garlic powder, salt, red pepper flakes, and oregano, and mix well. Place the head of cauliflower into a baking dish, and coat with the breadcrumb mixture.

3. Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Rum Ribs!

2009-09-12T19:49:00.000-07:00

4 pounds pork spareribs
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup rum
1/2 cup chile sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 dash ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut spareribs into serving size portions, wrap in double thickness of foil, and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Unwrap, and drain drippings. (I usually freeze the drippings to use later in soups.) Place ribs in a large roasting pan.
In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, rum, chile sauce, garlic, mustard, and pepper. Coat ribs with sauce and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate overnight.
Preheat grill for medium heat. Position grate four inches above heat source.
Brush grill grate with oil. Place ribs on grill, and cook for 30 minutes, basting with marinade.

You can also bake the ribs for 30 minutes for the final step, basting with sauce while cooking.

Leftover Spaghetti Pie

2009-06-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

3 cups cooked spaghetti
1/4 lb Velveeta, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
6 oz. Chicken Breast strips
1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce
2 tbsp Kraft grated parmesan cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Place spaghetti, Velveeta, chicken and sauce in resealable plastic bag; seal. Shake and press until combined. Press mixture into a 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 min. or until heated through. Let stand 5 min.

French Onion Pork Chop Skillet

2009-06-23T20:45:00.000-07:00

6 Boneless Pork Chops, 1/2 thick
2 Onions, thinly sliced
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Pkg (6oz) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 cup of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Heat a large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium- high heat. Add chops and onions; cook 10 min or until done, turning chops and stirring onions after 5 min. Remove chops. Cook and stir onions 5 min. or until golden brown. Stir in Worcestershire suace. Return chops to skillet; top with onion mixture. Mix stuffing mix and 1 1/2 cups hot water; spoon around edge of skillet. Top with cheese; cover. Cook 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

Cucumber Salad

2009-05-20T18:45:00.000-07:00

1 can evaporated milk
1 cup Miracle Whip
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 and 1/4 cup sugar

Peel and wash cucumbers. Combine Miracle Whp, white vinegar, sugar, and evaporated milk. Stir in cucumbers. Let cucumbers soak in mixture for a few hours in refrigerator before serving.

Veggie Bars

2009-05-20T18:39:00.000-07:00

2 pkgs. crescent rolls
3/4 cup Miracle Whip
2 (8oz.) pkgs cream cheese
1 envelope of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
3/4 cup each of the following; chopped fine:
green peppers
green onions
tomatoes
carrots
cauliflower
broccoli
cheddar cheese
Toss all of the above vegetables together. Cover the bottom of a jelly roll pan with the crescent rolls. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes; cool. Mix cream cheese, Miracel Whip, and dressing mix together. Spread over rolls. Sprinkle vegetables over cream cheese mix. Press down on vegetables. Chill 1-2 hours and cut into small squares before serving.

Cheesy Tomato Shells

2009-04-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

8 cups water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 (12oz) box Velveeta pasta shells and cheese dinner
1 cup of mixed, diced tomatoes, onions, bell peppers
1 (14.5oz) can Italian-style diced tomatoes (drained)
1 cup panko ( Japanese breadcrumbs)
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Colby Jack cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place water in large saucepan. Cover and bring to a biol on high for pasta. Cut butter into small pieces while placing in small bowl to soften.
2. Stir pasta shells into boiling water. Boil 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. stir in tomato trinity; boil 3 more minutes.
3. Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in cheese sauce (from packet); then stir in canned tomatoes. Transfer mixture to 2 quart baking dish.
4. Stir panko and shredded cheese into softened butter; mix, using fingertips, until well blended and spread evenly over pasta. Bake 15-20 minutes or until top is golden and sauce bubbles around edge of dish. Serve. (Makes 8 servings.)

Pancakes

2009-02-22T10:27:00.000-08:00

This is my recipe for homemade pancakes. Not too complicated actually and I made them in about 15-20 minutes this morning. This is another recipe from the Doubleday Cookbook. You should all get one. :)

Pancakes:

1 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup of milk
2 tbsp cooking oil, melted butter, or margarine

Preheat griddle to moderate heat while you mix batter. Sift flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder into a bowl or wide-mouthed pitcher. Combine egg, mil, and oil, slowly stir into dry ingredients, and mix only until dampened-batter should be lumpy. Then pour 3 tablespoons of batter onto griddle for each pancake. Flip only when bubbles form over surface, then brown flip side.
Makes about 1 dozen

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

2009-02-21T08:29:00.000-08:00

1 stick butter (softened)
1 tsp cinnamon
4 cups powdered sugar
1 8oz block cream cheese (softened)
1 tsp vanilla

In a large bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese. Add cinnamon and vanilla. Beat until mixed in. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Once cake/cupcakes have cooled, frost. Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Before re-using allow to come to room temp and beat.

Pumpkin Cupcakes

2009-02-21T08:06:00.000-08:00

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 cup canola oil
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 cup sugar
2 cup canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
1 cup chopped walnuts

Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In separate cowl, mix together sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and oil. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in chopped walnuts by hand. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes. Makes 24.

Frost with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.

Hummingbird Cupcakes

2009-02-21T08:01:00.000-08:00

3 cups flour (sifted)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 sticks butter, melted & cooled
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups ripe, mashed banana (about 3 bananas)
8 oz drained crushed pineapple
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup coconut (shredded & unsweetened)

In medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Set aside. In another bowl, beat butter, vanilla, and sugar together for 2 mins. Add eggs one at a time and beat for 3 mins. In a med bowl mix banana, pineapple, coconut, and walnuts. Add to the egg mixture and mix well. Slowly add the flour mixture. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 25-28 mins at 350 degrees F. Frost with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.

Muddy Buddies

2009-02-21T07:48:00.000-08:00

9 cups Chex (any type)
1/2 cup of Peanut Butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/4 cup Butter of Margarine
1 and 1/2 cup of Pwdered Sugar

Measure cereal into large bowl and set aside. In 1 qt microwaveable bowl, heat chocolate chip, peanut butter and butter uncovered on high for 1 min. Stir. Heat 30 seconds longer or until mix can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mix over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2 gallon ziploc bag (make sure it's a sturdy one! Freezer bags work best). Add powdered sugar. Seal bad and shake until well-coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool.

To store: store in sealed container in refrigerator.

Nikki's Crab Dip

2009-02-21T07:44:00.000-08:00

8 oz block cream cheese, softened
1 cup mild cheddar, grated
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup of mayo
1- 6oz can crab meat
sprinkle of garlic powder, salt, and pepper

Mix together all ingredients, adding one at a time. Blend well after each addition.

Serve with Ritz crackers, and refrigerate any leftovers.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

2009-02-21T07:39:00.000-08:00

Well, seeing as this is my cooking blog basically and it's where I go to look-up recipes, I am going to enter some recipes not from my family. These next few recipes are from a friend of mine. She is a great cook and enjoys food more than I can understand.

Spinach Artichoke Dip:

1 pkg chopped frozen spinach
6 oz fat free cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup low fat mayo
1/8 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 jar artichoke hearts, packed in water
1/3 cup of fat free sour cream
1/4 tsp garlic powder
salt

Defrost spinach. Boil spinach and artichokes in water until soft. Drain well and squeeze out. In a large bowl, add spinach, artichokes, and all other ingredients. Mix well.

Put in baking dish and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.

Serve with sliced french bread. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Calzones

2009-02-16T22:51:00.000-08:00

Use recipe for pizza dough.

1 recipe for Pizza Dough
1/2 lb mozzerella cheese, coarsely grated
1/2 lb ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons minced parsley
2 tablespoons minced chives
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon olive oil

Prepare pizza dough as directed and elt rise. Meanwhile, combine all ingredients except olive oil; cover and refrigerate. When dough has doubled in bulk, preheat over to 450 degrees F. Punch dough down, divide into 4 equal parts, then roll, one at a time, into a circle 9" across. Spoon 1/4 of filling onto lower half of each circle, leaving a bottom margin of 1"; brush margin with cold water, fold upper half of pastry circle over filling, pressing edges together, then twist of crimp firmly to seal. ( Note: It's imporrtant to seal the edges tightly, otherwise the cheese may bubble out during baking.) With a pancake turner, transfer calzone to oild baking sheets, placing 2 on each sheet. Bake about 25 minutes until crisp and brown. Remove from oven, brush top of each with a little oil and sevre at once.

Authors Note: For ham or three meat clazones use 1/4 lb of ricotta instead of 1/2 lb. and just combine the meat with other ingredients. Also, I used a pizza baking stone at 450 degrees F, which cuts baking time in half to about 10-12 minutes. I played with the recipe slightly and made two larger calzones and just cut them when serving. I also used a fork to crimp my edges.

Pizza Dough

2009-02-16T22:42:00.001-08:00

My mother has a cookbook called The New Doubleday Cookbook. It's copyright day is 1975 and it looks like it. There is no hardcover anymore but this book is amazing. It has everything about cooking I've ever wanted to know. So here's the recipe that I found in it for Pizza Dough.

1/4 cup of warm water
1 packet active dry yeast
4 and 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 and 1/4 cups of lukewarm water
2 tablespoons olive or other cooking oil

Pour luke warm water into a warm large bowl, sprinkle in yeast, and stir to dissolve. Mix in 2 cups flour, the salt and sugar. Add lukewarm water and oil and beat until smooth. Mix in remaining flour and knead on a lightly floured board until elastic. Shape into a ball, turn in greased bowl to grease all over, cover, and let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

This can be used as a pizza dough or calzone dough. I used it for a calzone dough.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

2009-02-16T18:45:00.000-08:00

No, this is not a family recipe, but this is the recipe I use for my oatmeal raisin cookies. I love them! I do know that they have to be cooked slow because the outsides tend to burn and the insides are gooey. But, that's just my two cents.

1/2 lb (2 sticks) of margarine or butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
3 cups Quaker Oates (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup raisins

1. Heat oven to 350 degress F.
2. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
5. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.

Makes 4 dozen.

Bar cookies: Bake 30 to 35 minutes in ungreased 13x9 inch metal baking pan.

Karen's Buttercream Icing

2009-02-15T11:54:00.000-08:00

1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. milk
1 cup of vegetable shortening
1 lb. of powdered sugar
1 tbsp. of meringue powder

Sift sugar and meringue powder together and set aside. Cream shortening, vanilla and milk. Gradually add dry ingredients. Blend until creamy.

Grandma Briggs' 3 Cup Chocolate Cake

2009-02-15T11:51:00.000-08:00

3 cups of flour
3 cups of sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup of cocoa
3 tsp. of baking powder
3 tsp of baking soda
3/4 cup of oil
3 cups of boiling water

Mix above ingredients together in a large cowl. Add water last. Beat. Bake for 40-45 mins at 350 degress in 13x11 pan.

Grandma Briggs' Pineapple Upside Down

2009-01-30T15:02:00.000-08:00

Batter:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 and 1/2 cup cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sal

Put 4 tbsp melted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar and arrange pineapple on bottom on dish. Add batter and sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Grandma Briggs' Donuts

2009-01-30T14:56:00.000-08:00

4 egg yolks
2 tbsp. shortening
1 cup sugar
7/8 cup milk (1 cup less 2 tbsp.)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 and 3/4 cups flower
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
3 and 1/2 tsp baking power
1 and 3/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp cinnamon

Combine, roll out, cut and deep fry.

Grandma Briggs' Shoo Fly Pie

2009-01-30T14:31:00.000-08:00

1. Make pie shells and set aside, frozen pie shells can be used too.

2. Mix Molasses Crumbs.
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup oleo

Mix together and crumb like pic crumbs. Set aside.

3. Make Molasses mixture.
3/4 cup cold water
3/4 cup molasses
1/2 tsp baking soda

4. Put molasses mixture into unbaked pie crust. Add molasses crumbs onto molasses mixture. Bake at either 450 degrees for 10 min, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 35 min.

Grandma Briggs' Bread Pudding

2009-01-30T14:29:00.001-08:00

1 qt milk
3 eggs
Vanilla
Sugar
Salt
4-5 slices of Bread

Combine.

Grandma Briggs' Crab Patties

2009-01-30T13:39:00.000-08:00

1 lb of crab meat
4 Hard Boiled eggs
1/2 green pepper (chopped)
4 pieces of diced bread
several pieces of celery (chopped)
1/2 to 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
salt to season

Form patties, dip in egg, then bread crumbs. Deep fry.
To freeze- cook first then freeze.

White sauce:
Fry some onion in butter
1/2 tbsp. flour
1/2 cup milk

Heat over low flame and cool.