Life In Texas

Chicken Pot Pie

2011-01-09T20:06:00.000-06:00

This is a very good recipe I got from my son and daughter-in-law a while back. I have make it many times and it always turns out great. I always make it in the deep pie dish they gave me.
Chicken Pot Pie
1 box red Pillsbury pie crust
4 chicken breast cooked and cut up in chunks (I only use two chicken breast)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can Veg-all Original Mixed Vegetables (drained)
1 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
Mix all together. Pour into pie shell. Cover with second pie shell crust. Seal edges and flute. Cut slits in top for the steam to escape.
Cook 1 hour at 350 degrees or until brown. Put a large piece of heavy duty foil under the pie to catch any drips.

Bread Pudding Recipe

2008-01-22T22:10:00.001-06:00

My interest jumps from one thing to another. Today marks forty eight years of marriage for my husband and me. I guess that is what got me to thinking about our grocery budget way back then.

We had ten dollars for groceries and that probably included a few other things for the house as well. With that in mind I realized I am now paying two dollars and fifty cents for a loaf of bread. That would have taken a fourth of our grocery money back then.

I decided to crank up the bread machine. I have not figured what a loaf of my bread costs to make, but it is so good. The only thing is, without preservatives, it does not keep very well.

Today I made bread pudding with the homemade bread from a couple of days ago. I will post my recipe for it. I also made one loaf of cinnamon raisin bread. My daughter suggested freezing the bread and I may start doing that. For the cinnamon bread I just added cinnamon and raisins to the regular bread recipe. It turned out pretty good.

Really Good Bread Pudding
9 slices white bread
(torn in pieces)
1 ¼ cups sugar
4 eggs
1 small can evaporated milk
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup melted margarine
½ cup raisins soaked in 2 teaspoons rum flavoring

Soak bread pieces in 2 cups of whole milk. Beat eggs until fluffy, add sugar and beat until slightly thickened. Add vanilla, margarine and can of milk. Mix well, then stir in bread and milk mixture; stir well. Add raisins. Let this whole mixture sit for 3-5 minutes, then pour into dish. Bake at 400 degrees in a 2 quart casserole dish. After about 20 or 25 minutes stir the pudding from the outside to center and let cook for about 10 more minutes.

A Favorite Candy Recipe

2007-12-31T15:37:00.000-06:00

I have a recipe I would like to share with you for my favorite candy. I usually make this at least once a year. I got this recipe from my sister and it is better candy than any you will buy anywhere.

Billie’s Peanut Patties
2 ½ cups sugar
1 cup milk
3 cups raw peanuts
2/3 cup karo syrup
Pinch of salt
Mix and cook to 240*F

Remove from heat and add:
4 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 drops red food color

Beat until creamy and thick. Pour into a pan lined with buttered wax paper.
Note:
The butter and powdered sugar should be measured while the
candy is cooking. The pan should be prepared during this time also.
Let set and harden. Store the candy in an air tight container.