Just Winging It

Moist Chocolate Cookies - Show Your Stuff #76

Easy Sausage and Shells

Baked Chocolate Donuts

HGTV Smart Home 2013 Giveaway

Ham Potatoe Casserole Bake - Show Your Stuff #75

Cheesy Potatoes - Show Your Stuff #74

Crab Ravioli

Show Your Stuff #73

Chicken Salad - Show Your Stuff #72

Easy Apple Pie Recipe

Polish Hash - Show Your Stuff #71

Hot Dog Casserole - Show Your Stuff #70

Crab Cakes

Show Your Stuff #69 - Lemon-Lime Jello Cookies

BBQ Cheddar Burgers

Show Your Stuff #68 - Sugar Cookies

Tomato Soup Ramen

Show Your Stuff #67 - Oriental Cole Slaw

Orange Jello Chocolate Chip Cookies

Show Your Stuff # 66 - Chicken Stir Fry

Show Your Stuff # 65 - Strawberry Delight

Brown Sugar Ice Cream

Baked Thai Fish With Orange Sauce

Show Your Stuff #64

Show Your Stuff #63 - Home Made Ice Cream

2013-05-16T00:30:00.000-07:00

I did it this time! Made up some yummy chocolate cookies,
Chocolate instant pudding is the secret to these moist cookies. I added cherry and chocolate chips to mine, but you could use any flavor you would like.

So here is my recipe:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 small package of chocolate instant pudding
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1/3 cup cocoa
2 1/4 cup flour
1 t baking powder
1 t salt.
2 cups chocolate chips

Cream butter, shortening, brown sugar, instant pudding, 2 eggs, and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients. Drop round teaspoonful's onto greased cookie sheet. (I used parchment paper) about 1 inch apart. Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes or until done.
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2013-05-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

Another tasty recipe! And can easily put together after a busy day.

Easy Sausage and Shells

2 lb. bag of shells and veggie mix.
1 lb. Kielbasa
1 can of cheddar cheese soup
Salt and pepper to taste

Prepare shells as instructed on bag, Slice kielbasa to bite size and cook in saute pan. After kielbasa is cooked place cheddar cheese soup in saute pan and heat on low till hot. salt and pepper to taste. When shells are done drain and place back into same pot, add kielbasa mix and serve.

2013-05-11T15:27:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to make some cake donuts. I did have the necessary pans to make them. I did run into issues with them sticking in the pans. The recipe also calls to pipe them in the pans. It turned into a messy process. I found the recipe on the web:
http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2013/02/baked-chocolate-cake-doughnuts.html

This did turn out tasty, and soft like a cake. My past attempts at making baked donuts resulted in them turning out dense.

2013-05-10T19:43:00.001-07:00

It is that time again when I try to win an HGTV home. I have been trying now for years with no luck.

From the HGTV Site:
Enter twice online per day — once on HGTV.com and once on HGTVRemodels.com — for your chance to win the luxuriously furnished HGTV Smart Home 2013, a high-tech, shingle-style vacation home located in Jacksonville Beach, Fla, plus a 2013 GMC® Terrain® Denali® and $100,000, courtesy of Quicken Loans.

Of course, you also have the option of using snail mail to enter also.

2013-05-09T14:16:00.001-07:00

I am SO excited to have Show Your Stuff team up with Small Fine Print. I would like to thank Mandy for approaching me about teaming up. So do go and check out her site.

So what I am sharing is another recipe my husband whipped up using instant scalloped potatoes. Me, personally, I am not a fan of box scalloped potatoes, so I thought it was just ok.

My sons and husband loved it!

So here is the recipe for Ham/ Potato casserole bake:

2 boxes scalloped potatoes
1b. Ham (diced)
8 oz. Frozen mixed Veggies
4 oz. Cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 2 quart casserole dish prepare the boxes of scalloped potatoes as directed. Before placing casserole in oven add all other ingredients. Place uncovered on the middle rack and bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is golden brown. Remove from oven and let set for 5 minute.

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2013-05-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to another edition of Show Your Stuff. A few days ago I shared a crab ravioli recipe. I said I would share a cheesy potato recipe and now I am sharing it now.

Easy Cheesy Potatoes

1 small bag of frozen hash browns
1 onion - diced
8oz bag mild cheddar cheese
6 cups of crushed frosted flakes
1 can cream of mushroom soup
4oz of sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Mix hash browns, onion, 2oz of cheddar cheese, 1 cup of frosted flakes, soup, sour cream, and salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Spread out on to lipped cooking sheet and spread evenly. Add rest of cheese and frosted flakes to top of pan. cook for 45-50 minutes or until frosted flakes start to brown

2013-04-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

The latest of tasty recipes created by my husband. He also made some cheesy potatoes with this,
which I will include in a separate post.

Crab Ravioli made easy
1 12oz can Alfredo sauce
8oz crab meat - diced or shredded
1 green pepper - diced
1 onion - diced
8oz mushrooms - sliced
1 2lb bag cheese ravioli
4oz shredded Colby cheese
1 Tablespoon Garlic power
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon olive oil

In sauce pan sauté onion and peppers until sweating, add mushrooms and sauté till tender add crab meat, Alfredo sauce , spices, and shredded cheese simmer for 10 minutes. While sauce is simmering start your water boiling for ravioli and 2 tablespoons of salt and the vegetable oil to the water. Follow package directions for ravioli. Serve sauce over top of cooked ravioli.

2013-04-25T14:36:00.001-07:00

I am scrabbling to get ready for a craft fair this Saturday. One of items I am making is duct tape wallets. I made these last year and had success. You can find directions here.

2013-04-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

This week I am sharing another recipe my darling husband has come up with. We had this the other night with macaroni and cheese.

Chicken salad deluxe
By David Huston

5 large chicken breasts or thighs
1 apple peeled and diced
7 grapes diced
2 carrots peeled and diced
2 celery stalks diced
6 mushrooms diced
1 small green pepper diced
1/4 cup toasted sesame seed
Green spinach leaves
4 hoagie buns
1 cup mayo
1/4 cup sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

Boil chicken in stock pot with salt and pepper for seasoning. When chicken is done remove from stock and cool. save the stock for another recipe. In a large mixing bowl combine; apple, grapes, carrots, celery, pepper, mushrooms, sesame seeds, mayo, and sour cream. When chicken is cooled pull meat off bones and shred, add to veggie mixture. Mix well.

serving: Slice hoagie bun and toast bread, place handful of spinach on bottom of bun, add chicken salad, and serve cold.

2013-04-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

Dave's easy apple pie

Crust:
2 cups flour
2/3 cup shortening
1/4 cup sugar
8 T water

Mix all ingredients well until dough forms small balls. Divide into 2 equal parts. Roll 1 part of the dough out and place in a 9" pie pan, removing excess dough from side of pan. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cover pie dough with aluminum foil and cook for 6 minutes. remove from oven.

Filling:
4 Red Washington apples (peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 T cinnamon
2 t corn starch

Mix all ingredients well and place inside partially baked pie shell.

Take rest of dough roll out and place on top of filling. Pinch edges around the crust and place 3 or 4 slits in the middle of top crust. reduce heat on oven to 375 degrees. Cover pie with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes, remove foil and bake additional 25-30 minutes. Let cool.

2013-04-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

One of the interesting things about this picture is that the sausage in missing. The bowl use to hold the sausage broke apart and we could not use the sausage. We were really bummed as we were looking forward to having the sausage as the main staple in this dish.

Polish Hash

1 lb. Favorite sausage (cut into 1/4 inch cubes)
2 large Russet potatoes (washed and cut into 1/4 inch cubes)
1/2 cup cut broccoli
1/2 cup cut Cauliflower
1/4 diced yellow onion
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1 -1lb. jar of Ragu double cheese sauce
1 T. garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 T. olive oil

Cut and steam veggies until tender , set aside. Heat oil in saute pan place potatoes in pan cook until potatoes are half done, add sausage, cook until done. Add cheese sauce and spices, bring to simmer, add veggies, stir well and let simmer on low for 10 minutes serve hot.

2013-04-04T16:01:00.000-07:00

When I first did this recipe years ago (we are talking about early 1990's), I was not initially impressed. It is almost like a hotdogs immersed in corn bread, I am not a fan of corn bread so I was not crazy about this recipe.. So many years have passed and I make this recipe again, this time my family likes the recipe, so I will now occasionally make this recipe.

This weak I found myself making it again.

So if you are a fan of corn bread and hotdogs, you will like this recipe:

6 hot dogs
1 cup flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon chopped onion (original recipe calls for green onion)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 cup shredded cheese

Combine dry ingredients, mix in the egg, milk, and butter.

Add dough to greased 11 x 7 inch pan (I did mine in my favorite oblong bread pan), slightly press hot dogs evenly arranged in dough. cover with cheese.

Bake in 400 degree oven for 25 minutes, or until the dough is done. Cut out and lift around the hot dog.

2013-03-29T11:10:00.000-07:00

Another great recipe from my husband! He served these with miso soup and Japanese noodles.

Crab Cakes
By David Huston

16 oz imitation crab meat
1/3 cup bread crumbs
2/3 cup bread crumb (for outside breading)
1 egg (beaten)
1/4 cup green onions (finely chopped)
1/4 cup Red pepper (finely chopped)
1/4 cup Mayo
1 T lemon juice
1/2 t Garlic powder
1/8 t old bay
1 T butter

Combine all ingredients except butter and outside breading and mix well. Roll mix into 2 inch balls, roll in breading, and flatten to 1/2 inch. Refrigerated for 1 hour. In a no-stick skillet melt butter on medium heat. Cook patties in butter 3- 4 minutes on each side.

Serving idea:

Boil 1 package of udon noodles in the following:

3 quarts water
1/4 cup beef gravy base
1/2 cup green onions
1 cup sliced mushrooms

Place All ingredients into water and bring to boil. Add noodles and retain boil for 10 -12 minutes. Use slotted spaghetti tongs to plate noodles and place crab cakes on top of noodles.

2013-03-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

This week I sharing another Jello Cookie recipe. This time I made some Lemon-Lime cookies, It was my husband's idea to add the cherry chips. It make the cookies taste more like fruit punch. So here is my recipe.

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 - 3 oz package of Lime Jello
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (or half of a 12 oz bag) cherry chips. (optional)

Mix butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients. Form 1 inch ball, roll ball in sugar, place on baking sheet and flatten using bottom of a glass. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes.

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2013-03-24T16:42:00.001-07:00

I am sharing another creation thought up by my husband. We had these for dinner tonight, and it was tasty.

So I am now sharing the recipe:

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
8 oz medium cheddar brick cheese, cut into 1/4 inch squares
1 package onion/mushroom soup mix
1/4 cup honey BBQ sauce
1/2 cup bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients well, form into patties, refridgerate patties for at least 1 hour ( to firm them up). Grill patties until desired doneness.

2013-03-21T14:30:00.000-07:00

This week I am sharing a family traditional sugar cookie recipe.

The recipe originally came out of the Betty Crocker Cookie Book. My mom made a slight change to the recipe, and I also am putting my one spin on these cookies. I found that this recipe in close the Jello Cookie recipe.

So here is my recipe:

3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Mix butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients. Form 1 inch ball, roll ball in sugar, place on baking sheet and flatten using bottom of a glass. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes.

2013-03-16T10:48:00.001-07:00

There is nothing like Tomato Soup and Ramen. I wanted to add some other ingredients, but my son was sceptical. He wanted to keep it simple. Tomato Soup and Ramen.

So I made the sauce using:

1 can of tomato soup
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sour cream (can substitute with milk)
*1-2 packets of the beef ramen seasoning (I used 2 packets and I thought it was overwhelming)

Melt the butter in saucepan, add the tomato soup, sour cream, and seasoning packet. Heat up until warm.

Cook 2 packages of ramen noodles in about 6 cups of boiling water for about 5 minute, or until done.
Drain and add to the sauce. Enjoy!

2013-03-14T02:55:00.001-07:00

We made this for a church pot luck, and it was a hit.

Oriental Cole Slaw

2 Pkg. Cole Slaw mix
1/2 cup Sliced almonds
2 bunches Green onions ( chopped)
3 pkg. Beef Ramen noodles (crushed) - save 2 of the spice packets
1/4 cup Toasted Seasame seeds
1 cup sunflower seeds

Mix all ingredients together in large bowl

Dressing
1/4 cup Mayonaise
1/2 cup Olive oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 beef ramen spice packets

Mix all ingredients well

2013-03-12T17:50:00.000-07:00

It is a little out of the ordinary to make cookies on a weekday, I usually make cookies on the weekend. I was out of town this past weekend and did not get a change to make some. I like to have cookies for my lunch, and so I made some since we were out.

So....I found a package of Orange Jello in the cupboard and a bag of chocolate chips.

Bingo! Orange Jello Chocolate Chip Cookies are born!

So first I had to find a Jello cookie recipe, and I found one here. So here is my version using the recipe.

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest (optional - but recommended)
juice of a orange (optional)
1 - 3 oz package of Orange Jello
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (or half of a 12 oz bag) chocolate chips.

Cream butter, shortening, sugar, Jello, orange zest, orange juice, eggs, and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. (I did not sift my dry ingredients, worked out o.k.) and mix in with the creamed ingredients, add the chocolate chips.

Make one inch-ish balls, coat the balls in granulated sugar, place on baking sheet about 2 inches apart. flatten cookie with bottom of glass. Bake in 350 degree oven for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack and store in airtight container.

2013-03-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

Last week my darling husband made this awesome chicken stir fry based off a Perfect Sesame Chicken recipe he found at allrecipes.com.

Here is the original recipe from the web site, with my husband's changes in red:

Ingredients:

This is the chicken breading

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon dry sherry

2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1 dash sesame oil

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken

breast meat - cubed

Sauce:

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

2 tablespoons dark soy sauce

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon chile paste

1 clove garlic, minced

3 tablespoons sesame seed

1 tablespoon ginger

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 cup water

1 diced onion

1 diced red pepper

1 diced green pepper

8 oz halved mushrooms

1 quart olive oil for frying

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

Printed from Allrecipes.com 3/7/2013

2013-02-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

Thank You! to everyone to everyone who faithfully links up here every week.

This week my husband created this lovely dessert. It is easy to make also.

Strawberry delight

1 angel food cake (cut into bite size pieces)
1 pint strawberries (cut into bite size pieces)
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 2oz. package Strawberry jello
16 oz Cool whip

In large mixing bowl combine all ingredients until well mixed. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

2013-02-25T16:42:00.001-08:00

This is the same recipe as the vanilla home made ice cream, except I tried it out using brown sugar. My husband did not like how it turned out, he said it was good going down, but left a film in his mouth.

I thought it was good.......

2013-02-23T12:06:00.001-08:00

My wonderful husband made this tasty fish recipe, and I got him to write up this recipe:

Baked thai fish W/orange sauce
4 - 8 oz. fish filets (your choice of fish)
1 cup crushed peanuts
thai peanut sauce
2 oranges
1/2 cup orange juice
1/8 cup parsley
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place fish on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, lightly brush fish with peanut sauce and sprinkle crushed peanuts over fish. Bake 10 minutes or until hot and flakey. Peel oranges and place in blender with juice, parsley, and corn starch. Blend until smooth. Place in small sauce pan and boil until thickened. Place ladle of sauce on plate then cooked fish off to side of sauce. Serve right away.

2013-02-20T12:28:00.000-08:00

It had been a little hectic last week. I made an unplanned visit to my oldest daughter. She made me a hand made cheese pizza.
It was delicious, she used a variety of cheeses like mozzarella, provolone, and cream cheese.

Now, it is time to show off your stuff.

Sift flour, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder into a bowl. Pour in low-sodium soy sauce, sherry, 2 tablespoons water, vegetable oil, and a dash of sesame oil; stir until smooth. Stir in chicken until coated with the batter, then cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring chicken broth, sugar, vinegar, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, chile paste, garlic, sesame seed, and ginger to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Dissolve 1/4 cup cornstarch into 1/2 cup of water, and stir into boiling sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens and turns clear, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and keep sauce warm. Saute the onion, red and green peppers and mushrooms add to the sauce.

Heat olive oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to a temperature of 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Drop in the battered chicken pieces, a few at a time, and fry until they turn golden brown and float to the top of the oil, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a paper towel lined plate. To serve, place fried chicken pieces onto a serving platter, and pour the hot sauce overtop. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds to garnish.

2013-02-13T16:11:00.000-08:00

I made Ice cream this past weekend and it turned out great.

So here is the recipe:

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 cream
1 cup milk
2 1/2 t vanilla

Combine all ingredients except vanilla in sauce pan over medium low heat till it reaches at least 160 degrees and coats the back of a spoon. Add vanilla, cool completely, refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Freeze in ice cream machine according to manufactures directions.