Oatmeal Apple Crisp

1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup rolled oats, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup, melted butter, 4 cups of peeled apples cored and chopped, 1/4 cup white sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, lightly grease an 8 inch pan. In a bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, flour and butter. Mix until crumbly. Place half of the crumb mixture in pan. Spread the apples evenly over the crumb mixture. Sprinkle with white sugar and cinnamon. Top with remaining crumb mixture.

Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes, or until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Rainy Day.....

Let's make bread!

Today it did nothing but rain. So figured, why not bake some.

Found my bread machine in the back cabinet and pulled it out.

This was a machine that I had to have, used it all the

time when I first got it. Now??? Sits in the cabinet.

Have any appliances like that?

Hmmm..makes me wonder what other appliances are in that cabinet.

Sweet Milk Bread

1 1/4 cups water, 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 TBL butter,
3 1/3 cups of bread flour, 2 tsp yeast

Place all ingredients in bread pan, select 2lb loaf and light crust.
Cool 1 hour before serving.

Enjoy!

Hearts and a Recipe.....

I've started working on some Valentine's swaps. Which consists of things handmade and store bought. I enjoy the handmade part. It's a challenge to start with a clean slate and create something that you'd think your partner will like. You go over and over in your head, how about this, how about that, what if I add this? The wheels turn and turn until something clicks and you start. The best part is the ending. Knowing that you just made

something for someone else.

Makes me happy.

Stuffed Bread Bowls

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut top of bread bowl and hollow out. Brush with olive oil, inside and top of bread.

Combine in a bowl...1.5 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese, 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 3 cloves of garlic chopped, 3 scallions chopped, 1/2 chopped green olives with pimento, 1 cup chopped hard salami, 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery, 1/2 cup mayo and 1/2 tsp oregano

Mix well and pour into bread bowl.

Wrap well with foil and bake for approx. 40-45 minutes.

Pull out of oven and let set for 10 minutes before cutting.

Cut into 4.

MMMM! Soooo good!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Comfort food

BEEF BRISKET

1 pkg of onion soup mix
1 pkg of brown gravy mix
2 cloves of garlic chopped

2-3 tbls olive oil

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients above. Make a paste, not to wet. If you need more
oil, add some more a bit at a time. Prepare you brisket to be wrapped in foil.
Spread paste on top of whole brisket.
Wrap into a pouch. Make sure it's wrapped good where no steam leaks.
Bake for one hour at 425 degrees. Then reduce your oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Bake for 2 more hours, depending on the size of you brisket. If it its a larger than
normal brisket, add another hour.

Open the pouch carefully, the steam will be hot.

The meat will fall apart. Our favorite is to serve this over mashed potatoes, but

you could also use rice, noodles, anything really.

It's delicious.

Pudding Cake

1 pkg of yellow cake mix

1 pkg of instant pudding, vanilla or chocolate

2 cups milk

1/3 cup sugar

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Make the cake mix according to package. Pour into a 13X9 greased pan.

Pour pudding mix in a separate bowl. Add milk and sugar. Mix well, until thick.

Pour pudding over cake mix.

Bake for approx. 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Let cool, store in fridge.

Tasty Thursday ~ Fruit Salsa

FRUIT SALSA

2 cups of diced fruit, such as, kiwi, pineapple,

mango, papaya, strawberries

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/4 cup chopped red onion

1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped

2 T fresh lime juice

salt and pepper to taste

Gently toss together all ingredients. Chill and serve with cracker or chips. Also

can be served on chicken or fish.

For more Tasty Thursday

"Entertaining" recipes, check out

Trista at The Pumpkin Patch

Tasty Thursday ~ Deep Dish Pasta Casserole

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1 14oz jar spaghetti sauce

1 lb can stewed tomatoes

8oz of shell macaroni

1 pint sour cream

6oz shredded provolone

8oz shredded mozzarella

Cook ground beef; drain. Add onions, garlic powder, sauce and tomatoes. Cook shell macaroni. Drain. In a deep dish casserole, layer as follows: 1/2 shells, 1/2 meat sauce, 1/2 sour cream,

all provolone, repeat and top with mozzarella. Bake covered at 350 degrees for approx.

35-40 minutes. Remove cover and cook until cheese melts and browns.

Trista is the host for Tasty Thursday. Go check out some more recipes at The Pumpkin Patch.

Cooking on Tuesday.......

MUSHROOM SOUP

1 Tbl butter
6oz fresh mushrooms, cleaned, sliced and chopped
1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
salt/pepper to taste

In sauce pan, saute' mushrooms in butter for about 1 minute. Add cream and milk slowly, stirring constantly, until it boils. Lower heat, keep stirring. Salt/pepper to taste. Serve immediately


MARMALADE CHICKEN BAKE

1 5-6 lb whole chicken
1 cup orange marmalade
2 TBL Worcestershire sauce
4-5 tsp old bay seasoning
2 tsp minced onion
1 TBL fresh parsley, chopped

Place chicken on rack in roasting pan. Mix all ingredients and pour over chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for approx 1.5 hours. Baste often.


GINGER PEAR CHEESCAKE CUPS

1 can pear slices, drained, reserve juice
12 ginger snap cookies, crushed
1/4 cup cream cheese softened
1 cup cool whip topping

Sprinkle half of crushed cookies evenly into 4 dessert cups. Stir together cream cheese and 4Tbl of reserved pear juice. Stir in cool whip. Spoon mixture evenly over crushed cookies and top with pear slices and remaining crushed cookies.