Time = Pot Pie

My cooking evolves depending on how quick someone comes through and grabs my grub.

So.. One night cooking, waiting on my Conchito to come home I

~ Cubed Chicken Breast, Seasoned'em & tossed'em in the oven @ 425

& tossed some Veggies, Boulin Cube, Water on the Stove

So.. the chicken was roasted the veggies reduced & there was no Conchito so I

~ melted 3T butter to veggies & tossed in chicken bits

~ & after that reduced

~added in a can of cream of mushroom + can of milk

So.. My Dinner had morphed into a Chowder

.. & then my Chowder evolved to a Pot Pie.

So.. I googled this â

Pot Pie Crust
Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter,

chilled and

diced1/4 cup ice water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt.

Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball.

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate.

Place crust in pie plate.

Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.

Dana. (n.d.). Butter flaky pie crust. Retrieved from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/butter-flaky-pie-crust/

PEACHES!!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/peach-ice-cream/detail.aspx

Tyler Brought home a bag of peaches from his boss- So im going to try out this Ice Cream recipe I found @allrecipes.

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, beaten
• 3 1/2 cups white sugar
• 10 fresh peaches, pitted and chopped
• 4 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In large bowl, mix together eggs and sugar until smooth; puree peaches in blender or food processor and stir 5 cups of puree into egg mixture. Stir in cream, half-and-half, vanilla and salt and mix well.
2. Pour mixture into freezer canister of ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

Honestly Delicious Tacos

I picked up a Chicken from the market, In aspirations of making a childhood favorite below. BUT i didnt have the heart to pour canned soup & processed cheese over delicious boiled chicken :) - So I threw that plan out the window and created Honest-to-Goodness Delicious good Tacos!

Chicken

• Over medium heat in a skillet swirl EVOO when warm saute celerly and onions to desired onion clearity
• Add shredded chicken (from the chicken I boiled the night before) after brown browning to desired deliciousness
• then add a can of chopped tomatoes and green chilies.

Beef

Over medium heat Place beef in skillet & start browning

While browning chop up Zucchini and squash, honey onion, Mushrooms, green onions

(basically every veggie i found in the fridge)

By the end of my chopping, my meat is at a good brown-to-pink ratio & moisture is peaking

(if you know what I mean:)

*sprinkle with seasoning* (onion powder, garlic salt, pepper & Cajun blend)

Cover meat-veggie mix to trap condensation that'll steam veggies

Stir to prevent sticking to be bottom & watch your heat to prevent bottom burn

When desired tenderness is achieved -remove lid

& turn up heat & continue tossing until juice has condensed to a well seasoned skillet

Add taco seasoning pack - follow their suggested prep instructions.

**These where GOOD! especially w/the colorful veggie chunks**

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

My mom used to make the best Green Chile Ckicken Enchilada Casserole using tortilla chips (reminds me of an Allsup's Chimi *yum*)- so Instead of calling and asking mom to search through her OVERSTUFFED recipe binder -I searched up this recipe. It's bookmarked queued to my to cook list!

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

3 Plump chicken breasts (about 2.5 cups)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 soup can of milk
1 6 oz. can chopped green chiles
1/2 cup chopped white onion
Bag of tortilla chips
Picante sauce or Salsa
Shredded cheddar cheese or Velveeta
(I prefer the Velveeta, it melts better and makes the casserole cheesier)

Boil chicken breasts til done. Chop or tear into bite size pieces. Layer tortilla chips on the bottom of long casserole dish and press to loosely crush. Place chicken on tortilla layer. Mix together soup, milk, green chiles and onion. Add a little salsa if desired.
Pour over chicken. Cover with the shredded cheese or slices of Velveeta or go crazy and use both. With one handful at a time, lightly crush tortilla chips as you sprinkle them over cheese layer. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Serve with salsa and a dollop of sour cream.

Don't Have eggs- Don't Worry

1 whole egg = 2 tbsp water and 1 tbsp oil and 2 tsp baking powder.

The YUMMIEST Honey Rolls

Praline Delicious Buns + it's Easy!

WARNING they're addictively good

* Thinking back to...to a Mrs. Howell's home eco & remeber making sticky buns out of canned biscuits- In my google search I found Pillsbury Sticky Buns

... So I made a Rendition of this bun with what I had around the house & I call them:

Cami's Honey Buns

Preheat Oven 350 degrees, While preheating place a 8''-9'' baking dish with a * 1/4 cup butter

(to melt butter)

Mix in a bowl:

(Pick a bowls that are good for dipping)

• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1T Cinnamon

Pour in another bowl:

• 1/2 Cup Apple Sauce (mas y menos, use to your liking)

Get the baking dish out of the oven & mix in:

• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons of Honey
• a wink of vanilla (optional)

(Feel free to mix- in whatever you have around)

Cami tested & approved tested options include:

• 1/8 Cup Sliced Almonds
• Sliced Banana
• Sliced Apple

Pop a can of biscuits &

1. Dip'em in the Apple Sauce
2. Roll'em in the Cinnamon Sugar
3. Place'em atop the deliciousness in the baking dish
4. Bake'em 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Cool'em 2 minutes
6. Turn'em upside down onto heatproof serving plate.
   (Let pan remain 1 minute so caramel can drizzle over rolls.)
7. Serve'em up Hot & Fresh
   (but also good stored & reheated - Cami tested :)

PaPa's Minestrone Soup

Tyler's MeMe gave him this recipe along with bowl a delicious soup. Perfect Hearty Soup for a cold day :)

5 Can Soup

• 1.5 lbs ground Beef
• 1 chopped Onion
  *Brown Beef and Onion in Skillet

In a large pot mix:

• 1 Can of Rotel (Hot or Mild)
• 1 Large Can of Ranch Style Beans
• 2 Large Cans of Minestrone soup
• 1 Large Can Beef broth

Add cooked meat & simmer about 20 min.

Dovie Smith's Red Velvet Cake

I asked my Aunt Paula to send me this recipe b/c i was tried of being disappointed with Red Velvet Cakes from bakeries around town.

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Here u go, took me awhile to find my recipe file in the box jungle! this is Mamma's (ur great, great, grandmother's }...Red Velvet Cake:, VIA Dovie Smith:

• 1/2 C Shorting (crisco,hard, not oil)
• 1& 1/2 C Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Adams best Vanilla
• 1 tsp Adams Best Butter Flavor
• 1 oz. (2 1/2 oz. bottles) Adams Red Food colors
• 3 Tbls (leveled)Cocoa (hersery in the dark br can)
• 2&1/2 C sifted swan down cake flour
• 1 C Buttermilk
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1Tbsp White Vinegar
• 1 tsp Baking Soda.

Cream crisco,sugar,eggs,flovors. To one side make a paste of cocoa and food coloring, now add to first mixture. Alternalty: add floor and buttermilk,(just add buttermilk slowly, or u will run out to soon, keep mixture moist to keep from geting a face full of flour!:)) AGAIN, to one side mix soda and vinergar,(use a good size bowl, remember ur chem lad, this is going to boil up). now add this to the cake batter,folding in. This recipe is suppose to make 3 layers, mine are always a little short?, so just try to make them as even as u can, to prepare the cake pans, u have to coat the bottom with crisco,cut wax paper and place in the bottom of the cake pans,then coat wax paper with crisco,again, and then dust with flour, then pour in cake batter. Cook at 350 degrees for 15-25 mins. until a toothpick comes out clean

NO cook Icing for Red Velvet Cake: (DOUBLE THIS ,1 IS NOT ENOUGH)
1LB POWERED SUGAR
1/2 C CRISCO
1TBSP Adams Best Vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt
5 TBSP (1/3 C) MILK

COMBINE:sifted powered sugar, BLEND WELL: about 1/2 the sugar and crisco, flavors and salt. Alternately add the rest of the sugar and enough milk to make a smooth, spredable icing, (add last 1/2 milk slowly so u don't get it to thin, or add a tsp more to make it right, be sure it it not to thin or it will run off the cake.

lov auntie,, bon apitite!

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Special Thanks to my Aunt for taking the time to look-up this recipe & type it out for me.

Much hugs and kisses!

Dump Cobbler

Who knew a Couple Cans of Pie filling and a Butter Cake Mix covered with a sliced stick and a half'ish of butter could make this impressively simple cobbler.

@ 30 mins at 350*

1/2 way there.

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& 30 Minutes more and Shazam! : awesomeness.

-Here I did 1/2 Cherry & 1/2 Apple-

~ you can use any pie filling you would like~

Tip: Check @ 50 minutes Check for dry patches that haven't developed into crust. - place pads of Butter on dry spots. & stick back in the oven to finish it's time.

-*- Duncan Haynes Golden Butter- is the best cake mix I've used so far.(fyi) -*-

My first Meringue

Easter 2008

Family banana pudding recipe with a delicious meringue