AMISH CABBAGE ROLLS.

for when the weather gets cooler.


    1 large savoy cabbage
    2 pounds lean ground beef
    2 medium to large onions
    2 tablespoons canola or Bertolli olive oil .. or even butter is fine
    1 cup white or brown rice. . . and 2 cups water
    3 Eggland’s Best eggs
    1 1/2 teaspoons Morton salt
    1 teaspoon pepper
    2 cans tomato soup
    2 small bottles (individual serving sizes) tomato juice or vegetable cocktail . .like V8
    1 can or small carton chicken broth

Ingredients

In the bag that you brought your savoy cabbage home. . .place the cabbage in the freezer and leave for 12 hours or overnight.. . .remove and leave to thaw at room temperature. .this will take awhile. . so I often take it the night before the day I want to make the cabbage rolls. The leaves will be soft and easy to use without having to boil them.

In a small saucepan or a microwave safe covered dish. . .cook the rice. . set aside to cool. The rice can be made the day ahead and kept chilled in the refrigerator overnight.

Chop the onions fine and saute them slowly until they are golden brown. . .set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, break apart the ground beef, add the salt, pepper, eggs, sauteed onions and the rice. . mix together until combined. . use your hands.

Cooled down a little here today.  Only 85 deg. had the windows open for awhile but closed now.

I turned on my big counter over.  Put a good size chicken in and now just took it out looks good. Cut up some potatoes and tossed them in the pan and they back in the oven to roast. Should be O.K now for a couple of days. A chicken will do about 4 meals for me.

Cut this recipe down for amount you want. Don't know how it would freeze. I have some big Cup Cake pan. Think I may split it and put into them. Then maybe they would freeze.


BUNDT PAN BREAKFAST.

1 cup diced Ham
2 c tater tots…still frozen
1 dozen whisked eggs
1 can ( Pilsbury Grands biscuits..diced up (raw)
2 c. Cheese…your choice…I used Cheddar
1/4 c milk

All mixed together. Put in greased bundt pan. Bake on 400 degrees for 45 mins. When done flip onto platter and cut and serve

"HOW TO MAKE REFRIGERATOR DILL PICKLES | HOMEMADE RECIPE

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20 HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM RECIPES

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Thanks, MarsGal, I plan to keep a very close eye on it as I haven't had any type of microwave for a number of years. I placed photos of my new kitchen, a gift to myself for my birthday on Monday. It only took me 66 years to downsize and reorganize, guess I'm slow!   

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=11.msg94322#msg94322

Angel.

You look to be as big a collector of kitchen gadgets. I have so many sitting on the cabinets. Not use my regular oven in years. Now I still would like one of those Instant Pots I think. Maybe I can get rid of a couple of the other things.

JeanneP. I have the toaster oven slash convection oven and the converter microwave because my oven doesn't work and my landlord says it does because it reaches a certain temperature for five minutes. I also have an iron skillet and the Instapot. I do have seven silicone utensils and that is my entire collection, my entire kitchen right there. I am not collecting as I am rapidly downsizing.

Summer Salad Ideas from Better Homes and Gardens, that eat like a meal;

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/salads/summer/salad-recipes-ideas/?slideId=a027bedf-72c9-4e48-8dfa-84cf6ac2be4b&utm_source=bhg-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bhgdailyrecipe_080917&did=163703-20170809

Fresh Strawberry Syrup

This Fresh Strawberry Syrup is delicious and sweet on pancakes, waffles, snow cones, and ice cream! Fresh grown strawberries, sugar, maple syrup, and butter are all the ingredients you need for yummy strawberry syrup!
prep time: 5 MINScook time: 5 MINStotal time: 10 mins
INGREDIENTS:


1 pint fresh strawberries
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup or pancake syrup
1 teaspoon butter
INSTRUCTIONS


Wash strawberries and cut the tops off. Place berries in a blender and process until smooth.
In a large saucepan, mix pureed strawberries, sugar, syrup, and butter. Heat over medium high heat until boiling. Continue to boil while stirring, another 1-2 minutes.
Remove pan for heat and allow syrup to cool slightly. Optional: pour syrup through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds.
Pour slightly warm syrup into a serving container for drizzling. Refrigerate leftovers.
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This simple strawberry syrup can be used on ice cream, in frozen drinks, over fresh biscuits - the dessert possibilities are really endless for this amazing recipe! I would say hands down though, we prefer this syrup on frozen waffles or pancakes and these Jimmy Dean Pancakes on a Stick are absolutely perfect with a big drizzle of strawberry syrup or even as a dip for these pancakes in a small dish.

Cold Fudge cake from Mr.Food

https://www.mrfood.com/Cakes/Cold-Fudge-Cake/ml/1/e/uLVWPj8ktGG8VbdCMDSlQcdz99QQZ4lyNPKJodqkol0%3D/?utm_source=ppl-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mrfooddaily20170812

Swedish sandwich cake with video.

http://thewhoot.com.au/whoot-news/recipes/swedish-cake-sandwich?omhide=true

That is certainly different, Angel.

We had spaghetti for our hot meal.  Put the leftover sauce in the freezer to use in the next couple of weeks.  Now I'm ready for an ice cream treat. 

Your wish was my command!   

https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganshanahan/29-next-level-ice-cream-treats-you-can-make-at-home-this-sum?utm_term=.ch4zQlkkb#.gnvyYkooG

Whoa, lots of ice cream treats that I couldn't even imagine.  One of my favorites is an old fashioned root beer float.  And it has to be root beer for me.  No other soda pop has the that taste that I love combined with ice cream.

I made a corn (pudding?) dish yesterday from a recipe from the 1930s.  It was pretty good and very simple.
1 can cream-style corn or 2 cups fresh corn
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 scant teaspoon salt (a little less than a tsp)
A sprinkle of pepper
2 eggs
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons melted butter

Mix and cook 30 min. At 350 degrees (slide a knife in, and if it comes out clean it's good)

Hey, I remember that corn recipe from childhood!

Also, my first tax paying job was at a drive in as a roller skating car hop and no it wasn't easy to stop at a car with a full tray while on roller skates!    I served lots and lots of A&W root beer floats back then!

Not in a cooking mood today. I made some small meatloaves last week so will just take one of those out of the freezer.  So small new potatoes and green beens and bacon should do it.

Turned hot here again so closed up in the A/C Never in the mood to do anything when closed in like that.

Said I was going to do some housecleaning all day today. Sweeper and wood floors need doing. But as usual. Got to deciding on making things for the freezer. Baked Biscuits, Sausage Patties. Made up a lot of Sausage biscuits. Made 3 meals of fish, Mushroom Tomato sauce. Had one for dinner today.

May still run the sweeper. Raining out.  Going down to 70 tomorrow and so will get more work done.

JeanneP, how do you make your sausage biscuits?  I made sausage muffins a couple of times but got tired of them.

Now if I don't make own Biscuits I just buy them. Frozen Buttermilk. Pillsbury. Buy Jimmy Dean roll of Sausage and cut into 8 patties.. MCdonalds do make a good one. Or if traveling down south can find some good ones. Only time I buy is if on a trip. Just sausage on its own. good to have in the freezer if not in the mood to fix lunch.  I don't care for them on the English Muffins.

Went grocery shopping early today. Monday seems to be the big stocking up after the Sunday sales.
Picked up a family pack of nice size chicken legs.(Usually so skinny)
So as usual spending a day cooking. Have baked all the legs. Put them into small baggies. 3 in each. Ready for freezer.
Also got a frozen pizza. Dr. it up with mushrooms. more cheese. Baked it. Cut into 6 big pieces. Put in seperate bags. Into freezer
Going to try and use sweet potatoes that they say are good for you. Never really liked them. Bought a large on and cubed it. Boiled it 5 min.
While oven on I did this.

Recipe
Directions. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a large bowl, toss the dry onion soup mix, sweet potatoes and vegetable oil until the sweet potatoes are well coated. Arrange the mixture on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender.

Just tasted some.  Not to bad . Used the Lipton Onion Mix

That is it for me.

jeanne I do sweet potatoes and white ones that way but I cut them bite size and add chunks of sweet onions to them.

Jane S.   Now you are not adding the Instant soup packets?  I only had one sweet potato and so adding the whole packet was a little strong tasting .

For years I have been doing the regular potatoes with onions

Jeanne, I cut the potatoes bite size, cut onions chunky znd sometime I put in chunks of green or red sweet pepper.  I mix one envelope of dry onion soup mix with about a third of a cup of some kind of cooking oil ( prefr olive oil) and mix the potatoes and veggies until they are all coated.  Then I bake them at 375º for about 20 to 25 minutes.  They get nice and brown on the outside and soft in the middle.  I try to remember to stir them at least once while they're cooking.

Sometimes i mixe sweet potatoes and white once if I don't have enough of one or the other and that's pretty good, too.

JeanneP,  I love sweet potatoes.   I have been baking one in the microwave for a couple minutes or until it is soft.  I wrap it in a paper towel.  When it is done,  I take the skin off and mash up the potato.   Mix in a good amount of butter,  couple tablespoons,  some cinnamon/sugar mixture, and sprinkle some chopped walnuts and heat it all back up in the microwave.  So good !   You could use brown sugar,  but I have a cinnamon/sugar mixture that I use on toast and fruit, so I just use that. 

I also like sweet potato fries, but don't make them.  I buy them from  Schwans, the frozen food company that comes to the house.  I bought one the copper screen pan to fix them in the oven. They get crispy that way.  I sprinkle cinnamon/sugar over them, also.

Joy

I take my root vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, yams, etc. and sprinkle some salt and pepper on them and then roast them in the oven. After that, I divide them up into servings and freeze them.

Jane. I am going to make your mix. Sounds good.

Now I just don't like potatoes if saved in a freezer. The ones like FF bought frozen I will use. I thaw them in M W for a min. Then fry in hot at.

Jane, your recipe for the roasted veggies sounds good.   I used to fix white potatoes years ago similar to that way.

I would take a baking potato and cut it into wedges.  Mix oil, grated cheese, some paprika, in a plastic bag and dump the potato wedges into the bag and make sure they all got coated good and then baked them until they were done.  They were so good.  Haven't had them for a long time.   But, I  can see where the
onion soup mix would be just as good. 

Have you ever tried the roasted brussel sprouts.  Not a lot of people like brussel sprouts, but I love them.  I cut the brussel sprouts in halve and put them in a plastic bag and coat them with balsamic vinegar and some seasonings and roast them until they start turning brown.  They are good, also.

Need to get some lunch, as I am making myself hungry. LOL

Joy

I'm trying to teach myself to like Brussels Sprouts and that way sounds like I might be able to make some progress.  If anyone has any at the Farmers Market this Sunday, I think I'll try it.  Thanks, Joy

How long do you roast them and what seasonings do you use?

Joy, I love baked Brussels sprouts although my husband isn't too fond of them.  I just sprinkle them with olive oil and salt and bake till tender.d

FLA Jeanne, that corn recipe is the same one my mother used to make. I don't make it often, but I do occasionally and love it.

Jane, I just use olive oil and salt most of the time with the brussells sprouts. However I have also added bacon bits. I bake them about 20 mins or so. Not sure.

I made a Greek shrimp pasta dish yesterday that was delicious:  Cut-up cooked shrimp, pasta, cut-up canned artichokes, cut-up tomatoes, feta cheese, spinach blanched with hot pasta water, mix all with vinaigrette.  Yummy and healthy I used whole grain thin spaghetti for pasta, but I have also used penne and fettucini in the past.
Sharon