Some Stuffing for Thanksgiving!

I found this recipe on the internet. It is DELICIOUS!!!

Cornbread Stuffing

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

mix together:

2 (8.5 ounce) packages of cornbread muffin mix
1 (8 ounce) can of cream-style corn
2 eggs
1/2 cup of yogurt
1/4 cup of milk

Do not over mix. Just mix until it is moistened. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

* I should note that this cornbread recipe is delicious. I was licking the bowl in a frenzy. I have never tasted cornbread batter that was so good!

In a skillet:

Melt 1/2 cup of butter

Then add:

1 onion, finely chopped
2 celery
1 green bell pepper finely chopped
4 cloves of minced garlic, or about 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic powder

Saute in butter, over medium heat.

When onion is tender, add:

2 teaspoons of Thyme
1 teaspoon of dried Basil
2 teaspoons of dried Oregano
2 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper

Crumble the baked cornbread and put combine with other ingredients from the skillet

Then add:

1 to 2 (14.5 ounce) cans of chicken broth-- add until stuffing is to desired consistency.

Other Thanksgiving recipes!

The Story of My First Lasagna

I loved Lasagna when I was little. It was my favorite food. My mom would make it from scratch then, but, me being so young, I didn't ever take part in the making of the lasagna. Then one Sunday I took on the task of making lasagna all on my own. I had a couple recipes to choose from, plus an idea of what to simply do in my head. I combined all these together to create this: My First Lasagna!

Sauce:

16 oz package of sausage cooked with half an onion diced

14.5 oz can of stewed tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon of Garlic Powder

1 cup of spaghetti sauce-- I use Tone's Spaghetti seasoning and make the recipe that makes 4 cups

1 small can of tomato paste

Add to taste:

Basil

Oregano

Italian seasoning

Cheese Mixture

15 oz container of Ricotta

1/4 cup of Parmesan

1 egg

Add to Taste:

Parsley

Cook 1 box of lasagna noodles.

Layer 1: Sauce
Layer 2: noodles
Layer 3: cheese mixture
Layer 4: noodles

Repeat until all ingredients are gone. Try to top off with the sauce. When completed pour remaining Spaghetti sauce on top. Cover with Mozarella and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

Wok-ing Ramen!

Last night I made a delicious meal. Here's what I used:

1 pound of diced steak

1-2 tablespoons of oil

Montreal Steak Seasoning.

Garlic Salt

1/2 of a white or yellow onion

1 tablespoon of butter

2 packs of Beef Ramen

And here's what I did:

First I put the meat and oil in the wok and cooked the meat. I flavored it with the Montreal Steak Seasoning and garlic salt. I set it aside. I started boiling water for the Ramen. Then I chopped up the onion and put it in the wok. I put the Ramen noodles in the boiling water and put the flavor packets in the wok with the meat and the onion. Then I put the butter in the wok along with the fully cooked Ramen and cooked everything together. I served it with some broccoli. It was delicious!

*If you just cook the meat with the seasoning, garlic salt and some onion and put it on some salad. That was delicious too!

It's all About the Cream of Chicken

Tonight I once again pulled out my friend cream of chicken soup and I mixed in about a 1/2 a cup of vinegar and a 1/2 a cup of water. Then I put in about a 1/4 cup of sour cream and about 3/4 cup (maybe a little less) of milk. I chopped up some green onions, threw those in as well and mixed it all together. I threw in about 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar in the end just for fun.

Mind you this is another "to taste" recipe so you may want to add ingredients a little at a time and taste as you go.

I then got about 3 chicken breasts and placed them in a casserole dish. I poured some stuffing mix on top along with a few pats of butter. I poured about a 1/4 cup of water over the chicken and the stuffing and then I poured the sauce, see above, on top.

There was a lot of sauce so you really could include more chicken if you like. I'm going to throw it in the oven tonight and cook it at 350 for about 20-30 min.

OK in actuality I haven't tasted this so I don't know how good it will be, but I did taste here and there as I was making it and it did agree with me so I'm sure it will be a delicious dish. My plan is to serve it over rice, but if I had potatoes I think I would serve it over those instead.

Birthday Dinner!

Alfredo Sauce

I got this off the internet and I love it. I use skim milk in mine and it tastes great. I've even heard of someone using low fat cream cheese it still tastes good.

Melt 1/2 cup of butter in medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add 8 oz of cream cheese and 2 teaspoons of garlic powder. Sir with whisk until smooth. Add 2 cups of milk a little at a time, whisking to smooth out the lumps. Stir in 6 oz (about 3/4 cups) of grated Parmesan Cheese. Add pepper to taste.

Mandarin Chicken Salad

A favorite recipe that I got from a friend a while back. Very delicious and, with some planning, it can be very simple to throw together.

2 to 4 chicken breast boiled

1 bunch red lettuce

1 bunch green lettuce

4 or so Green onions

1/2 a head of cabbage

Slice, dice, rip, tear and then put it in a bowl. Then add:

Sunflower seeds

Sesame seeds

Almonds (chopped however you please)

To taste.

Wait There's more.

1 can of mandarin oranges

2 packets of Chicken Ramen Noodles crunched up (save flavor packets for dressing)

Mix salad ingredients all together. Now it's time to make the dressing.

Dressing

1/4 cup of sugar

2 teaspoons of salt

1/2 cup of rice vinegar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 season packets from the Chicken Ramen

Pour dressing over salad, shortly before serving, and toss it all together.