| RECIPES 2 |
This week when it was Winn's turn to cook, he made a delicious homemade chicken potpie.
On my night, I made a frozen fajitas dinner kit. I'm sure I'm a terrible disgrace to my
mother... Here's the potpie recipe:
ALL-AMERICAN TURKEY (OR CHICKEN) POT PIE
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup shortening
1 Tbsp cold butter, cubed
3 to 4 Tbsps cold water
Filling:
1 cup diced peeled potatoes 2 Tbsps flour
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots 1/2 c. milk
1/3 cup chopped celery 1 1/2 c. cubed cooked turkey or chicken
1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 c. frozen peas, thawed
1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 c. frozen corn, thawed
1 Tbsp butter 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup chicken broth 1/4 tsp. dried tarragon
1/4 tsp. pepper
1. In a food processor, combine flour and salt; cover and pulse to blend. Add cheese;
pulse until fine crumbs form. Add shortening and butter; pulse until course crumbs form.
While processing, gradually add water until dough forms a ball.
2. Divide dough in half with one ball slightly larger than the other; wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. For filling, in a large saucepan saute the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in
butter for 5-6 minutes. Add broth; cover and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are
tender.
4. In a small bowl, combine flour and milk until smooth. Gradually add to vegetable mixture.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the remaining
ingredients; simmer 5 minutes longer.
5. Roll out larger pastry ball to fit a 9-inch pie plate; transfer to pie plate. Trim pastry even
with edge. Pour hot turkey filling into crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place
over filling. Trim, seal, and flute edges. Cut slits in top or make decorative cutouts in
pastry.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until crust is light golden brown. Serve
immediately.
Yield: 6 servings.
--Betsy
CHICKEN PESTO PIZZA
This is an excellent and EASY pizza recipe that I thought I'd share with all of you, with
chicken and lots of veggies:
1 pizza crust (Pillsbury pizza dough in the tube works well for something fast)
2 chicken breasts, diced and browned
1 bag of white cheeses (mozzarella/parmesan/asiago
mixture is good)
1 jar of pesto (the best part of the whole pizza!)
cherry tomatoes, sliced
fresh baby spinach (whole leaf)
red onion, cut into large pieces
Bake crust for about 5 minutes at 425 degrees (or per tube of dough instructions) before
putting toppings on (this makes it crispier). Spread pesto over crust (I like about 5 ounces,
half a jar, per pizza). Layer toppings according to your taste buds. Bake until crust is
golden brown. Enjoy!
--Betsy
ELLIE'S ICE CREAM
This is a fun easy way to make ice cream the kids and adults will love.
Vanilla Ice Cream
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp. white sugar
1 cup whole milk
heavyweight ziploc sandwich bag
12 water softener pellets
heavyweight gallon ziploc bag
ice
1. Fill the gallon bag half full of ice, and add the salt pellets. Seal the bag.
2. Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag and seal it.
3. Place the small bag inside the large one and seal it again carefully.
4. Shake until mixture is ice cream, about 5 minutes.
5. Wipe off top of small bag, then open very carefully and enjoy.
For Chocolate Ice Cream - replace vanilla with 1 Tbsp. of hot chocolate powder.
For Peanut Butter Ice Cream - add 1 Tbsp. peanut butter along with the vanilla
--Ellie
On my night, I made a frozen fajitas dinner kit. I'm sure I'm a terrible disgrace to my
mother... Here's the potpie recipe:
ALL-AMERICAN TURKEY (OR CHICKEN) POT PIE
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup shortening
1 Tbsp cold butter, cubed
3 to 4 Tbsps cold water
Filling:
1 cup diced peeled potatoes 2 Tbsps flour
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots 1/2 c. milk
1/3 cup chopped celery 1 1/2 c. cubed cooked turkey or chicken
1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 c. frozen peas, thawed
1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 c. frozen corn, thawed
1 Tbsp butter 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup chicken broth 1/4 tsp. dried tarragon
1/4 tsp. pepper
1. In a food processor, combine flour and salt; cover and pulse to blend. Add cheese;
pulse until fine crumbs form. Add shortening and butter; pulse until course crumbs form.
While processing, gradually add water until dough forms a ball.
2. Divide dough in half with one ball slightly larger than the other; wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. For filling, in a large saucepan saute the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in
butter for 5-6 minutes. Add broth; cover and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are
tender.
4. In a small bowl, combine flour and milk until smooth. Gradually add to vegetable mixture.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the remaining
ingredients; simmer 5 minutes longer.
5. Roll out larger pastry ball to fit a 9-inch pie plate; transfer to pie plate. Trim pastry even
with edge. Pour hot turkey filling into crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place
over filling. Trim, seal, and flute edges. Cut slits in top or make decorative cutouts in
pastry.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until crust is light golden brown. Serve
immediately.
Yield: 6 servings.
--Betsy
CHICKEN PESTO PIZZA
This is an excellent and EASY pizza recipe that I thought I'd share with all of you, with
chicken and lots of veggies:
1 pizza crust (Pillsbury pizza dough in the tube works well for something fast)
2 chicken breasts, diced and browned
1 bag of white cheeses (mozzarella/parmesan/asiago
mixture is good)
1 jar of pesto (the best part of the whole pizza!)
cherry tomatoes, sliced
fresh baby spinach (whole leaf)
red onion, cut into large pieces
Bake crust for about 5 minutes at 425 degrees (or per tube of dough instructions) before
putting toppings on (this makes it crispier). Spread pesto over crust (I like about 5 ounces,
half a jar, per pizza). Layer toppings according to your taste buds. Bake until crust is
golden brown. Enjoy!
--Betsy
ELLIE'S ICE CREAM
This is a fun easy way to make ice cream the kids and adults will love.
Vanilla Ice Cream
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp. white sugar
1 cup whole milk
heavyweight ziploc sandwich bag
12 water softener pellets
heavyweight gallon ziploc bag
ice
1. Fill the gallon bag half full of ice, and add the salt pellets. Seal the bag.
2. Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag and seal it.
3. Place the small bag inside the large one and seal it again carefully.
4. Shake until mixture is ice cream, about 5 minutes.
5. Wipe off top of small bag, then open very carefully and enjoy.
For Chocolate Ice Cream - replace vanilla with 1 Tbsp. of hot chocolate powder.
For Peanut Butter Ice Cream - add 1 Tbsp. peanut butter along with the vanilla
--Ellie
This is my friend’s recipe for roasted potatoes. They are SOOOOOooooo good!! I
thought you might like to try them.
Brenda
ROASTED POTATOES
1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup
2 lbs potatoes and/or sweet potatoes, cubed
1 med onion, chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
Put all ingredients in a large ziplock bag. Gently shake until potatoes are coated. Put
potatoes in a baking dish and bake @ 425° for 35-40 minutes or until done.
thought you might like to try them.
Brenda
ROASTED POTATOES
1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup
2 lbs potatoes and/or sweet potatoes, cubed
1 med onion, chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
Put all ingredients in a large ziplock bag. Gently shake until potatoes are coated. Put
potatoes in a baking dish and bake @ 425° for 35-40 minutes or until done.
MANDY'S LASAGNE
This recipe is for 6 servings in a 12x8x2 pan. I used 1 1/2 to make the pan size that I
brought to Thanksgiving.
12 oz cottage cheese
2 c (8oz) mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 eggs
1/3 c parsley
1 t. onion powder
1/2 t dried basil leaves
1/8 t pepper
32 oz spaghetti sauce
3/4 c ground beef, cooked ( i used a bit more than that; Steve likes it meatier)
9 lasagne noodles, regular uncooked
3/4 c water
mix cheeses, eggs, parsley, onion powder, basil, and pepper until well blended; set aside.
In another bowl, mix spaghetti sauce and cooked ground beef. In 12x8x2 baking dish
spread 3/4 c meat sauce. Layer 3 noodles and top with meat sauce. Spread with 1/2 of
cottage cheese mix and 1 1/2 c meat sauce. Layer 3 more noodles on top of meat sauce.
Spread with remaining cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles and
remaining sauce. Pour water around edges.
You can freeze if you want. I usually make 6 at a time and bring it out when we have
guests. They take at least a day to thaw. You can cook from frozen -- it says to add 30
minutes to cooking time, but in my experience it takes probably an hour extra.
Bake uncovered at 375 for 45 minutes. Make sure middle is hot, then uncover and bake
an additional 15 minutes.(I usually add some shredded cheese on top at this point) Let
stand 10 minutes, then serve with parmesan cheese.
This recipe is for 6 servings in a 12x8x2 pan. I used 1 1/2 to make the pan size that I
brought to Thanksgiving.
12 oz cottage cheese
2 c (8oz) mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 eggs
1/3 c parsley
1 t. onion powder
1/2 t dried basil leaves
1/8 t pepper
32 oz spaghetti sauce
3/4 c ground beef, cooked ( i used a bit more than that; Steve likes it meatier)
9 lasagne noodles, regular uncooked
3/4 c water
mix cheeses, eggs, parsley, onion powder, basil, and pepper until well blended; set aside.
In another bowl, mix spaghetti sauce and cooked ground beef. In 12x8x2 baking dish
spread 3/4 c meat sauce. Layer 3 noodles and top with meat sauce. Spread with 1/2 of
cottage cheese mix and 1 1/2 c meat sauce. Layer 3 more noodles on top of meat sauce.
Spread with remaining cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles and
remaining sauce. Pour water around edges.
You can freeze if you want. I usually make 6 at a time and bring it out when we have
guests. They take at least a day to thaw. You can cook from frozen -- it says to add 30
minutes to cooking time, but in my experience it takes probably an hour extra.
Bake uncovered at 375 for 45 minutes. Make sure middle is hot, then uncover and bake
an additional 15 minutes.(I usually add some shredded cheese on top at this point) Let
stand 10 minutes, then serve with parmesan cheese.