Märia's Corn Chowder

Sauté in a big pot 4-6 strips of bacon, 1 Tbl minced garlic and 1-2 onions (I use a Pam spray instead of butter or oil).

Put in 1/2c. thinly sliced celery, 1/2c. thinly sliced carrots, 4-6 small cut potatoes, 48oz container of broth/stock (any flavor works).

Let cook for 10 minutes on low-medium heat, stirring every 1-2 minutes. Put in 2-3 cans creamed corn, 1/2c. shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4c. cheddar cheese, 2 Tbl sour cream and 1 can evaporated milk.

Let cook until carrots and potatoes are soft, stirring every 1-2 minutes (this will take approx 10 more minutes). Salt and pepper to taste.

Easy Apple Crisp

Quick Apple Crisp
Ingredients:
5 Granny Smith apples
1 package (9 ounces) yellow cake mix
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Vanilla ice cream or thawed, frozen whipped topping (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Peel, core and slice apples. Cut apples in half. Place apples in Deep Dish Baker.
2. Combine cake mix, sugar, cinnamon, butter and nuts in Classic Batter Bowl. Mix until crumbly. Sprinkle mixture evenly over apples.
3. Bake 35-40 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping, if desired.

Want it Fast? Microwave on High about 15 minutes.


Yield: 10 servings

Nutrients per serving: Calories 240, Total Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 3.5 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Carbohydrate 33 g, Protein 2 g, Sodium 210 mg, Fiber 2 g


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Masman Beef Stew

2-3 lbs. beef roast, cubed into 1 ½" chunks

1 13.5 oz. can coconut milk (Get a brand that lists coconut as the first ingredient, not water)

1/3 c. Masman curry paste
3- 3 1/2 tsp salt
5 rounded TBSP sugar
4 or 5 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 lb. baby carrots
1 large sweet onion, chopped
¾ c raw peanuts. Peel them and brown in a fry pan: remove red skins.

In a large pot add coconut milk and 1/3 c. curry paste, mix well.
Heat pot to medium high and stir. You can adjust the amount of curry paste you put in, depending on how hot and spicy you like it.When it starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium. Reduce the mixture for 5 mins. Add cubed beef roast and half of the onion and stir. Sprinkle 3- 31/2 tsp salt and 5 rounded TBSP sugar over the beef and stir. Cover pot and cook on medium heat for 30 mins and then add the peanuts. Stir occasionally and keep covered. When meat is fork tender, add the carrots and potatoes. (About 2 hours) Cover and cook on med. low heat until the vegetables are almost tender. Add enough water to cover the meat and vegetables, increase the heat to boiling. Once it boils reduce heat and cook for about 30 more mins- UNCOVERED. Stir often. Good with French bread

April Cooking Night

Easy Bundt Cake

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan. (I just use baking spray with flour.)combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, eggs, water, sour cream, and vanilla. beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for about 1 hour.

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce)package cake mix
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant pudding mix
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup hot water
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

I like to mix and match cake and pudding and chip flavors. Be Creative! My favorite is chocolate cake with chocolate pudding drizzled with homemade coconut pecan frosting.

Niya's Skiyaki

I hope these directions make sense.

Ingredients:

Very thin sliced Beef
Yam noodles
Green Onions
Mushrooms
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons Aji-mirin
4 teaspoons sugar

Directions

Mix soy sauce, Aji-mirin and sugar in a skillet. Heat mixture.

Slice onions, mushrooms and beef.

Cook yam noodles, onions, mushrooms, and beef in soy sauce mixture. The noodles will turn brown and pick up the flavor of the sauce. The beef will cook quickly because it is thin. Cook until it looks done.

Serve over Rice.

Jill's Flour Tortillas

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup hot water

Mix salt into flour. Cut shortening into flour until uniform crumbly texture is reached. Add hot water gradually, mixing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Knead with your hands on a floured surface until dough is elastic and smooth - about 4 minutes. Cover and let dough rest for 10 minutes. Divide dough into 12 golf ball sized balls. Roll out one at a time on floured surface approximately 7 inches in diameter. Cook on a hot ungreased griddle 10 to 30 seconds on ease side - until spotted and tender. Serve immediately or keep warm until ready to use.