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Day: July 30, 2023

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GRANDMA’S COUNTRY WHITE BREAD

Fantastic recipe! I opted to use regular flour, emulating what Grandma Van Doren probably did, as I’m pretty sure “bread flour” wasn’t a thing during her time. A little tip: if you double the amount of yeast, it halves the rising time, which is a real time-saver.

This bread is incredibly delicious and surprisingly easy to make using a mixer. I like to place the unbaked loaves in disposable bread pans and freeze them before they rise. That way, I can enjoy fresh home-baked bread anytime. Simply leave the frozen dough out on the
counter in the morning to rise throughout the day, then bake it in the evening. This bread pairs wonderfully with all kinds of food, but be warned, it disappears fast!
Wow, this recipe is truly impressive! I’m a big fan of baking bread and it’s always disappointing when it turns out dense. This bread, however, was beautifully light with a soft and chewy crust! I ended up using 4 packets of Rapid Rise Yeast since that’s what I had on hand. Regular all-purpose flour worked just fine too. I allowed the dough to rise for an hour between each step and let the cinnamon rolls rise an additional 35 minutes while the bread baked. The result? Two nice loaves and a generous batch of 18 cinnamon rolls topped with cream cheese icing. Delicious! We polished off an entire loaf with a Peasant soup for dinner and had a cinnamon roll for dessert. I’m stuffed! The bread has a nice tangy flavor and a wonderful texture. Don’t hesitate, you must TRY IT!

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups lukewarm water
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons yeast
1/3 cup oil
1 tablespoon salt
6 to 7 cups unbleached ground white wheat flour (Alternatively, regular all-purpose flour can be used. This might require a little more quantity, around 8 cups, leading to a softer, less coarse bread.)
Optional: 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten (applicable if you’re using whole white wheat flour)

PROCEDURE & INSTRUCTIONS:

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Healthy
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Chicken Noodle Soup!

Have you ever try something so delicious that you could barely bear it ? This is 1 those recipes. When you making this recipe, you will feeling like you died & went to heaven.
Simple & easy, my family loves this recipe so much. If it was for them, I would do this every single day! Try it, you will love it!

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

4 tsp. kosher salt, divided

2 lb. bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, preferably a mix of chicken thighs and breasts

8 c. low-sodium chicken stock

4 c. cold water

2 sprigs fresh thyme

1 bay leaf

1 small yellow onion, coarsely chopped (about 1 1/4 c.)

2 stalks celery, sliced ⅛” thick (about 1 1/4 c.)

1 large carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, sliced 1/8″ thick (about 1 c.)

6 oz. wide egg noodles

1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1/4 c. finely chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

  1. Step 1In a large, deep pot over medium-high heat, heat oil. Season chicken on all sides with 2 teaspoons salt, then add to pot skin side down. Cook, undisturbed, until golden brown on one side, about 5 minutes, then turn and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 5 minutes more.
  2. Step 2Add stock, water, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a bare simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast registers 165°, 20 to 30 minutes.
  3. Step 3Transfer chicken breasts to…

Continue reading directions with a video on the next page

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Beef
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Oklahoma fried onion burger

A few weekends ago, we were all watching Cook’s Country together (yes, my 5-year-old loves watching cooking shows. It warms my heart). They were doing a thing called Oklahoma Fried Onion Burgers and they looked delicious.
For some reason this episode has aired at least 3 or 4 times in the span of 2 weeks and I finally told SP I had to do it. So he picked up some ground beef from the store and I was planning on making some beef on Saturday for dinner. Then we had a ridiculously huge lunch and couldn’t bear the thought of eating again. The minced meat went to the freezer, where it was quickly forgotten. I finally remembered I wanted to make the recipe and put the burgers on the menu a couple of nights ago. It was so good that I had to write it down right away.

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HOW TO MAKE SAUSAGE GREEN BEAN POTATO CASSEROLE

With the holidays right around the corner, this is the perfect dish to add to the menu for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. We have a green bean side dish with our holiday meal and this is a hearty side dish that will go with the turkey, ham and prime rib perfectly.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR THIS SIDE DISH

  • Sausage Kielbasa
  • Baby creamer potatoes
  • Green beans
  • Oil, butter
  • Onions, garlic
  • Slap Ya Mama seasoning
  • Garlic powder
  • Black pepper
  • Red pepper flakes

HOW TO MAKE SAUSAGE GREEN BEAN POTATO CASSEROLE

  1. Preheat oven to 400° and spray a 9×13 baking dish with a non stick spray
  2. Wash creamer potatoes, cut in half and add to a sealable gallon size baggie.
  3. Add oil, seasonings, pepper and red pepper flakes to baggie. Shake to coat.
  4. In a large frying pan, add sausage and water, and cook over medium high heat until sausage has browned and most of water has evaporated. Should take less than 30 minutes.
  5. Remove sausage from pan and when cool enough add to baggie.
  6. Melt butter in frying pan and add onions and garlic, cook until onions are translucent.
  7. Let cool for a few minutes and then when cool enough, add to baggie and shake to mix.
  8. Lastly, add green beans to baggie, shake to mix and then empty contents into prepared baking dish.
  9. Cover with foil and place in the oven. Bake for 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  10. Carefully remove from oven and enjoy!

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Beef
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How to make potatoes and meatballs

Layer potatoes and meatballs with bechamel sauce. Is one of the most popular French treats enjoyed by everyone around the globe. It is a super easy dish to make, requires a little effort and time but is worth it. It is a perfect dish for a typical supper or even for an intimate family dinner for any occasion. Give this recipe a must-try for some cheesy and oh-so-yummy layer potatoes and meatballs with bechamel sauce. Once you try this recipe, it is going to be one of your favorites!

Ingredients

Potatoes & Meatballs

  • 3 Potatoes Peeled & boiled
  • 1 Onion Diced
  • 500 grams Minse
  • 1 Rsp Parsley Chopped
  • 1 Pinch Paprika
  • 125 Grams Mozzarella Cheese
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Bechamel Sauce

  • 5 Tblsp Butter
  • 4 Tblsp Plain Flour
  • 4 Cups Milk
  • 2 Tsp salt
  • 1/2 Tsp Nutmeg

Instructions

Bechamel Sauce

  • Before anything else, we’re going to make a basic béchamel sauce for use later in the recipe!
  • First, get a medium saucepan and melt your butter over medium-low heat.
  • Add in flour and stir it all up until it gets smooth.
  • Keep cooking your mixture until it all turns a light golden color, for about six or seven minutes.
  • In the meantime, heat your milk in a separate pan until it’s almost at a boil.
  • Once it’s hot enough, gradually add your hot milk one cup at a time to the butter, continually whisking the entire time until it’s smooth.
  • Once all the milk is incorporated, bring the whole thing to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring it constantly. Season it at the end with salt and nutmeg and you’re good to go

Potatoes & Meatballs

  • Now that your sauce is ready, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  • Next, get a big bowl and throw in your package of beef along with you chopped parsley and paprika. Add a little bit of salt and pepper as well.
  • Once all the ingredients are together, mix together all the ingredients until they’re evenly combined.
  • Next, peel three potatoes and boil them until they’re semi-soft, around seven minutes. Once they’re ready, take them out and chop them into slices arranging them around the bottom of a round glass baking dish. Lay one layer flat on the bottom and arrange another layer around the sides as well.
  • After that, get your meat mixture and work it into ice cream scoop-sized meatballs—the entire thing should form about 15 meatballs.
  • Next, arrange them on your slices of potato that you laid out earlier.
  • Once you’ve got your meatballs placed together, use your remaining slices of potato to put walls between the meatballs so each one has its own compartment.
  • Pour your béchamel sauce into each one of the “compartments” until it’s relatively full and top the entire thing with a thin layer of shredded mozzarella.
  • Finally, throw the entire dish in your preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • Once it’s done, you’ll have a deliciously cheesy and creamy French casserole-style dish that the whole family will love!

Notes

If you do not like to use bechamel sauce in your recipes you can replace it with cooking cream (as this does not curdle when cooked)

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