Kitchen Chatter

Come Visit Me

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:25:07 GMT

Since I won't be posting any more entries on this journal, please save this address and come visit me. It's cozy and friends are always welcome.

http://makingofahome.blogspot.com/

Good to hear that The Farm and Kitchen Chatter and The Cube will be moved. So I don't have to worry about that. I don't have time to recreate all them. :-)

Most important are friends so please don't lose touch and here is my gmail address as that's the one I use on Blogger. I always check account for mail so you can always reach me there or on AOL mail.

deb.baumgartnerATgmailDOTcom Just change AT to @ and DOT to .

Hope that makes sense. See you on Blogger!

Deb

Just In Case

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:22:07 GMT

Seems there's confusion in J-Land about Journals. My understanding is that Hometown is going away not the Journals. However, just in case I am wrong I already have a backup journal on Blogger. PLEASE save this so we can stay in touch.

http://makingofahome.blogspot.com/

I don't think Journals are going away but I could be wrong.

Make sure you get my email address and you send me yours if you want to stay in touch.

If you post to Kitchen Chatter or the Hippie Farm don't worry. Send me your info and after the dust settles we can start new ones on Blogger.

Keep my info handy and bookmark or subscribe to my Blogger blog.

Hopefully I am right and Journals are going to stay

UPDATE: Well, it's true. Journals are going away. Please let me know where you will be and grab my link. I want to stay in touch with everyone!

OREO SURPRISE

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:29:34 GMT

Oreo Surprise

1 pkg Oreo cookies
1 cup (8 oz.) margarine, melted
1 cup (8 oz.) confectioner's sugar
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
2 tubs Cool Whip, defrosted
2 small boxes Jello Instant Chocolate Pudding

Crush entire package of Oreos to fine consistency (potato masher
Works fine for this). Saving out 1/2 cup of Oreo crumbs for later
Use, mix remaining crumbs and melted margarine and press in bottom of
9 X 13 baking pan. Tamp firmly with spoon or spatula.

Place in refrigerator for 5 minutes.

In large mixing bowl, combine confectioner's sugar, cream cheese and
One (1) tub of cool whip. Beat with electric mixer until thoroughly
Mixed.

Note: Items will mix much more easily if cream cheese and cool whip
Have been set out at room temperature ahead of time.

Take pan from refrigerator, spread cream cheese/Cool Whip/sugar
Mixture evenly over Oreo crust. Spread carefully, as crust will have
Tendency to stick to mixture. Return to refrigerator.

Prepare both boxes of chocolate pudding according to package
Directions. Then quickly retrieve pan from refrigerator and spread
Over top of previous layer. Return to refrigerator for 5 minutes.

Retrieve pan from refrigerator and spread remaining tub of Cool Whip
Evenly over pudding layer.

Sprinkle 1/2 cup of Oreo crumbs (set aside earlier) over top of Cool
Whip layer.

Refrigerate until served. For best results, make the night before.

**i cannot resist oreos...lol**

Tags: dessert, recipe

EGG AND CHEESE PUFFS

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:12:33 GMT

Egg and Cheese Puffs

1 pound bacon
10 eggs, beaten
1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese
1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 (7 ounce) can diced green chile peppers, drained

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, chile peppers and bacon. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Remove cheese mixture from refrigerator; stir in flour, butter, baking powder and salt. Spoon batter into 24 lightly greased muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffs are slightly golden on top.

Tags: egg, cheese, breakfast, recipe

Peel A Hard Boiled Egg

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:29:03 GMT

Check this out. This is very cool and looks like a great way to get a perfect egg every time. It's just one minute long and I think you'll like it.

Macaroni & UnCheese with Tomatoes

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:26:34 GMT

This turned out pretty good and it was not that hard. But, you know I like easy.

This is a vegan recipe, so there's no dairy in this at all.

I served this with some Falafel Chickpea Balls. Very tasty and I'm sure I'll be making this again. You can also serve this with a nice salad.

The original recipe can be found here. I am retyping it since I did not follow the directions very well. LOL

Macaroni & UnCheese with Tomatoes

I tried to get good pictures but this is the best I could do.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb box Barilla Whole Grain Penne Pasta (You should use Macaroni but I didn't have any on hand.)
2 - 3 lbs Roma Tomatoes
2 Onions
2 - 15oz Cans Great Northern Beans
1 cup Nutritional Yeast
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
Crushed Red Pepper - to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees F

Wash, peel and dice onions. Sauté until semi transparent

Wash the tomatoes and remove stems, blemishes and any bad spots. Cut into bite sized pieces. Add to onions and cook until tomatoes are hot but NOT cooked through

Cook pasta until al dente. Drain and put aside

Open the cans of beans, drain and rinse.

Place the beans, nutritional yeast and lemon juice in a food processor. Blend until creamy and smooth.

In a 9x13 pan mix together the cooked pasta, tomatoes and onions, and the bean mix. Make sure everything is mixed well.

Top with a generous shake of Crushed Red Pepper

Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes.

ROASTED TOMATOES WITH GARLIC

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:05:53 GMT

Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic

4 - 6 ripe medium tomatoes
2 - 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 - 2 tsp (5 - 10 ml) dried oregano
4 - 6 tsp (20 - 30 ml) olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Cut the tomatoes in half and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with chopped garlic and oregano. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake in a preheated 325F (180C) oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the centers of the tomatoes are soft and the skin has begun to shrink. Serve hot, cold, or at room temperature. Serves 4 to 6.

**this is yummmmmo**

Tags: tomatoes, appetizer, recipe

Mozzarella Cheese Bursts

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:27:46 GMT

Mozzarella Cheese Bursts

1 (12-oz.) can Pillsbury Golden Layers Refrigerated Biscuits
3 oz. Mozzarella cheese, cut into ten 3/4-inch cubes
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon margarine or butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon fennel seed

Heat oven to 400 F. Separate dough into 10 biscuits. Partially separate each biscuit into 2 layers; insert 1 cheese cube and about 1 teaspoon onion into each opening. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press edges to seal well. Cut a deep X on top of each biscuit. Brush each with margarine; sprinkle with fennel seed. Bake at 400 F. For 7 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm.

Source: Pillsbury.com

Tags: cheese, appetizer, snack, recipe

Rotini Confetti

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:00:13 GMT

No that's not what I started out to cook. I had planned on cooking a delicious sounding dish, but circumstances did not allow that to happen.

I could not get to the store and someone picked up the White Beans I needed for the recipe. I got up yesterday and got ready to cook and found the beans to be the Luck's Brand from ConAgra. That was bad enough but on the label (big enough to see) was "Seasoned With Pork".

ARRRRGGGGHH, I was not ready for that. I could not get to the store and get the beans I needed. But, that's another story for another blog.

I still want to make the Macaroni and Un-cheese recipe but for this weekend I just started pulling stuff out of the cabinets to see what I could throw together. I only cook once a week. Again, that's a topic for another blog.

So, bear with me but here's another mix of stuff. It did turn out pretty good.

This recipe is not rocket science and I'm not sure it's a real recipe. But, it's tasty and will be a nice side to some Portabella Burgers.

ROTINI CONFETTI

Ingredients:

1 box Whole Grain Rotini Pasta
4 Roma Tomatoes chopped
1 can kernel corn
1 can peas
3 small cans of mushrooms
1 can diced tomatoes with juice

This is just a good base recipe. Now just season it up and add whatever else makes you smile. Clean out the cabinets and make dinner. :-)

Directions:

Cook the pasta and drain.

Return to pot.

Add all ingredients (make sure to drain off the corn, peas and mushrooms)

Mix well and let simmer for a little bit

One thing I did do, after the picture was taken, was to add a generous amount of nutritional yeast and stirred it in well.

Looks good and tastes good.

Keep your fingers crossed that I can cook what I want to next weekend!

Baked Cheese Stuffing Casserole

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:53:16 GMT

Baked Cheese Stuffing Casserole

2 cups water

1 Tbsp. Margarine or butter

1 pkg. (6 oz.) Stove Top Stuffing

1 egg, lightly beaten

3/4 cup Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese, divided

Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring water and margarine to boil in large

Saucepan. Stir in stuffing mix; cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5

Min.

Stir egg and 1/2 cup of the cheese into stuffing mixture until

Blended. Spoon into greased 9-inch pie plate. Sprinkle with remaining

1/4 cup cheese.

Bake 20 min. Or until lightly brown and cheese on top is melted.

Special Extra

For a more rounded side dish, stir 1/2 cup cooked broccoli florets or

Chopped cooked mixed vegetables into stuffing mixture before spooning

Into pie plate.

Tags: cheese, stuffing, casserole, recipe