4 cloves of garlic minced
1-10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)
1-14 oz. can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1-10 oz. container prepared Alfredo Sauce
1-cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 oz cream cheese (I have used the whole block in it before too)
Crush the garlic with a knife blade (most times I use the stuff in a jar, it's easier). Mix everything together and pour into a 8X8 pan or casserole dish. Bake covered for 20 minutes at 350. Uncover and bake another 10 minutes. Serve warm, so that the cheese will be gooey.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thursday, January 7, 2010
so it's been forever, sorry, here's a new recipe
Chicken Wrap Bites
2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (partially frozen for better slicing) cut into 1" cubes
1-2 packages of bacon (start with just one package and then adjust) sliced into thirds
brown sugar
chili powder
wrap each chicken cube with a bacon slice and secure with a toothpick. Place them on a foil lined baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with brown sugar and then chili powder. Bake them at 400 or broil them (whichever you prefer) until bacon is cooked and crisped. Serve warm. (I baked them and then put them in a crock pot and they worked fine).
Enjoy!
2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (partially frozen for better slicing) cut into 1" cubes
1-2 packages of bacon (start with just one package and then adjust) sliced into thirds
brown sugar
chili powder
wrap each chicken cube with a bacon slice and secure with a toothpick. Place them on a foil lined baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with brown sugar and then chili powder. Bake them at 400 or broil them (whichever you prefer) until bacon is cooked and crisped. Serve warm. (I baked them and then put them in a crock pot and they worked fine).
Enjoy!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
I forgot an ingredient...
I forgot to put the chicken into the recipe below. I'm also going to try it with ground beef and see how that turns out. Working on a Mexican Lasagna recipe right now. Hopefully that will appear here soon.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Mystery Taco casserole
Ok. So I don't exactly know what to call this recipe....it's got lots of stuff in it that sound strange but the whole family really liked it...even Jake and he is picky.
Ingredients:
1/2 -3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 small onion chopped. (Saute' these until onions are clear in a little water and then drain.)
In bowl: 1 small can cream of mushroom soup (can use low fat)
green pepper/onion mixture
1 cup salsa (your choice on "heat")
2 cups shredded chicken (or 1 can chunk chicken)
1 can whole kernal corn drained
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
After mixed add 1 package of taco shells broken up (the recipe called for small corn tortillas, but our store did not have any). I used the 12 portion hard taco shells and it worked fine, crumbled up into smaller pieces.
When wet mixture is done, put one layer of it in a greased casserole and sprinkle with 1/2 of an 8 oz bag of your favorite cheese. I used colby/jack but I'm sure it would be great with any cheese (pepper jack, cheddar, etc)
Repeat layers. Bake or microwave until cheese is bubbly. I think the oven temp is supposed to be 350, but I used the microwave for 12
minutes and it was great.
Serve warm.
Ingredients:
1/2 -3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 small onion chopped. (Saute' these until onions are clear in a little water and then drain.)
In bowl: 1 small can cream of mushroom soup (can use low fat)
green pepper/onion mixture
1 cup salsa (your choice on "heat")
2 cups shredded chicken (or 1 can chunk chicken)
1 can whole kernal corn drained
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
After mixed add 1 package of taco shells broken up (the recipe called for small corn tortillas, but our store did not have any). I used the 12 portion hard taco shells and it worked fine, crumbled up into smaller pieces.
When wet mixture is done, put one layer of it in a greased casserole and sprinkle with 1/2 of an 8 oz bag of your favorite cheese. I used colby/jack but I'm sure it would be great with any cheese (pepper jack, cheddar, etc)
Repeat layers. Bake or microwave until cheese is bubbly. I think the oven temp is supposed to be 350, but I used the microwave for 12
minutes and it was great.
Serve warm.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Roman on the Radio
As you could tell from reading our other blog....
donaldsonfamily.blogspot.com
Will and I lost one of our greatest friends yesterday. It is truly a heavy blow to both of us. For the last two days I have been trying to wrap my head around it all. It's hard. My mind keeps straying to all the good times though and with John it usually involved food. He loved to eat. We spent many an hour talking about food and how to cook things. If we weren't talking about food we were talking while we ate food. We knew the art of lingering.... we could make a meal last a long time. By the time we were finished, we would almost be ready to start all over again. John was a great conversationalist, a great eater, a great man and one of the world's great "friends". In his honor here is one of the simple recipes that he would cook for us all as we sat around blabbing while he grilled. I'll miss you John...
Grilled chicken Roman's way.
(We usually used chicken breasts, but it works with any chicken parts).
Take raw chicken and wash it under cold water, then place it in a heavy ziplock bag. Pour in Zesty Italian Dressing (we used Kraft most of the time). Let the chicken marinate for at least 4 hours (up to 12 is the most I've tried).
Pull it out and grill it like you would any other chicken on the grill and enjoy. It's full of flavor and moist each and every time.
Please try it and then sit around and enjoy it while talking to friends and really, really take your time and enjoy each other. That's what John would have wanted you to do.
and Roman on the Radio I hope to see you on the "flip side".
dea
donaldsonfamily.blogspot.com
Will and I lost one of our greatest friends yesterday. It is truly a heavy blow to both of us. For the last two days I have been trying to wrap my head around it all. It's hard. My mind keeps straying to all the good times though and with John it usually involved food. He loved to eat. We spent many an hour talking about food and how to cook things. If we weren't talking about food we were talking while we ate food. We knew the art of lingering.... we could make a meal last a long time. By the time we were finished, we would almost be ready to start all over again. John was a great conversationalist, a great eater, a great man and one of the world's great "friends". In his honor here is one of the simple recipes that he would cook for us all as we sat around blabbing while he grilled. I'll miss you John...
Grilled chicken Roman's way.
(We usually used chicken breasts, but it works with any chicken parts).
Take raw chicken and wash it under cold water, then place it in a heavy ziplock bag. Pour in Zesty Italian Dressing (we used Kraft most of the time). Let the chicken marinate for at least 4 hours (up to 12 is the most I've tried).
Pull it out and grill it like you would any other chicken on the grill and enjoy. It's full of flavor and moist each and every time.
Please try it and then sit around and enjoy it while talking to friends and really, really take your time and enjoy each other. That's what John would have wanted you to do.
and Roman on the Radio I hope to see you on the "flip side".
dea
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Mimi's cheesecake recipe
My grandmother left behind a wonderful recipe that is one of my favorites. I thought I would share it with you.
2 packs graham crackers crushed
1 stick melted margarine
*mix this together and line bottom and sides of a 9 X 13 pan OR crumble some into the bottom of individual parfait glasses.
1 small package lemon jello
1 cup boiling water
3 TBS lemon juice
1-8 oz. package cream cheese (room temp)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 can evaporated milk
Instructions:
1. First of all take the beaters from your electric mixer, the evaporated milk and a metal bowl (to whip the milk in) and put them all in the frig to chill.
2. Dissolve the jello in the boiling water; add the lemon juice and then chill until cooled (do not let it start to gel)
3. Cream the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together.
4. Add the cooled jello mixture and beat it until it's smooth and creamy.
5. In the metal bowl whip the evaporated milk until it's light and airy, like loose whip cream. Do not overbeat or it will just fall flat again, but keep it light.
6. Fold milk into the other mixture. Mix well.
7. Pour into the crumb crust (if using parfait glasses layer twice with the crumb mixture). Put into frig to chill for at least an hour or until set well.
8. Top with your choice of cherry, blueberry, strawberry (I've even used cranberry icecream topping).
***For a lower sugar content, you can use sugar free jello.
Enjoy.
dea
2 packs graham crackers crushed
1 stick melted margarine
*mix this together and line bottom and sides of a 9 X 13 pan OR crumble some into the bottom of individual parfait glasses.
1 small package lemon jello
1 cup boiling water
3 TBS lemon juice
1-8 oz. package cream cheese (room temp)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 can evaporated milk
Instructions:
1. First of all take the beaters from your electric mixer, the evaporated milk and a metal bowl (to whip the milk in) and put them all in the frig to chill.
2. Dissolve the jello in the boiling water; add the lemon juice and then chill until cooled (do not let it start to gel)
3. Cream the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together.
4. Add the cooled jello mixture and beat it until it's smooth and creamy.
5. In the metal bowl whip the evaporated milk until it's light and airy, like loose whip cream. Do not overbeat or it will just fall flat again, but keep it light.
6. Fold milk into the other mixture. Mix well.
7. Pour into the crumb crust (if using parfait glasses layer twice with the crumb mixture). Put into frig to chill for at least an hour or until set well.
8. Top with your choice of cherry, blueberry, strawberry (I've even used cranberry icecream topping).
***For a lower sugar content, you can use sugar free jello.
Enjoy.
dea
Monday, January 26, 2009
A camping we will go...
I was cornered by the kids yesterday (the house was full again for the weekend). They all wanted to know what we were going to do since we would not be able to make it to Greenlake this year for the family camping (God willing we will be in Florida for Will's folks 50th). I told them that we would try to make it over to Greenlake another time, or possibly camp at Devil's lake before the Oakes Family Gathering this year. They were all fine with that too. They don't mind sleeping in tents as long as there is a "man tent" and the "girl tent". They are just too funny.
So as it stands right now, I will either be going to Green lake at a different time than the rest of the family, or I will be going to Devil's lake and possibly others from the family can come there. The kids just want to be together to explore. I look for the family time. It will be different.
I've been working on my cook book entitled Food, Family and Friends. I hope to finish that one pretty quick and get it up and running before Cranfest. The other books are still in the works. I have added a couple of chapters to 3 of them. I hope to at least get one done this year, to have at least one story finished and not rolling around in my head. It would be easier to accomplish if I could get back out on the route. That's where I write it in my head, then come home and type it out. Strange process, but it seems to be working. I know it's weird to write so many of them at once, but the ideas come to me and I have to get them down at least in part on paper.
If anyone has any recipes......send them to me. I'll be glad to put them in the family or friends category.
Have a great day.
dea
So as it stands right now, I will either be going to Green lake at a different time than the rest of the family, or I will be going to Devil's lake and possibly others from the family can come there. The kids just want to be together to explore. I look for the family time. It will be different.
I've been working on my cook book entitled Food, Family and Friends. I hope to finish that one pretty quick and get it up and running before Cranfest. The other books are still in the works. I have added a couple of chapters to 3 of them. I hope to at least get one done this year, to have at least one story finished and not rolling around in my head. It would be easier to accomplish if I could get back out on the route. That's where I write it in my head, then come home and type it out. Strange process, but it seems to be working. I know it's weird to write so many of them at once, but the ideas come to me and I have to get them down at least in part on paper.
If anyone has any recipes......send them to me. I'll be glad to put them in the family or friends category.
Have a great day.
dea
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