Pantry Recipe: Poor Woman's Veggie Soup

Here is a great quick recipe to clean out the pantry, and it makes a great winter soup.

 

Poor Woman's Veggie Soup:

 

Ingredients:

1 can of chicken broth

3 cups water

2 cans of Garbanzo Beans-rinsed

2 cans diced tomatoes with chilies-rinsed

1 can sweet corn-rinsed

1 can French style green beans-rinsed

2 cans of canned chicken-rinsed

1 package macaroni and cheese, without cheese powder, just macaroni

1 and 1/2 cup of ketchup

Dashes of tabasco to taste

Salt to taste

 

Equipment:

One Dutch oven

Spoon

One cup measuring cup

 

Instructions:

Combine all the ingredients in the Dutch Oven

Turn the burner on simmer and let go for a couple hours, and serve with your

favorite bread or wine, etc...

 

*You will have leftovers that you will get to eat on during the week. You can even freeze the leftovers. You may have to add some extra water next day because the soup soaks up the liquid pretty well.

 

The picture of the recipe are below:

 

2015 Brings on a croissant experiment.....

This experiment is to show a special little lady how to make these in her home....

So if you are seeing this Shelby, this is one is for you sweetie.

We talked about these at the holiday's at Grandma Jeannette's.

I am actually going to use the left over chocolate Grandma Jeannette brought me, so it is rather unique.

But this can be done with regular baking chocolate, or your favorite chocolate, like Hershey's, or you can do pie filling or fresh fruit, for a change from the chocolate.

I am using some Pillsbury Honey Butter croissant rolls I found at our local grocery here in Tahlequah, Reasor's.

Plain croissants work just as well also. (you can brush them with some melted butter you do in the microwave, and sprinkle sugar on them.)

Here are the pictures:

If you use the pie filling, make sure you rinse it off, so you not get slimy hands when rolling.

If you use the fresh fruit like I did with the strawberries, make sure they are cut in half, before you roll and stem removed.

When it comes to the chocolate- the flat bar- make sure it is cut into equal pieces, with the Hershey's Nuggets, it is roll and go.

Set your oven to 350 degrees, and bake 16 minutes for each batch. 

They really do come out yummy. 

Enjoy this recipe Shelby. If you and your mom try it, let me know how it goes.

White Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake

I decided to make this cake for the gals down at Cooks Companion & More, here in Tahlequah, as a Thank You for all they do.

I made it from a mix purchased from their shop.

The mix was the Wind & Willow White Chocolate Cherry Cheeseball & Dessert Mix

The unique thing with this cake is that I took the mix mentioned and put it into a pound cake mix.

But I also added all the ingredients as if I were going to do the ball, along with the ingredients to make the pound cake, plus a full bottle of maraschino cherries without the juice.

This is a great winter pound cake to take to a friend or make for a loved one for Valentines Day(serve with favorite ice cream of course.) with all the red and white.

I hope you enjoy this one. It really was fun to do. I am looking forward to seeing what mixes pop up next at Cooks Companion and More in 2015.

Mug Mixes Round One: Pumpkin Spice Latte Mug Cake

I told a certain little lady, I would do these mug mixes with her, since I gave her a set for Christmas & this is the first round, the Pumpkin Spice Latte Mug Cake Mix.

So here you go Shelby, this is my attempt at the first mug cake mix. I hope to see your attempt when you do them.

I use lactose free 2% milk, because that is what I have in my home, and it is tummy friendly to my household. (You can use what you have in your home to make this.)

It took me 1minute 20 seconds past the 75 seconds recommended on the box, to get the final product. We have an 1100 watt microwave, and the box said the recipe was tested in an 800 watt microwave, so the difference is not that bad.

The cool whip on top is a nice addition, especially when it is warm out of the microwave, after cooling for a couple minutes.  I think mom and dad will like them.

I got the mixes from the World Market in Kansas City, up in Westport a little suburb of KC.

Here are the pictures:

 

 

I hope you enjoy the mixes Shelby. I will be doing the chocolate peppermint latte mix in February around Valentines Day, so stay tuned.