Sunday, January 13, 2013

Baking Equivalents

Cups.                            Oz.                     Tbs.                   Tsp.                    Ml.
1 cup.                           8 oz.                   16 tbs.              48 tsp.               237 ml
3/4 cup.                       6 oz.                   12 tbs.              36 tsp.               177 ml
2/3 cup.                       5 oz.                   11 tbs.              32 tsp.               156 ml
1/2 cup.                       4 oz.                    8 tbs.               24 tsp.               118 ml
1/3 cup.                       3 oz.                    5 tbs.               16 tsp.                78 ml
1/4 cup.                       2 oz.                    4 tbs.               12 tsp.                59 ml
1/8 cup.                       1 oz.                    2 tbs.                 6 tsp.                  30 ml
1/16 cup.                    1/2 oz.                 1 tbs.                 3 tsp.                  15 m    

Chili












1 pound hamburger
1 medium onion
2 cans tomato soup
1 can water
4 cans Bush chili beans, mild flavor
2 cans water
Chili powder, to taste
Onion powder, to taste
1 can stewed tomatoes
Optional: 1 green pepper
1 red pepper
Any other peppers to taste

Brown hamburger and onion. In crock pot put tomato soup, 1 can water,
Chili beans, 2 cans water, add spices & hamburger & onion. Cook all day on low, 6 - 10 hrs or on high for 4 - 6 hours.
Add more chili powder & onion powder as needed to taste.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!
I want to apologize for not being on here as much as I should be. The New Year did not start off as well as we would have liked. Some very good friends of ours 15 yr old son was involved in a snowmobile accident on New Years Eve and has been in a coma since. We have been very busy trying to help them out with their dogs and things around the house. And now we will be busy planning a benefit to help the family offset all the medical costs that they will be incurring.
I also have had alot of trouble trying to get pictures posted on my blog. I continue to work to try to resolve that issue. I have been able to get a couple of them on there and hope to get lots more on there in the near future.
I thank you all for you patience it is greatly appreciated.
My 2013 goal is to get this blog up and running like a well oiled machine. But again I ask for your patience as I help good friends go through a ver difficult time.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Ever Wonder

Ever wonder what to do with the remaining loaf of bread that you have sitting on your counter that is starting to go stale?
Well I have a couple things that I will do with it so that I do not have to throw it away. I have a hard time throwing any type of food away.
I will either make Bread Pudding (look for this recipe on the blog) or I will dry the bread out then put it through my food processor and crumble it to bread crumbs that can be used for many things. I store the bread crumbs in a food saver canister, that way all air is out of canister and I have fresh bread crumbs at my finger tips whenever I need them. Then you do not have to buy them at the store, a money saving tip.

Bread Pudding

4 - 6 cups bread, cubed
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups milk
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Mix cubed bread, sugar, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg.
Stir in milk.
Add eggs.

Pour into a 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Serve warm with a little sugar & milk on top.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Homemade Caramels





1 cup Butter
1 cup Light Corn Syrup
2 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
Dash of salt

Melt butter in saucepan. Add sugar & salt.
Stir in corn syrup & mix well.
Gradually add sweetened condensed milk.
Cook and stir over medium heat to firm ball stage (245°), about 12 - 15 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
Pour into buttered 9 x 9 x 2 pan.
Cool & cut into small squares. Wrap in parchment paper.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Maple Fudge


1 stick Butter
4 cups Brown Sugar, packed
1 can Carnation Evaporated Milk

Bring to boil and cook to 238° (softball stage).
Remove from heat, add
1 large jar Marshmallow Creme
1 Tsp Maple Flavoring
Stir until marshmallow creme is mixed in thoroughly.

Pour into 9 x 13 cake pan lined with parchment paper.
Let cool until set.