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.

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.

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.

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.

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.