Crockpot Garlic Rosemary Chicken

Crockpot Garlic-Rosemary Chicken
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 6:44pm
A nice recipe originally from Weight WatchersIngredients1 (5 lb) roasting chicken2 (5 inch) fresh rosemary sprigs2 celery stalks, each cut into 4 pieces2 small onions, quartered16 garlic cloves1 Tbsp. lemon juice1/2 tsp. salt (I prefer garlic salt)1/2 tsp. black pepper1/2 tsp. paprikaDirectionsRemove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken under cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat and remove skin. [In addition to the spices listed above, I liberally apply garlic salt and black pepper in the cavity of the chicken at this point.] Place rosemary sprigs, celery, 4 onion wedges, and 4 garlic cloves in cavity of chicken, and tie legs together with twine. Place chicken, breast side up, in crockpot, then add remaining onion and garlic. Drizzle lemon juice over chicken, then sprinkle with salt, black pepper, and paprika. Cover with lid and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce to low heat and cook 6 hours or until chicken is tender. Discard rosemary. Serve chicken with vegetables and garlic.
Chloe Raum
For Chicken Breasts: rub the lemon juice on both sides, salt/pepper as you like and then throw it all in the crockpot. You might need to check on it and add a little more moisture if it seems dry while cooking. (For Rebekah)

Adding to another suggestion of putting fresh rosemary under the skin, since its going in the crockpot it wont dry so i actually use a knife and pierce small slit on the chicken along the breast and thighs and insert crushed cloves of garlic in the holes along with the rosemary. its good on a roast too if you cover it with foil and then darken under a broiler for 12-15 mins.

It's true that if you leave all the skin on, you can make the slits and insert all sorts of succulent flavors and that would retain even more moisture. But I was happy that even with most of the skin removed, the whole chicken was still swimming in juice according to the original recipe. But if using just chicken breasts, that's when I think it might get too dry and need some extra liquids. CR

Patio Potato Salad - Jennifer Derby

1/3 C sugar
1 TBSP cornstarch
1 - 1 1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Celery Seed
1/2 C milk
1/4 C vinegar
1 egg, beaten
1/4 C butter or margerine, cubed
1/4 C onion, Finely chopped
1/4 C Mayonnaise
7 med/lg red potatoes, cooked, cubed
3 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped
Lettuce leaves and paprika,, optional

Boil potatoes, with skin on, (Boil them WHOLE) then chill in fridge for several hours - or over night. the potatoes are very easy to cut into cubes when cold.

Dressing:
In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, mustard, salt and celery seed.
Stir in the milk, vinegar, and egg until smooth. Add Butter. Bring to boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Cool. Stir in onion and mayonnaise.

In large bowl, combine potatoes and hard cooked eggs. Add dressing and toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
If desired, serve in lettuce-lined bowl, and sprinkle with Paprika.

yield: 8-10 servings.

Party Punch - Tandy Stephens

This is a yummy punch, fun for party's, baby showers, etc.

Ingredients:
2 C. Sugar
6 C. Water
2 10 oz pkg's frozen sliced strawberries, sweetened, Thawed
1/2 c. lemon juice
4 c. canned pineapple juice (we generally just use the whole big can)
2 1/2 c. Orange Juice.

2 liters of Sprite, or other lemon lime soda.

Add sugar to warm water, to melt. Mix in fruit and juice.
Freeze in cute ring mold, or a bundt pan will work. Freeze the extra in a bowl or freezer zip lock bag.

To Serve: set the bowl or bag of juice mixture out for a while before you are ready to serve so it will thaw a little bit and make a nice slushy mixture. Loosen the fruit juice ring from the mold/bundt pan, and put in a puch bowl. Pour lemon lime soda over it. (add more fruit juice slush, and soda to stretch the punch).

Black Bean Casserole - Chloe/Shannon

Black Bean Casserole

A vegetarian main dish adapted from Shannon Burdeshaw
Ingredients:
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
3/4 cup salsafresh cilantro, chopped
green onions, chopped
1 can corn, drained
2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
3/4 cup corn meal
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine beans, salsa, cilantro, green onions, and corn.
Season to taste with Mexican seasonings of your choice (maybe cumin, chili powder, garlic, salt, etc). Spread into the bottom of a 9"x13" dish. Layer shredded cheese on top.
In another bowl, mix remaining ingredients to form a cornbread topping. Spread cornbread mixture over bean mixture and smooth.
Bake until brown on top ... approx. 20 minutes.
Notes:
Feel free to serve with your favorite condiments ... more salsa, sour cream, or guacamole. You'll notice that the quantities in this recipe are not precise. :-) Sorry about that. This is one of those "kitchen sink" recipes where you just throw in whatever ingredients you have and it will turn out just fine, yet subtly different each time. I don't think I actually measured anything when I made it. I prefer to use dried black beans and properly soak and cook them first. I opted to use a Bob's Red Mill Cornbread mix (instead of doing that part from scratch) and baked it according to the package directions. The amount of cornbread (intended for a 8"x8" pan) seemed a bit too thick compared to the depth of the bean mixture. So if I go that route again, I will probably double the bean mixture ingredients and make two casseroles at the same time, and put half of the cornbread mixture on each.
Shannon says this casserole freezes well!

Peach Cobbler from Chloe Raum

Peach Cobbler
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Today at 12:59am
This is for Auntie Debbie, from the Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon.
Ingredients
grated rind of 1 lemon (or lime)
juice of 1-2 lemons (or limes)
8 ripe peaches
1 Tbsp. arrowroot (powdered)
2 Tbsp. rapadura (organic cane sugar)
3/4 cup crispy almonds*
3/4 cup arrowroot or bulgur flour
6 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/4 cup rapadura (organic cane sugar)
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
DirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grate lemon rind and set aside in small bowl. Juice lemons and place in 2 qt mixing bowl. Peel skin and remove pits from peaches, cutting into bite-sized slices. Toss with lemon juice as you cut the peaches. Mix lemon rind, arrowroot, and rapadura together and then toss in with the peaches.
Spread peach mixture into a buttered 9"x13" pan.
Place almonds in food processor and process to a powder. Add arrowroot and pulse to mix. Add butter (cut into small pats), rapadura, sea salt, and vanilla; process until smooth. Crumble this mixture on top of the peaches.
Bake for 1 hour.
Serve with whipped sweet cream or vanilla ice cream.

This Tomato Zucchini Recipe sounded so yummy and the picture was pretty!!! I had to post it!

http://morganmoore.typepad.com/one_more_moore/2009/05/tomato-zucchini-pasta.html

Tomato & Zucchini Pasta

{I know it's not technically Summer, but doesn't the warm weather feel wonderful? My friend Michelle had us over for lunch today and made the most amazing pasta dish, I had to beg her to share and she obliged (I did ask, right Michelle?) } I borrowed this right off her blog. I loved her pictures of the fresh vegi's! YUMMMY!!!

The only thing I'd change is I wouldtry to figure out how much 'a few good shakes of dried herbs' equal out to of fresh herbs from my garden. ;-)

Ingredients:

3 medium zucchini, sliced into rounds & cut in 1/2

1 to 1 1/2 lbs Sweet Grape/cherub tomatoes

1-2 heads of peeled garlic, left whole

A few good shakes of dried parsley

A few good shakes of dried oregano

A few good shakes of dried onion

Dash of Salt & Pepper

1 pkg sun dried tomato chicken sausage*

1 lb linguine

Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 400.

Slice sausage into rounds and cook. Set aside.

Combine zucchini, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, oregano, onion, salt & pepper in a glass 9x13 dish (see above picture).

Add Olive Oil and toss to coat.

Bake in oven for approx. 30 minutes, or until the tomatoes just start to pop.

Meanwhile, boil water & cook pasta according to package directions.

Combine tomato & zucchini mixture & add to pasta.

Top with parmesan cheese.

Michelle says this is also really good with spinach, too. *Sausage is optional. If you want to cook vegetarian, just omit.
It was so delicious. We'll come over for lunch anytime. Thanks again!
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On with the Garden Vegitables!!! Zucchine Galore!!!

http://www.ljcfyi.com/ljcsProjects/cooking/zucchini_recipes.html

Above is the link to a whole bunch of Zucchine Recipes. I have harvested my first two Zucchine in the past two days... I'm sure that I'm in for a WHOLE lot more! So I spent some time looking for Zucchine recipes today. I ran across this site. She has too many recipes to try and pick just one.

I think I have 4 or more Zucchine plants producing. I'll be over run in no time. Yummy! Of course my kids think they don't like it, so it is up to Bill and I to eat most of it. I need some variety. This looks good.

I also found a zucchine olive oil cake recipe that looks quite tasty on another site... I posdted the link to the side, as she had lots of tasty looking snacks and treats on her site.

One more Moore, also had a really nice zucchine recipe posted (and she appeared to have lots of tasty recipes), so I put her on the list of links on the side bar as well.

This one I just decided to post, as it was short:
Pasta with Zucchini-Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: pasta, salt, 200 grams diced bacon, 1 onion, 1 garlic clove, 1 zucchini, 1 tin diced tomatoes, grated cheese,
Number of persons: 2
Boil the pasta al dente in boiling water with a little salt is crisp. Bake in a hot wok 200 gram diced bacon with 1 chopped onion and 1 finely chopped garlic clove until the bacon is crisp. Add 1 diced zucchini and stir fry a few minutes. Add 1 tin diced tomatoes, bring to taste with salt and let it simmer another 5 minutes. Serve with the pasta and sprinkle some grated cheese over it. Enjoy!
Pasta bacon, cheese, garlic, onion, tomato, zucchini
source: http://www.brutsellog.com/2009/04/06/pasta-with-zucchini-tomato-sauce/

Whole Wheat Sandwhich Bread from: Chloe

Here's the recipe for the long loaf pan.
Chloe :-)
Bread RecipeYield: 1 very long loaf pan, 16"x4"x4"

2 1/3 c. warm water
4 1/2 tsp. instant yeast
4 1/2 tsp. olive oil
3 Tbsp. honey
3 Tbsp. flax seed meal
2 1/4 tsp. sea salt
5 - 5 1/2 c. bread flour, from hard wheat
Palm shortening, to grease pan

To make by hand:Combine ingredients in order listed with wire whisk. Measure oil into small glass measuring cup, then measure honey in same cup. The oil helps you get all the honey out. Switch to a large spoon after you add the third cup of flour. Knead by hand and add flour as needed to keep from sticking to your hands. Try to knead for 8-10 minutes. Allow to rise for the first time until doubled (usually takes at least 35 minutes). Punch down dough. If using the smaller pans, cut in half or thirds using a table knife. Dust each half lightly with flour and roll out jelly-roll style on counter with rolling pin (to remove final air pockets). Roll up ending with seam on bottom; tuck ends under loaf and place in a greased pan. Cover with a damp paper towel and allow to rise for the second time.
Heat oven to 350 degrees near end of second rise .
Remove paper towel and bake loaf in oven for 40-45 minutes.
Turn out onto wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

To make by stand mixer (mine is KitchenAid 6 qt):Heat water to 105-110 deg F. Combine water, yeast, oil, honey, flax seed meal in mixer fitted with flat paddle. Mix on lowest setting until combined. Add 1 cup of flour, then the salt, then additional flour one cup at a time. When dough balls up on paddle, switch to using an oiled dough hook (mix on speed 2). Continue adding flour one cup at time. After adding the fifth cup of flour, I knead in machine for 8 minutes. I only use the extra flour if dough is especially sticky.(If the dough is too dry, it doesn't knead as well.) Place dough in oiled bowl and knead by hand a few times to form into a smooth ball. Cover and allow to rise for the first time until doubled (about 35 minutes). Punch down dough. Dust lightly with flour and roll out jelly-roll style on counter with rolling pin (to remove final air pockets). Roll up ending with seam on bottom; tuck ends under loaf and place in a greased pan. Cover with a damp paper towel and allow to rise for the second time (30+ minutes). Heat oven to 350 degrees near end of second rise. Remove paper towel and bake loaf in oven for 40-45 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

Baking Notes ...
About the flour ... If it is flour that is marketed "better for bread" then it is higher gluten and would be suitable. I have baked many a loaf out of the good ol' Gold Medal Whole Wheat Bread Flour that is available most places. All-purpose flour, or pastry flour, are codewords for "soft" wheat ... not high gluten and not as good for bread. At our local health food store, they sell already-ground whole wheat bread flour. You could always pickup a small bag to try. I have never tried making bread out of all-purpose flour. You can always give it a try and just see what happens. Worst case would be that it wouldn't have enough gluten to develop and become elastic allowing the bread to rise well. You might end up with dense, crumbly bread.
This website has a brief discussion of the differences. I buy the Prairie Gold Wheat Berries from Wheat Montana for my hard wheat. It is a "white" wheat ... lighter in color than the Hard Red Winter Wheat. I used to use the red wheat, and it has a very dark color when baked. However, rumor has it that the white wheat has a lighter texture and rises higher so I tried it and have enjoyed it better. The lighter color seems more aesthetically pleasing to the less-crunchy crowd.I buy the Soft White Wheat for my all-purpose flour.
In the past I have enjoyed the Spelt Berries (that's an ancient "hard" wheat variation) and it is supposed to be easier to digest that the modern varieties of hard wheat. It has a wonderful "nutty" smell/flavor and I loved the spelt bread that I made using the same recipe. I bought some Kamut, another "hard" grain but haven't gotten around to playing with it yet. It's hard to justify the higher prices unless you have digestive issues and are forced to look for alternatives to normal wheat.

Cheese sticks

Thanks J for posting this yummy looking recipe.

http://comeandpeek.blogspot.com/2009/01/cheddar-snack-sticks.html

This next recipe is one that I like to serve with soup for something a little different. Really they are good with just about any meal or as a snack. They are very easy to make. If you like the Cheez-its crackers, you might really enjoy these because they contain PLENTY of sharp cheddar cheese. They have a great chewy texture too:Sharp Cheddar Snack Sticks1/2 c. butter, softened1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese1 t. salt1 t. garlic powdersquirt of Worchestershire saucecoarse salt/sea saltIn a food processor (you could use a mixer if you don't a processor) cream the butter. To this, add the cheddar cheese and pulse until it forms a thick paste. Add a splash of Worchestershire sauce, t. salt, and garlic powder. Slowly add the flour and pulse until the mixture is a play-dough consistency:On a floured surface, roll the dough into a ball. Roll out the dough until it's even and about 1/2" thick. It's up to you as to which shape you would like the sticks:Rectangles, good for dipping. A pizza cutter works well for this.Or you can do long, thin sticks (cut in half or they will break)A biscuit cutter for roundsLine a sheet with foil and spray with Pam. Lay out the dough shapes, about an inch apart. Sprinkle them with the coarse salt and any herb/spice mixture you prefer (more garlic is good also). Softly pat the tops with the palm of your hand to push in the spices:Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until they are very light golden brown. Bake longer for a crispier snack and shorter for a chewier snack. Remove and cool on a wire rack for a few minutes before eating. Store in an airtight container for 4-5 days.
What have the temps been in your part of the world?

Cakes 2008

Rebekah had a casual hang out/get together for her birthday. We just made a cupcake tower and had a bunch of munchies. I never did get around to making her traditional, yummy Raspberry Chocolate Truffle Torte... Sorry! I owe you.

in March for Amanda's birthday we didn't do anything more than make a big pan of brownies for her 'cake' not up to our usual standards, but... it's really all she wanted.

In April, I was planning to make Liam a Train cake for his 2nd Birthday. As it turned out, I was at a birth, and dad bought a cake for him from the grocery store. He bought a Thomas The Train Engine cake, without me even telling him I'd wanted to do a train cake. I did make it home for dinner and birthday cake. In May Sariah turned 12. She had a sleepover but no theme, so we just did birthday presents.

In Sept. Marissa turned 8. She wanted a sleepover party cake. So that's what she got.

We had several friends with Birthdays a day apart, that all turned 8 yrs old this year. The one friend has a sister with the same birthday, and we had a little joint party. I made more birthday present cakes.
For Hannah's 10th birthday, she wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese. She also asked for their cake. (I tried to not take that personally). As it turned out, Bill ended up having surgery to remove his Kidney stone that day and I followed that up with a mom in labor... so we had a friend help us out and drive Bill to the Party and help supervise the Party. thank goodness for good freinds. Thanks, S! And also... it was a blessing that Hannah had a birthday somewhere we didnt' have to clean the house up for or make a cake for... Thank you Hannah!
I made less cakes for birthdays this year than I ever have before (at least for the past 8-10 years)!

Dana's Mom's Fruit salad - yummy

Sandra (my mom)'s Fruit Salad

1 can peach pie filling
1 can mandarin oranges (size depends on how many oranges you like)
1 can pineapple tidbits
1 container frozen sliced strawberries (larger size is better)
2-3 bananas
(I usually add an extra Dole Natural Peach Slices to the mix)
optional: apple slices, kiwi, grapes, raspberries, you get the idea

Thaw the strawberries, but keep the juice. Drain the oranges and pineapples. Slice your bananas. Then just mix it all together in a big bowl...and there you have it.
I usually refrigerate mine for at least an hour before serving.This fruit salad is always a hit and it is super easy.It is also great for a food storage recipe since most is canned.