Carrots

This recipe has been made by my grandmother and mother and now me. We all love it. Although my daughter claims my carrots are not as good as her grandmothers :).

Ingredients

1 bag of carrots

Cornstarch

butter

sugar

salt

vegetable granulates

Step 1


Peel and cut carrots in pieces

Step 2

Place cut carrots in large pan and

Cover them with water. Not too much. The

water should just be covering the carrots.

Step 3


Add 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoon sugar.
Cover and bring to a boil.

Step 4

Cook until most water is

evaporated. And carrots are tender

Step 5

Mix a little cornstarch with water

Step 6

Stir the cornstarch until smooth.



Step 7

Pour cornstarch into carrots
A little at a time just to thicken the
left over water in the pot and add
a little butter to taste. (maybe a teaspoon or two)

Step 8

Season with vegetable granulates
to taste and serve.





Bon Appetite!!!

Kay

Summer Berry Pie

This is a pie made for hot summer days. But I like it any time. It is easy just has to sit for a while until done. Delicious.

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoon cornstarch

1 1/2 cup water

1 pkg Jell-o Strawberry flavor(4 servings)

3 cups berries.

(I use frozen, but you can use fresh as well)

1 honey graham pie crust

1 1/2 cup thawed cool whip

Step 1

Mix sugar, water and cornstarch in medium pan.

Bring to a boil. (You need to stir it constantly)

and boil for 1 minute.

Step 2 


Boil for 1 minute

Step 3

Remove from heat and add strawberry
dry gelatin mix. Stir until dissolved.

Step 4


Stir in fruit.

Step 5

Pour into crust and  refrigerate 3 hours or
until firm.

Step 6

Top whit cool whip.

Step 7

Serve.

Bon Appetite!!!

Kay

Gnocchi

This reminds me of the German potato dumplings. So next time I will serve them with a pot roast and gravy. yum yum!

Ingredients

6 -8 boiled potatoes

(Left over potatoes will work for this)

1 cup Flour
1 egg
1 tablespoon olive oil

pinch of salt

Step 1


Mash potatoes. Do not add Milk or butter!!!




Step 2


Add rest of ingredients

Step 3

Mix well. Knead until a soft but somewhat
sticky dough forms.


Step 4

Make several long ropes out of dough.
(to keep it from sticking to the surface
you can put flour down)

Step 5


Cut into 1/2 inch slices

Step 6


Bring water to a boil

Step 7

Carefully add the slices to boiling water

Step 8

Cook 3-5 minutes or until they float.
Drain and serve.

I fried these in butter with onions and sprinkled

 with bacon bits. But you can use them with your

favorite Sauce instead of noodles

Bon Appetite!!!

Kay

Brussels Sprouts casserole (Rosenkohlpfanne)

Believe it or not my daughter just loves this. But I have to add that we all like Brussels sprouts. So if you are not a Brussels sprout lover this is definitely not the recipe for you :).

Ingredients

 

1 to 1/2 lbs very lean hamburger meat

2 packages frozen Brussels sprouts

2 cups cooked rice

1 onion

Vegetable bullion

paprika

salt

pepper

Step 1

Fill large pot with water and add about 2 tablespoon of
vegetable bullion to it. Bring to a boil.


 
Step 2


Add Brussels sprouts and cook until tender.
Do not overcook or they will be all mushy :)

Step 3


While Brussels sprouts are cooking. Chop onion.

Step 4

Put hamburger meat and onions in a large pot or frying pan.

Cook until hamburger is browned and onions are tender.

Make sure meat is cooked all the way through.

Step 5

Season with salt, pepper and paprika to taste.

Step 6

Add rice to meat and stir.

Step 7

Drain Brussels sprouts.

I ladle out about 1 cup of vegetable

broth before draining to use later.

  

Step 8 

Add Brussels sprouts and left over broth.

Stir.

Step 9

Season to taste with salt, pepper and paprika

Step 10

Serve hot.

Bon Appetite!!!

Kay

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

3 boneless chicken breast, cut in thin stips

2 teaspoon cajun seasoning

1 red and green bell pepper

1 onion

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Cooked pasta, any kind will work
grated parmesan cheese, optional

Step 1

Chop onion.

Step 2

Cut bell pepers, remove the seeds and cut
in thins strips

Step 3

Cut Chicken in thin strips.

Step 4

Put chicken strips in bowl with 2 teaspoon cajun

seasoning and mix well.

Step 5

Melt the butter.

Step 6

Add onions and seasoned chicken.

Step 7

Cook until chicken is almost done and onions are tender.

Step 8

Stir in bell pepper strips. Cook until bell pepper
are tender.

Step 9

Add all of heavy whipping cream and rest of seasonings.
Stir well. Continue cooking until all is heated through.
I like to thicken the gravy. Just mix a little cornstarch with water
and pour into gravy. Make sure you do very little at a time until
it reaches the disered thickness.

Step 10

Serve over cooked noodles.

You can sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.





Bon Appetite!!!

Kay