Bacon Pancakes

September 22, 2003


12 slices cooked bacon, crispy fried and crumbled
1/2 c. cheddar cheese, shredded
2 c. baking/biscuit mix
1 c. milk
2 T. canola oil
2 eggs

Sprinkle bacon and cheese on bottom of a greased square baking dish. Beat remaining ingredients together and pour over bacon. Spread to cover edges. Bake at 425* for about 15 minutes or until edges are browned. Serves 4 to 6. I served apple butter on top but use anything.

An average American eats about 28 pigs in a lifetime, the Dutch eat 3 times more than that.

Sunday rainy watching Beetlejuice cartoons

Pepperoni Quiche

March 23, 2005

1 unbaked pie shell, 9"
1 c. Swiss cheese, grated and divided
4 eggs
1 1/2 c, cream or half milk half cream
1/2 t. leaf oregano
1/8 t. cayenne
1 medium onion, chopped fine
2 T. olive oi1
1/4 t. sugar
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained, regular flavor
1/4 t. basil, leaf
1/4 t. Italian seasoning
12 slices pepperoni, quartered
1 c, mozzarella cheese, grated
1/4 c. ripe olives, sliced

Bake the pie shell, unpricked at 375* for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with 2/3 c. of the Swiss cheese. Whisk together the eggs, cream  andcayenne. Add salt and pepper if desired to taste. Pour over cheese and bake 30 minutes or until knife clean. Meanwhile in a skillet, saute onion in olive oil until tender. Add tomatoes, seasonings and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat until moisture evaporates., about 15 minutes. Sprinkle remaining Swiss cheese over quiche, then tomato mixture, then pepperoni, then mozzarella cheese, then olives. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand for about 10 minutes before cutting. Serves 6.

Sometimes if you use green peppers in your recipes, substitute with snow pea pods.

Spring Break, watching Montell Williams, so cold and windy

Autumn Peanut Butter Pie

October 27, 2006


4 oz. cream cheese, room temp
1/4 c. creamy peanut butter
1/4 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
1 tub whipped topping, thawed
1 crumb crust, your choice
drizzle of chocolate syrup for making a web on top

In a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into crust. Drizzle with chocolate, a web is cute! Cover and freeze 30 minutes before serving.
 Feeds a lot of little goblins or a couple big ones

Friday, watching 20.20 cold

Tapioca Apples with Honey

June 7, 2006


4 medium apples, peeled, cored, cut into wedges
3/4 c. honey
3 T. real butter
1 t. fresh grated lemon peel
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1/r t. each: cinnamon and nutmeg
salt if desired
1/3 c. tapioca pearls
2 1/2 c. water

Mix apples with butter, honey lemon peel and juice in a large skillet and add spices. Bring to a  medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer until apples are just tender. Remove apples to a serving dish. Stir tapioca and water in skillet and let rest 5 minutes.. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until a full rolling boil. Remove from heat and pour over apples. Let set 30 minutes  Serves 5

Wednesday hot 90* Watching Montell Williams

If you are baking an apple pie, add 2 T. tapioca pearls with the sugar for a great thickener

Hot Grande Dressing

February 27, 2002

1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
2 small green chilies, seeded and chopped
1/3 c. olive oil
1/3 c. red wine vinegar
2 t. hot mustard
1 t. diced garlic
1 t. hot paprika
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
salt / pepper as desired

Place in a blender and pulsate until blended, about 30 seconds Makes a scant 2 cups.

This dressing is good on any Mexican food with a kick azz attitude.

Wednesday cold 32* watching Judge Judy

Bean Dip with Cheese

August 27, 2003


1 T. oleo
1 onion, chopped in chunks
1 can baked beans, regular flavor
8 uz. Swiss Cheese cubes
1 loaf day old french bread, cubes and lightly toasted
1/2 t. cayenne pepper, optional

Cook onion in oleo until tender, using a saucepan. Mash beans to desired consistency and add to onion with cayenne.. Heat thru. Serve with bread cubes. Makes 3 1.2 cups.

I don't recommend using baked beans with bacon or brown sugar as it takes away the bean taste.

94* Wednesday, watching Judge Judy

Blue Cheese Spread

August 7, 2001


4 oz. blue cheese, room temp, crumbled
1 T. honey
1 1/2 t. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. whipped cream, real not artificial
2 pears or apples,, sliced, dipped in lemon juice

 Blend blue cheese with honey and Worcestershire sauce. Add whipped cream and combine. Arrange fruit on a serving plate and place dip in the middle.

Tuesday, hot, watching Oprah Winfrey.

 Try making your children a pretty tossed salad using fresh apples or pears without any dressing and let them have power over some herbs, such a fennel seeds