Quiche

Perfect food for a brunch!  Delicious, and can be made ahead of time for a clean kitchen when guests arrive.  We loved it so much it got eaten up before I remembered to take a picture.  This recipe is from the Betty Crocker Cookbook I recieved as a wedding gift in 1982. 

Quiche

Pasty for 9 inch One Crust Pie

3-4 slices bacon, cut and cooked

1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1 cup fresh broccoli finely chopped

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

4 eggs

2 cups half-and-half

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoons pepper

1/8 teaspoon cayenne red pepper

Prepare pastry.  Sprinkle bacon, mushrooms, broccoli, cheese and onion in pastry lined pie plate.  Beat eggs slightly; beat in remaining ingredients.  Pour egg mixture into pie plate.  Cook uncovered in 425 degree oven 15 minutes. 

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.  Cook uncovered until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean, about 30 minutes longer.  Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Sausage, Butter Bean and Cabbage soup

Perfect for dinner on a chilly Autumn evening!

This recipe is from The Slow Cooker Bible.

1 tablespoons butter, divided

1/2 large onion, chopped

12 ounces kielbasa cut into 1/2 inch slices

5 cups chicken broth

1/2 head savoy or green cabbage, coarsely shredded

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 bay leaf

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

2 14 oz. cans butter beans,drained

salt and pepper

Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium heat.  Add onion; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until golden.  Place in slow cooker.

Melt remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter in same skillet; cook sausage until brown on both sides.  Add to slow cooker.

Place chicken broth, cabbage, tomato paste and bay leaf in slow cooker; stir until well blended.  Cover; cook on LOW 3hours or HIGH 1 1/2 hours.

Add tomatoes and bean; season with salt and pepper. Cover; cook 20 - 30 minutes until heated through. Remover and discard bay leaf.

Notes:  I didn't have a bay leaf, so I sprinkled coriander in the soup.  Yum!  Also, taste the soup before adding salt, the chicken broth may give it enough seasoning. 

To complete the meal I served the soup with homemade wheat rolls and squash. 

Conference Muffins

                                                                      Conference Muffins
Serve up hot during General Conference             
makes 12


Mix thoroughly:
1/3 cup soft butter or shortening
½ cup sugar
1 egg
Sift together:
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ tsp. bkg. powder
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. nutmeg
Stir in alternately with ½ cup milk.
Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full.

Bake until golden brown in 350 degree oven for 20-25 mins.

Immediately roll in
6 T. melted butter
then in mixture of
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Golden Pancakes

This is Jean Shively's recipe from the Ward Cookbook.

It's called Golden Pancakes, but they are thin enough to be crepes.

With all the eggs and cottage cheese, they are full of protein!

Golden Pancakes

6 eggs

1cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. salt

In a blender, combine all ingredients and process until smooth.  Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto greased hot griddle.  Cook until bottom is browned and then flip and cook the other side.

Crepes, Anyone?

This divine creation is a chocolate gelato filled crepe with raspberry sauce,
hazelnuts and whipping cream.

Keith and I ordered it at a restuarant in Leavenworth.

It was so good that we came home and made them.

Left off the raspberry sauce, and substituted walnuts for the hazelnuts.
Wonderful!

Crepes

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1 cup flour

1 Tablspoon sugar

1/8 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

3 Tablespoons butter

Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Mix well. Heat a non-stick frying pan on medium heat on the stove. Pour enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan, it should be a thin layer. When it looks like it is getting golden brown on the bottom, flip over and cook the other side.

Fill with chocolate gelato or ice cream and top with chocolate sauce, whipping cream and nuts.

Chip Applesauce Cake

While we're on the subject of homely looking desserts,

I might as well include the recipe for Chip Applesauce Cake.

This is Diane's 26th birthday cake.

Not much to look at but so good.

CHIP APPLESAUCE CAKE

Beat together:
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups sugar

Add:
2 eggs
2 cups applesauce

Then add:
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon
3 Tablespoons cocoa
1 ½ teaspoons soda
½ teaspoon salt

Mix Well.
Then stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.

Put into a 9x13 pan.
Sprinkle the top with 2 Tablespoons white sugar.

Bake at 325 for 30 minutes.

Rhubarb Cake

Generally considered to be a homely looking dessert, but the taste makes up for the lack of good looks. 

This has been epecially popular as of late.  Eric's 16th birthday cake of choice,

Katie's 25th birthday cake of choice,

a big hit at Devin's missionary open house. 

Even people who are sure they don't like rhubarb, my brothers, for instance, like this cake.

RHUBARB CAKE- Even if you don’t like rhubarb, you’ll like this cake!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk, OR 1 C. milk +1 T. vinegar or 1T. lemon juice. (I think milk + lemon juice is the best)
2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
2 or 3 cups rhubarb (cut fine)

Topping:
½ cup sugar mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon.

Cream sugar and shortening, add egg and vanilla. Add milk then flour and soda. Blend well, fold in rhubarb. Pour batter into 9 x 13 cake non-aluminum cake pan.  Stone or glass is best.

Bake at 350 degrees 30 minutes.
Take out of oven. Sprinkle topping on cake batter.
Return to oven. Bake 10-20 minutes longer.

Rhubarb Pie

Diane's only food request while home for a few days this summer!

This is Grandma Schenk's recipe, and a huge family favorite.

RHUBARB PIE (Forget about the strawberries!)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

4 cups 1-inch slices rhubarb
1 2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
dash salt

Combine rhubarb, sugar, flour and salt; let stand 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare pastry for 2 crust 9-inch pie; line 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
Fill with rhubarb mixture. Dot with 2 T. butter.
Adjust top crust, cutting slits for escape of steam; seal; flute.
I like to brush the top crust with milk, cream or a beaten egg, and maybe sprinkle a little sugar on top.

Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake

from the Pioneer Woman Website

Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Hour Difficulty: Easy Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• 5 whole Eggs
• 1 cup Sugar, Divided
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• ⅓ cups Milk
• 1 can Evaporated Milk
• 1 can Sweetened, Condensed Milk
• ¼ cups Heavy Cream


• FOR THE ICING:
• 1 pint Heavy Cream, For Whipping
• 3 Tablespoons Sugar

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan or 2 round cake pans liberally until coated.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Separate eggs.

Beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar on high speed until yolks are pale yellow. Stir in milk and vanilla. Pour egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.

Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites are stiff but not dry.

Fold egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined. Pour into prepared pan and spread to even out the surface.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn cake out onto a rimmed platter and allow to cool.

Combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream in a small pitcher. When cake is cool, pierce the surface with a fork several times. Slowly drizzle all but about 1 cup of the milk mixture—try to get as much around the edges of the cake as you can.

Allow the cake to absorb the milk mixture for 30 minutes. To ice the cake, whip 1 pint heavy cream with 3 tablespoons of sugar until thick and spreadable.

Spread over the surface of the cake. Decorate cake with whole or chopped maraschino cherries.  (I used fresh raspberries). Cut into squares and serve.

Guacamole

Mash a whole avacado.  Add l tsp lemon juice, 1 tablespoon or more cilantro, 1-2 tsp. finely chopped onion and salt to taste.