Cooking
Baking Bread – An Experience
I began baking bread about fifteen years ago. I have experimented with white bread, egg bread, sweet bread, rolls, loafs, braided loafs, and combinations of these. I now use a single recipe of my own design – it is a sweet egg bread. Recently I tried using some wheat flour. I found that if I used about half white flour and half wheat flour I had the best chance of achieving the texture and flavor I like.
28May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
*Hank’s Giving Day Turkey
This is a recipe out of my Hank Jr cookbook. My wife cooked this at our first home cooked Thanksgiving and it turned out wonderful. This cookbook is chock full of recipes for parties, everyday meals and wild game.
1 turkey, washed and drained
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
4 tsps hot water
1/2 cup cooking oil
1-2 [...]
Home Made Chili
The first cool day of fall led this writer to the grocery store to get the fixuns for a big pot of chili. We have never made chili the same way twice – but we think we are on to something this time. We knew we needed some meat, some beans, some tomato sauce, and [...]
23Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Artichoke Dip
This is a great hot dip for pita bread or the crackers of your choice. (serves about 8).
Ingredients:
Two 14 ounce cans of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped.
One cup grated Parmesan cheese
One cup mayonnaise (fat-free or lite will work)
One teaspoon garlic salt
One half teaspoon ground black pepper
One tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Pita bread or crackers for serving.
Remove [...]
Tuna Noodle Casserole
This is an easy meal for a family. Preheat oven to 350 F.
Ingredients:
3, 5 ounce cans Tuna (this writer prefers tuna in water)
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup.
2 cups Milk
2 sticks butter or margarine
1 package round snack crackers
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan or Romano cheese
16 ounces extra wide egg noodles
8 ounces frozen peas (optional)
8 ounces frozen [...]
Home Made Potato Soup
Home Made Potato Soup:
Ingredients:
Lots of potatoes – 8 – 10 red or russet will work – depends on if you like leftovers
One 8 oz can of chicken broth
One pint of whipping cream
Two sticks of butter
One or two yellow or white onions – to taste
Salt
Pepper
Basil
Flour
Milk
While bringing well salted water to a boil, peel and cut the [...]
Tortellini and Alfredo
Last evening we were knocking around the kitchen, looking for an easy but tasty meal. There was some fresh Tortellini in the fridge so we did some experimenting. Tortellini is a ring shaped pasta, usually stuffed with a meat and cheese, or just a cheese mix. We prefer the fresh tortellini, but we have some [...]
15Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Corned Beef and cabbage fixuns’
We have been experimenting again. We were never a big corned beef and cabbage kind of guy – perhaps we would indulge on St. Patrick’s Day. We were at the store and they had corned beef on sale – we had a moment so we pondered the possibilities. Here is what we came up with [...]
14Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Home made Alfredo sauce
This writer likes to cook but sometimes we feel lazy and want an easy meal. One of my other sins is pasta. Laziness and gluttony – sins flavor sins, one good sin deserves another, that’s my motto today. We have an Alfredo sauce that is sinful. Here is what we do.
Ingredients:
1 pint of heavy whipping [...]
Salmon Patties
About 30 minutes preparation and cooking time.
1 extra large egg, beaten
1/4 cup of milk
1 finely chopped (grated?) medium yellow onion
1 tablespoon fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon dried dill
1/4 cup chopped parsley (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 16 ounce can salmon – drain or not.
1 – 2 cups ground crackers (I like round Ritz)
1 tablespoon cooking [...]
Manicotti – an easy baked dish
We are getting ready for an Italian Thanksgiving in Kansas City. We have been experimenting with some Italian dishes that are quick and easy, and of course – all things pasta. Here is one that we like:
Manicotti
Ingredients:
2 cups of spaghetti sauce (try the home made stuff)
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups Ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded Mozzarella [...]
Eazy Hot Wings
I made these myself when I was short on cash but had alot of chicken. I make these without any exact measurement, time frame or temp so you may need to adjust to your taste. You may use your choice of wing sauce, I prefer tabasco with a little rib rub mixed in. The ingredient [...]
9Oct2008 | Cole James | 0 comments | Continued
Creamy Vodka Sauce…
On the subject of tortellinis, we would impart another recipe from our own Italian friends in Staten Island, NY. We would like to thank Eileen for this one, and we are forever grateful as it is a family favorite.
You will need:
one cup of ham – cubed
one cup of onion (yellow or white, I typically use [...]
Baking Bread – Recipe and Discussion
This writer began baking bread about fifteen years ago. We have experimented with white bread, egg bread, sweet bread, rolls, loafs, braided loafs, and combinations of these. We now use a single recipe of my own design – it is a sweet egg bread. Recently we tried using some wheat flour. We found that if [...]
2Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Cooking for a Crowd: Walking Tacos
Basically, here is how it works: you will crumble the chips in the bags and then cut the tops of the bags off. You can also turn the bag on its side and cut the bag along the edge from top to bottom.
2Oct2008 | bryan | 0 comments | Continued
Kansas City Italian Meatballs
This writer has a friend in the Kansas City Mafia. We have been invited to Thanksgiving Dinner. They are having an ‘Italian Thanksgiving.’ All of the food will be traditional Italian – she won’t give away the family secrets, but she did talk some about their food. She told us to be careful because she [...]
30Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Cooking For a Crowd: The Potato Bar
I am the Director of Youth Ministries at our church, and at out program we eat together every week. Some weeks have more people than others, of course, but we are getting good at providing meals for semi-large crowds (like 25 – 30 people) with minimal prep and even less of a budget. I wanted [...]
29Sep2008 | bryan | 2 comments | Continued
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