Bible Gal - My Kitchen

My Kitchen

Come in, please! Welcome to my kitchen.
Let's sit and chat while the tea brews.

I love tea -- strong tea and especially Earl Grey Creme Tea ... so smooth! My kitchen is my favorite room in the house. I love when it's cold outside and the aromas coming from the kitchen warm not only your appetite but your heart as well.

Cooking and baking are high on my 'love to do' list. I've made two cookbooks over the years and both are crammed full of family favorites. Casseroles, gooey desserts and deep-dish pies are our all-time favorites. But I'm, also fond of NEW ways to serve vegetables, and have included lots of recipes in the "Vegetable" category.

Since you've come for tea, let me share a wonderful tea recipe with you. And after that we'll have some scones or a breakfast dish that is a favorite. I add new recipes throughout the year, so stop by again and see what's cookin' for lunch and dinner. And, of course, we have dessert with almost every meal! Doesn't everyone?

Happy Cooking,
Judy

P.S. There are also lots of recipes on the "Special Events" pages -- just scroll down!

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Quick and easy!

Fried Egg Treats

Talk about easy! Cover a baking sheet with wax paper or foil. Place small, thin pretzel sticks side by side. Melt white chocolate or almond bark over hot water. With spoon drop small amount of melted chocolate between pretzels. If the chocolate is too runny, stir it briefly until it thickens. This will keep it from spreading too much. While the chocolate is still soft, place a yellow M & M or Reese's Pieces in the middle. Allow to cool and harden.

Easiest Apple Crisp

8-9 peeled, sliced apples
8-9 slices of bread, cut into strips
2 sticks butter
2 tbls. flour
2 c. sugar
1.5 tsp. cinnamon

Put sliced apples in 9 x 13 pan. Put bread strips over apples, side by side so all are completely covered. In sauce pan, mix flour and sugar together; add butter and melt, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Pour and then spread over bread strips. Bake 350 for 1 hour. (This recipe can be cut in half and baked in a square dish)

Easy Hash Brown Bake

2 cans cream soup (mushroom or chicken, your choice)
1 c. sour cream
pepper, to taste
1 bag (30 oz.) frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
1 c. grated cheese

Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of 9 x 13 baking dish. In large bowl, mix soup, sour cream and pepper together. Stir in potatoes and put in baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 15-20 minutes longer or until bubbly around edges. Serves 8. (To make ahead; cover and refrigerate. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 15-20 minutes longer)

Candy Cookies

Saltines (soda crackers) 1 sleeve (about 40 cookies)
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. chocolate chips
1 1/2 c. coarsely chopped walnuts

Line a 10 x 15" pan with foil and grease or spray with cooking spray. Place crackers in rows on foil touching so there is no space between them. In saucepan, melt butter; add sugar and bring to boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Pour over creackers and spread until completely covered.

Bake at 350 for 5 minutes (crackers will float). Remove from oven and turn oven off. Sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts over crackers. Return to the oven until chocolate is melted, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from oven and using a greased spatula, press walnuts into chocolate. Cut into 1-inch squares while warm. Cool completely and removed from foil. Makes about 5 dozen pieces.

Happy Cooking,
Judy

P.S. There are also lots of recipes on the "Special Events" pages--just scroll down!

My new cookbook is jammed-packed full of more family favorites--over 175 pages full!. Thre are lots of cooking helps in the beginning, plus 3 blank pages after each section to write in a new or favorite recipe. Unlike most cookbooks that have 6 or 7 categories, this one has 17 categories, so recipes are easier to find.

This cookbook has everything from