Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Scalloped Potatoes



6 to 8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed or sliced thin
2 TBS butter
1 large onion minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 cup flour
2 cups 1% milk
1 2-ounce bottle diced pimento, drained
1/2 cup finely grated cheese (Optional)

To prepare sauce: melt butter, add onion and cook one minute. Stir in salt, paprika, dry mustard, and flour. Add milk and pimento; cook until thick. stirring constantly. Pour sauce over potatoes, and mix gently. Put in large covered casserole and bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (About 4 pieces)
  • 3 Tablespoons Cornstach
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp canola oil
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 4 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 4 Tablespoons ketchup
  • 3/4 tsp - 1 Tbsp. diced chipoltes
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 cup cashews
Instructions
  1. Combine cornstarch and pepper in resealable food storage bag. Add chicken. Shake to coat with cornstarch mixture.
  2. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken about 2 minutes on each side. Place chicken in slow cooker.
  3. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, diced chipoltes, sugar, garlic, ginger, and cashews in small bowl; pour over chicken. (I like my cashews to be crunchy so I add them right before serving instead of with this sauce)
  4. Cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours.
  5. Serve over rice. Makes 4-6 servings.
  6. Garnish with green onions and the cashews if they weren't added earlier.
Tiffany
2016
taken from therecipecritic.com

CINABUN CAKE

CINABUN CAKE
(source: Cooking Up North)

BASE:
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted

TOPPING:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 T. flour
1 T. cinnamon

GLAZE:
2 cups powdered sugar
5 T. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

**Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter a 9x13 baking pan.

Mix all of the base ingredients together, with the exception of the butter.  Add the melted butter last, and then pour into your prepared pan,

Mix all of the topping ingredients together in a separate bowl.  Mix well.  Drop by teaspoon over the base, as evenly as you can.  Take a butter knife and swirl the topping into the base.  Pop into the oven and bake for 28-30 minutes.

White the cake is baking, prepare the glaze and set aside.  Remove from oven and glaze the cake while still warm.  

Ann