February 11th, 2011
1/2 stalk celery, diced
2 large onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bell pepper, cut up
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 no.2 can tomatoes
1 quart water
1 pound shrimp
1/2 pint oyeters
1/2 pound crab meat
1 pound chicken, cup into bite size pieces
3 links of sausage, cut into small bite size pieces
1 poung okra
1 tablespoon gumbo file’
cooked rice
seasoning to taste
Saute’ celery, onions, garlic and bell peppers in cooking oil.
Add tomatoes and water.
Then Add shrimp, oysters, crab meat, chicken and sausage.
Cook until chicken is done about 10 to 12 minutes.
Add okra and gumbo file’, let simmer until okra is done.
Season to taste. serve over rice. Makes 12-15 cups.
I tripled this recipe for a Super Bowl Party for 35 people. Every one enjoyed it
and there was none left over.
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March 17th, 2011
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March 7th, 2011
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February 23rd, 2011
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February 23rd, 2011
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white karo syrup
Mix and Micro Wave for 90 seconds.
Add 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
Stir into mix, 1 Box Quaker Toasted oatmeal square cereal.
and 2-4 cups mixed nuts.
Mix well, place in foiled lined shallow pan.
Bake @ 250 for 1 hour, stirring mix every 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and place on clean foil to cool.
When cool break apart and store in container until ready to serve.
This makes a very large batch and will keep for a long time.
Delicious! Delicious!
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January 17th, 2011
Not to long ago, I wrote about my pumpkin patch. The plants grew with giant leaves and beautiful giant yellow blooms, but not one piece of fruit did these giant plants bear. My hair dresser Paulette read my blog and recently she and her husband Jim were shopping and they spotted a very colorful Petite Pumpkin Patch Planter, with seeds, potting soil and every thing needed to grow the pumpkins. Needless to say they purchased this beautiful pumpkin planter which they presented to me as a gift. This planter will fit right on my out door patio ledge in the full sun, which will encourage its growth. I am eager to get it planted and watch the growth, hoping that unlike my last pumpkin patch, it will grow and bear fruit. I will keep each of you updates with the plants progress.
Special thanks to Paulette and Jim Fey for their thoughtfulness.
Ruthie
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January 14th, 2011
1 Tbls. Butter
1 Medium Onion, chopped
4.5 oz. can chopped Green Chiles
8 oz. Pkg. Cream Cheese, cut into cubes
2 large cans White Meat Chicken, or (1 1/2 cups chopped whit emeat chicken)
12-18 flour Tortillas
2 8oz. pkgs Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
2 cups Heavy Cream
Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add onions and saute about 5 minutes. Add green chilies and saute about 1 minute. Stir in cream cheese and chicken. Cook, stirring constantly until cream cheese melts. Spoon 2 to 3 Tbls of this mixture into the middle of a flour tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down into a large baking dish. Contiune until all mixture has been used. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack Cheese and drizzle with heavy cream. Make @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes until golden brown. Note! I use only 12 tortillas because I fill mine a little fuller than called for..
I know you and your family will like mine, find this to be one of your favorit recipes.
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December 30th, 2010
Today on the cook show a Green Tomato Cake was featured, so I thought I would share my green tomato pie recipe. This pie is really delicious and most peoploe think it tastes like mince meat pie.
Green Tomato Pie
1 Qt. green tomatos
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ginger
2 tbls. butter
1 3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. lemon zest
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup raisens
3 tsp lemon juice
Wash and slice tomatoes very thin, then cut slices into quarters. Place in a colander to drain for 30 min. Mix dry engredients together. Add tomatoes
and mix. Arrange in a 9 ‘ unbaked pie crust. sprinkle lemon juice over the tomatoes, dot with butter. Cover with the top crust, flute edges to seal the crust together. Cut slits into the top crust for air to escape. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with a small amount of sugar. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce tempture to 325 degrees, bake an addittional 40-45 minutes until golden brown.
Enjoy!
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December 29th, 2010
3 Cans refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls, cut into fours. Set Incing asside to be used later.
Place the the cinnamon roll pieces into a Bundt Pan that has been buttered.
melt 1 stick butter and pour over the cinnamon roll pieces.
Bake at 350 degree for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 min.
invert onto plate ; remove from pan, Ice with the three packages of icing that you saved. Serve warm and enjoy!
This recipe is ideal for New Years morning, and will be in demand for many mornings to come.
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December 29th, 2010
Recipe or not! Something to share with those of you not living in Texas.
Texas always has a choice of weather, if you don;t like the weather, stick around and it will change. Decemer2010 has been a little different than most years. Texas is receiving a lot of mositure and is cooler that normal.
The weather has not been good for my winter garden, the vegatables are not growing and producing like years past. I planted Butter Nut squash this year, unlike most years when I have so many I can not give them all away, not one piece of fruit has developed on the plants. The Okra has stopped producing due to the weather, and the tomatoes did not do well this fall. Now, I can not complain, the Egg Plants, Bell Pepper, Cabbage and Broccoli are producing abundantly, more than I can use, so I have delighted in sharing with friends and neighbors. I have been blessed with the most wonderful neighbors and am always happy when I can share with them. God is so good and has blessed me in so many ways. I hope you are so blessed.
I wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Ruthie
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