Unfried Chicken

• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
• 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon onion powder

• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• cooking spray

1. Stir buttermilk and hot sauce together in a bowl; add chicken and stir to coat. Marinate chicken in refrigerator at least 1 hour. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Mix panko bread crumbs (I used Corn Flake crumbs), Parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and paprika in large shallow bowl.
3. Remove chicken from marinade, shaking pieces to remove excess moisture. Discard the remaining marinade.
4. Gently press chicken pieces into the crumb mixture to coat. Gently toss between your hands so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. Arrange breaded chicken onto prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate breaded chicken at least 30 minutes. 
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly coat chicken pieces with cooking spray. Bake chicken in preheated oven until browning on top, 15 to 20 minutes. Flip pieces and continue baking until the chicken is cooked through and the coating is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes more.
6. • Cook's Notes:
   • If you don't have buttermilk, add 4 teaspoons white vinegar to the 2 cups of milk. Let sit for 15 minutes.
   • Serve with homemade honey mustard sauce. Stir 1/4 cup honey together with 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard for each serving.

Lemon Ice Cubes

Make perfect pitcher-size ice cubes in a muffin tin:

https://spoonuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2016/06/LemonsGif1.gif or https://www.pinterest.com/pin/132434045271793774/

Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs

500 g spaghetti, cooked
1 lg can tomato sauce
meatballs

Prepare meatballs from preferred recipe.  Combine spaghetti, tomato sauce & meatballs in casserole.  Heat in 350 degree oven for 1/2 hour.

American Chop Suey

2 lg cans spaghetti
1 lb hamburger
onion to taste, chopped
green pepper to taste, chopped (I hate green pepper so I never use it)
season with salt & pepper to taste

Saute hamburg, onions and green pepper. Drain. Add spaghetti and seasonings. Heat thoroughly.  I make the night before and refrigerate to allow the flavours to blend.  A family favourite.

Homemade Bread

This came from my cousin Barb via my mom.

Combine and let stand 10 minutes:
2 yeast cakes
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup warm water

In a large bowl combine:
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp salt
1/2 cup shortening

Beat with electric mixer until well-blended.  Add yeast and beat again.  Add 4 cups warm water and 3 cups flor, beat again.  Now change to wooded spoon and continue adding flour about 3 cups at a time until you have added about 12 cups in all.  Turn out on floured board and knead well.  Grease well and put in warm place, cover with cloth, to rise for 1 1/2 hours.  Punch down and let rise for another 1/2 hour. When double in bulk, turn out and knead a few times then form into loaves and/or rolls and let rise again.  Keep warm about 1 1/2 hours.  Bake in 350 degree oven for about an hour for small loaves or rolls.  Longer for double loaves.

French Toast

3 beaten eggs                                                             1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk                                                               10 slices frozen bread
1 tbsp sugar                                                               1/8 tsp oil
cinnamon                                                                    maple flavoured syrup

In shallow bowl beat together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and salt.  Dip bread in egg mixture, coating both sides. In a skillet cook book bread on both sides till brown, add more butter as needed.  Serve with syrup.

Hillbilly Cabbage One Pot

Were not sure how this one pot recipe got its name, but there is one thing we are sure about - its delicious flavor. Hillbilly Cabbage One Pot is a fabulous, hearty dish that is perfect if you are on a budget and have a big appetite. Made with cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and ground beef, everything cooks together so you get to taste each and every ingredient.

Ingredients

• 1 head cabbaage, coarsely chopped (I used 1/2 large head)
• 3  large carrots, sliced
• 3 potatoes, cubed
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic chopped
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 pound ground beef

Optional, add mushrooms, zuchinni or whatever you like. I threw in some purple beans as well.  

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in dutch oven. Pour off any grease.
    
2. Put everything else all in large dutch oven, cover and bring to a boil.
    
3. Lower heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, till all is tender.

http://www.recipelion.com/Budget-Friendly-Recipes/Hillbilly-Cabbage-One-Pot

The Rose Sisters' Special Ice Tea Recipe

http://kathleen-brooks.blogspot.ca/2012/04/rose-sisters-special-ice-tea-recipe.html

Reposting this one so it is with my other recipes.  It comes from one of my favouite author. You'll have to read some of her books to discover why it is so special.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Spring time is here! The flowers are blooming on Main Street in Keeneston. The horses are romping in the pastures, and the Derby hats are flying off the shelf at Southern Charms. Picnics, family get-togethers, friends grilling out, and the Kentucky Derby all have one thing in common: they are perfect for the Rose Sister's Special Ice Tea!  So, break out your favorite bourbon (Woodford Reserve & Marker's Mark are two of Kentucky's favorites) and make the Rose Sister's Special Ice Tea for your party! Here is the recipe:

In a one gallon pitcher mix 2 cups of unsweetened ice tea.

Add 1 cup sugar and stir.

Mix in 1 12 oz. can frozen orange juice and 1 12 oz can frozen limeade.  Stir until blended.

Pour in 1 750 ml bottle of your choice of Kentucky Bourbon and 7 cups of water.

Mix well and refrigerate until time to serve.

Enjoy!

Tuna Casserole

2-3 cans mushroom soup
2-3 cans chunky tuna, drained
4-6 hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 large bag of plain chips, crushed
1 bag of chips, uncrushed

Layer as follows: 1 can of tuna, 1 can of soup, 2 eggs, crushed chips.  Make 2-3 layers depending on your crowd. 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Serve with uncrushed chips on the side.  A salad works well with this.  I usually made 3 layers when the kids were here and it made one meal.  Now I do 2 layers and Bruce and I get two meals out of it.

The original recipe came from my ex-mother-in-law although I have tweaked it over the years.  Never had a problem getting the kids to eat this one.

Welsh Rarebit

1 beef bouillion cube
1 cup boiling water
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1 cup
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp Worchestershire sauce
1/2 lb cheddar cheese

Dissolve bouillion cube in water.  Melt butter.  Add flour.  Stir in milk then beef water.  Cook until smooth and thick.  Add mustard, W. sauce and cheese.  Stir until melted. Serve on toast.

Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 1/4 cups skim milk powder
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiling water
3 tbsp melted margarine

Combine in blender.  Blend until smooth.  Refrigerate.  Double recipe equals 14 oz can (400 ml)

Hummus

1-15 oz can chickpeas, rinsed
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp paprika

Puree chickpeas and garlic with the olive oil, lemon juice, cumin and 3/4 tsp salt until smooth and creamy.  Add 1-2 tbsp water as necessary to achieve desired consistency.  Transfer to airtight container. Store in refrigerator, covered.

Tuna Burgers

My daughter, Lenore, has requested I get this one posted ASAP.  I got it from my sister, Erin.

2 cans tuna, drained
4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
grated cheese to taste
mayonnaise to taste
minced onion to taste
celery or celery seed to taste

Combine ingredients. Place on hamburger buns then put on baking sheet. Cover with foil. 350 degrees for 1/2 hour.  Makes about 1 dozen.  Leftovers are excellent cold for lunch.

French Toast

3 beaten eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp sugar
cinnamon to taste
1/4 tsp salt
10 slices frozen white bread
maple-flavoured syrup

In shallow bowl beat together eggs milk, sugar, cinnamon and salt.  Dip bread in egg mixture, coating both sides.  In a skillet cook bread on both sides in oil till golden brown; add more butter as needed.  Serve with syrup.

Shrimp Dip

6 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup real mayonnaise
3 tbsp chili sauce
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp Worchestershire sauce
5 oz. can shrimp, mashed

May use 3 tbsp seafood sauce instead of chili and W. sauce. Combine all ingredients.  Keep refrigerated.

Pineapple & Sausage

1 large package of breakfast sausage
2 cans pineapple slices

Fry and drain sausage. Cut into bite-sized pieces.  Cut pineapple into corresponding size pieces.  Combine in casserole and heat in 350 degree oven for 1/2 hour.  Servie in casserole with a generous supply of toothpicks.

Nuts & Bolts

1 can mixed nuts                                                 1 pkg pretzel sticks
1 can cashews                                                    2 cups salad oil
2 pkg Shreddies                                                 2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1 pkg Cheerios                                                   1 tbsp garlic salt

Combine in large roasting pan. Mix well and bake 2 hours at 200 degrees. Stir every 15 minutes with wooden spoon. Store in paper bags.

Guacamole

Mash 2 pitted and peeled avocados with fork.  Stir in 1 tbsp grated onion, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp chili sauce.  Spread 1/3 cup mayo over mixture sealing to edges of bowl.  Blend layers at serving time.

Herb Seasoning plus Burgers, Fried Chicken, and Vegetable Dip

Herb Mix:
1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp dry mustard
2 tsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried dillweed
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper

Combine in airtight jar. Shake well.

Burgers
Combine 1 beaten egg and 1/4 cup milk. Add 1/4 cup fine, dry bread crumbs and 1 tbsp HERB MIX.  Add 1 lb ground beef or pork. Mix well.

Vegetable Dip
Stir in 1 tbsp HERB MIX into 1 cup plain yogurt. Serve with vegetables.  Make 3/4 cup.

Fried Chicken
Place 5 tbsp of HERB MIX in plastic bag.  Coat chicken. Brown in skillet on medium heat for 15 minutes, turning after 7 minutes to brown evenly.  Cover and cook 20 minutes. Uncover; turn and cook 5-10 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through.

Homemade Taco Seasoning

Combine:
1 cup plus 1 tbsp chili powder
1 1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 1/4 tsp onion powder
1 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/4 tsp dried oregano
2 1/2 tsp paprika
2 tbsp plus 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp plus 2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp plus 2 tsp black pepper

 Store in air tight container.  Use approximately 2 tbsp per pound of meat.  Much more economical than the individual packages and easier to keep a supply on hand.                                

Dolly Parton's Cowboy Beans

Tonight's entree:

RECIPE INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground beef
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 small bell pepper, chopped fine (optional, I hate peppers)
2 (16 ounce) cans pork and beans
2 cups ketchup
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

METHOD

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Brown ground beef, onions, and pepper in a 10-inch skillet. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into baking dish and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until mixture is bubbly.  I half the recipe as it is just hubby and me.  This is a family favourite.

Zucchini Lasagna

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

55 mins

TOTAL TIME

1 hour 10 mins

Ingredients
3 small or 1-­2 large zucchini (enough for about 25 slices)
⅓ onion, chopped                           1 TBS fresh thyme
7 sliced mushrooms                         2 TBS fresh oregano
2 tbspolive oil                                  2 TBS fresh basil
14.5 oz diced tomato                      ½ cup parmesan
8 oz tomato sauce                           10 oz ricotta
½ tsp garlic salt                               1 egg
½ tsp garlic powder                        8 oz mozzarella

Instructions
1. Cut zucchini into ⅛ inch thick strips.
2. Lay zucchini out on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Cover with additional paper towels.
 3. Put olive oil, sliced mushrooms and chopped onion in a saute pan over medium heat. Saute for about 5 minutes until onions are golden.
4. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic salt and garlic powder.
5. Stir everything together and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
6. Add fresh herbs when you are done simmering and remove from heat.
7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
8. In a small bowl combine, egg, ricotta and parmesan.
9. Spray a 9x9 (or 8x8) baking pan with pam.
10. Spread some sauce on the bottom of your pan.
11. Layer 1 layer of zucchini across the sauce.
12. Top zucchini with about ⅓ of ricotta mixture.
13. Top ricotta with ¼ of mozzarella.
14. Top cheese with more sauce and repeat steps 10­13.
15. End with zucchini, sauce then mozzarella.
16. Cover pan with foil and bake for 35 minutes.
17. Remove foil and bake uncovered for another 15­20 minutes until cheese is golden.
18. Remove from oven and let rest for about 5 minutes before eating.

Recipe by Like Mother, Like Daughter at http://lm ld.org/2013/09/02/zucchini­lasagna/

Delicious. I found it a little too juicy so next time I will be using fresh tomatoes instead of canned.  Hubby has also requested mushrooms.  I have included those adaptations in the recipe with all due respect to the creator.

One Pot Chicken and Mushroom Tetrazinni

Made this for supper last night.  It was absolutely delicious.

one pot chicken and mushroom tetrazzini

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

45 mins

One Pot Chicken and Mushroom Tetrazzini - a simple but creamy, rich and delicious pasta dish with chicken and mushrooms ready in 35 minutes. Perfect for busy weeknights.

Author: Jo Cooks

Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 chicken breast, cut into cubes
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup milk, I used 2%
• 8 oz fettuccine or spaghetti
• salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup frozen peas
• 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
• parsley for garnish

instructions

1. In a large pot, melt 2 tbsp of butter over medium high heat. Add the chicken cubes and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink. Season the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder for a bit of garlic flavor. Remove the chicken and mushroom from the pot and set aside.
2. Add the remaining 2 tbsp of butter to the pot and whisk in the ¼ cup of flour. Add the chicken broth and milk and whisk. Cook the sauce until it comes to a boil, it should thicken as the flour cooks.
3. Turn the heat down to low, add the past and the chicken and mushrooms back to the pot. Stir well. Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until the pasta is al dente, stirring often to avoid the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot. After cooking the pasta for 15 minutes add the peas and season with salt and pepper if needed. Remove from heat.
4. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top and parsley.

Homemade Air Conditioner DIY - The "5 Gallon Bucket" Air Cooler! DIY- ca...

Quiet Morning

It's a lazy morning, overcast with a slight breeze. It is Exhibition week here in Truro NS which means the summer heat is due to leave us.

It's 10:30 am. Bruce and Moochie are still flaked out. Just enjoying the quiet. Big excitement today will be grocery shopping.

In case you hadn't figured it out, Kathleen Brooks is one of my favourite authors. Keeneston KY and the Rose sisters rule.

Whispered Lies: Web of Lies #1 by Kathleen Brooks, Kindle Edition, Expected publication: October 11th 2016

Read the blurb: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31078294-whispered-lies?from_search=true

Book Review for Cowboy Crazy (The Dalton Boys Book 1) by Em Petrova

I am not a person of many words so my reviews are usually short.  The Dalton family is adorable and Hank is just too sweet for words.  Every girl deserves to have a Hank fall in love with her. I plan to read the complete series.

Product Description

Five brides for five brothers…at least that’s the deal the Daltons have struck with their boys. Each son must marry in order to inherit a piece of the ranch they love so much.

Hank Dalton yearns to run his own spread, but more than that, he longs for a woman to call his own. Paradise Valley is far from civilization, though, and that makes finding the perfect match difficult. Not many women like being two hours from a major supermarket or mall.

Charlotte Halton is on the run. Poor choices have left her with scars—in and out. After her powerful boyfriend left her drugged and set their apartment on fire, she’s just trying to put the pieces of her life back together. Abandoning all she knows seems like the best decision she’s ever made. At least until her car breaks down in the middle of cattle country.

When a pretty little woman is delivered into Hank’s hands, he believes it was fate that kept him from joining his brothers for a “wife hunt” in the city. But she’s leery of men and hiding something dark. Can Hank tap into the attraction they both feel before she drives away? 

The Softest Baby Wool Yarn Bundle Giveaway

The Softest Baby Wool Yarn Bundle Giveaway
Gifted by We Are Knitters
Value: $60

One lucky winner will receive 5 skeins of The Baby Wool in Natural. The deadline to enter is August 7, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time.

Baby Alpaca truly is one of the most precious wools you'll ever come across. With high quality fibers, you'll want to hold this skein of yarn all day long; it's that smooth.

http://www.allfreeknitting.com/sweeps/The-Softest-Baby-Wool-Yarn-Bundle-Giveaway-We-Are-Knitters

You are invited to visit my Pinterest and Facebook pages: https://www.pinterest.com/snf1/  and https://www.facebook.com/sharon.n.farrell

My Bucket LIst

I am set to retire, officially, in a couple of months so I figured it was time to make a start:

1.  See the mythical moose at the Shubenacadie Wild Life Park.  I say mythical because in 60 years I have yet to see the physical moose.  People send me pictures to say they saw it but there is nothing on the picture to prove it is from the Shubie park.

2. See the Northern lights aka Aurora Borealis.  Like the moose, they may possibly be a myth.  :)

3. Experience the Transsyberian Orchestra live.  For any barbarians out there, check them out:
https://www.youtube.com/user/tsoofficial

4. Hug my granddaughter, Cleo.

5. See a meteor shower.  There has to be at least one night in my life span where it is not raining and/or overcast.

The Rose Sisters' Special Ice Tea Recipe

http://kathleen-brooks.blogspot.ca/2012/04/rose-sisters-special-ice-tea-recipe.html

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Rose Sisters' Special Ice Tea Recipe

Spring time is here! The flowers are blooming on Main Street in Keeneston. The horses are romping in the pastures, and the Derby hats are flying off the shelf at Southern Charms. Picnics, family get-togethers, friends grilling out, and the Kentucky Derby all have one thing in common: they are perfect for the Rose Sister's Special Ice Tea!  So, break out your favorite bourbon (Woodford Reserve & Marker's Mark are two of Kentucky's favorites) and make the Rose Sister's Special Ice Tea for your party! Here is the recipe:

In a one gallon pitcher mix 2 cups of unsweetened ice tea.

Add 1 cup sugar and stir.

Mix in 1 12 oz. can frozen orange juice and 1 12 oz can frozen limeade.  Stir until blended.

Pour in 1 750 ml bottle of your choice of Kentucky Bourbon and 7 cups of water.

Mix well and refrigerate until time to serve.

Enjoy!

Kathleen Brooks Announces Next Two Books

I have other authors I enjoy and look forward to reading their books.  No one can spin a yarn like Kathleen Brooks.  You do not want to miss any of them.  Start reading with Bluegrass State of Mind.  Romance, mystery, suspense and, best of all, ROTFLYGO.  You will want to move to Keeneston, Kentucky.   

Kathleen Brooks added 2 new photos.

Yesterday at 11:04 · 

My next two books have now been announced!!

Thank you for all the great notes, which all end the same way - WHAT'S NEXT?! 
I'm excited to announce my next two books. This October WHISPERED LIES, the firstbook in my new Web of Lies series comes out. (Preorder at http://www.kathleen-brooks.com/web-lies-ser…/whispered-lies/)
THE BLUEGRASS CONTINUES! Don't worry, Keeneston has many more books to come in the future. The next book will be FOREVER SECRET. I don't have a firm release date yet, but I'm aiming for a January release. Right now the book is up for preorder on iBooks only (https://itunes.apple.com/…/book/forever-secret/id1135552898…). Approximately mid October it will go up for preorder at all retailer when I get a set release date.
I'm really thrilled for the upcoming releases. Hang on because there's mystery, action, love, and laughs ahead!

Winkies, Zinging Hoo-Has and the Keeneston Rose ladies

I shall forever have the image in my mind of Miss Violet lifting her nightgown and saying, "Boo!" Thank you for that Kathleen Brooks. It's right up there with the Rose ladies taking pictures of Matt's winkie and Riley's zinging hoo-ha. I haven't written an actual review as I haven't finished the latest Bluegrass installment (Forever Driven: Forever Bluegrass #4). If you have never come across the Bluegrass series of books, you are surely missing a real treat. Book # 1 - Bluegrass State of Mind. https://www.amazon.ca/Bluegrass-State-Mind-Book-ebook/dp/B00589BAWK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1468965516&sr=1-1&keywords=bluegrass+state+of+mind

Ladyfingers - Elaine's Doll Patterns

Are you looking for some imaginative knitting patterns for 18" dolls?  There are several handouts for basic patterns, patterns for specific outfits, shoes, socks, hats, purses, as well as photos that do not have patterns with them but combined with handouts can be easily created.

http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-121853-1.html

marianna's lazy daisy days

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.ca/

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.ca/p/my-ravelry.html

A great resource for free knitted baby clothes patterns.