Sharing Recipe

Oh, this was so easy and very good. I am not sure where I found the recipe but glad I did.

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff Recipe


2 pounds cubed stew meat
2 cans Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup
1 largish onion diced
2-3-4 tabls of Worcestershire 
1/2 cup water
8 oz of cream cheese (added just before serving)
couple of dashes of Garlic Salt (1 tsp?)
couple dashes of Hot Paprika 

In the slow cooker stir in all the ingredients together, (except the meat AND the Cream Cheese). Once combined add the meat and mix together.

Cook on Low for 8 hours. 

Cut up the cream cheese into cubes just before serving and turn crockpot on high. Stir the cream cheese in until all combined. You might have to put the lid back on and leave for 10 minutes.

So good to freeze BEFORE adding the cream cheese. Just re-heat on the stove and add cream cheese 10 minutes before serving. The meat becomes even more tender when reheated after freezing-perfect for toast.

Saturday Fun

Yesterday I decided to make a doll quilt. Since we had 5 sons in our house, I did not have a doll around. So I purchased a baby doll and then wanted a doll quilt. This quilt is square. When I make another one, I will make it rectangle. I really did not have a plan. If I had a plan, I would not have done pinwheels with such a small piece of material--always learning. I also made a cute little pillow to go with the quilt. Now how fun is that?

Tonight I fixed Chicken Quesadillas, and they are so good that I thought I would share the recipe.

Chicken Quesadillas

2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (I cooked 3 chicken breasts)
2/3 cup salsa
1/3 cup sliced green onions
3/4 to 1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
6 flour tortillas (8 inches)
1/4 cup butter melted
2 cup (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
Sour cream and guacamole

In a skillet, combine the first six ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Brush one side of tortillas with butter. Spoon 1/3 cup chicken mixture over half of unbuttered side of each tortilla. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese; fold plain side of tortilla over cheese. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes or until crisp and golden brown. Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and guacamole. Yield: 6 (But if have a hungry crew, double the recipe for 6.)

Honey Bun Cake

Today I needed a quick dish to take to someone's house. This is one of my Mother's favorite desserts because it can be used for a breakfast bread, too. I decided to post a recipe and pictures. Hope you enjoy.

1 yellow cake mix (without pudding)
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup water
8-oz. carton sour cream

Mix above ingredients together, and pour into a 13 x 9" pan.

Mix together 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the brown sugar mix over the cake (pic 1), and take a knife and swirl it over the cake (pic 2), being careful not to touch the bottom of the pan.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.

The glaze consists of whisking 1 cup of sifted powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp. milk, and 1 tsp. vanilla together. Pour over the top of the hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

This smells so yummy!

Monday

Well, I have been retired for 7 months and still have not gotten myself organized. Well, today I planned to do differently and try to tackle my house and get organized. I am using http://www.flylady.com/ to help me organize. You tackle the task of decluttering by completing a little at a time--work for 10 minutes. This week's goal it to work on the kitchen. If I post this info, maybe I will follow the plan. I did clean my stove top. Tomorrow I will need to dust the tops of cabinets, refrigerator, and clean light fixtures. Let's see how that goes.

I was a little distracted because I checked on my new puppy, Beau, every few minutes. I just had to give him a hug every so often. He is so cute sitting on my porch like he owns the world. He even barked at a car on the road which is 1/4 mile away.

I did my grocery shopping for the week with a planned week's menu (part of organizing). Tonight I fixed Tortilla Soup. It was so good. Sonny really enjoyed it.

4 chicken breasts
4 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can Rotel
1/2 C chicken broth
1 Tlbs. fajita seasonings
Monterey jack cheese
Tortilla chips

Boil four chicken breasts about 45 minutes. Cool and cut into bite-size pieces. Reserve 1/2 cup broth. In saucepan, combine four cans cream of chicken soup. Add one can Ro-Tel tomatoes and 1 Tbls. fajita seasoning. Stir in 1/2 cup chicken broth (I added a little more). Heat thoroughly. To serve, put tortilla chips and grated cheese in the bottom of bowl and pour in hot soup.

Must go finish my Nightime routine of by picking up and putting away of items like shoes, newspapers, quilting books :-), then make sure kitchen is clean leaving with a clean, dry sink. Also--check on Beau.