Monday, December 07, 2015

German Pancake or Dutch Baby


German Pancake (aka Dutch Baby)

(They are not really German or Dutch, weird) 

Here's what you need:
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
- pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup warm milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 Tbsp. melted butter
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- sliced strawberries
- powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400°F/204°C.

Combine the eggs, sugar, salt, warm milk, vanilla, flour and melted butter in a blender or processor until smooth.

Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in an oven proof skillet, such as a cast iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet. Transfer skillet to the oven.

Bake at 400°F/204°C for 25-30 minutes. Remove from skillet and let cool slightly on wire rack. Powder with sugar and serve with sliced strawberries.



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Monday, November 23, 2015

Grandma Esther's Swedish Pancakes Recipe

The Original Grandma Esther Dahlstom's recipe for Swedish Pancakes (Pannkakor)


Directions

  1. Mix eggs, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
  2. Add the melted butter, then the milk, a little at the time, and whisk to a smooth batter. The batter will be very thin (almost like for crêpes). Refrigerate overnight for best results.
  3. In a hot skillet or round griddle (preferably cast-iron), add one teaspoon butter and just as much batter to cover the bottom (turn the skillet around to spread the batter). Fry the pancakes golden brown on both sides. Add more butter for each new pancake.
  4. Roll or stack them on a serving plate. Keep warm.
  5. Serve hot, preferably with whipped cream and jam.
I'm hungry now

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Another Swedish Meatball or Köttbullar Recipe


Swedish Meatballs or Köttbullar
 Unlike the large meatballs in sweet and sour sauce which are often called Swedish; genuine köttbullar  are small meatballs served with alone or with a thin pan gravy and traditionally accompanied by tart, red lingonberries or lingonberry preserves.
Serves 4 to 6; Yields two to three dozen meatballs
  1/3 cup finely-ground plain breadcrumbs
  1/3 cup milk (skim, okay)
  1 small yellow onion
  1 egg (or egg white)
  1 and 1/3 pounds lean ground beef
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1/8 teaspoon pepper
  1/4 teaspoon allspice
  1 tablespoon butter and  1 tablespoon canola oil  or  cooking oil spray
For pan gravy:
 Butter as needed, up to 1 tablespoon
 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
 1 cup beef stock
Lingonberry preserves, optional (Red currant preserves or whole-berry cranberry sauce can be substituted)
  Soak bread crumbs in milk for 5 to10 minutes until the liquid is  absorbed. Peel and quarter onion. Finely dice onion in a food processor. Add the egg,  meat,  soaked bread crumbs and  seasonings. Pulse  until thoroughly blended.
  Shape meat mixture into small balls, less than an inch in diameter; if the mixture sticks to your hands, wet them with cold water. Heat the frying pan and add butter and oil. Saute meatballs in 2 or 3 batches, shaking pan frequently to keep meatballs from sticking. Drain on paper towels  and keep warm.
   Alternatively, meatballs can be placed on a greased or non-stick broiler pan or rimmed cookie sheet. Broil for several minutes, then drain on paper towels. Use another, deeper pan for gravy.
   To make the pan gravy,  scrape off and discard any browned bits of meat that may be sticking to pan after the meatballs are done. (If less than 1 Tablespoon fat remaining in pan, add butter to compensate.) Add the flour, stirring with a fork until brown. Quickly add stock and bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a fork or whisk, until gravy thickens. Remove from heat and serve immediately with the meatballs.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

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Sunday, June 07, 2015

Dihydrogen monoxide

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/06/tricking-people-banning-water-dihydrogen-monoxide/

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Sunday, November 30, 2014

A Menu List for Kids


Menu Plan

Roast Beef Tri-tip in Crock Pot
Roasted potatoes and carrots
broccoli, carrots & cauliflower
green salad
 

Tuna Noodle casserole
peas
applesauce
 

Chicken legs in crock pot
rice or noodles or potatoes
Broccoli
 

Spaghetti with meat sauce
french bread
green salad
 

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Rice
green beans
peaches
 

Meatloaf with gravy
mashed potatoes
corn
green salad
 

Chicken patties
fried potatoes or Alfredo noodles or rice
peas
peaches
 

Home-made pizza
salad
soda
 

Sliced Ham
mashed potatoes or Alfredo noodles
mixed vegies
biscuits
 

Sliced Turkey Breast w/ gravy
Stove top stuffing or mashed potatoes
vegies
 

oven Fried chicken
mashed potatoes
vegies
biscuits
 

Chicken breast strips
fettuccini Alfredo noodles
Broccoli
 

Hamburgers
chips
soda
 

enchilada casserole
refried beans
Spanish rice
 

Pork Chops
mashed potatoes or rice
vegies
green salad
 

chicken Stir-fry w/ vegies
white rice

Thursday, March 07, 2013

I've been making Ranger Cookies lately


I've been making a bunch of Ranger Cookies lately to satisfy my sweet tooth. They are not too sugary and have mostly healthy ingredients.



















RANGER COOKIES

Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup flake-type cereal (like Special K or Total, etc)
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Directions:
1. Cream shortening with sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla.
2. Mix together dry ingredients and stir into wet mix. Place by heaping spoonfuls on an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Remove immediately to cool.

Try it. It is almost like Mom used to make.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Texas Flour Tortillas (adapted from The Border Cookbook by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison)
Ingredients:
Two cups of all-purpose flour (can make them whole wheat by substituting one cup of whole-wheat flour for white flour)
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
3/4 cups of warm milk

Method:
Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and oil.
Slowly add the warm milk.
Stir until a loose, sticky ball is formed.
Knead for two minutes on a floured surface. Dough should be firm and soft.
Place dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap for 20 minutes.
After the dough has rested, break off eight sections, roll them into balls in your hands, place on a plate (make sure they aren’t touching) and then cover balls with damp cloth or plastic wrap for 10 minutes. (It’s very important to let the dough rest, otherwise it will be like elastic and won’t roll out to a proper thickness and shape.)
After dough has rested, one at a time place a dough ball on a floured surface, pat it out into a four-inch circle, and then roll with a rolling pin from the center until it’s thin and about eight inches in diameter. (If you roll out pie crusts you’ll have no problem with this.) Don’t over work the dough, or it’ll be stiff. Keep rolled-out tortillas covered until ready to cook.
In a dry iron skillet or comal heated on high, cook the tortilla about thirty seconds on each side. It should start to puff a bit when it’s done.
Keep cooked tortillas covered wrapped in a napkin until ready to eat.
Can be reheated in a dry iron skillet, over your gas-burner flame or in the oven wrapped in foil.
While you probably won’t have any leftovers, you can store in the fridge tightly wrapped in foil or plastic for a day or so.
Makes eight tortillas.

Monday, November 30, 2009

A retired husband is a wife's full time job.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Chaos?

There was a doctor, a civil engineer, and a computer scientist sitting around late one evening, and they got to discussing which was the oldest profession.

The doctor pointed out that according to Biblical tradition, God created Eve from Adam's rib. This obviously required surgery, so therefore that was the oldest profession in the world.

The engineer countered with an earlier passage in the Bible that stated that God created order from the chaos, and that was most certainly the biggest and best civil engineering example ever, and also proved that his profession was the oldest profession.

The computer scientist leaned back in the chair, and with a sly smile responded, "Yes, but who do you think created the chaos?"

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Gospel
Mt 10:24-33
Jesus said to his Apostles: "No disciple is above his teacher,no slave above his master.It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher,for the slave that he become like his master.If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul,how much more those of his household!
"Therefore do not be afraid of them.Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,nor secret that will not be known.What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;rather, be afraid of the one who can destroyboth soul and body in Gehenna.Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.Even all the hairs of your head are counted.So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.Everyone who acknowledges me before othersI will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.But whoever denies me before others,I will deny before my heavenly Father."

Monday, July 06, 2009

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15ab
R. In you, my God, I place my trust.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,Say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust."
R. In you, my God, I place my trust.
For he will rescue you from the snare of the fowler,from the destroying pestilence.With his pinions he will cover you,and under his wings you shall take refuge.
R. In you, my God, I place my trust.
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him;I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name.He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in distress.
R. In you, my God, I place my trust.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

2 Cor 12:7-10
Brothers and sisters:That I, Paul, might not become too elated,because of the abundance of the revelations,a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan,to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me,but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you,for power is made perfect in weakness." I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses,in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults,hardships, persecutions, and constraints,for the sake of Christ;for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Aebleskivers Recipe from Donna


For breakfast on Christmas morning, brunch really since it was 1030, I made Aebleskivers just like the kid's Aunt Donna makes them. Well, maybe not that good, but very edible anyway. Here is a copy of her delicious recipe to go along with the Danish guy makin' em in the video previous to this post. Yummmy (hint: click on the pic to get a large version)