Sweet Potato Crisp

This dish I created for a holiday meal. It may be used as a side dish served hot like you would candied sweet potatoes or as a dessert served warm with ice cream or whipped cream. This is also very good served cold. This recipe makes a 9x13 pan for a large serving but cut the recipe in 1/2 and have anytime!

10 Sweet Potatoes or 6 Large Yams
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Heaping TBS Flour
1/4 TSP Salt
Dash of Cinnamon
1 TBS Lemon Juice
1 TSP Vanilla
3 TBS. Melted Butter
Preheat Oven to 375 Degrees
Peel & dice potatoes into small cubes about 1/2 inch in size. Stir them into the lemon juice right away to keep them from turning brown. Once they are all cubed , mix your dry ingredients together & coat the potatoes. Mix the wet ingredients together & stir this into your potatoes. Pour mixture into a sprayed with baking spray or buttered pan. Sprinkle topping over potatoes.

TOPPING:
1 Cup Oatmeal
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
3/4 Flour
1/4 Cup White Sugar
1/8 TSP Baking Soda
1/2 TSP Salt
1 TSP Cinnamon
5 TBS Butter
Mix the dry together. Rub butter into dry like crumbs. Cover the potatoes with the topping. Sprinkle the top with more cinnamon. Bake 45 to 55 Minutes. Test with a sharp knife to make sure the potatoes are soft! bake until they are completely soft! Serve hot as a side dish, warm with the ice cream or whipped cream as a dessert or cold as dessert! If you LOVE apple crisp & you LOVE sweet potatoes then you will LOVE this !






                                                                          

Pumpkin & Broccoli Chicken !

                                                                         

1 Lb. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast ( cut into 1/4 inch thick medallions) slice while chicken is partially frozen for an easy slicing !
2 TBS. Olive Oil
1 Cup Chicken Broth
1 Large Onion Chopped
1 Tsp. Minced Garlic
1/2 Tsp. Minced Ginger or powdered ginger
1/4 Tsp. Nutmeg
6 sliced mushrooms or 1 small can drained
1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
4 oz. Cream Cheese
1 Bag Frozen Chopped Broccoli
Salt & White Pepper to taste
3 Dashes of Paprika

Saute Chicken in the olive oil until no longer pink. Add garlic,onions, mushrooms & broccoli & saute about 10 minutes over medium heat. Now add broth, pumpkin & seasonings. Cook for 15 minutes over medium heat. Add cream cheese stir and cook until thick, hot & bubbling. Serve over hot cooked noodles or rice with a nice crusty bread and salad !

Sour Cream Onion Dip / Potato Topper for Jerks!

1 & 1/2 Cups Sour Cream    
2 TBS. Minced Dried Onion
1 TBS. Jamaican Jerk Rub Seasoning
1 TBS. Chopped dried Parsley    
1 TBS. Minced Garlic  
Stir everything together 1 day prior to use. Place in serving bowl and sprinkle top with additional parsley and Jerk seasoning! Refrigerate . Use as a chip dip or potato topper or stir into mashed potatoes!                                                          

Zucchini, Oatmeal, Flax and Cinnamon Chip Bread, you could substitute Carrots or even Apples for the Zucchini!

                                 
 1 & 3/4 Cup Flour
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Rolled Oats ( Oatmeal , I use Rolled Oats, just do not use INSTANT Oatmeal)
1/2 Cup Milled Flax
1 TSP Baking Powder
1/2 TSP Baking Soda
1/2 TSP Salt
2 Eggs beaten
1 TSP. Vanilla
1/3 Cup Vegetable oil
1/2 Cup milk
1 Cup Shredded Zucchini, or Carrots, or Apples!
1 Cup Hershey's Cinnamon Chips

Topping:
Brown sugar, Cinnamon & Rolled Oats ( Oatmeal) to sprinkle!



Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees
Spray 1 large bread pan with baking spray OR grease & flour the pan.
Stir together all the dry ingredients except the cinnamon chips.
 Now add all the wet ingredients including the zucchini, stirring with a heavy spoon or fork, NO MIXER REQUIRED! That is the best part about these breads you do not need a mixer !
Now fold in the cinnamon chips. Spoon into your prepared pan, sprinkle with as little or as much of the topping as you like & bake for 1 hour. This might need to bake 10 to 15 minutes longer check with a toothpick . If it comes out clean or with a few crumbs it is done. Anything wet stuck to the toothpick means you need to bake a bit longer! This bread is DELICIOUS & I just tasted some while it was warm & BOY OH BOY !  Let bread cool a 1/2 hour in the pan. Run a knife down along the side & then dump out onto a serving plate . It SLIDES right out!






                                          

Boardwalk Thick Fresh Cut Baked Fries!

3 Baking Potatoes for every 2 people
4 TBS. Olive Oil
2 Tsp. Coarse Sea Salt ( If using regular salt cut back to 1/2 Tsp.)
1 TBS Chopped dried parsley flakes
1 Tsp. Onion powder
1 Tsp. Garlic Powder
1 Tsp. Paprika

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Wash potatoes thoroughly & pat dry. Stir all the other ingredients together with a spoon in a deep bowl. Cut baking potatoes in 1/2 one at a time lengthwise. Cut each half into 5 long wedges. As you cut a potato in half & then half on that into wedges place the strips into the olive oil mixture & then directly onto your baking sheet. Continue cutting potatoes into wedges & then dipping , this will prevent potatoes from turning brown. Lay wedges on your sheet skin side down if possible but if they lay over it will be ok. Bake 25 minutes. Potatoes will be brown & crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. So much better for you than deep fried & those bagged frozen mealy potatoes you can buy.

German Red Cabbage with Onions and Apples

          This warm hearty dish is a perfect fall delight for cold night suppers. It goes well with beef, pork or ham.


1 Small head of Red Cabbage cored and sliced thin as if it was for slaw
1 large Onion sliced
2 Large Apples peeled, cored and sliced as you would for pie
3 Heaping tablespoons of Brown Sugar
3/4 Cup vinegar              
3 Tablespoons Butter    
1 Teaspoon Salt  
1 Teaspoon ground Cloves   
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch Dissolved in 1/4 Cup Cold Water
Pepper to Taste       
In large Skillet melt butter and add cabbage, onions, apples and seasonings. Saute until cabbage is soft, stirring often,about 30 minutes. Then add vinegar and sugar continue to cook another 30 minutes stirring every now and then. Stir together the cornstarch and water and stir into your cabbage stirring until cabbage thickens slightly. Serve piping hot ! THIS DISH can be made to your taste. If you do not like clove try cinnamon or no spice at all. If you like it sour use more vinegar or use more sugar if you like it sweeter. Play with it until you get it to your liking! I like it tart where my son likes it sweet. We compromise and use this version which is nicely sweet and sour!              

Wormy Bones for Halloween ! by Gayle Knowles-Hale

However many hot dogs you need to serve!
4 to 6 uncooked spaghetti noodles per dog.
Jar of spaghetti sauce or Salsa or Pesto Sauce for green slimey worms & bones!
Parmesan Cheese to sprinkle
Cut each hot dog into 5 or 6 pieces. Thread each piece of hot dog with 4 to 6 pieces of raw spaghetti through the hot dog. see picture above. Cook in large pot of boiling water per directions on spaghetti package. Heat sauce in another pan . Drain cooked noodles & dogs serve drizzled with sauce & sprinkle with cheese if desired. As noted this idea is not mine BUT I WISH IT HAD BEEN!!! So cool for Halloween or even kids parties DON'T YOU THINK? I called it Wormy Bones for Halloween but for Birthdays you could call it Twisted Dogs or anything you wish but it looks like FUN !!!