Sunday, June 28, 2009

Our Friends Sent Us Recipes

Hello again!

Are you ready for another great recipe? We have had several submitted this week and the one I have chosen for you has a strange title: "Mrs. Dollie's Boiled Cookies". I had never made boiled cookies until Mrs. Dollie sent me this recipe. She says some folks call them "Fudgies," but they are really boiled cookies, quick to make, never-fail, and delicious. Mrs. Dollie is a great-grandmother and she ought to know!

Preparations: Measure everything and have it ready before you begin cooking. Place a hot pad on the table or counter to set the pot on as you dip the cookies out. Place waxed paper on the table to put the cookies on.

Ingredients:

1 stick margarine
2 T. cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cups outmeal (quick cooking kind)
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup chopped pecans

Cut margarine into small slices to melt faster. Bring margarine, sugar, cocoa, and milk to a boil on medium heat in a heavy boiler (sauce pan). When it comes to a full boil, cook for EXACTLY 1 1/2 minutes. (Use the second hand on your watch or clock to time it, stirring all the while.) Remove from heat and set the pot on the hot pad. Add oatmeal first and stir for 2 minutes. (Helps cook the oatmeal). Add peanut butter and vanilla and stir well. Add chopped pecans, stir again. and then drop by teaspoonfuls on the waxed paper. They will be soft for about 15-20 minutes. Wait patiently; then eat with gusto! Quick and easy to make for the grandkids or to share with a friend.

Enjoy your fudgies and don't forget to send in your recipe next week. See last week's post for instructions for sending it in. Copy and paste the form in an e-mail and send to annknowles03@aol.com.

Cooking with Love,
Ann

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Cooking with Ann

Welcome to "From Ann’s Kitchen with Love." We hope you'll find something here to brighten your day and make cooking fun.

No two people can cook up the same recipe in exactly the same way. There’s a secret ingredient and it’s in the cook, not the recipe.And so it is with “home cooking.” The basic foods are common to all of us, but the methods of their preparation vary from kitchen to kitchen. Recipes have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations, each adding her own touch of seasoning, her touch of love.

These recipes, some old and treasured and others new, are tried and tested in Ann’s kitchen and found to be true “soul food.” We hope they will tantalize your pallet and provide your family a delightful taste of genuine southern cooking.Thanks to all our friends who have shared their recipes with us here at "Cooking With Love from Ann’s Kitchen." Stop by every week to see what’s new. You’ll find new recipes to try out in your kitchen, inspirational quotes, and tips on how to make meal preparation a cinch.

We welcome your comments.Let us know what you think of "Cooking with Love" and the recipes you find here. You are invited to share you favorite recipe with our readers. (Please do not send recipes that you have not tested in your kitchen.) Simply complete the following form and e-mail it to us. Ann will select recipes and print them at the appropiate time.

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Recipe of the week

Sunday Dinner: A chicken and rice casserole that cooks while you’re at church. Add vegetables and you’re ready to eat in minutes after you walk in the door. It’s a dish you can “stretch,” so invite a friend from church.

Baked Chicken and Rice

2 cups rice
1 pkg. Lipton’s Onion Soup
1 can Campbell’s Mushroom Soup
1 whole chicken or 4-6 pieces of chicken breast
4 cups water

Sprinkle 2 cups rice in large baking dish. Sprinkle 1 pkg. Lipton’s Onion soup over rice. Salt and pepper chicken and place on rice. Spread mushroom soup over chicken. Add 4 cups of water.

Cook uncovered in 350ยบ oven for 1 hr. 15 in. If rice appears hard and dry around edges of dish, stir rice, add a little water, cover and cook for 10 more minutes.

Yum! Yum! Let us know how you liked our baked chicken and rice caserole.
Keep on cooking up tasty delights for your family and friends. And we'll see you next week.

Ann