Apple Crisp

No picture with this one because I haven't actually made it. In honor of The Bun in the Oven being about the size of an apple, here is another recipe Tossie sent.

Apple Crisp

8 cups firm tart apples, sliced
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2/3 c. sifted all-purpose flour
2 c. uncooked oats
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 c. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375. In a 9x12-inch glass baking dish, combine apples, sugar and lemon juice. Set aside. In another bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Toss with melted butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Top apples with oat mixture. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until apples are tender. Serve warm topped with heavy cream, or cool to room temperature and serve with ice cream, if desired.

She says it is very easy and VERY YUMMY and makes her ready for the fall! I'm so ready for fall too!!

Green Bean and Corn Casserole

I think I have accomplished more in the first four hours of my day today than I have in the past 15 weeks! It finally feels good to get stuff done. I'm finally going to update a few more posts for later of food that we have been cooking, but I have been too lazy to post. The first is this yummy casserole that Tossie sent to me back in July. I finally made it last night for our supper. I didn't have some of the exact things that the recipe called for, so I improvised because Pregnant Girl had it on her mind and wanted nothing else!! I'm going to give the exact recipe, though, and hopefully you will have the right ingredients to try it. If not, do what I did and use what you have!

Green Bean and Corn Casserole

1 can (16 oz.) French style green beans
1 can (16 oz.) shoe peg corn
1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
pinch of salt
1 stick butter
1 roll Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 c. slivered almonds

Drain beans and corn. Mix together and put in large greased casserole dish. Mix soups, sour cream, cheese, onion and salt. Spread over beans and corn. Melt butter and mix with crackers and almonds. Spread on top. Bake 45 minutes at 350 uncovered!

So good! I served with pork chops that I will post soon!

Pimento Cheese

Are you ready for major updating on what's cooking? This will be a lot of posts in one day! Super Social Worker brought me some dip to try at the office that was very good and I figured I better get on here and acknowledge it if I ever want her to speak to me again! :) She got the recipe from Pioneer Woman and her recent pita chip recipe experiments. It was delicious and I didn't even have the pita chips to go with mine. Here's the link: Hot Olive and Artichoke Dip

--I was never a big fan of pimento cheese when I was growing up. It wasn't until The Dish Washer introduced me to the Hot Links with Pimento Cheese appetizer at Jim 'N Nick's that I really started to enjoy it. Since I liked it there, I decided to try the Toasted Pimento Cheese sandwich at Newk's and it is really very good. (Then I realized that sandwich has 900 calories in it and decided I better not be a regular partaker!) My favorite way is by far served with sausage, so I decided to attempt to make this at home. (As pictured above.) Mom had made some pimento cheese sandwiches for a party and recommended a very good recipe for pimento cheese, so I decided to try it and it was perfect. Here's the funny part of the story...I didn't actually have pimentos when I made it, so it is really just cheese but it accomplished what it was supposed to. This is what I used...

Bobby's Pimento Cheese

Our pictures look really different...don't know what's up with that! Mine seems more thick than creamy.

Homemade French Fries

I love homemade fries. Ever since I was little, this is how they were made. For Father's day, we were sent packing with some red potatoes from The Dish Washer's parent's garden. Even though he isn't thrilled about eating potatoes (and actually didn't eat one of these...the willpower he has is unbelievable!!) I made these to go with our hamburgers because I didn't want them to go bad waiting for The Dish Washer to eat them.

Homemade Fries

Potatoes (baking, red, etc.)

oil

seasoning

Slice potatoes into circles. I like to get them pretty thin so the fries get crunchy on the edges like chips. Fry in oil (I just put oil in a pot on the stove instead of deep-fryer) and cook until they are to your liking. Season with your favorite. Growing up we always just used salt, but now I love to put Tony Chachere's seasoning on them. So good! (So bad, but so good!!)

Grilled Chicken with White Sauce

This picture is awful but it is the only one I got. Last weekend we grilled chicken thighs and I made this sauce to go with it. It is like a white barbecue sauce, but not as "vinegary" as I would have liked. My favorite grilled chicken with white barbecue sauce is at Cypress Inn. YUMMY! This was close enough for the "home version." I got the recipe out of a cookbook all about our state.

White Sauce

1 c. mayo
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. vinegar (I did 6 total because I like that vinegar taste)
4 Tbsp. lemon juice

Combine all of the ingredients in an airtight container; shake vigorously.

Sausage or Ham Quiche

I found this on The Dish Washer's camera where we made this and I forgot to post about it. This is a recipe from his hometown and he has perfected it! I usually just make sure he has everything he needs and tell him this is what we are having and he works his magic. We usually eat it for supper, but it would be great, OBVIOUSLY for breakfast or brunch. I'm going to post the original recipe with the pie shells included, but The Dish Washer leaves those out. Ours ends up being more casserole than quiche, but I sure would love to try it one day with the pie crust! The original recipe also just calls for sausage, but we were in a rock and a hard place this last time with NO SAUSAGE in our house, so we opted to cube the ham steak instead. Either way...YUM!

Sausage Quiche

1 pound sausage

2 (9-inch) pie shells

2 c. grated cheese

4 large eggs, beaten

2/3 c. milk

1 tsp. dry mustard

dash salt

1 (8 oz.) sour cream

green onions, chopped and sauteed

Cook and crumble sausage, drain. Line pie shells with sausage. Sprinkle cheese over sausage. Beat together eggs, milk, dry mustard, salt, sour cream and onions. Pour over sausage. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

For freezing: Freeze before baking. Cover with aluminum foil and freeze. Do not thaw before baking.

While I am thinking of quiche, I will plan to post the recipe I use for Quiche Lorraine soon.

Creamy Squash Casserole

Well, 7 days late and 7 dollars short in getting this to you! I was looking for a different way to make squash casserole and found this online. It was very good. Still doesn't beat our all time favorite squash casserole but still very good!

4 pounds yellow squash, sliced
1/2 stick butter, softened
1 cup mayonnaise
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon white sugar
3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 (6 oz.) can French fried onions - I had the big can, so I just used enough to cover the top


Preheat oven to 350. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add squash; cook until tender but still firm. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl. Add the butter, mayonnaise, eggs and sugar; mix together. Sprinkle 1/2 bread crumbs on bottom of greased casserole dish. Pour squash mixture on top and sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, top with onion rings and bake for additional 10 minutes.