Saturday, October 8, 2011

DIY Ideas

[http://ylcf.org/2011/10/ill-do-it-myself/]

Chicken Spaghetti

2 cups cooked chicken
3 cups dry spaghetti, broken into two inch pieces
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely diced green pepper
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1 jar (4 ounce) diced pimentos, drained
2 cups reserved chicken broth from pot
1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
1/8 teaspoon (to 1/4 teaspoon) cayenne pepper
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup additional grated sharp cheddar cheese

Cook up fryer and pick out the meat to make two cups. Cook spaghetti in same chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional 1 cup sharp cheddar.

Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining sharp cheddar. Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 degrees for 45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil).

[http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/chicken_spaghet/]

Pannekoeken (Dutch Baby)

3/4 stick butter
6 eggs (3 eggs and 3 egg whites)
1 cup milk
1 cup flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Beat eggs, milk and flour together (add a dash of vanilla and cinnamon), then pour into the dish with the melted butter.

Bake for 25 minutes. Don't open the oven door while it’s baking (it’s  tempting because the pancake puffs up but don't because it will fall).

Eat it just out of the oven, sprinkled with a little powdered sugar and a drizzle of warm syrup or with a fruit topping.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt or 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped

Adjust the oven rack to the top third of the oven and preheat to 300. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper.

Beat the sugars and butters together until smooth. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and baking soda.

Stir together the flour and salt, then mix them into the batter. Mix in the chocolate chips and nuts.

Scoop the cookie dough into 2-tablespoon balls and place 8 balls, spaced 4 inches apart, on each of the baking sheets.

Bake for 18 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

[http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/01/chocolate-chip-cookies/]

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