Banana Pudding (unusual)

I stole this recipe off Allrecipes.com. It was so unusual that I had to try it. It's great.

INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces sour cream (YES...SOUR CREAM)
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

2 cups whole milk
1 (16 ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies

4 bananas, peeled and sliced

 

DIRECTIONS:

1.In large bowl combine sour cream, whipped topping, pudding mix and milk. Stir well. In the bottom of a trifle bowl or other glass serving dish, put a layer of cookies, then a layer of pudding mixture, then a layer of bananas. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Refrigerate until serving.

Sunday Supper - Crock Pot Meatballs

CROCK POT MEATBALLS

1 pkg frozen fully cooked meatballs

onion powder to taste

garlic powder to taste

1 cup water

1 1/2 cup chicken broth

2 pkg beef gravy mix

1/4 cup ketchup

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 package noodles

Combine onion, garlic, water, brother, gravy mix, ketchup and oregano in 4 quart crock pot. Mix well and add meatballs. Cook on high 4 to 5 hours.

I usually thicken sauce with a little cornstarch.

Servid with coleslaw, broccoli and cornbread.

Sunday Supper - Beans & Cornbread

CROCKPOT BEANS & CORNBREAD

1 lg onion, chopped
1 lb ground white turkey
2 cans (16 oz each) baked beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can butter beans
1 can tomato sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tbsp liquid smoke

Cook onion and turkey until brown.
Add to Crockpot with remaining ingredients.
Cook on low 4-6 hours (the longer, the better).

Serve with rice and cornbread.

Sunday Supper Special

DIRTY RICE

I've seen this dish made with about as many different types of meats that you can think but usually it's squirrel or rabbit. I use ground pork and bacon. But feel free to substitute. I can't ever remember seeing a written recipe. It's more of an interpertation of a dish. This is mine.

2 Tablespoon bacon grease (or canola oil)

1 lb ground pork

left over bacon (4-8 slices)

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon chili pepper

1 1/2 cup chicken broth

1 small onion, chopped fine

2 celery stalks, chopped fine

2 garlic gloves, mince

1 jalapeno or 1/2 teaspoon red pepper

1 tablespoon oregano

3 cupes cooked rice

1/2 bunch scallions (white & greens) chopped

2 tablespoon chopped parsley

Heat a littel leftover bacon grease (or 2 tablespoon canola oil) in a large skillet over high heat.

Add meat (ground pork) and heat unit browned.Add left over bacon (or any left over cooked meat).

Add salt, black pepper and chili powder.

Let the meat mixture get crusty.

Add 1/4 cup chickent broth and cook untill it has evaporated.

Add onion, celery, garlic, red pepper, and oregano.

Cook and stir until veggies are brown and starting to stick to pan.

Add rice.

Add remaining chicken broth.

Stir and heat until liquid is absorbed and rice is heated.

I like to serve mine with sweet cornbread. But I have one strange child that insist on totillas.



Note: no squirrels were harmed in the making of this dish.

Crockettt, TEXAS

Our favorite fishing hole (this week) is Houston County Lake near Crockett, Texas. The lake is filled with stumps and big bass. Near the dam, the stumps are missing which allows for jet skis and skiers. As most bass fishers know, the highly stump populated areas are great for fishing. Crockett Family Campground Resort has boat ramp and a cafe that we enjoy. The campground isn't my favorite place. I think the cost is too expensive, the sites are too narrow and too many. The pool is undersize and the whole place just doesn't have a friendly family atmosphere. But the cafe, The Way Stop, has one of the best burgers and the onion rings are awesome. The back porch is a great place to take in the view of the lake and enjoy a good old fashion burger.

The Holiday Inn on the loop is a great alternative to camping. The hot tub is great and the pool is in the shade. The sheets are soft, and the HBO and breakfast is free. After a supper of subway sandwiches we headed out to the pool area. I slept great but the dh said there was lot of hallway noise.

Easy Friday

Today, I got my final check from the Dr. I left without 3 tubes of blood and starving. Grrrr. I hate missing meals. Don't sign me up for Survivor. I was heading to the Kolache Shop but got side track with a Chick-fil-A. Until a couple of days ago, I had never eaten at a Chick-fil-A. Chicken sandwiches just wasn't something that appeal to me. I heard on Dave Ramsey that Chick-fil-A has a no-borrowing-money policy and a strong sense of community by supporting several scholarships and youth-base events and close on Sundays. I don't think they will be expecting the government to bail them out. $4.82 this morning got me the biscuit/bacon/egg, honey, hash brown and a large ice tea. Yummy!

With a nice full belly and feeling back to normal (normal for me) I go shoe shopping. I love these! I hope I can think of a place to wear them. Shiny, strapping, high heel.
I love bummer stickers. I don't have any on my own but I can appreciate people expressing themselves. My opinion would most likely end up with my car getting keyed or smashed with a cart. This was a good one that I saw today. "I'll keep my Freedom, my Guns and my Money... you can keep "THE CHANGE".

And this has got to be the stupidest thing I have seen on the store shelves in ages. Doggie weight loss support diet pills. The sad thing is, some poor fool is buying this for their little pooch. Dog lovers are a unique group of people. I should know. :-)

Diverticulitis

I had a nasty run in with this little problem last week. I had all the symptoms. The fever, the bloating, and the pain were all there and just gradually got worse. I finally called the doctor and they worked me in that morning. Due to the pain being on the right side, I was sent for a cat scan of my appendix. I had to drink a large amount of dye. Then I laid on a table that moved me into the machine for scanning.

The doc called in some heavy duty medication and put me on a liquid diet. Just for the record, a liquid diet sucks even if you get to eat ice cream 12 different ways. The medication makes everything taste nasty. I spent a week laying around the house with my foo-foo dog. She was very sympathetic.

On the follow up visit, the dr put me on a high fiber diet.

Grain Products:
whole grain breads, buns, bagels, muffins, Bran Flakes, All Bran, bran Buds, Corn bran, whole wheat Shreddies, 100% Bran and Fiber 1, Cooked cereal such as Red River and Oat Bran
whole-wheat pastas , whole grains such as barley, popcorn, corn and brown rice
Fruits:
dried fruits such as apricots, dates, prunes and raisins, berries such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, oranges, apple with skin, avocado, kiwi, mango and pear
Vegetables:
broccoli, spinach, swiss chard, green peas and other dark green leafy vegetables
dried peas and beans such as kidney beans, lima beans, black-eyed beans, chick peas and lentils
Nuts and Seeds:
nuts and seeds such as almonds, whole flaxseed and soynuts

The list doesn’t look too bad, except I’m to limit popcorn, nut and seeds. There is the little problem with me not being a big bread eater and I don't like pasta at all. One more follow up on Friday and hopefully I’m done with this.

KFC Grilled Chicken

I got a chance to try the new KFC Grilled Chicken. It wasn't as good as the deep fried crunchy crust but it was good. The skin is still on. I'll go back if I'm in a pinch for something quick and healthier then a Jumbo Jack.