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goodbye kindergarten

By on May 20, 2005 in Comfort Food, Home, kiddos 29

Well, it’s over. Today was the last day of school. I picked the girls up at the ‘kiss and go’ at 11:30. Jessica came running to me like always. I thought I was going to get a big hug, but instead she buried her head in my stomach and started crying. When we got in the car she was completely brokenhearted. Through weepy sobs, she cried out, with her hands over her face,“I never thought the day would come when I would have to leave kindergarten!”. Talk about heartbreaking!

I am getting together with friends tonight. I found this recipe that reminds me of the movie Chocolat. I am going to try making it. It sounds like a delicious treat.

Warm Chocolate Velvet

Ingredients:
1 can evaporated milk (12 oz or 350ml)
3 heaping tbs cocoa
1/4 cup golden syrup (you could use light corn syrup)
3 oz or 100 gms Ghiradelli semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup or 60 ml heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
dash of cinnamon
(optional) 2 tablespoons ginger syrup

Place everything except the heavy cream together in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, over medium low heat until the chocolate melts and the liquid is heated through. (Don’t let it boil.) Add the heavy cream and heat another minute or so. Pour into individual small cups. Makes approximately 4 five ounce servings.

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
Charles M. Schulz

Baked apricot chicken

By on May 13, 2005 in Comfort Food 16

My Grandma used to make this recipe. I loved going to her house for dinner and devouring this delicious chicken! Mom’s been fixing it for years and it’s still one of my favorites. I decided to start making it for my family. It’s a very easy recipe. I like a thicker sauce, so I boil or simmer the chicken first, for a few minutes, to cook off some of the juice. If you don’t already have the recipe, I think you will enjoy this yummy dish.

INGREDIENTS:
12 chicken thighs
1 cup apricot preserves
1 cup French dressing
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl combine the jam, dressing and soup mix. Mix together.
Place chicken pieces in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Pour apricot mixture over chicken and bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.

“Now, good digestion waits on appetite; and health on both.” ~Shakespeare
Quote from the recipe book of Leona Odle Dickey.

yummy Oatmeal Cookies

By on March 20, 2005 in Comfort Food 3

I just can’t get over these cookies. . . This is my favorite cookie recipe, for the moment. It’s yummylicous, especially with coffee. They have a nice spicy flavor and aroma. They remind me of what little girls are made of…sugar and spice and everything nice!

Dad’s Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground allspice
2 teaspoons ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups quick cooking oats

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Cream first three ingredients until fluffy, add eggs and vanilla. Mix all dry ingredients into butter mixture. Stir in oats. Let dough stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Flatten cookies slightly and bake for 10 minutes. Do not overbake.
Take cookies from the oven when still puffy and edges are just beginning to brown. Let cookies cool a minute or two on cookie sheets before removing. Cool completely on racks. They are fragile and difficult to remove from the cookie sheets when they are still warm, so work gently.

I have experimented with the measurements on the cinnamon, all spice and cloves and have found that 1-1/2 tsp. makes it spicy to my liking. I don’t always let the dough sit either.

I’m quite ashamed – ’tis mighty rude
To eat so much – but all’s so good. ~ Leona Odle Dickey

Celebrating Leona

By on March 11, 2005 in Celebrations, Comfort Food, family 6

Mom D has some of her grandmother Leona’s belongings. Leona died when she was in her early 20′s, shortly after giving birth to Mom D’s dad. She has poems and quotes and journals in Leona’s handwriting. When I post recipes I will include poems, quotes or sayings from Leona’s recipe book. I believe these things would date to the mid to late 1920′s.

Carl mentioned my chicken noodle soup on one of the posts. I know my mom and my aunts will giggle that I need a recipe to make chicken noodle soup but I am not the domestic queen that they are! This is soooo good. I got it off of all recipes.

Chicken Noodle Soup

4 cups chopped, cooked chicken meat
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup butter
8 ounces egg noodles
12 cups water
9 cubes chicken bouillon
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon dried parsley

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In a large stock pot, saute celery and onion in butter or margarine.
Add chicken, carrots, water, bouillon cubes, marjoram, black pepper, bay leaf, and parsley. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add noodles, and simmer for 10 more minutes.

I cook a chicken in the crock pot and use all the meat. I like to use those frozen Reames noodles. They’re like homemade.

“Soups”

Men bless their stars, and call it luxury.~ Leona Odle Dickey

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