Instant Breadsticks

I found this recipe yesterday here.
I made up the name instant breadsticks because it's almost instant.  No long waits and they're so yummy!

Basic Whole Wheat Bread

I am copying and pasting from www.keeperofthehome.org so that I can have this yummy and easy recipe on hand.  I like how she takes the dough out of the bread maker and bakes it so it looks prettier.  So without further adieu...

(this comes from Bread Machine Magic, an older book full of over 100 machine specifically for the bread machine. There are many great recipes, but I like this one for it's simplicity and consistently. It is also a good bread to make if you are starting out, or not used to eating whole grains, as you can gradually up the amount of whole wheat flour).
Makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf
1/2 cup water (if you have a Welbit/Dak machine, add 2 Tbsp more water)
3/8 cup milk
1 egg
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups bread flour (I use all whole grain flour, and have done it with wheat and spelt)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 Tbsp oil
1 1/2 Tbsp honey (do the oil first, then the honey, and it will slide so easily off the spoon)
2 tsp active dry yeast (they recommend Red Star and I would agree)
Place all ingredients in bread pan, select Light Crust setting and press start.
Or, you can do what I have been doing lately, with excellent results. is to make this bread on a dough cycle, then pull it out, knead very briefly and place it in an oiled pan. Let it rise until doubled (usually less than an hour), and bake in the oven at 375 F for about 30 minutes (I set my timer for 20 and check it, as I've only done this a couple times so far). Bake until nicely browned.
After baking, remove bread from pan, place on cake rack and allow to cool for 1 hour before slicing (this is good practice whenever baking bread).

Perfect Lemonade Recipe

Travis is sick and doctor said get lots of sugary fluids.  So I asked Travis what he'd like to drink... lemonade! (He's a big lemon fan).  So I got on the internet to find a way to make lemonade from lemon juice.  I really like how this turned out and thought I'd share... and remember for the summer or a party (in which case I really would add the sliced lemons). So here you go!

 Perfect Lemonade Recipe from simplyrecipes.com

• Prep time: 10 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)

Method

1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.
2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.
3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.
Serve with ice, sliced lemons.

Yield: Serves 6.

Simple, Easy, DELICIOUS Garlic Bread

This is adapted from Rachael Ray's recipe and turned out really nice.  I used those baguettes from Costco that are small and come in a 6 pack.

Cut 3 in half and place on top oven rack placed high to toast
Watch closely till they are golden brown (don't burn)
While watching closely...
Mix 2 Tbsp oil with 2 Tbsp butter and 2 tsp garlic (I buy from Costco) or 4 cloves or garlic and put in the microwave for 1 minute.
Brush butter mixture on bread... delicious
And Parmesan cheese (I'm sure fresh is best) and toast a little longer if desired (I was out... so I skipped this.  It's not really necessary)

Curried Cranberry Chicken Salad

I've been on a Crasins kick and decided to obey the package's suggestion to find more recipes at oceanspray.com.  Here is the original link I found.  So easy and super yummy.  I had no lime juice or green onions, so I just left them out, but I added grapes and green pepper... cuz I had them.  I hope you try it!

 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lime juice
3/4 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken
1 medium apple, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
3/4 cup Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Dried Cranberries
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion

Directions:

Combine mayonnaise, lime juice and curry powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and chill. Best prepared and served within 8 hours.*

Makes 5 cups.

*To make a day ahead, stir in dried cranberries, pecans and green onion into the salad
mixture up to 8 hours before serving.

Rolo Cookies

Check out these cookies!!!  Yum!

Pineapple Sauce for your Easter Ham (Mom Style)

1 cup water
1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
3 Tbsp corn starch
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp vinegar
2 tsp mustard
1 can crushed pineapple

Drain Pineapple, mix juice with water.
Mix in cornstarch and dissolve completely.
Put on stove and add brown sugar, vinegar and mustard while stirring constantly.
Bring it to a boil.
Take off stove and add pineapple.

Happy Easter Everyone!!