Dad's. The Sugar On The Donuts/Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Pinterest, you saved the day. I'm not usually too sure of Pinterest cooking ideas, but this time you came through. I wanted the kids to cook for their Father's Day gifts and with a little hesitation, I dove in with this Pin:

Link here

So we bought those refrigerator biscuits and cut out our donut shapes.

Melted butter and Cinnamon/Sugar mixture ready and waiting.

I did the frying part --- in Vegetable Oil. (I would not try baking these. Frying is the only way to go)

After a slight cooldown, I let the kids do the dunking. 

Aren't the marker covered fingers just the sweetest thing ever?!

Love Cookin' With Kids!!

Braggin Rights/ Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

This is my 5 foot tall pea garden with my daughter as astounded as I am this year. Talk about bumper crop. I can tell you I plan on using the same planting recipe next year and will hopefully be onto something here :) Maybe I'll share it if this isn't just a fluke.

So spent the better part of my evening after hours snapping green beans and shelling those peas. This was just the beginning.

Took this evening shot as I sat outdoors waiting for our kitty to eat. She has several stray cats who like to bully her out of her dish of food. 

Anyway, these late hours kept me from creating a fancy dish. 

We simply ate soup this Tasty Thursday.

But it was Homemade!

What is your favorite homemade soup?

Save Room For Dessert/ Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Strawberries, I'd pick you above all fruits!
They don't really need sugar, fluffy white cool whip, yogurt, ice cream or chocolate.
But why not indulge on a lazy, warm, summer Sunday afternoon?
So we did.

I present a so-o-o-o simple recipe for gluten free shortcake. 

There is a reason they made bowl mixers with covers. I would recommend using yours

.............. or borrow your mother's.

Really.

Do you know how powdery corn starch can be?

Even more than powdered sugar.

So you've been warned.

 We used paper baking cups instead of the grease-your-pan method.
There were a dozen.
Someone couldn't wait. And of course, there always needs to be a taster :)
Guess they pass the taste test.

I split them in half for more cake per bite.

Here are those glorious strawberries all decked out!

And yes I shared :)

Bacon. That Is All /Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Yesterday we decided to try to replicate a recipe from Papa Finnell.

Bacon is the main flavor enhancer.

Bacon is always a main flavor enhancer.

 But to go with that meal plan, we had some Farmers Market goodness boiling and steaming simultaneously. Keeping the kitchen heat down.

Adding to the less heat theme, we grilled the brats. 

Just the plain beef brat variety for this meal.

Wilted lettuce is for the bacon. Or for vegie lovers, the bacon is for the lettuce.

Anyway, we'll share the recipe and hope you'll try it sometime.

Have a great Thursday!!

Tasty Thursday/ Fried Cabbage

Tasty Thursday Challenge is just some comfort food from our home to yours.

We had extra bacon in the refrigerator, a notable staple in a Rural Missouri home.

So What to Do??

Fried Cabbage!

Sweet to your palette and a pretty good side dish.

So I'm going to be generous and share the recipe.

But first a couple pictures and a note on pan size.

You need a deep, large skillet with a lid.

The cabbage will appear not to all fit, but it cooks down considerably.

This is a half full pan, another half of the cabbage to go.

After a few minutes, you'll notice some of the leaves turning translucent. It's time to finish adding cabbage at that point.

 

So my recipe:

 

• Large skillet (as I said)
• 1/2 pound of bacon. *we cook it all and save some for other salads later.
• 1 head cabbage chopped and stem discarded
• medium onion chopped
• salt
• pepper
• a good sized handful of sugar

With a pair of cooking shears, take out half the bacon and cut it in 1 inch or so pieces and cook til done. Cutting with shears beforehand allows you to cook it and not worry with the crumbling later. Saves burned fingers too.

Drain all grease except a couple tablespoons. Add the chopped onion and then slowly add the cabbage, allowing it to cook down some before adding the whole amount. Add salt, pepper to your taste. The handful of sugar is to bring out the sweetness of the cabbage. It really does make the difference. Cover and stir occasionally. Cook until cabbage is done.

If you like a little punch, add some pepper flakes. Parmesan cheese topping is pretty awesome too.

 

 

My Invention

Ever thought about creating or inventing something? Well, after all the weeks and weeks of rain the Central US is getting, I wondered why on earth we don't divert that flood water to California? Wouldn't it be just as easy as building an oil pipe line to Alaska??? Don't they want Lake Mead in Nevada refilled? And if they had an earthquake that broke the water pipe line, it would hurt the environment How???!! What on earth could be any worse to spend our money on. I mean look at the government waste. Water at least would matter to agriculture, and human existence for cryin out loud.

The President can sign tons of Executive orders for all kinds of changes that need to be made. Is there a monopoly on water? It falls from the sky. Plain and simple, it's for everyone.

With all the techno geeks out there, surely someone can figure this out.

I only have the idea.