I found this over at Women Living Well. Mommy has modified it significantly. :)
2 cans of seasoned black beans (drained, not rinsed)
4 C. chicken broth
2 Tbsp palm shortening
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic minced
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp marjoram
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp salt
Rice, cooked
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
In a large pot saute onions and garlic in oil until soft. Add the spices and salt; stir well to combine. Add broth and beans; bring to a boil. Turn heat to medium and let soup cook for 15 minutes. Remove half the soup and blend it in the blender (or mash with a potato masher). Pour back into remaining soup and stir well. Serve over rice. Sprinkle with cheese. Yum!
February 4, 2011
I found this on Facebook this morning and I had everything on hand so we had this for lunch. It was liked by everyone- even Hannah who isn't our soup gal. :) So, per Hannah's request- here is the recipe. It was really good. I foresee making this again in the near future.
UPDATE July 17, 2012
This is a wonderful soup and requested frequently around here! All of you children cheer when you see Mommy making this. It is so yummy!
Love Always,
Mommy
Friday, February 4, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Baking Powder Biscuits
Aunt Sheri Southerland gave us this recipe and it it our new favorite
2 C. flour
1 TB organic evaporated sugar cane
1 TB baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 C. palm shortening
3/4 C. milk
Combine dry ingredients. Cut in palm shortening. Stir in milk. Combine dough and knead 10 strokes. Cut with biscuit cutter and place on cookie sheet sides not touching. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
These are nice and fluffy biscuits that I make several times a week for Daddy for breakfast. I like to make a batch x5 and store it in a container. Then I just have to measure out 3 C. of mix and 3/4 C. of milk. Super easy in the morning! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
2 C. flour
1 TB organic evaporated sugar cane
1 TB baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 C. palm shortening
3/4 C. milk
Combine dry ingredients. Cut in palm shortening. Stir in milk. Combine dough and knead 10 strokes. Cut with biscuit cutter and place on cookie sheet sides not touching. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
These are nice and fluffy biscuits that I make several times a week for Daddy for breakfast. I like to make a batch x5 and store it in a container. Then I just have to measure out 3 C. of mix and 3/4 C. of milk. Super easy in the morning! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
Big Puffy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Alana Potter gave this recipe to us and they are so yummy!
2 C. flour plus 2 TB flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 TB unsalted butter, melted
1 C. light brown sugar, packed
1/2 C. sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yoke
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 C. flour plus 2 TB flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 TB unsalted butter, melted
1 C. light brown sugar, packed
1/2 C. sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yoke
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 C semisweet chocolate chips
Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions and heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, baking soda, and slat together into a medium bowl; set aside.
Mix the butter and sugar until thoroughly blended. Beat in the egg, egg yoke, and vanilla until combines. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Roll a scant 1/4 cup of the dough into a ball. Hold the dough with the fingertips of both hands and pull into 2 equal halves. Rotate halves 90 degrees and with jagged surfaces facing up, join the halves together at the base, again forming a single ball. DO NOT smooth uneven surface.
Pace balls, jagged side up, 2 1/2" apart on the 2 cookie sheets. Bake until the cookies are light golden brown and outer edges start to harden yet centers are soft and puffy (15-18 minutes) rotating baking sheets front to back and top to bottom halfway through baking time.
Cool cookies on the baking sheets. Remove cookies with a wide spatula.
These make HUGE yummy puffy chocolate chip cookies that are delicious. I love that I can bake the whole batch at one time. :) These aren't good for you but they sure taste good!
Love Always,
Mommy
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tator Tot Casserole (or Hash brown casserole)
Mommy modified recipe
1 lb. hamburger
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 batches of homemade cream soup recipe with 1 1/2 C. cheddar cheese added
tator tots or homemade hashbrowns
Brown the hamburger in an oven safe skillet (I love my cast iron one). Add the cheesy cream soup and garlic salt and stir well. Top with frozen tator tots or homemade hashbrowns. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and potatoes are browned. Sprinkle with additional cheddar cheese and cook 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Very easy and yummy!
Homemade Cream Soup (2 cans)
1/2 C. butter
1/2 C. flour
2 C. water
2/3 C. milk
4 tsp. chicken bouillon
1 1/2 C. cheddar cheese
Melt butter. Whisk in flour and chicken bouillon until smooth. Add water and milk. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir in cheese.
We have been ordering from Azure Standard and we just ordered 100 lbs. of organic potatoes. We are making french fries, hash browns, and cubed potatoes for the freezer. We have about 65 lbs. completed. :) I have been making my hash browns the way Laura at Heavenly Homemakers makes them here:http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-frozen-hashbrowns. I guess I probably need to change this recipe name to hashbrown casserole as I haven't been buying tator tots lately. I looked at the ingredient list! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
1 lb. hamburger
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 batches of homemade cream soup recipe with 1 1/2 C. cheddar cheese added
tator tots or homemade hashbrowns
Brown the hamburger in an oven safe skillet (I love my cast iron one). Add the cheesy cream soup and garlic salt and stir well. Top with frozen tator tots or homemade hashbrowns. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and potatoes are browned. Sprinkle with additional cheddar cheese and cook 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Very easy and yummy!
Homemade Cream Soup (2 cans)
1/2 C. butter
1/2 C. flour
2 C. water
2/3 C. milk
4 tsp. chicken bouillon
1 1/2 C. cheddar cheese
Melt butter. Whisk in flour and chicken bouillon until smooth. Add water and milk. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir in cheese.
We have been ordering from Azure Standard and we just ordered 100 lbs. of organic potatoes. We are making french fries, hash browns, and cubed potatoes for the freezer. We have about 65 lbs. completed. :) I have been making my hash browns the way Laura at Heavenly Homemakers makes them here:http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-frozen-hashbrowns. I guess I probably need to change this recipe name to hashbrown casserole as I haven't been buying tator tots lately. I looked at the ingredient list! :)
Love Always,
Mommy
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Homemade Deodorant
Homemade deodorant tutorial by Donielle at Naturally Knocked Up
1/4 cup aluminum free baking soda
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
5 TB coconut oil
5 drops tea tree oil
3 drops lavendar essential oil
Mix all ingredients together and press into an old deodorant container. To use, let it rest against your skin for a couple seconds to soften the coconut oil, do one slow swipe under each arm and use the palm of your hand to spread it around.
Okay, so I know this is kind of a personal item to have Mommy write about- but I think it's important so here goes! :) I LOVE this deodorant! I have put it to the "mucking the chicken coop in the Texas heat" test and it hasn't failed me! It is not good to use antiperspirants but I do not like stinking!!! A good deodorant will allow you to sweat but keep the smell at bay. It will not contain aluminum or parabens which are bad for you. This is a wonderful deodorant and I am so glad I found this recipe.
Love Always,
Mommy
1/4 cup aluminum free baking soda
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
5 TB coconut oil
5 drops tea tree oil
3 drops lavendar essential oil
Mix all ingredients together and press into an old deodorant container. To use, let it rest against your skin for a couple seconds to soften the coconut oil, do one slow swipe under each arm and use the palm of your hand to spread it around.
Okay, so I know this is kind of a personal item to have Mommy write about- but I think it's important so here goes! :) I LOVE this deodorant! I have put it to the "mucking the chicken coop in the Texas heat" test and it hasn't failed me! It is not good to use antiperspirants but I do not like stinking!!! A good deodorant will allow you to sweat but keep the smell at bay. It will not contain aluminum or parabens which are bad for you. This is a wonderful deodorant and I am so glad I found this recipe.
Love Always,
Mommy
Joshua Bar
A fellow MOMYS, Ebbye Faust, gave us the original recipe for this lotion bar and helped us modify it to meet Joshua's needs.
1 1/3 C. grated beeswax
2/3 C. palm shortening
1/3 C. shea butter
¼ C. apricot kernel oil
2 tsp. Vitamin E oil
Melt beeswax and palm shortening in a double broiler or in a sauce pan over low heat while mixing. Add shea butter; stirring until melted. Remove from heat immediately. Add apricot kernel oil and Vitamin E oil mixing well to combine. Dry off the bottom of the pan so water does not drop into the lotion bar and pour mixture into molds. After the bars cool at room temperature, put molds inside the freezer for 10 minutes to easily pop lotion bar out of mold. Hold in hands to soften the bar to apply more easily.
Mommy is so happy to have finally found a recipe that will help moisturize Joshua's skin. He is allergic to so many ingredients in store bought lotions and creams. It is a blessing to be able to have a moisturizer that will not hurt Joshua and that actually works. Joshua likes that they are messy! :) It isn't messy to pick up but the heat from your hands melts it, it can get a little "messy". That's when it spreads on the best.
Love Always,
Mommy
1 1/3 C. grated beeswax
2/3 C. palm shortening
1/3 C. shea butter
¼ C. apricot kernel oil
2 tsp. Vitamin E oil
Melt beeswax and palm shortening in a double broiler or in a sauce pan over low heat while mixing. Add shea butter; stirring until melted. Remove from heat immediately. Add apricot kernel oil and Vitamin E oil mixing well to combine. Dry off the bottom of the pan so water does not drop into the lotion bar and pour mixture into molds. After the bars cool at room temperature, put molds inside the freezer for 10 minutes to easily pop lotion bar out of mold. Hold in hands to soften the bar to apply more easily.
Mommy is so happy to have finally found a recipe that will help moisturize Joshua's skin. He is allergic to so many ingredients in store bought lotions and creams. It is a blessing to be able to have a moisturizer that will not hurt Joshua and that actually works. Joshua likes that they are messy! :) It isn't messy to pick up but the heat from your hands melts it, it can get a little "messy". That's when it spreads on the best.
Love Always,
Mommy
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Vegetable Seasoning Mix
Source: Quick Cooking Magazine. July/August 2000 pg. 19
2 TB garlic salt
2 TB garlic powder
2 TB dried minced onion
2 TB onion powder
2 TB sea salt
Combine ingredients and store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to one year.
Additional ingredients:
2 C. green beans or vegetable of choice
1 TB butter
To Use:
Cook and drain vegetables. Add butter and ½ - 1 tsp. seasoning mix. Toss until butter is melted.
Mommy saw this in her Quick Cooking magazine one day and decided to give it a try. Our entire family likes it on green beans. Grandmommie likes it too and puts it on all kinds of vegetables. This is also a great one to sprinkle on fried cucumber, squash, and tomatoes. Grandmommie makes that for us sometimes and it is so yummy!
Love Always,
Mommy
2 TB garlic salt
2 TB garlic powder
2 TB dried minced onion
2 TB onion powder
2 TB sea salt
Combine ingredients and store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to one year.
Additional ingredients:
2 C. green beans or vegetable of choice
1 TB butter
To Use:
Cook and drain vegetables. Add butter and ½ - 1 tsp. seasoning mix. Toss until butter is melted.
Mommy saw this in her Quick Cooking magazine one day and decided to give it a try. Our entire family likes it on green beans. Grandmommie likes it too and puts it on all kinds of vegetables. This is also a great one to sprinkle on fried cucumber, squash, and tomatoes. Grandmommie makes that for us sometimes and it is so yummy!
Love Always,
Mommy
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