Pumpkin Roll

1 Cup Pumpkin Puree

4 Eggs

3/4 Cup Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

1 and1/4 Cup Flour

1 tsp Lemon Juice

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Ginger

1/8 tsp Cloves

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)


FILLING

1 Cup 10 X Sugar

4 TB Butter softened

8 Oz Cream Cheese

1/2 tsp Vanilla


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a jelly roll pan and lay down a piece of parchment paper and let the short ends hang over to help lift out of pan after baking. If you want nuts sprinkle them on the paper, then set aside. Or sprinkle nuts on the batter.

Beat eggs 5 minutes! YES I said 5 minutes!
Stir to mix dry ingredients together before adding to eggs.

Spread out batter or just tip the pan until it's coated. It's VERY thin batter. Bake 15-20 minutes.

Get a clean dish towel and sprinkle it with lots of powdered sugar. Flip the cake over on the dish towel, peel off the paper and gently roll up the cake. and set aside while you make the filling.

Unroll cake, but try not to crack and break it. It will still be curly on ends. Spread on filling and re-roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze if you want.

SWEET POTATO SOUP

I went shopping at Super Walmart yesterday, and I bought two huge sweet potatoes weighing 3 pounds altogether! Yes I'm make SWEET POTATO SOUP again today after work. I LOVE that soup with the "trinity" of veggies as the flavor base! My son Jesse and I don't eat enough veggies and this is one way I manage to get some into our bellies. Here's the recipe! SWEET POTATO SOUP 2-3 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and cubed 1". 1 Medium or large Onion chopped small 2-3 large Carrots chopped small 2-3 Stalks of Celery chopped small 2-3 Tb Canola Oil or Butter if you prefer 2-3 cans of Chicken Broth, according to how thick you like it. OR use Chicken Base and 6 to 7-8 Cups of water 1 clove of Garlic minced (I forgot to add this) 2 Chicken Bouillon Cubes (optional) Not necessary if using chicken base which is salty. 1/2- 3/4 tsp Mrs. Dash Original Salt and Pepper. Saute the onion, celery, carrots until softened, about 5-10 minutes. Then pour into to a large pot and add the cubed sweet potatoes, chicken broth (or) chicken base and water and seasonings. Let simmer for 30 or until the veggies are tender. Then let cool and puree all the veggies in some broth and stir into remaining broth. Remember make this recipe your own.. experiment. Add or take away stuff.

That Buttermilk Wedding Cake

I want to make that wedding cake into cupcakes very soon! I forgot to buy buttermilk and cake flour, although I can make my own cake flour by mixing all purpose flour with cornstarch. I also need some baking powder, butter and almond extract. Gee.. that's at least another 10 bucks! Sheesh!

Buttermilk Wedding Cake with Frosting

CAKE

1 Cup Butter or Margarine Softened.

3 Cups Sugar

4 Cups Cake Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

2 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Salt

2 Cups Buttermilk

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 tsp Butter flavoring (I will omit this)

1/2 tsp Almond Extract

6 Egg Whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour three 9" cake pans.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Pour in Buttermilk and begin mixing slowly. Continue to mix until well blended. Add flavorings and stir.

In another bowl beat egg whites until stiff. Fold the egg whites into the cake batter. Divide batter between 3 pans. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees, then lower to 300 degrees and bake for about 25 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove cakes from oven and cool on racks. After 10 minutes remove from pans and continue cooling on racks.

NOTE: I want to try making cupcakes with this recipe. But I think it will make more than 24 cupcakes. I bet another 12 cupcakes can be made with the rest of the batter. I will try baking them for 15 minutes at 350 degrees and 10 minutes at 300 degrees.


FROSTING

1 Cup Shortening (Or half butter/half shortening)

4 Cups Confectioners Sugar

4 Tb Milk

1 and 1/2 tsp almond extract (or use vanilla or lemon extracts)

Combine all ingredients and beat on low speed with electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.

NOTE: I will use 1 tsp Almond Extract and 1 tsp Vanilla Extract)

Bread Starter

I'm reading a novel and the main character is using a starter for her bread. Maybe I should also try using starters or at least a sponges for bread again.

White Bread

I had no work yesterday so I decided to make a batch of white bread using Grandma H's recipe. Of course I altered her recipe as usual- I usually add Canola oil to the recipe in place of the shortening, but I added less than normal (2 Tb) plus 4 Tb melted butter. I used 3 cups of warm water in this recipe and didn't add the usual mashed potato and potato water. Nonetheless it turned out very soft and flavorful. I guess the butter helped.

Mini Meatloaf Muffins

1 Lb Hamburger

1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs

1/4 Cup Milk

2 Eggs

1 Tb Onion Powder or 1/2 of an onion chopped fine

1 Tb Worcestershire Sauce

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

1/2 tsp Mrs. Dash Original

TOPPING:

BBQ Sauce

Shredded Cheese

Mix meatloaf ingredients. Place 1/3 Cup in oil sprayed (12 count) Cup cake tins. I filled 11 compartments with the mixture.

Poke holes in center of meatloaves and fill with BBQ sauce and sprinkle with Cheese. bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.

Peanut Butter Eggs or Balls

8 oz Cream Cheese (room temp)

1/4 Pound Butter (1 stick) softened

1 Cup Peanut Butter

2 Lbs Confectioner's Sugar

1 Tb Milk

Thoroughly mix the Cream Cheese, softened butter and Peanut Butter with a mixer.

Now add the Confectioner's sugar a few cups at a time. It will form little lumps.

Now add the milk and continue to mix. Form into a ball and wrap with plastic.

Chill in fridge until ready to form into balls or eggs and dip in melted chocolate. I didn't use the melting chocolate discs because it cost abut $1.50 a bag extra. I'm using semi sweet and milk chocolate morsels. I will insert a toothpick in the balls to dip them. I suppose I should add a Tb shortening to the chocolate.

NOTE: If you want a stronger peanut butter flavor I suggest you add 1/4 cup more peanut butter and only use 4 TB butter.

Deboning Chicken Breasts

Thursday I bought split chicken breasts for $.99 a pound. I ended up with 10 nice sized breasts for just under $10.00. I spent a good 1/2 hour skinning and de-boning them. The skin and bones went in the freezer for chicken soup. I froze two packages of chicken but kept 3 breasts out for Sunday dinner tomorrow. What shall I make with it? I have no idea.

Sour Cream Cranberry Bars

BOTTOM LAYER
1 Cup Butter Softened

1 Cup Brown Sugar

2 Cups Quick Oatmeal

1 & 1/2 Cups Flour

1. Cream butter and sugar, add flour and oatmeal until crumbly looking. Reserve 1 and 1/2 Cups for topping.

2. Press remainder into a 9" X 13" glass baking dish. bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until light brown.

3. Now mix the middle layer and pour on top of the crust.

MIDDLE LAYER
1 Cup Sour Cream

3/4 Cup Sugar

1 Egg Beaten

2 heaping Tbs Flour

2 Cups dried Cranberries (Dried Cherries taste wonderful too)

1 Tb lemon Juice

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Mix ingredients and pour over baked crust

TOP LAYER
Sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Refrigerate leftovers or freeze.

NOTE: You can substitute the dried berries with 1 and 1/2 Cups coconut if you want. It might be easier if you pour the sour cream mixture all over the crust (tipping dish to completely cover it, then sprinkle the coconut on top.

Spinach Soup

I made Spinach Soup yesterday! The typical crock pot soup. Chicken broth, the carrot, onion, celery trinity, a potato and a bag of frozen spinach. I even pureed 3/4 of it. Seasoning as usual, it's not bad.. Actually I had no broth and used Soup base instead.

Lorraine's Pot Stickers (Alton Brown's Method, and drastically altered recipe)

3/4 - 1 LB Pound Ground Pork

2 cloves Minced Garlic

1" about 1 tsp Tb grated Fresh Ginger

1/2 Cup finely shredded Cabbage Use Napa if you can, but American is fine.

2 - 3 Tb ASIAN GOURMET Szechwan Sauce

1 Tsp Onion Powder

1 Egg Beaten

1 tsp Soy Sauce

1 tsp Brown Sugar

40 Wonton Wrappers or Round Asian Pot Sticker Wrappers

1 and 1/3 Cups Broth (I used beef)

1 egg beaten with 1 TB Water to glue pot stickers closed.

2 TB Oil each time you brown a 1/4 batch of pot stickers.

Mix the first 8 ingredients. Lay out 12 wrappers on the work surface and take the egg wash and wet the edges of all 12 wrappers. Place a tsp of filling in the centers.

Glue the two catty corners together first, then take your thumb and finger and squeeze the other two together including the edges. You will have several layers of pasta bunched together. After closing all 12 wrappers transfer them on a plate to the stove. Place 2 Tb oil in a skillet. I suppose a nonstick one would be best but I used a 12" cast iron skillet. Make sure it's good and hot before placing the oil in it and spreading it around, then place the pot stickers in it and turn often as they brown. Then pour 1/3 Cup broth in the pan and immediately place a lid on top to let them steam for 2 minutes.

NOTE: If the pan isn't hot before you pour the oil in more of the stickers will stick in a cast iron pan. Even with a good pan full a few might stick. (Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick) Make sure you clean the cast iron pan with water only and dry well before starting a new dozen stickers.

Dipping Sauce: Use ASIAN GOURMET Szhewan Sauce straight from the bottle, or mixed with an equal amount of Soy Sauce.

Alton Brown's Pot Sticker Recipe

Ingredients

* 1/2 pound ground pork
* 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
* 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 2 teaspoons ketchup
* 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
* 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
* 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 35 to 40 small wonton wrappers
* Water, for sealing wontons
* 3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying
* 1 1/3 cups chicken stock, divided

Directions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.

Combine the first 11 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl (pork through cayenne). Set aside.

To form the dumplings, remove 1 wonton wrapper from the package, covering the others with a damp cloth. Brush 2 of the edges of the wrapper lightly with water. Place 1/2 rounded teaspoon of the pork mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold over, seal edges, and shape as desired. Set on a sheet pan and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat procedure until all of the filling is gone.

Heat a 12-inch saute pan over medium heat. Brush with vegetable oil once hot. Add 8 to 10 pot stickers at a time to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, without touching. Once the 2 minutes are up, gently add 1/3 cup chicken stock to the pan, turn the heat down to low, cover, and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove wontons to a heatproof platter and place in the warm oven. Clean the pan in between batches by pouring in water and allowing the pan to deglaze. Repeat until all the wontons are cooked. Serve immediately.

Won Ton Wrappers- Got a recipe For Them?

I need a recipe for my Won Ton Wrappers. I bought a pork loin to grind up and some spicy Szechwan sauce to mix with the pork for the filling.

Coney Island Hot Dog Sauce ( Like very spicy, pureed sloppy joe)

I make this sauce every so often and freeze half. Since the guys enjoyed that chili I made yesterday with the Chipotle Hot Sauce in it I decided to use a few teaspoons in this recipe to spice it up. It could have used more! LOL Here's my recipe:

1 Lb 80% Ground Beef

1 Small Onion finely chopped

6 Oz can Tomato Paste

2 Cups water or Beef Broth and more if needed

1 Tb Worcestershire Sauce

1 Tb or more Chipotle Hot Sauce

2 Tb Chili Powder

2 tsp Sugar

1/2 tsp salt

Brown the ground beef and chopped onions and drain before adding remaining ingredients. Simmer an hour, stirring often. Add more water if it cooks down too much, you need a little sauce left for pureeing. Let cool and puree. This freezes nicely.

Lorraine's Chili (2011 Revision)

2 Lbs 80% lean Ground Beef browned

4 Cans Tomatoes diced petite (Puree 3 of them)

2 (10 Oz) Cans Tomato Soup

3 (15 Oz) Cans Kidney Beans or whatever beans you like best

2 Cans Beef Broth

3-4 TB Worcestershire Sauce

2 Tb Sugar

2-3 Tb Chipotle Hot Sauce or to taste

2 Tb Onion Powder or a large Onion chopped

2-3 Tb Chili Powder

2 tsp Paprika

1 tsp each Thyme, Marjoram and Mrs. Dash Original

6 cloves minced Garlic (or more)

Brown and drain the ground beef and throw it all in a large crock pot. It is VERY watery looking so I let it cook on high heat for 6 hours, removing the lid to pour off condensation and stir every so often. Then removing the lid altogether the last 2 hours to thicken.

NOTE: If I were to use chopped onions I'd cook them along with any peppers if you add them with the ground beef.

Pig Cake From Pioneer Woman (I'd call it Mandarin Orange Cake)

* FOR THE CAKE:
* 1 box (18.25 Oz. Box) Yellow Cake Mix
* 1 stick Margarine (softened)
* 1 can (14 Oz. Can) Mandarin Oranges, Drained, 1/2 Cup Juice Reserved
* 4 whole Eggs
* 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
* _____
* FOR THE TOPPING:
* 1 package (4 Oz. Box) Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
* 1 can (20 Oz. Can) Crushed Pineapple, Juice Reserved
* ½ cups Powdered Sugar
* 4 ounces, fluid Frozen Whipped Topping (such As Cool Whip)
* Extra Mandarin Orange Slices, For Garnish

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the cake, combine cake mix, margarine, 1/2 cup juice from the mandarin oranges, eggs, and vanilla. Beat for four minutes on medium-high. Add drained oranges and beat again until pieces are broken up and small. Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and set. Remove from oven and cool completely. If desired, turn out cake onto a large platter.

Once cake is cool, blend juice from drained pineapples with the vanilla pudding mix. Add powdered sugar and mix, then mix in whipped topping. Stir in drained pineapple. Spread on cooled cake and refrigerate several hours.

To serve, cut cake into squares and top each square with a mandarin orange slices.

NOTE: I would use another can of Mandarin oranges drained for the topping instead of pineapple and use the drained juice in the pudding mix, except it's not going to be the same amount of juice as a large can of pineapple, you need to add milk or something.

Sausage/Beef Garlic Meatballs.

1 LB bulk mild Breakfast Sausage

1 LB Ground beef

3 eggs

1 Small Onion chopped or 1 TB Onion Powder

3/4 Cup Italian seasoned Bread Crumbs

3/4 Cup milk

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder or 2 cloves minced Garlic.

Mix all ingredients and form into golf ball sized meatballs. I use a large cookie scoop.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes.
Coat with spaghetti sauce or your favorite gravy.

Oven Roasted Yam/Sweet Potato IBS recipe

I think oven roasted yams/Sweet Potatoes are heavenly! I took a yam and peeled and cubed it, tossed it in canola oil, salt and fresh cracked pepper. Baked at 425 degrees for 30 minutes turned cubes over and turned down to 350 for 10 more minutes. Naturally sweet and dark brown and crispy on the outside.. I just LOVE them!

Egg Roll Wrapper Lasagna

Did you ever consider making lasagna with egg roll wrappers? It is a serious thought of mine and I plan on trying it someday!

Lemon Ice

4 Cups water

2 Cups Sugar

1 tsp Lemon Zest

1 Cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice.

Mix the water, sugar and lemon zest in a saucepan and stir until it comes to a boil. Let boil 5 Minutes then strain to remove zest. Now stir in the lemon juice and freeze in your ice cream maker or do what I do.. pour into 4 ice cube trays and let freeze. Then remove lemon ice cubes and store in freezer bags. Smash up the ice cubes if you want lemon slush!

Pulled Pork Egg Rolls

I plan on filling egg roll wrappers with pulled pork, cheese and taco sauce and then deep frying or baking them. How does that sound?

NOTE: The egg rolls were good fresh out of the fry pan. I do like the egg rolls but next time will fill them with something else. My daughter uses ground pork and cabbage.