*Family Favorite Recipes - Healthy Down-Home Cooking - Recipe 2*

Great Family Favorite Recipes 

Healthy Down-Home Cooking  

Recipe - 2

Buffet Chicken

2 tbsp margarine or butter

3 lbs. Chicken pieces

Brown the chicken in the frying pan and cook so it is well done on both sides

Use a 3 L- quart size casserole dish – add margarine or butter

1 cup chopped onions & 1 minced garlic clove

Sauté onion & garlic in same frying pan until soft & clear & add chicken

Mix next 9 ingredients together & pour over the chicken

10 oz. Canned mushroom pieces, drained

7 ½ Oz tomato sauce

¼ cup white wine,

2 tsp chicken bouillon

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp sour cream, 

1 tsp paprika

Cover & cook in oven at 350 degrees for

1 ½ hour to 2 hours

My daughter Carolyn’s recipe.

*50 Most Popular Herbs & Spices to Enhance Your Recipes - Aniseed or Anise - 2*

50 Most Popular Herbs & Spices to enhance your recipes.

Aniseed or Anise - 2

Description & Cooking Information for Aniseed or Anise:

§Aniseed or Anise came from the parsley plant and grown in some of the countries around the  Mediterranean.

§This spice is the oldest known herb and is a tiny green seed.

§The seed can be purchased whole or can also be used or purchased as an extract.

§The feature quality is a licorice flavor and used in some types of candies.

§It is used as a whole seed and can be sprinkled over cakes and cookies.

§If you are cooking a cake or cookies, add half teaspoon of ground Aniseed for a great flavor.

§

List of foods to use Aniseed or Anise with:

Applesauce, Breads, Cakes, Carrots, Cookies, Fruit pies, Fruit salads, Meat, Parsnips, Salad Dressing, Stewed Fruit, Stews, Sweet Pickles

* Family Favorite Recipes - Healthy Down-Home Cooking - Recipe 1*

Great Family Favorite Recipes 

Healthy Home Cooking  

Recipe - 1

Boston Baked Beans

3 cups pea beans or navy beans

2 tsp salt

3 tbsp. Molasses

2 tbsp. Sugar

¼ tsp mustard

Boiling water

½ lb. Salt pork

Soak beans overnight in cold water, drain and rinse and add more water if necessary.

Drain and rinse and add enough water to cover to the beans.

Measure the water so it is 2 to 3 inches over top of the beans.

Bring to the simmering point and cook until the skins begin to burst.

Drain and put in a bean pot or casserole dish.

Mix the seasonings with a cup of boiling water and add to pot.

Pour boiling water over the salt pork, scrape the surface of the rind and cut through the rind every half inch.

Put in the beans so that just the rind is exposed.

Cover with boiling water and bake in slow over, adding water from time to time.

A small onion may be buried in the beans for extra flavoring.

Time in baking – 6 to 8 hours.  Set oven at 300 degrees.

Serves – 12

*50 Most Popular Herbs & Spices to Enhance Your Recipes - Allspice - 1*

50 Most Popular Herbs & Spices to enhance your recipes.

Allspice - 1

Description & Cooking Information for Allspice:

Allspice is a berry from the myrtle tree, it is pea size and is from the West Indies.

Its taste is like a mixture or blend of nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon and has a strong sweet-scent.

It can be purchased and used whole or ground.

The flavor increases the longer it is in or on food so be careful if you don’t like a strong taste.

If you are out of Allspice you can use a mixture of:

3 tbsp ground cinnamon

5 tbsp ground cloves

3 tsp ground nutmeg

3 tsp ground ginger

Mix and store in a glass jar with lid.

List of foods to use Allspice with:

Apples, Buns, Cabbage, Cakes, Cookies, Gravy, Meats,  Pickles, Sweet Potatoes, Sauces, Soups; Add a dash to Chocolate Beverages, Cream Soups, Custards, Pudding, and also with boiled fish, gravies, or sauces.

*Inspirational Quotes - Speak with kindness! Transform your life! - Feb 15*

Inspirational Quotes &

Daily Affirmations

Be your very own mentor.

Read, Listen, Speak, & Believe!

Daily Mentor - February 15

Although you are somewhat aggressive, you are very adaptable, and particular, you are resolute and not easily disheartened in the face of disappointment.  You usually accomplish your purpose one way or another, with strong determination.  You have many loyal friends and have a deep love for your children and home life.

Positive affirmation for this day:

"I am living my true self."