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Christmas Recipes

Courtney Dietz — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:35:00 +0000

Christmas Recipes

Coco Dietz

Classic Sugar Cookies:

1 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1 Teaspoon Milk

½ Teaspoon Vanilla

½ Teaspoon Salt

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

½ Cup Sour Cream

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

Flour

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix in order and add enough flour to roll out the dough. Chill and roll to ¼” thick. Cut into shapes and bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.

Buttercream Icing:

½ Cup Shortening

½ Cup Butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

4 Cups sifted Powdered Sugar

2 Tablespoons Milk

Cream butter and shortening, add vanilla. Add 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time. Add milk and whip.

Swedish Ginger Cookies:

1 Cup Butter

1 ½ Cup Sugar

1 Egg

1 ½ Tablespoon Grated Orange Peel

1 ½ Tablespoon Corn Syrup

1 Tablespoon Water

2 Tablespoon Baking Soda

3 ¼ Cup Sifted Flour

2 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1 Teaspoon Ginger

½ Teaspoon Cloves

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until combined. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add orange peel, corn syrup, and water. Mix well. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into a creamed mixture. Chill thoroughly. Roll out to ⅛” thick. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Yield: 8 dozen.

Pumpkin Pie:

2 Eggs, Slightly Beaten

1 Can Pumpkin

¾ Cup Sugar

½ Teaspoon Salt

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

½ Teaspoon Ginger

¼ Teaspoon Cloves

1 Can Evaporated Milk

Combine ingredients in the order given; pour into a 9” pie shell. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees and then 45 minutes at 350.

Pecan Pie:

1 Cup Corn Syrup

1 Cup Brown Sugar

3 Eggs

1 Cup Pecans

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Add ingredients one at a time to the syrup. Pour into the pie crust. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Apple Pie:

5 Cups Slices, Peeled Apples

½ Cup Brown Sugar

2 Tablespoons Flour

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Dash of Salt

2 Tablespoons Butter

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Mix with apples. Fill the pie and dot top with butter. Top with crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

New Years Recipes

Courtney Dietz — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:34:00 +0000

New Years Recipes

Coco Dietz

Chocolate Pizza:

8 oz White Chocolate, divided

8 oz Semisweet Chocolate chips

½ Cup each:

Salted Peanuts

Mini Marshmallows

Crispy Rice Cereal

Coconut

Red Candied Cherries

Green Candied Cherries

In a heavy saucepan or in the top of a double boiler, melt 6 oz white chocolate and all the chocolate chips. Stir in peanuts, marshmallows, and cereal. Pour onto a greased 10” pizza pan. Spread to even out top.Sprinkle with coconut. Top with cherries. Melt remaining white chocolate; drizzle over pizza. Chill.

Apple Pie Bars:

Crust:

2 Cups Flour

½ Cup Sugar

½ Teaspoon Baking Powder

½ Teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Butter

2 Egg Yolks, beaten

Filling:

4 Cups Sliced Apples

½ Cup Sugar

¼ Cup Flour

¼ Nutmeg

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

2 Egg Whites, beaten

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; cut in butter as for pie crusts. Mix in egg yolks. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 13x9x2” pan. Set the remaining mixture aside. Combine all of the filling ingredients, except egg whites; arrange over bottom crust. Crumble remaining crust mixture over filling. Brush egg whites over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool.

Carmel Corn:

6 Quarts Popped Popcorn

2 Cups Brown Sugar

½ Cup Corn Syrup

2 Sticks Butter

½ Teaspoon Baking Soda

¼ Teaspoon Salt

Boil sugar, syrup, and butter for about 5 minutes to make syrup.Stir in baking soda. Pour over popcorn and mix well. Place on a well greased cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes at 300 degrees.

Party Bar Cookies:

1 Stick of Butter, melted

1 ¼ Cups Graham Crackers, crushed

1 ½ Cups Marshmallows

1 Cup Coconut

6 oz Butterscotch Chips

6 oz Chocolate Chips

1 ½ Cups Chopped Nuts

1 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

Layer in order in a greased 13x9x2” pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake:

1 Cup Butter, softened

2 ¾ Cups sugar, divided

2 Teaspoons Vanilla

4 Eggs

3 Cups Flour

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon Salt

2 Cups Sour Cream

2 Tablespoons Cinnamon

½ Cup Chopped Walnuts

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, and 2 cups sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add alternatively with sour cream, beating just enough after each addition to keep batter smooth. Spoon ⅓ of batter into a greased 10” pan. Combine cinnamon, nuts, and remaining sugar; sprinkle ⅓ over batter in pan. Repeat layers two more times. Bake at 350 degrees for 70 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Apple Raisin Bread:

2 Packages Yeast

1 ½ Cups Warm Water, divided

1 Teaspoon Sugar

3 Eggs, beaten

1 Cup Applesauce

½ Cup Honey

½ Cup Vegetable Oil

2 Teaspoon Salt

8-9 Cups Flour

1 ½ Cups Diced Apples

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

1 ½ Cups Raisins

In a small bowl, combine yeast, ½ cup water, and sugar; set aside. In a large bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, honey, oil, and remaining water, mix well. Stir in yeast mixture. Gradually add enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down and turn over in the bowl. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. In a small bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, and raisins. Divide dough into three parts; knead ⅓ of the apple mixture into each part. Shape each into round flat balls. Place each in a greased 8” round baking pan that has been sprinkled with cornmeal (can omit and bake on cookie sheet). Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. For glaze, brush each loaf with egg and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. (Can add 3 Teaspoons cinnamon with the flour if desired).

Christmas Candy Recipes

Courtney Dietz — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:07:44 +0000

Christmas Candy

Coco Dietz

Chocolate Caramel:

1 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Light Corn Syrup

¼ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

¼ Teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Cream

¼ Cup Butter, softened, no substitutes

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Combine sugar, corn syrup, cocoa, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Combine cream and butter and set aside in a small bowl. Heat the sugar mixture to 245 degrees on a candy thermometer, stirring constantly. Add the cream mixture slowly. Bring the temperature back up to 245 degrees. Remove from heat , add vanilla and stir until blended. Pour into an 8×8” square pan, buttered well. DO NOT SCRAPE PAN. Allow to cool completely. Cut into ¾”squares with a sharp knife with a sawing motion. Yield: 8 Dozen

English Toffee:

1 ¾ Cup Sugar

⅛ Teaspoon Cream of Tartar

1 Cup Cream

½ Cup Butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla, or 1 Tablespoon Rum

Chocolate Chips

Chopped Nuts

Combine sugar, cream of tartar, and cream in a large heavy saucepan. Stir over high heat until the sugar is dissolved. Stir and boil for 3 minutes more. Add the butter and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches the soft crack stage (270 degrees). Remove from heat. Add vanilla or rum. Pour into a buttered pan and allow to cool. To cover with chocolate, sprinkle with chocolate chips and melt them in the oven and sprinkle nuts on top before it cools.

Peanut Butter Fudge:

1 Cup Undiluted Canned Milk

2 Cups Brown Sugar

2 Cups Sugar

1 Stick of Butter

1 Cup Peanut Butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Cook milk, sugars, and butter to a soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add peanut butter, beat well. Add vanilla. Pour into a buttered 13x9x2” pan and cool.

Homemade Mints:

4 oz Cream Cheese, softened

½ Teaspoon Peppermint Oil

Food Coloring

3 ⅓ Cup Confectioners Sugar

Sugar

Mix cream cheese, peppermint oil, and food coloring. Add confectioner’s sugar, kneading well. Shape into marble sized balls and roll in sugar. Press into rubber candy mold; remove immediately.

Chocolate Turtles:

2 Cups Sugar

2 Cups Light Corn Syrup

1 Stick of butter

2 Cups Whipping Cream

½ Can Sweetened Condensed Milk

16 oz Pecan Halves

1 lb Dipping Chocolate, melted

Boil sugar and corn syrup in a covered saucepan for 2 minutes. Stir butter. Cook cream and sweetened condensed milk on top of a double boiler over hot water until heated through. Do not boil. Add to corn mixture 2 T milk mixture at a time, stirring constantly. Cook to soft-ball stage. Arrange pecan halves, in pairs, on buttered serving dish. Drizzle cream mixture by tablespoons over pecans; cool. Shape cream mixture around pecans, covering completely. Dip in chocolate.

Autumn Recipes

Courtney Dietz — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:01:00 +0000

What to do with your fresh produce...

Margret Weburg

TORTILLA SOUP

30 oz chicken broth

1 C diced onion

2 cloves garlic

1 t and 1 T fresh parsley or cilantro

½ t salt

1/8 t pepper

8 oz chopped chicken

1 can chopped tomatoes

1 T green chilies

2-3 juiced limes

Cheese

Tortilla strips

Avocado

Sour cream

Boil broth, onion, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and chicken until chicken is done. Add tomatoes, chilies and lime juice and heat through. Serve with shredded cheese, tortilla strips, avocado and sour cream as desired. For tortilla strips: slice corn tortillas thinly and bake at 400 stirring frequently until browned.

CHEESEBURGER SOUP

½ lb ground beef

¾ C chopped onion

¾ C shredded carrots

¾ C diced celery

1 t dried basil

1 t dried parsley

4 T butter, divided

3 C chicken broth

4 C diced, peeled potatoes

¼ C flour

2 C cubed cheese

1 ½ C milk

Salt and pepper

Brown beef. Sauté onion, carrots, celery, basil and parsley in 1 T butter until tender, add beef. Add chicken broth and potatoes, boil and simmer 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Sauté flour in rest of butter, add milk slowly and cook, stirring, until thick. Add to the soup. Add cheese and cook until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

PASTA E FAGIOLI

10 ounces (1-1/4 cups) dry Navy Beans, soaked

6 cups water

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

2/3 cup oil

1 bay leaf

2 or 3 garlic cloves, whole, plus 1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves

3 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 large onion, chopped

3 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon dry oregano

1/2 teaspoon dry basil

Salt and pepper

6 to 7 tomatoes, peeled and chunked

1/2 pound shell macaroni

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION

Drain beans, cover with water. Add salt, 2/3 cup oil, bay leaf, and whole garlic cloves. Simmer gently until beans are tender, 2 to 3 hours. Drain, reserving liquid; discard bay leaf and garlic.

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan. Add carrots, celery, and onion and cook until onion is soft. Add crushed garlic and seasonings and simmer 30 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook another 10 minutes.

Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until just tender. Combine beans, vegetables, and drained pasta with 1-1/2 cups bean liquid. Cover and simmer another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Servings per recipe: 6 to 8

Pancake Squares

3/4 cup milk

2 T. melted butter

1 large egg

1 T. sugar

1 cup flour

2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease an 8×8 baking dish. In a large mixing bowl, beat together milk, butter and egg. Add sugar, then gradually beat the flour in. Carefully stir in the baking powder and salt. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serves 4-6.

BBQ Musts

Courtney Dietz — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:01:00 +0000

BBQ Ideas to Try

Lily Ostrander

Hosting a successful barbecue (BBQ) involves more than just grilling food. Here are some BBQ musts to ensure a memorable and enjoyable outdoor gathering:

Quality Ingredients: Start with high-quality meats, vegetables, and other ingredients. Fresh and well-marinated food will contribute to delicious results.
Safety First: Prioritize safety by having a fire extinguisher nearby, keeping a safe distance from the grill, and ensuring proper food handling and storage.
Clean and Prep the Grill: Clean and preheat the grill before cooking. A clean grill helps prevent sticking and ensures that the flavors of the previous cookout won’t affect the current one.
Essential Tools: Gather essential grilling tools such as tongs, spatulas, grill brushes, and meat thermometers. Having the right tools makes the grilling process smoother.

Marinades and Rubs: Enhance flavor with marinades, rubs, or brines. Let meat marinate for a few hours or overnight to allow flavors to infuse.
Variety of Foods: Offer a variety of foods to cater to different preferences. Include meats, seafood, vegetables, and even vegetarian options.
Side Dishes and Condiments: Don’t forget about sides like salads, coleslaw, cornbread, and grilled vegetables. Provide a range of condiments and sauces for guests to personalize their dishes.
Adequate Seating: Ensure there’s enough seating for your guests. Provide a mix of chairs, benches, and picnic blankets to accommodate different comfort levels.
Drinks: Have a selection of beverages, including non-alcoholic options like water, juices, and iced tea, as well as alcoholic choices like beer, wine, and cocktails.

Music and Ambiance: Create a pleasant atmosphere with background music and outdoor decor. Consider lighting, outdoor games, and comfortable seating arrangements.
Plan for Allergies and Dietary Restrictions: Ask your guests about any allergies or dietary restrictions in advance to ensure everyone can enjoy the food.
Grill Maintenance: Clean the grill grates between cooking different types of food to prevent flavor cross-contamination.
Temperature Control: Learn how to control the temperature of your grill, as different foods require different heat levels.
Timing: Pay attention to cooking times to ensure everything is ready at the same time. Prepare foods that take longer to cook first.

Socialize: Engage with your guests and enjoy the company. Grilling is not just about the food—it’s also about creating a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
Consider Desserts: Wrap up the meal with sweet treats like grilled fruits, s’mores, or fruit-based desserts.
Cleanup Plan: Have a plan for cleaning up after the BBQ, including garbage bags and recycling bins.
Share Cooking Tips: If you’re the grillmaster, be open to sharing cooking tips and techniques with guests who are interested.

Remember that a successful BBQ is as much about creating a welcoming and enjoyable environment as it is about the food. Tailor your BBQ to your guests’ preferences and have fun making lasting memories.