4th of July Food Food Favorites

Posted on July 4, 2013 by oltimetv

July 4, 2013

4th of July Food Food Favorites

Grandma’s Fried Chicken

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Ingredients

1 whole cut-up chicken

Flour, about 1 cup
Salt
Pepper
Paprika (optional)

1/4 cup Vegetable oil (or more if necessary)
1/4 cup Butter (or more if necessary)
Use equal amounts of vegetable oil and butter.

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place flour, salt, and pepper in paper, or plastic bag.

Shake chicken parts in bag mixed with flour, salt, pepper, (and optional paprika) to coat.

In skillet (I like to use an electric skillet) fry in half vegetable oil and half butter,
(Use equal amounts of vegetable oil and butter.)
@ 350 degrees until well browned on both sides.

Place in baking dish with lid.
Bake at 350-degree oven with lid on for about one hour,
making sure that the chicken is cooked completely.

Mom’s Potato Salad

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Ingredients

4 cups cooked, in salt water, potatoes, cooled and cubed
¼-1/2 cup onions, chopped/diced
3-5 slices cooked (American) bacon (no nitrate, natural variety)
3 teaspoons sweet pickle relish, drain if necessary
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
1-cup Hellman’s light mayonnaise
celery salt-to taste
pepper-to taste
salt-to taste

Directions

Place cooled cooked, cubed potatoes in large bowl.
Add chopped onions, crumbled bacon, relish, mustard, mayonnaise, celery salt, pepper, and salt.
Stir until mixed.
Chill.

Easy Oreo Ice Cream Dessert

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Ingredients
• 1-19 oz. pkg. Oreos (3 row pkg.)
• 1-12 oz., or larger thawed cool whip, or Tru Whip
• ½ gallon of ice cream, softened

Directions
Reserve 7 Oreos for garnish.

Crush 1 row of Oreos and spread on bottom of 9 x 13 dish.

Crush next row of Oreos and mix with ice cream, cool whip, spreading over first layer of crushed cookies.

Crush last row of Oreos and spread evenly over top, garnishing with reserved Oreos.

Freeze for 4 hours and cut into squares.

Note:
For quicker version, crush all of the Oreos and mix in with cool whip, and ice cream. Spread into pan and freeze.

For a single-serving size with children, I use… 

4 Oreos in a sealed sandwich baggie, allowing the little ones to crunch them up with a wooden spoon.

Mix with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream

and 2 spoonfuls of tru whip (like cool whip, but without the hydrogenated oils) in small, deep bowl.

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These single-serving instructions were added in August 2020.

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Manageesh/Flatbread Pizza

Posted on June 15, 2013 by oltimetv

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Annette’s Simple Lebanese Pizza
(Manageesh)

Ingredients (Use quality ingredients.)
Naan
(Our Maryland Safeway sells it, but I personally have not tried this variety, yet.)
Fresh, or deli quality, mozzarella cheese
Toppings of your choice, if desired-olives, mushrooms ….

Directions
Place one naan disc on microwavable plate.

Grate mozzarella cheese, and place on top of naan.

Put on other toppings, if desired, making sure that they are well-drained, if necessary.

Put in microwave for 45-60 seconds, only until the cheese is melted.

Fold it, roll it up, or eat it with a fork.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies!!!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by oltimetv

Grandma’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

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INGREDIENTS:

2 sticks salted butter , softened (I like butter, my Grandma liked Imperial Margarine)

1 skimpy cup white sugar

1 packed cup light brown sugar

2 eggs

3 cups of unbleached flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1- 10-12 oz. pkg. of semi-sweet chocolate chips (I prefer Ghirardelli 60% cocoa chips.)

black walnuts-optional, (Grandma did, I usually don’t)

1 tea. maple flavoring-optional, (Grandma did, I usually don’t.)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Directions:

Cream together the butter and sugars with mixer.

Add 2 eggs, mixing well with mixer.

Add flour and soda. Mix with mixer just until blended.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Add maple flavoring and black walnuts, if desired. (Grandma Westphal always did, I usually don’t. Either way is great.)

Using cookie scoop, small ice cream scoop, or spoon, place cookies on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees until they just turn brown around the edges, and are no longer shiny-about 7-11 minutes.

I always let cook for 5-10 minutes, and then remove with a spatula sprayed with PAM cooking spray.

Makes 2-3 dozen.

Note: To freeze cookie dough, use scoop and make into balls. Place in sealed container, or zip lock bag, trying not to have the dough balls touch one another.

When baking, place dough in oven while preheating, and bake an additional 5-10 minutes after preheating, or until done.

I often place baked cookies in the freezer, as I love them cold!

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Carrots!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by oltimetv

Here is the recipe that I used, revised from the Barefood Contessa via the Foodnetwork website.

Roast Carrots

Ingredients
carrots
good olive oil
salt
freshly ground black pepper

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Peel carrots, and cut off tops. If the carrots are thick, cut them in half lengthwise; if not, leave whole. (The carrots will shrink while cooking.) Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a sheet pan in 1 layer and roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until browned and tender.

Per serving: Calories:110; Total Fat: 7 grams; Saturated Fat:1 gram; Protein: 1 gram; Total carbohydrates:12 grams; Sugar: 6 grams; Fiber: 3.5 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 484 milligrams

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-carrots-recipe/index.html?

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Tuna Spaghetti

Posted on April 16, 2013 by oltimetv

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Ingredients
1 (14-16 oz.) pkg. spaghetti
1/3-1/2 cup butter (1 stick, or less)
1/4-1/2 cup flour
1/2 tea., or less, salt
1/4-1/2 tea. black pepper
1 can (14 oz.), skim evaporated milk
1 and 1/2 cup skim milk
1 and 1/2-2 cups water
2-3 tea, or 2-3 cubes chicken bouillon
1-2(6.4) oz. pkg. tuna, drained if necessary (I prefer albacore)
2-3 cups shredded cheddar cheese (I use the 2% variety)
Grated Parmesan
PAM

Directions:
Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

Cook spaghetti per directions in salted boiling water.

Meanwhile, heat butter in skillet over low heat till melted. (I use an electric skillet.)
Stir in flour, salt, and pepper.
Cook over low heat until bubbly.
Stir in evaporated milk, skim milk, water, and bouillon.
Heat till boiling, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir one minute.
Stir in tuna, cheddar cheese, and cooked spaghetti.
Pour into PAM sprayed 9 x 13 dish.
Sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese.
Put in oven, uncovered, and till hot and bubbly,
about 30 minutes.

Gilding the Lilly:
If desired add any of the following:
cooked peas
cooked green beans
cooked, or canned mushrooms
small, drained, jar of pimentos

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Peanut Butter Bars-a family favorite

Posted on April 8, 2013 by oltimetv

 

Peanut Butter Bars-a family favorite

 

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The cookbook that started it all!
It contains the original recipe for Peanut Butter Bars.

We all have dishes that make us think of home, and the people that we love. For me, peanut butter bars has to rank right up there! I originally found this recipe (in 1978)
in a wedding shower gift, in the form of a sorority cookbook. This was listed as a dish made for the sorority by the cook. Over the years I have made a few adjustments to this no-bake recipe, making them time and again, as a quick snack for my family and their friends. It often became a fave of my children’s friends, too!

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As you can see, this page was a oft-used one.  
Several years ago, I retyped this recipe, complete with my changes
(the original recipe calls for a lot of sugar!),
and the  that recipe now resides in my own family cookbook binder.

The majority of the time we enjoy these treats warm, eaten with a spoon and a cold glass of milk.
Can’t beat a couple of spoonfuls of peanut butter bars, while watching “The Brady Bunch” here this afternoon! Groovy!
Why not enjoy your own batch? The recipe is listed below.

Peanut Butter Bars

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Ingredients:

3/4 cup-2 cups sugar ( I like the lesser amount)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup/1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk (I use skim)
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter (I like Skippy Natural. Smucker’s natural can be used, too, but the texture will be a bit thinner.)

2 and 1/2 cup quick Quaker Oats Oatmeal
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
Combine the first five ingredients
Heat together until melted.
(I do this in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes.)

Stir in vanilla and oatmeal.

I usually do this in a 9 x13, or 8 x 8 glass pan.

Smooth to make even and chill.
Cut into serving pieces, or serve warm with milk.

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Ya’ Gotta Start Somewhere!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by oltimetv

This is my first official post for my blog “I’m Annette!” My goal is to post every week (or occasionally more, or less),and share recipes, my travels, classic movie and tv information, and anything else that comes to mind. :o) Thanks for joining in!

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