Wheat Bread

This wheat bread is moist, chewy and easy to make

6 cups whole wheat flour

1/3 cup Vital Wheat Gluten

1 1/2 Tbsp Yeast

 2 1/2 cups HOT Tap Water

1 Tbsp Salt

1/3 cup Oil

1/3 cup honey

1 1/4 Tbsp Lemon Juice

3 Vitamin C Chewable Tablets

Combine Water, Honey and Yeast in bowl until the yeast activates.  Then add remaining ingredients with the flour last one cup at a time.  Add enough flour until the dough pulls away from the sides (about six cups).  Knead for 6-10 minutes.  Turn dough onto oiled countertop and divide into 2 loaf pans.  (makes two large loafs).  Warm oven to 170 degrees and turn off.  Then place the bread in warmed oven when bread has risen then leave bread in oven and turn oven to 350 degrees and cook for 30 minutes.



Roasted Pecan Waffles

 If you love Pecans you will love these Waffles . . .  if you don't like Pecans you will love them too just leave the nuts out.  They are nice and airy and delicious!

2 Cups All Purpose Flour

1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Salt

4 eggs (Separate yolk & whites)

1/4 cup Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 cup Melted Butter

2 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup toasted Pecans

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.  In another bowl, combine the egg yolks and sugar and whisk until pale yellow, then add the vanilla, 1/2 cup melted butter and milk and whisk to blend then stir in flour mixture.

With an electrical mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form (about 1 minute) Then using a rubber spatual gently fold the egg whites into the waffle batter - do not overmix.

With a measuring cup pour batter into waffle iron and sprinkle nuts on top then close waffle iron and cook as usual.

For a deluxe waffle top with yogurt - whipped cream - strawberries and more pecans



Fajita Seasoning

I keep this mix in a jar to have on hand when I make my fajitas

You can easily double this recipe too to have more 

About 2 Tbsp = 1 store bought seasoning pkt

2 Tbsp Corn Starch

4 Tbsp Chilli Powder

2 tsp Sugar

2 tsp Salt

2 tsp Paprika

2 Crushed Chicken Bullion Cubes

1 tsp Onion Powder

1/2  tsp Garlic Powder

1/2 tsp Cumin

1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Mischele's Good (Minestrone) Soup

I don't know what to call this soup.  I got it from my sister-in-law Mischele and I'm not sure what she calls it either.  I just call it -Good Soup- because it's good and has good stuff for you in it.  It reminds me a little bit of Minestrone soup with grains in it.

2 cans of tomato sauce (small cans)

enough broth ( I use vegetable, could also use chkn) to make soupy (sorry I don't even have a guesstimate here, I just put all the ingredients in and add broth:)

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup carrot
2/3 cup potato
1/2 cup onion
1/2 cup celery

2 cup Beans (can mix and match, I usually use kidney and black)
1/2 cup Cooked Pasta
1/4 cup Barley
1/2 cup Split Peas
1/4 cup Lentils

1 Tbsp Parsley
1 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 Tbsp Basil
1/2 tsp Thyme
Bay leaf
3 Cloves Garlic.

INSTRUCTIONS: precook barley and split peas for about 10m. Meanwhile saute veggies in butter till slightly softened. Add tomato sauce, broth beans, grains and seasonings, bring to a boil, cover and turn down heat to simmer until grains are close to done. (about 15m-20m) Add cooked pasta, and chopped spinach, remove bay leaf, a few minutes before done. Salt and Pepper to taste, sometimes I add a little extra onion and garlic powder at the end if it just needs a little more!

Edris's Oriental Pasta Salad

My Sister-in-law always makes yummy salads.  This is one of her recipes I love.  I like it best with the asparagus.  Try it out sometime!

Ingredients:
12 ounce spiral or bowtie pasta (follow cooking instructions on bag)
3 cups shredded or chopped up cooked chicken. ( boil about 3-4 chicken breasts)

1 bunch geen onion cut diagonal
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 green pepper

1/4 cup sunflower seed (optional)
1 bag of spinach or 1 bunch of asparagus. (when use asparagus just boil them in boiling water until tender -crunchy tender- not mushy)

Dressing:
1 cup oil (canola or vegetable oil)
2/3 cup soy sauce
2/3 cup white vinegar
6 TBS sugar
1 1/2 tsp pepper

Mix all the salad ingredients and marinate it with half of the dressing overnight or 2-3 hours before serving.(store salad in fridge while marinating) Add spinach or asparagus (chopped) and the remaining half of the dressing to the salad right before serving.

ENJOY!!!

Chicken Noodle Soup

My noodle soup comes out different EVERY time.  I really NEVER follow a recipe exactly on the soup but I do on my noodles.  I hope yours turns out alright - add and take away what you need to perfect your noodle soup.

THE BEST WAY

Rinse off a full chicken with warm water.  Then put it in your roasting pot and take some cold sliced butter and whole peeled garlic cloves and insert them between the skin and the meat of the chicken.  Take one or two quartered onions and in the pan.  Add about 1 cup of water and one bullion cube.  Roast in the oven at 350 degrees for 2 - 2 1/2 hours (depending on how big your chicken is)

While the Chicken is cooking I cut up all my veggies:

1 Cup Sliced Celery

1 1/2 Cups Sliced Carrots

2 Cups Diced potatoes

Then I put them in a pot on the stove with about:

6 Cups Water

4 Bullion Cubes

3 Bay Leaves

2 tsp Parsley

Boil soup and add noodles about when the veggies are halfway cooked.  Add the strained juice from the roasted chicken to help give the soup the BEST broth ever!  I take the quarted onions that were roasted with the chicken and chop them up and add to the soup too.  Pull the cooked chicken off the roasted chicken and add to your soup.  Any additional spices needed should be added like maybe garlic - salt and pepper.  The bullion is what I use in place of salt to make the soup but then add salt at the end to perfect it. 

THE EASY WAY

INGREDIENTS

2 Large Chicken Breasts - (Cut up)
2 Tbsp Butter
1 Diced Onion
6 Cups Water
4 Bullion Cubes
3 Bay Leaves
2 tsp Parsley
1 Cup Sliced Celery
1 Cup Sliced Carrots
1 Cup Diced potatoes

DIRECTIONS
In sauce pot saute chicken and onion in butter.  Once chicken is cooked add your water, parsley, bay leaves, bullion cubes and all your vegis.  Once it comes to a good rolling boil add your noodles and cook until vegis are soft and noodles seem done.  Salt and pepper (to taste).

HOMEMADE NOODLES

2 Eggs
2 tsp Salt
2 Cups Flour (Semolina Flour or regular works fine too)
1/3 cup Milk
Beat eggs until smooth. Add salt, flour, and milk. Stir until easy to handle. Roll out on a pastry sheet to the thickness desired.  Cut into long strips with a pizza cutter

Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad

This is one of my favorite salads . . . and it's so easy to make!

An added bonus is that ALL my kids will eat this too

SALAD:

4 Crispy Chicken Strips                  3 Cups Chopped Romaine Lettuce

1 Cup Chopped Purple Cabbage    1 Cup Chopped Green Cabbage

3/4 Cup Shredded Carrots              2 Sliced Green Onions

2 Tbsp Sliced Almonds                   1/2 Cup La Choy Rice Noodles

Bake Chicken Strips according to package directions.  In a bowl prepare salad by tossing the romaine with the cabbage, carrots, and onions.  Sprinkle almonds over the salad, then add the rice noodles.  Cut chicken strips into bite sided pieces and place on top of the salad.   Serve with dressing. 

DRESSING:

3 Tbsp Honey                                                1 1/2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar

1/4 Cup Mayonnaise                                      1 tsp Dijon Mustard

1/4 tsp Sesame Oil 

Blend all ingredients together - chill

Feeds 3-4 people - I usually double this recipe for my family