Easy Chicken Parmesan

4 Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg slightly beaten
3/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1 26 ounce jar of pasta sauce (I used Ragu, which I alway doctor up with some more garlic and Italian spices)
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400. Dip chicken in egg, then bread crumbs, coating well. IN 13x9 inch glass baking dish, arrange chicken. Bake, uncovered for 20 minutes.

Spoon sauce over chicken, top with Cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.

I broiled  the chicken for just a few minutes to get a nice brown on the cheese.

Served with pasta and a salad, yummy!!

Ciambellone

Thanks to Susan Wiggs, this recipe is in her book Summer by the Sea.

NOTE: If you do not like getting your hands messy this is not the recipe for you!! Or I guess you could try a different method.

 4 cups of flour ( I really used closer to 6.5- 7)

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla (just realized I missed this :( )

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup oil

1 teaspoon baking powder

zest from 1 lemon,  finely chopped

garnish: milk and coarsely granulated sugar

 Make a mound with the flour on counter, creating a well in the center. Using your fingers, begin alternating the liquid and other dry ingredients into well, mixing until all the ingredients are combined, add additional flour as needed and kneading to make a smooth dough.

 Divide into two parts and shape into fat rings. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Place coils on buttered baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Not sure How I feel about this... it is heaver then I expected but I liked the taste. Realized I forgot the vanilla oops... 

Grilled Chicken w/ peach cucumber salas

Carrot Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot cake 
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups finely shredded carrot (9 carrots)
1 cup cooking oil
4 eggs

Grease and lightly flour 13x9x2 inch baking pan. In large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add carrot, oil and eggs. Mix until moistened; beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 325 for 50- 60 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted comes out clean. Cool thoroughly on wire rack. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1 3 ounce package cream cheese
1/4 cup butter (or Margarine)
2 cups sifter powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped nuts

Soften cream cheese and butter, beat together till fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth, stir in vanilla. Spread over cake;sprinkle with nuts. Frosts top or one 13x9 inch cake










From 1978 Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

Apricot Daisy Bread

From 1978 Better Homes and Garden Cookbook

3-31/2 cups all purpose flour

1 package active dry yeast

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup butter (or margarine)

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1/2 apricot preserves

2 tablespoons chopped nuts

Confectioners Icing ( recipe below)

 In  large mixing bowl combine 11/2 cups of flour and the yeast. In saucepan heat together milk,butter, sugar, and salt just until warm (115 to 10 degrees) and the butter is almost melted; stir constantly. Add to flour mixture; add eggs.

 Now the cook book says to use a mixer but I did this all by hand because I wanted to be quite. Beat at low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of the bowl constantly. Beat for 3 mintues at high speed. By hand Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can with a spoon.

 Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough. Continue kneading till dough is smooth and elastic (5 to 8 minutes). Place in greased bowl turning coat. Cover; let rise until doubled (about 1 hour) Punch down dough; cover and let rest for 10 mintues. Transfer to greased baking sheet

 Shape into daisy coffee ring- Roll dough to a 14 inch circle. Place a glass in the center.

Make four cuts in the dough at equal intervals, cut each section into five strips.

 Twist 2 strips together; continue around circle twisting.; makes 10 twist. 

  remove glass. Remove one of the twist coil and place in center. Coil remaining twist towards 

center to form daisy design.

  Let rise until double(about 45 minutes)

Bake at 375 for 20 to 25 mintues.

 Combine preserves and nuts ; spread evenly over top of bread. Drizzle with Confectioners Icing.

    

Confectioners Icing

1 cup shifted powdered sugar

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

and enough milk to make drizzling consistency about 1 1/2 tablespoons

Mix together drizzle over Daisy bread

Blackberry Cobbler

1 1/2	cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) blackberries (do not use blueberries)
1	can Blackberry pie filling
1	cup  all-purpose flour
2	teaspoons baking powder
1/2	teaspoon salt
1	cup milk
1/2	cup butter, melted In large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt and milk. Stir in melted butter until blended. Spread in ungreased 8-inch square pan. Spoon blackberry pie filling over batter and top with fresh berries. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until dough rises and is golden.

Snow Cream

Found this at    http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~smann/IceCream/Snow/sandy.txt


Thanks to Sandy and Yary Hluchan

Sandy's Old-time Snow Cream Recipe

Basic Recipe

     1 cup milk
     1/2 cup sugar
     scant 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
     large bowl of snow (about 3 quarts)

Blend milk, sugar and vanilla. Stir in enough snow to make snow cream to
an ice cream consistency.

Variations - There are many variations for snow cream. For example,
substitute canned cream for milk for a heavier flavor. Add Nestles Quik
for a chocolate snow
cream, or use instant cocoa mix. Another variation is to add plump
raisins and cinnamon, or add a beaten egg for a nog taste. Puree an
overripe banana and add to
the mixture. Get creative - you know your family's tastes.

Note: ALWAYS - ALWAYS make sure the snow is clean. It takes at least one
to two hours for snow to clean the pollutants from the air, then use
only snow that
has fallen after that first cleansing snow. It also goes without saying
(but I will anyway), to make sure you do not collect the snow where
animals and birds eat (or do
other things). Cleanliness first. Stress that with the kids, because
this is a treat even the younger ones can make for the whole family.

See Charlie's opinion of Snow Cream at : http://charliesmoppy.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-cream.html

Pistachio-crusted salmon

 2- 4 oz Salmon Fillets

Juice of one small Lemon

1/8 tsp black pepper

1/2 c pistachio nut chopped

2 tbps butter,  melted

dash of salt

Place fillets on baking sheet and season with lemon juice , pepper and salt

Top w/ pistachio's and drizzle with melted butter

bake for 20 -22 minutes or until fish flakes easily w/ fork