Easy Ham Loaf

Ingredients
3lbs pork shoulder or roast
7lbs of country smoked ham
1 cup of brown sugar
½ cup of vinegar
1 Tbs of ground mustard
10 eggs
4 cups of bread crumbs

Directions
Grind your pork and ham fine.  Mix in brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, eggs, and bread crumbs.  Fill loaf pans with mixture and bake for 2 hours at 300 Degrees.

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies w/walnuts

Ingredients
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven.

Old fashioned Ketchup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped medium
1 clove garlic, minced
1 28-oz can tomato puree
1/2 cup fire roasted diced tomatoes
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
¼ cup of molasses
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add in the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned.  Add in the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato puree, diced tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, tomato paste, salt, mustard, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and cayenne pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened to the consistency of ketchup, 45 to 60 minutes. Puree in blender and strain into returnable beer bottles.

Never Buy BBQ Sauce Again BBQ Sauce

Ingredients
2 cups ketchup
1 cups tomato sauce
1 cups of fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 1/4 cups red wine vinegar
1/2 cup molasses
4 teaspoons liquid smoke
¼ cups dark Karo syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together the ketchup, tomato sauce, roasted tomatoes,  brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, Karo, liquid smoke and butter. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, celery seed, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and pepper.
2. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed.

Turkey Pumpkin Chili

Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large chopped onion
1 chopped green bell pepper
1 chopped yellow bell pepper
1 cup chopped bokchoy
1 clove garlic, minced
1 15oz bag of frozen corn
2 pound ground turkey
16 oz can of red beans
2 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 30oz can pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 dash salt
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream


Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and garlic until tender. Stir in the turkey, and cook until evenly brown. Drain, and mix in tomatoes, corn, bok choy, beans and pumpkin. Season with chili powder, pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Serve topped with Cheddar cheese and sour cream.

I tried my best to keep the pumpkin the star of the show. Be careful it's so easy to over season chili. With this recipe less is more.

Sweet Amish White Bread

Ingredients
2 cups warm water (110 degrees F)
2/3 cup white sugar
2 packets of active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups bread flour


Directions

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
2. Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes.

Use Kraft singles or generic to make the greatest grilled cheese you ever had. I love fresh sliced tomatoes, and crispy bacon on mine.

Ham Loaf

I need a ham loaf recipe.  I'll publish with pictures, and royalties..

I'll try to post a new recipe every day.

Please send me comments.  You can also send me recipes to try and post.

How to peel them pesky Hard Boiled Eggs.

Here's the trick.  Make sure you cool your eggs in an ice bath for at least 5 min.  Add a table spoon or two of baking soda to the water.  Now crack each egg on the top and bottom and return them back to the ice bath for an hour.  Make sure you keep adding ice.  You want to keep your eggs as cold as possible.  Peel away.

Curried Egg Salad

1 cup of Mayo
4 tsp of curry powder
2 tsp of hot pepper sauce
10 hard boiled eggs peeled and chopped
2 stalks of celery chopped
2 red apples chopped
1 medium chopped onion
½ cup of raisins

Mix ingredients, and refrigerate.  

You will never look at egg salad the same again.

Rich's White Cake

Makes approx 18 cupcakes or 2- 9” rounds

2 Eggs (separated)
⅓ cup of granulated sugar (splenda works)
1-3/4 cups of cake flower
1 cup of granulated sugar (splenda works)
1 Tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp of almond extract
1 cup of milk
½ cup oil (your choice)


(Read the entire recipe before starting)

Preheat the over to 350

In a small mixing bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form,  Gradually add ⅓ cup of granulated sugar and continue to beat until you have still peaks.  Set aside.  In a large mixing bowl sift the remaining dry ingredients together.  Add oil, egg yolks, milk, vanilla, and almond extract.  Mix with electric mixer for 3 minutes.  Fold in whipped egg whites gently.  

Pour batter into cake pans (makes two 9” rounds or 18 cupcakes).

Bake the 9” rounds for 25 to 30 min  and bake the cupcakes less.

Uncle Rich's Kickin Crab Chowder

1 16oz can of Lump Crab Meat
1 diced Bell Pepper
1 diced Medium Onion
3 slices of slab bacon chopped
1 pint of heavy whipping cream
1 16oz of chicken stock
1 cup of coconut milk
¼ cup of butter
1 12oz bag of frozen corn
2 medium potatoes chopped
2 Tbs of Old Bay Seasoning
1 tsp of cayenne pepper
1 tsp black pepper
salt to taste
2 cups of milk
¼ cup of flour

Render the bacon in a large skillet.  Remove the bacon and saute your peppers and onions in the bacon grease until your onions are clear.  In a large pot add the crab meat, cream, milk, chicken stock, butter, corn, potatoes, Old Bay, cayenne and black pepper, sauteed vegetables and bacon. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are soft.  Add flour to cold water and use to thicken your soup to the consistency that you like.  Salt and pepper to taste.

This one wowed everyone who tried it. Very simple, but amazing.

Deviled Eggs

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1/2 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1/4 onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 pinch of granulated sugar
• salt to taste
• paprika, for garnish

Directions

1. Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool and peel.
2. Cut eggs in half. Remove yolks and place in a medium bowl. Mash together with celery, onion, mayonnaise, sugar, and salt.
3. Stuff the egg white halves with the egg yolk mixture.  I use a piping bag with a large tip.  Sprinkle eggs with paprika. Chill covered in the refrigerator until serving.

Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use paper cups or grease and flour muffin pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
3. Bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Butternut Squash Casserole

Ingredients

• 2 butternut squash
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups of mini marsh mellows

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Put butternut squash in the microwave and cook on high, until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Cut in half, scoop out seeds, peel and cube. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add squash and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash.
3. In a 9x13 inch casserole dish combine 3 cups mashed butternut squash, white sugar, milk, vanilla extract, salt, flour, eggs and 1/4 cup melted margarine, walnuts, and brown sugar.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until set.
5. Sprinkle mini marsh mellows on top, and return to the over until the marsh mellows are brown and toasty.

My Blog..

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