Kitchen Delights 5/19/19

Hope all Mothers had a wonderful Mother’s Day with their families. I’m going to be at my daughter’s home in Wisconsin. She and her husband have a hobby farm. I’ll get to see all the animals. They have two donkeys, and I don’t know how many goats. They had four goats that had babies. They are the cutest animals when they are little. It’s fun to see them, but I would not want one.

 


Chicken Rice Dinner

1 broiler/fryer chicken, 2-3 lbs., cut up

1/3 c. flour

1 tsp. paprika

1T. butter

1 T. cooking oil

1-1/2 c. long grain rice

1 tsp. poultry seasoning

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. pepper

1 c. water

1-1/3 c. chicken broth (low sodium)

Chopped fresh parsley OR

1 tsp. dried parsley

 

In a bowl, combine flour and paprika. Heat skillet, add butter and oil. Dredge chicken pieces in the flour mixture. Brown chicken, turning as they brown.

Meanwhile, in a 9x13 inch greased baking pan, combine rice, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, water and chicken broth. Top with chicken. Cover tightly with foil, bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Uncover and bake another 20 minutes. Sprinkle parsley on top.

Yield: 6 servings

 


Homemade White Bread

2 c. warm water (105-115˚)

2 (1/4 oz.) pkgs. active dry yeast

2/3 c. powdered milk

2 T. butter, melted

2 T. sugar

1 T. salt

6-7 c. all-purpose flour or bread flour

 

In a large bowl, stir together warm water and yeast. Let stand 4-5 minutes to dissolve. Stir in the dry milk, butter, sugar, salt and enough of the flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and  elastic, about 10-12 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Punch down and divide in half. Shape into two loaves, placing in greased 8x4 inch loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, or to top of the pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Brush tops of bread with butter. Turn out of pans.

Yield: 2 loaves

 


Grandma’s Orange Salad

11 oz. can mandarin oranges

8 oz. can crushed pineapple

Water

6 oz. pkg. orange gelatin

1 pint orange sherbet, softened

2 bananas, sliced

8 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed

 

Drain oranges and pineapple; reserve juices. Add water to juices to measure 2 cups; place in saucepan, bring to a boil.

In a large bowl, add dry gelatin powder; pour hot water over. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in sherbet. Fold in oranges, pineapple and the bananas. Chill until firm.

Yield: 10 servings

 


Maple Chocolate Bars

3/4 c. butter

1/2 c. sugar

2 eggs, divided

1/4 tsp. salt

1-3/4 c. flour

14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

1-1/2 tsp. Mapliene flavoring OR 1 tsp. maple extract

2 c. chopped pecans

1 c. milk chocolate chips

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together; stir in salt, one egg and flour. Press into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine remaining egg, sweetened condensed milk and maple flavoring, mixing well. Spread over crust.

Sprinkle pecans and chips over the top. Place back in oven, bake for 5-8 minutes.

Yield: 4-1/2 dozen

 


Gardening Tips:

Cut the tops of 2 liter plastic soft drink bottles to use to protect seedlings. Recycle the bottoms of the bottles, too. Use them as saucers for clay pots. Set the top part over young seedlings you plant.

To start tomato plants early, best to set under florescent lighting until the weather is warmer.

Place layers of newspaper and flattened cardboard boxes instead of expensive landscaping cloth in your gardens. You can place the newspaper and cardboard right over weeds. Soak them so they stay in place.

When your Easter lily is finished blooming, cut off the foliage, plant it in a partly sunny spot in the garden. It will bloom again.


“Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.”

Publication: 

The Drummer and The Wright County Journal Press

PO Box 159
108 Central Ave.
Buffalo MN 55313

www.thedrummer.com

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