Cooking and crafting in the country
Melt butter in glass baking dish. Add cubed squash and brown sugar. Mix well. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes until caramelized. It looks really dark in the picture, but tasted very good. I used Trader Joe’s prepackaged squash, saving a lot of time and trouble.
| 1 | lb hamburger |
| 1 | tsp McCormick Perfect Pinch Roasted Garlic and Bell Pepper |
| ½ | cup onions/green peppers mix |
| 1 | egg |
| ¼ | cup bread crumbs |
| flour for coating patties | |
| cooking oil for frying and sauteeing | |
| 1 | onion |
| 1 | glass jar of mushrooms |
| 1 | package beefy brown gravy mix |
Mix hamburger, seasoning, onions/green pepper mix, egg and bread crumbs.
Form into patties. Coat in flour and fry in cooking oil.
Remove from skillet.
Saute onions in oil until soft and golden.
Mix jar of mushrooms(undrained) with brown gravy mix. Add a bit of water if needed. I like to use a mason jar with lid to mix sauces and gravies. No need to drag out the blender!
Combine mushroom gravy with onions in skillet.
Add patties(push them down into the gravy/onions) and simmer until thickened.
Not very pretty but tastes really good!
Love the Waterlogue App
Slice one head of cauliflower into thin florets
Grease a large flat baking pan, making sure entire surface is coated with oil.
Lay the florets flat, trying not to overlap much
Season to taste.I used salt and McCormick Perfect Pinch Roasted Garlic & Bell Pepper
Bake at 350 for 60 minutes or so. Flip a couple of times while baking.
I saw this on Pinterest several different ways, but the basics are the same. Slice, season and bake! Really good and so easy to make.
frame found at Antique Alley garage sale, cards from Dollar Tree. Around 6 dollars invested and I still have 60 cards left over! It is about 15 X 24.
Tried something different this year- burlap!
The lantana bushes are covered in Monarchs and Gulf Fritillaries.
Halloween Tree with pumpkins. Old screen door with fabric in place of screen behind bookcase. Whole lotta red going on!
Fall Lantern with autumn flowers and ribbons, moss and candle
1 jar Classico Traditional Sweet Basil Sauce
8 oz cream cheese
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 onion, chipped
1/2 stick margarine
1 TB garlic (I use Spice World minced)
Sautee onion and garlic in butter until golden. Combine with all other ingredients and simmer until cream cheese is melted. Continue to simmer until bubbling. Add to cooked spaghetti.
1/2 cup cooked rice
1 lb cooked hamburger meat ( or ground sweet italian sausage)
1 TB Herbs de Provence (or dried parsley if using sausage above)
1 can drained basil and oregano tomatoes
5 bell peppers
Mix first 4 ingredients and stuff peppers. Top with ketchup.
Steam for 75 minutes
4 packages salmon
1 cup mashed potatoes (can also use small chunks frozen potatoes o’brian, thawed)
1 heaping tablespoon mayo
2 eggs
1 onion, chopped (or 1/2 cup frozen, thawed)
1 small bell pepper chopped (or 1/2 cup frozen,thawed)
1 1/2 sleeves crackers, crushed
Mix all ingredients except 1 sleeve of crackers. Shape patties and roll in remaining sleeve of cracker crumbs. Drop into hot oil in skillet and mash flat. Fry first side until brown and crispy, flip over and fry other side. Top browned side with ketchup while frying other side.
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