Cheese Crisps

I'm trying to navigate my way into the world of videos and cooking LIVE on my SCK facebook page. This was my first video on my new segment called "What's Cookin' Wednesday". Needless to say, I need to learn to take more still shots. It's a learning process. 

Anyway, I thought these Cheese Crisps were going to get crunchy like an actual cracker. They're not. They're still somewhat soft and chewy but have a crunch because of the cereal. Overall, I liked them but the kiddos did not. They were expecting a crunchy treat. The boy even said they were too cheesy...wha?!?! He's a goob :P

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Cheese Crisps

Makes: 6 dozen*

From the Kitchen of Mrs. Carnes

1 c. softened margarine

2 c. shredded sharp cheese

2 c. flour

¼ tsp. hot sauce

¼ tsp salt

2 c. crisp rice cereal

Combine butter (margarine), cheese, flour, and hot sauce and salt. Mix until well blended. Gently stir in rice cereal. Shape in walnut sized balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet, flatten with fork.

Bake at 350º for 10 minutes.

*I used margarine, but would use actual butter if made again

*I shredded my own cheese

*I ended up using my hands to better incorporate all the ingredients

*I only ended up making about 4½ dozen. Maybe if I had made them smaller to get the 6 dozen, they would have crisped up a little more? Hmmmm...

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.

Baptist Cookies

I'm starting to be more active on my SCK facebook page. I kept saying that once I got to 100 followers I would make these Baptist Cookies as my first LIVE video. Well, I reached that goal and made these cookies. I do need to learn to take more still shots though!

These are a no-bake cookie. They reminded me of a Rice Krispies treat but instead of a vanilla flavor from the marshmallows, it's got more of a caramel flavor from the dates. They were a hit with everyone in my house. Although I did put them in the fridge, they are better enjoyed at room temperature. 

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Baptist Cookies

2 Tablespoons of butter

1 cup of dates

1 egg, well-beaten

¾ cup of sugar

Cook on slow fire; stir

2½ cups crispies

½ cup chopped pecans

Cool, form balls

Roll in coconut or crushed pecans

*I used unsalted butter

*I broke up the dates

*I smashed the dates while cooking to get them to melt

*I rolled them in coconut

*I got about 30 cookies using a cookie scoop

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.

 

Swiss Sausage Casserole

 

Who doesn't love a good breakfast casserole? This one was super easy to put together. Refrigerate overnight, pull it out the next morning and let it sit about 45 minutes or so. Then bake it. Now I'm sure my kiddos would have liked it better with a different cheese and my husband would have added some hashbrowns to the mix. Made exactly how the recipe states though...I thought it was good.

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Swiss Sausage Casserole

Serves: 8

From the Kitchen of: Pat Brayton

6 slices of bread - white

2 lbs of mild bulk sausage - I use less sausage

1 teaspoon prepared mustard

1 (6oz) swiss slice cheese

3 eggs

1¼ cups milk

¾ cup half & half - I use Coffee Rich

¼ teaspoon salt

dash of pepper

dash of nutmeg

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Arrange bread in a lightly greased 13x9" pan. Saute sausage. Drain thoroughly. Combine sausage, mustard; sprinkle over bread.

Place cheese sliced over sausage. Combine remaining ingredients. Beat well. 

Pour mixture over sausage. Refrigerate overnight. 

Allow to come to room temperature and bake at 350º for 30-40  minutes.

*I used all 2 lbs of sausage

*I used 9 slices of cheese

*I could not find Coffee Rich brand so I substituted a different brand.

*I baked it for 35 minutes

Here's the link to see the actual video on YT :)

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.

Bourbon Yams

 

What's the difference between a sweet potato and yams? Can someone explain that to me? Anyway, I saw the ingredient bourbon and said yes please! This was super easy to make and using the canned yams (I couldn't find canned sweet potatoes so I used "yams") made clean up easy as well. This smelled so good while it was cooking! It screamed, hello fall! The taste, well...it wasn't sweet, that's for sure. It also had a slight tangy taste. Probably from the juice and bourbon. It wasn't bad but I think I'd cook some sweet potatoes next time and use those or add a little more brown sugar. Just so it would be sweeter :)

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Bourbon Yams

1 can (29oz) sweet potatoes, drained

3 Tblsp butter, melted

3 Tblsp brown sugar

3 Tblsp orange juice

3 Tblsp bourbon

½ tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp cloves

1/8 tsp nutmeg

¼ cup chopped pecans

Place sliced potatoes in lightly greased 8" square dish. Combine butter and next 6 ingredients. Pour over potatoes. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes.

*I couldn't find a can of sweet potatoes so I used canned yams

*I used unsalted butter

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.

Cornbread (For Dressing)

We are a cornbread loving family but I'm going to pass on this recipe. It might be perfect for turning into dressing but it's super dry and crumbly. Not, in my opinion, good for just eating. I did like the addition of bacon grease though! Also, I think 35 minutes was too long. I would bake it for 25 and keep an eye on it.

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Cornbread (For Dressing)

From: Southern Living 1984 pg. 321

2 cups corn meal

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon (baking) soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups buttermilk

2 Tablespoons bacon drippings - or crisco

Bake 450º - 35 minutes

* I would melt the bacon drippings if somewhat solid so it's easier to incorporate into the batter.

* I would bake it for 20-25 minutes and keep an eye on it. 35 minutes was a little too long for my liking.

 

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.

Turkey Dressing

 

There are so many different types of dressings and stuffings people use for their Thanksgiving meals. This one is definitely unique :)

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Turkey Dressing

by Mary Fortune

(address covered for privacy)

2 cups bread crumbs

1 stalk celery 

2 eggs

1 tsp poultry seasoning

1 chopped onion

¼ cup uncooked popcorn

4 tsp. butter

Mix all ingredients together and stuff cavity of turkey. Bake 3 to 4 hours or until popcorn blows the ass out of the turkey.

Just a Joke! :)

I hope this brought a smile to your face! 

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.

Vegetable Salad

 

If you like vinegar based veggie salads, then this one is for you. I've learned that I do, in fact, like these types of dishes. No one else in my family did so I had a lot of leftovers to eat. It's a perfect crunch and super easy to make. In my opinion, it had too much oil in it. I would definitely cut it in half to start with and then go from there. But for the ingredient amounts listed, everything was swimming in an oil and vinegar dressing. I did like it though!

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Vegetable Salad

by Penny

1 can white corn

1 can early english peas (sweet peas)

1 small onion, chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

Dressing

½ cup vinegar - sweeten to taste

1 cup salad oil

Add dressing to salad, let refrigerate overnight 

Optional egg wedge on top of each serving.

*I couldn't find a can of all white corn so I used a yellow & white mix (see picture for the one I used)

*The 3 ribs of celery plus the tip parts were exactly one cup chopped

*I used apple cider vinegar

*I added about 2Tbs of sugar to "sweeten to taste"

*I forgot about the boiled egg! oops :)

 

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.