Apple Crisp

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Apple Crisp is an easy dessert and tastes amazing along with some vanilla ice cream. I’ve made apple crisp several times and I find that every time it’s to use up all the extra apples I have. We buy from a local farmer who likes to sell in bulk, so we end up buying in bulk! If apple crisp can’t use up your apples, apple sauce can, or even an apple cake. I didn’t get any picture of this apple crisp finished baking since I served it at for an after church lunch, however, it was a big hit and tasted great. This recipe makes 6-8 adult sized servings. How long your apple crisp lasts will depend on the state of your apples. I made this apple crisp when my apples were very close to bad, so it only lasted about 5 days, but for fresh and firmer apples you will get 7-10 days.

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What You Will Need

4-6 Cups Apples, Peeled, Cored, and Sliced
2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Oats
1/3 Cup Butter, Melted
3/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
3/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
7×11 Casserole Dish
Aluminum Foil (Optional)
Medium Mixing Bowl

Directions

Heat oven to 375 F. Prepare your apples and line the bottom of the casserole dish. In the mixing bowl, add butter and spices. Mix together, then add flour, oats, and brown sugar. Mix until everything is evenly coated and combined.

2. Pour the mixture over the apples in an even layer. then bake for 30 minutes or until apples are tender. If serving after a meal, cover with foil and reduce heat to 200 F to keep warm before serving.

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March 26, 2021 0

French Toast Casserole

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This is a simple recipe that easily makes 8-10 servings. It’s as simple as soaking up the egg mixture, like you would to make french toast on the stove top, then baking it until it’s done! For this recipe, I used a loaf of homemade bread. My bread was very heavy so it took a while to absorb all the egg mixture. If you use a store bought loaf, you will probably need to whole loaf too, but if your in doubt, dip in two batches. Otherwise the recipe seems pretty straight forward, so I don’t have anything else to advise on. This recipe make 8 very large servings for us, so cutting it into 10 would be the better option.

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What You Will Need

8 Eggs
1 1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 cup Sugar
2 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
2 tsp Ground Cloves
2 tsp Vanilla
Large Bowl and Whisk
1 Loaf of Bread, Cubed
1/2 lb Cooked Ground Sausage
9×13 Casserole Dish
Syrup to serve

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Directions

Heat oven to 350 F. Add eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla into a large bowl. Whisk for about 5 minutes until everything is combined.

2. Add your cubed bread to your large bowl and stir to coat. Continue until most liquid is absorbed. Pour mixture into casserole dish. Add Sausage and stir to distribute. Cover with foil and bake for 50 Minutes. To reheat, microwave portion for 1-2 minutes and serve with 2-3 Tbsp Syrup.

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February 1, 2021 0

Christmas Dinner 2020

Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I really enjoy getting gifts for others, and I enjoy Christmas dinner. Ham is one of my favorite foods and so I always make a ham for Christmas and Easter. My Easter dinner also looks identical to my Christmas dinner. Since it’s been a weird year, I will be celebrating Christmas with my husband’s nuclear family, and won’t be able to make my standard dinner on Christmas afternoon. So, I decided to make my Christmas dinner last night!

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I always make the same things for holidays. For Christmas I always make a cooked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole, a canned veggie, crescent rolls, and the star of the meal is always deviled eggs. Many of these foods are standard. I enjoy my ham with a brown sugar glaze and some pineapple on top (even if it does nothing for the flavor). Mashed potatoes are standard, and my gravy I made from this year’s turkey stock, and just added 3 Tbsp corn starch to thicken. Sweet potato casserole is just opening a can and a bag of marshmallows at this point. And finally, the original part of the meal is deviled eggs. I find eggs to go so good with ham, and deviled eggs are a tasty treat anyway! Mayo, mustard, and egg make a tasty appetizer and side! To cook this dinner, it only took 1.5 hours. My ham was cooked, so I just had to reheat. I then peeled and diced the potatoes, and started them boiling 40 minutes before the ham was done. I heated the gravy on the stove and once thick, would pull it off the heat when it’d boil, and I also started boiling a can of sliced carrots about 20 minutes from serving. I placed my crescents on a baking sheet and started them 14 minutes from completion, and I baked the sweet potato casserole with 7 minutes left. With about 5 minutes left I strained the potatoes and finished them with just enough time for everything else to finish.

I hope this give you some ideas and instruction for your Christmas dinner! Merry Christmas!

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To see recipes for what I make, you can click a link below!

Click here to see my recipe for Cooked Ham!

Click here to see my recipe for Mashed Potatoes and Gravy!

Click here to see my recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole and Honey Roasted Beets!

Click here to see my recipe for Deviled Eggs!

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December 21, 2020 1

Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Casserole and Honey Roasted Beets

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These two sides are easy to make and add so muck variety to the meal. The sweet and savory sweet potatoes adds a new flavor and texture to the meal. The beets offer a warm earthy flavor that tastes great with the sweet and natural honey, and once roasted, you can taste the natural sweetness in the beet too. Both these dishes can be made from jarred products and, in my opinion, taste just as good as homemade. If you choose to buy canned sweet potatoes, you can either buy sweet potatoes or yams. Yams are very uncommon in the U.S., so a container labeled yams contains sweet potatoes.

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What You Will Need

1 Jar Pickled Beets, Strained
1/3 Cup Honey
Small Sided Baking Dish
1 Can Diced Sweet Potatoes (Or Yams), Strained
2 Cups Marshmallows (Regular or Mini)
Bread Pan

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 F. Add your pickled beets into your small dish. Top with honey and coating each beet. Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, or just until warm. Serve immediately.

2. Add your strained sweet potatoes to your bread pan. Top with marshmallows. Bake for 15 minutes or until marshmallows begin to melt. Serve immediately.

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December 1, 2020 2

Thanksgiving 2020

For 2020, we’ll be trying to have as normal of a Thanksgiving as possible. This year will be my second year cooking dinner, and I have many new foods planned for this meal. Last year, was the standard three: turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing, then we also had some crescents and 2 different veggies. This year, I am planning a sweet potato casserole, glazed and roasted beets, crescents again, and frozen green beans from this summer’s garden. This year I also made a pumpkin pie that we’ll be having with our dinner. Once the day is over, Friday, I’ll also be boiling the bones to make stock again this year. This year’s stock will be frozen like before, however this stock will likely be used almost strictly entirely for gravy.