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Quick Skillet Dinner: Beef Flavor

2006-03-29T16:43:00.000-06:00

Here is the beef version of the previous recipe.

1 lb. Ground Turkey
2 3/4 c. beef stock
8-oz. Pkg. Rice-A-Roni, beef flavor

1. Brown turkey.
2. Add rice-vermicelli packet from Rice-A-Roni and cook until vermicelli is light brown.
3. Add beef stock and contents of flavor packet.
4. Stir.
5. Heat to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

Quick Skillet Dinner: Chicken Flavor

2006-03-29T16:36:00.000-06:00

Here is something quick and easy.

1 lb. Ground Turkey
2 3/4 c. chicken stock
8-oz. Pkg. Rice-A-Roni, chicken flavor

1. Brown turkey.
2. Add rice-vermicelli packet from Rice-A-Roni and cook until vermicelli is light brown.
3. Add chicken stock and contents of flavor packet.
4. Stir.
5. Heat to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

Cheesy Tuna Mac

2006-03-27T16:12:00.000-06:00

Here is a recipe that I got from online. It was good. My kids loved it.

1 package (7-1/2 ounces) macaroni and cheese mix
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of broccoli soup, undiluted
1 can (6 ounces) tuna, drained and flaked
3/4 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon process cheese sauce

1. Cook the macaroni according to package directions; drain.
2. Stir in the milk, butter and contents of cheese packet.
3. Add the soup, tuna, peas, onion and cheese sauce.
4. Spoon into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish.
5. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
6. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through.

Dinner Tonight

2006-03-24T15:43:00.000-06:00

We will be having dinner before the revival. According to sources, I was my son's idea to do this. I am shocked. Anyway, they asked people to bring a covered dish for the dinner. My son, again, volunteered me to bring my Green Beans.

One More Week: Youth Revival

2006-03-20T16:20:00.000-06:00

Well, the youth enjoyed Evg. Flagstone so much that they asked Evg. Penalt to ask Evg. Flagstone to stay for a week to do a youth revival.

This week, it is going to be for the youth. They will be conducting the service and eerything. This is good.

My son, Joey, will be reading the scripture one night.

Revival Still

2006-03-13T18:11:00.000-06:00

We are still in revival. I haven't been cooking.

The revival has been excellent. Evangelist Bruce Flagstone from Allen Temple in Rysar has been the evangelist. He is a young man. He has been doing an excellent job. He has even preached to the youth. My children have been talking about him all week. It has been a wonderful time in the Lord.

Revival Next Two Weeks

2006-03-06T16:36:00.000-06:00

We are in revival for the next two weeks, so, we will be eating whatever we can find or take out.

Burrito Pie

2006-03-03T14:36:00.000-06:00

I decided to try another recipe I got offline. It is Burrito Pie.

2 pounds ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 (2 ounce) can black olives, sliced
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
1 (16 ounce) jar taco sauce
2 (16 ounce) cans refried beans
12 (8 inch) flour tortillas
9 ounces shredded Colby cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté the ground beef for 5 minutes.
3. Add the onion and garlic, and sauté for 5 more minutes.
4. Drain any excess fat, if desired.
5. Mix in the olives, green chile peppers, tomatoes with green chile peppers, taco sauce and refried beans.
6. Stir mixture thoroughly, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Spread a thin layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish.
8. Cover with a layer of tortillas followed by more meat mixture, then a layer of cheese.
9. Repeat tortilla, meat, cheese pattern until all the tortillas are used, topping off with a layer of meat mixture and cheese.
10. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is slightly brown and bubbly.

Crockpot Chicken and Noodles

2006-02-28T17:15:00.000-06:00

I am trying a recipe I got offline, Crockpot Chicken and Noodles. I made some changes to it. I served it with some biscuits.

1 can carrots
1 can chicken stock
1 can corn
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 package noodles cooked
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup flour
4 chicken breasts boned
8 ounce sour cream

Remove bone from chicken breasts and cut into strips.
Place in bottom of crockpot.
Combine soups, sugar and garlic powder.
Pour over chicken.
Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or low 7-9 hours.
Combine flour and sour cream and stir into cooked chicken mixture.
Continue cooking 25-30 minutes or until thickened.
Serve over hot lightly buttered noodles.

Kelly's Favorite Salad

2006-02-23T14:42:00.000-06:00

1 head of lettuce cut into shreds
4 large tomatoes chopped into nice sized chunks
2 cucumbers chopped into nice sized chunks
3 carrots cut into slices
3 boiled eggs chopped
1 ½ cup shredded cheese

1. Combine all of the ingredients into a salad bowl
2. Stir until mixed thoroughly
3. Serve with your favorite dressing (dress at the table)

Mashed Potato Casserole

2006-02-23T14:39:00.000-06:00

2 pounds peeled potatoes
8 ounces pkg. cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons butter
1 egg
¼ cup chopped chives (optional)

Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender
Drain
Mash potatoes in large bowl with electric mixer.
Add cream cheese, sour cream, salt, pepper, butter, and egg
Beat at high speed until smooth and light
Stir in chives (optional)
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden

Fried Chicken: Recipe

2006-02-23T14:36:00.000-06:00

1 gallon cold water
1 c. kosher salt
1 c. sugar
4 to 5 pounds chicken
1 c. all-purpose flour
¾ c. buttermilk
½ t. cayenne pepper
Oil for deep frying

Combine water, salt, and sugar in a large bowl
Add chicken
Cover and refrigerate overnight (30 minutes will be okay if you don't have time to do it overnight)
Drain and pat dry
Combine flour, buttermilk, and pepper in a mixing bowl
Coat each piece of chicken
Deep fry in oil at 355 degrees for 8 minutes or until juices run clear.

Fried Chicken

2006-02-23T14:32:00.000-06:00

Tonight it's Fried Chicken, Mashed Potato Casserole, Kelly's Favorite Salad, and Corn Bread.

Cheese Fries

2006-02-20T15:45:00.000-06:00

32-oz. pkg. frozen French Fries
½ c. green onions, sliced
½ c. bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
2 T. chili powder
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

1. Bake French Fries according to package directions
2. Once done, sprinkle with chili powder, onion, bacon, and cheese
3. Broil for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted

Easy Mini Meat Loaves: Recipe

2006-02-20T15:42:00.000-06:00

12-oz. tube refrigerated biscuits
1-1/2 lbs. ground turkey
1 c. catsup, divided
½ c. onion, chopped
1 egg, beaten
¼ c. quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Divide and press biscuit dough across the bottom and up the sides of 10 greased muffin cups; set aside.
Combine ground turkey, ½ cup catsup, onion, egg, and oats in a medium mixing bowl; mix well.
Form into 10 balls
Place one in each biscuit cup
Spread remaining catsup on the tops
Sprinkle with cheese
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Easy Mini Meat Loaves

2006-02-20T15:36:00.000-06:00

Tonight we will have Mini Meat Loaves, Cheese Fries, and Green Beans.

Leftovers Again Tonight

2006-02-16T18:47:00.000-06:00

We are still eating leftovers.

Valentine’s Day Leftovers

2006-02-15T21:26:00.000-06:00

Tonight we had Valentine’s leftovers. I purposely made extra so that we could have leftovers.

See ya! Tomorrow.

Corn Bread: Recipe

2006-02-14T20:06:00.000-06:00

1 box Jiffy cornbread
2 teaspoons sugar

Follow directions on the cornbread box for cornbread muffins.

Add the sugar.

Mix.

Place in the pan.

Bake according to the directions on the box.

Green Beans: Recipe

2006-02-14T19:57:00.000-06:00

1 ½ cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon parsley
2 cans of green beans (Cut or French will work)
3 tablespoons butter

Open cans of green beans.

Drain liquid from green beans.

Place green beans in a pot.

Pour chicken stock into the pot.

Put butter and the dry ingredients into the pot.

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Let bowl for 10 minutes.

Turn heat to medium and let simmer for 20 minutes.

The butter may be reduced or taken out.

Pork Chops & Potato: Recipe

2006-02-14T19:49:00.000-06:00

1 ½ cups chicken stock
1 ½ cups Vidalia Creamy Onion Dressing
1 large onion
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 baking potatoes
3 tablespoons garlic powder
3 tablespoons onion powder
3 tablespoons parsley
4 pats of butter
6 Pork Chops

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Cut up onion into strips.

Peel and slice potatoes into thick fries.

Slightly rinse the pork chops.

Place pork chops, onions, and potatoes into a bowl.

Pour all dry seasonings over the mixture above.

Mix the mixture until everything is covered in the dry ingredients.

Place mixture into a big baking pan.

Pour the chicken stock over the mixture, making sure to cover everything.

Place the pats of butter on the top of the meat, potatoes, and onions.

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, remove pan from oven and pour the Vidalia Creamy Onion Dressing over the meat, potatoes, and onions.

Stir the mixture.

Place the pan bake into the oven and bake for 45 minutes. (You can bake the dish until the potatoes and meat is as tender as you want them to be.)

The butter may be left out if you want it to be.

Valentine’s Day Dinner

2006-02-14T19:35:00.000-06:00

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hope your day went well. If no one said it today, let me say it… I love you, with the love of God.

I cooked a special dinner tonight. Here’s the menu…

Pork chops
Potatoes
Green Beans
Cornbread

Click on the item above to see the recipe.

Pizza! My Kids Are Happy

2006-02-13T19:06:00.000-06:00

I didn't feel like cooking tonight, so I ordered pizza. My kids are very happy.

My husband grumbled a little, but I made him a big salad and he didn't grumble that long.

See ya tomorrow.

Leftovers

2006-02-10T18:38:00.000-06:00

Tonight we are having leftovers. Most likely, everyone will eat The Neatest Joes. I usually double the recipe when I make it.

There won’t be a post on the weekend. I don’t usually cook on the weekends. See you Monday.

The Neatest Joes: Recipe

2006-02-09T21:40:00.000-06:00

This is a recipe that I created. It is a take on Sloppy Joes, but they are neat.

1 pound ground turkey
1 (8 ounce) can spaghetti sauce (you can add more sauce if you would like the Joes to be juicer)
2 teaspoons ketchup
1 teaspoon mustard
3 teaspoons dark corn syrup
2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons Lawry’s seasoning salt
6 hamburger buns

Cook ground turkey in skillet until browned.

Pour off fat.

Add spaghetti sauce, ketchup, mustard, corn syrup, worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and seasoning salt to meat and heat through.

Serve on hamburger buns.

You can add cheese, onions, or any other condiment that you want to.

The Neatest Joes

2006-02-09T21:31:00.000-06:00

Tonight I made the Neatest Joes. It is my take on Sloppy Joes. They were named the Neatest Joes by my daughter Gina when she said, “Mom, these are the neatest sloppy joes I have ever seen.

Here’s the recipe.

Enchilada Pie: Recipe

2006-02-08T19:22:00.000-06:00

This is my special recipe. It has been altered to my specifications.

½ pound of ground turkey
½ pound of ground pork
2 pkgs. McCormick Sauce Mix
1 ½ cups Chicken Stock
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
12 corn tortillas
1 cup Kraft Four Cheese (Mexican) (You can use more or less if you like.)
½ cup onions

Brown turkey and pork in a large skillet. Drain the fat.

Place one package Sauce Mix and chicken stock in medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens. Be sure to stir occasionally.

Brown ½ cup of onions in skillet.

Mix the brown meat mixture and onion together in the skillet. Empty half of the remaining package of Sauce Mix into the meat and onion mixture. Cook this mixture for a few minutes. If you want to, you can add ¼ cup of chicken stock into the mixture.

Coat four of the tortillas in the Sauce Mix. Place them on the bottom of the pan.

Place some of the meat mixture on top of the tortillas.

Place some cheese on top of the meat mixture.

Repeat the layers again.

With the last four tortillas on top of the cheese mixture. Place the remaining Sauce Mix on top of the tortillas. Place the last of the cheese on top of the Sauce Mix. (I usually put a lot of cheese on top of the last layer.)

Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

You can top your enchiladas with whatever condiments that you would like.

Enchilada Pie

2006-02-08T19:10:00.000-06:00

Tonight I made Enchilada Pie for dinner.

I was planning on making enchiladas, but I didn’t feel like taking the time to make it. So, I made the pie instead.

Here’s the recipe.

Introduction to What's 4 Dinner

2006-02-08T19:08:00.000-06:00

I have finally got this thing up and running. I am not sure what I am hoping to accomplish with this blog, but, it is a way for me to share my thoughts with the world.

I will be posting what I am serving my family for dinner on my blog. I will also post the recipes that I use.

Hope you find my blog interesting and of use.

About Me

2006-02-08T18:44:00.000-06:00

My name is Kelly Wheeler-Adams. I am married to Charles W. Adams. We have been married for eleven years.

We have three children: Joey, nine years old, Gina, seven years old, and Sammy, four years old.

I am a Christian and I have a strong faith.

That’s pretty much everything about me.