French Bread

French Bread

I have been thinking about trying French bread for a while. 

Finally the other night when we were going to have

Manicotti. That I wanted garlic bread. 

So I did a search on allrecipes.com and

found this recipe. 

French Bread  

If you are no familiar with allrecipes.com. 

There is a print button that is under the picture to 

the right hand side. 

I tried spreading it out the way it is in the recipe 

and then I just rolled one into a log. 

For myself, I liked the way I did it. 

My girls and I just loved it. It was easy to make. 

Yes, it took time.  

If you make it. Let me know what you thought. 

You can post your comment here or send it to 

wigglewormscorner@gmail.com

Happy Cooking!

Lazy Day Beef & Vegetable Soup

Lazy Day Beef & Vegetable Soup

(Lazy Day Soup)

This is one of our favorite Fall/Winter soups. 

It is easy and cooks up in a crock pot. 

This is the time of year I start cooking 

in my crock pot a lot more.

 Lazy Day Beef & Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

 2 ½ pounds beef stew meat, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

2 (14-ounce) cans ready-to-serve all-natural beef broth

1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1(15-ounce) can seasoned tomato sauce, or one 14 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained

1 cup water

1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

1 cup dried ditalini or other small pasta

Directions

1. Combine  beef, broth, chickpeas, tomato sauce, water, slat, Italian seasoning and pepper in a 4 to 6-quart slow cooker; mix well. Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 hours or on low for 8 hours.
2.  Stir in the mixed vegetables and the pasta. Continue cooking, covered, until the beef and pasta are tender. Stir well before serving. Serve with cheese, if desired. 

 Makes 6-8 servings 

I like to freeze any left overs for another time. 

Happy cooking and Enjoy!

If you have any questions please free to ask her 

or send me a message to 

wigglewormscorner@gmail.com

 

Belles Hamburger Buns

Belles Hamburger Buns

Belles Hamburger Buns

1 Cup Milk

1 Cup Water

2 TBLS Butter

1 TBLS White Sugar

1 1/2 tsp Salt

5 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour 

1 (.25oz) Envelope Active Dry Yeast

1 Egg Yolk

1 TBLS Water

Directions

1.  Combine the milk, 1 cup of water, butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil then remove from the heat and let stand until lukewarm. If the mixture is too hot, it will kill the yeast.

 2.   In a large bowl, stir together the flour and yeast. Pour in wet ingredients and stir until the dough starts to pull together. If you have a stand mixer, use the dough hook to mix for about 8 minutes. If not, knead the dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes. Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat. Cover and let stand until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

3.  Punch down the dough and divide into 12 portions They should be a little larger than a golf ball. Make tight balls out of the dough by pulling the dough tightly around and pinching it at the bottom. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. After the rolls sit for a minute and relax, flatten each ball with the palm of your hand until it is 3 to 4 inches wide. You may want to oil your hand first. Set rolls aside until they double in size, about 20 minutes.

4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Mix together the egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of water in a cup or small bowl. Brush onto the tops of the rolls. Position 2 oven racks so they are not too close to the top or bottom of the oven.

5.Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove the rolls from the oven and return them to different shelves so each one spends a little time on the top. Continue to bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until nicely browned on the top and bottom.

I got the recipe from allrecipes.com. 
Here is the link to: Belles Hamburger Buns 

My girls will say these are the best hamburgers ever. They also love that they get to help make them. 

If you have any questions. Please feel free to ask. If you make them. I would love to hear what you think.

Happy Cooking! 

 

 

Barbequed Meatballs

Barbequed Meatballs

Barbequed Meatballs

1 lb ground beef

1 cup oatmeal

1 egg

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp pepper

6 oz evaporated milk (I do use the small cans that are like 5oz)

1 cup chopped onion (my family does not like big pieces. So I just grate some in.)

1 cup cracker crumbs

1 tsp salk

1 tsp chilli powder

Sauce

1 cup Ketchup

1 tsp liquid smoke or to taste

1/8 cup chopped onions (I actually leave this out)

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp garlic powder

Meatballs: Combine all ingredients and shape into walnut size balls. Mixture will be soft. 

Sauce: Combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved. 

Place balls in pan and cook for 10-15 mins, slightly brown. Then pour on sauce and cook

another 45 mins in a 350 degree oven. 

We like to serve over rice. 

Enjoy!! 

I do not have an link to this one. Since it was in a magazine a long time ago. That my friend got and we tried it out once and both really loved it. I do know it was in a cooking magazine. 

Here is a picture of the meat mixture before I put in the evaporated milk and egg. I like to put those in last. Otherwise the oatmeal gets to wet. 

Here is a picture of the sauce. Mine is a bit lumpy. My brown sugar was not as soft as it should be. So I had it sitting by the heat for a bit. Then it was not so lumpy. I just forgot to get a picture at that time. 

Happy Cooking!!!!

Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo

Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo

Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 2.5 hours

Servings: 6 (but I personally think it could be more. We are a family of 5 and have lots of left overs)

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubeed

2 (16 ounces) jars Alfredo pasta sauce

4 slices Swiss cheese

3 TBLS grated Parmesan cheese

1 tsp garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste 

Directions: 

In the crock of a slow cooker, stir together the chicken cubs and Alfredo sauce. Cover, and cook on Low for 2 hours. Add Parmesan cheese and Swiss cheese; cover and cook for another 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper and stir before serving. 

I like to serve them on Egg Noodles and have french bread with it. 

I got this from Allrecipes.com

Here you can print out the recipe if you would like to. 

Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo

What Love about these recipes are you can put in the number of people you need it for and it will change everything over for you. 

Here are some pictures of my girls enjoying there dinner.

  Happy Cooking!

 

Braided Spaghetti Bread

On June 12 we tired this. 

Braided Spaghetti Bread

It was so yummy and heck

when my girls want seconds. 

I know I hit it on the nose. 

Can't wait to make this again.

You will need:

• 1 Loaf Rhodes Bread Dough or 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls, thawed to room temperature
• 6 oz spaghetti, cooked
• 1 cup thick spaghetti sauce
• 8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 –inch cubes
• 1 egg white
• Parmesan cheese
• Parsley flakes

Here is is with the bread dough, spaghetti noddles and sauce on top.

Add the cheese on top.

I cut about 1 1/2" apart on long sides of dough to about 1/2" of filling.

Then I folded the sides on like a braid.

Added on the rest and place in oven. 

This is what mine looked like when it was all done. 

Let me tell you it was so yummy. My hubby even enjoyed the left overs the 

next night at work. 

Again here is the link to this amazing recipe: Braided Spaghetti Bread

Enjoy!!!!!!