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Holiday Work Potluck

12/21/2017

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Apple Pear Pie

I did not have the best experience when it came to making this pie. Not that that pie itself came out bad, it didn’t, it was actually pretty good when it comes to apple pies. But everything else was just awful. First of all, when I was coring and slicing the apples, my corer thing completely broke. And to top that off, I cut myself because of it. Luckily it wasn’t that bad of a cut, but still I had to continue coring and cutting the apples by hand. What horror?!

After I got the apples done, then it was time for the pears. I don’t know how to cut pears, but I think I did an alright job hopefully.
 Once I got past that part, the rest was a breeze. Mix all in a bowl and then add to a pie crust and top it off with another pie crust. I use Pillsbury pie crust because it’s easier than making my own and still taste pretty good I think.

I didn’t add more sugar to the top of the pie like the recipe said to. Just because I didn’t want to. I don’t feel like that would have added to anything but maybe I’m wrong. Something else went wrong? Yes. As I was carrying it into work for our holiday potluck, the apple and pear juices started to leak everywhere. I didn’t notice until it got into the holes in my jeans. My coat, jeans, and boots are completely sticky and probably ruined. Still, I made the pie, and it wasn’t anything spectacular.
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German Potato Salad

At first, I had this recipe down as “Amish Potato Salad” but when I got my cookbook out ready to make it, I couldn’t find it in the index. So clearly I had typed something wrong in my recipe list. So I found the next best thing, and the only other potato salad in the book, German Potato Salad. I don’t think I’ve ever had German Potato Salad before and quite honestly I don’t think I ever will again. It wasn’t too hard to make, but I’m not a fan of how it tasted.

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First of all, I hate vinegar and there is so much vinegar in this.
Yes, it’s apple cider vinegar, but that’s not redeeming itself any points. I think the thing I hated most about it was the fact that it was so completely sweet. All the sugar that was in it made it way to sweet for me. Potatoes should be salty, that’s just the way I think it should be. I don’t like sweet potatoes that much either unless they are in bread like foods i.e. cupcakes and pancakes.

I served the salad cold since I took it to my work potluck along with the pie. I don’t know if serving hot would have made that much of a difference, but I’m going to guess not. My house does smell like bacon now though, so that’s a plus right? Oh wait, it also smells like vinegar. FYI, thank goodness the pie spilled on me and not the vinegar. I would have been even more mad than I was. I don’t recommend these potatoes, but I’m sure a lot of folks in the St. Louis area love these since it’s well… German.

I'm getting really bad a remembering to take pictures. Mine looked similar to the picture from the cookbook, except not in a fancy, cute bowl like this one. I also think mine had way too much "sauce" on it. 

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An Apple a Day

12/14/2017

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Apple Rhubarb Crumble

I remember making a rhubarb pie in high school for my intermediate foods class, but that’s all I remember, making it. I don’t remember what it tasted like or if I liked it or anything else. So when I saw this recipe in the “A” section of my cookbook, I decided to make it for a christmas gathering so other people would have to eat it too. Mwahahaha! First of all, I’m assuming that rhubarb is out of season in December, so I recommend you make this in a different time of the year. But finally I found some frozen rhubarb at Dierbergs and gave this recipe a go!
First, it was really easy. The only thing I didn’t like about it was cutting in the butter. I’m sure I’ve already told all you this, but I don’t quite understand what that means. I end up getting some butter pieces and a whole lot of flour… Perhaps I don’t cube the butter small enough? Or maybe I’m just doing it completely wrong? I don’t know. But it didn’t look how I would assume the topping would have looked.

Another thing, make sure you have all the ingredients before starting. My wonderful fiance had to make a special trip to the store to get sugar.. I know right how did I not have sugar? This I do not know, but I had started combining the ingredients in a bowl before I realized I didn’t have any. Funny thing, the egg froze on top of the rhubarb since I didn’t get it mixed quick enough.

Overall, this was a pretty easy recipe to make. I probably wouldn’t make it again, sticking to the traditional apple cobbler or something, but everyone seemed to enjoy it at the party.
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Apple Betty with Almond Cream

Another apple recipe! (this is what I get for “going in order” huh?) This time though, it’s a crock pot recipe! Yay! Easy! And guess what… it was pretty easy. I had to core and peel 3 lbs of apples, but that was no big deal now that I have this fancy apple corer and slicer (okay, it’s not very fancy but it gets the job done and I recommend everyone should have one of these). As for the topping, I loved the cinnamon raisin bread mixed with brown sugar. Really brought out the flavors I think.
Next, the almond cream. I am not a fan for whipping my own cream. However, this time around I think I’m getting better at it. The cream formed the peaks pretty quickly after adding the sugar and extract, and I was pleased with how short of time it took. I did make the mistake of putting too much almond extract in it, and the end taste was a little off, but other than that the recipe was a success. It was delicious and perfect for the second christmas party I went to over the weekend.

With all the excitement... I forgot to grab a picture of it. But here's a picture of what it looks like in the cookbook. Close enough right? (Probably better).
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A Game of Chicken

12/4/2017

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​Arizona Chicken

Even though this recipe takes awhile to cook, it’s well worth the wait. We decided to half the recipe because it was just two of us eating, saved the leftover chicken for the next recipe. It was extremely simple to make. I was unsure of how long to brown the chicken in the first step, but I think it ended up perfectly. After taking the chicken out of the pan and adding the other ingredients, it started to smell extremely aromatic in the kitchen and I wasn’t complaining.

We opted to not include the green olives, because well... gross. 

The tomatoes and onions and everything had to simmer for 15 minutes, then added chicken back and simmer for another 15 minutes, then add mushrooms and simmer for another 15 minutes. It felt like it was never going to be done, but by the time it was, the chicken was perfectly cooked and everything tasted so amazing. The only thing we didn’t half were the mushrooms because I didn’t want to waste the rest of the package.

I thoroughly enjoyed this chicken and will make it again in the future as well as recommend it to you readers to make for dinner as well. Loved it for sure.
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Artichoke Chicken

Since we had to purchase a large package of chicken at the store for the Arizona chicken, we had some chicken leftover and I decided to just make another recipe with it! Artichoke chicken was next on my list so that’s what I planned for. The entire time I was reading the recipe online and making my grocery list, apparently it was the wrong recipe. Once I went shopping and got back to my house to read the actual cookbook, I realized that this was a casserole recipe rather than a chicken and artichoke recipe like the one I was looking at online.
Ya know what? It worked out, because I had all the ingredients already at my house. I’m not sure how I got this lucky, but it was fabulous. I even had the cream of chicken condensed soup that I never ate when I got my wisdom teeth out. I like this recipe better than the one I had planned on making because it only had to bake for like 35 minutes (20 since I halved the recipe). So dinner was ready very quickly.

There isn’t much taste to this recipe though, it pretty much just taste like chicken (surprising huh?). I had to use mozzarella instead of cheddar because that’s what I already had, but the cheese shouldn’t matter right? I still liked this recipe and thought it tasted good. I probably wouldn’t make it again, but I’ll be eating the leftovers this week for lunch. Thumbs to the side.

Sorry... forgot to get a picture of this one. 
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​King Ranch Casserole


​This southwest section of the cookbook is already my favorite. I’m trying to save some recipes and jump back and forth through the different sections, but anytime I just want to make something from the cookbook randomly, I always find myself perusing the southwest section because I know we are going to love it. This casserole sounded too good to pass up.
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It’s basically like a southwest/mexican lasagna. I used flour tortillas instead of corn because I hate corn tortillas. But everything else was perfect. Unfortunately the store didn’t have already chopped onions… so that wasn’t a pleasant experience, both me and my fiance were crying. Why do onions have to taste so wonderful? This is why I always opt for the more expensive, already chopped onions.

The overall recipe was extremely easy to make and the outcome was delicious. I was a little worried with the condensed soups, but the mixture smelled so fragrant on the stove and tasted great when I took it out of the oven. Thumbs up on this recipe. I’d make it again and you should make it and tell me what you think!

I also the recipe online has a different name than in my book, but I promise it's the same one!
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P.S. I’m trying to go in “alphabetical order” now for what I choose to make… because if I don’t think I’ll have to endure all the “bad” recipes in the end. King Ranch Casserole is an exception because it was a spur of the moment decision on what to make for dinner. We will see how good I am at going “in order.”
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