Martha A. Cheves's Blog, page 79
March 24, 2012
Butterscotch Mini-Muffins
1 pkg (17.5 oz.) Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix
1 egg
1 stick butter, softened
1 pkg (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cookie mix, egg, butter and cream cheese. Mix in chips and pecans. Roll into 1" balls and place in mini muffin tins lined with papers. Bake 8-10 minutes or until done and lightly browned. Makes 5 dozen.
Comments: These can be made into cookies instead of muffins. You can add coconut. You can change the chip flavor. Just get creative and Think With Your Taste Buds. These were a big hit with my food testers.
March 23, 2012
Brownie Tidbits
For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.
March 22, 2012
Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation (World)
He has certainly hit the "world" on the head!
Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation
THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY!
Heavenly Father,
We come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from sin and set us free. Amen!'
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we once again can be called 'One nation under God!'
Think about this: if you forward this prayer to every on you email list, then in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world.
It's worth a try! "One Nation Under God."
Pepper Steak
I have to tell you that this is one of the best, yet simpliest Pepper Steak recipes around. This recipe dates back to the 1950s when ingredients were super simple. Well, I hate to have to tell you this but it now going in the manuscript file for Think With Your Taste Buds - Beef which should be out this fall.
March 21, 2012
Scrambled Egg Tidbits
To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.
March 20, 2012
Cube Steak Cacciatore - Pulled
Another recipe has been pulled and placed in the manuscript file. Watch for this one to reappear this fall in Think With Your Taste Buds - Beef. Boy is this a tasty piece of meat!
March 19, 2012
Bell Pepper Tidbits
Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
Cheese Tidbits
Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.
It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
March 18, 2012
Ground Beef Dirty Rice - Pulled
It's that time again. Lillian and I have strated working on our next Think With Your Taste Buds cookbook which will feature beef . That means we will be pulling recipes and moving them to our manuscript file. Our first recipe to be pulled is the Ground Beef Dirty Rice. This is a good one so if you didn't get a chance to copy and try this dish, watch for it in Think With Your Taste Buds - Beef which we hope to have out this fall.
Lights Out!
This message was sent to me by a friend and it's a must share with everyone! I have a friend who used her solar lights inside at night when her current was off during the hurricane. She stuck them in a jar or bottle and said they gave off plenty of 'free light'. She put one in each room and would put them back outside in the daytime and bring them in at night as long as the current was off. They are safe to use and cheaper than batteries. Bring in a solar light one night and test it. Due to a thunderstorm, we lost power for about 5 hours. We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches, candles, flashlights, etc We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. My wife walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside. We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles containers and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could ever imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was plenty of light There are all types of solar lights available. We bought ours at Harbor Freight. We put them all around our yard. They look nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around our doorway.
The lights we have fit into the small (20 oz) water bottles and they also fit into most of the larger liter bottles. If you need a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, you can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they put in aquariums, and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium gravel, etc., whatever you have available).
The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn all night long if you need them.
The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they will instantly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time you need them.
Perfect for power outages, hurricanes, etc.
I never thought of it, and now you don't have to. -----
