Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Quiltmaking Spring 2014

Alyson Sharp

Courtney Dodge
"Baby Softness"

Mailey Olsen

Rachelle Bowers

Kaylee Black

Rachel Rowley
"Spring"

Krista Gurney

Rachel Bushnell

Adria Riley
"Lacka-daisy-cal"

Marissa Smith

Alenia Robertson Harris

Aysha Abbot

Cassidy Oliver
"Vintage"

Jillen Jackson

Rebecca Merrill Berrett


Monday, April 28, 2014

Bread Sticks


2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons yeast
Dash of sugar
-Mix together and let sit for five minutes
Add:
6-7 cups of flour
¾ cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
-Mix in enough flour to make a soft non-sticky dough, knead for a couple of minutes and then roll out and cut, bake @ 400 for 12 minutes or so. 

by Clancy Macfarlane

Rachelle Bowers

Garlic Chicken
Cheesy Bread Pulls
Candy Bar Apple Salad

Garlic chicken 
2 tsp crushed garlic
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup dry bread crumbs
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.  Warm the garlic and olive oil to blend the flavors. In a separate dish, combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip the chicken breasts in the olive oil and garlic mixture, then into the bread crumb mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish.  Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear

Cheesy Bread Pulls
½ round or oval sourdough bread loaf
½ package (4oz) Colby Jack Cheese slices
3 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tbsp Zesty Italian Dressing
½ green onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Use serrated knife to make vertical cuts, 1 inch apart, in top of bread loaf, being careful not to cut through the bottom of loaf. Turn bread ¼ turn; repeat cuts. Cut each cheese slice into thirds; press into cuts in bread along with the bacon. Place loaf on large sheet of foil.  Mix remaining ingredients; drizzle over bread. Wrap bread with foil; place on baking sheet. Bake 25 min. or until heated through, unwrapping bread after 15 min.

Candy Bar Apple Salad
½ cup cold milk
1/3 pkg (¾ oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
1/3 carton (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 large apple, chopped
1 snickers candy bar, cut into ½ inch pieces. 


Whisk milk and pudding in a large bowl for 2 min. let stand 2 min.  Fold in whipped topping. Fold in apples and candy bar. Refrigerate until serving.





Gabi Dearing


Caesar salad
french bread
Manicotti
Cookies and Icecream
Caesar salad:
1 head lettuce
½ bag croutons
caesar salad dressing
Mix together lettuce and croutons. add dressing last.
Manicotti:
1 lb hamburger
1 ¾ cup cottage cheese
2 cup shredded mozzarella
½ cup shredded parmesan
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
3 cup spaghetti sauce (28 oz jar)
1 pkg manicotti noodles
Cook hamburger until browned. Add all of the cheeses, salt and pepper. Pill the manicotti noodles with mixture. Add one cup of water to spaghetti sauce. put some sauce in the bottom of a pan, then manicotti, and pour the rest of the sauce on top with some cheese. Cook at 400 for 1 hour or until noodles are tendure.
Chocolate Chip Cookies:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar        
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3 ½ cup flour
½ bag chocolate chips
mixed softened butter, sugar, brown sugar and eggs into a bowl. mix in baking soda, salt and vanilla. one cup at a time mix in flour, then add in chocolate chips. bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until golden brown.


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Josh Haley

Spaghetti
Tossed Salad
Butter Dips
Cream Cheese Pie
Milk
Spaghetti
1 lbs ground beef
1 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 can tomato sauce
4 oz. mushrooms
parmesan cheese, freshly grated as garnish

Brown the ground beef, onion and garlic and mushrooms in olive oil.  Add oregano, basil, Italian Seasoning, and salt.  Add tomato sauce. Stir well and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour.

Butter Dips
¼ cup butter
1 ¼ cups flour
2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
2/3 cup milk

Heat the oven to 450.  Cut the butter into four equal pieces and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.  Put the baking dish in the oven to melt the butter.  Whisk together dry ingredients.  Add milk and stir until a loose dough forms.  Turn dough out onto floured surface and press into a square about the size of the baking dish.  Cut into strips.  Place strips in melted butter, turning to coat.  Bake for 15 minutes.






Spaghetti with Green Beans and Pudding

Kaylie, Tanisha, Clancy, Hannah

Breakfast Burrito and Apple Crisp

Jake, Brendon, Sami, Gabbi

Chicken a la Cream and Blueberry Pie

Kenzie, Meagan, Chrissy, Kegan

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Harley, Kaylee, Paige, Rachelle

1 pkg active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water
2 1/2 cups Bisquick biscuit mix

Soften yeast in warm water, stir in Bisquick.  Beat vigorously for two minutes.  Dust surface of rolling area with flour and knead dough until smooth.  Roll out dough and place on pizza pan.  Top with BBQ sauce and grille chicken and onions.

Onion Soup and Chocolate Moose Pie

Andrew, Josh, Jessica, Jennifer

Onion Soup:
Lipton Onion soup mix, prepared
Frozen vegetables
Rice noodles
Fried sliced steak



Chocolate Moose Pie:
Graham Crust
Chocolate Pudding, prepared
Whipped Topping

Combine pudding and whipped topping and place in crust.

Soda Cracker Pie

Tysha, Abby, Amber

Mix together:
11 soda crackers, rolled fine
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tsp. baking powder

Stiffly beat:
3 egg whites
Add:
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine the two mixtures.  Turn into greased pan and bake for 20 min. at 350.

Chicken Alfredo

Tristen, Maddie, Brooke, Ashley



1/2 cup butter
1 block cream cheese
2 cups milk
1 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. garlic powder
6 oz. shredded parmesan cheese
Cooked Pasta
4 Chicken breasts
Olive oil
Oregano, basil, parsley, garlic powder and pepper

Melt butter in a saucepan with cream cheese until smooth.  Add garlic powder and pepper.  Slowly add milk.  Add parmesan cheese and simmer until all cheese is melted.  Boil as much pasta as needed.  Pan sear chicken breasts with olive oil and seasonings.  Chop into bite size pieces while it is cooking.  Add sauce and chicken to cooked pasta.

Vanilla Lemon Pie

Erin, Braden, James, Kandree

Layer:
Graham Crust
Lemon Pudding
Vanilla Pudding
Whipped Topping
Marshmallows
Chocolate Ganache

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Judges

Samantha and Judge Haley Robins

Braden and Judge Rebecca Merrill


Kaylie and Judge Kaitlyn Samhammer

Gabi and Judge Jaden Wilstead

Paige and Judge Drew Nieslon

Kegan Morrison

Chicken Wrap
with Chipolte-Lime Dressing
Cheesy Vegetable Risotto
Chocolate Fudge Delight Cookies 
with Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Home Squeezed Lemonade 


Wraps
3 cups chopped cold deli rotisserie chicken (2 to 2 1/2 lb.)
2 cups thinly sliced iceberg lettuce
1 cup frozen corn, cooked, cooled
1 small tomato, seeded, chopped (1/3 cup)
1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese (4 oz.)
1 package flour tortillas (8 inch)
Salsa, if desired
Sour cream, if desired

Chipolte-Lime Dressing
1 cup ranch dressing
1 Tbsp. lime juice
1 Tbsp. finely chopped Chipolte chiles in adobo sauce (from 7 oz. can)
1 tsp. grated lime peel

Cheesy Vegetable Risotto
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 cups uncooked Arborio rice
4 cups chicken broth, warmed
1 bag (12 oz.) frozen broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and cheese sauce
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1/4 tsp. course ground pepper

In a skillet, cook onion and garlic in butter and olive oil until onion is tender.  Stir in rice.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until edges of kernels are translucent.  Stir in 1/2 cup broth.  Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until broth is absorbed.  Reduce heat to medium.  Stir in 1 1/2 cups broth, cook uncovered about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until broth is absorbed.  Repeat with another 1 cup broth.  After broth is absorbed stir in remaining 1 cup broth.  Cook about 8 minutes, stirring frequently until rice is tender and mixture is creamy.  Meanwhile, cook frozen vegetables as directed on bag. l Stir vegetables, Parmesan cheese, parsley and pepper into rice mixture.

Chocolate Fudge Delight Cookies
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
1 bag (12 oz.) white vanilla baking chips (2 cups)

Heat oven to 350.  In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, oil, and egg.  Fold in white chips.  Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.  Bake 12 minutes or until edges are set.  Cool 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.

Home Squeezed Lemonade
12 cups cold water
4 cups lemon juice (10 to 20 lemons)
2 cups sugar
3 ice cubes
Lemon slice, if desired

1 Maraschino cherry with stem, if desired






James Rhodes

Lemon-Pepper Salmon
Mashed Potatoes
Tossed Salad
Roll
Chocolate Chip Cookie

Lemon-Pepper Salmon

4 (9x9) foil sheets
4 (about 4 oz. each) Salmon Fillets
4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. lemon-pepper
Salt
8 lemon slices

Preheat oven to 350.  Place foils on a baking sheet.  Place fillets atop foil sheets; one fillet per sheet.  Spread butter on top of each; sprinkle with lemon-pepper and season with salt.  Add 2 lemon slices on top.  Fold the sides of the foil over the fish, covering completely; seal the packets closed.  Bake for 30 minutes, or until salmon s cooked through. 


Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 ¼ cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
¾ cups sugar
¾ cups brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups (12 oz. pkg) chocolate chips


Combine dry ingredients.  In another bowl, beat butter and sugars; add egg and vanilla.  Beat in flour mixture.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Bake at 375 for 9-11 minutes.




Kandree Eldredge

Breaded Pork Chops
Corn
Bread Kunerdle
Mini Apple Pies

Breaded Pork Chops

Salt
½ cup flour
1 egg, beaten well
½-1 cup dried bread crumbs
1 cup vegetable oil
4 pork chops

Lightly salt pork chops on both sides. Dip the pork chops into the flour and coat evenly. Dip the pork chop into the egg and then bread crumbs. Place the breaded pork chops into a shallow frying pan with hot vegetable oil and cook until golden brown. Transfer the pork chops into a baking pan and cook in the oven at 350 degrees until the meat is fully cooked, about 15 – 20 mins.

Bread Kunerdle

½ loaf bread
1 cup milk
4 eggs
1 tsp. parsley

Cube the bread and place in a large bowl. Add the milk, eggs and seasonings.  Stir the mixture coating everything evenly. Set aside and let soak for a half hour. Transfer mixture to a clean cheese cloth, compacting the mixture into a ball. Make sure the cheese cloth is securely fashioned around the ball with a twist tie. Place in a pot of boiling water and cook for half  an hour.

Mini Apple Pies

3 ¾ cups thinly sliced apples
1/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
1 ¾ tsp. cinnamon
Pastry (see crust recipe below) for a 9” double crust pie

Wash, quarter, peel and slice apples;  measure to 3 cups.  Combine sugar and cinnamon.  The amount of sugar used depends on how tart your apples are.  Arrange apples in layers.  Sprinkle each layer with sugar and cinnamon.  Dot top layer with small pieces of butter.  Cover with top crust.  Place on lowest rack in oven preheatd to 450.  Bake for 10 minutes; reduce oven to 350 and bake for 30-35 minutes longer.  Serve warm or cold with vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint for garnish.

 Crust
¾ cup plus 2 tsp. flour
1/8 tsp. salt
¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp. butter, chilled and diced
Ice water


In a large bowl, combine flour and salt.  Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Stir in ice water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball.  Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.  Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate or 4 mini pie plates.  Place crust in pie plate.  Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.