Gross beer floats/poly juice potions

Molly shared a kid friendly concoction she learned to make at her cousins house. Her advice "try, I beg of you just try to enjoy it PLEASE".

Any kind of soda
2-3 kids of candy (m&m's, jelly beans, mini marshmallows, etc...)
any kind of ice cream
cup and spoon

Scoop 1 1/2 scoops of ice cream into a cup, fill with soda, drop in candies of your choice.

Navajo Tacos

Cameron's dad grew up in Holbrook with a lot of Native Americans from the reservations. His family developed a love for their Navajo and Apache neighbors. His mom started making Navajo Tacos. This is not something you can get in a restaurant. This home cooked meal is a tasty slice of Arizona culture.

Ingredients-fry dough
1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
2 cups milk
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp shortening
2 tsp salt
5 3/4-6 1/4 c flour

Soften yeast in water
In saucepan heat milk, sugar, shortening and salt just till warm and shortening is almost melted; stir constantly.
Turn into a large mixing bowl
Stir in 2 cups of the flour, beat well.
Add the softened yeast; stir until smooth.
Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 min total).
Shape into a ball.
Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning to cover dough with oil.
Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 1/4 hours).
Punch down; pinch off amounts of dough and flatten with a rolling pin or stretch by hand until thin like pizza dough.
Heat a frying pan with 1/4 inch of vegetable oil over medium heat.
Fry dough in hot oil until golden brown.

Ingredients-Chili beans
3 cans pinto beans
1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup minced onions
1/2 cup salsa
4 cans tomato sauce (8oz)
1 tbsp chili powder
salt, garlic powder to taste

Brown ground beef and drain.
Combine with beans, onion, salsa, tomato sauce and chili powder.
Add salt, garlic powder to taste.
Cook over medium heat for 10-15 min.

Put chili beans on cooked fry bread. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, sour cream or whatever you like.

Fry bread is also great topped with honey or jam.

Texas Sheet Cake

Sydney's great grandmother used to be a lunch lady at an elementary school in Idaho. Back then lunch ladies made everything from scratch. This is a dessert she would make regularly for the school kids, and for the grand kids when there was a family get together. Everyone loves it and it doesn't last long.

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 sticks butter (can substitute with 1 cup applesauce)
1 cup water
4 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour or buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Mix dry ingredients together. In a saucepan, bring to boil butter (but not applesauce), water and cocoa. Add this to dry mix. Add eggs, sour milk, baking soda and vanilla. Mix well. Cook at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
While baking mix frosting.

1 stick butter
1/3 cup milk
4 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
1 lb powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
chopped nuts (optional)

Heat butter, milk and cocoa. Pour powdered sugar into the mix. Stir and add vanilla and chopped nuts. Put on cake immediately in sections and spread.

Grannie Noodles

Charlotte says of this recipe "Grannie got this from her momma and she passed it down to us. Now me and Grannie make this together."

Ingredients
2 slightly beaten egg yolks
1 tsp oil
1 Tbs cream or milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder

Directions
Put all of the ingredients above together in a bowl and mix. Add just enough flour to be stiff enough to roll out with a rolling pin. Roll out. Let air dry for about 30-40 minutes. Then roll up and slice thinly. Unroll each slice, let dry for 30-40 min. then drop into boiling chicken broth.

Challah Bread

Margaret shared this recipe that her mother started making when her brother Peter was in a Jewish preschool. In the preschool they would eat it every Friday, now it is a family tradition to have it every Sunday.

Place ingredients into the bread machine pan in the following order:
1. 2 eggs, beaten
2. 3/4 cup milk
3. 3 TBSP margarine or butter (cut into small chunks)
4. 1/4c white sugar
5. 1 1/2 teas. salt
6. 3 cups flour
7. 1 1/2 teas. yeast

Run on dough cycle. When cycle is complete, divide dough into 3 sections (or any multiple of 3 if you want more smaller loaves) Roll each section into a long rope. Place ropes on parchment lined baking sheet and braid, tucking in the ends of the loaf underneath.

Use a pastry brush to coat the loaf with a beaten egg.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min (it will look golden.) Cool on a wire rack.

(I am guessing this can be made using a food processor or a stand mixer)

Grandma Beth's Butter Crunch

Ginger shared this recipe that her family makes every year at Christmas time.

Prepare a baking sheet by buttering the bottom and sides

3/4 cup chopped almonds
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water

mix all ingredients in a deep frying pan and cook on med-high heat (electric works well).
bring to a boil, cook for 1 min covered
cook uncovered stirring for 7 min or until it turns a caramel color and starts to smoke (about 300 degrees)
pour onto prepared cookie sheet, wait 3 min
sprinkle on 3/4 cup chocolate chips and wait 3 min.
spread chocolate and sprinkle with more chopped nuts.

Carnation Fudge

Kaylee shared a fudge recipe that her mom found that works every time. Apparently there is a family history of fudge failures. There apparently is a family fruit salad recipe that she could not share because it is passed from generation to generation like and heirloom and her mom was only recently entrusted with it. It must be pretty good. We will just enjoy the fudge.

2T butter
2/3 c carnation evaporated milk
1 2/3 c sugar
1/2 t salt
2 c mini marshmallows
1 bag semisweet chocolate chips
1 t vanilla

Combine butter, milk, sugar and salt in a medium size pan. Heat on medium heat and stir occasionally until it starts to boil. Stir constantly while it boils for 5 min. Take off heat and stir in marshmallows until melted. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir vigorously for a minute. Pour into an 8 inch pan lined with wax paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.

seven cup pudding

Bianca shared this recipe that was brought from Scotland by her great-great grandmother Ellen Alexander McGavin (Nana). It is made at Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert. It used to be made with lard and take three hours to steam cook. Here it has been modernized (microwaves rock).

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar or honey
1 cup raisins
1 cup bread cubes
1 cup chopped apples
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1 cup oil

combine dry ingredients, then add the wet. Mix well with a spoon. Cover with wax paper and microwave for 5 min. Uncover and stir. Cover and microwave for 5 min, continue cooking and stirring until done. PUdding will darken and thicken when done. Be careful not to overcook it or it will become hard. Serve warm with lemon sauce, ice cream or whipped cream. Can be refrigerated and rewarmed.

homemade root beer

Zoe shared the recipe for home made root beer. It is something that is made for big family get togethers and everyone loves to watch it brewing and then to drink it.

4 gallons of water (and a 5 gal container to hold it)
5 lbs sugar
1 bottle root beer extract
dry ice (3-5 lbs)
ice

heat 1 gallon of water and add the sugar to dissolve it. Add the sugar water to the rest of the water and add the root beer extract. Carefully add the dry ice to the mixture and lightly cover (the root beer will splash as it is brewing so put something under it or make it outside.) The root beer will be done after about 30 min.

Homemade pizza

Zoe was going to share this recipe, but was nervous because it is so involved. Pizza is one of Zoe's favorite foods and everyone in the family loves to take part in making it. We even had home made pizza for our family reunion last summer and all the kids swarmed around the kitchen to watch the action.

Pizza Dough
1 ½ c very warm water
2 teaspoons yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
2 ½ c bread flour
½ c semolina flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tblsp. Olive oil

place yeast, water and sugar in a mixing bowl and let it stand for 2-3 min. Once it starts to form bubbles add the dry ingredients and mix for 4-5 min. (you can use a food processor, stand mixer or knead by hand.) The dough will be a bit wet. It will loose stickiness as it rises. Place olive oil in a bow and rub it around. Put the dough in the bowl and turn it to coat it will oil. Let it rise for an hour until double in size before rolling out and baking.

Proofing
Take a ball of dough and roll it to the desired size, use plenty of flour. Place the dough on a hot non-stick frying pan and cook it for one to two minutes. Now remove the crust and top it how you like.

Pizza sauce
Mix equal parts spaghetti sauce and tomato paste

Baking on the grill
You will need a pizza stone. Place it on the grill grates and preheat the grill to 450+ degrees. Your pizza on the proofed crust should slide easily off of a flat surface (cutting board) onto the pizza stone. Bake for about 6 min until the crust is brown and cheese is bubbly.

Baking in the oven
You can skip proofing if you like, just roll out and top and then bake for 10-12 min at 450+ degrees

Blonde Brownies

Food can be associated with a lot of great memories. Today at activity days we shared some of our favorite recipes and the memories that go with them.

Sis. Sutherland

I learned a lot about food and cooking from my Grandma Mary. One thing that she was always "whipping up" was her blonde brownies. I don't think it is a recipe she created, but it is one that she mastered. I have wonderful memories of sitting around grandma's kitchen table with friends and family eating these treats.

1 C flour
½ tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1/3 c butter
1 c lt brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
chocolate chips

melt butter in sauce pan, remove from heat and add sugar. Beat until cool then add egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Turn into a greased 9X9 pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 min.

Banana Pops

Banana Pops

Banana
Chocolate
2 microwave safe cups
plates

Freeze banana for one hour
Melt chocolate in microwave in cups
Dip bananas in chocolate
Place on plate and serve or freeze immediately

Homemade Oreos

Ryanne shared this recipe for FHE treats. Her family likes to spread a blanket on the floor and have a picnic with these treats.

Home made Oreos

1 box devils food cake mix
½ c oil
2 eggs
cream cheese frosting

combine all ingredients and roll into walnut sized balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 7-10 min at 350.

Sandwich cooled cookies together with cream cheese frosting.

Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles

½ c margarine or butter
1 ½ c flour
1 c sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp cream of tartar
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

In a mixing bowl beat margarine or butter with and electric mixer on med-high speed for 30 seconds. Add ½ of the flour, 1 c sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda and cream of tartar. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. Cover and chill 1 hour.

Shape dough in 1 inch balls. Combine the 2 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Roll balls in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 oven for 10-11 minutes until the edges are golden. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Makes about 36.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies oven 375

½ c margarine or butter
½ c peanut butter
1 ¼ c flour
½ c sugar
½ c packed brown sugar or ½ c honey
1 egg
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla
sugar
(can add ¾ chopped peanuts to the dough more peanut flavor)

In a mixing bowl beat margarine and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add ½ cup of flour, the sugars, egg, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. If necessary, cover and chill dough till easy to handle.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls. If desired, roll in additional sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten by crisscrossing with the tines of a fork.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 7-9 minutes or till the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool cookies on a rack. Makes about 36.

Monster Cookies

Monster Cookies

1 c peanut butter
½ c molasses
½ c honey
¼ c milk
3 c oats
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 c chocolate chips

Combine wet ingredients then add dry ingredients. Scoop with ice cream scoop onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-15 min or until lightly browned.

pumpkin chocolate chip loaves

Pumpkin Chocolate chip loaves

Mix the following:

3c flour

3c sugar

2 tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 c vegetable oil

4 eggs

2/3 c water

Fold into the mixture:

2c canned pumpkin

12 oz (1 ½ c) chocolate chips

Divide mixture between two greased and floured bread pans.

Bake at 325 for 1 hr 15 min

Wecome

This is an experiment to see if this is a good way to share information about what we have done and what we will be doing. For safety reasons I will only use first names on the blog.

Sister Sutherland