Monday, November 15, 2010

Monday night at the Bocks:

Tonight for supper we had Mom's hotdish, and creamy peach pudding...which Emma hated so she opted for you will never guess what kind of yogurt...that's right...peach!  The boys loved the pudding, and we have this hotdish about once a month at our house, with a batch of crescent rolls or biscuits...pretty hearty meal!

Moms Hotdish:
1lb hamburger (browned and drained) (use whatever ground meat you have...good with sausage too)
4 handfuls of noodles (which mom says is about a cup and you should make a handful for each person eating) cooked and drained (I use eggnoodles)
1 can cream soup (I almost always use cream of mushroom)
1 soup can of milk
1 bag of frozen corn (or can if that's what you have)
cubed velveeta (I use a lot...like half a pound)

Mix all ingredients together in a dutch oven, if you are in a hurry you can just heat it through on the stovetop, if you have time, pop the dutch oven in the oven for 30 minutes @350.


Creamy Peach Pudding:
1 cup orzo pasta, cooked, drained, rinsed and cooled
1 29oz can of sliced peaches, save 1/4c of the syrup then drain them
1 3/4c cold milk
1 3.4oz package vanilla pudding
1/4c sugar
2c miniature marshmallows
2c cool whip

In a large bowl, whip (with a wire wisk) the syrup, milk, pudding, and sugar for 2 minutes.  Let stand for 3-5 minutes until soft set.  Fold in pasta, peaches, marshmallows, and cool whip, chill and serve.

I am off to figure out who had the rubber crocodile first, and why my dishwasher thinks he is off for the night, if I have time I will try to post more recipes, a couple new ones I am trying this week, but if not, more tomorrow for sure!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

My Bread Machine Bread Recipe:

Hey all!  I have a bread machine and use it often(love it)! I came across this recipe which is different from any other bread machine recipe in that you let the yeast and the water touch (in fact you let it soak for 10 minutes), I will probably go to bread machine hell now, cause we all know letting the yeast touch the liquid is a cardinal sin, but I did it, it is wonderful, and I am passing it along to you!

1 package (or 2 tsp.) Rapid Rise yeast
1 c. warm water
3 tbsp. sugar

Mix these in the bread pan and let foam for about 10 minutes, then add

1/4 c. vegetable oil
3 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt

This makes a 1.5 lb loaf, and just use your "Basic" or "White" bread setting.  

Maybe this is the best way!

Well, after close to a year of not "blogging" hoping to get a website going....I have decided that this might be the only way!  There has been far to much going on around here to not be keeping track of it! We have been busy since I left you all hanging in the spring, I golfed the summer away,( to the point where my family vowed to not help take care of my children for anymore golf related outings), we made it through another federal crop season at the office, another farming season, haying season, lake season, and are ready to settle in for the winter!  I have been home a lot more these days which means  lots more cooking and new recipes which has made me decide to blog again!  I will hopefully get some of you to "follow" the blog, but even if there isn't another soul who reads this, I think it is good for me to get it all down in writing!  I will hope to keep you up to date with happenings here and the Bock Ranch, of course what's cookin in my fabulous farm house kitchen, and hopefully get a few laughs form some of the crap that goes on around here, like right now as we speak, I am burning a loaf of bread because this blog can't wait....grrr!  With that...I hope you enjoy....the blog that is, the bread is for sure shot!