Archive for the 'Experiments' Category

Sausage Cheese Meatballs

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

We had these at my sister-in-law’s last weekend and boy was it good! So, I asked for the recipe which was surprisingly simple. Made it tonight and sad to say I overestimated the cook time. But, my mistake is your gain.

Here’s the recipe passed on verbally:
Ingredients:
1 lb of sausage (1 tube)
1 whole bag of cheese (about 4 cups)
2 cups Bisquick

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Baked Burrito - Kid Tested

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Baked BurritoWe just had this for dinner and oh it tastes great! It’ll fill you up quick and good though so a little really goes a long way - trust me. Here’s what you need.

  • 1 can of 16 oz refried beans
  • 1 1/2 lb ground beef. I used a mixture of Jimmy Dean sausage + 93% ground beef.
  • 1 envelope of Taco seasoning
  • 1/4 onion chopped
  • Shredded cheese. I just used plain old shredded cheddar.
  • 1 tube of crescent rolls

For garnishing (optional):

  • Shredded lettuce
  • Diced tomatos
  • Olives

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Instant Ice Cream Results

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Finally tried the Instant Ice Cream recipe I got from a home shopping TV show. The verdict? It’s really yummy! But takes practice to get right. Here’s what happened in my experiments.

The first time was almost a disaster but the disaster actually turned out to be quite good. I blended some frozen strawberries and whipping cream together. The texture was great - don’t expect ice cream on a cone. It’s more like slushie. But it was good. Even without sugar it was pretty good and hey great for kids ya know. My kids gobbled it up.

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