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Chicken Crack Pie and Dry Ranch Dressing Mix

Chicken Crack is a very tasty recipe and can be used in a lot of different dishes. For example it can be used to make sandwiches, put over noodles or add tater tots over the top in a casserole dish and have a great tater tot casserole. I’m sure there are many other ways to serve it up too! I was going to make biscuit dough and use that as my crust but remembered that I had some crescent roll…

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Melt in Your Mouth Chicken & Potato bake

I took some chicken out of the freezer and was contemplating what to fix for Supper. Melt in your mouth chicken came to mind but I didn’t have enough chicken thawed to feed everyone. I decided to take the melt in your mouth chicken recipe that I have and added diced potatoes and green beans to it and made a good recipe even better! and plenty to feed all of us.

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Pasta Sauce

I made this sauce mostly from home grown tomatoes. My sauce wasn’t as thick as I like so I added some tomato paste that I purchased from the store. I basically use this sauce for all my tomato based recipes and just change up the seasonings I add to it. Next gardening season I hope to explore making tomato paste and growing a more sauce related tomato. I also plan on harvesting and making my own…

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Easy Stir Fry

This recipe is easy to make and good to eat! I made it tonight using beef sirloin steak. It can easily be made with chicken or pork. I have even done it with ground beef. I used a ready-made sauce, Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce. This sauce has a great flavor and can be used with about any meats.  I buy it at Costco. You could just use soy or teriyaki sauce, whichever flavors you prefer. I…

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Garlic and Onion Seasoning

I started mixing my own seasoning blends about 5 years ago. After my heart attack, I had to watch my salt intake. Most all spice blends you buy in the store are loaded with Salt! This is pretty much my daily seasoning for most of my recipes. I will mix this up about once a month. It’s easy and simple to mix up. You can also use it as a base for other seasoning blends. If I need a lemon pepper…

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Crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast

I have been wanting to try this recipe for a while now. I always forget to get the dry ingredients is calls for, dry ranch dressing mix and au jus gravy mix. I decided to try making it with ingredients I always have on hand, ranch dressing and better than bouillon roasted beef base. This roast turned out better than I expected. It tastes amazing!   Crockpot Mississippi Pot…

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Pork Chop Gravy

This is the process I use to make gravy after frying pork chops. You may need to add a bit more flour to your grease, if your roux is to thin. you want it to look thick. Constant stirring is a must to avoid lumps. If your gravy seems to thick, just whisk in a bit more milk, until you have the consistency you want. Pork Chop Gravy skillet ½ cup oil (I used the grease left in my skillet, after…

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Pork Chops

This is how I cook pork chops Pork Chops cast iron skillet baking sheet oven 8 Pork Chops 1 Tbsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 Tbs granulated onion 1 Tbs granulated garlic ¼ cup vegetable oil add salt, pepper, granulated onion and garlic in a bowl and mix well and set aside. You can put the mixture in a shaker, if you prefer. rinse off the pork chops and lay out on paper towels and pat dry. sprinkle…

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Three-year review of my Mahindra 4550 tractor

Three year review of my Mahindra 4550 tractor

Mahindra 4550 three-year review   Early in 2020 I needed to get a larger tractor to use around the small farm that we have. We were having a house being built that needed groundwork done, There was trees to be burned that was removed for the house to be built on, I checked out every brand of tractor that was close by and looked on the web for reviews on the different brands. I ended up with a…

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This is how I make mashed potatoes.

Mashed Potatoes 10 potatoes 2 Tbs vegetable oil 1 Tbs salt 4 Tbs butter ¼ Cup sour cream ½ tsp salt (to taste) ¼ tsp pepper (to taste) Peel potatoes, cut into chunks and cover with water. add oil and salt. I also add 1 tsp of granulated onion and 1 tsp of granulated garlic for extra flavor. Place pan on burner on high heat and bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium and low boil approximately…

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Venison & Noodles

This recipe turned out really good! I believe it could be made in a crockpot as well. I will test my theory soon. Venison & Noodles 3 lbs venison (cut into chunks) 2 cups beef broth (I used better than bouillon roasted beef.) 1 small onion, large slices (I used ½ of a large onion.) ½ tsp salt (to taste) ½ tsp pepper (to taste) 1 tsp granulated garlic (to taste) 1 16 oz bag of noodles (extra…

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Mexican Rice Casserole

This recipe is a family favorite and is versatile. You can use any type of meat you prefer. I have made it with ground beef and strips of steak. It can be topped with jalapenos, if you want it spicy hot. Mexican Rice Casserole 2 chicken breast (cooked and shredded) 2 cups long grain white rice (cook per package instructions.) 2 jars Salsa (32 ounces) (your preferred heat level) 2 cups shredded…

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

  This is an adventure for me! When I cook a meal for my family, I look to see what I have to use and make a decision from there. I have gotten into the habit of just putting things together and not using recipes. I do look up recipes and get ideas. I feel that cooking and creating meals is an art.  So, in doing this, I am taking notes and measuring out ingredients to be able to share my recipes.…

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Mantel Rock Nature Preserve

Mantel Rock Nature Preserve

So…. we headed out of Mount Vernon around 11 this morning for one of our adventures. Took us about 2 hours to get to Mantel Rock Nature Preserve. We crossed the river on the ferry at Cave in Rock. Had to wait there a little while for our turn to cross, there was lot of traffic going through there. Once we got there and started walking the trail, it was great! Lots of things to see! We made it to…

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