Sweet Pork Burritos

Ingredients:
Pork Roast
Brown Sugar
Salsa

Directions:
Place pork roast in slowcooker and add salsa and brown sugar.  I just eyeball it - whatever looks good - I probably use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a bottle of Salsa and no more than 1/4 C brown sugar unpacked.  It doesn't need a whole lot to give it a little bit of a sweet taste.  Cook on low for 6-8 hours and then shred the pork roast and stir and enjoy in your burritos.

Not your normal Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

Any type of pasta - my like using shells about a box and 1/3
1 Can of Tomato Soup
1/4 C Ketchup
(Optional) 1 Can of diced Tomatoes with Garlic and Olive Oil
Garlic Salt, Pepper, Italian Seasonings (such as basil and oregano, optional) to taste
About 1 cup or cheddar cheese or more if you prefer

Directions
Cook pasta according to instructions on packaging.  Drain water then add all the other ingredients and stir until everything is mixed well.  Enjoy!  This is one or our favorite pasta dishes, it is super tasty!

I learned this Recipe from Aunt Julie while I was staying with her during the summers, it was so simple yet absolutly delicous. She didn't add the tomatoes of extra seasoning - just salt and pepper to taste.  Over time I have added things here and there until coming up with this and making it my own version. I have fun experiementing with recipes. 

Lime Cilantro Rice

About 1 T of Butter
4 or 5 cloves of Garlic minced
2 C of Rice (we use Jasmine Rice)
3 C of Water
1/4 C of Lime Juice
1/4 to a 1/3 of a bunch of fresh Cilantro or to taste.

Saute the Garlic in pan with melted butter.  Add the rice and stir to coat with butter.  Turn off the heat and add water and lime juice.  Let the rice soak in liquid for 30 minutes.  Then bring the rice to a rolling boil cover and turn off the heat.  Let the rice sit cover for 15 minutes without taking the lid off.  After 15 minutes the rice should be perfect!  Stir in chopped cilantro and enjoy! We love this dish as a side to burritos or even on our homemade burritos.

Eggs Poached in Tomato Jucie

Hiram and Jill and I like this breakfast better than the rest of the family.  This is something my mom made for us when I was growing up.  I added cheese to make it appeal to Blair.  Hiram served it to his companions on his mission and one of them made the observation that it looks like placenta.  Enjoy!

Pour 1 qt of tomato juice into a sauce pan and heat to boiling.  Break 4  eggs, one at a time, into the simmering juice and keep simmering until they are set.  Make toast and butter it.  Place toast in a dish and put l egg on top, then cover with hot tomato juice and cheese. 

Granola

This is my favorite standard granola;

Combine in a large bowl:
12 c regular rolled oats
2 c flaked coconut
2 c chopped nuts

In a sauce pan combine and heat to disolve:
3/4 c oil
3/4 c honey
3/4 c water
1 T vanila

Pour over oats and mix well.  Bake on 2 cookie sheets in 350^ oven for 30 minutes.  Switch rack position after 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the granola there for a few hours for a crispy texture. 

Popcorn Granola

Tressia brought us some cracklin oat bran that she made.  She found the recipe on the internet so I decided to look for more homemade cereal recipes and found this place called "Mr Breakfast".  There are all kinds of great cereal recipes and you can even print your own custom cereal box.  There are all kinds of other breakfast ideas too.  I watched a video of a guy who looked like Popeye teaching me how to make a perfect sunny side up egg.  He didn't say anything about adding spinach.  Here is the recipe I tried that was a big hit with everyone, even Blair.  And, of course, I made a few changes.

Popcorn Granola

6 c regular rolled oats
2 c ground flax seed
1/3 c unpopped popcorn - pop it and then chop it fine. ( I used my blender)
2 c flaked coconut

Mix these in a large bowl.  In a smaller bowl blend well:

2/3 c. oil
3/4 c. honey
3/4 c peanut butter
1 T molassas
2 T vanila

Combine everything and mix well.  Spread on two cookie sheets and bake in 300^ oven for 40 minutes, switching rack positions after 20 minutes, stirring if you want to.  Watch out, it browns fast!
Let it cool completely before storing.  Good luck letting it cool completely before serving.

Finnish Oven Pancakes

Everyone was complaining that the german pancakes were too egg-y.  One day I found this recipe and it was an instant hit.  It is from a recipe book I found at the Walrus and Carpenter used book store in Pocatello.  Becky Giles and I found this store one day while the men were looking for pawn shops between state wrestling matches at the mini-dome.  We made sure we visited the store every time we attended state wrestling matches, Blair and Denny spent some time purusing the shelves too.  The place was stacked with books and there was a semplance of organization.  If you asked the owner about a particular book he knew exactly where it was.  Good memories.

The recipe;

Preheat oven to 450^.  The recipe called for 2 9x13 pans, but I use 1 9x13 and my two 9" cast iron skillets and make them a little thinner.  Melt 1 T of butter in each of the pans, in the oven, but watch that it does not burn.  Get them out and keep them ready on top the stove until the oven is heated.
Mix: 4eggs
         4 c milk
         2 c flour
         1/2 t salt
         1 t sugar

divide evenly among the hot pans and bake for 15 minutes or until crispy brown on the edges and golden an bubbly on top.  Serve at once with syrup or jam (and or course, we top that off with some vanila yogurt)

Rhu-bars

I found this recipe on the internet and altered it (of course)

Crust: mix together 1 1/3 c. wheat flour, 1/3 c brown sugar, and 1/2 c soft butter until crumbly and press into lightly greased 9 x 13 pan.

Filling:
3 cups finely diced rhubarb sprinkled with 1 small pkg strawberry jello, stir and let sit a few minutes.
In mixer beat together 1 c. sugar, 2 eggs, and 1/3 c flour then beat in rhubarb. Spread on crust then bake in 350^ oven for 45 minutes.