nice potatoe/creamme cheese recipe

I have added clams, 1/4 hot dogs to this and plan on adding sliced up ham. This makes a great basic soup with room for additional good foods!

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Panera Bread Potato Soup

Servings 6 servings

Prep time 10 minutes

Cooking time 1 hour 

Calories 349 kcal

This copycat recipe for Panera Bread potato soup is top-notch! Loaded with potatoes and cream cheese, it’s savory, creamy, and delicious!

INGREDIENTS

4 cups chicken broth

4 cups peeled and cubed potatoes

1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel the potatoes and cut them into even cubes.

Place the potatoes, chicken broth, and seasoning in a large stock pot and bring it to a boil.

When the potatoes are fork-tender, lower the heat. Then, smash a few of the potatoes with a fork to thicken the soup.

Gently fold in the cream cheese and continue to stir until all the cheese melts into the soup.

Ladle it into bowls, and enjoy!

Chocolate Cake in Coffee Cup (repeat)

 http://lifehacker.com/5892327/keep-single-serving-microwave-cake-mix-on-hand-for-a-quick-fix

1 box chocolate Angel food cake
1 box any other cake mix

Mix completely and store in sealed container.

To use:

3 tablespoons of mix in coffee mug
2 tablespoons of water

Mix and nuke for 1 minute

For a quick pick me up at work or at home you can keep this cake mix in a ziplock bag for a fast coffee mug full of cake. You'll just need to mix one box of Angel Food cake mix with one box of any other cake mix and combine them together in a freezer bag. When you need a shot of cake-y goodness put 3 tablespoons of this mix in your mug with 2 tablespoons water and microwave on high for 1 minute.

This is easy to make and I enjoyed when I got home after working the evening shift.  It was nice with addded dark chocolate chips.

 I wrote this before I retired in 2015 and have made this perhaps twice since then. Something like this- nice as it tastes - simply is not consistent with the type of food I can eat.

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Cold Turkey

On “Cold Turkey”: “The cruelty of this method beggars description. Tongue cannot describe nor pen portray its horrors.”

“The General Practitioner As A Specialist”:  A Treatise Devoted To The Consideration Of Medical Specialties", 1904

J.D. Albright M.D.

Aunt NOrema Coffee Cake

Aunt Noreme's Coffee Cake

 Noreme is an old friend of my mother, someone she went to high school and college with in the 1940s. So, this recipe has been tested by my family since the 1950s.

 1 stick oleo (or butter)   

1 cup sugar   

2 eggs   

1 tsp vanilla   

1 cup sour cream   

2 cups flour   

1 tsp baking soda   

1 tsp baking powder  

 Mix sugar and oleo until puffy.

Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream, then beat.

Add dry ingredients and mix.

 Pour half of batter into greased baking pan (a loaf shaped pan).

 Mix 1/2 cup sugar with tsp cinnamon.

Pour half of this over the batter.

Put remainder of batter into pan and pour remaining topping over this batter.

Bake in 350 F oven for 45 to 55 min.

Beef Stroganoff Casserole

 Beef Stroganoff Casserole

Ingredients :

1 can Cream Of Mushroom Soup

1 can Cream Of Chicken Soup 

8 oz sour cream

12 oz uncooked egg noodles

1 pound ground beef

1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions :

Brown ground beef and drain.

Boil noodles until tender and drain.

Combine soups, sour cream.

Add beef and noodles,

mix well. 

Cover with foil and bake in a 10 X 13 dish at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.

Top with Parmesan cheese

panado

Would anyone like a glass of panado?

During the Civil War, a Nurse and Hospital Administrator named Mary Ann (Mother) Bickerdyke dealt with the lack of supplies. “Her favorite post-operative offering was ‘panado’, a mush made up of whiskey, hot water and brown sugar into which she crumbled hardtack”. (“From Hardtack to Home Fries” by Barbara Haber).

I have never been offered “panado”.

French Bread (nicer format)

French Bread

http://recipescool.com/bread-bag/?fbclid=IwAR3ZALAqA9IbKKCjLcpyxAGVikqB8XjV2gAHkn0yEwwwP1nIAfq_FkPcLhM

Serves: 2 mini loaves or 1 full size loaf

Ingredients

3 C all purpose flour, divided

3 Tbsp white sugar

1 (.25) package rapid rise yeast (2¼ tsp)

1 C warm water

3 Tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil

1½ tsp salt


Instructions

In a resealable plastic bag place 1 C flour, sugar and yeast and add in warm water. Squeeze air out of the bag and seal.

Squish with your hands until well mixed together.

Let it rest for 10 minutes at room temperature. Bubbles will form.

Open bag and put in 1 C of flour, oil and salt.

Seal bag again and squish until well blended.

Add last cup of flour and continue mixing in the same manner until well blended.

Remove dough from bag and put onto a lightly floured surface.

Knead for 5-10 minutes or until smooth.

Divide dough in half and place each half into a greased mini loaf pan. Or make one large loaf

Cover with a towel and allow to rise for about 30 minutes.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until bread is golden brown.