Monday, October 4, 2010

Baking/Food Projects From This Weekend

I accomplished a couple of food projects this weekend and took them to our church lunch on Saturday. Of course I was in a big rush and didn't take pictures so I will be using someone elses pictures so you can have an idea of what the finished items looked like.

Any wording that is in red are my suggestions or changes to the recipe.

Cucumber Salad

4 cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings (Once I saw how many cucumber slices there were I decided to use one large onion because I like a lot of onion.)
1 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp dill

1. Slice cucumbers and onions in a large bowl and toss.
2. Combine vinegar, sugar, & water in saucepan and heat to boiling. Remove from heat and add dill.
3. Pour vinegar mixture directly over cucumbers and onions. Toss and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before eating.

I loved this recipe but I would probably add less sugar next time as I thought it would be more sour but it was very sweet.

It looked something like:

Banana Cream Pie

3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
4 bananas, sliced (I put 2 bananas slice on the bottom and added 2 bananas sliced on top after chilling was complete. Also if you plan on serving the pie after more than 15 minutes following chilling you may want to brush the banana slices, for the top, with lemon otherwise they turn a nasty brown very quickly.)

1.In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk in gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
2.Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
3.Slice bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture.
4.Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Chill for an hour.

It looked something like this minus the almonds and whipped cream:

Meal Plan for the Week of 10/4 - 10/9

Monday
Baked Stuffed Manicotti Shells, Salad, Garlic Bread

Tuesday
Beefy BBQ Mac, Corn

Wednesday
Slow Cooker Cheese Enchiladas

Thursday
TBA

Friday
TBA

Saturday
TBA