Friday, November 26, 2010

http://www.tscpl.org/senior

Just made Calavasa. Always look forward to the butternut squash season and I almost missed it. Before I started my own Blog I was doing one for the Topeka Library and the recipe for this is in that Blog. When you type in the title. When it comes up, you will notice on the left side of the screen it says, a day in the life of Jeanette with a line under it. Click on that and you will be in my library blog which is mostly stories and recipes. If you go to the bottom of the 1st screen you will see pages 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Go to Page 3 and down to the 4th entry and there will be the recipe for Calavasa and I think you'll like it. Is this a sneeky way to get you to read my other Blog, also? Love to all, Jeanette

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Lena MY Orangutang at the Zoo

Just haven't read all my Blog's and wondering why I have Orangutang pictures on my slideshow on Thanksgiving. I tryed to find some turkey ones but was unsuccessful. Read my 75th Birthday Party at the Zoo and you will understand why all the Orangutang pictures.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving

Yes, I'm back. Thought maybe some of you preparing for a Thanksgiving dinner might enjoy some recipes I've enjoyed.

If they are company coming and staying with you this is a quick easy delicious breakfast roll.

Delicious Cherry Coffee Cake
1 white cake mix
1/4 cup water
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
Stir up and put in a jelly roll pan or one at least 10" X 15"X 1" depth (1/2") depth runs a little over the side and on your racks and on the floor of your oven. MESS. I have a grill pan that came with the stove 13"x13"x1' deep I have been using and works great.
BEFORE putting in oven, spoon 1 can Cherry Pie filling & 1/4 cup pecans gently over the batter. Bake 350 - 25 to 30 minutes or till starting to brown and firm to touch. Over baking makes it dry not moist.
Let it cool a little while you mix up your butter frosting. powdered (1 cup?) sugar, 1 Tab. butter, milk and tsp vanilla till runny enough to pour a thick stream back and forth across your rolls.

The day will be set right if you start the morning out with these.

Tuesday or Wednesday make this delicious Pumpkin Torte for a change from Pumkin Pie. I got it from my sister-in-law years ago.


PUMPKIN TORTE
(1) 24 graham crackers crushed (1 3/4 cup) 1/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter(melted). Keep in refrigerator. We like Ritz crackers crumbs without the sugar & butter better just patted in the bottom of 9x13" pan, but to each his own. Old man don't like sweets!
(2) 2 eggs beaten, 3/4 cup sugar, 8 oz cream cheese
(3) 2 cups pumpkin, 3 egg yolks, (keep whites for later ) 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon.
(4) 1 envelope Knox gelatin dissolved in - 1/4 cup cold water
(5) 3 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
(6) Cool Whip

Mix #2 ingredients and pour gently over crust. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cook #3 on top of stove till thick. Remove from heat and add #4 (gelatin dissolved in cold water)
COOL.
Beat #5 (3 egg whites) like a meringue and fold into above. COOLED! mixture. Pour over rest of ingredients. Let set in refrigerator to form a little crust on top to put (#6) the Cool Whip on. Cut into squares before serving.

I'll try to do better from now on keeping you informed. Have Fun. Jeanette