Mild Stir Fry Sauce

4 cups chicken broth
4 Tbsp honey
4 Tbsp arrowroot powder
1 1/2 Tbsp Toasted seasame oil
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
3 cloves minced garlic
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix arrowroot powder and chicken stock. Heat olive oil in a sauce pan. Add ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken stock mixture and honey, toasted seasame oil,salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat to desired consistency about 3-5 minutes.

Pour over stir fry veggies and rice.
Enjoy!

Crock Pot Stew

Saute-
2 tbsp olive oil
2 lbs stew meat
2 lg onions julienned
4 cloves garlic minced


In a bowl mix-
6 oz can tomato paste
6 cups beef broth
2 tsp thyme
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste
2 bay leaves

Into an 8 qt. crock pot put-

10 md potato's peeled and diced
2 lbs carrots peeled and cut into circles
10 stalks celery julienned
4 cups frozen peas

Add meat and sauce. Mix together.

Cook high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours

Italian Chicken Bites

3 chicken breast cut into pieces.

In a bowl combine-

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano

Place chicken bites in a bag and add marinate. (At this point you can freeze in quart bags.) Oil a 9x13 pan and put chicken in it. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

White Rice Pilaf

8 cups chicken broth
4 cups white rice
1/2 onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 Tbsp crushed dried parsley
salt and pepper if needed

Bring everything except rice to a boil. Add rice, stir and cover. simmer on low for 20 minutes

Pizza Sauce

This is a variation of a sauce recipe found at the blog goodcheapeats.


1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic
7 Roma tomatoes cored and diced
2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
6 oz can of tomato paste

In stock pot, heat olive oil until simmering. Stir in garlic and cook just until lightly browned. Add tomato's, basil, oregano, salt. Simmer until juices have started to evaporate and tomato's cook down (can use a stick blender to get desired consistency). Blend in tomato paste cook 3 more minutes. Top pizza or cool and put in the freezer for later use.

Melissa's Pizza Crust

Combine then set aside to proof-
3 cups hot water
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbsp. yeast

Once above mixture has proofed put into mixer then add-

4 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp salt
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
2 cups whole wheat flour

Knead for 2 minutes then add remaining flour and knead additional 10 minutes-


6 cups all purpose flour


Rise for about 25 minutes or until double.
Divide into 4 portions. Spread onto buttered cookie sheet.

Bake 425 degrees for 10 minutes top with sauce and desired toppings bake additional 5 minutes. Yields 4 crusts
Dough freezes well!
Enjoy!

Mama's Breakfast Pie

1 pre-cooked pie crust

4 eggs
2 Tbs plain yogurt mixed with 3/4 cup water (or 3/4 cup milk)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups browned breakfast sausage
1 green pepper diced
Bunch of green onions diced
1 cup cheese

In a bowl beat eggs. Add salt, pepper, yogurt mixture. Layer sausage, pepper, onions in pie shell.
Pour egg mixture over the top. Top with cheese.
Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes or until the center is set.
Enjoy!

Banana Muffins

Combine-

2 eggs beaten
2/3 cup melted butter (or 1/2 cup grape seed oil)
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup water
6 mashed ripe bananas
2 tsp vanilla


Then add and mix-

1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp baking powder

Grease 24 muffin cups. Fill each cup 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Enjoy!

Vanilla Pancakes

Mix together-

4 eggs beaten
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 honey
4 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups water


Then add and mix-

4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt

Ladle 1/4 cup onto griddle. Batter will be thick. Use the back of the measuring cup to spread it out.
Enjoy

Honey Syrup

1 cup water
1 cup honey
2 tsp vanilla
das of salt

Bring water, vanilla, and salt to a boil. Boil for for 1 minute. Remove from heat, add honey. Mix really well. Store in fridge.
Use to top pancakes, french toast etc.
Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Gravy

4 cups Beef or Chicken broth
1/2 cup drippings
3/4 cup all purpose flour
Salt
Pepper
Onion powder
Garlic Powder


Mix together, bring to a simmer. Cook to desired consistency.
Enjoy!

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

1/2 cup butter softened
1/2 cup coca powder
1/2 cup honey

Mix well and spread over cake. Also good as a fudge if refrigerated first.
Enjoy!

Mama Mia Speghetti Sauce

Saute in a large stock pot-

1/4 cup olive oil
1 shredded carrot
1/2 diced onion
6 cloves of garlic minced

Then add-

6 6oz cans of tomato paste
6 cups water
1 1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp dried marjoram
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
2 lbs. previously browned hamburger


Simmer for 10 minutes, remove from heat.

Add and mix in-

5 oz frozen organic spinach.

Enjoy!

Alma's Tomato Paste Ketchup

4 6oz. cans of tomato paste
3/4 cup water
1 cup vinegar
3/4 cup honey
3 tsp salt
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp celery seed

Boil celery seed in the water for 1 minute. Strain off the water from celery seed and discard celery seed. Mix all the ingredients in a crock pot. Simmer for 2 hours with lid tipped to allow vapors to escape. Put in pint jars. Cool on counter. Tastes best if allowed to sit for a couple of days in the fridge or freezer. Freezes really well.
Enjoy!

Yummy Chocolate Cookies

Cream-

2 cups butter
2 cups honey

Add then mix-

2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs beaten

In a separate bowl mix then add to wet ingredients-

6 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/3 cups cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Scoop onto a cookie sheet. This is a soft dough.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
Enjoy!

Refrigerator Pickles

This recipe makes about 6 quarts.
It is very forgiving so adjust to your families tastes.



Peeled garlic cloves (I use about 6-8 cloves per jar)
1 Tbsp. plus 1 teas. Dill weed (dried) per jar
4 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup non-iodized salt
3 quarts of water
Cucumbers (enough to fill 6 quart jars)

Boil vinegar, water and salt for 5 minutes set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Layer some garlic cloves on the bottom of each of the jars add dill weed place in cucumbers top with some more garlic add liquid. Place lids.
I let mine cool on the counter than put them in the fridge. They take a week or two to get pickled. The longer they sit the better they taste. They should stay good in the fridge for a few months. Enjoy!

Honey Cake

Cream together-

1 3/4 cups butter softened
3 cups honey

Then add-

8 eggs beaten
4 tsp vanilla

Mix then add-

4 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

Combine all.

Butter then flour 12 muffin cups and a jelly roll (cookie sheet) pan.
Bake cupcakes at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
Bake cake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Excellent topped with the chocolate fudge recipe (used as icing).
Enjoy!

Cinnamon Cookies

Cream together-

1 cup butter (or 2/3 cup grapeseed oil)
1 1/2 cups honey

Then add and mix-

3 eggs beaten
2 tsp. vanilla

Add remaining ingredients then mix-

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp real salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Scoop onto cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.