kelly's homemade cooking

Mississippi Mud Cake

2012-01-04T09:46:00.000-08:00

Mississippi Mud Cake

Recipe Courtesy of Paula Deen

Based on 14 Reviews

Servings: 12 to 16 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients Add to grocery list

2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 all-purpose flour
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 bag miniature marshmallows

Icing:
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoon cocoa
6 tablespoon milk
1 (1-pound) box confectioners’ sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

Combine the sugar, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl. Bring the butter, oil, cocoa, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add to the flour mixture.

Beat together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to the chocolate mixture, mix well, and pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

While the cake is baking, make the icing by melting the butter in the cocoa and milk over low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners’ sugar. Slowly mix in the nuts and the vanilla. Take the cake from the oven, and when it cools a bit cover it with miniature marshmallows. Pour the warm icing over the cake and the marshmallows. Cool the cake before serving. From Paula Deen

Ranch Chicken Strips

2012-01-04T09:30:00.000-08:00

Ranch Chicken Strips Recipe

December 1, 2011 | By Bobby In Recipes | Comments(12)

I never thought that dry ranch dressing mix would make the best chicken strips ever. Maybe it’s not just the ranch but the combination of dry ranch dressing mix, parmesan cheese , and a few seasonings. No matter the reason, these were the best chicken strips I have had in awhile. The best part about this recipe is it requires few ingredients and is so easy to prepare. The chicken strips are rolled in a dry ranch dressing, parmesan cheese, and crushed corn flake mixture. They are either then baked or deep fried. These go great for parties or just for dinner. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (sliced into strips)
1 cup corn flakes (crushed)
¾ cup grated parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 (1 ounce) package hidden valley dry ranch dressing mix
1 cup milk
1 egg

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13×9 inch baking dish. In a shallow dish combine crushed corn flakes, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, black pepper, and dry ranch dressing mix. In a small bowl beat together eggs and milk.
Step 2: Dip each chicken strip into the egg/milk mixture and then roll in the crushed corn flakes/ranch dressing mixture. Repeat until all chicken strips are well coated.
Step 3: Place onto a greased baking sheet and bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees). You can also deep fry these. If deep frying the time will be less. By Blog Chef

Cheeseball

2011-12-12T06:57:00.000-08:00

1 - 8oz. Cream Cheese, softened
1 - 8oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Grated
1 - Pkg. Buddig Original Beef, cubed really thin, & tiny
3 to 4 green onions, just the green part,
Pecans, chopped

Mix by hand, mix well, shape into ball, roll in pecans, chill
This is one of my favorites!

You can add diced green chili, drained, or a little tony's, or ect.

Pineapple Cheeseball

2011-12-12T06:45:00.000-08:00

2 - 8oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 Cup Bell Pepper
3 - Green Onions, very fine
1 - Can Crushed pineapple, Drained
1 tsp. Seasoned Salt
1/2 Cup Pecans
Pecans

Mix the first 5 ingredients by hand mix well, add 1/2 C. pecans, mix well. Roll into a ball, then roll in chopped pecan to cover!

This was my sisters favorite cheeseball, and her recipe. By Wyoma Schneider!

Cranberry Salsa

2011-12-11T11:16:00.000-08:00

It is optimal to make it up an hour or so in advance so the flavors can combine and meld together but feel free to eat right away.

I served it over a brick of cream cheese with crackers but it is wonderful just served as chips and salsa or just straight off a spoon!

I am excited for the next holiday party I am invited to – guess what I’m bringing!? Want to invite me over?

Cranberry Salsa

Printable Recipe

In food processor combine:
12 oz bag of cranberries
1/4 cup chopped green onion, about 4-6
1 bunch of cilantro
In a separate bowl combine
1 cup sugar
Juice of two limes
1/4 -1/2 tsp cumin powder depending on taste.
Mix everything together and chill for an hour. Serve over cream cheese or just with chips. Also would be yummy as a side sauce with turkey, pork or chicken.

It is optimal to make it up an hour or so in advance so the flavors can combine and meld together but feel free to eat right away.

I served it over a brick of cream cheese with crackers but it is wonderful just served as chips and salsa or just straight off a spoon!

I am excited for the next holiday party I am invited to – guess what I’m bringing!? Want to invite me over?

Cranberry Salsa

Printable Recipe

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2011-10-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

sorry first my granddaughter did that and she is 6 and spelled some things wrong and she did it on the wrong blog sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-10-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

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Kelly's Homemade Chicken Noodle soup

2011-10-06T07:56:00.000-07:00

I started making this right after Rick & I got married 34 years ago, I've never even looked at a chicken soup recipe. I'm putting this on for my kids, sorry I don't even have measurements I go by looks, Good luck! I don't like big chunks, I cut everything small. I started putting cauliflower in it when my kids were small, I cut it tiny, tiny, they never knew!

This will feed up to 8 People
1 roasting chicken
1 bag of baby carrots, I like baby carrots, slice, you might only need 1/2 a bag I go by looks
4 to 6 celery, cut down the middle, then slice fairly thin
1/4 to a 1/2 of head of cauliflower
1-white onion
1 to 2 cans diced green chili
soy sauce
bay leaf
basil
tony's
chicken bouillon

In a turkey roaster or big silver bowl, put washed & cleaned out roasting chicken in pan, fill with water4 inches from the top of pan. Put 3 or 4 bay leaf's, sprinkle basil allover, sprinkle lightly tony's all over, sprinkle a little restaurant pepper. Bake at 375 for 2 to 3 hours. While that is baking cut the veggies. When chicken is done, take the chicken out to cool, put in cake pan, when cool enough to touch, skin it and shred chicken. In big stock pan pour the water mixture in it, take out bay leaf. You want to be about 5 inches from the top, you might need to add more water and chicken bouillon, and a little more basil. Put heat on med. high, add veggies, add chicken after the soup has been boiling for a little while. when veggies are close to tender, not all the way tender, add the homemade noodles, it takes 15 to 20 minutes to cook the noodles. When the noodles are done pour a little soy sauce, add green chili, taste broth, add salt, tony's, pepper what ever is needed. Be careful with the tony's and pepper it gets really hot!

Home made noodles:

4 eggs
1/2 pint whipping cream 8oz. or 1 cup
1 tsp. salt
4 cups flour
If you have a bosch, put eggs in and mix, add whipping cream & salt mix, add flour a little at a time. Mix well. Put a little cooking oil on counter, spread it all around, put dough in the middle and start rolling with rolling pin, you want it thin but not paper thin. With pizza cutter start cutting strips, when through with the strips, cut the other way, make them 3 to 4 inches long. Let dry there for about 15 to 20 minutes. One at a time but into boiling soup, cook until tender, around 20 minutes.

Happy Birthday Teagan! WOW 2 years old!

2011-09-13T12:57:00.000-07:00

This is our little Teagan we love him so much! He has beautiful blue eyes, and handsome blond hair. He is great at throwing the ball, real hard. He is great at batting, and catching! He is really good at basketball too, and he can fun fast. He loves life, he is always on the go, and into everything! He loves to pull he's sisters hair, and make them scream!!! We love how smiley he is! He is are # 6th Grandchild! We love you sugar! Love Papa & Grandma Kelly!

Cranberry White Chip Blondies

2011-09-02T17:16:00.000-07:00

1 1/2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 Cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/2 Cups firmly packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 TBSP. Vanilla
1 Cup Sweetened dried Cranberries
1 Cup White Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x13 pan with pan spray.
In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder & salt. In small saucepan, melt butter & brown sugar; stir until smooth. Remove from heat & let cool about 5 minutes. Stir in eggs & vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture; mix until blended. Fold in 3/4 cup of white chocolate chips. Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining cranberries and chips.

Bake 22-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting.

Makes about 24 brownies.

Kelly's Green Chili Sauce!

2011-06-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

7 to 8- Beef Bouillon cubes
2- pkg. Stew Meat I like Pork
1- Frozen green chili, small or medium container Mild
2- Cans Ro-tell Org.
1- Onion
4 to 5- Garlic cloves
In crock pot, add water a little more than half full. Salt & pepper meat, roll in flour. In frying pan, add oil med. to high heat, brown meat on both sides, drain oil, add meat to crock pot. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cook on high for about 5 hours, then cook on low for about 2 more or until tender. Take 4 to 7 TBSP. Corn starch add a little water stir until smooth, pour into chili mixture, stir until thicken and smooth. Season with tony's, salt, & pepper
BURRO!
Take flour tortilla, spread refried beans over a little less then half of tortilla, pour a little green chili mixture over beans, sprinkle a little cheese over beans, fold one side, then fold bean side, then fold other side, then fold the bean side again. In fry pan add oil & heat over a little more then medium, when hot fry burros on both sides until golden. Put on plate, pour green chili sauce over the top, sprinkle cheese over the top of chili, top with lettuce, tomatoes, ect.
Green Chili Cheese Crisp
deep fry a flour tortilla, then put on cookie sheet, sprinkle cheese over tortilla, turn oven on broil, broil for just a sec. until cheese is melted, pour hot green chili mixture over the whole thing!

Rick's Quick Green Chili

2011-06-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

Rick is trying to watch what he eats, so he made up this green Chili sauce, he put's it over grilled Turkey burgers, Steak, grilled chicken, & fish, in this picture he added shrimp to it. He loved it!
Rick's Green Chili
6 cups water
8- beef Bouillon
1 LB., 12oz. Frozen Green Chili, chopped ( he used Bueno, hot, and it was hot)
1- onion diced fine
7- garlic cloves, diced fine
1- 14.5oz. can Petite Diced Tomatoes, may use 2
4 to 5 TBSP corn starch
In medium stock pan, add water, bouillon, and green chili. Turn stove to medium heat. Add onions, garlic, & tomatoes. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes or until onions are tender. Turn up heat when boiling, add corn starch & water mixed, to chili, to thicken. Season with Tony's, salt, & pepper. He didn't add meat because he puts it on top of meats! I put it in little freezer containers!

Baked Tilapia

2011-06-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

Tilapia Fillets, boneless, & skinless
Lemons
lemon pepper
Old Bay Seasoning
Basil, Fresh or dried
Butter, or I can't believe it's not butter spray
preheat oven 375. Spray pam in baking dish. I sprayed I can't believe it's not butter on both sides of fish (or u can do butter) then I sprinkled Old Bay, lemon pepper, very little basil, on both sides of fish. Lay fish in pan, put a slice of lemon on each piece of fish. Cover with foil, bake 20 to 22 minutes. I like to squeeze fresh lemon on top.

Marva's & Kelly's Salmon Patties

2011-05-05T21:36:00.000-07:00

1 Can Pink Salmon (14 & 3/4oz.), Drain, remove any skin that's on it, remove the little bones.
1 Egg
6 to 8 Crackers, crush with hands
1 TLBS. Milk, May need a little more.

Put Salmon in a bowl, add egg, mix with spoon, add crackers, and milk, I mix with my hands, if cracker are not moist add a little more milk, if to moist add another cracker.
heat oil in pan, pat salmon into patties, fry on both sides, to a golden brown. I like to squeeze fresh lemon on mine, my kids & husband like ketchup.
Sorry Hailey I don't go by a recipe, just looks and feel! Good luck sweets!

Red or Green Enchiladas: I make these RED!

2011-05-05T10:46:00.000-07:00

1/3 C. Oil
1/2 C. Flour
2 to 3 C. Cold water
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. Chili powder
1/2 tsp. Garlic powder
1 Can (16oz.) Las Palmas enchilada sauce ( Red or Green)
1 Can chopped olives
1 Bunch chopped green onions
3/4 lb. Monterey Jack Cheese, grated
3/4 lb. Longhorn Cheese, grated
1 lb. browned and drained hamburger or 2 C. cooked chicken
18 Tortillas

In a heavy fry pan, over medium heat, cook oil until it smokes. With whisk, add flour, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly. Stir in water and cook until a medium-thick gravy results. Add salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and enchilada sauce, add tony's to taste. When this mixture is again bubbly, turn stove down to keep sauce warm only. Mix olives and green onions together in a bowl. Combine cheeses in another bowl. In a large, oblong glass pan, spoon some enchilada sauce. Dip tortillas in sauce and then into pan. Approximately 6 tortillas should cover the pan, some overlapping will happen. Sprinkle half of the olive - onion mixture next. Over this, put half of the meat. Sprinkle third of the cheese. Now repeat these layers beginning with tortillas dipped in sauce. Use the last half of the olive - onion mixture, the rest of the meat and another third of the cheese. For the last layer, dip tortillas in sauce and place in pan. Pour any remaining sauce over the top. Sprinkle the remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cheese melts ans sauce bubbles. Sometimes I lightly fry the corn tortillas on each sides, stack on paper towels, keep towel over the top one. I take a tortilla put sauce and cheese in middle and roll, when the tortillas are all rolled and put in cake pan, pour sauce over top, then cheese's, then olive - onion mixture.

Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole

2011-05-05T07:14:00.000-07:00

Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole
Added by Roberta Broussard [robann] on

Cook time:	1 Hr		Difficulty:	EASY
Prep time:	30 Min		Serves:	8-10

Ingredients

FRENCH TOAST

- 12 slc bread, any kind

- 2 pkg cream cheese, room temperature

- 1 c blueberries, fresh or frozen

- 12 lg eggs

- 1 to 2 c milk, add a little at a time until milk is

absorbed by bread

- 1/3 c maple syrup or honey

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

- 1 c sugar

- 2 Tbsp cornstarch

- 1 c water

- 1 c blueberries, fresh or frozen

- 1 Tbsp butter

Directions

1. French Toast Casserole: Spray 9 X 13 inch dish with Pam. Cut or tear bread into cubes and arrange in the bottom of dish

2. Cut up cream cheese into 1 in cubes. Drop the cream cheese cubes over the top of the bread. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the top.

3. In mixing bowl, combine 12 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1/3 cup maple syrup. Pour this mixture over the bread, cream cheese and blueberries. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

4. Blueberry Sauce: You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate, then warm up before serving.

5. Stir together 1 cup sugar and 2 Tbls cornstarch in a medium sauce pan. Add 1 cup water and stir until smooth. Stir well so cornstarch won't be clumpy. Heat to boiling and stir 2-3 minutes until thickened.

6. Add 1 cup blueberries, simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until blueberries start to burst. Don't let them all burst. I like some of the blueberries whole.

7. Turn heat off the blueberry sauce and stir in 1 Tbls butter. Store in plastic or glass container and refrigerate until ready to use.

8. The next morning preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take casserole out of the refrigerator. Place covered cassrole in a 350 degree oven and bake for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake for another 25-30 minutes or until top is a golden brown and the center is set.

9. While the casserole is baking, you can heat up the blueberry sauce on top of the oven or microwave until warm. Serve over top of casserole.

10. Prep time: 30 min to put everything together 8-24 hours - refrigerate several hours or overnight until bread is soaked through with egg, milk mixture. Cook time: 1 hour

11. Alternate Sauce, I call it cheating. Take jam or preserves, what ever flavor of fruit you are using to make this. Put preserves in small sauce pan, add 1 Tbls cornstarch, mix until smooth, add additional fruit if desired. Warm in sauce pan until smooth and thickened. Serve over the french toast, ice cream or anything else you can think of.

12. Apparently, some people are getting soggy results. Add milk a little at a time until milk is absorbed by bread, you don't want it to be soggy before you bake it. If its soggy before you bake it, it will be soggy after you bake it.

Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole
Added by Roberta Broussard [robann] on

Cook time:	1 Hr		Difficulty:	EASY
Prep time:	30 Min		Serves:	8-10