Refrigerator Butter Crescent Rolls & cinnamon rolls

Happy post Thanksgiving. I hope each of you had a great time!! For the first time it was just us this year. No other family around. It was really quiet!!
We had a yummy dinner and some super yummy rolls. My mom made these every year as I was growing up. They always came out perfect and so yummy that if she ever didn't make them, there was mutiny within the ranks. So I decided to make them this year and they didn't disappoint! To make them even better, you can also make cinnamon rolls out of part of the dough. Super Yum!!

Refrigerator Butter Crescent Rolls
2 tbsp yeast
2 C lukewarm water
1 C butter or margarine, melted
1 C + 2 tbsp sugar
6 beaten eggs
1 1/2 tsp salt
9 C flour

Mix yeast with 2 tbsp sugar and warm water. Let proof for about 5 minutes.
Add melted butter, sugar and eggs. Mix well. Sift flour and salt. Mix well and let rise for 2 hours.
Stir down and put in fridge overnight. Keep a damp cloth over dough. Keep it damp. If dough rises too much, punch it down. Dough will be sticky.

The next morning, divide dough into 4ths (this is where I keep one of the quarters out for cinnamon rolls) . DOUGH DOES NOT NEED TO BE KNEADED. Roll into circle size of pie and spread butter on it. Cut into 12 pieces. Roll up starting with wide edge. Place on buttered cookie sheet. Let rolls rise 1 1/2 hours. Bake 10 min. at 400 degrees.
These come out so super yummy!! You can place the cooked rolls in the freezer if you have too many leftovers. Otherwise you'll be eating these for days! But I don't think you'll mind! If you don't make cinnamon rolls this recipe will make 4 dozen rolls.

As I mentioned earlier, this also makes superb homemade cinnamon rolls. At the point where you have rolled out the dough, spread butter on it. Then top with sugar and cinnamon. Use whatever you like. I didn't measure when I made these. Then roll up. Cut and place in a baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Then let sit for 1 1/2 hours to rise. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes, checking them after 15 minutes. Once cooked top with a glaze made with powdered sugar and milk.

HAPPY EATING!!!!

Pudding Cake

When the hubbie and I were dating I asked him if there was something that his mom made that he really liked. I was feeling crafty and wanted to impress him. He said it was his mom's pudding cake. So I called her and I got the recipe. That was 8 years ago and it's still just as good now as it was then.
It's really good and I have to warn you, it's RICH!!!

Pudding Cake

The cake:
1 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 C sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp shortening (melted)

Pudding:
3/4 C sugar
1/4 C baking cocoa

Mix ingredients for cake together and put in a greased 8X8 pan.

Then mix pudding ingredients and sprinkle on top.

Pour 1 3/4 C boiling water over mixture DO NOT STIR

Put into preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.


This is best served warm right out of the oven topped with whipped cream. It is just as good the next day, but it's really good all steamy and warm with all of it's chocolaty goodness!!
Like I said, a little goes a long way! Enjoy!

HAPPY EATING!!!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! I hope each of you have a great day!!!

Glazed Carrots & A Chowda Mac

Happy Sunday. It's been a busy weekend for sure. Friday night we had pack meeting for scouts and it was a pot luck dinner for Thanksgiving (can you believe it's already here?!?!?!?!). So I grabbed Stephanie's glazed carrots recipe and did it. They were so yummy and got eaten all up! Thanks for the great idea!



Maple-Glazed Carrots
2 bags mini peeled carrots
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2/3 cup orange juice
5 tbsp. maple syrup
5 tbsp. melted butter or margarine
3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt

In a large saucepan, bring 1 inch or water and carrots to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until tender crisp.

Meanwhile, in another saucepan, combine the cornstarch and orange juice until smooth. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. This got VERY thick for me.

Drain carrots; transfer to a serving bowl. Pour glaze over carrots; gently stir to coat, eat and enjoy!



Then tonight I decided to try another recipe from a Rachael Ray cookbook. I've made this before but it's been a while. It was a lot better this time that last time. If my stomach was bigger I probably could have eaten the whole thing! I hope you enjoy it too!!




Crab and Corn Chowda Mac
10 oz small shell pasta
1 tbsp olive oil (I used veg. oil since that's what I had)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, seeded and chopped
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 C chicken stock
1 C milk (or you could use heavy cream to make it really rich!)
3/4 package imitation crab (or 6 oz tub of the real thing)
1 1/2 C frozen corn
2 C shredded cheddar cheese (I used Velveeta and ohhhhh boy!)
2 tbsp fresh thyme (I used dried oregano)
2 pinches cayenne pepper (I used chili powder)
chives or parsley for garnish

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook the pasta until al dente.

In another pan, add veg oil and heat. Add onions and peppers and cook until tender-crisp, about 3-5 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock and heat through. Add the milk. When milk bubbles add crab, corn, cheese and seasonings.
Drain pasta and add to crab mixture. Adjust seasonings to taste. Put in bowls and top with garnish.

This was filling and really creamy, cheesy and ooohhh sooooo good.

Hope you have a great week up ahead with Thanksgiving. Have a great one! and of course....

HAPPY EATING!!!!!!!!!1

Winners!

Congrats to Stephanie, MaryBeth and Colleen. The winners of the contest.
Send me your mailing address (they will NOT be kept, used or stored in any way, shape or fashion!) to REBEKAHSKITCHEN@LIVE.COM and the prizes will be sent out soon!

Thanks again!!!!!!!

Cheesy Kielbasa Pasta & a Giveaway!

Happy Wednesday! It's been busy at our house today. We have little friends over and it's been a riot here all afternoon. I love watching kids using their imaginations and just playing all over the place!
Now on to tonight's dinner. Unfortunately it was not a hit in my house. The husband is gone so I have yet to receive his input. He's doing field exercises with his military training class. So I'll get his input tomorrow. Anyway I hope you guys like it, I thought it was good, but the kids had different opinions. Bummer. Oh well. At least we tried!!

Cheesy Kielbasa & Pasta
16 oz ditalini pasta (or whatever short pasta you like)
1 bag frozen broccoli
1 can cheddar cheese soup
3/4 C milk (I just filled the soup can with the milk)
2 pkg pre-cooked kielbasa, sliced
8oz shredded cheddar cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. In large saucepan add soup, milk and broccoli. Cook until heated through and add the pasta and kielbasa. Cook for about 10 minutes until broccoli and kielbasa are heated through.

We also served these with breadsticks topped with cheese.

CONTEST HAS ENDED! THANKS!

And now for the best part! A fun give away from Progresso. I'm really excited about this. They have started to make broth now instead of just the soup. Their soup is already so yummy! The gift baskets (see attached image) include a free coupon for Progresso Broth, a recipe card holder, recipe box and wicker basket, as well as a set of serving spoons and a spoon rest.I'm excited to hear about how you use broth. Let me know your favorite holiday recipe that includes broth of some kind for your chance to win and GOOD LUCK there will be 3 winners!!!!


Also until the winners are announced here is a link that will give you a coupon for the new broth! It's good until December 17.
http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=54519&ci=1&c=GM&p=kIsElz3U

CONTEST WILL END SUNDAY AT NOON AZ MST. GOOD LUCK!!! and of course!

HAPPY EATING!!!!!!!!!!

Tagged! and an award!

No recipe tonight....it was just a simple fried chicken tenders and peas night. Nothing to write home about. Unless you consider using homemade wheat bread crumbs for the coating on the chicken fascinating (not really.....). But I was tagged and didn't want to wait another minute to do it and pass it along. Stephanie at Fun Foods on A Budget tagged me so here goes:

It's the Seven Random Things tag.

So here are The Rules:

• Link the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.

• Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.

• Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links.

• Let each person know that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1. I've been playing the violin for over 20 years and was part of a symphony orchestra. I really wanted to play with Orchestra at Temple Square but since I don't live in Utah anymore it's unlikely that will happen.

2. I want to learn to play the banjo and be in a blue grass band.

3. I love watching the same movie over and over again. Especially sappy movies or Jane Austin movies. This usually happens when my hubbie isn't around or is playing video games.

4. I know all there is to know about Scooby Doo.

5. my favorite movies of all time are star wars and can quote them.

6. I love playing board games with friends and family and when both computers work, my hubbie and I link up and play computer games together after the kiddos go to bed.

7. My favorite holidays are Halloween and Christmas because of all the great food and fun stuff to bake. I'm sssoooo looking forward to Christmas this year and the secret santas that we get to do!! Plus I just love to decorate and there are so many ideas floating around for those holidays!

I would like to tag:
Picky Palate
Bake Shop
Not So Perfect Housewife
Deciously Delicious
This Week For Dinner
Bake or Break
A Year of Crockpotting

And I also got an award from Stephanie so I am passing it on to all those I tagged. Thanks for making the world taste that much better!!!!

HAPPY EATING!!!