Yellow Fluff

This summer I went to a Christmas in July craft day!   Pot luck of course.  This dessert that we ended up calling Yellow Fluff was so good I kept eating way more than I should have.  The flowers above are for the yellow fluff name.   Very easy to make, and could keep eating.


 Mix together:

1  small pkg instant vanilla jello pudding mix
1 c. buttermilk

 add:

 1  8 oz. carton cool whip

Stir in 16 crushed fudge striped cookies
1 can pineapple chunks
1 can mandarin oranges

 And you are done!!  Easy!!!!

Apple Cider Bread | RecipeGirl.com

Good morning all!!!!   I was cleaning out my fridge from Rod's  Birthday Party last weekend and had some leftover apple slices.  So I remember seeing this recipe on line and thought I would try it.  It was very enjoyable.  With as many apples as there are in it, it is a little heavy but still very good.  I made muffins out of them . We have lots of apples on our trees so am trying to find some recipes to make besides apple sauce.  This is a keeper!!!!!
At the bottom of the recipe is a link with pictures of this recipe.  

Apple Cider Bread

 2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated white sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1/2 cup apple cider
2 1/4 cups chopped apples (peeled and cored)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 8x5-inch loaf pan.
2. Sift dry ingredients (flour through cloves) into a medium bowl.
3. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together butter and sugars. Beat in eggs. Add in flour mixture alternately with cider- about half at a time, and mix just until combined.
4. In a small bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Stir into the batter.
5. Scoop batter into the prepared pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for at least 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Tips:

*I like to use a combination of apples- for this recipe I used Granny Smith and Gala.
*This bread is one of those that tastes much better the next day. It will keep for several days- just keep in a covered container or wrap well.

Source: RecipeGirl.com

Apple Cider Bread | RecipeGirl.com

Pickled Beets

 OK, OK, OK, OK, It has been a long time since I have posted.  It has been a very busy summer.   I went into the Culinary Academy and one of the workers had made some pickled beets to put on a salad.  I am not normally a pickled beet person.  These where great.  She made them with canned beets.  I went home and made them with fresh beets.  Wow, they are great, easy and I eat them on my salads all the time.  They have cinnamon and ginger and cloves on them and the spices taste great on a salad.  Hope you enjoy!!!


Bring to a boil
1/3 c. cider vinegar
 1/4 c. water
 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt

1 t. cinnamon
1/8 t. cloves
1/4 t. ground ginger
(I tasted mine and added more or less depending on how strong you want the spices)

 1 15 oz can beets drained or 2 c. cooked beets.  (I used fresh beets and Julienned them)

 Put beets in the boiling liquid and simmer on low for 5 min.   Cool and refrigerate.  Will last a month or more in the fridge.