Fall is around the corner

Well, my intentions were to keep this up at least monthly...and time flies by and you don't seem to have time for it..The summer is almost gone..the school season starts tomorrow and Labor Day is just around the corner.

I did put in tomatoes and got quite a few for my own use and they did come out pretty good. I can't find my recipe box. I cleaned up and put it in a good place. But that is life...I will have all winter to look for it again.

In thinking of fall...I think of pumpkins...so here is a pumpkin soup out of the Polish cookbook.

1 small pumpkin

Salt

2 qts. milk

1 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Peel and dice pumpkin. Cook in small amount of salted water until tender. Mash pumpkin. Cook milk add pumpkin, sugar and cinnamon. Serve with toasted pumpkin seeds.. Yum.

Yikes

Yikes..where has the time gone? There is a saying on Facebook about what idiot got me started on FB....it is a time consuming thing to be on there...Plus, not feeling well and not knowing what was happening...but life is better now. Spring and summer...such nice times. Memorial Day is here. Cook outs...but, I have given up a lot of the meat for now...eating more chicken and fish. I like to have shark..mmm a little lemon after grilling it on my G. Foreman grill...and I am in heaven.

Hope you don't mind but I don't have a post of a recipe. I have to look some up and share...Have a great Memorial Day!!!

Spring

Ahhhh spring...the air is full of the smell of lilacs!! It is too bad they only bloom for a short time.
Got really hungry for some sauerkraut...but what to have with it????
Well, I thawed some pork chops and sliced some onions and off we went...
this is my recipe for pork chops...
Place the chops in a heavy skillet. Add the sliced onions. Cover the chops and onion with water and let cook. Add more water as needed if it evaporates and cook for about one hour or until meat is tender. Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. After one hour let the water evaporate from skillet. When water is almost gone, add sauerkraut and juice and let cook to desired consistency...Enjoy!! I know I did!

March Madness

Good gravy, it is already the 14th of March. Where has all the time gone? Seems like it was just Thanksgiving. I will be glad to see the horrors of winter come to an end and the joyous songs of the birds once again filling the air....St. Patrick's day is coming...and I remember when my hubby was alive how he enjoyed corned beef and cabbage. Of course, he wasn't Irish nor am I...I bought the corned beef packaged with it's seasonings and a head of cabbage and put it in the crock pot the night before and mmmmmm....by morning the smells were awesome. Here's wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's Day.....May the road ahead be smooth and straight and may the Sun always shine upon you....until we meet again. Have a good one!

Meatless meal

Here it is ....Friday already. During Lent, we always went meatless on Wednesdays and Fridays. So, I still try and comply.
I remember going over to my Italian friend's home and having the most wonderful pizza ever. I did ask my "other" mother how to make it and she gave me the recipe. It is so easy....this is...
Salt and Pepper Pizza
Buy a loaf of frozen bread dough. Thaw according to directions on the package. Lightly grease a
pizza pan or a sheet pan. Press the thawed dough into the pan. With your finger, gently indent the dough...let it rise and then brush lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper as desired. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 mins. check and see if it is golden brown...if it is it is ready. If not leave in the oven a little longer..until golden brown. Cut and enjoy with a fresh greens salad....It is the best!!!

Lent begins???

Holy mackerel..where has the time gone. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday already. The time for Lent begins. Lots of fish fries and meatless dishes on Fridays and Wednesdays. For a quick meal, I like to have cheese ravioli. I buy them frozen, boil as many as I feel I can eat. Then in a frying pan or saute pan, I saute onions til translucent in margarine/butter. I add my ravioli after they have cooked and enjoy them ... just about as much as pierogi. A quick meal if I add a nice fresh salad and I am all set...
Have a great day....enjoy and Smile!!!

Sugarfree Valentine's Day Dessert

Hii all! Happy Valentine's Day....since chocolate is one of the things most people give or receive, I found a recipe for those of us who are not to have sugar....enjoy....
Sugarfree Chocolate Mousse
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
3 Tbsps. hot water
1 tsp. rum flavoring
1 TBSP. liquid sweetener (to equal 1/2 cup sugar)
3 egg yolks
3 egg whites beaten stiff
Cut chocolate into small pieces and combine in a blender with hot water, rum flavoring and liquid sweetner. Blend for 40 seconds. Add egg yolks: blend 20 more seconds. Fold chocolate mixture into stiffly beaten egg whites. Spoon into 4 individual serving dishes and chill thoroughly.
Only 100 calories per serving. Enjoy it with your sweetie!!