Guest Hosting Bookmarked Recipes #50

Here’s this week's round up of Bookmarked Recipes and this week we have some more great recipes from some more great bloggers. This week’s round up is being hosted by me... Tami of Tami's Kitchen Table Talk.



I'll start off this week's round up with an old time favorite, Original Rice Krispies Treats, from the Kellogg's Rice Krispies website. Wanna bite?



Next up we have Arika of My Yummy Life. She's made Nanaimo Bars from Dishing Up Delights. Don't they look delicious?!?



City Girl of City Girl Lifestyle sent us her version of Spicy Red Rice. She bookmarked the recipe from the May 2009 issue of Real Simple Magazine. She sent us the online link for it, too. Looks really good!



Deeba from Passionate About Baking sent in this beautiful dish that she calls Getting My Herbs Right with Chicken and Pasta. She combined two bookmarked recipes to create this dish. The first recipe is from an old blogging friend, Val at More Than Burnt Toast & the second is from a new blogging friend, Bron, at Bron Marshall. My mouth is watering over this one!


Amanda from Amanda's Cookin' sent in Sesame Chicken. She bookmarked this delicious recipe from You Tube. Somebody hand me a fork, I want to dig right in!



Thanks everyone for your submissions!!! It's always exciting to see what people have been making and recreating as well as meeting some new bloggers.

Next week’s round up will be hosted by Ben of What's Cooking.

That's it for this week. Remember if you want to take part here's all you have to do....
1. Pick a recipe from a book/magazine/blog/website/tv show and make it. (Note you can only submit 1 recipe per week)
2. Blog about it
- include where you got the recipe in your blog post (including a link to their website if possible)
- include a link to this post or this blog in your blog post
- include the logo (see above) for Bookmarked Recipes in your blog post
- include a photo of your recreation on your blog post
3. Email bookmarkedrecipes[AT]gmail[DOT]com with the following information:
- Your name
- The name of your blog
- The URL of your blog
- The permalink for your entry
- A photo of your entry
- A note of where you got your recipe from

Bookmarked Recipes - Rice Krispies Treats

I've been cleaning out my cupboards trying to use up some of the extra baking supplies that have accumulated over the last few months. I came across a bag of mini marshmallows and I knew that there was half of a large box of Rice Krispies left over from my kids. Since I needed to make something for their school lunches anyway, Rice Krispies treats seemed to be the perfect answer.

It's been quite a while since we've eaten these treats. My daughter was so excited that I was going to make them for her. She's lost two teeth this weekend for a total of 3 missing now. Finding things that she can (and will) eat has been a bit tricky. lol!



I went to the Kellogg's website and followed the directions for the original Rice Krispies Treats. Nothing could be any simpler. :)

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 package (10 oz., about 40) regular marshmallows
- OR -
4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies

1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

2. Add Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated.

3. Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cool. Cut into 2-inch squares. Best if served the same day.

Store no more than two days at room temperature in airtight container. To freeze, place in layers separated by wax paper in airtight container. Freeze for up to 6 weeks. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.



I'm submitting this as a favorite Bookmarked Recipe this week!

Be sure to check back here tomorrow because I am hosting this week's round up!

It's not too late to join us this week! It's EASY & FUN!!

Here's what you have to do:

To take part here's what you do.......
1. Pick a recipe from a book/magazine/blog/website/tv show and make it. (Note you can only submit 1 recipe per week)

2. Blog about it
- include where you got the recipe in your blog post (including a link to their website if possible)
- include a link to this post or this blog in your blog post
- include the logo (see above) for Bookmarked Recipes in your blog post
- include a photo of your recreation on your blog post

3. Email bookmarkedrecipes[AT]gmail[DOT]com with the following information:
- Your name and where you're from
- The name of your blog
- The permalink for your entry
- A photo of your entry
- A note of where you got your recipe from


YUMMY!

Just easy meals for busy days

I apologize in advance to my blogging friends for this rant....

It's been a few stressful days for me. We are trying to decide "when" or "if" we are moving. I'm pretty sure we are going to. I should clear things up when I said before that we found a house--I should've said to rent, not to buy. Neither one of us are ready to lay down ties in this area just yet, so we are just renting for now. That leads me to say that I cannot believe how rude some people can be once they find out you are "renters". To some, they consider us the scum of the Earth. Unbelievable! We are living in this state - not by choice - but because my husband was laid off from his job working for a major airline. We moved here so that he could take another job and provide for our family. We left behind a house and all of our family and friends (except my true Internet friends!). But we trudged through and made it work. Our prayers were answered when he was called back to his other job BUT we weren't given the option to go home. Instead we moved to another area within this same state. With the economy the way it is today, we are so very thankful that he still has his job. He's been with this company for 19 yrs --but that doesn't mean a thing - we can be uprooted at any time. I'm not asking anyone to feel sorry for us. We chose this path and we are making it work for us and our family. I just ask that before you call us (insert demeaning adjectives here) renters, you find out the whole story. Or better yet....get to know us. You might just like these renters.

Moving on......

Dinners for the last week have been pretty simple so that's why I haven't taken pictures or bothered to blog about them.

A few dinners I've made:

cheeseburgers & pasta salad
chicken noodle soup
lasagna
turkey and noodles
spaghetti

I hope to get back to menu planning next week.

Berry Dumplings

My husband grew up with his Mom making dumplings in soups, desserts...etc. He was really happy when I told him that I found a recipe for a dumpling dessert.

The original recipe is called "Strawberry Dumplings", made by WendyMichelle at FamilyCorner.com.

I subbed mixed berries instead of using all strawberries. This was my first attempt at making any type of dumpling dessert so my dumplings weren't really pretty. Even so, the dessert was really good! The thought of dumplings cooked this way wasn't appealing to me at first but since I'm usually game for tasting everything that I make, I tried it. Boy was I surprised how much I liked it!


Here's my recipe with a couple of changes:

Berry Dumplings

4 eggs
4 Tbsp. melted butter
4 tsp. baking powder
4 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt
12 Tbsp. flour - I had to add 4 more TBSP of flour to make the batter stiff enough to spoon into the pot.

Combine to make stiff batter to hold shape.

4 cups
strawberries
2 cups sugar - I would only use 1 - 1 /2 C. of sugar the next time.

Mash berries with sugar. Bring to boil in a large pot
with a tight
lid. Drop dumplings into hot liquid, reduce heat and
simmer, with lid on, for 15 minutes. Don't lift lid - don't peek!

Remove dumplings carefully to dessert dishes and spoon berries
over.

A quick and easy dessert for any night of the week!

Kids Cook - Tropical Strawberry Smoothies

My kids really enjoy helping out in the kitchen. A couple of months ago I decided that we would set up one day each weekend for a "Kids Cook" day.

We've been really busy this weekend but we did manage to make smoothies together. Our local WalMart was giving out samples of smoothies on Saturday. Both of my kids liked it so we decided to make more at home. I already had the ingredients at home to make smoothies so I didn't have to spend the extra money on buying the ingredients. (YAY!)

Tropical Strawberry Smoothies
1 C. vanilla yogurt
1 C. fresh strawberries, sliced
1 C. frozen tropical fruit
1/2 skim milk
1 small banana, peeled and sliced

Add all ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Enjoy!