New Recipe~Yummy!

My cousin is back in town, and we’re hanging out with him and his girlfriend.  Tonight, she made dinner for us, and boy was it good!  My entire family loved it and voted it to be ‘on the menu’    This recipe can be used for breakfast or dinner…

1 loaf of french bread (seasoned bread is yummy with this also!)

1 pkg. Sage Sausage (yes it must be Sage flavored)

1 egg

1/2c. milk

4-8oz shredded chese

Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat (making it crumbled).  While you are cooking, take the loaf of bread, slice it in half longways (making the bottom a little deeper than the top), and hollow it out, saving the pieces of bread in a medium mixing bowl.  When the sausage is cooked, drain the grease and put it in the bowl with the bread.  Add the egg, and about 1/2 of the cheese.  Mix.  Put 1/2 of the remaining cheese into the bottom of the bead.  Put the mixture on top of the cheese.  Sprinkle remaining cheese on the top of the mixture.   Cover with the top.  Brush with butter, wrap in aluminum foil and place in a 350 degree oven for about 20-30 minutes (long enough to warm through).

Remove from aluminum foil and broil for just a minute or two to crisp up the crust.

Slice and serve.

IF you have leftovers, wrap and store in fridge, and eat cold (or warm) in the morning for breakfast.

My husband, who is trying to work off his extra weight has affectionately named this Heaven and Hell.  He said it’s Heaven to eat but it will be Hell to work off!  Visit his blog (I’m sure he’ll have something humorous to say about this dinner.)

Idea Queen Tips Blog

Wow! This blog is awesome! The Idea Queen is full of money-saving tips, tricks, recipes and fun! I spent quite a bit of time just browsing through all of the wonderful ideas she has. I found a great recipe for homemade hair gel…yep..that’s right…homemade hair gel. I can’t wait to try it, I even have all of the ingredients in my cupboard! She has recipes for homemade bubble bath, school lunch recipes (to help minimize the boring same-ol’, same-ol’, and a healthy alternative to overprocessed lunch-in-a-packages), inexpensive Christmas crafts, chore lists, projects with magnets, and much, much more. I just can’t believe all of the information and great ideas she has! I know I will be stopping by frequently! If I could figure out how to work my blog properly, I would add her to my favorites, or blogroll….hmmm…I feel an upcoming project! LOL
Since Halloween is getting near, I thought I’d also share some of the pages the Idea Queen has for yummy treats, spongebob costumes, and pumpkin carving patterns. Be sure to check them out!
Thank you Idea Queen for your awesome ideas, and resources!

A favorite recipe~ Cream Tuna on Toast ~ Quick and easy

One of my favorite standbys is Creamed Tuna on Toast. It’s quick easy, and paired with a veggie, pretty nutritious.
I’ve never really had a ‘recipe’ for it, I just kindof mixed things together. Tonight, I found a recipe online and found it was not what we are used to, so I thought I’d post my own.
First, though, I must say….cream of celery soup does not belong in Creamed Tuna on Toast!!! YUK! It may be easy, but YUK!
I am often surprised at what people come up with to use condensed soups for…cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of cheddar, and cream of celery soups can be found as a base to a lot of recipes. I’ve heard of people making mac & cheese from cream of cheddar soup poured over noodles. This is just unbelievable to me. It doesn’t even sound good! Now, maybe it is…but I’m not sure I’ll ever try it. lol
So…on to my ‘recipe’

First, a white sauce
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. flour
2 c. milk

Salt & Pepper to taste
bread for toast

Melt the butter over med-low heat until melted, being careful not to heat too high and burn it. Add the flour and stir until it starts ’sizzling’. Add milk while whisking.

Heat over medium heat until the sauce bubbles. Add 1 can of tuna, salt and pepper, to taste.

You can double, triple, quadruple this recipe all your heart desires. If you would like to save on milk, you can do 3 parts milk to 1 part water (with the recipe above, that would be 1 1/2 c. milk and 1/2 c. water) but I would not try half water and half milk. It’s just too watery and bland.

Toast bread and pour about 1/3 c. of the creamed tuna on each piece of bread. I personally like to butter my bread first, and my hubby likes cheese on his.

Enjoy!

Yummy recipe

My husband and I sometimes go to a wine tasting at the local cafe’. We really enjoy the wine, food and the company. This past winter, while we were there for the wine tasting, we had a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato bisque. The tomato bisque was to die for!!! I have been searching for a good recipe ever since. A friend of mine found one, and I made it my own, by tweaking it some. I am posting it here. This is yummy, hearty and a little spicy. Enjoy!
2 T. butter or oil
2 onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 15oz can whole tomatoes
1 15oz can tomato sauce
2 cups chicken stock (I use Swanson’s reduced sodium chicken broth) vegetable stock can also
be used
1/4 C. uncooked rice
salt & pepper to taste
1 T chopped basil (or 1 t. pesto)
1/4 t. dried thyme
2 C. half-and-half
several dashes tobasco or other hot pepper sauce (I use Tapatito)
(may need 1 6oz can tomato paste)

Melt butter in a large saucepan and stir in the onions and garlic. Saute until soft and golden over medium-low heat. Pour in the entire can of tomatoes (juice included), chicken stock, rice, salt, pepper, basil, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer for about 30-35 minutes.

Puree the soup in a blender, then pour back into the saucepan. Stir in the half-and-half, the can of tomato sauce, and splash with hot sauce, and taste for seasoning. If the soup does not taste ‘tomatoey’ enough, add some of the tomato paste. I will try a little more next time, and update the recipe. Heat the soup just to a boil, then ladel into bowls.

Garnish with sliced basil leaves or minced parsley.

Great with grilled cheese sandwiches