Soy Sauce noodles

This is a recipe that I don't think you can mess up, but I don't really have a recipe for it.

Wide rice noodles
Sweet soy sauce
Regular soy sauce
Any kind of vegetables you want, I like to add onions, red and green peppers, zucchini and bean sprouts.

Boil the noodles until they are soft. Stir fry the vegetables in a little bit of oil, add the noodles and add soy sauce to taste.

Bacon Man stand in Sushi Flower

Sushi wraps (green sea weed squares with salt)
Cooked Bacon strips
Cooked rice
Carrots, sliced thin like little sticks
Eggs, fried and sliced
Red Bean Paste (in my opinion, this totally ruined the sushi, it was way too hot. Avoid it or use very little, unless you are angry with the person you are serving this to. Then slather it on… and watch their head explode.)

To make Bacon sushi:

Layer all ingredients in a line on one side of the sushi square. Get the opposite end wet and roll the whole thing like a pig in a blanket. Slice the log into 6 pieces, about ¾ of an inch thick. Put a scoop of rice in the middle of a circular plate. Place little sushi circles around the rice, to make it look like a weird Asian flower. Using much too much time and effort, magically make a man out of fried bacon and stand him in the middle of the flower.

Oat Crepes

2 c whole milk
1 c. oat flour
1 c. all purpose flour
4 large eggs
¾ c. water
1/3 c. melted butter (plus extra for the crepe pan)
1 tsp. salt

Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and process until mixed. Chill for a couple of hours. To cook crepes, bust out your 8 inch skillet. Put it on medium heat. Put a pat of butter and swish it around the pan. Remove pan from heat and pour about ¼ cup batter into the pan. Swish around until the pan is covered and then return to the heat. When it looks set, carefully flip and cook the other side for about 20 more seconds. The first few will turn out crummy, but then you’ll get your groove on and the rest will turn out perfectly. Any filling will work for crepes, but apple is especially delicious.


Apple Crepe filling:

6 Apples, peeled and sliced thin, sautéed in a little bit of butter and a dash of cinnamon, cooked till soft. I used granny smith, brauburn, gala, and fuji.

Whipped cream blended with cream cheese frosting.

Nutella, melted.

Almonds, chopped and toasted.

Huge Oatmeal Cookies

1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
1 Teaspoons Salt
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
2 1/4 Cups Flour
2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
1(11 1/2 oz) Package Milk Chocolate Chips

Cream together butter and Sugars. Add vanilla and eggs and mix well. Add salt, soda, powder and flour and mix. Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Roll into balls with a cookie scoop and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 350.

Spicy Oat Crusted Chicken with Sunshine Salsa

I fail at using blogs. So...here is the link. I can't figure out how to post it. http://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipes/content/recipes/recipe-detail.aspx?recipeid=11833 Super easy!

Turos Csusza

This is one of the recipes that I did for bacon night.  It's the one that I did for no vote.  The potato one I just made it up as I went along so I really have no idea other than it was potatoes, butter, sour cream, cheese and bacon.  Maybe I threw in some other stuff but I really can't remember.  Anyway here is the noodle one.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
• 3 1/2 slices smoked bacon
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 (12 ounce) container cottage cheese
• salt to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain well.
3. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; drain, crumble, and set aside.
4. Place the drained noodles in a large baking dish. Stir the sour cream into the noodles. Spoon the cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the top; season with salt.
5. Bake in preheated oven until the cottage cheese softens, 3 to 5 minutes.

Fake meatloaf

I thought I would post this just in case you need a good idea for april fools.  This is the fake meatloaf that I made with the Cupcake meatloaves.

Here is the link to that recipe http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/rice-cereal-meat-loaf-714999/

Meatloaf cupcakes

I used this recipe for the meatloaf, instead of making mini meatloaf shapes I put the meat in cupcake wrappers.  It didn't take 45 mins. to bake them, I'm just not sure how long they will take because I had Helen put them in the oven while I was at a soccer game and when I got home they were too done.
*This is a picture from when I made them last year for April fools, I think they looked better that day because they didn't get over cooked.  

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2/3 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, cheese, oats and salt. Add the ground beef, mixing well, and form this mixture into eight miniature meatloaves. Place these in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. In a separate small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard. Stir thoroughly and spread over each meatloaf.
4. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. 

Veggie Burgers with Garlic and Lemon Aioli

Ingredients
* 2 ounces olive oil
* 3 tablespoons diced red onion
* 2 tablespoons diced black olives
* 2 tablespoons diced red bell peppers
* 1 1/2 tablespoons diced garlic
* 1 tablespoon diced artichoke
* 4 ounces black beans, drained
* 4 ounces chickpeas, drained
* 4 ounces white beans, drained
* 6 ounces rolled oats
* 1/2 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
* 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
* 2 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs
* 1 egg

Directions

In a medium saute pan over medium heat, add 1-ounce olive oil and all raw vegetables except beans. Saute until translucent. Remove and cool.

Add veggies to beans and mix thoroughly mashing the beans somewhat to add moisture. Add all dry ingredients along with the egg. Thoroughly mix all ingredients and form into 4 patties. I used a cookie cutter to make them more uniform and then wrapped them individually in saran wrap so that I could cook them the next day. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. They will also freeze well.

In saute pan add 1-ounce olive oil, and cook patties 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve with *Garlic and Lemon Aioli on a bun with tomato and lettuce. They are also great with any of your favorite hamburger fixins.

Garlic and Lemon Aioli:

* 1 cup mayonnaise
* 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
* 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
* 1 lemon, zested
* 4 tablespoons finely minced garlic
* 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon leaves
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* Salt

Ham-N

Thick Cut Bacon
Brown Sugar
Fresh Ground Pepper

Pre-Heat oven to 350. Dredge bacon in brown sugar and place on wire rack on a cookie sheet. When bacon is covered sprinkle with pepper. Cook for 30 minutes. My new favorite way to eat bacon!!

**Ham-N is just what my kids call Bacon**