Corn Beef

Posted at 8:35 PM, Mar. 15, 2007

With St. Patrick's Day upon us again I thought I'd do a little research on a traditional St. Patty's Day delight...the long time favorite - Corned Beef. 

According to the information found in the "Wikpedia" (online encylopedia) the "Corned" in Corned Beef refers to the salt used to preserve the beef brisket for pickling.

From the online encyclopedia "Wikpedia" comes this interesting information:

In the United States, corned beef is also associated with Saint Patrick's Day, when many Irish Americans eat a traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage. According to the History Channel [1], while cabbage has long been a traditional food item for the Irish, corned beef serving as a substitute for Irish bacon first became traditional in the late 1800s. Irish immigrants living in New York City's Lower East Side sought an equivalent in taste and texture to their traditional Irish bacon (similar to Canadian bacon), and learned about this cheaper alternative to bacon from their Jewish neighbors.

In the United Kingdom corned beef is commonly found in the canned form, and has next to nothing to do with the cured and boiled version.

Amy's Old Fashioned Donuts

Posted at 8:03 PM, Dec. 28, 2006

Just a reminder to keep voting for Amy's Old Fashioned Donuts on TreasuredRecipes.chefs.com,  (See blog post on 12/13/06 for all the details).

Amy's Old Fashioned Donuts

Posted at 12:00 AM, Dec. 13, 2006

One of my special friends is my Pastor's wife....Her name is Amy Snowden and she and her husband Pastor Luke are the parents of two beautiful children...Emma age 3 and Adam age 1.  Amy is an awesome cook and many of her recipes  were handed down from her mom (mom died when Amy was 15).  Amy has entered a recipe contest on-line at www.chefs.com.  She was choosen as one the the top 100 overall winners....during the next couple of months (until January 27, 2007, the 100 will be whittled down to 5!  Those 5 top winners will be flown to San Francisco, CA (all expenses paid) and then entered into another contest to pick the best of the best.  One of those top 5 winners will win $10,000 for her recipe.  Now tell me what Pastor and his wife could not use an extra $10,0000???? We at Sovereign Grace Community Church in Las Vegas are all rooting for her and praying she makes it at least to SF.

Amy needs all our help in order to win this contest.  Her recipe she submitted to the contest is for her "Old Fashioned Raised Donuts."  Each person can vote 5 times a day for 1 recipe or for a mixture of recipes.  I've been giving Amy ALL 5 of my votes, every day,  since the contest began back in mid-November.  The contest ends January 27.  So there are still many weeks left to vote your favorite. Give Amy of Las Vegas all your daily votes. She's consistently ranked in the 20-35 range, lets get her up to #1. 

Go to TreasuredRecipes.chefs.com, you will be asked to register with an e-mail address (start a free hotmail or yahoo one if needed). And then just vote every day.....5 times.

Then when Amy wins... join us for services at Sovereign Grace Church where we can all test her donuts!!!

Busy Day in Las Vegas

Posted at 3:47 PM, Jan. 12, 2006

Tired after a long day of work I always dread thinking about "what's for dinner?". A REALLY easy main dish is right at the top of my list:

2 chicken breasts (or however many you need for your family)

4 oz Mozzarella cheese (more or less, as desired)

1/2 jar of Ragu or Prego or whatever (I get the kind with mushrooms)

4 oz Parmeasan cheese

Layer the first 3 items....cook at 350 about 45 minutes (be sure and put your feet up during this time, that's VERY important!)....add the Parmeasan cheese and stick it back in the oven for about 5 minutes. 

Oh so yummy and oh so quick.  Serve with whatever you like, salad, veggies, something easy! I've made this in larger quanities for potluck or company and get tons of compliments.

Not real estate related...but you do have to eat after a long day of looking at property!