Silver Dollar City Ginger Cookies

 These cookies are amazing.  This recipe is a knock off of the Ginger/Molasses cookies you can buy at Silver Dollar City.

Ingredients:

2 C Flour

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. cloves

3/4 c shortening

2 T molasses

1 t baking soda

1 t ginger

1/2 t salt

1 c sugar

1/4 c sugar set aside for rolling cookie

1 large egg

Cream shortening and  sugar.  Add molasses and egg. Mix dry ingredients together and  slowly mix with wet ingredients. Shape into balls( med ice cream scoop and roll in the 1/4 c of sugar, then slightly flatten.  Bake 12 cookies on a parchment lined  cookie sheet.  Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes.  These are thick cookies and so delicious.

Baked Oatmeal

 Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:

2 C Old Fashioned Oatmeal

1/2 c brown sugar

1/4 c chopped nuts

1/3 c dried fruit

1 t baking powder

1 1/2 c milk

1/2 c unsweetened applesauce

2 T melted butter

1 egg

Preheat 375 degrees.  Stir wet ingredients, Add dry ingredients.  Spray 9X9 square baking dish with cooking spray.  Pour oatmeal batter in.  Bake 20 minutes. 

Indian Butter Chicken

 Ingredients:

Pan fry chicken and cube. 

Saute: 1/2  chopped onion in 1 cube butter with

2 cloves minced garlic until tender.

Sauce:

2 cans  14.5 oz crushed tomatoes

1 can  12. oz  mild Rotel tomatoes

6 oz tomato paste

1/2 c brown sugar

1 T Garam Masala

1 t curry

1 t tumeric

1/2 t  cumin (optional)

1/2 t ginger

2 t lemon juice

1/2 c chopped cilantro(optional)

1/2 t black pepper

Salt to taste

Blend onions, garlic and butter with  the sauce in a blender until smooth. 

Return to pan  and add cubed chicken and let simmer about 20 min on low.    Add 1 cup or more of heavy cream before serving.  Serve over rice.  When starting your rice you can add 1/2 t fennel.  When rice is cooked, fluff rice and add add slivered carrots,  and peas.  Serves 6-8  Serve with Naan, Pakora  and or Vegetable Korma.

Corn Chowder with Sausage

Ingredients

 1 1/2 c butter

1 1/2 c flour

8 c milk

6 cubed potatoes

4 stalks celery chopped

4 shredded carrots

2 c corn 

1 onion chopped

1 lb. browned and drained pork sausage

salt and pepper to taste

Boil vegetables 10-15 minutes until potatoes are tender.  Drain water off vegetables.   Make a white sauce with the butter, flour then add milk. Add to whte sauce. Add corn and sausage.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Thin with milk if needed. Serve with Chew Bread.

Hamburger soup #2

 Because our family was large I stretched this recipe making it so it would feed all of the kids. Here is my alternate version.

1 lb. browned hamburger(drained and rinsed)

8 c water

4 beef bullion cubes

1/2 chopped onion

4 chopped  peeled carrots

4 potatoes peeled and diced

1 c chopped celery

1 bay leaf

1 t oregano

1 t salt 

1 t pepper

1 T sugar

1 can tomato soup

Boil all ingredients for 30 minutes.  Then  add 1 can of tomato soup.  Serve with chew bread.