~Recipes ~

Since Fall is here and the cold weather is right around the corner, I will share some McCurley favorite recipes for winter. In the summer we eat a lot of grilled stuff. But when winter arrives out comes the 'comfort food'....things that help keep us warm and cozy...smile! My hubby and son Caleb both love BISCUITS...so we have homemade BISCUITS twice a week from now til Spring!

Before I share a recipe or two, a couple time wise hints. I always (well, most of the time) double certain recipes, we eat half for dinner and I stick the other half in the freezer for those days I don't want to cook, or we are super duper busy. Saves time and money too. I like that my kids have 'caught on' through the years and just last month Rebekah, Hannah and Caleb made "garlic meatballs" while we were in North Carolina and I came home to a big bag of cooked "garlic meatballs" in my freezer. We had some last night! Very yummy!

~Vegetable Pie ~ One of my favorites

In a 9X13 pan (spray with PAM) layer in order ~ season each layer with McCormicks Season All

5 potatoes (washed and sliced thin)

5 carrots sliced thin (or mini ones)

2 onions cut in thin slices

1/2 cup rice (uncooked)

(any other veggies you like, squash, zucchini, celery, etc.)

1 pound hamburger (raw, uncooked...yes...you read that correctly)

Top with 1 quart tomatoes (add 1/2 cup water)and 2 T. brown sugar.

Cover with aluminum foil tightly. Bake in 300 degree oven for 3 hours.

This is so yummy and veggies are fork tender~ Leftovers are even better.

(Recipe from Mary Pitroff many year ago~)

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~ Chicken Divan for 10~

3 10 oz. packages frozen broccoli or big bunch of fresh.

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

1 cup mayonnaise

5 cups cooked chicken, boned & sliced.

Bread crumbs

Steam broccoli 5 minutes or until barely done. (or do in microwave)

Combine soup, juice, and mayo. Layer broccoli, then chicken in 13X9 inch pan.

Pour soup mixture over chicken. Top with buttered crumbs.

Bake at 350* 20 minutes or til heated through. My family loves this with mashed potatoes and a green salad. This is a great company meal.

(Recipe from Mrs. Bob Ellis many years ago ~)

BTW ~ When I get a new recipe I usually put who it is from and the year I got it! I have a few dated 1970!

Tonight for dinner we had Chili on brown rice (topped with cheddar cheese), Biscuits and Cole Slaw (my own concoction). It was a perfect rainy night dinner too. (Chili came out of the freezer...smile)

That's it from the kitchen for today....

Taste and See that the LORD is good! Sherry