Chocolate is a Vegetable:
Chocolate is derived from cocoa beans. Bean =vegetable.
Sugar is derived from either sugar CANE or sugar BEETS. Both
are plants, which places them in the vegetable category.
Thus, chocolate is a vegetable.
To go one step further, chocolate candy bars also contain
milk, which is dairy. So candy bars are a health food.
Chocolate-covered raisins, cherries, orange [...]
More Chocolate Humor.
White Bread
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons shortening
3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon yeast
Instructions:
Add ingredients to machine according to manufacturer directions.
I changed:
I used margarine instead of shortening.
Comments:
A nice, white bread with crispy crusting. So easy to make it hit my favorite list pretty quickly. I’ll sure make this one again.
Country Style Ribs
Ingredients:
3 ribs cut in small pieces
chopped onion
barbecue sauce – any kind
seasoning salt
Instructions:
Cut up the pieces of the ribs in slow cooker. Add the chopped onion on top then some seasoning, add some barbecue sauce on top. 1/2 cup of water all around the meat. Cook on low 5 to 6 hours. Then serve with mashed [...]
He’s Not in a Good Mood Supper.
Ingredients:
2 franks per person
1 can of pork and beans per person
Instructions:
Cut up the franks in smallish pieces. Place in slow cooker. Open the can of pork and beans per person and dump into slow cooker. Heat on low for 2 to 4 hours.
I changed:
I wasn’t in a good mood, so I didn’t change anything.
Comments:
There are [...]
Basque Omelette Sandwich
Ingredients:
1 md Onion; peeled and chopped
1 or 2 cloves garlic; crushed
3 tb Olive or salad oil or butter
1 lg Tomato; peeled and chopped
1 md Green pepper; cleaned and chopped
1/2 ts Dried oregano or basil
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
8 Eggs; slightly beaten
2 tb Fresh parsley; chopped
4 Crusty white rolls; split and toasted
Instructions:
Saute onion and garlic [...]
Savory White Bread
Ingredients:
1 pkg dry yeast
3 cups bread flour
1/4 cup dry milk
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 egg
2 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water
Instructions:
Add the ingredients to the pan in the order listed. Select ‘white bread’. Press start.
I changed:
Nothing. I followed the recipe as shown.
Comments:
The bread machine turned this in to a hard ball within [...]
Salt-free White Bread
Ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
3 cups Bread flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
9 oz warm water (basically one pint/2 cups)
Instructions:
Place ingredients in your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the White Bread Cycle.
I changed:
Nothing. I followed the recipe exactly.
Comments:
A very moist, doughy bread. The texture is not like ‘regular’ bread, [...]
The Rules of Chocolate
a.. If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it
too slowly.
b.. Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries
all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
c.. The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in a
hot car. The solution: Eat it in the parking [...]
Hamburger Stew
Ingredients:
3 large potatoes, sliced
3 carrots, sliced
1 lb. frozen peas
1 onion, diced
2 ribs celery, sliced thin
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef, browned and drained
10 3/4 oz can tomato soup
1 soup can water
Instructions:
Put vegetables in slow cooker in layers as listed. Season each layer with salt and pepper.
Layer beef on top of celery. Mix [...]
Easy Stroganoff
Ingredients:
1 Beef tips or stew beef
1 Dried onion soup mix
1 Cream of celery soup
1 Cream of mushroom soup
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours until meat is done. If possible, stir occasionally. Serve over noodles.
I changed:
Nothing, actually. I did avoid stirring occasionally, and there was quite a bit [...]