Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Carrot Casserole

Sorry, I have no picture with this blog.  I haven't made this recipe in a while.  My sister-in-law asked me for it.  I got it from my aunt, so I really don't know where the recipe came from, but it's pretty good. 

Carrot Casserole

12-14 large carrots sliced  (cook until tender)
1/3 lb shredded chedder cheese
3 c. buttered bread crumbs
Sauce: 1/2 c butter
           1 chopped onion (saute
           1/2 c/ flour
           2 tsp. salt
           1/4 tsp. pepper
           2 c. milk
           1/2 tsp celery salt
           1/2 tsp. dried mustard
 melt butter and suate onions into it.  Add the flour, salt, pepper, celery salt, and mustard, then add the milk and warm to make a sauce.

Arrange in layers carrots, sauce, and cheese.  Then top with buttered bread crumbs.  Bake @ 325 for 35 minutes.

          

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Lemon Water

 
 
Lemon Water, Lion House Classics cookbook
 
1 gallon water
2 tablespoons citic acid
2 tablespoons pure lemon extract
2 to 3 cups sugar
 
 
This recipe is great, I don't make it often though.  This past week I actually made it for an activity for my son's preschool group.  I got to teach about colors (one of my favorite subjects).  So I made this and pulled it out to demonstrate how the primary colors make the secondary colors.  The kids all thought that it was water, which made it more fun.  I used food coloring to make the primary colors then poured two of the colors into the other cups to make the secondary colors.  It was so fun to ask them what color they thought red and yellow would make as I poured them into a cup and the kids would shout out, "orange."  I think I had more fun than the kids.  It was also fun for them to drink it afterwards, they each had to try every color thinking that they would taste different.  By the way if you in case you don't know citric acid can either be found with canning supplies or from the pharmacy.  I think you can get a lot of it really cheap from the pharmacy at Sam's club that's where my mom got it when she made this drink for my wedding dinner.