Friday, February 25, 2011

The Food Librarian: Meyer Lemon Ginger Scones - Lemon Week 2011

The Food Librarian: Meyer Lemon Ginger Scones - Lemon Week 2011: "Meyer Lemon Ginger Scones Happy Friday! It's the last day of Lemon Week 2011 for justJenn and me. And my friend Mary is going crazy with her..."

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Canned Tuna


Recipes:
Tuna Casserole (as in the 'Dreaded')
calls for a 7-oz. can of tuna
Tasty Tuna Casserole
calls for 6 1/2 or 7-ounce can of tuna
Tuna Croquettes
calls for 6 1/2-oz can tof tuna
Tasty Tuna Burgers
calls for a 6-oz. can of tuna.
On my shelf: a 5-oz. can of tuna
The dreaded Tuna casserole recipe is about 50-years old. It was one of my mainstays when first married.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Creamy Chicken Vegetable Chowder

1 1/2 cups Milk
1 cup Chicken broth
1 can cream of potato soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups chicken or turkey, cooked, cubed
1/3 cup green onion, chopped
1 11-oz can Green Giant Mexicorn, drained
1 4.5 -oz can Mushroom, sliced
1 4.5 -oz can Green Chiles, chopped
1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese (6 oz), shredded

In 4-quart saucepan combine milk, broth, potato soup, and chicken soup; blend well. Add all remaining chowder ingredients except cheese; mix well. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes or until onions are tender stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add cheese; stir until melted.

Recipe from Ann Kostal when we worked at CVCC. I think it might be from one of those 'Taste of Home' cookbook magazines.

I never follow the recipe exactly. This time I made 1/2 recipe (sort of). Used a can of cream of chicken soup, then filled the empty can with half milk half chicken stock. I had a lot of left-over cheese cubes, so I used handful of those. I added a whole can of chopped green chiles, regular corn, some frozen mushrooms, chicken and no green onions.