Florida Barb Cooks
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I use my bread machine to mix dough, easier on the hands. The prune butter/filling is made from dried prunes, pretty easy to do if you can’t find the filling in the store. I make the Prune filling in advance, that way it is ready and waiting when you feel like baking. Prune Danish 1/2…
Quiche is good! Also it is a pretty inexpensive dish to make and you can throw in several different ingredients to suit your own taste. Ingredients I used: Broccoli Quiche 1 deep dish frozen pie crust 4 eggs 1 cup milk 4 ounces shredded cheddar jack cheese 1 cup chopped broccoli 1/4 cup diced onions…
My newest made up recipe… I thought orange and chocolate sound good together, right? It reminded me of those chocolate orange balls you see at Christmas time. These muffins turned out really good, better than I thought. Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins 2 cups chocolate chip pancake mix 1 1/2 cup milk (I used a 12…
I use my bread machine to mix dough, easier on the hands. Nut Roll Dough 1/2 stick butter softened 1/2 block softened cream cheese (4 ounces/half block) 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup warm milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups unbleached flour 1 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar….
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, yada yada yada now let’s eat cake and ice cream! These two children are the most enthusiastic cake and ice cream eaters I have ever seen. It was a treat to take photos of them, I was smiling the whole time. They never skipped a bite, not…
I found this recipe on the back of a butter beans can, of course I didn’t follow the recipe. It has been modified to go with the ingredients available in the pantry. The recipe called for two cans of butter beans and more water! Vegetable Soup with Butter Beans 1 can butter beans (approx. 15…
Everybody likes no bake cookies, right? They don’t look that great but they sure do taste good! When I was younger we were only served these cookies at school lunches. I was happy when I found a recipe for them and have been making them for years… At Easter time I shape them like…
I like making my banana breads/bundt cake with a baking mix, for me they always turn out better… Banana Bread 1 1/3 cups mashed ripe banana, 2 large 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil 2 2/3 cups baking mix (Bisquick or Jiffy etc…) 1/2 cup chopped…
A friend of mine found the original recipe on the back of rice package. Since then, many years ago, I have passed it on to many people. It seems like everyone who has tasted this recipe, loves it. The reason I say “original recipe” is because it has gone through a few changes. Originally it…
Good Stuff… Florida has great oranges, but If you want great peaches they need to be from Georgia, and these peaches were sweet and juicy. Plus, they were a great price. Peach Season typically lasts from mid-May to mid-August. The peaches in the photos are a freestone peach, which means the fruit separates from the…
It’s not Thanksgiving, but I was in the mood for Pumpkin Pie. I didn’t have all the required ingredients, but I had a pumpkin spice muffin mix in the cupboard. I thought hmm… At first I was just going to make a dump cake with the mix, but I wanted pie! I had a couple…
Memorial Day Weekend, the official start of summer here… Tuna Macaroni Salad easy to make and tastes extremely better than a store bought macaroni salad. A tasty side dish for picnics, cookouts, grilling out, brai, bbq, whatever you call it in your part of the states or country. Also a crowd pleaser for any…
The inexpensive way to feed all the kids in the neighborhood a fun summer treat. Freeze pops, Fla-vor-ice, icee, Pop-Ice are basically the same thing they just have a different name, it depends on what part of the country you live. As a matter of fact, many other countries have their own version of this…
Mother’s Day was for the most part a rainy day, but I had no complaints we needed the rain. I received this beautiful arrangement of flowers in a pretty purple “mason jar” type vase and a half a dozen very large chocolate covered strawberries. Oh yes, and a handmade very colorful card, my granddaughter designed…
This dish is an old favorite and really simple. The only thing I think that has changed, since years ago, are the kielbasa varieties. Now you can choose to purchase kielbasa made with turkey and uncured, without all the preservatives included in the formulas. Kielbasa & Sauerkraut 1 package Kielbasa (approx. 14-16 ounces) 2 cans…
Orange Marmalade Loaf Cake 3 cups Krusteaz Honey Wheat (or other) pancake mix 1 cup milk 1 Egg 2/3 cup Orange Marmalade Mix all ingredients in a bowl and pour into the prepared loaf pans 2 loaf pans sprayed with baking spray Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes Cut the loaves lengthwise in half,…
I wanted to make something for Cinco de Mayo, but didn’t want to go to the grocery store. I found a few recipes online to get some ideas, so I made this up and used the ingredients I already had in my pantry. My menagerie of ingredients made this a pretty tasty dish. I buy…
A package mix, Just add water or milk. Very inexpensive only around a dollar. I always like to try these little pouches. I made a cup of tea and tried one of the muffins while it was still warm, they are pretty good, especially in a pinch, fast and easy. This package is a good…
Easy-peasy… Lemon Cream Cheese dessert. 4 pack Vanilla pudding cups 4 pack Lemon pudding cups 1- 8 ounce block Cream Cheese, softened 3 or 4 packages Nekot Lemon Cream cookies (enough to line the bottom of pan) I used 2 ceramic loaf pans, I wanted to share one pan. With mixer beat the cream cheese…
Quiche is good! Also it is a pretty inexpensive dish to make and you can throw in several different ingredients to suit your own taste. Ingredients I used: Frozen deep dish pie shell 10 ounce package frozen spinach thawed & drained of any liquid (squeezed out) 4 Eggs 1 cup milk (regular, low fat, evaporated…
One of the funniest things in life to do is watching people, my favorite people watching activity is watching children eat. I first noticed and started taking photos of children eating about ten years ago. It was at a Mother’s Day Brunch, as I looked around I noticed the kids eating and really enjoying the…
Everyone usually has a favorite dish they love to prepare for company, pot luck or family gatherings, this is mine. BAKED RIGATONI SAUCE: 1 pound ground sweet or mild italian sausage browned & drained. 2 – 24 oz jars of spaghetti sauce (your favorite). 1 – 15 ounce can diced tomatoes. 1 small green pepper…
I cut this recipe in half and I also added raisins. I soak the raisins in warm water first to make them softer and plumper. I used about a half cup of soaked raisins, drain before sprinkling over prepared rolled dough. DOUGH 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 2 eggs, room…
My favorite cookies are easy peasy with this mix. They come in handy in a pinch.
Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Danish, my first attempt at making from scratch, with a little help from my bread machine. Who knew it could be so easy! The machine does all the kneading and rising of the dough for you. I added butter, cream cheese, egg, and a little extra sugar to the basic bread recipe….
A simple salad, easy to make and quick. Unlike potato salad or macaroni salad where there is cooking involved. I am sure that there are many different variations of making broccoli salad, the ingredients I use (most of the time): fresh broccoli cut in bite size pieces, real bacon bits, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, a…
If you like pumpkin, you will love this cake, it is moist and delicious. And it looks pretty on your Thanksgiving holiday goody table, with your pies, brownies, and cheesecake etc… 😉 The pumpkin on top of the cake, I used to decorate, is actually a frosted cookie. Pumpkin Spice Cake = Easy semi-homemade cake!…
Homemade hamburger rolls, my first attempt at making from scratch, with a little help from my bread machine. Who knew it could be so easy! The machine does all the kneading and rising of the dough for you. All you have to do is take the dough out of the bread machine, cut to the…
Good stuff… My concoction I made today, Blueberry Banana Crumb Cake loaf. It turned out really good. I hate throwing away really ripe bananas and fresh fruit that I don’t eat fast enough, (when they get a little wilted). Sometimes I throw fruits like strawberries and blueberries in the freezer to use at a later…
