Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Quaker Oats "Vanishing" Recipe (modified by Marya).

 

Photo by Elle, 2020.

*Preheat oven to 350.

1/2 cup (one stick) butter, softened

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 c. sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 c. flour, heaped

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon    

1/2 tsp salt (optional)

1 c. raisins

3 c. quaker oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

1. Beat butter and sugars together until creamy
2. add eggs and vanilla, beat well
3. add combined: flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well
4. add oats and raisins; mix well
5. Drop dough by rounded Tbs. onto ungreased cookie sheets
6. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until light golden brown

*OR make as BAR COOKIES: Bake 30-35 mins in ungreased 13x9 metal baking pan.

Ruby's Recommended Crockpot Pulled Pork & Cilantro Lime Apple Coleslaw

Ruby, Petra, and Jack in their Christmas toboggan!  Jan. 2021.

Looks so good but the boys don’t eat Mayo :/ I found a healthy coleslaw recipe they devoured however: shredded Brussels, red cabbage, green apples, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, Dijon mustard and olive oil .  --Noelle

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole, found/modified by Marya

Rita, Jan. 22, 2021: playing out our Covid quarantine...

INGREDIENTS

*Optional

1/3 c. butter

3 stalks celery, diced

2 med. carrots, cut into coins

1/2 med. onion, diced

(*1-1/2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms)

1/4 c. flour

1 c. chicken broth

1 c. milk

4 c. diced, cooked chicken

1 c. frozen peas

1/2 tsp. salt

(*2 oz. jar diced pimientos, drained)

2 store-bought crescent roll packs

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium heat.  Add [mushrooms] celery, carrots, and onion; cook until tender.
2. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in broth and milk.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened.  Stir in chicken peas, pimientos, and salt; heat through.  Transfer to a greased 11x7 glass baking dish.
3. Unroll the crescent rolls on top of the casserole.  I only cut and used what I needed from the 2nd pack (puzzle it together to cover fully), and just baked the rest of the extra rolls like normal, after.
4. Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown on top!

To make ahead and cook later:

• make inside mixture ahead and refrig.
• once ready to cook, bake covered with foil @ 350 for 15 minutes
• remove
• raise temp to 400
• carefully add unrolled/uncooked crescent roll crust on top
• cook uncovered for another 15 minutes or so, until the crust looks right

Overnight Baked Blueberry Muffin Oatmeal, found by Marya

Good for easy make-ahead, yummy breakfast.  Original link.

Overnight Baked Blueberry Muffin Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup blueberries

Crumb Topping

• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, stir together the oats, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

2. In a smaller bowl, stir together the milk, egg, melted and cooled butter, and vanilla extract.

3. Combine the wet ingredient with the dry in the large bowl, stir to combine. Then stir in the blueberries.

4. Add this mixture to a pie pan, cover and store overnight in the refrigerator.

5. In a small bowl, cut together the crumb topping ingredients. The mixture will be crumbly, like small peas you can press together. Store overnight (or you can make this in the morning, either way).

6. Top the oatmeal with the crumb topping, then bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes. If the crumb topping doesn't look golden brown and slightly crispy, you can set under the broiler for a minute or two.

November 2020

Also, I used this crust to top my Blueberry Banana Muffins (also on this blog).  Yummy!

January 27, 2021.

--OR--

Ruby recommends this Blueberry Muffin, also with a variation of a crust top.