Baked/Roasted Parsnips with other vegetables

I bought some parsnips at the FROGPOND
and needed to use them up
this is what I did

I chopped them in my new food chopper
they did not come out "fine"
more like small, but smaller than cubed
I also chopped one carrot the same way
then I hand chopped one red onion
and sliced one red pepper

toss all of the above in a large bowl
with tbsp of minced garlic (from a jar)
some grated parmesan cheese
I had some fresh parsley which I washed
and added whole
pepper and salt
some EVOO

I put this in a large oval shaped shallow casserole dish
drizzled some EVOO on top and dotted with real butter.

Baked at 375 for about a half hour
stirred well and sprinkled more parm. cheese on top
and then raised the temp of the oven
to about 425
for another twenty minutes
let sit in oven for ten minutes

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!

Baked Oatmeal

got the idea from NOT YOUR MOTHERS CASSEROLES

9 inch square baking pan(greased), 350 degrees, 25-30 minutes

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 tsp cinnamon
dash salt
1/4 cup sugar
2.5 cups milk
raisins

I added some fruit and nut trailmix
baked for about 28 minutes
no additional sugar necessary
served with milk

DELICIOUS

Raisin Sauce for Ham

I found this recipe on the back of a box of raisins years ago. It had a lot fewer
ingredients than my mother in laws recipe, so I stuck with this one, which is just as good.

Every Easter I have to spend time looking for it, so I decided to blog it.

one tbsp flour
one half cup brown sugar
dash of salt
stir together in saucepan

add 2 tbsp vinear
one half cup OJ
one half cup water
one half cup raisins

bring to boil, simmer until sauce thickens
you may need to add more orange juice

Quicker Chicken and Dumplings

QUICKER CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
from TASTE OF HOME/SIMPLE

Ingredients
1-1/2 cups 2% milk
1-1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
2-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
I added a half of a can of chicken broth because I thought the
misture was too thick, I would add it again.

DUMPLINGS:
1 cup biscuit/baking mix
1/3 cup French-fried onions, coarsely chopped
7 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
Directions
In a Dutch oven, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the biscuit mix, onions, milk and parsley just until moistened. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto simmering stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Cover and simmer 10-12 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering). Yield: 6 servings.

best ever (and so easy) coleslaw

I bought an automatic chopper at Aldi's last week. I tried it out this morning
with some cabbage. It did a great job of chopping it very fine and even!

I added some canned sliced peaches (cut into small pieces) and a carton of
vanilla yogurt.

This coleslaw was absolutely delicious!!!