Kitchen Hint of the Day!

When you keep coffee warm in a coffeepot it will only stay fresh for about 30 minutes after brewing. If your morning pick me up needs tastes stale add a pinch of salt to your cup before reheating it. You won't taste the salt but your coffee will taste like it's just been brewed.

I’m all out, What can I use?

Preparing a recipe and realize your out of one of the essential ingredients. Try this as a substitution.


I’m all out of Evaporated Milk, What can I use?

Try - Half and half or cream

Fried Yellow Lake Perch w/ Potato Pancakes, Mac & Cheese, and Cornbread

Dinner Tonight: Fried Yellow Lake Perch w/ Potato Pancakes, Mac & Cheese, and Cornbread

One delicious meal tonight! While at Meijer yesterday they had Yellow Lake Perch on sale and I couldn't pass them by. I love Fish and all Sea Food. I washed the Perch and patted them dry then seasoned them with Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper. The fillets are small and I cut them in half. I then took a Ziplock Bag and put a 1/2 cup of Progresso Italian Style Breadcrumbs in it and added my fillets and shook the bag until the fillets were coated. I pan fried the fillets in Extra Virgin Olive Oil, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. As I said earlier the fillets were small and not very thick so they fried up real quick. They came out golden and delicious!

For side dishes I had Potato Pancakes, Mac & Cheese, and Cornbread. I used MANISCHEWITZ Potato Pancake Mix. Very easy to make and one great tasting Potato Pancake! Just mix with Water, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Egg Beaters, Sea Salt, and Pepper. Fry until golden and your ready! I left the product info and directions at the end of the post. I also microwaved a single serving of Velveeta/Kraft Shells & Cheese (made with 2% milk). I also warmed a piece of Cornbread that I leftover from an earlier meal in the week. For dessert a slice of Pillsbury Nut Quick Bread. Have a great and safe weekend everyone!




MANISCHEWITZ Potato Pancake Mix

Ingredients
Potatoes ( Contains Sulfites to Maintain Whiteness), Potato Starch, Salt, Onion, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil).

Directions
Makes 18-24 pancakes. You Will Need: Medium bowl, 2 eggs, 2 1/4 cups cold water, vegetable oil, large skillet. 1. Mix: In a medium bowl, beat two eggs with a fork until blended. Add 2 1/4 cups cold water and mix well. Stir in the contents of this package. Allow batter to thicken for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir. 2. Fry: Drop tablespoons of batter into 1/8 inch hot vegetable oil in a large skillet and brown on both sides.

  Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 3 cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
Calories from Fat 10
Calories from Saturated Fat
Amount Per Serving and/or % Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g (1%)
Saturated Fat 0.5g (4%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
Monounsaturated Fat
Trans Fat 0g (0%)
Cholesterol 0mg (0%)
Sodium 500mg (21%)
Potassium
Total Carbohydrate 18g (6%)
Dietary Fiber 2g (9%)

http://www.manischewitz.com/sidesandmixesproducts.html

2012 Germantown Pretzel Festival - Germantown, Ohio

September 22-23, 2012  Germantown Pretzel Festival - Germantown, Ohio

Fall festival held on the fourth full weekend in September, since 1980, featuring handcrafts, good food, and free entertainment with live music & shows, baked goods & pretzels!

Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio

Veterans Memorial Park
September 22 - 23, 2012

We invite you to visit our scenic community and enjoy our free fall festival held on the fourth full weekend in September, since 1980. The festival features handcrafts, good food, and free entertainment with live music and shows. Park is handicapped accessible with sidewalks and contains historic railroad depot, caboose, log cabin and children's play area. Hours: Saturday 9:00am-9:00pm and Sunday 12:00 Noon-6:00pm. FREE Parking on nearby streets. Travel West on SR 725 from I-75 or SR 4 to Historic Downtown Germantown and follow signs to the festival.

Contact This Festival:
PO Box 42, Germantown, OH 45327
937-867-2228
Email: info@pretzelfestival.com

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It's basically the same but with a few added posts and more on myself and the battle with Melanoma Cancer that I wet through. Thanks  Mark

I’m all out, What can I use?

Preparing a recipe and realize your out of one of the essential ingredients. Try this as a substitution.


I’m all out of Honey (1 cup in baked goods), What can I use?

Try - 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar + 1/4 cup more of the liquid called for in the recipe

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast w/ Mashed Potatoes, Sugar Snap Peas, and...

Today's Menu: Oven Roasted Turkey Breast w/ Mashed Potatoes, Sugar Snap Peas, and Baked Artisan Harvest Grain Bread

It was a bit of pre Thanksgiving Dinner tonight, Oven Roasted Turkey Breast w/ Mashed Potatoes, Sugar Snap Peas, and Baked Artisan Harvest grain Bread. I prepared a Jennie - O Oven Ready Turkey Breast. This is the easiest Turkey Breast there is to prepare! Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and remove the frozen Turkey from the outer package. Keep the Turkey in it's cooking bag and place it in a roasting pan. Roast it for 2 1/2 to 3 hours making sure the Turkey reads at least 170 degrees. You have Turkey! Simple, easy, and delicious.

For sides we had individual servings of Idahoan Mashed potatoes,  Sugar Snap Peas, and Meijer Bakery Artisan Harvest grain Bread. All these are easily prepared items also. For the Idahoan Mashed Potatoes just add a bit of water and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, done. The Sugar Snap Peas is a new one I've tried now a couple of times, Walmart Marketside brand. You can microwave these or boil them in water which is what I did. Just boil for 3 - 4 minutes and their ready. These are some of the best tasting Sugar Snap Peas I've ever had. Their big and bursting with flavor.  I also baked a Meijer Bakery Artisan Harvest Grain Loaf Bread. For dessert later a bowl of Blue Bunny Frozen Chocolate/Vanilla Swirl Yogurt.

**Added some leftover sliced carrots**
 


Jennie – O Oven Ready™ Boneless Skinless Turkey Breast


Get all the great benefits of Oven Ready™ in a smaller-sized boneless and skinless turkey breast; this delicious home-cooked turkey breast is the perfect dinner to serve year-round.Goes directly from your freezer to your oven with no thawing.
Product Features:

Gluten Free
The Biggest Loser® product
Preseasoned
Comes sealed in our Fool-Proof® cooking bag
With Gravy Packet (contains gluten)

Nutritional Information
Serving Size     112 g     Total Carbohydrates     1 g
Calories     100     Dietary Fiber     0 g
Calories From Fat     10     Sugars     1 g
Total Fat     1.0 g     Protein     23 g
Saturated Fat     .0 g     Vitamin A     0%
Trans Fat     .0 g     Vitamin C     0%
Cholesterol     40 mg     Iron     2%
Sodium     460 mg     Calcium     0%