FOODIE FRIDAY

SOMETHING SURE IS SMELLING GOOD

ALL OVER BLOGLAND....

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AND SOME OF THAT GOOD SMELLING FOOD IS COMING FROM NONE OTHER THAN

OUR BEAUTIFUL GOLLUM at DESIGNS BY GOLLUM..

She is also OUR HOST

for this FABULOUS FOODIE FRIDAY.

She not only makes delicious foods, her photos of it all

is an ART FORM!

Is there NOTHING this talented lady can't do ??!!

I THINK NOT !

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When you go by to sample her wares (now, she may have a TRAIN WRECK or two) and leave her sweet words

she will have a list of all the other good foods being shown

for your viewing pleasure...

and, believe me...it all is going to make you HUNGRY !!

Just TYPING about it all is making me just STARVE TO DEATH !

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ONCE again...I am offering up plain, ole, country

WEST TEXAS cooking....

MEATY BAKED BEANS...
Oh, my!
My kids grew up on this dish and they all
still like it to this day....fixing it for THEIR kids..
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Actually, it is another recipe that you can add the things YOU like...
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1 lb. LEAN Ground Beef
1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped Onion
1 - 31oz can PORK AND BEANS
1/4 cup Catsup or Chili Sauce
3 - 4 tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Spicy Brown Mustard
Couple tablespoons of Molasses
Can chopped Green Chilis
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Fry meat and onions until meat is done...
add all other ingredients..
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Pour into casserole dish and top with GRATED CHEESE (we like Extra Sharp Cheddar)

bake at 350 degrees for about 30 to 45 minutes or until cheese is melted..
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Serve with your favorite green and side dishes...

NOTE: I didn't use cheese on mine this time as Mr. Sweet and I are needing to

cut down on fats....cholesterol, ya know...

Oh and we do love PICKLED OKRA..

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MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE.

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is so easy, effortless and nearly ALWAYS fool proof....

NEARLY fool proof, I say..

I'm afraid I have had a FEW "not as good as the last batch" times...

TRAIN WRECKS they are called...

but not many !

As with most foods cooked in a microwave, a lot depend

on the microwave itself as to how the food turns out....

Every time my candy hasn't turned out quite as good is when

I am using another microwave.

You may have to make it a few times until you see what is the

correct cook time for YOUR microwave...
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MICRO-BRITTLE

1 CUP RAW SPANISH PEANUTS

1 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR

1/2 CUP LIGHT CORN SYRUP

1/2 TEASPOON SALT

1 TEASPOON MARGARINE

1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA

1 TEASPOON VANILLA

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Stir together peanuts, syrup, sugar, salt in 4 cup glass measure. Place in microwave and cook on high for 6 minutes. Add margarine and blend well. Return to microwave and cook additional 2 minutes more until peanuts are golden brown. Add soda and vanilla and gently stir until light and foamy. Pour into greased cookie sheet and cool. Break into pieces and store in airtight container.

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****AGAIN, may I say that the times for cooking here is with MY microwave. Using

my olden one, the times were 7 minutes the first time and 3 minutes the next....

so just try and see what works best for you...

ONE OF MY FAVORITE CANDIES....

RIGHT BEHIND PECAN FUDGE !!

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Oh, and talk about TRAIN WRECKS....

MY son thought, until he was grown, that you

were SUPPOSED to eat fudge with a SPOON !!

If, by some freak of nature, my fudge got hard,

David thought I had messed it up !! :O)
*HAPPY FOODIE FRIDAY !!

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DON'T YA'LL JUST LOOOVE HIM ? I SURE DO !

XO bj

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SWEET GOLLUM asked for one of our TRAIN WRECKS in the kitchen...OOOO, I have had so, SO MANY that it was hard to decide which one to use !

A few years back, we had a LOT of our out of town relatives coming for THANKSGIVING with us. There were 16 of US and 8 of THEM.....24 PEOPLE....ok...I decided to get a HUGH turkey instead of doing the SANE thing and sticking with 2 smaller turkeys....BIG MISTAKE ! HUGH!!...

I cooked and cooked and cooked that MONSTER TURKEY and just knew...KNEW it was bound to be DONE. Of course, when we all sit down to eat, that stupid, dumb, idiot turkey WAS NOT DONE. BWAAAAAA.....I was just mortified. Sweet nephew stood up, cut the monster into smaller pieces, said, "This is the reason MICROWAVES were invented" and stuck those pieces in and cooked them....You know everyone was nice and said things like, "Oh, don't worry about it".....but here I am, the SENIOR ADULT.....I oughta know when a turkey is done or not....RIGHT ??

Needless to say, when I KNOW I am having a really BIG number of people over for TURKEY, you can bet your sweet dollar I buy TWO SMALLER BIRDS.......:o)