Here is the first of many posts today

I thought I would blog each of the recipes I am making today.

Here is the first.


          
Splenda Chocolate Cake

Start by spraying a 9 x 13 pan with canola cooking spray.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place a stick of butter in large bowl. It helps alot if the butter has sat out and softened.

Add  1 1/2 cups splenda.

Add 1 cup milk.

Add 1/2 cup fat free half and half.

Add 2 eggs.

Add 1 tsp vanilla.

Mix. It will be lumpy from the butter. This is ok.

In another bowl mix 2 1/4 cups cake flour.

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda.

Mix all of those together then add them to the wet mixture and stir together to combine.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 14 to 18 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean from center.

 Allow to cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 12 servings.

Steak in a gravy

Cajun Steak in a Gravy

Start by cutting up onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. 

Next get a dry black iron pot hot. Season meat with salt and pepper then brown on both sides. Remove meat from pan. Add a tablespoon of oil, and all of the veggies except for the garlic. Once there is a little moisture from the veggies, add the garlic.

Once the veggies are tender, add a little flour, couple or so tablespoons. Stir in well to the veggies and cook a minute or so to get rid of the raw flour taste.  I added the broth and if it needs to be darker you can add the kitchen bouquet.  Now just simmer, stirring occasionally till meat is tender and gravy has thickened a little.

Enjoy!

Baked Stuffed Flounder

Start by putting a little olive oil and butter in a skillet. Saute' onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic seasoned with a little salt and pepper till veggies are all soft.

Don't use the expensive shrimp and crab in this. The canned one is fine.

One of my favorite finds at Dollar Tree recently! It is to strain cans and works well.

Add the shrimp and crabmeat after draining well. Stir and add in just enough bread crumbs to tighten up the mixture. You don't want alot of breading, or at least I don't.

Once it is mixed well take off heat and allow to cool.

This went into the fridge till I was ready to stuff the fish.

Finished product. I stuffed them and seasoned with salt and pepper. Also sprayed some butter flavored cooking spray over them. Then bake for about 20 minutes at 400. Enjoy! We sure did!

Sugar Free South Seas Chocolate Pie

Here is the recipe.

1 package sugar free instant chocolate pudding mix
2/3 cup dry milk powder
1/4 tsp coconut extract
1 cup water
1/2 cup cool whip
1 banana cut up
graham cracker pie shell

Line bottom of pie shell with sliced bananas. Mix dry pudding and dry milk powder. Add water and coconut extract. Mix well. Pour into pie shell covering bananas. Top with cool whip and chill at least 2 hours. Slice into 8 slices.

Crab and Corn Soup

I am making crab and corn soup and fried shrimp poorboys on homemade rolls. I will try to get pictures tonight and hopefully start posting regularly again.

Crab and Corn Soup

1 stick butter
2 tbs flour
1 onion, chopped
1 pound crabmeat
1 quart milk
2 cans cream corn
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can cream of mushroom soup
tobasco to taste
1 pk provolone slices
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce

Blend together melted butter and flour over low heat and cook for a couple of minutes. Add onions, saute till tender.

Add remaining ingredients and cook for about 40 minutes. Stir often cause it will stick if you don't.

Serves 8 at least

March 15th Meal Plan

I am listing these Monday, Tuesday, etc but we won't necessarily have them on those days, just hopefully sometime this week.  I am starting with Monday cause today is our grandson Nicolas' birthday and we are going there for supper.

Monday:  Chicken and Dumplings, Rice, Cream Style Corn

Tuesday:  Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Parsley Potatoes, Roasted Carrots, Garlic Breadsticks

Wednesday: Red Beans and Rice with Sausage, Rolls

Thursday: Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti with Sauce, steamed Broccoli, boiled okra, texas toast garlic bread

Friday: Hamburger Steaks, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Rolls

Yes we love the homemade rolls and they are so easy using the bread machine to mix the dough.

Testing, testing?

Am I really here? yes lol I am... And I am working on my meal plan for the coming week.. look for it soon.