No Peek Chicken and Rice

1 C uncooked rice
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
1 can of water
1 cut up chicken

Bake in a 9x10 dish.  Add rice to dish and 1 cup0 water.  Mix soups and 1 can water together.  Pour over rice and water.  Place chicken on top of the rice preceding.  Sprinkle onion soup mix on chicken.  Cover very tightly with tin foil.  Bake at 325* for 2 1/2 hours.  Don't Peek!

Dutch Babies/ German Pancake / Puff Pancake

I fell head over heels for this at a potluck yesterday. I have never had a German Pancake this tasty before. It is just so custardy. Wikipedia compares it to Yorkshire Pudding. But beware, it does have an eggy flavor. So it was a hit to my kids that like eggs but, the others...well, they tried it at least.

When this comes outta the oven it is all puffed up above the sides of the pan.  As it cools down it deflates.

The center is a yummy custard-like texture and flavor.

This crazy-haired beauty (hey, it was morning) is my picky girl and she ate the whole thing. But like I said before liking eggs makes a big difference in liking this dish.

Put 1/4 C butter in a 10" Cast Iron skillet or 9x13 pan and put it in the oven at 425* to melt. I suggest you warm your pan up and then add the butter so it doesn't burn.

6 eggs

3 C milk or half and half (or cream is even more rich) (I used 1/4 C powdered milk w 3 C water)

1 1/2 C flour

1/2 t salt

(you may add 1/3 C sugar and 1/2 t vanilla)

Mix well adding a little flour at a time to the wet mixture to make it easier to blend better. Then pour it into your pan of butter that was in the oven. Bake at 425* for 17 mins. It will be puffy when it comes out of the oven. It settles into its yummy custard state as it cools.

You may serve it with powdered sugar, and/or syrup, or berries, or jelly.

You can add a variety of things to it like:

~diced ham

~gr. onions

~shredded cheese

~apple slices

~cinnamin

Kid Semi-approved

French Style?!?

My friend asked for some help in her kitchen/ dining room and really likes the style of this sweet little cafe' and cupcake/ eatery Twenty five Main 

Yelp

There aren't very many photos on their site, but I found these mouth watering photos from Yelp. 

 The frames painted out in turquoise hanging on the wall,
with like color cuckoo clocks.

 

 

 

The cute trees painted on the wall.

 

I don't know what this style would be called,
but it has a french feel...

While I was trying to get ideas for Inger's home
this is what I came across....

 

Love the BIG CLOCK 

Decor Addict

A little Toile and Trompe l'oeil

notice the trompe l'oeil on the little clock sitting on the dresser.
Four Walls and a Roof

 

 

I don't remember where this pic came from

but, I love the different frames painted the same color.

Grab a nice vintage sign

Four walls and a Roof


Add this lovely fabric to the mix somewhere....
Please give me a reason to use this Fabulous Joel Dewberry Fabric

It doesn't show it but there is a deer head with antlers
I think it's positively Y.U.M.M.Y.

Bubble Up Pizza

This is really easy and another great alternative to pizza.

1-2 cans of cardboard biscuits sliced up, use scissors
Spaghetti sauce
Pepperoni sliced up
grated cheese

May use: red and/or green bell peppers diced

In an 8X8 Pan layer sliced up biscuits, spaghetti sauce, pepperoni, and cheese, then repeat with a second layer. Bake at 375* for 15 min.

Kid Approved!!!