January 14, 2012

tonight I pulled some dinners out of the freezer that I made back in November 2011 with our Green Peppers and Spaghetti Sauce from the garden...yeah baby...I love a quick, easy dinner!!!!

Stuffed Peppers: (with a twist)
3 bell peppers
1 lb hamburger
1 quart jar spaghetti sauce
1 1/3 cup of French Fried Onions (this is the twist)
1/2 cup uncooked instant rice
1 cup mozzarella cheese

cut bell peppers in half lengthwise through stem...discard seeds....place halves cut side up in baking dish.

cook hamburger - drain, stir in spag sauce, french fried onions and rice.....spoon into pepper halves.

cover and bake for 35 minutes at 400 degrees....uncover...sprinkle on the cheese and a few more french fried onions...bake for about 5 more minutes.     Makes about 4 servings

for dessert I made some sweet bread......

Cranberry Lemon Bread:
4 Tbsp butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp lemon zest
2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk
1 cup cranberries

Cream together butter and sugar...add eggs one at a time...add lemon rind...beat well

in another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.....add to batter alternatley with milk

beat until smooth....fold in cranberries

Pour batter into a greased loaf pan...bake about 55 minutes at 350 degrees

***** Both of these are family recipes *****

Pleasant Dreams!!!