March 2010 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Mar 31, 2010

Homemade Easter Egg Dye

This is a great alternative to your store bought egg dye. Not only is less expensive, but typically it produces much more vibrant Easter eggs. Thank you MommyMakes for the great recipe. Ingredients: 10 drops food coloring (per color) 1 teaspoon white vinegar (per color) 1/2 cup boiling water (per color) Directions: For each dye bath combine...

This recipe is divine! I made half a recipe because I didn't want to take a chance that the recipe wouldn't be good, and for fear it would go to waste. I should have made the entire recipe. This is soooo good. It reminds me of Applebee's recipe for Spinach Artichoke Dip. The recipe below is the full recipe. A big thank you goes out to one of our readers Angela...

Free Homemade Chicken Broth

After reading My Vintage Kitchen's post Tutorial: Make Your Own Veggie Broth in the Crock-Pot I had an apifany! For all these years I have been throwing out all my veggy scraps when I could have been savings them, recycling them, and making free stuff out of them. FREE? OH I love free!! It only took me a week to have a zip bag full of veggy scraps in my freezer....

Perfect Easy-Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs

I got this "recipe" maybe I should say technique from Kittencal. I do not like eggs, but what I dislike more than eggs is having to peel them. It never peels correctly for me! I end up with a big mess and half my egg ends up in the sink. Here Kittencal gives us the perfect way to cook an easy peel egg just in time for Easter!! Thanks Kitten!! Ingredients 6 large eggs...

Shrimp Creole

This is a Paula Deen Recipe. It's very easy and the crockpot does most of the work. My family really liked it. As for myself I thought it needed a little more wow, but that is the Cajun blood coming out in me. You could probably add a little fire with a little cayenne pepper or Tabasco. Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup diced green bell peppers 1/2 cup diced onions...

Cheese Stuffed Shells

I modified the recipe based on what I had in the house, and I halfed it because we couldn't eat an entire recipe. The shells turned out amazing. The flavor was excellent. It was pretty easy and turned out great! You could make the entire recipe and freeze half for a future meal. Note: This recipe needs to be made 24 hours in advance! I didn’t realize that information...

Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients 1 lb cook spaghetti, or angel hair pasta 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 3/4 cup white wine 1 stick +2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons minced garlic 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley flakes 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 pinch red pepper flakes salt (To taste) Grated parmesan cheese (To...

Grannie's Green Beans in a Snap!

I love this recipe because not only does it taste like Grannies country green beans, but it's so quick and easy! Thank you Grannie for inspiring this recipe. Ingredients: 1 can of green beans drained 1/2 onion sliced 1TBS of real bacon bits (not Bacos) 2 TBS margarine Directions: Slice onion and add them to a pot with margarine and bacon bits. Cook until onions are...

Roasted Asparagus

Ingredients 1 lb asparagus 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or 1/4 teaspoon regular table salt) Directions Preheat oven to 425°F. Cut off the woody bottom part of the asparagus spears and discard. With a vegetable peeler, peel off the skin on the bottom 2-3 inches of the spears (this keeps the asparagus from being all "stringy" and if you eat...

Garlicky Asparagus Pasta

Ingredients: 3 cups uncooked Pasta 6 large cloves of garlic minced 2-3 bunches of green onions sliced in 1/8 inch slices or smaller 4 tbs margarine 1 lb of asparagus. Parmesan cheese Directions In a large pot, cook your pasta according to the package directions (al dente). Set aside Wash asparagus well then cut into one-inch pieces. Woody ends need to be removed...

Chicken Burrito Casserole

I found this recipe in Family Circle Magazine. It's soooo quick and easy! It would make a great OAMC recipe or a freezer recipe for a quick dinner. Ingredients: 1-1/2 pounds cooked boneless chicken 1 package (2 1/2 pounds) frozen bean and cheese burritos 1 cup milk 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) cream of mushroom soup 1-1/2 cups of shredded cheese 1/2 cup sliced black olives Directions: Heat...

Ingredients: 4 Boneless Chicken breast 6TBS Margerine Divided 1TBS Vegetable Oil 3 Large Garlic Cloves 1 tsp Thyme 1 Can Chicken Broth 1/2tsp Salt 1/8tsp Pepper 1/2 Cup White Wine 1 Large Can Mushroom pieces Drained Directions: In a large pot boil 3 whole Large Garlic Cloves for 10mins remove from water and add to frying pan. In that same frying pan melt 2TBS of margerine...