Peachy Keen....

We now interrupt this cooking blog for a timeout for peaches.....we just picked an enormous amount of peaches and therefore....are making peach everything. Okay not everything, but we have been making peach jam, dehydrating peaches, peach smoothies, peach pie (didn't turn out so great!) and are enjoying the peaches whole....stop on in for a peachy good time!

Strawberry Jam by the bucket loads....

So my amazing mom taught me how to make strawberry jam simply this summer....so in a small effort to be half as amazing as my mother I started doing a little of my own.....lets just say I probably got a little carried away, but we have plenty of jam for a while. I can't wait to make peach jam with a new friend from school!!!

Dish 17/440: Potato Soup

Okay....I know that I totally fell off the cooking bandwagon for a minute, but I am getting back on ( I have still been cooking, just not posting) and starting with this fabulous dish...

Creamy Potato Soup

This soup is so delicious and creamy, and most importantly easy! All you need is 2/3 cup butter, 2/3 flour, 6 cups of milk, a 12 oz. can of evaporated milk, 1lb mushrooms (I used canned mushrooms), 1 small bunch of green onions, 4 cups of potatoes peeled and cubed, 1 cup sour cream, and 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese. Cooked bacon for the top and a little cheese for the top as well. DELICIOUS!!!!

Husband's Rating: ****
Reheat Rating: *****

Dish 16/440:

Raspberry Delight

okay...so it was my birthday last week and Reagan was all in a dither because I didn't get a cake....so on Sunday I made my own! Actually, it was this scrumptious dessert!!! I sure love raspberries!!!

Husband's rating: ****
Reheat rating: ****

Dish 15/440:

Tex Mex Chicken....yummy, yummy, yummy.....it can be a little on the "HOT" side depending on what kind of salsa you use...we used my mom's (the only kind in our house...quite frankly I am suprised that we had any left my husband inhales this - quite literally! Once again my mom is amazing and makes sure that my husband is well stocked!!) however, it smelled so good when we came home from church that my husband kept asking if it was dinner time yet!!!

Husband's rating: *****
Reheat rating: *****

Dish 14/440:

Banana chocolate chip cake....well, i gave it a try but it wasn't exactly as good as I imagined it would be!!!

Husband's rating: ***
Reheat rating: I didn't reheat it....I didn't particularly like it the first time!!!

Dish 13/440:

okay...so this recipe wasn't in the cookbook, but it should be it is that good. My mom is an incredible lady...who has sooooo many amazing talents...one of which is cooking. Well, this is one of my absolutely favorite recipes that she makes however, she cooks by taste and it is incredibly difficult to make what she does because she doesn't use a recipe. However, I managed to make it similiar.....yummy, yummy BBQ spare ribs!!

Husband's rating: *****
Reheat rating: *****

Delicious!!!!