Ham and Green Bean Casserole

I don't know about you, but I have way too much ham left over from Christmas. I do not like pineapple or glaze on my ham. About one hour into cooking I pour a can of soda pop over it to keep it moist. My mom believed in using ginger ale, which is really good. One year I was having company, forgot to buy ginger ale, so I had to use Pepsi instead. It was different, but in a good way. This year I chose to go with the Pepsi again. It was good. Still, there are only so many ham sandwiches three people can eat (mom can't eat ham). This is where pea soup, fried rice, and ham and green been casserole come in.

Ham and Green Bean Casserole

1 cup of ham (I have lots of ham leftover, so I was a little more generous in the ham department.)
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
2 cans of cut green beans, drained
1 cup of shredded cheese (I usually use cheddar, but yesterday I used Kraft's Mexican blend, and it was good)

Spray a microwave safe dish with cooking spray. Put ham, soup, and green beans in dish. Mix well to combine. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. Pour cheese over the beans and ham. Microwave for one more minute. Serve with rice.

Did I forget to mention it was an easy recipe, and could be done in the microwave? Woops!

Crock pot Beef Stew

Captain Obvious Cook is going to post a recipe on my site again today, since we know you all know how to make beef stew in a crock pot, but it is what's cooking today.
Beef Stew
3lbs of london broil, cut into cubes(any cut of meat is fine, but cut it into cubes yourself.)
4 carrots, peeled and cut
4 potatoes, scrubbed and cut into cubes
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 cup of hot water
1 bottle of beer
2 bioloun cubes
4 tablespoons of flour
salt, pepper, and paprika to taste

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Add meat. Add flour and mix. Add onion and garlic and mix. Add carrots and potatoes, and mix. Salt, pepper, and paprika to taste, and mix. Place the boulion cubes at the bottom of the crock pot. Pour the beer and hot water over the ingredients in the crock pot. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours.

Fried Rice

About 3 cups of cooked rice, cooled
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
2 tablespoons of chopped green onions
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup of diced cooked chicken (or beef, or pork, or ham)
1 cup of mixed vegetables (carrots and peas)
1 dash of pepper
2 tablespoons of soy sauce (more if you like it)
salt to taste

Heat the oil over medium to high heat in a large preheated skilled or wok. Add the onions and eggs into the oil, and stir until they are cooked. Stir in chicken, carrots, peas, and pepper. Stir fry for about to minutes or until vegetables are both crispy and tender. Stir in the cooked rice. Add soy sauce and salt. Stir until the soy sauce is mixed evenly.

On July 16, 2008, a lady named Ying Stoller came to the library in the town where I live, and showed a room full of people how to make fried rice. It was awesome. I love fried rice! And lately, I have been trying to stretch leftovers (Don't worry. It is the economy, but we are doing fine. I try to stretch the left overs so that I can donate more canned goods to the food pantry and still stay within our budget. Food pantry clients have escalated, providers have declined, so those of us who can do more need to creatively find ways to do just that. Getting off soap box now, and back into the kitchen). This is a really great recipe to stretch all sorts of leftovers with.
Mrs. Stoller was also selling a book while she was here. It is called Ying's Chinese Cookbook: Authentic But Simple. She shared these recipes with a bunch of strangers for free to promote her book. I feel justified in sharing the same recipe if I do the same and promote her book. Hey, if I am wrong, she can comment and ask me to delete the post. I will if she feels that way, but can't understand why she would. I am going to try to provide a link to her website. Wish me luck.
www.yingskitchen.com

Click here to go to Ying's Kitchen

Chicken Pot Pie

As seen on the bisquick site, and requested by Katdish.


1 2/3 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1 cup cut-up cooked chicken
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1/2 cup milk
1 egg

Total Time: 30 min

1. Heat oven to 400°F. In ungreased 9-inch pie plate, stir vegetables, chicken and soup.
2. In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.
3. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until crust golden brown.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Heat oven to 425ºF.


P.S. I made eggs and bacon for breakfast this morning. This is somewhat monumental, because I rarely get up early enough to make breakfast for my husband, and as penance, I won't eat meat at breakfast without him. You know how some websites give you "how to videos"? Well, here is a "how not to video" on egg preparation. The bacon is rather raw. Enjoy!

Spam Quiche

I found this recipe on another site over a year ago, I think it was Cooks.com, except that then it was Seafood Quiche, and it used tuna or crabmeat. If I make it Seafood Quiche, I prefer pink salmon. This is good as a breakfast (spam) or dinner (either). I had posted this before on my other blog, but when lazy, I plan on moving the recipes over hear. Enjoy!

1 can of spam, chopped (tuna, crab meat, leftover ham, or salmon also work, but you must then rename the quiche)
1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese (American, Mexican, Cheddar, or any combination of what you have in the refrigerator also turn out tasty)
4 oz. cream cheese, cut in cubes
1 whole onion, chopped (it originally called for 1/4 of a cup of onion, but I like onion. Besides, I must change recipes)
2 c. milk
1 c. Bisquick
4 eggs
3/4 tsp. salt

In a lightly greased 10" pie plate put spam, cheeses and onion. Blend milk, Bisquick, eggs and salt together. Pour over spam mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.

Chicken Casserole

I posted this in Sherri's comment section a couple of days ago. I think this is the recipe Annie is asking for on Sherri's comment site today.


Chicken Casserole
Four boneless skinless chickenbreasts
1 cup of instant rice
1 cup of water (I usually skip the water because the gravy comes out thin and soupy, but I think some people like it that way. Just not me)
1can of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup of beans, drained
Paprika to taste

Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Mix water with cream of mushroom soup if you are using the water. Mix in at least one tablespoon of paprika (more is better, but some people like living a paprika deprived life) Mix in rice, and beans. Place chicken breasts on top of mixture. Salt, pepper, and paprika to taste. Cover the crockpot. Cook it on low for at least 8 hours.