rhubarbjam-from-jars-that-have-unsealed-and-must-be-used-up oatmeal bars

First of all, the origin of this recipe is from Pioneer Woman, but I sure did change it! I doubled it and put it into a Costco pan cuz there was so much jam to use up. I still have half of it left. PW said to use Strawberry Preserves. This version is great, too! Tanner made these, actually. They are a huge hit!

1 3/4 stick cold butter, cut in pieces (translate into Canadian to read 3/4 cup)

1 1/2 cup flour

1 1/2 cup quick oats

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp baking powder 

1/4 tsp salt

1 10-12 oz jar preserves, in my case, rhubarb jam-m-m-m-m!!!

Make crumbs outa all ingredients except jammmm. Spray 9x13 pan and press 1/2 crumbs into it. Spoon jam over crumbs, careful not to lift crumbs up. We weren't successful at all with amazing results! Dump rest of crumbs on top and lightly press. Bake @ 350F 30-40 minutes until lightly brown. Cool and cut. Or be like us and snitch while hot. We dreamed of piling on the ice cream, but no one felt like waiting for someone to run downstairs for it! It was instant gratification!

dhal...Bangladeshi lentil recipe

1/2 cup dahl (translate this to lentils if you like! I used the red split lentils)

1 tsp turmeric

2 1/2 cups water (I used only 2 and that was plenty)

1 tsp salt

onion and garlic

Saute onion and garlic. Ad dhal, water and salt. Cook till done. 

I served this to the school children on Be Humble Day along with an Indian curry and rice. They had to eat it with their hands and they were amazingly good sports about it! Their hands got all yellow from the turmeric! They had seconds and thirds!

Bangladeshi meat curry

Saute: 4 crushed garlic cloves (or more)

1 cup onion 

1/4 cup oil

Add your choice of meat: 2 lb cubed chicken, beef, goat, etc. Fry.

Add:

6 cups water

1T salt

3 bay leaves

2 cinnamon sticks

6 whole cloves

2 - 3 chilies

1/2 tsp turmeric

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp ginger

2 tsp coriander

5 cardamom pods

Cook till tender. Add more water if needed. Serve curry with rice. A lot of times a few cubes potatoes are added to the curry. Also quite a few chilies added will really add the spice. They eat it HOT!

This is copied from Juanita's recipe book. Delton's have served us this and we LOVE it! I've made it once or twice and it's worked out well!

sweet chicken curry (from India...from Melissa Zeiset)

1 medium onion, slivered

1 tsp garlic powder (I used many garlic cloves, maybe 4)

oil to saute

1/2 tsp ginger (I used fresh crushed)

5 whole cloves

5-6 whole cardamom pods (I used cardamom pwdr to taste)

1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon (I used about 4 broken up cinnamon sticks)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp coriander

3 lbs chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 can coconut milk

1 cup sour cream

jalapeno peppers to taste

Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add spices and salt and chicken. Brown on all sides. Mix and add coconut milk, sour cream, and peppers. Simmer until chicken is well done, about an hour. Serve over rice.

I served this to the school children on Be Humble Day, and they had to eat with their hands like they do in those far-away countries. The children LOVED it and some had third helpings! I've served this for Sunday dinner with great results. I leave out the peppers, though, for us wimpy Canadians!

fancy mac and cheese (revised from pioneer woman)

2 cups (aprox) slice mushrooms
Watkins cooking spray
salt and pepper to taste
1 pkg bacon, cut into bite sized pieces
1 large onion, sliced thin
1/4 - 1/2 cup butter (I didn't measure)
1/2 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 cup Mozza
1 1/4 cup cheddar
4 cups macaroni (maybe 5 cups but no more; I made 6 and had WAAAY too much)
1/4 cup flour
2 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs, beaten

Spread mushrooms in Costco pan lined with parchment paper. Spray well with cooking spray and bake @ 425F 25 minutes until deep golden brown. Set aside.
Fry bacon until only chewy, not crisp. Set aside on paper towel to soak up all that fat.
Saute onions till golden in bacon fat. Set aside. I drained these in a sieve. (I can't stand too much grease!)
Cook mac until almost done. Drain and set aside.
To make sauce melt 4 TBSP butter (aprox) in saucepan and whisk the flour into the melted butter. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring until thick. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon about 1/4 cup hot white sauce into a small bowl containing the beaten egg, stirring the egg with a fork as you drizzle it in. Then pour the mixture into the pot with the white sauce, stirring constantly. Add all that cheese.
Stir cheese sauce into the macaroni, adding milk to thin as necessary; I added quite a bit.
Layer into well-sprayed 9x13 pan like this: 1/2 the bacon,onion and mushroom, then 1/2 the mac. 1/2 onion and mushroom, 1/2 mac and then 1/2 bacon. If you wanna add more cheese on top, by all means do! I didn't and we loved it.
Bake @ 350F 1/2 an hour or so or until bubbly and hot. Enjoy!

apple cinnamon wraps

(Now, THESE are good! My taste testers passed them with flying banners!!!)

10-12 tortillas (I used whole wheat, homemade of course!)

1 can sweetened condensed milk (divided; used “lite” over here at our house)

1 ½ tsp cinnamon (divided)

½ cup cream cheese (softened)

½ cup sour cream (lite)

6 Granny Smith apples (peeled, shredded)

Mix together sour cream, 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, and ½ tsp cinnamon. Set aside. Mix the rest of the ingredients together, except torts. Fill tortillas generously with apple mixture. Place seam side down in greased 9 x 13 pan. Pour sour cream mixture over. Bake @ 350F for ½ to ¾ hour till hot through and bubbly. (Mine never bubbled. I dunno why, but since that sounds right, I said to bake till bubbly! But they did get hot throughout. The apples were tender crisp still, but that’s how we like them.) Serve hot with ice cream.

NOTE: I made fresh whole wheat torts the other day and wondered if they’d make good dessert wraps. So I decided to wing it and WOW! What a success! Never heard of such before. Since then I've gone online and seen recipes similar.