Caramel Frosting

Well the sugar rush of Christmas is over, but I thought I would share this yummy frosting recipe for next year?!? I got this off of the internet somewhere, not sure where. I had a not so good attempt at cinnamon rolls last week and I think this is the only thing that made them pretty good--darn yeast not rising properly!

Caramel Frosting
¼ cup butter
½ cup brown sugar, packed
2 Tbsp. milk
¼ tsp vanilla extract
dash of salt
½ to ¾ cup sifted powdered sugar

In small saucepan, heat butter until melted. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Cool over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Transfer to a small mixing bowl and cool mixture slightly. Stir in vanilla, salt and powdered sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. If necessary, add more powdered sugar for desired consistency.

The Smell of Christmas

Last week I found a recipe for The Smell of Christmas!! Yummy!!

3-4 cinnamon sticks
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. allspice ( I didn't have this and it still turned out well)
orange rind (or 2-3 clementime rinds!)
3 c. water

Put in sm. pan on stove on LO. Simmer and enjoy!! Add more water when it gets low. I bet you could put in your crockpot too! Merry Christmas!

Rahm Sauce spiced up

...well, it is not spicy but it is just a different way to make it and it is AWESOME!

two boxes of the Rahm sauce powder mix
500ml of water
one diced onion
half an apple diced
some olive oil

pasta
spinach

On the small boxes of sauce (the ones that have like 2-3 tablespoons of powder mix) there is a recipe for Apple and Spring onion Rahm sauce. You just sauté diced onion and some diced apple in olive oil until the onions are cooked and then add the powder and water like normal and mix well, let it boil and there you go! It is an interesting smell when you are cooking the onions and apple, but it works so well.

We just ate this over normal pasta and then had some spinach on the side that ended up getting mixed in and it was soooooooo good. I think it is better than the normal Rahm sauce.

*this made enough for the two adults and the girls and we still have left overs for lunch for today...I am so excited!

Spinach and ham Frittata

6 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 oz cheese
salt and pepper
1 1/2 cup spinach (I used the frozen kind)
1/2 cup cooked ham cubed
(1/4 cup cream fresh) not in recipe, but I added and it was great
Pour into greased pan and bake 20 minutes on 375 degrees

Eat with French bread and a salad.

** Even Elsa likes this. I made it for the first time tonight and decided I love it and it will be in my rotation of weekly meals!!!

This makes enough for 4 people

Creamy Spinach Veggie Soup

Well, this recipe is a knock off of Grandma Jackson's Cream of Potato Soup. I was trying to make that but I did not have like half of the ingredients so I had to improvise and it turned out awesome. (As shown in the picture of Leah overjoyed at eating it and smearing it all over herself)

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup flour
3 cups chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
4-5 cups milk
spinach
peas
broccoli
potatoes
carrots
one onion
grated cheese, if you have it

Melt 1 cup butter in large pot, add 1 cup flour and mix well. Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar. Mix up some chicken broth (or if you have the cans, add one can or so) I think I added 3 cups of chicken broth. Mix well and let thicken. Add some milk to desired consistency, I added about 4 cups of milk. It needed more than that but that is only how much my tiny pot could take.

Add some spinach, I had the frozen kind, just a few handfuls or as much as you want really. Add cut up broccoli and one cup frozen peas and take off the heat.

Boil water and cook desired veggies- I did carrots, onion and potatoes. Add cooked, drained veggies to sauce mix.

The recipe then called for cheese, but I forgot, it still turned out very creamy and awesome.

This made too much sauce for my small pot to hold with all the veggies added so I just froze the cream sauce with the spinach in it to use for something later.

This makes very good bread dipping soup! It made about 6-8 servings.