Onion Rings to Die For

INGREDIENTS:
1 large onion, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk, or as needed
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
seasoned salt to taste
1 quart oil for frying, or as needed

DIRECTIONS:
Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
Separate the onion slices into rings, and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Dip the onion slices into the flour mixture until they are all coated; set aside. Whisk the egg and milk into the flour mixture using a fork. Dip the floured rings into the batter to coat, then place on a wire rack to drain until the batter stops dripping. The wire rack may be placed over a sheet of aluminum foil for easier clean up. Spread the bread crumbs out on a plate or shallow dish. Place rings one at a time into the crumbs, and scoop the crumbs up over the ring to coat. Give it a hard tap as you remove it from the crumbs. The coating should cling very well. Repeat with remaining rings.
Deep fry the rings a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain. Season with seasoning salt, and serve.

THE RESULTS:

I wish everyone could have tasted these. If you have a little bit of time. MAKE THESE. They were just as good maybe even better then any restaurant onion rings. I was kind of confused for a little bit of what to do with the left over flour then finally after I read the recipe again it says mix the flour mixture with the egg and milk. Anyways, so good. These are way past 5 stars. We dipped them in ranch dressing. Oh and I don't have a deep fryer I just used any ol' pan and added some veg. oil to it. Sprinkle on a little seasoning salt and waaa la. Finger lickin' good.:)I got the recipe from allrecipes.com.

Red Bell Pepper and Mushroom Hamburger

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 egg (beaten)
2 tsp. Montreal Steak seasoning
1 TBS Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup onion (chopped really small)
1 1/2 TBS red bell pepper (chopped really small)
3 white mushrooms (chopped)
cheese
lettuce
tomato
ketchup
mustard
hamburger buns

Directions:
Add the first 6 ingredients together and make into patties. Place them on the grill for 7-10 minutes. Once they are done add everything onto your hamburger bun.

The Results:
These were good. The red bell pepper gave the hamburger a good taste. I think that next time I will saute up some onions and mushrooms on top.

Shrimp Scampi Saute with Tomatoes and Spinach

Ingredients:

1/2 carton SeaPak Shrimp Scampi (frozen) ( I got this at Costco the shrimp are in garlic butter sauce)

1 bag (about 6-10 ounces)fresh baby spinach

1 can (14.5) diced tomatoes

1/2 of a 16 ounce package Linguine, cooked and drained (about 4 cups)

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook the shrimp in a 12 inch skillet for 6 minutes

Add the spinach and tomatoes. Cook and stir for about 5-6 minutes more or until the shrimp turn pink, and spinach wilts.

Add pasta to the skillet and toss to coat. Portion onto plates and top with sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Serve Immediately.

The Results:

I thought this was soooo good. I served this with the breadsticks left over the other day. It was super quick and easy. I picked this shrimp up the other day at Costco. I sampled it and thought that was good. So I bought some. I have served it with pasta and rice. I'm sure you can get shrimp scampi at the grocery store too. I got the recipe from the back of the SeaPak Shrimp Scampi box.

Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef (or you can use Italian sausage)

1 cup onions (chopped)

3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 (15 oz) cans tomato sauce

1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes

1 (4oz) can mushrooms

3/4 cup water

1 1/2 tsps. Italian dried seasons

1/4 tsp. dried basil

1/4 tsp. dried parsley

dash salt and pepper

Directions:

In a large ( big enough for the sauce and meat) pan cook your ground beef until done. Add onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Once the onions turn translucent add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, mushrooms, water, Italian dried seasons, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover.Turn it on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Then turn it down to low heat for about 2 hours. Covered. ( You can let a little steam out.So the lid is just off a little.) Stirring sauce occasionally. The sauce will have a thick consistency once done.

The Results:

This is my own recipe for spaghetti sauce and my family loves it. A good sauce is always nice to have. Serve with spaghetti noodles and top with parmesan cheese. Also if you want this sauce to take less time only use about a 1/2 cup or less of water. Letting this sauce simmer for 2 hours makes it sooo good though.:)

Breadsticks

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup warm water

1 Tablespoon yeast

2 Tablespoons sugar

3 ½ cup flour

½ tsp salt

Butter for pan

Directions:

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar and let it sit and bubble for a few minutes. Add the salt and flour. Knead for 3 minutes. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. (I do all of this in my Bosch--any mixer would work great) Melt 3-4 Tbsp of butter and pour most of it onto a cookie sheet. Roll dough to cover cookie sheet. Cut to desired width, then twist or lay flat on cookie sheet. Brush remainder of butter on breadsticks and sprinkle with garlic salt, parmesan cheese, and parsley (or whatever seasonings you like). Raise for 10-20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 375 and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden. You can roll them out to fit a cookie sheet and they will be pufffy and soft. If you prefer a thinner, crunchy breadstick roll them out to fit a cookie sheet and a jelly roll pan. Either way they are great!

The Results:

These were super good and super easy. I got the recipe from http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/search/label/bread. I sprinkled garlic salt and parmesan on my breadsticks and only cooked mine for 17 minutes. I would suggest only cooking them till they are golden brown. These were tasty little breadsticks with my spaghetti.

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Grandma's Bran Muffins

Ingredients:

6 cups of Raisin Bran

5 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 tsps. salt

5 tsps. baking soda

1 cup of Raisins

Mix together all these ingredients in a LARGE bowl.

Then.....Add

1 cup of oil

4 eggs (beaten)

1 Quart buttermilk

1 small can of crushed pineapple (drained)

Directions:

Add the top 6 ingredients together and mix. Then add the next 4 ingredients to the bowl and mix. Refrigerate overnight.

In the morning take it out of the fridge and spoon in the muffin mixture into muffin tins. Make sure to spray some non stick cooking spray in the muffin tins.

Bake 350 for 16-18 minutes

The Results:

These are the BEST Bran Muffins. I got this recipe from my sister-in-laws grandma.