Shake Recipe-of-the-Day ~ Apple Pie Shake

Apple Pie Shake
8 oz. Almond milk
2 scoops Vi-Shape shake mix
3 Tbsp. unsweetened apple sauce
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
6 ice cubes
Blend well in blender.

Thanksgiving Recipe ~ Baked Corn

Baked Corn is a Thanksgiving Favorite for our family as well as throughout the year. I always make it for our Christmas Dinner too. It's prepared with ingredients you may keep around in your pantry, freezer and refrigerator.

BAKED CORN

4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons butter, melted
4 cups corn

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix eggs and milk together. Stir in flour until well blended. Add sugar, salt, pepper and melted butter. Add corn and stir gently. Pour into 9x13 baking dish that has been greased or sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until knife inserted into center of casserole comes out clean. All ovens bake differently, so you may need to bake it a bit longer than 45 minutes.

Recipe for Blueberry Bread

I baked Blueberry Bread on Sunday afternoon and wanted to share the recipe. It makes 2 loaves, so you could freeze one for later. My husband is enjoying it for breakfast & supper, so I may not get one in the freezer. lol =)

BLUEBERRY BREAD
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 loaf pans with non-stick spray.
Ingredients:
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
2 cups milk
6 cups flour
2 tsp salt
2 T. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

Mix the the eggs and sugar together. Stir in the milk & oil. Add the flour, salt, & baking powder, stirring until blended. Add vanilla. (Be sure not to over mix.) Gently fold in the blueberries. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. (Check the loaves for doneness when there is about 10 minutes time remaining because all ovens are different. Bake until golden and a toothpick come out clean when you check.) Enjoy!

Cooking for a Crowd - Ham Sandwiches/Meat Entree

I find that ham is usually a good value and is very easy to work with when cooking for a crowd. I go to our local wholesale meat store and get nice hams for around $1.69 a pound. (Watch for it to go on sale at your local store and freeze until your event.) Sometimes bone-in hams can be found on sale for .99 per pound. While this is cheaper per pouns, I prefer the boneless because you don't have the bone weight waste with it and the boneless slices stay nice in the roaster over the period of time for an event.

For the wedding reception with 225-250 guests I used 8 whole, boneless, fully cooked, sliced hams. I usually use 6 hams for our Customer Appreciation Day (for 150-175).

My Easy Ham Recipe for a Crowd:
Remove wrapping from hams. Place hams in 18 qt. roaster, remove any ties, and slightly separate slices. Fit in as many hams as you can. Use another roaster if necessary. Per roaster: add 3 cans of no-sugar added sliced or chunk pineapple over ham slices. Sprinkle 1 cup of brown sugar over the pineapple/ham. Pour 2 cups 7-Up, Sprite or other lemon-lime soda over all. When you buy fully cooked hams, you just need to warm the ham though. Watch closely and adjust temperature up to heat it through more quickly & turn it down once heated through to maintain serving temperature.

The great thing about ham is you could serve it as sandwiches on buns or serve it the entree meat.

It's Inexpensive and Easy to Make Beer Bread Yourself Without Buying a Mix!

Over the weekend, I was making beer bread from scratch like I always do and decided to calculate the cost...
Results: 3 Loaves at a cost of $5.24! It's around $5.00 a loaf for a Mix, not including the beer....Homemade for a cost of $1.75 a loaf including the beer.
=)
Kelley's Cheddar Beer Bread
Ingredients:
9 cups self-rising flour (My local store had a bargain of 5# for $1.35)
1 cup sugar
36 oz. beer
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3 loaf pans. Mix dry ingredients together. Mix in shredded cheese. Add beer and stir until mixed. Pour batter evenly distributed between the 3 loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on wire rack. I usually wrap, label & freeze 2 loaves for later use and wrap 1 loaf to enjoy right away.