Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Favorite Cooked Carrots!



Cranberry Orange Carrots

Handful of sliced baby carrots
1/2 orange cut into four pieces
Cranberry juice (100% fruit juice)
Olive oil
Red pepper flakes
Rosemary garlic seasoning

Heat olive oil in pan on medium heat.

Place carrots, the juice of one orange piece, and seasonings in pan. Stir occasionally.

When the carrots start to get dry, poor a couple splashes of cranberry juice in the pan.

Let cook until the carrots are soft enough for your liking.

Remove from heat and enjoy!  



Monday, October 10, 2011

Fall Is Here!

It's finally starting to feel more like fall around here! The afternoons are still hot, but no more triple digits. Praise the Lord! I can't wait for it to cool down enough to have a camp fire. I would cook dinner over a camp fire every night if I could.

In celebration of the season change, I bought pumpkin and sweet potato! I have been experimenting with them for a week or so. I made pumpkin bread, pumpkin oatmeal, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, sweet potato soup, and grilled sweet potato. My computer quit on me, so I haven't been able to share the recipes or photos with you. Hopefully I can get caught up in the next few days.


Saturday I made a delicious soup that I like to call, "Clean Out the Fridge Soup". I served it with homemade bread and corn.

For the soup, I started out with olive oil and onion in the pan. I let the onions cook until soft then added several spices. Next, I added a carton of chicken broth and a bunch of random items that needed to be used. Here's what I can remember, chicken, sweet potato, pumpkin, green beans, frozen mixed vegetables, beans, spinach, and garlic. Season to taste.



I served a healthier version of pumpkin pie for dessert.

What's your favorite thing about fall?