Crab Bisque

 Yesterday I was soo in the mood for some soup. So I made this little delight!

Crab Bisque
From Susan Huckaby

6 Med Potatoes; peeled & cubed

1 lg (2 small) Onions; finely chopped

3 med Carrots; peeled & cubed

1 stalk Celery - chopped in cubes

2 cans Evaporated Milk

3 cans Cream of Mushroom (I used Cream of Celery)

3 cups Milk

1 lb Crab Meat; cut bite size (I used imitation)

 3 HEAPING TBS Old Bay Seasoning

Boil veggies on High in salty water for 10 - 12 mins. Drain Vegetable mixture & set aside. In the same pot add Evaporated Milk, Soup and 2 cups of Milk. Stir soup mixture til smooth and reintroduce the veggies. Return to Med - Lo heat. Add Crab Meat and Old Bay. Stir soup constantly for 5 - 10 mins. Add remaining Milk. Warm for 10 mins. Serve with Crackers/Cornbread.

This was my first time making this and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I hope you are enjoying all this food. And remember to Fancy It Up!

Meatloaf (the Food not singer)

 I made meatloaf. And when I make meatloaf I just kinda throw things in a bowl. HAND mix it. and voila it's awesome.

MEATLOAF a la Ashleigh

1 lb Ground Beef

1 lb Italian Sausage (i just get the bratwurst and take it out of the casing)

1 cup of Ketchup (more if you like)

1 egg (if your mixture is lookin' dry add another one)

Start off with about 2/3 cup of bread crumbs add more if your mixture is too wet

add some Worcester Sauce (about 1/4 cup or more)

Salt

Pepper

Italian Seasoning

Garlic

Chopped Onion

(all to taste)

pack into a loaf pan and put ketchup on top

Bake: 375 degrees for 1 hour (unitl center is 160 degrees)

I paired mine with White Rice and Black Beans. It was Amazing! Enjoy and remember to Fancy it Up!

I KNOW it's been too long!

 So it's been about 2 months since my last blog. I'm soo sorry. I've gotten so many requests to start back up. And I finally had a free Sunday to sit down and hammer these out. So here's my Amazing Dessert that I promised.  

Cherry Bars

1 3/4 cup Sugar

1 cup Butter

1 tsp Vanilla

4 eggs

3 cups Flour

1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1 - 21 oz can Cherry Pie Filling

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream together sugar, butter, & vanilla. Add eggs ONE AT A TIME, untill thoroughly blended. Add Flour and baking powder and spread about 2/3 of batter on a greased cookie sheet.

 

Spoon the Pie Filling onto the batter. Drop remaining batter over the pie filling. (This will create the stained glass effect). Place in oven for 35 - 40 mins. 

 Almond Glaze

1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

1 TBS Milk

1 tsp Almond Extract

Combined and Drizzle over baked Cherry Bars.

Cut and Enjoy

This is a great recipe and it's super easy. You can pretty much use any fruit pie filling, and you can substitute the Almond Extract in the glaze if you find that wouldn't be good with the fruit you are using. I hope you enjoy this and as always FANCY IT UP!