FReeper Canteen~Cookin' With The Canteen~22 Oct 09

Thank you Troops, Vets & Military Families!!!! | Canteen Crew

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Cookin' With The Canteen Presents...

It’s Harvest Time!!

The weather is cooler, and it’s time to cook all the wonderful stuff that’s been harvested!

First, let’s go on a hay ride!



Oh, look! A Cider press!!



Let’s head back to the kitchen and do some cookin’!



New England Boiled Dinner

2 1/2 - 3 lb. picnic ham
3-4 garlic cloves
4-5 bay leaves
Approx. 12 peppercorns
4-5 sm. onions (halved)
Potatoes
Cabbage
Carrots
Kielbasa (ring)

Place ham in large Dutch oven. Cover with hot tap water. Add spices, simmer 1 1/2 hours. Drain some water to add remaining ingredients. Simmer another 1 hour.

How about some Apple Crisp?

* 3 pounds tart apples
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar
* 1/3 cup rolled oats
* 4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick)
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Preparation:
Peel, core and chop the apples; toss in a bowl with lemon juice. In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to the apples and toss to combine.

In another bowl combine flour, sugar and oats. Cut butter into 8 small pieces, and cut butter into flour with a pastry blender or two forks until mixture is crumbly. Stir in the chopped nuts.

Butter a 9-inch square baking dish. Spread apple mixture in bottom of baking dish then sprinkle with flour mixture. Bake at 375° for 30 to 45 minutes, or until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned.

Serve warm or at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream or a little heavy cream, if desired.

Try this for a new and fun recipe!

Savory Stuffed Pumpkin:

* 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
* 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms
* 3 tablespoons soy sauce
* 2 tablespoons brown sugar
* 1-1/2 cups cooked rice
* 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
* 1 large pie pumpkin (8 to 9 pounds)
* Vegetable oil


Directions:

* In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the soup, mushrooms, soy sauce and brown sugar. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice and water chestnuts.

* Wash pumpkin; cut a 6-in. circle around stem. Remove top and set aside. Discard seeds and loose fibers from the inside. Spoon beef mixture into pumpkin; replace top.

* Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Rub oil over outside of pumpkin. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until pumpkin is tender. Scoop out some pumpkin with each serving of beef mixture. Yield: 6 servings.

Come share your Harvest recipes with us and have fun!

Please remember that the Canteen is a place to honor our Troops, Allies and Veterans, and their families.
Please leave thy politics at the door.
A gentle reminder from Ms B.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...34 here, with sunny days still.

Are you buttoned up for the season?

Have a good Thursday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the woohoo guy!

Ruby Herman & His Orchestra ~ Sing, Baby, Sing

[TASMANIANRED]

Morning Pusterfuss,

You sure get an early start.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Pusterfuss]

Are you buttoned up for the season?

Hope to get it done this week-end.

[Pusterfuss]

You sure get an early start.

Good morning. I am the ultimate "morning person."

[TASMANIANRED]

Night Kathy

[TASMANIANRED]

I’m hanging out from night shift.

[mylife]

good luck! our chili cook off is in 3 weeks.

I need venison

[mylife]

Hmmmm....

wheres that DD214?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, HiJInx. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO
Cooking with the Canteen

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our AWESOME Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ms. B, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities.

Now for our local DC Metroland weather report

~ Today.....Sun and clouds mixed. High 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight.....Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 53F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

I'm making cupcakes

Going to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean.........Cause.......if you don't........I'll tell Ma!

Sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ....

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and(((HUGS))) EG. All is well here.

Howz things with you? BTW, you’re an early riser...did you see the meteor shower yesterday morning?

[E.G.C.]

((LOL))No, didn’t see th meteor shower. Today is Chuck’s (He’s 87 years old now) birthday. Getting ready for calls from well wishers. Also got him a birthday cake.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
63º and raining here. Our lakes could come up several feet!!

[Arrowhead1952]

Active Duty and Veterans eat for free!

That is a great way to show appreciation for the military.