Hungry? This is the thread for you!

[TNDixieGirl]

I've developed a new addiction and I'm considering finding a 12-step program to help me stop before I get bigger than the broad side of a barn.

Here's a few dishes I've prepared lately. Feel free to share yours too, please. We can all use new ideas as the holidays approach.

4 Layer Delight





FIRST LAYER:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter, melted
1 ½ cups chopped nuts

SECOND LAYER:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar

THIRD LAYER:
2 small pkgs instant chocolate pudding
3 cups milk

FOURTH LAYER:
8 oz. Cool Whip
chopped nuts (optional)

Mix and spread first layer in cake pan. I use an 8x10 pan, but will also work in 13x9 pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool. Mix and spread second layer over baked first layer. Mix third layer well and spread over second layer. Top with Cool Whip and chopped nuts (if desired). Refrigerate several hours before serving.

[TNDixieGirl]

Monte Cristo Folds





1/4 lb chopped deli ham
1/4 lb chopped deli turkey
1 cup sliced Swiss cheese, chopped (4 oz)
1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Powdered sugar
Raspberry jam
　
Heat oven to 375°F.
1. In medium bowl, mix ham, turkey and cheese.
2. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Press or roll each to form 6- to 7-inch round.
3. Place slightly less than 1/3 cup ham mixture on one side of each biscuit round. Fold dough over filling; press edges to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. In small bowl, beat egg, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg. Brush over tops of filled biscuits. 5. Bake 12 to 19 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with jam.

[TNDixieGirl]

Creamed Dried Beef aka SOS



3 jars dried beef
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Tear (I cut with scissors) dried beef into small pieces and set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Stir in dried beef. Serve over warm toast.
For large crowds, double recipe.

[TNDixieGirl]

Cinnamon Crumb Cake





Seriously, this is the best boxed mix I've ever tasted. Tastes very much like my husband's grandmother's recipe she made from scratch.

[TNDixieGirl]

Broccoli Rice Casserole



1 cup Minute Rice
1 cup boiling water
10 oz. package chopped broccoli
1 small jar Cheese Whiz
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 small onion
½ stick butter, melted

Add boiling water to rice, stir in broccoli. Cover while water absorbs. Mix together remaining ingredients and stir into broccoli rice mixture. Bake at 350 for 1 hour uncovered.

[TNDixieGirl]

Crockpot Roast and Veggies



No real recipe used here. Just put a chuck roast in the crockpot, liberally shake on Worcestershire Sauce, then liberally apply Lawry's Seasoned Salt. Add enough water to almost cover the meat, and cook on low 8-10 hours. About 5 hours into it I toss in a few cans of new potatoes and a few cans of sliced carrots. You can always use fresh, but I'm the shortcut queen.

[michael thornton]

well im hungry now!

[raisedin99]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

Cinnamon Crumb Cake





Seriously, this is the best boxed mix I've ever tasted. Tastes very much like my husband's grandmother's recipe she made from scratch.

I was introduced to Krusteaz cinnamon crumb cake a few months ago, I believe I went through 7 or 8 of them in as many weeks... mmm mmm good

[dennis40x]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

Creamed Dried Beef aka SOS

The first morning at Parris Island 1964 I think your rendition is probably better.

[jgh4445]

I had the SOS last night! Had a fried egg on top. That Monte Cristo Fold is certainly a different twist. Where in the world did you come up with that? I'll have to try that along with the Cinnamon Cake.

[TNDixieGirl]

In my spare time, I browse food and recipe sites. I typically try a recipe the way it's written the first time, then the next time I adjust it to our liking.

Dennis, my Dad was at Parris Island too, and he's the one that taught me to make it.

[ltcdoty]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

Creamed Dried Beef aka SOS



3 jars dried beef
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Tear (I cut with scissors) dried beef into small pieces and set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Stir in dried beef. Serve over warm toast.
For large crowds, double recipe.

Eaten cold over burnt toast outside standing up in the rain from a mess kit....oh I'm sorry I was having a flashback....

[walkin jack]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

Creamed Dried Beef aka SOS



3 jars dried beef
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Tear (I cut with scissors) dried beef into small pieces and set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Stir in dried beef. Serve over warm toast.
For large crowds, double recipe.

Dixie Girl, this particular recipe brought back some good memories. I first encountered SOS in a Marine Corps mess hall. I had never heard of it. I looked at it and thought "yuck" that stuff looks like somebody already ate it once. But a friend talked me into tasting it and I've been hooked on it ever since.

I fancy myself to be a reasonably good cook and I'm not afraid top experiment and try new ideas. I have made SOS using ground beef but I prefer making it with the Armor dried beef. An interesting variation is making it with sausage. I like the Jimmy Dean regular pan sausage cooked and crumbled into the mix.

I'd like to mention one point that I didn't see in your recipe. Armor Dried Beef is dried and preserved with SALT, and you should always ALWAYS rinse it in scalding water before using it. I have forgotten to do that a couple of times and even though I LOVE salt the first bite felt like my face was gonna turn wrong side out.

That is just too blessed much salt.....

[Big Cholla]

TNDixieGirl: Just finished a lunch of your delicious "Monte Cristo Folds". Thank you very much for the recipe. We all absolutely loved them. Thanks again, ............. Big Cholla

[TNDixieGirl]

My pleasure sir! Glad to hear they went over well.

[afriqueart]

Left arm just went numb.

[gpe55bud]

Thanks for the recipes Dixie!!!!!!!!!!!

[Centenniel]

TDG,

Wow, lots of great recipes! Thanks for sharing.

BTW,
My wife makes the desert recipe you listed first and it is wonderful. I can't stop eating it.

[Forester]

Dix, I love your food threads. This is your best yet.



OK, I'm ready to eat.

[sipowicz]

I made chicken soup today...mmmmmm

[TNDixieGirl]

Originally Posted by sipowicz

I made chicken soup today...mmmmmm

LMAO....good job Sip!!

[TNDixieGirl]

George Dickel Whiskey Cake





Cake:
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
5 to 7 oz. instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup George Dickel Whiskey (I’ve substituted Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort and Crown Royal with success)

Sugar Glaze:
1 stick butter
1/4 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup George Dickel Whiskey

Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour 12 inch Bundt or 10 inch tube pan. Place chopped nuts in bottom of pan. In mixing bowl, blend cake mix, instant pudding, water, oil, eggs and whiskey. Beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter over nuts. Bake approximately 1 hour or until cake top springs back when lightly touched. Let cool and invert onto serving dish, pricking the top of the cake with a toothpick. While cake is cooling, prepare glaze.

Mix butter, water and sugar together in saucepan. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add George Dickel Whiskey. Pour glaze slowly over cake, allowing glaze to absorb into cake.

[TNDixieGirl]

And it wouldn't be a complete food thread without a plate of sausage gravy and biscuits!!!

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits



1-pound hot sausage (Jimmy Dean is our preference)
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Brown sausage in skillet; drain. Set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium or medium-high, add sausage, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Serve over warm biscuits.

[TNDixieGirl]

Thanks guys!

And if you do try them, I hope you enjoy them.

[sipowicz]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

And it wouldn't be a complete food thread without a plate of sausage gravy and biscuits!!!

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits


1-pound hot sausage (Jimmy Dean is our preference)
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Brown sausage in skillet; drain. Set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium or medium-high, add sausage, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Serve over warm biscuits.

Hey Dix, I'm no southern cook and that looks great, but I always though you needed the fat (grease) from the sausage or bacon to make the gravy....

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

And it wouldn't be a complete food thread without a plate of sausage gravy and biscuits!!!

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits



1-pound hot sausage (Jimmy Dean is our preference)
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Brown sausage in skillet; drain. Set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium or medium-high, add sausage, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Serve over warm biscuits.

And I THOUGHT I was doing well with my 18 or so specialties? but this stuff is unbeatable by my hands.

[mtgianni]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

George Dickel Whiskey Cake



.

I believe that is what's referred to in Argentina as "sopa Ingles", English soup.

[s&wchad]

Dixie,
So far I’ve made your sausage/cheese squares and your Jiffy corn casserole (several times). Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!

Thank you very much, they were both yummy!!!

[HAWKEYE10]

Dixie we are neighbors! You need to invite
me and my wife over for dinner. Don

[TNDixieGirl]

Think it'd be worth the drive? I'm at the West end of the state.

Make ya a deal though, if ya'll are ever in the area, I'll be glad to make ya dinner.

[rpbcab]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

Think it'd be worth the drive? I'm at the West end of the state.

Make ya a deal though, if ya'll are ever in the area, I'll be glad to make ya dinner.

Friendship is in the West end of the state so come on over and you and my wife can have a cooking contest and I will find some judges.

[Lenshappy]

I love it~!

[ladder13]

The eyes have it

[TNDixieGirl]

Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread (Monkey Bread)

½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cans Pillsbury Grands Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup butter, melted

Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease a bundt pan.

In a large plastic food storage bag, mix white sugar and cinnamon. Separate dough into 16 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into quarters. Shake biscuit pieces in bag to coat. Arrange in pan. Mix brown sugar and butter; pour over biscuit pieces.

Bake 28 - 32 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 5-10 minutes. Turn upside onto serving platter; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

EDIT: I should have noted that I cut the recipe in 1/2 when I took this photo, so if you make the recipe as written, you'll have double what you're seeing here.

[Joni_Lynn]

Great thread, thanks Dixie!

[gunlovingirl]

Thanks a lot Dixie! I think I gained 5 lbs just from looking at the pictures!

[bmhiii]

Tanx, Dixie. I'm cook like you do, browse recipes, try one, if it has promise, change to suit my tastes.

Next time I do Barry's Famous Oven Fried Chicken, I'll pic and post.

OBTW, every recipe I fiddle with becomes "Barry's Famous [insert recipe name]"!

[cobra44]

After looking at all of these food choices, looks like it's back to rehab

Thanks for posting, I will try a couple of these.

[wbraswell]

Originally Posted by gunlovingirl

Thanks a lot Dixie! I think I gained 5 lbs just from looking at the pictures!

You just took the words right out of my drooling mouth.

[jgh4445]

uh-uh Dixie..Pie are square...cakes are round!

[vintagesmith]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

I've developed a new addiction and I'm considering finding a 12-step program to help me stop before I get bigger than the broad side of a barn.

Here's a few dishes I've prepared lately. Feel free to share yours too, please. We can all use new ideas as the holidays approach.

4 Layer Delight





FIRST LAYER:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter, melted
1 ½ cups chopped nuts

SECOND LAYER:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar

THIRD LAYER:
2 small pkgs instant chocolate pudding
3 cups milk

FOURTH LAYER:
8 oz. Cool Whip
chopped nuts (optional)

Mix and spread first layer in cake pan. I use an 8x10 pan, but will also work in 13x9 pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool. Mix and spread second layer over baked first layer. Mix third layer well and spread over second layer. Top with Cool Whip and chopped nuts (if desired). Refrigerate several hours before serving.

Dixie, I've had this before. It is GREAT! I think that the recipe was called "Better than sex cake". Well......

[03hemi]

Originally Posted by vintagesmith

Dixie, I've had this before. It is GREAT! I think that the recipe was called "Better than sex cake". Well......

"Mississippi Mud" is what we always called it.

[35Rem]

Ok, Monte Christos as I type...very good! The 4 year old even approved!

[neiljrosen]

Wasn't hungry when I started reading this thread.......But I am now.

[Blacksmith58]

Dixie, you got a Sister? WOW! Now that's some good Ole Southern Cooking! I pass through Western Tenn. on my way down to visit my folks in Texas from Northern Illinois. After seeing this thread, I know I'm going to be hungry around West Memphis!

[ingmansinc]

Cold weather is here and here is Dixie's Chili. Here is the recipe: From TennDixieGirl / S&W Forum


SPICY CHILI

1 pound ground chuck
1 pound hot pork sausage
16 oz. can kidney beans
15 oz. can hot chili beans
10 oz. can diced rotel
7 ½ oz. can chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons chili powder
¾ tsp. salt
1 diced onion

Brown both meats in dutch oven. Drain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover; reduce heat; simmer on low at least one hour.

Note: Can use regular or mild sausage, and regular chili beans for less heat.

If you want extreme heat, get the "hot" Rotel instead of the regular. Also, use 2 or 3 cans of hot chili beans and leave out the kidney beans.

[BarbC]

Everything looks great! Have you ever considered opening a restaurant?

[gunlovingirl]

Ok Lee. We need a recipe section!

[The Last Standing Knight]

Originally Posted by gunlovingirl

Ok Lee. We need a recipe section!

I agree and second this.......

[Thicker]

Originally Posted by TNDixieGirl

I've developed a new addiction and I'm considering finding a 12-step program to help me stop before I get bigger than the broad side of a barn.

Here's a few dishes I've prepared lately. Feel free to share yours too, please. We can all use new ideas as the holidays approach.

4 Layer Delight





FIRST LAYER:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter, melted
1 ½ cups chopped nuts

SECOND LAYER:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar

THIRD LAYER:
2 small pkgs instant chocolate pudding
3 cups milk

FOURTH LAYER:
8 oz. Cool Whip
chopped nuts (optional)

Mix and spread first layer in cake pan. I use an 8x10 pan, but will also work in 13x9 pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool. Mix and spread second layer over baked first layer. Mix third layer well and spread over second layer. Top with Cool Whip and chopped nuts (if desired). Refrigerate several hours before serving.

That looks really good.... Down home we called it Moon's Desert...