2011 Try New Recipes Challenge

**Luckybustert** · 01-03-2011, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by McD

Cooking three new Recipes this week: week night chicken pasta,
pastistio, microwave lasagna

Oh yummy! I had pastistio for the first time a couple of weeks ago and really liked it. Someone else cooked it for me so this is something I might like to try too. Would you be willing to share your recipe?

**Luckybustert** · 01-03-2011, 10:34 PM

FYI we tried this one tonight and it was FANTASTIC! The hamburger I had was in 1 lb. packs so I used the whole pound of meat, I used more onion than was called for just because I like onions, and we were out of celery seed so I skipped that, but I used the whole can of cream of celery soup so I figured that would compensate somewhat. Anyway, it's definitely a keeper -- hubby kept raving about how good it was!

Originally Posted by Luckybustert

Sure, here it is:

Creamed Cabbage and Hamburger

3/4 lb. ground beef
4 C. cabbage, chopped
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 C. cream of celery soup
1 Tbs. onion, minced
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 C. milk

Brown cabbage, hamburger and onion in pan until cabbage looks wilted. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes.

**madhen** · 01-03-2011, 11:51 PM

My persimmon cookie dough is still in the freezer. Maybe tomorrow....

**McD** · 01-04-2011, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by Luckybustert

Oh yummy! I had pastistio for the first time a couple of weeks ago and really liked it. Someone else cooked it for me so this is something I might like to try too. Would you be willing to share your recipe?

Sure. I'll PM it to you-it's a Taste of Home recipe and it's one of their 'member exclusive' recipes, so I don't think they would appreciate me posting it in the forum.

**jean08** · 01-04-2011, 12:36 PM

Made a new blueberry muffin recipe this morning. Yummy!

**Darlene** · 01-04-2011, 01:08 PM

We'll be trying a new recipe tonight called Carrot Potato Boats and serving it with ham. I got the recipe out of

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the link to the recipe saves me from typing it up.

**photogal06** · 01-04-2011, 10:37 PM

I don't really cook much, but I do love to bake. I'd like to try at least a couple of new things each month. Yesterday, I made chocolate cookies that taste almost like brownies and are even better today than they were fresh-baked. Today, I made hamburger/sandwich buns for the very first time, and they are great, too. Dd was impressed by how much the inside texture looks like a real burger bun

**McD** · 01-04-2011, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by McD

Cooking three new Recipes this week: week night chicken pasta,
pastistio, microwave lasagna

The week night chicken pasta was good!!! The recipe called for cubed chicken, I just diced up the leftover chicken that we had from a Christmas gathering. It tasted great!

It is a Taste of Home recipe--member exclusive, but I can pm recipes if anyone would like .

**EmilyD** · 01-04-2011, 11:17 PM

I made up this recipe tonight after looking over several black bean soup recipes:

Rotisserie Chicken, Blackbean, and veggie soup

2 oz rotisserie chicken, diced
1/3 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup frozen seasonal blend
2 tble tomato sauce
2 tble Pace picante sauce
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can chicken broth
Paprica
Cumin
Garlic powder

Combine all but the chicken, cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or so. Mash bean mixture slightly. Add the chicken and cook for a couple min. more.

Makes 2~1 1/2 cup servings
Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 294.1
Total Fat: 4.7 g
Cholesterol: 16.1 mg
Sodium: 2,410.0 mg
Total Carbs: 42.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 12.6 g
Protein: 22.0 g

**akolb** · 01-05-2011, 12:49 AM

I'll go for 2 a month, only because S.O. is pretty picky, but he has been more adventurous lately!
Plus I got at least 3 cookbooks for Christmas!

**frugalfranny** · 01-05-2011, 12:54 AM

Had hoped to get a new lemon bread recipe made today but it didn't happen......maybe tomorrow.

**AspiringToBeFrugal** · 01-05-2011, 01:18 AM

I'm a little late in joining but would like to tackle this challenge as well. I'm aiming for one new recipe each week which means I should have 45-50 new recipes that are "keepers" out of 52 attempts (I'm realistic and know I probably won't get rave reviews on some things) by the end of the year!

So far I tried a homemade minestrone soup recipe and the family LOVED it! One down, 51 to go!

**Darlene** · 01-05-2011, 08:28 AM

The Carrot Potato Boats (recipe above)came out well just needed a bit more salt for my taste. Hubby made them & I'm assuming he followed the recipe exactly. Keeper taste wise and looks so pretty too.

**TheKeswickBlogger** · 01-05-2011, 06:23 PM

New and jumping in with both feet - LOL!

I'm in for one new recipe every two weeks, or 26 new recipes in 2011.

Stats as of today - 1/26...

**happymomof4** · 01-05-2011, 07:27 PM

Ok for my dinner tonight I had said I would make sausage and rice. Well I took a box of spanish rice, cut up whole tomatoes and cut up and fried sausage and made a 1 skillet meal out of it tonight for dinner. It was fantastic.