Broccoli Slaw with a Twist

I ate a slaw somewhat similar to this while growing up. I've actually never made this type of slaw for myself so I mixed this one up in head, scary I know. This particular recipe is great with any grilled meat. My husband who is not a big vinegar fan enjoyed this side dish too. Give this a try the next time you want a cool salad to go with your grilled dinner. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.

Needed:
2 packages Ramen Noodles of your choice-crunched up
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup canola oil
Or use 1 cup of Paul Newman's Balsamic Vinaigrette instead of the oil and vinegar
1 cup salted sunflower seeds
1 package broccoli slaw
1/4 cup white sugar
2 T soy sauce
2 T butter

Melt butter into a medium sauce pan. When melted, add in the crunched up noodles and toast in pan until slightly golden. Let noodles cool completely. Now mix together the balsamic vinegar, canola oil, sugar, Ramen noodle seasoning pack, and soy sauce. Place broccoli slaw in a bowl with a tight fitting lid and pour over dressing. Cover and place in fridge for at least 2 hours. Right before serving, add the sun flower seeds and noodles. The noodles are very crunchy and taste so good in this salad. A weird combo but a good one!

October 27th in Oklahoma

Hello Fall we would like to meet you here in Oklahoma.  Today it is 85' on Beaty's Creek.  YUCKO!!!  I don't want to bake, I want to grill!!

I did make cinnamon rolls the other day and have dough in the fridge for when it cools down...Maybe I should rethink that before I have sour dough in the fridge.

Ransome has been in the woods hunting but heck the deer know it is too hot to hunt!

Wishi have been pretty good thus far.  I have frozen several bags and eaten my fair share.

I really hope it cools off before Sunday because we are having a family hotdog roast and dear G-d who wants a big ole bonfire in the heat???

Well that is What's Cookin on Beaty's this week.

Where does the time go????

If I could only answer that question I would be good to go.

Raven is waiting for her  home to be finished before she moves into it so she is back home for a bit and we are loving it!  Ransome is busy with his CAP duties and Raine is a cheerleader this year.....Does that make me a CHEER MOM????  I love the kiddos but let me tell you there are some really loud adults in the world.

I have been cooking up a storm so hopefully I get some posts up.  I have a really good chili recipe just perfect for this time of year that I need to post soon!

I do promise I will be more active on here.  Til then that's What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.

Mr. Bucky

You know you can only warn a guy so many times.  This buck has been "visiting" my garden all summer long.  I warned him time and time again that I had his number.  Well the day before Thanksgiving I was making my dressing and had to go out to dump my veggie remains into the compost and who was roaming my garden spot?  Yep, Mr. Bucky was there.  I told him he better scat and he just looked at me in my pink apron, "as if." Well, "I as if'd him alright."  Well looks like some yummy tenderloin in our future!

 Note: To all future smarty pants bucks this is a warning!

OMG!!! It has been a long time!!!!

I know it has been a while since I posted new recipes.  I have a ton waiting on being posted so be ready.  So many changes have happened in our lives.  First off Raven is now 21, Ransome is 14, and Raine is 8.  Where does the time go?  Sean and I are still going strong and will be married 24 years in February! We are still living our dream on Beaty's Creek.

Raven now has her own home very near and is quite happy with a very nice man.  He fits in our unique family really well.  I am sure we will scare him a bit as the holidays grow near. heehee

Ransome is very busy with the Civil Air Patrol and hunting.  He is our outdoors man.

Raine is busy with acting.  She is involved with our local theater group, and recently  filmed a movie.  She is a our pet whisperer for sure.  She has not met an animal she cannot soothe or mother.

We lost my father in in 2013 and that was an adjustment for all of us.  My mother has moved closer also.  Between her and Raven both moving we have been very busy.

As the Holidays grow near I promise I will post recipes and little updates on our family.  Thank-you for being such a great group and believing in my little ole blog on Beaty's Creek.

Banana Bread

This is Grandma Minnie's recipe that I changed a little here and there. My children really like this bread, I made it into small muffins this time. Here is the recipe, give it a try!

Needed:
3 cups all purpose flour
2 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup oil
2 eggs-beaten
2 cups ripe bananas-mashed
1 1/2 t vanilla
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 buttermilk
1 cup pecans-chopped (optional)

Mix both sugars, eggs, oil, bananas, vanilla, and buttermilk very well. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together. Add this mixture a cup at a time until all is added. Stir gently just until mixed. At this time add nuts if you wish. Pour into a well greased pan of your choice. Bake at 350' until a toothpick comes out clean. In loaf pans this will be 30-45 minutes. It just depends on what you are making. When I made the small muffins last night they cooked in 13 minutes.

Tie Dye Jello

This is a really cool kid dessert that my kiddos love. We all know we need some cool right now with these hot and steamy days . This is a super easy dessert too, only bad thing is you have to wait a little for it to gel. This is What’s Cookin on this beautiful summer’s day on Beaty’s Creek.

Needed:

2 boxes of blue-raspberry Jello
2 boxes of cherry Jello
2 containers Cool Whip-frozen

Make each Jello flavor separately using only 1-½ cups of water per box. When each flavor is made and is still hot add in 1 container of Cool Whip and stir until dissolved completely. Now pour 1 flavor into a pretty Jello mold and place in fridge until almost set. This usually happens in about 30 minutes. Now add your second flavor and swirl in the almost set flavor. Now place in fridge and let set up completely. This usually takes a couple of hours. We serve ours with more Cool Whip. Another really good combo is orange Jello and lemon Jello mixed together.