Monthly Archives: December 2008

Food & FamilyMake Good Use of Those Christmas Leftovers!

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After a large Christmas meal we are all left with a refrigerator full of leftovers. This Ham and Hashbrown Casserole recipe makes great use of some of that leftover Christmas Ham.

Ham and Hashbrown Casserole
2 lbs. frozen hash browns, thawed
3/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream with chives
1 dollop regular sour cream
1-1/2 to 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese **
1-1/2 c. cubed ham
Corn Flakes

Grease 9×13 pan and place hash browns on the bottom of the pan.

Melt margarine, then mix together with pepper, soup, sour cream and cheese. Add ham and pour over potatoes. Top with crushed Corn Flakes.

Bake at 350 degrees, covered for 45 minutes. Uncover the casserole and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

NOTE: can use 1-1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese and then slice Velveeta on top to make it creamier.

Do you have some recipes that you make up after the holidays to make good use of holiday left overs? Share them with us in the comment box below!

Hot Treat for a Cold Day

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Here is a recipe for some hot cranberry punch. Perfect to help warm up on a cold winter day. The recipe was submitted to us from one of our farmer customers in Hampton, Iowa. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us!

Hot Cranberry Punch

1/2 c. brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
2 tsps. whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks

Place above in basket of large coffee maker.

2 qts. cranberry juice cocktail (Cranberry/Pomegranite)
2 qts. pineapple juice
1 qt. apple juice

Perk through cycle. (I usually start it an hour before I need it.)

I love to serve this at New Year’s Parties. Hope you can enjoy it as much as we do! Happy New Year!

Food & FamilyQuick Fix Suppers

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With the kids getting more and more involved with school and extra curricular activities, I am always looking for quick fix meals I can prepare for supper before games and meetings in the evening. This recipe for sloppy joes is one that the kids love, and the leftovers are great for later on in the week.

Sloppy Joes

1 lb. hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1 c. ketchup
1 c. water (add 1/4 c. brown sugar to water)
1 tbsp. molasses

Cook hamburger, onion and garlic until hamburger is brown and onion is soft. In a small saucepan, dissolve the brown sugar into the water. Add this mixture and the ketchup to the hamburger mixture. Boil until some liquid has evaporated. Add molasses. Simmer about 15 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns and top with cheese.