Homemade fruit topping or sauce! This time it's Strawberry! And cherries!!

There is nothing like making your own fruit topping/sauce.  I guarantee you'll keep making it with this basic recipe and changing the fruit if you choose.  

You’ll see some additional photos where I used bing cherries in the recipe.  Hubby wanted some tonight over vanilla ice cream.  

Enjoy!

1 cup sugar
2 T cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup strawberries, blueberries or fruit of choice
1 T butter
1/2 tsp. lemon juice (optional)
1 to 2 drops food coloring (optional)

1. In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup fresh fruit, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the butter, and pour over  French toast, pancakes or even ice cream.  optional:  Add 1 to 2 drops red food coloring for more color if the strawberries are not super red. That's an option.
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7. 4/11/14

Cubed Steak, red onion, red and yellow pepper for dinner!

When you want quick, tasty and easy and are in the mood for beef , cube steak is a great answer.

According to Wikipedia


Cube steak is a cut of beef, usually top round or top sirloin, tenderized by fierce pounding with a meat tenderizer, or use of an electric tenderizer. The name refers to the shape of the indentations left by that process (called "cubing").^[1] This is the most common cut of meat used for chicken fried steak.

Cube steak(round steak) that has been tenderized so it not only is tender it also cooks quickly and tastes delicious.  It looks different when you see it packaged because of it being pounded by a metal mallet which make indentations or marks on it.  They are usually packaged several in a package in your meat section of the grocery store.  If you don't see them ask.

Today I decided to cut my cube steak in strips and make a simple but delicious combo of steak, red onions and red and yellow peppers to have with some Risotto I was making.

While the risotto was simmering. In a large skillet with some olive oil over medium heat I added my onions and peppers and started to cook them slowly.  Once I saw they had cooked some I added my strips of cube steak and allowed to cook on medium until there wasn't any red color in the steak.  Added salt and pepper while it cooked and served it along side the risotto.  Yum!

11/3/14

Browned Butter Red Skinned Potatoes

I'm posting a few recipes that have caught my eye and I haven't made yet.  I think they look like something that will be easy to make for a quick add side dish to your meal.

This one will be # 1.  I love potatoes!!!!!!!!!



Taste of home Recipe

4 lbs. red skinned potatoes
8 cloves garlic minced
1 cup butter
2 tsp..salt
pepper as desired

1. Place potatoes in a Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until tender.
2. Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Heat 5-7 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring constantly. Stir in garlic; cook 30 seconds longer or until butter is golden brown. Remove from heat.
3. Drain potatoes; transfer to a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle with browned butter and toss to coat. Yield: 12 servings (3/4 cup each).
   
   
   
   
   

Originally published as Browned Butter Red Potatoes in Taste of Home November 2013

11/29/14