We Have a Winner!

I was so excited to see so many comments!  Some of you had really good casserole ideas!  I would love some of them!  One gal commented on the music.  I love it when you all comment on the music!  Makes me smile.  *smile*   One of you caught my oops on my Breakfast Casserole recipe!  And I'm so glad you did!  As a busy mom of 8 sometimes things don't get typed in like they're supposed to!  So I omitted the hashbrowns and had a ton of extra cheese in that recipe. Don't know how in the world that happened!  Wow!  It is now fixed!  I wanted to respond to each and every one of you, but time doesn't permit it lately.  We're taking a trip out east next month and our daughter has arm surgery at the end of June so we're trying to get school finished up and 4-H projects completed. Plus our garden needs to be put in and the pool needs to be relined along with lots of yard work, too!  So, you all will forgive me if I don't respond, right?

So...on to the giveaway!  The winner of the Gooseberry Patch 101 Cozy Casseroles is...

Terri Betz...Terri the Oregonian  *smile*  

Terri, email me your address at carmen@christian.net and I'll get your lovely cookbook out in the mail to you!

Thanks again to all who entered!

I'll have another lovely GBP giveaway next week so stay tuned!

Pleased to announce...

Summertime at the Homestead
ebook cookbook by Carmen Hyde at Old House Kitchen

After sharing well loved recipes with you here at Old House Kitchen for over two years I am so excited to have a printed cookbook to share with you! A summertime cookbook full of recipes from the website and some never before published! 

I hope your family and friends will enjoy these recipes as much as my family does. There is something here for everyone! There are recipes for breads and meals to bless your family, desserts and beverages to share at a party, recipes for treats to enjoy making indoors in your kitchen and outdoors over a roaring campfire. There are also some yummy breakfast recipes and also fun and messy outside activities to enjoy with your children. I have sprinkled many tips throughout, too! Tips for fun summer décor, serving ideas, tips to make your time spent in the kitchen a little easier, and so much more. 

Summertime at the Homestead is 57 pages full of recipes and tips for you to enjoy! 

~  rise -n- shine 

~  beverages  

~  breakin' bread 

~  sweets for your sweet 

~  supper's on  

~  on the side 

~  this -n- that 

~  'round the fire 

Old House Kitchen's Summertime at the Homestead is only $5 over at my Etsy Store where you can pay securely through Paypal  with your checking account or with a debit or credit card!  

 Thank you so much for your continued support of Old House Kitchen!

 

Fabulous Baked Potato Casserole and Gooseberry Patch Giveaway

Here's a another yummy recipe from Gooseberry Patch's 101 Cozy Casseroles!  This recipe got a thumbs up from about half the family.  The younger kiddos didn't seem to like it.  I think it was the texture of the bacon pieces in the mashed potatoes.  The older kiddos and adults loved it, however!   I plan to make it again and hope that the younger ones get over their texture issue.

Fabulous Baked Potato Casserole

6 to 7 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. sour cream
1 onion, sliced (I used 1 tsp. onion powder)
6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled


In a large saucepan, boil potatoes in water until fork-tender, about 20 minutes; drain and set aside to cool.  Combine cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and onion; mix in potatoes, tossing gently to coat.  Spread potato mixture in a buttered 13" x 9" baking pan; sprinkle bacon on top.  Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees until golden and bubbly, about 20 to 25 minutes.  Serves 8.

Order 101 Cozy Casseroles  through my Amazon store link HERE.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway HERE!!
It ends Tuesday the 22nd!

Mexican Lasagna and Gooseberry Patch Giveaway

Here's another yummy recipe our family tried from the Gooseberry Patch 101 Cozy Casseroles.  It got a thumbs up all the way around the table!  Hope your family enjoys it as much as ours did!  (My notes on how I tweaked it follow.  You know I just have to tweak every recipe, right?! *wink* )

Mexican Lasagna
1 lb. ground beef
1 - 1/4 oz. pkg. taco seasoning
8-oz. pkg. 10-inch flour tortillas
8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened and divided
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese, divided
8-oz. can tomato sauce, divided

Brown beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain.  Add taco seasoning and cook according to package directions.  Spread 2 tortillas with 1/4 of the cream cheese and place cheese-side up in an ungreased 13"x9" baking pan; spoon 1/4 of the beef mixture over tortillas.  Top with 1/4 the shredded cheese and 1/4 the tomato sauce.  Repeat layers 3 more times, ending with cheese.  Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is melted.  Serves 4 to 6.

*Notes*   In place of the taco seasoning packet I used my own taco seasoning recipe HERE.  I just sprinkled about 2 tsp. of it on the beef and stirred it before putting it in the lasagna.  Instead of 8 oz. of tomato sauce I used about 14 oz. from a 15 oz. can of tomato sauce. It served the 9 of us that ate it very well!

Order 101 Cozy Casseroles  through my Amazon store link HERE.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway HERE!!