Category: Donna Campbell

Lee’s Favorite Potato Soup

7/11/2015

My beautiful friend Lee on her birthday

This potato soup recipe is one I made up as I cooked it for my friend Lee at her house. It turned out delicious. This recipe will yield a large pot of perhaps 6 servings. It's an entire meal in one soup.

Ingredients:
·         2 cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth

·         3 Large Potatoes, peeled and diced click here for an easy way to peel your potatoes while you par-boil

·         2 carrots, peeled and sliced

·         ½ onion, chopped

·         1 rib of celery, sliced

·         ½ cup mixed vegetables[1]

·         3 slices of bacon (or use ham)[2]

·         ¼ cup oil

·         ½ cup flour

·         2 cups milk (or 1 cup cream and 1 cup milk)

·         ½ cup sour cream

·         ¼ cup cheddar cheese, grated

·         ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated

·         ¼ cup cream cheese, softened[3]

·         Your favorite seasonings (I suggest sage, celery seed, thyme, parsley, and a touch of cayenne)

·         Salt/pepper

Directions:
1.       Par-boil potatoes

2.       Add vegetables and potatoes to broth, and bring to boil

3.       Cover and turn heat to simmer

4.       Fry bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat (for ham render some fat and dice the ham)

5.       Remove bacon from pan, crumble and set aside

6.       Add oil to bacon fat (to equal about ½ cup)

7.       Add flour and stir to make a roux

8.       Stir in milk and turn heat down to medium

9.       Stir in sour cream, and cheeses, stir until smooth

10.   Add seasonings

11.   Slowly stir in bacon, vegetables, potatoes, and broth

12.   Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring often

13.   Reduce to simmer for at least 1 hour

[1] Your choice, I used peas, corn, and lima beans

[2] Optional, if not using the fat from a meat increase oil to ½ cup

[3] Use any cheeses you wish, bleu cheese or feta works well

Grandpa's Favorite Swiss Chicken

2/25/2015

This is an easy and quick to prepare pressure cooker recipe given to me by my cousin. Grandpa told her this was his favorite chicken.

Grandpa’s Favorite Swiss Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

·         ¼ cup flour

·         1 lb. chicken

·         8 oz. tomato sauce

·         8 oz. diced tomatoes

·         Salt/Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1.    Mix flour with salt and pepper and other seasonings to taste

2.   Coat chicken pieces in seasoned flour

3.   Place into pressure cooker cover with diced tomatoes and tomato sauce

4.   Cover and seal cooker, cook for 10 minutes over med/high heat

*You can layer the chicken on top of small potatoes in the pressure cooker and add 3 minutes to cook time

Adrienne’s Santa Fe Chicken

2/15/2015

This is my cousin Adrienne's very simple recipe for dinner

Adrienne’s Santa Fe Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

·         4 pieces of chicken

·         1 jar salsa

·         2 cups rice, cooked

·         1 can black beans

·         1 can Mexi-corn

DIRECTIONS:

1.    Brown chicken in large skillet

2.   Add remaining ingredients

3.   Heat through

Donna's Potato Soup

2/13/2015

This is a recipe for a warm heart and satisfying soup, sure to comfort on a cold day.

Donna’s Potato Soup

INGREDIENTS:

·         6 potatoes, peeled and chopped

·         ¼ lb. bacon

·         1 onion, chopped

·         3 tbsp. flour

·         4 cups cold milk

·         ½ tsp. salt

·         1 tsp. pepper

·         1 onion, chopped

·         2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

·         ½ cup bleu cheese, crumbled (you can pick any cheese, make it a flavorful one)

DIRECTIONS:

1.    Place potatoes in cold salted water

2.   Bring to boil and boil for 10 minutes or until fork tender

3.   Drain and set to side

4.   Fry bacon

5.   Remove the bacon from pan and put 1 tbsp. bacon fat into a large pot

6.   Sauté onion in remainder of bacon fat

7.   Add flour to bacon fat in pot and mix together to make a roux

8.   Add milk slowly to roux stirring continuously over medium high heat for 3 minutes or until it begins to thicken

9.   Add cheese and continue stirring until cheese is melted and incorporated

10. Add crumbled bacon, potatoes, and onions

11. Reduce heat to simmer for 30 minutes

Garnish with sour cream, chives, raw chopped red onion or shredded cheese.

Baked Apples

1/29/2015

This super simple recipe makes a great dessert or a side dish for pork. When I was growing up, we had baked apples for dessert at least once a month. You can get creative use, nutmeg, top with oats, or replace the sugar with syrup.
Baked Apples

Ingredients:
·         4 Apples (or one per person)

·         The juice of ½ a lemon

·         2 tbsp. Brown Sugar

·         1 tsp. Cinnamon

·         4 pats butter (one for each apple)

Directions:
1.       Preheat oven to 375ºF

2.       Cut out top part of apple core to make a well in each apple. Don’t remove the entire core.

3.       Sprinkle with lemon juice

4.       Place apples in baking dish

5.       Mix sugar and cinnamon

6.       Fill Apple wells with sugar mixture

7.       Place pat of butter into wells of each apple

8.       Bake for 50 minutes

Donna's Vegan Tomato Soup

1/27/2015

This is a healthy vegan alternative to traditional Tomato Soup, it is easily made gluten-free and it is sweetened with coconut milk rather than sugar.

Donna’s Vegan Tomato Soup

Ingredients:
·         2 cups vegetable broth

·         2-3 large tomatoes, diced to yield about 3 cups

·         Dash of herbs and seasonings of your choice – I use thyme, basil or dill

·         2 TBS olive oil

·         2 TBS all-purpose flour[1]

·         1 cup coconut milk

Directions:
1.       Put tomatoes including their juice, broth and herbs in a pot, bring to boil

2.       Lower heat and Simmer for at least 30 minutes

3.       Use a hand blender or food processor to puree tomatoes (Optional per your preferences)

4.       In a separate pot, combine oil and flour to make a roux

5.       Slowly add coconut milk and stir until smooth

6.       Stir for about 5 minutes until thick

7.       Combine tomato mixture and coconut milk mixture into one pot

8.       Simmer on low for about an hour

[1] Sweet rice flour is a gluten free alternative

Donna's Tomato Soup

1/27/2015

I enjoy tomato soup. But I wasn't satisfied looking at recipes I found on the net. They all seemed to include sugar and I think there are better ways of adding taste.

Donna’s Tomato Soup

Ingredients:
·         2 cups vegetable broth

·         2-3 large tomatoes, diced to yield about 3 cups

·         1 carrot, shredded (Optional adds sweetness)

·         Dash of herbs and seasonings of your choice – I use thyme, basil or dill

·         2 TBS butter

·         2 TBS all-purpose flour[1]

·         1 cup milk or cream

Directions:
1.       Put tomatoes including their juice, carrots, broth and herbs in a pot, bring to boil

2.       Lower heat and Simmer for at least 30 minutes

3.       Use a hand blender or food processor to puree tomatoes (Optional per your preferences)

4.       In a separate pot, combine butter and flour to make a roux

5.       Slowly add milk and stir until smooth

6.       Stir for about 5 minutes until thick

7.       Combine tomato mixture and milk mixture into one pot

8.       Simmer on low for about an hour

[1] Sweet rice flour is a gluten free alternative

Oven Baked Lemon Butter Shrimp

12/30/2014

Do you want an easy recipe for shrimp that will taste and look like it was ordered from the fanciest restaurant? This is it and it is what I am making for dinner tonight. It can be served over pasta for shrimp scampi or with potatoes, rice, or couscous.

Lemon Butter Shrimp

Ingredients:
·         ¼ cup butter (1 stick), divided

·         1-2 cloves garlic, chopped

·         2 tsp. chopped parsley

·         2 pounds of shrimp, cleaned

·         2 Tbsp. lemon juice

Directions:
1.       Preheat oven to 450ºF

2.       In saucepan, sauté garlic in 1 tsp of butter

3.       Reduce heat to medium-low

4.       Add remainder of butter and parsley

5.       When butter is melted remove from heat

6.       Put shrimp in baking dish

7.       Pour melted butter mixture over shrimp

8.       Sprinkle lemon juice over shrimp

9.       Bake for about 12 minutes until shrimp are pink and opaque

Donna and Lani's Corn Casserole

12/26/2014

While preparing Christmas dinner, I realized I didn't have enough green beans for the green bean casserole I normally make. So my sister Lani suggested using corn. We came up with this recipe for a corn casserole based on the ingredients available. It was a hit! So I decided I'd better write down the recipe and make it every year.

Donna and Lani’s Corn Casserole

Ingredients:
·         8 oz. cream cheese

·         1 can cream of chicken soup

·         16 oz. corn

·         1 cup stuffing mix, or course bread crumbs

Directions:
1.       Preheat oven to 350ºF

2.       Melt cream cheese, (put in microwave for 1 minute)

3.       Stir cream cheese and soup together

4.       Add corn to mixture and stir

5.       Place mixture in baking dish

6.       Top with stuffing

7.       Cover with foil

8.       Bake for 30 minutes

9.       Remove foil and bake for additional 10 minutes

Pancakes

12/24/2014

On Christmas morning our family tradition is to have pancakes for breakfast. Here's my recipe.
Pancakes

INGREDIENTS:

·         ¾ cup milk

·         2 tbsp. white vinegar

·         1 cup all-purpose flour

·         2 tbsp. white sugar

·         1 tsp. baking powder

·         ½ tsp. baking soda

·         ½ tsp. salt

·         1 egg

·         2 tbsp. butter, melted

·         Cooking spray

DIRECTIONS:

1.    Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour”

2.   Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl

3.   Whisk egg and butter into "soured" milk

4.   Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone

5.   Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour ¼ cup of batter onto the skillet

6.   Cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side