The Way to a Man's Heart~ My Momma's Mustard Potato Salad #recipe

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Mustard Potato Salad

This is not technically one of my husband's favorites, but it's a great companion to grilled out burgers, hot dogs, chicken or steak and can generally be found on the table at many a cookout. Some would even say that it's a backyard necessity if you're going to be cooking out. This is my mom's recipe for Mustard Potato Salad, one of my favorites, which I recently discovered is actually called Amish Potato Salad.

Ingredients-

4-5 medium to large potatoes
1 small onion
1-2 stalks of celery
2-4 sweet pickles
Miracle Whip
Yellow Mustard
2 Tablespoons of Sugar
Dash of Paprika


Directions-

1. Peel and cube potatoes into bite size. Steam until tender (about 35-40 minutes in a steamer)
2. Meanwhile, dice onions, celery and pickles
3. Mix Miracle Whip, Mustard and Sugar together until well blended
4. Stir in diced raw veggies
5. Let potatoes cool for a bit and then stir in the rest of ingredients
6. Place in dish with lid and lightly dash with paprika. Refrigerate until cold and ready to serve.

The Way to a Man's Heart- Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Normally I would have a picture, but I haven't made Chicken Pot Pie in a while and I thought I had a picture of one I'd made but I can't for the life of me find it. I hope you enjoy this recipe though and Happy Saturday!

 

1-2 Carrots, peeled and chopped

1 Celery Stalk, chopped

1-2 Potatoes, peeled, rinsed and chopped

1 med-large Chicken Breast

2 Tablespoons of Butter

½ can of Peas (or the small can works well)

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

Salt & Pepper to taste

Pie Crust for bottom and top

Directions-

1. Preheat oven to 400º
2. Simmer Chicken, Celery, Potatoes, Carrots on low with a dash of pepper, salt and a couple of tablespoons of butter until chicken is done
3. Drain veggies and cut up chicken into bite size pieces
4. Mix chicken, veggies (including peas), soups and a little chicken broth until all warmed
5. Pour into uncooked pie crust Place top pie crust, seal, poke air holes and brush with melted butter
6. Bake at 400º for approximately 50 minutes, or until crust is golden (I take it out at the ½ way mark to re-butter crust and then continue baking)

The Way to a Man's Heart- Taryn Raye's Beef Stew & Rolls

This recipe is an all day Crockpot recipe, so prep early. Around here we love beef stew, but the idea of it out of a can these days just doesn't sound appetizing, so I decided to give it a try myself and see what I could come up with. Having fresh beef and vegetables makes ALL the difference. My husband won't buy the kind in a can anymore and the kids love it, too.

Ingredients-

1-2 lbs Stew Beef or Round Steak

3 Packages of Brown Gravy Mix (I believe the brand I use is Pioneer)

3-4 Carrots, peeled and cut in rounds

3- 4 Celery Stalks, sliced

Med to Large Onion, sliced

Potatoes, peeled, rinsed and cut in bite-sized cubes

Beef Bouillon (preferably powder or granules to cubes- no waiting to dissolve it in water)

Water

Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Tablespoon of Butter

Directions-

1. Combine all vegetables into a Dutch oven with water, salt, pepper & tablespoon of butter
2. Bring to boil for approximately 5 minutes
3. While veggies are taking a hot bath, cut stew beef or round steak into bite sized pieces.
4. Toss beef with a teaspoon or two of beef bouillon powder or granules in a bowl
5. Save back hot water in Dutch oven, scoop out partially cooked veggies with a wide slotted spoon
6. Alternately layer meat and veggies in a crock pot or slow cooker
7. Mix 3 packets gravy with enough of the hot water from veggies to fill crock pot and cover meat and vegetables
8. Cook 8-9 hours on low, stirring occasionally, if possible
9. Serve with yeast rolls

The Way to a Man's Heart- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

The Way to a Man's ♥

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

I've been thinking a lot about this and since December will be the last of my SCENTsational Saturdays regarding my own favorites about perfumes and fragrances- Ironic, my favorites worked out to be just the right amount for each month this year when I started doing it.

Starting next year, I'm switching things up and turning Saturdays fully into RECIPE day, so I hope you'll continue to join me through the rest of this year and into next year, as

The Way to a Man's ♥

 gets underway.

Today I'm offering my own version of Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. My tastes have outgrown Campbell's Basic Chicken Noodle, but though Progresso has a decent one with big noodles and chunky veggies, I'd rather have fresh chicken instead of what comes in a can and a person can only eat so much Ramen before the body says- whoa...what's up with all the salt?

 It doesn't hurt that after making this on the fly based on what I thought ought to go in typical homemade chicken noodle soup, my husband and kids love it so much, it gets suggested all the time for the menu, even when we've had it the week beforehand.

So here it is-

Taryn's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

2- 32 oz. Chicken Stock/Broth

2 chicken breasts

1 small onion, diced

3-4 carrots, cut in rounds

3 celery sticks,

1/2 to a whole stick of butter

salt and pepper

12 oz bag Extra Wide Egg Noodles

Water

Crackers

Instructions:

1. Dice onions and cut up celery and carrots
2. Add them to a stove top dutch oven or large pan with 1/2-1 stick of butter
3. Add chicken breasts, broth and pepper
4. Simmer for 2-3 hours until chicken is tender, remove from stock and cut into bite-size pieces, then return to pan
5. Add 2-3 cups water, salt & (more pepper if needed) to taste and entire bag of Egg Noodles
6. Simmer on low-to med until noodles are done, serve with saltines

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!