Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes Six Sisters Stuff…

Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

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It is officially fall and I love all fall food! One of my favorites are these mashed potatoes. They are so easy to throw together and will work with many main dishes! Happy Fall everyone!

 
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Author: Six Sisters Stuff
 
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  20 mins
Total time:  30 mins
 
Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds of red potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan
 
Instructions
  1. Dice the potatoes (I like mine with the skins on). Place potatoes in a large sauce pan, add salt and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until potatoes fall apart when poked with a fork (around 20 minutes).
  2. Remove the potatoes from heat and drain the water. Mash the potatoes and add the garlic and milk and whip it together using an electric mixer or whisk. (You could also use a potato masher if you like). Add the Parmesan and mix in with a spoon. Let stand for a few minutes to thicken, then serve.
 
 

 

Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole

Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole

 

From:  http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-cheddar-cheese-grits-casserole

Mrs. Riley says that this recipe may be halved and baked in a 13″ x 9″ baking dish at 350° for 40 minutes or until bubbly. She also recommends fresh herbs (when in season) instead of dried. To avoid extra chopping, she sometimes steeps sprigs of fresh herbs in the milk as it comes to a boil (this takes about 10 minutes). She then removes the herbs from the hot milk, adds the grits, butter, and salt, and cooks the grits as directed before assembling the casserole.

Ingredients

8 cups milk, divided
 
1 tablespoon salt
 
2 cups uncooked stone-ground white grits
 
1 cup unsalted butter
 
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
 
2 teaspoons dried dill weed, thyme, or sage or a combination of the three (or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs)
 
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar, Gruyère, or Swiss cheese or a combination of the three, divided
 
6 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled

Preparation

Combine 6 cups milk and salt in a large, heavy saucepan; cook over medium-high heat just until milk starts to boil. Gradually whisk in grits and butter. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until thick, stirring often.

Preheat oven to 350°. Remove grits from heat; add remaining 2 cups milk, stirring to cool grits mixture. Stir in eggs, herbs, and 1 cup cheese. Pour grits mixture into a lightly greased 15″ x 10″ baking dish; top with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle crumbled bacon on top of casserole; serve immediately.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

The Pioneer Woman’s Top 10 Comfort Food Recipes – Yum!

Lately, I’ve been craving comfort foods. Maybe, it’s the change in seasons. Or, remembering foods and those delectable aromas that filled our home with happiness and joy. I hope this video brings a little comfort into your busy life today. Have a blessed day.

Make time for yourself today. You are worth it.

Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole

Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole

From:  http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-cheddar-cheese-grits-casserole

Mrs. Riley says that this recipe may be halved and baked in a 13″ x 9″ baking dish at 350° for 40 minutes or until bubbly. She also recommends fresh herbs (when in season) instead of dried. To avoid extra chopping, she sometimes steeps sprigs of fresh herbs in the milk as it comes to a boil (this takes about 10 minutes). She then removes the herbs from the hot milk, adds the grits, butter, and salt, and cooks the grits as directed before assembling the casserole.

Ingredients

8 cups milk, divided
 
1 tablespoon salt
 
2 cups uncooked stone-ground white grits
 
1 cup unsalted butter
 
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
 
2 teaspoons dried dill weed, thyme, or sage or a combination of the three (or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs)
 
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar, Gruyère, or Swiss cheese or a combination of the three, divided
 
6 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled

Preparation

Combine 6 cups milk and salt in a large, heavy saucepan; cook over medium-high heat just until milk starts to boil. Gradually whisk in grits and butter. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until thick, stirring often.

Preheat oven to 350°. Remove grits from heat; add remaining 2 cups milk, stirring to cool grits mixture. Stir in eggs, herbs, and 1 cup cheese. Pour grits mixture into a lightly greased 15″ x 10″ baking dish; top with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle crumbled bacon on top of casserole; serve immediately.

 

Johnathan McCravy, Sandy McCravy, Sandi McCravy, Sandra Brooks McCravy, Derek McCravy, Greg McCravy, Have A Blessed Day!

 
 
 

Sous Vide Cooking ~ Husband’s New Kitchen Toy!

We have been watching this cooking method for some time. When I saw the machine at an affordable price, I had to take the plunge and purchase one for my husband’s birthday. Looking forward to some yummy steaks! Check out this YouTube chef, Sous Vide Everything, my husband has been watching his videos for a while.

Sous Vide Everything on YouTube

Sous Vide Brisket…I can taste it…Oh, so good!

Recommend this YouTuber!

Joshua Weissman ~ Cooking Challenge with Mom

Joshua Weissman ~ Cooking Challenge with Girlfriend

Texting has become my Garden Journal

Recently, I was struggling with guilt because I hadn’t maintained my garden journal…Keeping a record of seedlings, soil, plants, weather, favorite vegetables, etc.

One day, I was skimming through my photos and remembered I had been sending photos and garden updates through text messages. I had been keeping a journal after all! Sharing the garden photos and news was effortless, because I was excited about the process. For me, journaling the information on paper wasn’t exciting nor fun.

If I want to excel as a gardener, I must keep good records. This is my second year, so it feels like I’m at the toddler stage of experiencing new and wonderful things…and, I want to share it with everyone!

To get to the next stage, I’ve got to learn to breathe, listen, learn, and grow a little more (me, not the plants!).

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Growing your own Basil

This spring, I started growing a few herbs in containers. There is nothing like the scent of freshly cut Basil. So far, I have Thyme, Rosemary, and Basil. New sprouts of Lemon Balm, Parsley, and Lavender have finally appeared. For some reason, the mint seeds are not sprouting, but I’m not giving up.

For me, the best way to learn is by diving in and seeing what works and what doesn’t. I have a little knowledge since my grandparents were farmers and my dad was passionate about gardening. If it wasn’t for the amazing people out there on YouTube, I don’t know what I would do! Thank you, YouTube Creators! You are amazing.

On to Basil. Here are a couple of videos on growing and pruning this wonderful herb. After I prune my herbs, I tie them up with twine and dry them for a couple of weeks before placing them in glass jars. Herbs can be enjoyed fresh or dried and used in recipes as needed.

Self Sufficient Me

Epic Gardening

Garden Answer

Epic Gardening

Forget Me Nots

One a Day – Throw These Things Away ~Helpful Declutter Videos~

I found this website on Pinterest.  It made me feel like I can conquer my clutter!  I hope it helps you, too.

http://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/List-Things-Dispose-24575006

 

 

Cleaning out clutter can be a tough task, especially if you have been letting it build up for a while. Instead of setting aside a huge block of time to take care of months’ or years’ worth of clutter, take baby steps by throwing away only one type of item a day. And by throwing away, I mean recycling, selling, donating, or — as the last resort — trashing. Here’s a list of 116 types of items that will take you about four months to dispose of:

  1. The other side of a pair of lost earrings
  2. Scraps of wrapping paper
  3. Cards people have given you with no sentimental value
  4. Receipts you don’t need
  5. Ticket stubs
  6. Socks with holes
  7. Old t-shirts
  8. Leftover change
  9. Dried flowers
  10. Magazines
  11. CDs
  12. Hair elastics that have lost stretchiness
  13. Hair accessories you don’t use
  14. Shoes that don’t fit or that you don’t wear
  15. Extra photo prints
  16. Little knickknacks (designate a bowl and fill it)
  17. Kitchen things you don’t use
  18. Cooking utensils you have two of
  19. Tired bras
  20. Scarves you never wear
  21. Clothes that don’t fit
  22. Gifts you don’t like
  23. Old towels
  24. Old makeup
  25. Old toiletries
  26. Old or unused hangers
  27. Expired or sample-sized toiletries
  28. Extra buttons
  29. Expired sauces
  30. Toys your pets don’t play with
  31. Expired medication
  32. Dried-up nail polish
  33. Bills you don’t need to keep
  34. Expired coupons
  35. Old paperwork
  36. DVDs you don’t watch
  37. Snacks your pets don’t eat
  38. Damaged clothing you can’t mend
  39. Stained clothing you can’t clean
  40. Old prom dresses
  41. Scratched nonstick cookware
  42. Old underwear or swimwear that’s losing its stretch
  43. Outdated electronics
  44. Rusty jewelry
  45. Stockings with runs
  46. Pens that don’t work
  47. Clothing you’ve outgrown
  48. Necklaces and bracelets with broken clasps
  49. Cables and wires you don’t use
  50. Worn-out sheets and bedding
  51. Empty or near-empty bottles of cleaning products
  52. Old mending buttons for clothing you no longer have
  53. Worn-out bath mats
  54. Broken electronics
  55. Purses you never use
  56. Flatware, plates, and glasses that don’t match the rest of your collection, plus dingy children’s plates you no longer use
  57. Old pillows
  58. Worn-out shoes
  59. Wedding invites
  60. Save-the-dates
  61. Wedding favors you don’t use
  62. Old wallets that you don’t use
  63. Broken kitchen equipment
  64. Spare furniture parts you don’t need
  65. Furniture manuals
  66. Boxes
  67. Unused vases
  68. Extra tupperware you don’t need
  69. Old mail
  70. Junk mail
  71. Travel brochures
  72. Bobby pins
  73. Old crayons or art supplies, plus markers that have run out of ink
  74. Random containers and jars
  75. Unused stationery, stickers, and sticky notes
  76. Ripped denim
  77. Old artwork or old children’s artwork
  78. Used and ripped envelopes
  79. Broken or old iPhone cases
  80. Old unused batteries
  81. Extra and unused coffee mugs
  82. Old spices
  83. Address labels for your old house
  84. Wrinkled ribbon and bows for gift wrap
  85. Cards or gifts from exes
  86. Frequent shopper cards you never use
  87. Matchbooks
  88. Old shopping bags
  89. Old calendars
  90. Old folders
  91. Magnets
  92. Clothes that are outdated or from college
  93. Broken Christmas decorations
  94. Christmas lights that don’t work
  95. Frayed towels
  96. Expired food
  97. Computer cords, firewire cord, etc. that you don’t use
  98. Old and outdated software
  99. CDs for old computer programs
  100. Old cell phones
  101. Hand-me-downs that you’re guilt-tripped into keeping
  102. Freebie or promotional t-shirts you never wear
  103. Old fortune cookie fortunes
  104. Old bank statements
  105. Old planners
  106. Delete email subscriptions from sites
  107. Delete emails you don’t need
  108. Delete unwanted music from your iTunes
  109. Extra buttons that come with newly purchased clothes
  110. Games that are missing pieces
  111. Old schoolbooks you’ll never use again
  112. Papers you have backed up on the computer
  113. Books you’ve already read and don’t want to display
  114. Cell phone covers you’re over
  115. Old manuals to electronics
  116. Cell phone accessories you don’t use anymore

Texting has become my Garden Journal

Recently, I was struggling with guilt because I hadn’t maintained my garden journal…Keeping a record of seedlings, soil, plants, weather, favorite vegetables, etc.

One day, I was skimming through my photos and remembered I had been sending photos and garden updates through text messages. I had been keeping a journal after all! Sharing the garden photos and news was effortless, because I was excited about the process. For me, journaling the information on paper wasn’t exciting nor fun.

If I want to excel as a gardener, I must keep good records. This is my second year, so it feels like I’m at the toddler stage of experiencing new and wonderful things…and, I want to share it with everyone!

To get to the next stage, I’ve got to learn to breathe, listen, learn, and grow a little more (me, not the plants!).

Photo by Polina Tankilevitch on Pexels.com

Photo by mali maeder on Pexels.com

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com