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Another Presnac recipe, and this one is just a little bit different. This is from another family friend – Millie. These presnac are really cheesy, and my mom said this is one of her favorite. Ingredients: 5 beaten eggs1 tsp. salt1 T. sugar1 cube butter1 …
Another Presnac recipe…just a little different. This would be Valerie’s recipe, and my mom just loves this one. Simple, easy and delicious. I have a better chance of having all of these ingredients in my house, so this is definitely a go to. Ingredients: 6 …
This is a recipe that was shared with by Baba Dot from a family friend. The woman’s name was Anka, and she didn’t share many of her recipes. This continues to be a family favorite, so that is why I have added it here. It is moist, gooey, cheesy and always a wonderful addition to a party menu.
6 whole eggs
1 cup half and half
1 tsp. baking powder-sifted with the flour
1 lb. jack cheese-cubed
1 small carton large curd cottage cheese
1 small cream cheese, cubed
1 cup flour
1 cube butter
Cube the cheese. Melt the butter in a pan.
Beat eggs for 10 minutes. Add salt, sugar, milk and beat together.
Blend in flour and baking powder. Fold in the cheese and butter
Bake for 30 minutes at 375°.
As I add recipes from my recipe box, I oftentimes come across several recipes for the same dish. In this case, I have 4 recipes and all of them are just a little different. This is the recipe that my Great Grandmother – Baba Zorka …
My sister introduced me to this very simple week night recipe from the Food Network. This easy and delicious potato dish takes very little time, and everyone seems to love it. The potatoes pair well with any main dish, and they cook relatively fast because …
After experimenting with several recipes, I have come up with this one on my own. Beans are so easy to make in the Instant Pot, you will never want to open another can of pinto beans for dinner again. You can adapt this recipe and leave out the bacon and you can either mash the beans or leave them whole.
Below I have also included an alternate recipe that is even less time consuming.
Ingredients:
2 strips of bacon, diced
1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 white onion, diced finely
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
2 1/2 Tablespoons Chicken Bouillon
Kosher Salt or Lawry’s garlic salt
fresh ground pepper
5 cups water
1lb. bag of pinto beans
Directions:
Rinse and sort the pinto beans to make sure you don’t have any pebbles or shriveled beans. Set the beans aside.
Select Sauté High on your Instant Pot. Add 1tablespoon of oil. Add your diced bacon and render out the fat until the bacon is almost crispy. If the pot seems like it is getting too hot, lower the heat to medium.
Add the 1/2 finely diced onion to the pot and cook until tender and starting to brown.
Next add the cloves of garlic and cook until lightly browned.
Add the dried oregano, beans, water, chicken bouillon and bay leaf.
Stir the pot to combine all of the ingredients. Attach the lid and select Pressure Cook- High for 40 minutes. When cooking is complete, use the natural release to depressurize. Press Cancel.
Remove the bay leaf. Stir the beans and season with salt and pepper to taste.
** Mash your beans if you want when the cooking is finished. If you have too much liquid, just simmer the beans with the lid open and the liquid will reduce.
Alternate Recipe:
If you want to make things even easier on yourself, you can skip sautéing completely, and add in all of the ingredients (excluding the bacon) at the same time. Instead of dicing the onion, put the half of onion in the pot without chopping. When the beans are finished cooking, you can then pull out the onion and bay leaf. Then you can also decide if you want whole beans or mashed.
These beans are SO Good and So Easy! You never have to open another can of Mexican style beans ever again. No lard! No frying! No Soaking! Just a bag of dried pinto beans and a few ingredients you probably all ready have on hand. …