What's Cookin' Wednesday

Here's my Vidalia Onion Casserole recipe without the picture. I apologized in my previous post for the absence of the photo. Who knew we'd get so carried away on Thanksgiving Day I'd forget to snap a picture??? :)


Vidalia Onion Casserole:


2 large onions, Vidalia or purple, cut in medium sized pieces

1/2 cup butter

1 8oz carton sour cream

1/2 teaspoon dill weed

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt

8oz shredded cheddar cheese

15oz can cream style corn

1/3 cup milk

1 box Jiffy size cornbread mix

1 egg, slightly beaten

4 drops hot sauce (or more to suit your taste)


Melt butter in microwave and pour over onions in large bowl. Stir in sour cream, dill, salt, and half of cheese.

In a separate bowl mix corn, milk, cornbread mix, egg, and hot sauce.

Pour corn mixture into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Spread onion mixture over top and top with rest of shredded cheese. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes.

DO NOT let the fact that this is an "onion casserole" scare you or others away who do not like the strong taste of onions. You won't find that strong taste in this dish. The sweetness of the onions comes out. This is one of the yummiest dishes I have ever come across!!! Please try it and let me know what you think.

Menu Plan Monday

Ok, so here's the deal....last week was so hectic with the holiday and a football tournament the weekend before and the weekend after...I didn''t get a plan done for this week.

Shame on me!

The good news is that I know I already have porkchops and chicken breasts in the freezer. I also have a meal's worth of my cajun beef already prepared and in the freezer. I've also got plenty of broccoli and green beans. I think we'll manage fairly well.

I also forgot to take a picture of the Vidalia Onion Casserole I made for Thanksgiving, so "What's Cookin' Wednesday" is gonna be picture-less. I know, I know...you're heartbroken. It'll be ok. I promise! I'm just telling you early so you can be prepared for the heartbreak. :)

Have a great Monday!

Free Tip Friday

Some of you may have utilized this tip yesterday as you made your way thru all the Thanksgiving dishes, but if not give it a try...

Keep a sink full of hot soapy water while you're in the kitchen preparing a meal. Wash up the dirty items as you go. This is especially handy when you are preparing a big meal or serving lots of guests. I have a dishwasher, but the pots, pans, serving dishes, plates, and glasses will not fit if we're having guests. So, I wash as I go. Then all you really have left to go in the dishwasher are the glasses, plates, and a few serving pieces.

Give it a try! I think you'll find it really is a time saver...after all it doesn't take but a minute to wash out a pan or mixing bowl when you're done with it. This way, when you're done with the meal you don't have countertops full of dried pots and pans.

Happy cooking and cleaning! :)

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Enjoy your day.

What's Cookin' Wednesday

This is a new recipe I discovered while searching for some kind of low-carb roll/biscuit that my newly-diagnosed diabetic husband could enjoy. Again, after a bit of tweaking, we have a winner! These things are awesome.

Drop Biscuits

1 cup self-rising flour

1/4 cup baking soda

1/4 cup low fat sour cream (I use fat free)

1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary (I DO NOT add this)

2 teaspoons grated onion (I use about 3 tablespoons -or more- finely minced onion)

*I also usually add some garlic powder or freshly pressed garlic to taste.

Mix all ingredients together just till well blended. The dough will be very sticky. Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes until biscuits are golden brown. Do not overbake.

These biscuits have the consistency of Bisquick drop biscuits. They have 1g of fat and 8g of carbs per biscuit. They are so easy to throw together while you're in the kitchen getting the rest of dinner together. You could always leave out the onion and garlic and toss in a bit of low or no fat cheese and serve for breakfast. So many options...so much YUM!!! Enjoy!

Menu Plan Monday

This week is Thanksgiving and another football tournament to go out of town to on Friday thru Sunday. In other words...not much planning for me to do! :)

One thing I decided to do is take the breakfast menu from last week and just repeat it weekly. I think there's enough variety in it that we won't get too bored with it. We'll see.

So here's what's for supper:

Monday: Cajun beef, green beans, stuffing

Tuesday: chef salad with ham, baked potatoes

Wednesday: Cajun beef leftovers, broccoli, buttered noodles

Thursday: TURKEY DAY at our house!!! Turkey, cornbread stuffing, onion casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls

Friday thru Sunday: out of town for football tournament

***The Cajun beef is ANY cut of beef roast in a crock pot with a little water, chopped onion (optional), creole seasoning, cajun seasoning, and Greek seasoning. Cook in the crock pot till done, shred and return to crock pot, and serve on hoagie rolls (or your favorite roll/bread). Sorry I don't have exact measurements on the seasonings...my momma never cooked that way! :)

***I'm sure the onion casserole recipe will show up soon on What's Cookin' Wednesday. Stay tuned!

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Free Tip Friday

I have just a simple tip to share to help out a bit in the kitchen.

Last year for my birthday a friend of mine gave me an oil bottle...but not for oil. You may all know this by now, but at the time I was in love with the new idea I'd heard...you put your dish detergent in the oil bottle! This was perfect for me since I never really washed a sink full of dirty dishes, but instead a pan or a few items that wouldn't fit in the dishwasher. The oil bottle will give you as little or as much detergent as you want. Plus, you can pick a bottle that will match your kitchen decor instead of having the normal detergent bottle taking up residence on your countertop.

Who knew??? :)