Jul. 10th, 2004

[identity profile] not-fledged-yet.livejournal.com
This week my home city of Calgary hosts the Stampede, a one-week long celebration of our Western/Cowboy heritage and "The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth". Normally Calgary is a fairly buttoned-down business-oriented city but for one week we cut loose, dress in cowboy duds, and eat free Pancake Breakfasts at various locations across the city.

In honour of Stampede Week, I just cooked up a classic cowboy dish that I thought I'd share with you all.

Pork and Beans
6 slices of pork side or thick-cut bacon, cut into pieces
1 onion, chopped
2 cans of beans
chopped fresh cilantro

Cook the pork and onion together until the onion is translucent and the pork and onion have cooked down. I did this by covering the pot and stirring occasionally. Add the beans and cook covered over low heat for about ten minutes. I used beans in maple syrup (another Canadian specialty, though not from the West). Stir in cilantro and serve with sourdough bread.
[identity profile] not-fledged-yet.livejournal.com
This week my home city of Calgary hosts the Stampede, a one-week long celebration of our Western/Cowboy heritage and "The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth". Normally Calgary is a fairly buttoned-down business-oriented city but for one week we cut loose, dress in cowboy duds, and eat free Pancake Breakfasts at various locations across the city.

In honour of Stampede Week, I just cooked up a classic cowboy dish that I thought I'd share with you all.

Pork and Beans
6 slices of pork side or thick-cut bacon, cut into pieces
1 onion, chopped
2 cans of beans
chopped fresh cilantro

Cook the pork and onion together until the onion is translucent and the pork and onion have cooked down. I did this by covering the pot and stirring occasionally. Add the beans and cook covered over low heat for about ten minutes. I used beans in maple syrup (another Canadian specialty, though not from the West). Stir in cilantro and serve with sourdough bread.
[identity profile] budgielover.livejournal.com
I made 12 dozen of these cookies and took them to our local fire station to thank the firefighers for saving my home and town. They disappeared in minutes! These cookies are easy to make and freeze well and are just delicious. And they are pretty, too.

Jello Cookies

3/4 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 oz. package undissolved Jello (cherry, orange, lemon, strawberry-banana or whatever - mixing several batches and combining the different colored cookies makes a really pretty gift)
2 eggs
2 1/2 c sifted flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
sugar

Mix first five ingredients together until creamy. Add remaining ingredients. Roll into balls and roll balls in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press gently with the bottom of a drinking glass which has been dipped in sugar. Bake at 325 degrees until cookie looks done (8-12 minutes - be careful the bottom doesn't scorch). Let cool completely before removing from cookie sheet.

I don't know how many this makes because they never survive long enough to be counted.
[identity profile] budgielover.livejournal.com
I made 12 dozen of these cookies and took them to our local fire station to thank the firefighers for saving my home and town. They disappeared in minutes! These cookies are easy to make and freeze well and are just delicious. And they are pretty, too.

Jello Cookies

3/4 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 oz. package undissolved Jello (cherry, orange, lemon, strawberry-banana or whatever - mixing several batches and combining the different colored cookies makes a really pretty gift)
2 eggs
2 1/2 c sifted flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
sugar

Mix first five ingredients together until creamy. Add remaining ingredients. Roll into balls and roll balls in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press gently with the bottom of a drinking glass which has been dipped in sugar. Bake at 325 degrees until cookie looks done (8-12 minutes - be careful the bottom doesn't scorch). Let cool completely before removing from cookie sheet.

I don't know how many this makes because they never survive long enough to be counted.

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