Wassail

Just posted a recipe for Wassail.

It's a hot drink made with apple cider, lemon and orange juice. Drink it and it will for sure put you to sleep on a cold winter night.

Dijsalsa Chicken & Cream cheese Potatoes

Dijsalsa Chicken

3 or 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts

1 small jar Pace Picante Sauce (we use Medium for more spice)

6 Tbsp brown sugar

3 Tbsp dijon mustard

Cut chicken either into strips or chunks. Mix all other ingredients together in bowl. Place cut chicken in 8x8 or 9x13 pan (depending on amount of chicken). Dump liquid mixture over & cook at 375 for about 20-30 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked through. Goes really well served over rice or served with Cream Cheese Potatoes.

Cream Cheese Potatoes

5 or 6 red potatoes

block of cream cheese

1 stick of butter

Wash & cut potatoes. Boil till soft & then drain. Put butter & cream cheese in pot & melt together. Add potatoes back to pot & mash till well mixed. (We also like to add a little garlic salt to it. )

Sylvia's Potato Soup

I got this recipe from Cristina who got it from her mother-in-law, Sylvia. It is fab-u-lous.

Yields: 8 Servings

Ingredients:
1 medium to large Onion chopped
2 large ribs Celery chopped
1 small Turnip finely diced – Yes! A turnip – It isn’t the same without it – They are the purple and white ones, not the orange w/purple, those are rutabegas :)
2-3 cups Potatoes diced (2 good-sized bakers)
1 medium to large Carrot grated
3/4 cup Melted Butter
3/4 cup All purpose flour
1 quart Half-and-half cream
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 pound Bacon cooked and crumbled

Instructions:
Place vegetables in large cooking pot. Cover with water and cook until tender - approximately 15 minutes after they come to a boil. Fry bacon and crumble. In a saucepan combine butter and flour; add half 'n' half and cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Mash vegetables. Add cream sauce to vegetables. Add remaining ingredients.