Jt's cranberry chutney

Here's a delightful holiday recipe for you all from an author friend of mine.  He is Jt Sather, and he is the author of the book:

How to survive when the bottom drops out



And here is the recipe that he shared with us:



Jt's Cranberry Chutney

Here's one of my favorites for thanksgiving!  Eat, then cry for not having had it sooner.

3 cups cranberries

1 cup raisins

1 T fresh grated ginger

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon crushed red peppers

Drop three cups of cranberries and one cup of raisins into a pot of boiling water. Next add a tablespoon of fresh grated ginger, two cups sugar, and a teaspoon of crushed red peppers.  Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often until thick.

Treating Dinner like a Dessert

We have a treat for you, a guest recipe post by
Genevieve Scholl
To find out more about Genevieve, check out her author's page on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Genevieve-Scholl-The-Author/363728479105

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Combine dinner and dessert to create one delicious meal with my creation called Apple Pie Chicken Dinner.   I tried it as a pot pie and it was delicious!

Apple Pie Chicken Dinner

1 Chicken Breast- Chopped into Chunks
Sprinkle of Nutmeg
Sprinkle of Cinnamon
Dash of Sugar
One Whole Red Apple Chopped
Cup of Chopped Onions

The directions are easy. Throw all of the ingredients into a frying pan and sear until chicken is no longer pink. Goes very well with honey biscuits.

Murray's Cheese of New York comes to Louisville, Kentucky

Newsflash!  Fresh from my email!

Friends,
Below is the copied press release from Deena Siegelbaum, the Marketing Director for Murray's Cheese of 254 Bleecker Street, in New York, NY.  If you're in or around the Louisville area, you might want to check this out.

KROGER AND MURRAY’S CHEESE PARTNER TO BRING SPECIALTY CHEESE TO LOUISVILLE

HUBBARDS LANE KROGER TO OPEN FIRST MURRAY’S CHEESE SHOP

Louisville, KY. –Delicate, spreadable, velvety, tangy, how do you like your cheese? Whichever you prefer, chances are Murray’s Cheese has it! You can now purchase your favorite stinky cheese at the Hubbards Lane Kroger store! Through an exclusive partnership with Murray’s Cheese, Kroger is preparing to open the first Murray’s Cheese shop in the Louisville area. The shop is being added inside Kroger’s St. Matthew’s store, located at 291 North Hubbards Lane, Louisville, KY.

Murray’s and Kroger are hosting a grand opening celebration for the public this Sunday, October 7 from 1-4PM at Hubbard’s Lane Kroger, featuring cheese and beer pairings put together by Murray’s experts.

“Louisville is known as afoodie town and we are eager share this unique shopping experience with our customers and educate them on the best cheese for parties, snacking and trays,” said Murray’s Cheese Specialist, Vickie Oliver. “We are excited to offer our customers the chance to try new cheeses they will love and better versions of their favorites.”

Whether you are a cheese newbie or a connoisseur, we have the cheese for you. Try our selection of more than 175 cheeses from around the world, plus a wide selection of specialty items including crackers, dried fruit, and an olive and antipasto bar. Equally impressive is the staff of experts who have recently returned from their training at Murray’s New York City facility. They’ll happily offer samples and recommendations to help shoppers find just the right one for cooking or snacking at their next get-together.

“Murray’s is all about discovering cheese, we want to make cheese approachable to Kroger shoppers,” said Rob Kaufelt, proprietor of Murray’s Cheese and author of the Murray’s Cheese Handbook. “We know the people of Louisville love great food, so we are looking forward to introducing them to some of our favorite cheeses.”

The second Murray’s Cheese shop will open in the Highland’s Kroger, located at 2440 Bardstown Rd; on October 21^st.

ABOUT MURRAY’S CHEESE:Founded in 1940 in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village, Murray’s Cheese began as a humble wholesaler of butter and eggs, but has evolved into a New York institution and what Forbes calls “The world’s best cheese shop.” Murray’s mission is to bring the best cheese selection to America.What is the Murray’s experience? It’s about sharing the cheeses (more than 150 varieties!) and many other artisan-made goods they find across the world. It’s about teaching customer’s cheese through tasting and introducing them to their cheese maker. The company is also one of the country’s top wholesale supplying fine restaurants, hotels and caterers. For more information about Murray’s please visitwww.murrayscheese.com

ABOUT KROGER:Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs more than 339,000 associates who serve customers in 2,425 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's. The company also operates 788 convenience stores, 342 fine jewelry stores, 1,124 supermarket fuel centers and 37 food processing plants in the U.S. Recognized by Forbes as the most generous company in America; Kroger supports hunger relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families, and more than 30,000 schools and grassroots organizations in the communities it serves. Kroger contributes food and funds equal to 160 million meals a year through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. For more information please visitkroger.com. Kroger’s Mid South Division is based in Louisville and it includes 162 stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, S. Indiana and S Illinois.

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Salad dressing - for more than just salads

We all know that salad dressing is good on salads.  And just a browse down the salad dressing aisle in any store today will show you what nice variety of salad dressings there are.  But also on those shelves, there are specialized bottles and jars of dipping sauces and sandwich sauces.  I say, why buy those extra bottles of dipping and sandwich sauces, when your salad dressing will do the job fine.  Here are some examples of what else you can do with your salad dressings:

Sandwich sauce
Yes, salad dressing can make a great sandwich sauce.  My favorite is thousand island dressing on my hamburger.  It gives it that big mac taste.

Dipping sauce
I have grown to love salad dressings as dipping sauces.  There's such a wide variety of flavors out there to choose from.  And instead of tartar sauce for your fish, next time try your favorite creamy salad dressing.

Dip mix
The next time you are in a dip mood, take some plain yogurt or sour cream, and add some of your favorite creamy salad dressing to it.  And you have dip in your favorite salad dressing flavor.

Add to other salads
Now we all know about adding salad dressings to lettuce salads, but how about using it in tuna salad or pasta salad or a rice salad?  It would be a great way to add flavor to these other salads as well.  Just mix the mayo and dressing to add an extra zip to your other salads as well.

My favorite dressings:

• thousand island dressing - I keep this for my burgers to give them that big mac flavor
• Hidden Valley Bacon Ranch dressing - this makes a great dipping sauce for fries or fish fillets or chicken nuggets or etc.
• Kraft Creamy Italian dressing - this also makes a great dipping sauce as well. 

Good eating,
-- jd --

New recipe concoction of mine - Beefy potatoes

My husband and I had bought a 5 pound bag of potatoes on a recent trip to the store, and had intended to bake them; but we didn't get around to doing anything with them right away.  Just the other night, I was looking at them and noticing that some had started to mold; and not wanting them to ruin, I quickly concocted a recipe to use them in.

I had on hand a couple of cans of Campbell's Beefy Mushroom soup:

Beefy Mushroom soup

And I also had a foil roasting pan.

So, a recipe idea was born.  And it turned out so good that I just wanted to share the recipe with all of you, so here it is:


JD'S Beefy potatoes

1 large baking pan that will hold 5 pounds of diced potatoes
canola oil
5 pounds of potatoes, peeled and diced into small-medium cubes
salt and pepper
2 cans of Campbell's Beefy Mushroom soup
foil to cover pan

Take your baking pan, and give it a light coat of canola oil.  I prefer using a foil roasting pan as it gives you plenty of room, and can be thrown away when you are done.  Place a layer of diced potatoes in pan.  Salt and pepper them, then add 1/2 can of soup.  Add another layer of potatoes, and add the rest of the can of soup.  Then add remaining potatoes.  Salt and pepper them, then add the second can of soup.  (If using a foil pan, place it on a baking sheet for easier handling.)  Cover baking pan snugly with foil.  Bake at 375 degrees for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, till potatoes are done.  Serve.

I would share a picture, but we were too hungry and I didn't take a picture.  This makes a large dish, and would be good for occasions where you have to take a dish.  It tastes really good, makes a large amount, and is easy to make.

For those cooking for 1 or two, don't let the size of the dish scare you off of making it.  Just freeze it up in meal size portions.

Happy cooking and yummy eating,
-- jd --