Naan

Curry with naan is a favorite dinner.  While plain naan is good, garlic naan is even better!  I recommend doubling the recipe if you want more than one piece of naan.

Red Curry “Masaman” (Curry from Thailand)

We usually make a tomato based curry.  Our friend, Kristi Sellers, gave us this recipe in 2009 after introducing us to a different type of curry.  This is different, but just as good as the curries we are used to.

The recipe originated from a Ywam missionary friend from Thailand.


Auntie Kristi’s Alfredo Sauce

Aunt Kristi gave Andrea this recipe.  She also included the directions for making a huge pot for camp 🙂  This is one of Andrea’s favorite ways to eat noodles.

If desired, add some cooked chicken pieces.  Serve with garlic bread and a colorful salad.

This is also great on zucchini noodles or your favorite steamed vegetables.

Baked Beans

The first time I remember ever having these was for our wedding rehearsal dinner.   We have enjoyed them often over the years.


Ginger Beer Concentrate

I never had ginger beer until we lived in Swaziland.  It was a great drink for hot days, but we did not make it often.  The recipe our friend gave us was very good but required the mix to ferment a few days before drinking.  We rarely planned far enough ahead, or we let it sit too long, so enjoying ginger beer was rare.

Then we discovered this recipe.  We often make extra base to freeze.  It defrosts quickly and is a nice beverage to enjoy on lazy summer days.

We prefer this with sugar, but it also tastes good with raw honey.

Another version that we enjoy is replace the water with very strong peppermint tea that has been cooled and strained.

Lemon Bars

My girl friend Heather and I would often make these at her house.  We almost always doubled the crust and would eat one batch of it as the second batch baked.

Now Adrian loves lemon desserts and this is one of his favorites.

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Date Sugar

I discovered some date sugar at a discount store and really wanted to try it.  I had read that you could interchange it with brown sugar, but it did not mix in as well as regular sugar did.

We decided to start with our favorite cookies and experiment.  The cookies are soft and cake like, but very good!  I thought they were a little to sweet, so next time I will reduce the sugars.  But everyone else thought they were perfect.

These cookies work well with regular flour if you do not want them gluten free.

Rhubarb Pie

Growing up, I can only remember eating strawberry rhubarb pie.  I was happy to learn that plain rhubarb pie is so much better than strawberry rhubarb!

Allan and I were given this recipe many years ago when we were first married.  This is the pie we make most often and will eat it often while the rhubarb lasts.  We also try to freeze some rhubarb for a special treat later.

 

Old Fashioned Saltine Cracker Toffee

Andrea loves Saltine crackers.  She was very happy to discover this easy candy recipe that uses the crackers to add a nice crunch.

These double easily, but Andrea recommends not making more than you want for the day because they are very addictive and you will easily eat more than you plan.


Venison Stew

I asked Mark what he wanted for dinner when he was home for Spring break.  He really wanted a good stew.  He gets it at school, but it is often salty and served with noodles.

Stew is a very flexible meal.  Add more or less vegetables or add other favorites.  Serve with a lettuce salad and maybe some bread, and you have an easy meal.

If you have frozen stew meat, you can still cook it in the crock pot. Skip browning the meat.  Start cooking the stew on high in the morning and cook for 8 hours.  We prefer to cook the frozen meat for 3 or 4 hours with pepper, garlic and onions, then add the remaining vegetables and spices for the last few hours of cooking.