Author: The Plot Twisted
Cooking Without Photos – Cowboy Cookies
This one is going to be short and sweet…sort of like the ingredients list for this recipe😆
I’ve already used a cookbook from Dardanelle. Sue me😆. I mainly picked this one up because it was done by the Cub Scouts. Community cookbooks are such a good way to raise money for different organizations.
Since Lake Dardanelle State Park is partially in Dardanelle, I’ll talk about that a little. Lake Dardanelle was created in 1965 after the Dardanelle Dam was completed in 1964 by the Corp of Engineers. In 1966, the lake was officially recognized as a State Park.
Today, Lake Dardanelle attracts bass fisherman from around the world. They offer camping, pavillions, picnic sites and a fabulous visitor center.
On to the recipe! While reading, “Cub Scouts Pack 69: Dardanelle, Arkansas” I came across Cowboy Cookies. Gah! These take me back to my high school days!
Let’s get to it! Nothing hard about this recipe. Straight and to the point. You boil a couple of things and stir in the other ingredients. Badda Bing, Badda Boom! Cookies❤️❤️
Fabulous and easy!
Cooking Without Photos – Chicken Spaghetti
This time we travel just a few counties over to Prairie County, Arkansas. Home of the Grand Prairie Rice Festival, which is set to kick off on October 28.
Hazen, Arkansas was founded by Dr. William Cogswell Hazen. Dr. Hazen brought his family from Tennessee in 1854 and convinced others to follow. They began clearing land and raising cotton. Dr. Hazen brought several businesses to town before his death in 1872.
In the 1880’s it was discovered how well rice grew in Prairie county and Hazen’s farmers quickly switched from cotton or timber industry to rice growers.
60 years later, Hazen saw their first paved road. Between 1945 and 1955 indoor plumbing was established. They had a John Deere agency along with both Ford and Chevrolet dealerships. Hazen boasted three grocery stores, a newspaper, two drug stores and many more businesses.
If you’re headed to the Grand Prairie Rice Festival in a couple of weeks, make a stop at the Rock Island Depot. It has been restored and is on the National Historical Register.
While flipping thru, “Feeding The Flock: Hazen First Baptist Church” I came across a recipe for Chicken Spaghetti. This was nothing like the recipe my Mom used. Over the years, I’ve decided my Mom must’ve made up her own because this one sounds like what other folks have described. I had to get over the Rotel part since it wasn’t in my Mom’s concoction. Let’s get into it.
Couple of things:
- They don’t make 10oz of cheese anymore. I just used an 8oz bag and added more. You measure cheese with your soul anyway.
- Nowhere on here does it say anything about any sort of spices. Come on, Cindy Weddle. Here’s what I did. When boiling the chicken, I added 2 chicken bullion cubes and some salt and pepper. When the chicken was done, I took it out to cool and I used the water to boil the noodles.
- I don’t like canned mushrooms so I sautéed fresh mushrooms.
- Once I had everything stirred together, I added more salt and pepper.
- I put about 1 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese in with the noodles and such. Then added the rest of the cheese on top.
Great flavors and I didn’t even mind the Rotel…even though I still think it’s weird😆
Enjoy!
Cooking Without Photos – Apple Dumplings
Jumping in, we head to Roland, Oklahoma. Roland began as a small community called Garrison or Garrison Creek. They voted to change their name in 1904. Within a few years, Roland had a population of over 200, postal service, public school, general stores and grocery stores.
The town doubled and then tripled in size over the next 70 or so years. Their main population spike came when the Cherokee Nation built the casino. It was originally called, Cherokee Nation Bingo Outpost.
It’s a sweet little town, full of history and just across the border into Oklahoma from Arkansas.
On to the recipe!
While looking thru, “Taste Of Heaven: Zion Missionary Baptist Church” I came across Apple Dumplings. I’ve actually made these a few times but it’s been probably 10 years or more. Our youngest had never had rhem before, so I decided it was time to get back at it. And he could also help me.
Couple things:
This recipe is pretty spot on.
- I used Granny Smith apples
- You can also use Sprite if you’d like instead of Mountain Dew.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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