Cooking Without Photos – Peanut Butter Treats

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šŸŽ¶šŸŽµ Georgia, Georgia šŸŽµšŸŽ¶. Iā€™ve never been to Georgia. Maybe one of these days Iā€™ll get to travel there. Until then, Iā€™ll live vicariously thru this next cookbook which comes to you from Fort Stewart, Georgia.

The land for Fort Stewart was bought in 1940 and a short two years later, it was opened as a training center for the US Army. Camp Stewart was complete with a firing range and impact areas. Fort Stewart was named after a local Revolutionary War General named Daniel Stewart and spans 280,000 acres.

When I opened, ā€œGarry Owen Grub: A Collection Of Recipes By 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Family Support Groupā€, the first thing I noticed was the hole in the front cover. Then I quickly decided that it was supposed to be there as there was also a hole in the back cover as well. Bullet holes, Man. Bullet holes. Yes, they thought of everything.

And true to military style, this cookbook showcases folks from all over. Folks that came together to help make our country better. So even though this cookbook is from Georgia, itā€™s easy to see that this is an eclectic mix of recipes from all over the country. A treasure indeedā¤ļø

While flipping pages, I landed on a simple recipe. Scanning the recipe for Peanut Butter Treats, I just knew it was the recipe my mom uses for her Peanut Butter Rice Krispies. Guess what? It ainā€™t. This one is good too, just not the one Iā€™m looking for. Could I ask my Mama to give me her recipe? Yes, but Iā€™m stubborn and Iā€™m determined to find it myselfšŸ˜†

Couple things:

  1. It doesnā€™t say anything about needing a double boiler. I was nervous not to use one. Turns out you donā€™t need it. It melts down fine and doesnā€™t stick.
  2. 12 Oz bags of butterscotch chips have shrunk and are now 11 Oz bags. I put in 1/2 cup less Rice Krispies to accommodate this problem.

Yā€™all enjoy!

Cooking Without Photos – Calico Squash Casserole

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Shoooweeee! Itā€™s about that time in the South, yā€™all. Thatā€™s right. Squash every night time! If you have a garden, you know exactly what Iā€™m talkinā€™ about. You try to sneak squash into every meal to use it all up. Then, you give away what you canā€™t use.

I found this recipe in the previously shared cookbook, ā€œHungry Like A Wolf: Lake Hamilton Bandsā€. Calico Squash? Sounds interesting. Letā€™s do it!

Couple of things:

  1. Thereā€™s no way to get exact ā€œcupsā€ of squash without cutting and leaving some behind for something else. I just used a tad more and put the mixture in a bigger pan.
  2. Years ago grocery stores carried 2 Oz jars of pimentos. Maybe they still make them. I couldnā€™t find anyšŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø. I used half of a 4 Oz jar and saved the rest for next time around.
  3. Make sure you really drain the squash. Iā€™ll do better next time.

Yā€™all, youā€™re gonna love this one! Itā€™s so good!!ā¤ļø

Cooking Without Photos – Beef Pot Pie

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Ahhhhhhh Lake Hamilton! one of our fave places to get awayā¤ļø. This week I chose a recipe out of the cookbook, ā€œHungry Like A Wolfā€ compiled by Lake Hamilton Bands. Lake Hamilton School District consolidated several smaller schools, one of them being the Bear community.

Bear, AR was once a boom town thanks to wild rumors of gold, silver and other precious metals being found in the Ouachita Mountains surrounding Bear. Folks flooded the area in the late 1800ā€™s. As quickly as it grew and once the truth was found out, population declined just as fast.

At one time Bear produced two newspapers, had 35 mining companies, 5 hotels, 2 saw mills, a post office and of course their own school. Not everyone believed the hype about gold and silver being in the area. The State Legislature revived the Geological Survey of Arkansas and Theodore Comstock was sent to examine the mines surrounding Bear.

In 1888, it was reported that the survey disputed that there was anything of value in the hills surrounding Bear. Once this survey report was made known, mining company stock was made worthless and the town ultimately fell apart.

Sad day, Fam.

On to the recipe!!!

Yā€™all, when I saw this recipe, I just stared in amazement. How in the world have I never thought of this before? Using beef stew for BEEF POT PIE?! What?!

Couple things:

  1. Youā€™re gonna need salt.
  2. I used jumbo biscuits but I can see how smaller biscuits would be good too.
  3. You could also use pie crust.
  4. Was it the best thing I ever ate? No. But for a quick dinner fix, we will for sure do it again.