Food and Finals

So the holidays really makes me want to cook. My mom is such a great cook and always made tons of goodies and homemade meals for us, especially around the holidays. So over the last few days I’ve been cooking up a lot of comfort food.

The other night I made some Spicy Buttermilk Chicken, another recipe from our good family friend Carol Kalar.

Spicy Buttermilk Chicken-Carol Kalar

2 ½-3lb cut up frying chicken (I just used regular chicken breasts)

1 ½ cups buttermilk

¾ cup flour

1 package dry Italian salad dressing

¼ tsp pepper

½ cup butter

Dip chicken in buttermilk and roll in flour seasoned with dressing and pepper. Then it says to melt the butter in frying pan, add chicken and bake covered at 350. I melted butter in the microwave, brushed my baking dish with it then placed the chicken in the pan and just baked at 350 degrees for 30 minutes covered the turned chicken over and baked for another 30 minutes uncovering the last 10 minutes. It turned out good that way so I would do it again.

I served it with baked potatoes and cornbread. I got the idea from my mother in law Janalyn when she had made it a few Sundays ago. I love Z Tejas cornbread at the Gateway mall and this tastes very similar to it.

Z Tejas Copy Cornbread-Janalyn Olson

Use 2-3 cups cornbread mix (I used Marie Callenders mix)

1-2 cups yellow cake mix

Handful of corn

Mix and add water, egg, milks, etc. according to directions on cornbread box. (I just made mine until I liked the texture of the mixture). Then pour into pan and bake according to cornbread box or until golden. It turns out so yummy and really moist.

Because I’ve been studying for finals all week (just took one this morning and have only one more to go tonight!) I’ve been craving goodies to snack on while I study away so I decided to make some Fudge this week as well. I love this recipe from my mom.

Fudge-Karen Lewis

3 cups sugar

¾ cup margarine

2/3 cup-6 oz. evaporated milk

2 6-oz. pkg. chocolate chips

1 jar marshmallow cream

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, butter and milk. Bring to boil. Stir 4 minutes over medium heat. Stir in chocolate chips. Add marshmallow cream and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Pour into greased 9X13 pan. Its just like the recipe on the back of the marshmallow cream bottle.

Now that I’m so close to finals being done I’m getting excited for the break. I’m excited to get everything all wrapped up for everyone, get the house all together and go to my mom’s to make some cookies and goodies for the upcoming week! After tonight nothing to worry about since 98% of my shopping is done and then no school for awhile! Can’t wait for Aunt Paula and everyone to come visit us soon either. I love the holidays! J