Had a request for this recipe. Made this as hamburger buns Sunday:

Cottage Cheese Dill Bread

3/8 cup water
1 cup cottage cheese
1 large egg
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 3/4 cups white bread flour
3 tablespoons dried dill
2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

I use my bread machine, and put it on the dough setting. If you are just making a loaf of bread, then put it on the "sweet" or "basic" setting. If you are making rolls or buns, after the dough setting, turn out the bread on a well floured surface and shaped into desired shape (I make all kinds of rolls and buns). Let rise for 45 min. to an hour, then bake in a 325 degree oven for 45 min or until the buns sound hollow when you rap on them.

The recipe originally called for chives, but my chives aren't ready (I'm growing them), and I LOVE anything dill.

Do the kids like it with dill in it, Kimmy? I love dill too.

Here is a recipe for chipped beef spread, that tastes really good on toasted garlic & olive oil pitta bread crackers.

1 tub sour creme
1 pkg creme cheese
1 pkg chipped beef
3 or 4 green onions
dill weed to taste

Just use a combo of those four ingedients, or leave out the sour creme/or creme cheese if you want. I don't know exactly how much I use of each.

Or

Substitute left over cut up grilled steak for the dried beef.

Add some garlic too, if you like...and use more onions if you like it strong.

Taste good on those shredded wheat crackers too, although I forget what they are called.

I'm going to make your bun recipe. Sounds really good.

Here is another really good dish with dill:

Fresh grilled alaskan salmon with lemon & dill -

make little tin foil boats for the salmon
top salmon with lots of fresh lemon juice, butter and dill weed
fold up tin foil to enclose

grill to just done, don't over cook ( I think the general rule is 10 mins per inch)

Yummy!

You can even do the same with fresh asparagus, but leave off the dill.

The kids didn't mind the dill. I told them it was secret herbs to make them run faster... I do the same when I make Italian Herb Bread....

I have to say, they run pretty fast after dinner.

Have you made Oven Fries with Dill?

I just wedge the 'Taters, throw them in a bowl and toss with sea salt (it's all I ever use anymore), dill and olive oil. Bake at 350 till golden.

I'm hungry now.

And Chipped Beef? WTHeck is Chipped Beef? Is that like leftover roast shavings?

Oh, and have you tried the Kashi crackers?

TO DIE FOR YUMMY!

One more thing...it's a really sticky dough, so flour your hands well.

Don't you remember those little pkgs of dried chipped beef? You can creme it and pour over biscuits. We used to call it S(hit)O(n)S(hingle).

I thought it was shaved corn beef.

I never made oven fries before, I'll have to try them.

I cook totally different than you do, because there is only P and me. I think it would be a blast to have a whole houseful to cook for though.

Kimmy!!! You don't know 'bout chipped beef/dried beef? *thud* I thought all Southerners knew 'bout that, SPAM and deviled ham/potted meat...LOL...Oh yeah and SARDINES...All things my dad used to "cook" or take on fishin' trips...

Dried beef is by Armour...comes in a little glass jar with a blue label...

Here's the description I found thanks to Google...

LINK~~~> dried beef/pics and descriptions

Actually I don't think it's as bad as that description...It's rather good, pretty salty though...<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Mrs. W

>SPAM and deviled ham/potted meat

I LOATHE SPAM....but will cook it for the Wookie...with my shirt buttoned to my nose, tho.

Jerky...I know jerky (no comments please)...I LOVE venison jerky....LOVE IT...WOULD SELL A KID FOR SOME (not really, but would have to think about it a bit).

And we called it Hash on Toast....not corned beef hash...totally different...

Just about the only "canned" meat I'll eat is smoked oysters...and only in the winter...when football is on...

Oh..and tuna...I love me some tuna salad.

Hey Mrs. in your peach pie, cinnamon or no?

My BIL says no...I said "git yore yankee a$$ back to Michigan..."

Ahhhhhhh - It smells like food on this thread.

SS

LOL Kimmy...No cinnamon, but no pie either...COBBLER...Peach, cherry...any kind really...YUM...Though I will tell ya, Mrs. W ain't really no kinda cook...I do make one thing REALLY good though...RESERVATIONS!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Actually, I'm not such a bad cook, I was raised by a Southern Mama after all...I just don't do it all that often-Mr. W works later than dinnertime usually <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/teary.gif" alt="" /> Everytime I read you talking about recipes though, it makes me want to become more domestic...How hard is it to use a bread maker???

Mrs. W

Seriously, it's easier to just make the bread by hand. Have Mr. W get you a really good mixer...one that has a kneading hook.

GB, gave me a bread machine for Christmas and because I had always made bread by hand, I can't get used to using it...and it takes up way too much space.

Learn how to make bread and then teach your daughter. LOL That's an order.

Here is the easiest and best recipe for soup, and even my daughter will eat it, although she has to work mighty hard to not get any of the spinach onto her spoon and into her mouth. LOL

Chicken broth (a couple of pints if you make it yourself, or a big can if you don't...and I think you probably don't)

1 onion
fresh chopped garlic (and not the yucky jarred stuff) to taste (I use about 5 cloves)
olive oil to saute the above in

add chiken broth
a can of chopped tomatos

bring to boil

add a package of good quality cheese tortalini
boil until it starts to float (just a few minutes)

add a thawed package of frozen chopped, drained spinach

Let it simmer a few more minutes

...serve with grated parmesian cheese

AND your home made bread. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

>How hard is it to use a bread maker???


Bout as hard as putting all the stuff in (in the recipe order) then pushing a button.

I do most of the first mixing/rising by machine, then make rolls or loaves after the dough setting goes off.

Weav is right, they do take up a lot of room, but I LOVE mine.

Guess it is the old gender thing.


Never met a man who didn't like spam - (yuck)

Never met a woman who didn't like chocolate !!

LOL Carn.

Although it tasted pretty good on one camping trip we were on in the pouring rain, practically starving...fried it up in a pan.

I bet it's really unhealthy hey?...can't be too much worse than bologna or hot dogs.

Thank goodness I only camp in hotels with really nice restaurants nowadays. LOL

Hey Weaver, that soup recipe sounds fabulous-THANKS-and yeah, you pegged me 'bout the chicken broth-I would have NO CLUE how to make my own-involves a chicken I'll bet!!! Jury's still out on moi makin' the homemade bread just yet...Hmmm...Panera Bread is just up the street! I like to think of that as "workin' smarter, not harder"! Leave me to my delusions! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Mrs. W

ok... really, really crispy fried is ok, in a pinch... like camping... guess everything tastes better outdoors

That soup sounds delish....

I like to make a soup consisting of ~

ground beef - the more the better
some kind of broth - or water
can or two of tomatoes
can or two of potatoes
cabbage - again how much you want
some onion

cook ground beef, drain - put all in a pot and cook until cabbage is done....

getting too hot here almost for soup - tuna salad sounds like it would just be the ticket

enjoy !!