Carol's Bannock

3 cups flour
dash salt
1 tsp baking powder

Home Made Montreal Steak Spice

Dry Rub for 4 Steaks:

2 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp black pepper
3/4 tbsp salt
1 tbsp garlic
1 tbsp onion
1 tbsp cilantro (best freshly chopped)
1 tbsp dry dill
1/2 tbsp red peppers 0r 1/4 tbsp cayenne

Mix well and use as a dry rub.

Watermelon Lemonade

1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
2 cups fresh watermelon puree, strained through a coarse strainer to remove seeds
12 tablespoons simple syrup (to make: 1 part sugar to 1 part water, boiled)
3 cups cold water
Stir it all together and serve over ice. Garnish it with a thin watermelon or lemon wedge, if you’re feeling fancy.

Fudgey Brownies

1 1/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Blend and pour into 9X13 greased pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Fast Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies

1 package Betty Crocker's Peanut butter cookie mix
24 miniature Reese's peanut butter cups, unfoiled

Prepare cookie mix as directed on the package. Shape into even sized balls and back in mini muffin tin just until they are barely golden brown. While cookies are very warm in the tin, push the Reese's cups into the cookies. Remove from tin before they are completely cooled.

Makes 24 cookies

How to Microwave Rice

1 1/2 cups basmati, brown or white rice
3 cups water

Combine, cover and microwave on high 10 minutes then low 10 minutes.

Paprikash Chicken

4 tbsp or 1/2 of a stick of butter
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 - 3 1/2 pound chicken, chopped into pieces
1 green pepper, chopped
1 large peeled tomato or 1 - 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp paprika
salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp flour
Heat butter in a large pot (that has a lid). Add onion and saute over low heat until translucent. Add chicken and brown lightly on both sides. Add green peppers, garlic, tomatoes and paprika. Stir in water. Bring to a boil. Reduce to heat to low and cook 35 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken to a platter and keep warm. Mix sour cream and flour together. Add some of the pan fluid to sour cream to temper. Then add sour cream back into chicken fluid in pan. Thicken.

Dumplings for sauce:

3 cups of flour
1 cup (and up to 1 1/2) cups water
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp of butter

Mix ingredients. Boil large pot with salt water. Wet a wooden cutting board and place 1/3 of dough on it. Using a sharp knife, flick off 1 inch strips into the water. Stir pot occasionally and keep water simmering. Cook 5 to 10 minutes after the last batch is added. Drain and toss in butter. Serve immediately.