Baked Oatmeal

Baked Oatmeal

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mix together oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Beat in milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract.  Spread into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. You may add anything additional you like ie.  walnuts, cranberries, etc.  I peeled and cut up small bites of apples and it was delicious.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. You may cut it into squares or scoop it out.

Cream of Cucumber soup

Cream of Cucumber Soup

3 T butter melted 

2/3 cup diced onion

1/3 cup celery

3 cups diced peeled cucumbers

Saute about 5 minutes on low heat

Blend in 3 T flour

Add 3 cups chicken broth

Bring to a boil

Season with salt,pepper and thyme

Simmer 20 minutes

Add 1 cup of evaporated milk (1 whole can)

May add any meat or vegetables to it.  This time I added carrots, cauiflower