Mu Tea (Herb Tea)

Boil one package of Mu Tea in 32 ounces of water for 10-20 minutes.  Serve.  It can be re-heated and the grounds can be used a second time.  A most yang beverage, Mu Tea contains "Gin-seng" and 15 other medicinal plants.

Texas Gulf Coast Oyster Stew

3 slices PEPPERCORN SEASONED BACON, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

2 tbls chopped pickled jalapeños (optional)

1 can (14.5 oz) WHITE AND GOLD CORN, drained

4 cups HALF and HALF or 2% milk

1 container (16oz.) FRESH OYSTERS and their liquid

1 bag (12 oz) Hill Country Fare Oyster Crackers

Heat a large skillet over high heat for 2 minutes. Cook bacon util crisp and drain on paper towels. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in skillet.

Using the same skillet with the reserved bacon fat, add onion and stir fry over high heat until onion is crisp and golden. Add the jalapeño, corn and half and half or milk to onions bringing mixture to a gentle boil over medium heat. Add oysters with their liquid and continue to cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Top soup with cooked bacon and serve with Hill Country Fair Oyster crackers.

Leslie's Improved BBQ Sauce

Handful of chile verde
1 tomatoe
1 small onion
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons mustard
some Texas style bottled Mesquite BBQ sauce, or any brand

Cut up chile verde, tomato, and onion into very small pieces. Put all ingredients in sauce pan. Add salt, oil and mustard. Add enough bbq sauce to taste and stir. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, then slop it on your favorite meat on the pit.

Savory Chicken

If you can donate on the right to help out with getting our electricity fixed We would love the help and God bless.

Makes 4 servings.. Found this recipe on the back of a can of Red Gold Stewed Tomatoes 100 % natural.

2 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup flour
salt & pepper to taste
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (14.5 oz) can RED GOLD stewed tomatoes
4 green onions, chopped
1 cup cooked orzo pasta

Into a pie plate, pour 1/2 cup broth. Place the flour, salt and black pepper in a gallon plastic bag. Dip chicken breasts into broth and then place in plastic bag. Seal and shake to coat all pieces with flour. Add Oil to a large skillet and heat. Add chicken and cook on medium high heat until both sides of chicken are golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
Add remaining flour to skillet; cook and stir until brown. Slowly add 1/4 cup chicken broth; cook until thickened. Gradually stir in remaining broth; continue to cook and stir until slightly thickened.
Add Red Gold tomatoes and green onions to skillet. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Add pasta to sauce and stir. Return chicken to the skillet and simmer until cooked through, about 10 minutes.

I have used these Red Gold tomatoes and they have a lovely flavor. I also like that they are all natural. I am using them now in a pot roast I got on sale at H.E.B on Thursday. I saved 28.00 at H.E. B using my coupons.

A short note to everyone, I am cigarette smoke free now for 4 months. I am proud of myself. Please, think about stopping smoking if you do as later in your years it can cause allot of health problems.

Some may know of our desperate situation here at our house. Last year we lived through a very cold winter without the proper electricity. Imagine yourself camping out in the middle of the freezing winter with no camp fire and trying to cook . This is what it was like last year. I see no way of getting the cash my self. My grand babies come in the holidays to stay while my daughter is in college and works. My husband has health insurance, but we have to pay for his heart meds and his blood pressure meds now as they changed the policy . He works at the Gonzales County Sheriffs Dept now for 9 years. He does not make much money. We are NOT on any welfare either. Please if you can see it in your heart to make a donation to help us get our electricity repaired we would appreciate it. I had 2 people so far offer to do the work but they were not certified electricians. I sure do appreciate the offers though with all my heart, but if something happened to you or later down the line, to the house, I would feel awful.
I have never begged or asked for money in my life, so this is not easy for me. Thank you and God bless.

I saved money at H.E.B. Today

My husband and I went shopping at H.E.B. here in Gonzales today and I saved a total of 24.80. This shopping run was a short one. It was not regular shopping day. In coupons I saved 15.16. I took advantage of instore sales.
Our H.E.B. here in Gonzales, Texas is a small one and it does not offer us as much as the bigger super stores do. I shopped in Georgetown, Texas at their H.E.B and was WOWED by all the different things I could do and buy there. I spent 30% more money there also. When I need something different, I find I have to travel elsewhere to get as in Gonzales, Tx we do not have a super Wal-Mart or Super H.E.B. :(

Johnny Cakes Old fashioned goodness.

I used to eat pork along time ago. I found out that pork is unclean so I quit eating it. Basically a pig eats anything it can including fecal matter. That is not really something I wish to put in my body.

When I stopped eating pork, I started losing weight and feeling better. I did a test and put 4 raw pork chops in my oven & turned the oven on to warm for 20 minutes. Worms started coming from the pork. I had to sanitize my intire oven.

My friend told me, when the pork is cooked, the worms die. Yah?? I am not thrilled to eat the worms nor the meat they borrow in. Thanks anyway. By the way, my friend?? She is 65 pounds overweight and has alot of health problems.

So, way back when I stopped eating pork...I went back to the basics of life. Eating what man is intended to eat. I ran across this Johnny Cake recipe and will share it. It is a common recipe, but an old fashioned one, with out pork or worms in it. Enjoy.

Legend has it that the name derives from "journey cake", meaning a bread that could be cooked ahead when going out to work or on a journey.

In any case, there are as many recipes for Johnny Cake as there are cooks in Anguilla, ranging in style from something like hard-tack to something more like a donut. If you eat at local places in Anguilla, you will have Johnny Cakes eventually.

Johnny Cakes
3 Cups Flour
1/4 Cup Cornmeal
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon Salt
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Tablespoon Margarine
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1-1/2 Cups Water
1/3 Cup Frying Oil for Cooking


Sift together flour, cornmeal and baking powder. Mix together with salt, sugar and margarine. Make a well in the flour mixture and add vegetable oil. Add water slowly. Mix carefully until mixture is not sticky. Knead into a ball until smooth. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes. Roll dough into a long strip and cut into small pieces. Knead each piece into a small ball. On a floured surface, flatten each ball with a rolling pin or your finger tips and palms. Add about 1/3 frying oil into a frying pan or enough oil to cover bottom of pan. When oil is hot, add flattened cakes. Fry on one side for 2-3 minutes, turn and continue with other side until both sides are golden brown.

Servings: 1-1/2 dozen