Looking at Homes

Went to a place in Bowling Green, Ky today and looked at a few homes... it was fun lookin through them all, we picked out our top 4 favorites.  Heres a few pictures of one I snapped with my cell phone

Stuffed Peppers

Made with garden fresh peppers.

We ate leftover sauteed kale, onions, garlic w/roasted walnuts with them

Stuffed Green Peppers...
7-8 green pepper, washed, cut in half and deseed 
1 lb. sausage, cooked 
3 cups of cooked rice
1 quart of canned tomatoes, drained
1 can of corn, drained
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed off
16 oz. of shredded mozzarella cheese, save some to melt on top  
Seasonings (kosher salt, fresh black pepper, Italian... whatever you like)
1 cup of chicken broth or water

Preheat oven to 400. 
In a large bowl mix together, cooked sausage, rice, tomatoes, corn, black beans, cheese and seasonings. Now stuff your pepper halves, put them in a huge baking pan or pans, add chicken broth or water to the pans (enough to cover the bottom). Cover with foil, cook about 30 mins. Uncover and top with alittle more cheese, bake until melted. Let cool for a few minutes. Then dig in.........

* I add hot sauce to the stuffed peppers on my own plate.
** Last night I used, 2 lbs of sausage, 10-12 green peppers and I had leftover mixture to make 6 tonight

Oatmeal Cake

One of my very favorite cakes to make from scratch.... 

Preheat your oven to 350, grease a 13x9 baking dish or pan, set aside.

Combine 1 cup of quick-cooking rolled oats ( I use old fashioned) with 1 1/2 cups of boiling hot water in a small bowl; let set for about 20 mins. In the meantime, in a med. bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt. Then in another mixing bowl beat 1/2 cup shortening (coconut oil), 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup of packed brown sugar with mixer until combined. Beat in 2 eggs (duck eggs), then the oatmeal mixture. Add flour mixture; beat until combined. Then Spread batter in prepared pan, bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Place on wire rack to cool.

For Topping...
In a saucepan combine 6 Tbsp. butter, 1 cup coconut, and 2/3 cups packed brown sugar and 2 Tbsp milk. Cook and stir until boiling. Stir in 2/3 cups of chopped walnuts. Spoon topping over cake, cool completely and enjoy :)