Dont Throw Out Those Green Onions Dee Dees Recipes

HOPPIN' JOHN - A NEW YEAR TRADITION - DEE DEE'S

Steps:

• 1. Soak peas. I used the 2-hour method for soaking peas; rinse and sort peas. Combine 8 to 10 cups of cold water, carrot, baking soda, and peas in a large pot.
• 2. Bring to a vigorous boil; boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Let peas soak for 2 hours. NOTE: The carrot and baking soda is a little trick that was passed on from my grandmother and mother. They both believed that this will reduce gas. Not sure this is true but I have been cooking dried peas and beans this way for years without a problem.
• 3. Once peas have soaked, add meaty ham bone, 1/2 of the chopped onions, garlic, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a med-low and simmer 20 to 30 minutes until peas are tender but not mushy. NOTE: If necessary, add additional water to cover peas.
• 4. Remove the ham bone, cut off meat. Dice and set aside.
• 5. Drain the peas and set aside.
• 6. Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the pot and bring to a boil; add rice and bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 7. Add remaining onion, peas, Rotel tomatoes (with juice), bell pepper, celery, jalapeno pepper, and seasonings to rice. Bring to a simmer and cook an additional 5 to 8 minutes until rice is tender.
• 8. Stir in sliced green onions and ham. Serve with hot cornbread.

THE BEST CHILI YOU WILL EVER EAT - DEE DEE'S

Steps:

• 1. Gather your ingredients.
• 2. In a large skillet, brown and drain your beef and pork.
• 3. Add onions, bell peppers, and green chiles. Cook until onions and peppers are tender.
• 4. Transfer to a large stock pot.
• 5. Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the beans and tomato paste. Cook over a low to medium heat, just below a boil, for 6 to 8 hours, uncovered. In the last hour; add beans and tomato paste. NOTE: about 2 quarts of liquid cooks out of this and thickens the chili.
• 6. Serve with sliced jalapenos, chopped green onions, sour cream, shredded cheese, rice and https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/diane-smith/sweet-mexican-cornbread-dee-dees/other-bread. Happy Eating!

SCALLOPED TOMATOES DEE DEE'S WAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9-inch deep dish pie plate with PAM or butter dish. Or use dish close to same size.
• Place bread cubes in bottom of prepared pie plate.
• In a medium size mixing bowl combine tomatoes, onions, melted butter, sugar, basil and worcestershire sauce; add salt and pepper to taste. Pour this mixture over bread cubes and toss gently.
• TOPPING: Combine all ingredient; stir to mix well. Sprinkle over tomato mixture.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until top is lightly browned. Serve

GRANDMA DEE'S TUNA EGG SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Make hard-boiled eggs and chill in the fridge. For foolproof hard-boiled eggs (the Rachael Ray and my way), put eggs in a medium-sized pot with a lid. Cover eggs with cold water by 1". Add 1 tsp salt (this seals egg from coming out if shell cracks). Cover, bring to boil, turn off the heat, set a timer for 12-14 minutes. Remove the lid, drain, and run cold water over them until cooled off (I let them sit in the cold water about 10 minutes before peeling). Drain off water, put the lid back on, gently shake eggs in the pot to thoroughly break up shells. Cover with cold water again, let sit for abt 5 minutes to let water seep under shells to make peeling easier. Also peeling eggs underwater helps a lot. The shells will slip right off. This works best with eggs a few days old. This is the coolest way to make good hard-boiled eggs. I have never had that green ring around the yolk since I started cooking them this way.
• 2. Prepare celery and green onions. I like to grate my celery on the biggest grater holes on a box grater. Then pick out the strings (Cayden's preference) and squeeze the excess water out (my preference).
• 3. Drain the tuna well (I squeeze the excess liquid out of that too) and put it into a medium-sized bowl. Chop hard-cooked eggs and add to tuna. Add celery, green onion, red & green peppers and spices.
• 4. Stir in the salad dressing and mayonnaise. Mix well and taste. Adjust seasonings if needed.
• 5. Enjoy!

DON'T THROW OUT THOSE GREEN ONIONS - DEE DEE'S

Steps:

• 1. Place old wilted green onions along with bulb and roots in water. Keep water fresh to prevent rotting.
• 2. Watch them grow!
• 3. I couldn't believe it! My onions were wilted and dead, really ready for the garbage. I found this info somewhere online and I gave it a try. Those green onions in the photo are my 4-inch wilted green onions that I almost tossed. They even have NEW sprouts on them. I have a couple of bunches in the fridge now. Can you guess what I plan on doing with these?
• 4. Thank you Candy Hummer for providing link for growing other foods in the kitchen! http://wakeup-world.com/2012/10/15/16-foods-thatll-re-grow-from-kitchen-scraps/