Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting

" Perfectly Chocolate" 

Chocolate Frosting

1/2 cup butter

2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa

3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

     Melt butter,  Stir in cocoa.  Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.  Add small amount additional milk, if needed.  Stir in vanilla.

This makes about 2 cups frosting.

Link to Ann's Chocolate Cake

Enjoy

Dolly  

Ann's Chocolate Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees:

1/4 cup butter

2 cups sugar 
1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa  plus 1/4 cup shortening

1 3/4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 cups milk

     Generously grease and follow two 9 inch or three 8 inch round cake pans.  Cream butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy, blend in eggs.

     Combine cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl; add alternately with milk to batter.  Blend well.  Pour into prepared pans; bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes for 9 inch and 35 to 40 minutes for 8 inch, or until cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes remove from pans.

Link to Hershey's Cocoa Perfectly Chocolate Frosting

Dolly

                                           

Chicken Bog

Chicken bog, Perlo, Chicken and Rice, we call it by those names here in the South.  I suppose the one in this picture would be called Perlo because it has chicken, sausage and rice.    

This could be called Chicken and Rice

The Chicken Bog would be more moist until the rice clumped together with the moisture.

You may use whole chicken  or large hen cooked until tender

You may also use chicken breasts, thighs and legs your choice (I used 4 for this recipe) 

Cook Chicken in pot with 1 or 2 bay leaves

celery 1 rib

onion 1 small

black pepper few dashes or tsp pepper corns

juice of half lemon squeezed in (optional)

Cover with water

 (keep in mind to allow extra water to be sure you have enough to make your rice. Extra water is better than not enough for your broth) 

cook until fork tender

Tip:  If you are making your rice right away and don't have time to cool your broth:

Take a paper towel that you twist and pull through top of broth to collect as much fat off the top as possible.

Remove your chicken from pot to cool

Strain your broth and discard veggies 

Measure according to how much you will need for your rice

This will depend on the amount you want to cook

You have to have at least twice the amount of water as rice

(optional: I usually add 1/2 cup more broth for my rice to make it a little more moist)

Pull your chicken off bones and cut or pull into small pieces

Add your broth after measuring back to pot 

Add sausage to broth in pot to simmer while pulling or cutting chicken

I like to add beef smoked sausage sometimes.

I usually use 1 pound per 2 cups of rice

I also like to use a small pack of Mahatma Yellow Jasmine Rice along with

long grained white rice

Optional

**Another addition which I use rarely, but it is very good

a large potato cubed add when you add sausage to cook fork tender **

Bring broth to boil

Taste to see how much salt you should add

(keep in mind if you are using the jasmine yellow rice it will add salt so use less salt to taste)

Add rice

Add chicken

Stir all ingredients together

Turn down heat to low

Cover when possible

Do not lift lid 

Cook at least 20 minutes

Serve warm

good with slaw, or a fresh salad

hush puppies

On this day I had fresh broccoli

and I wanted to have something sweet 

I chose the quick route which I rarely do

I cooked a  Mrs Smith's Dutch Apple Pie

It was delicious

Enjoy!

 

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Strawberry Cream Puffs and Country Homemaker Hop

Valentine's Day

 I love it!

We had a wonderful meal and a quite night at home 

Menu for tonight

Prime Rib with Horseradish Cream Sauce

Fresh Tossed Salad

Homemade Speedy Yeast Rolls

Creamed Potatoes

Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Pretzels

Strawberry Cream Puffs

Southern Iced Tea

Cream Puff
click HERE for recipe

I had to dip strawberries and pretzels in chocolate, it is Valentine's Day...

Happy Valentine's Day To You All!

Enjoy

Dolly  

Now for The Country Homemaker Hop

Please Join Us and Share Your Goodies...

Dolly is Cooking 

Michelle's Little Piece of Heaven

My Simple Country Living

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Please visit as many wonderful blogs as you can .

Leave a nice comment to let them know you enjoyed your visit.

The Country Homemaker Hop

Heidi from My Simple Country Living http://mysimplecountryliving.blogspot.com/

     Heidi is a real bundle of energy! She can work circles around me. 
I love her blogs My Simple Country Living and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl. They are so interesting. She makes me want to visit her beautiful area, taste her delicious food, garden with her and get together and sew.   It is a pleasure knowing her and I am grateful that she is sharing her wonderful blog parties with me.

      When I first started the blogs I had no idea what they were all about.  I do know this I have met the nicest, most talented people there are on this earth blogging.  It is such an upbeat way of communicating.  Bloggers don't whine or complain, they talk of their lives, their loves, share what they know and teach you how to do these things.  Last but not least there are  giveaways, that is like icing on the cake.  Who knew? 

     Heidi is one of those upbeat people, so talented and caring and we do share so many of the same interests. 

     It is such a joy to be co hosting with her on The Country Homemaker Hop

When she asked me to do this with her I of course jumped at the chance. 

It is going to be so much fun

Come share with us!

One of my shares this week is

Chocolate or Lemon Delight

Enjoy

The Versatile Blogger Award

Heidi from My Simple Country Living has honored me by giving me The Versatile Blogger Award.

She is such a special person and I think the world of her.  She is such a talented writer and her blogs are so interesting and so much fun. I think she must have an endless supply of energy. So I do Thank you Heidi from the bottom of my heart.

Here are the RULES for the Versatile Blogger Award-

1. Add the award to your blog.
2. Thank the blogger who gave it to you.
3. Mention seven random things about yourself.  (see below)
4. List the rules.
5. Award to 15 bloggers.
6. Inform each of those 15 by leaving a comment on their blog.

Seven Random Things About Me:

1. I want to write a book one day non-fiction but no one would believe it.

2. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up...

3. Gardening, my dogs, my chickens I love so much but did you know I am allergic to most things...that I love.

4. I am and always have been painfully shy.

5. I have a tendency to love everybody.

6. People think I am meek and mild when in truth I am strong and determined.

7. Things I love: I love God. Family, Friends, Home, my chickens, my dogs, blue birds, hummingbirds. I love a soft comfy bed, my morning coffee, looking at God's creations, sitting on the porch watching the wildlife and I love Spring. 

It is so very hard to choose but below are my 15 choices:

Cottage at the Crossroads

Magnolias, Southern Wine, "Sweetened Tea with Lemon, and Banjo Pickin

Have A Daily Cup From Mrs. Olson

Knick of Time

A Godly Homemaker 

Sherry's Bees Nest

Michelle's Little Piece of Heaven

Room 363

2805

A Few Pennies

It's So Very Cheri

21 Rosemary Lane

A Delightsome Life

La Belle E'poque Home

Revisionary Life

Stop by and visit each one of these wonderful blogs. They are very informative, beautiful and entertaining!

Heidi
Wonderful Friend that gave me this award: My Simply Country Living



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Dolly

Chocolate Delight

RECIPE

Printable Recipe

1st Layer

1 cup flour

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 stick butter softened
Mix together and bake @ 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.  
Cool until you can handle pan and place in freezer for 10 minutes 

2nd Layer

8 oz. cream cheese softened

1 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 container of 12 oz. Cool Whip

Mix together thoroughly

3rd Layer

2 small pkgs. chocolate or Lemon Instant Pudding

3 3/4 cups milk (this is less than the 4 cups stated on the box)

Beat approximately 2 minutes with wisk or mixer

4th Layer

Remaining Cool Whip

Top with chopped nuts

You can also make Lemon Delight!

Actually you can use whatever flavor of instant pudding you would like!

A Few Pointers:

**Use a piece of wax paper to cover top of crust and mash roll push crust to fit your baking pan.  I have made to for a 9 x 13 but easier to fit a smaller pan such as a 10 x 10 inch pan. This is good when you have frozen your crust slightly makes it easier to put 2nd layer on.  The crust will pull away if you do not freeze and then when adding layers be careful spread your toppings from center out carefully to prevent getting crust or puddings into white layers. 

You probably have already made these deserts before, but just in case you haven't here they are.

They are so delicious, so light and fluffy melt in your mouth good.

This is a very easy recipe to make and so delicious!

Speedy Yeast Rolls

I have cooked these rolls for almost thirty years and they are so quick and easy.  

More importantly they are delicious!  

It takes no more than two hours and your have something wonderful that you have made yourself.

Sometimes the extra effort is so worthwhile, especially when you see your family's smiling faces.

RECIPE

Ingredients

4 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 packages dry yeast

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup butter

melted butter for brushing tops

     Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and yeast in a large mixing bowl; set aside.

Combine buttermilk, water, and 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan;  heat to 120 to 130 degrees.(no hotter, you don't want to kill your yeast)

     Stir well, and add to flour mixture.  Beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 4 minutes.

Gradually add remaining 3 cups of flour, mixing well.

     Turn dough out on a floured surface, (or use dough paddle if your mixer has one to do this)

and knead until smooth and elastic  about 5 to 8 minutes.  Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top.  Cover and let rise in a warm place free from drafts, about 30 minutes or until doubled.

     Punch dough down, and shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.  Place on greased cookie sheets;  cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.  
     Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.  Brush with melted butter.

Yield: about 2 dozen

Dolly