Mom's Oven Roasted Vegetables

10-12 whole baby red potatoes
1 cup baby carrots
1 small red or yellow onion cut into wedges
2 small yams or sweet potatoes, quartered
1 small zucchini and summer squash, cut 1/2 inch pieces
1 red,orange, or yellow pepper, cut into strips

Marinade:
1/4 cup good olive oil
3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
3 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary, or oregano- use 1 Tbsp if using fresh
hefty tsp. of Lawry's seasoned salt
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
whisk together
Preheat oven to 450, in a roaster or large pan combine all veggies together and drizzle 1/2 or little more of the marinade over the vegetables and toss to coat.
Roast uncovered stirring occasionally for 30 mins, check the Tatars for done-ness.
Remove from oven and drizzle with remaining marinade and toss, return to over for 15 mins more until the veggies are tender.
Makes 6-8 side dish servings, easily doubled if you use a large roaster. :)

Shrimp and Corn with Basil

2 tbsp. butter
1/2-3/4 cup of frozen extra sweet corn
1 pound of raw shrimp, peeled
4 green onions chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil
for some richness use 1/4-1/2 cup of cream or half and half.
Salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter in a fry pan, add shrimp and saute for 3-4 mins until shrimp is almost cooked. Add in corn, onions, basil and continue until corn is heated. Add in the cream at this point and season and enjoy!

This serves 2 adults for a meal, or it could be used as a side dish.
Could also serve over rice and if you want to spice it up you could add in some Franks Red Hot sauce to you liking.

Dutch Baby

1/3 cup butter
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
4 eggs
pinch of salt

Using a 9x13 pan, preheat oven at 350.
Put pan in the oven with the butter and let the butter melt.
In a blender mix all ingredients together.
Pour the batter into the pan over the melted butter and bake for 30 mins.
It will get golden and come up the sides of the pan, but don't worry it won't overflow in your oven.
Serve with butter and any syrup you wish to use.
It is so good you may have to make more!

Eggnog Bread

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter melted
1 cup good eggnog
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. or less of fresh nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350
Mix wet ingredients together in a bowl and in a separate bowl mix dry ingredients.
Combine the two together well.
Grease a large bread pan with non-stick cooking spray and for extra protection use flour too.
Bake in the oven for 45-60 Min's, test the bread like you would for a cake and check to see that it is done using a toothpick.
I have never tried this, but I bet you could even put the batter into muffin tins or use smaller bread pans to share with friends. Cooking times would change so you would have to keep your eye on it.
This is good with butter or on it's own, Enjoy!!

Mom's Popovers

1 cup Milk
1 cup Flour
3 eggs
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. salt

When preparing this recipe use a blender, and you'll need a popover pan that you have sprayed with a non-stick cooking spray.
Preheat the popover pan in a 450 oven
Put all ingredients into blender and blend on med/high speed until all ingredients are incorporated. Let batter rest for 15 Min's or not, it's up to you.
Pour the batter evenly into each well, usually about 1/2 full, reduce oven to 425 and bake popovers for 20 Min's, then reduce again to 350 for another 20 Min's. I always use my microwave timer so I don't forget.
When time is up pull them out and enjoy while they are warm with butter, or what I like to do is mix honey into my butter, it just adds the right amount of sweetness.
Makes 6 large popovers