Fathers Day 2009

Boyd and Dale Lake

Father's Day 2009

For Father's Day we had a big Family Dinner. We wanted to celebrate Boyd Lake and all of the fathers in our family. We had three of Don's brothers (Blaine, Brace and Bryan) and their families as well as three of Don's children (Scott, Val and Brent) and their families. We had quite a group (about 30) and it was so great to see how well everyone gets along. All of the kids were having a blast and the the adults enjoyed visiting with each other. The older kids would look out for the younger ones and the young adults, well, let's just say they love to hang out together. Our backyard worked well. We brought our easy up canopies and tables from work and it turned out very nice. 

Don took pictures of the kids with Grandma and Grandpa Lake and then took family pictures with them as well.  Some of the kids were missing, but they turned out really good. Here are just a few.

Don & Michelle with Dale & Boyd

Blaine's Family with Boyd & Dale

Brace's Family with Boyd & Dale 

Bryan's Family with Boyd & Dale

Scott's Family with Boyd & Dale

Val & Tony with Boyd & Dale

Brent with Boyd & Dale

Madison Lake with Ryan Brown (Madison is Dana's daughter and we were so glad she came. They left before Don took the formal pictures.)

Dale's Chicken and Homemade Noodles

Boil whole chicken, breasts or thighs in a generous amount of water until tender. Remove chicken and cut in pieces. Cover.

Noodles: 1 egg, 1/2 cup of milk, one tsp salt, and beat. Then add enough flour and knead until you have a soft dough. Roll out on an oiled or floured counter until very thin. (they thicken while cooking).

Take a sharp knife and make strips about a half inch wide. (They may sit for an hour or two or put directly into the boiling water.) Add them one at a time to keep them from sticking together. Simmer until done.

Then add cooked frozen string beans (I like the wide ones if you can find them, but any string beans will do) and carrots that you have cooked and buttered. (This is a whole package of frozen green beans and a package of carrots.) Then return chicken pieces. Add one to two cans of mushroom soup.

Add salt and pepper to taste and dried onion pieces or onion salt.

This will make a whole big pot of chicken and noodles. You will see you need at least a pot half full of water and then the soup. It lasts in the fridge for several days, but Dale's never does. It's eaten up!!

Dale's Chocolate Soup

1 quart milk or substitute
1/3 cup sugar ( Mom used 1/2)
4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
4 heaping tablespoons flour
1 egg

Mix together flour and coco. Heat milk and sugar in large kettle. When the milk boils, dump in the cocoa mixture and beat with a hand mixer until the lunps are small. Beat egg in a small amount of milk and add to the hot mixture, stiring quickly. Cook slowly until thick. Serve with a small amount of milk on top.

This is one of the dishes Don recalls from his childhood. Whenever they would ask someone if they wanted to come over for dinner and the kid asked what was for dinner. They'd reply, "Chocolate Soup". This is a German dish that comes from Don's mother's side of the family.

Dale's Cornbread

2 eggs
1 Cup milk
2 Cups bisquick
2 T Corn meal
1 cube butter or margarine
1/2 tsp baking soda1 cup sugar

Beat eggs, add milk and sugar continue beating. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake in 9X13 pan ungreased at 350o for 25 to 30 minutes.