Omelette

1 Whole Egg
3 Egg Whites
1 oz Pepper Goat Cheese
4-6 Grape Tomatoes (optional)
Fresh Basil (optional)

I use clarified butter and put it in a frying pan.  Crack the eggs in and when the eggs are just about done cooking, I add the cheese and tomatoes.  Fold over eggs on top and let cook until desired consistency and top with some fresh basil.

Enjoy!

Chicken Bruschetta

Chicken Breast (pound down to about a 1/4 inch)
Tomatoes
Fresh Basil
Minced Garlic
Onion Powder
Chili Powder
Sea Salt
Pepper (I used fresh cracked)
Olive Oil
Green beans

Cook chicken in pan with some olive oil. Sprinkle Onion Powder, Chili Powder, Sea Salt, Pepper. Cook until done.  In the meantime, cut tomatoes into small pieces, chop up basil and mix both in a bowl with the minced garlic.  Just eyeball the amount of garlic (less if you don't like it or a little more if you do).  I put about a tablespoon of garlic in the bowl with one large tomato and about 6 leaves of basil and a little salt and pepper.

Steam green beans.

Serve on plate and ENJOY!!!

(This is a very simple recipe and the extra bruschetta you can put on toasted bread)

I am still here!

Sorry I have not updated my blog in a few months.  Life as been crazy around here and we have moved in with my in-laws while we work on getting a house built.  I have some wonderful recipes to share and I am compiling them so that I can sit down and type my little heart out for you to enjoy the recipes.

Come back soon (give me a few days) and hopefully you will find a recipe to try.  There are some great ones already posted if you have not tried them yet, go for it!

Hershey Kiss Cookies

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Hershey Kisses (any kind)

Heat oven to 375 degrees

Cream the first four ingredients together. Add the vanilla and eggs.  Mix in the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda until combined.  Unwrap kisses and place in a bowl.  Grab about a tablespoon of dough and place a kiss in the middle and cover with the cookie dough.

Bake for 6-8 minutes (I did 7 minutes and let them sit on the pan for a minute after I pulled them out of the oven.)

Let cool on cooling sheet.

Enjoy!

Baked Chicken Taquitos

1/2 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup green salsa
a squeeze of a fresh lime (I made it without and it was still really good)
1/2 tsp of cumin (I put about 1 tsp.  I like it a little spicy)
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder (I used onion salt and only used less)
1/4 tsp of garlic powder
3 TBS cilantro (I used a little more)
2 TBS green onion (I used a little more)
2 -3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup grated pepper jack cheese (I used about 1 1/2 to 2 cups)

Mix all the above together.  Get 16-18 corn tortillas and put about 2-3 tablespoons of mixture on them.  Roll and flatten until sides crack open. Put on cookie sheet that has tinfoil on it sprayed with Pam.  I sprayed the top of the Taquitos with a little sea salt.

Bake at 425 until crispy.

Enjoy!

Mexican Lasagna

Mexican Lasagna

2 pounds ground turkey
1/2 cup red onion
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 can diced tomatoes with lime and cilantro
Chili powder
Cumin
dried basil
Salt
Pepper
grated cheese
tortillas


Turn oven on to 425

Saute up the ground turkey, add chili powder, cumin, salt, dried basil and pepper. Then add onion, corn, beans and tomatoes.

Spray a 9x13 casserole pan with Pam.  Start with a layer of tortilla with a thin layer of cheese, then turkey mixture and then a layer of cheese.  Keep layering until meat mixture is gone and you end with a layer of tortilla's and cheese on the very top.  Place in oven until cheese on top is melted and a little brown.

ENJOY!!

Dinner Rolls (A.K.A. Cinnamon Rolls)

3 cups warm milk
2 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp yeast
3/4 cup crisco
1 cup sugar
3 tsp salt
2 eggs and 1 egg yolk
9 cups flour

Warm up milk and pour over 2 Tbsp sugar and the 3 Tbsp yeast and let set for 5-10 minutes.  Add 2 cups flour and beat well.  Add other ingredients except flour and beat well.  Add remaining flour 1 cup at a time, beat well after each cup.  Add flour only until you have a soft dough.

Cover and let rise in warm place about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Shape into rolls and place on greased cookie sheet.Brush with butter and cover and let rise until double.

For Cinnamon Rolls, roll out dough and spread butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and roll into a log.  Cut and put on greased cookie sheet, cover and double.

For Rolls:

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

For Cinnamon Rolls:

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Pumpkin Donuts

I found this recipe on www.weelicious.com . It is so yummy and easy to make. The website has many more wonderful, healthy and easy recipes. Go check it out.

2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree (I use fresh pumpkin puree from my freezer and add 3/4 cup instead)
1/3 cup milk (I use Almond milk)

Icing:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon milk


Combine the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and set a side. In a mixer cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg, pumpkin puree and milk. Once mixed add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.

Put dough in a ziplock bag and cut about a 1/4 inch from one corner. Squeeze out onto a greased cookie sheet into a doughnut shape.

375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Make icing and drizzle over the top.

Enjoy!!

P.S. The extra's I put in a ziplock bag and freeze for another time.

Carla Hall's Gingerbread

This is the best recipe I have found for Gingerbread. It is super easy and you can make cookies or Gingerbread houses out of it.

1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon salt
6 cups flour
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups molasses
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream butter and sugar, add molasses and eggs (slightly beaten). In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients a little at a time, mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Roll out to make houses or roll into balls and roll into sugar for cookies.

350 degrees and I bake for 8 minutes and then pull them out of the oven and let sit for 1 minute on cookie sheet before transferring cookies to cooling rack.

Enjoy!

Turkey Pot Pie

6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons flour
2 cups turkey or chicken broth
1 cup milk or heavy cream
salt, to taste
2 gloves garlic, pressed
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 cups cubed turkey or chicken
1 lb frozen peas, carrots and onion mixture
2 pillsbury pie crust or 9" home-made crust

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In medium sauce pan, melt utter over medium-low heat with pressed garlic cloves.  Whisk in the flour and cook for  several minutes, stirring occasionally.  Slowing stir in the broth and then add milk.  Season with salt and pepper.  Cook, uncovered, over low heat until the sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally.  Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes.

Thaw frozen vegetable mix for about 15 minutes.  Lightly butter or spray with non-stick spray.  Pour in gravy mixture and cover with crust.  Pinch the edges and poke the top with a fork to make holes.

Bake for 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Enjoy!!

Coconut Cream Pie

2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
3 eggs, seperate whites from yoke (keep yokes)
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup coconut
1 pie shell

In a sauce pan, mix sugar, cornstarch, salt.  Gradually stir in milk and heat over medium heat, stir the whole time until mixture thickens and boils.  Let boil for one minute.  Remove from heat and pour half of milk mixture into a bowl with the 3 yokes.  Mix will and pour back into sauce pan, mix will and bring back to a boil for one minute.  Remove from heat.  Stir in butter and vanilla.  Then stir in 3/4 cup coconut. Pour into pie shell.

Mirange:

Take the 3 egg whites and beat on high speed until fluffy.  When fluffy add 6 tablespoons of sugar and beat until stiff.  Spread on top of pie mixture and sprinkle coconut on top.  Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Enjoy!!

Famous Ginger Snaps

2 cups sugar
2 cups shortening
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
4 teaspoons baking soda
4 cups flour

Cream sugar and shortening.  Mix in molasses and eggs, mix well.  Combine dry ingredients and blend into above mixture.  Roll dough into balls.  Roll into sugar and bake 335 degrees for 10 minutes.

Peanut Buttery Chocolate Cake

Cake:

2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:

1 pkg cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 13x9 glass pan. Mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl.  In a mixing bowl, mix oil and sugar at a medium speed until well mixed.  Add eggs and mix well.  Starting with flour mixture and milk, mix into oil mixture until you end with flour mixture. Add vanilla and applesauce until all is well mixed.  Pour into pan and bake 35-40 minutes.

When cake is cooled, make frosting and frost the cake.  Sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top.

Enjoy!!

Mediterranean Pizza

Pizza Dough:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

2 teaspoons Yeast
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 cup warm Water
1 teaspoon Salt
2 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.  Stir in remaining ingredients and beat vigorously 20 strokes.  Let rise 5 minutes. 

Pizza:

Cornmeal (to sprinkle on pizza pan)
4 cups Fresh Spinach
Olive Oil
Tomato(es)
Fresh Marjoram, Oregano and Basil (chopped)
Red Onion
Feta Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese
Olives
Black pepper

Sprinkle Cornmeal on to pizza pan and put dough on top.  Drizzle  some Olive Oil on top of dough.  Thinly slice Tomato and place on dough.  Spinach needs to be washed and put into a microwavable dish to cook for about 1 minute.  Let cool and chop it up and put on top of tomatoes.  Chopped up Marjoram, Oregano and Basil and sprinkle over pizza along with olives and onions.  Put black pepper on and sprinkle a little of Feta and Mozzarella cheese.  Drizzle a little bit of olive oil and place in oven to cook until crust is golden brown.

Enjoy!!

Black Bean Chili

1 can of Black beans, drained and rinsed
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/4 cup Onion, chopped
1 Green or Red Pepper, chopped
1 to 2 cloves of fresh Garlic, minced
1/2 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
1/2 Tablespoon Chili Powder
1/2 Tablespoon Dried Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 pinches of Ground Pepper
Pinch of Salt
1 can of Ro-tel with green chile's
1/2 teaspoon grated Orange Zest
1/2 teaspoon Orange Juice
1 1/2 cups of water
1/4 cup Dried Bulgur

Put Olive Oil in soup pan and add onion and green pepper.  Cook until tender then add garlic.  Cook for about 30 seconds and then add everything but the Bulgur. Cook for about 20 minutes (I bring it to a slow boil and then turn to medium heat) and had Bulgur. Cook for about 15 minutes.

I served it to the kids with Frito's and cheese. 

It makes 4 cups of soup, so if you need more double or triple recipe.

Enjoy!

Brown Rice Waffles

Mix in a large mixing bowl:

4 cups brown rice flour (I just grind it up in my wheat grinder, but I'm sure you can use a blender. You can also use white wheat flour too, but the rice flour makes it much lighter.)

1 1/4 tablespoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt Carefully separate the egg whites from the egg yolks of 8 eggs. Put the yolks in the center of the flour mixture (or just throw it in; whatever you have time for). Put the egg whites in a mixing bowl and beat until soft peaks form, and set aside.

Add 2 3/4 cups of milk or water (milk makes a toastier color) Stir just until mixed.

You don't want to stir too much or they'll be tough.

Then gently stir the beaten egg whites into the batter so that all the air stays in them (this makes the waffles light and delicious).

Bake on a warm waffle iron until crisp. (You can replace the liquid with sour milk/buttermilk if you want to. I do with my pancakes. If you do, just replace the baking powder with 2 tablespoons of baking soda.)"

Chocolate Sheet Cake

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
4 T. cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk (or use milk and add 1 T. vinegar and let sit for a few minutes)
1 t. b. soda
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs beaten
Dash salt

Mix together butter, shortening, cocoa and water, bring to boil.  Pour over flour and sugar, Mix well.  Add buttermilk, soda, cinnamon, vanilla, eggs and salt and mix well.  Bake 20 minutes at 400 in greased and floured jelly roll pan (I use one of those large cookie sheets) Five minutes before cake is done prepare frosting.)
Frosting

1/2 cup butter or marg
4 T. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
6 T. milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup nuts

Melt butter, add cocoa, vanilla and milk and bring to boil.  Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and nuts.  Mix well. Frost cake while hot.  Enjoy!"

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dessert

2 (8oz) pkgs. Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Sugar
2 rolls of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
1 egg
2 teaspoons Vanilla

Press one roll of cookie dough on to a 9x13 pan.  Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla together and spread over cookie dough.  Cover cream cheese mixture with the remaining roll of cookie dough.

Cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

ENJOY!!

No Peek Beef Stew

5-6 Carrots, peeled and sliced
4-6 Potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 large Onion, peeled and sliced
2 pounds Stew Meat
1 pkg. Dry Onion Soup Mix
1 can Diced Tomatoes
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can Cream of Celery Soup
1 can Tomato Soup

Put all in Crock Pot and cook on high for 5 hours, stir and serve.

ENJOY!!

Chicken Enchilada Pasta

2 cans Chicken
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 teaspoons minced Garlic
1 med. Onion, chopped
1 Red Pepper, diced
1 (4 oz) can Diced Green Chilies
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Cumin
2 (10 oz) cans Mild Green Chili Enchilada Sauce
2/3 cup Mild Red Enchilada Sauce
1 large can Sliced Black Olives
1 cup Sour Cream
1 1/2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheese
1 (16 oz) package Penne Pasta
1 bunch of Green Onions, for topping
Fresh Tomatoes, for topping
Avocados, for topping

Heat oil in a large Skillet and add Onion.  Cook until Onion is translucent.  Add the garlic and red pepper and cook for another 2 minutes.  Add chicken, green chilies, spices, sauces and olives.  Let the sauce simmer while the pasta is cooking, about 8-10 minutes.  Then add sour cream and cheese to the sauce until the cheese is melted.  Do not boil. Pour sauce over cooked and drained hot pasta. Garnish with extra sour cream, cheese, tomatoes and green onion, if desired.

 I found that it is too much sauce for my family and after all the sauce is cooked and before I put it on the pasta, I set half aside and freeze for another night. 

ENJOY!!