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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Country Style Pork Ribs and Potato Salad


Pork Ribs
* I just put the ribs in the crock pot with a bottle of barbecue sauce and a can of pineapple... today I didn't have pineapple, so I added apricots.

Potato Salad
12 potatoes peeled and boiled for about 15 minutes
celery
green onion
1/2 cup mustard
1 - 1 1/2 cup mayo
1 cup relish
** Boil potatoes, after cooled, dice into 1/2 inch cubes. Mix the mustard, mayo and relish in a separate bowl. Dice up desired amount of celery and green onion. Add vegetables to bowl and mix well with mustard/mayo. Refrigerate a few hours before serving.

Biscuits and Gravy - Brett's Favorite

Gravy Recipe:

1 pkg of Jimmy Dean Sausage
1/2 cup - 3/4 cup flour
1 cup - 1 1/2 cup milk
1 cube butter
* Brown sausage in skillet. Add the cube of butter, then start with 1/2 cup flour. Add 1 cup milk and let the gravy thicken. Then add flour or milk as needed for desired consistency.

(I have gotten lazy with my biscuits and just buy some refrigerator biscuits, but my mom does the real baking powder biscuits.)

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Southwestern Chicken

2- 15 oz. cans corn, drained
1- 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1- 16 oz can salsa
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup low-fat shredded cheese

** Combine corn, black beans, and 1/2 cup of salsa in slow cooker.
** Top with the chicken breasts. Pour remaining salsa over the top.
**Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or low 7-8 hours.
** Sprinkle with cheese just before ready to serve, cover and let melt.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Cookbook in 2011??

Okay,
I would like for each of the followers of this blog to help create a cookbook this coming year. So, I would like each post to be titled the name of the recipe, then like the recipe I posted today, list the ingredients and then the directions and if possible a picture! I think that if we each attempted to post one recipe every couple of weeks, we would have a very nice book at the end of the year!! Are you in?

Cheeseburger Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:
1 box (1 lb) elbow macaroni
1 lb hamburger
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp yellow mustard
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp flour
1 can evaporated milk
3 cups shredded cheese
2 medium tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced
2 Tbsp seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degreed. Coat a 2-quart oval baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling. Add pasta and cook 10 minutes, according to package directions. Drain.
3. While pasta cooks, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat, breaking apart with wooden spoon. Cook 6 minutes, until no longer pink. Season with 1/4 tsp of salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in ketchup and mustard. Transfer to a bowl.
4. Return skillet to medium heat and add butter. Once melted, whisk in flour, then add milk in a thin stream. Bring to simmer and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining 1/4 tsp salt and 2 cups of the cheese. Stir in pasta. Pour into prepared dish. Top with meat mixture, remaining cheese, sliced tomatoes and bread crumbs. Spritz with nonstick cooking spray.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Increase heat to broil and broil for 2 minutes.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Well... Christmas breakfast actually!


Since I haven't posted for over two months, I thought I would post my menu for breakfast Christmas morning. Our tradition in for my parents to drive over from Tropic, have breakfast at my house and visit before heading to my brothers in St. George. This year I'm going to have "Baked Blueberry French Toast", "Bacon and Spinach Quiche", with fruit, bacon and sausage!! YUM!

Blueberry French Toast Bake

(8 servings) Printable Version

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 eggs
  • 10 slices (1-inch thick) French bread -- cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese -- cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • powdered sugar
  • blueberry or maple syrup

Generously grease a 2 1/2 quart casserole or 9/13 baking dish.

Beat flour, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs in a large bowl by hand until smooth. Stir in bread cubes until coated. Pour bread mixture into pan. top evenly with cream cheese, blueberries and nuts. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Uncover and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and sere with syrup.


EASY QUICHE

Ingredients

2 cups milk

4 eggs

3/4 cup biscuit baking mix

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen broccoli, thawed and drained

1 cup cubed cooked ham

8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch quiche dish.

In a large bowl, beat together milk, eggs, baking mix, butter and parmesan cheese. Batter will be lumpy. Stir in broccoli, ham and Cheddar cheese. Pour into prepared quiche dish.

Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, until eggs are set and top is golden brown.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Sick of the Same Recipes


Okay... since my friends are too busy to post recipes, I was in search of some new ideas. After searching the internet for 1/2 hour - I came up with a little variety for this week. A couple of good old favorites thrown in there for days that are too crazy and I shouldn't have to go shopping for 2 weeks!! YEAH! The following are my options, I will try to update with the recipes as the week progresses.
Monday: Apricot Pork Roast with fruit salad
Tuesday: Salisbury Steak and green beans
Wednesday: Crock Pot Potato soup and rolls
Thursday: Pizza Pockets
Friday through Monday we will be gone camping - eating mutton and dutch oven potatoes, roasted hot dogs, etc. Yum, Yum!
Tuesday: Baked Salmon Steaks with Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Wednesday: Spaghetti with Italian Cauliflower and Bruschetta
Thursday: Chicken Enchiladas and Green Salad
Friday: BBQ Hamburgers and sweet potato fries
Saturday: Brats and Sauerkrat Apples with Corn bread