Dinner Review - PF changs

K so I don't normally do a "review" on dinners.. and i'm not a big fan of frozen stir fry's or frozen dinners PERIOD. But you MUST try the new Pf Changs dinners for two (in a bag) Ive tried the General Changs, Orange Chicken, and the Shanghai beef.. and have LOVED them all!! They are supposed to feed two people, so if you have more eating make sure to buy two bags.. and they are a little pricey.. but soo easy and so worth it!

Snow Ice Cream

If you want to make an easy and yummy holiday treat, make SNOW ice cream!
There are only 3 simple ingredients.

1 can of evaporated milk
bowl of snow
and sugar!

I mixd in enough milk to make creamy and a spoonful of sugar. Add more to taste if you please!

Crumb coated chicken and blackberry salsa

Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh blackberries
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 tbl fresh cilantro
2 tbl chopped onion
2 tbl maple syrup
2 tbl balsamic vinegar
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 cup flour
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbl olive oil

Directions:
In a small bowl , combine the first 6 ing. Cover and refridgerate until serving. Flatten chicken to about 1/4 inch thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the flour, egg, and bread crumbs in seperate shallow bowls. Coat chicken in flour, dip in egg, and coat with crumbs. In a large skillet cook chicken in oil over med heat for 4-6 mins on each side or until no longer pink. Serve with salsa over top.

My stir fry

Ingredients:
1 - 2 chicken breasts, cut up and cubed
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 box sliced mushrooms
5 garlic cloves minced
1/4 tsp minced ginger root
pepper and salt
2 carrots chopped and sliced
3 green onions chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
1 can drained water chesnuts

Directions:
In a bowl combine sugar, soy sauce and garlic. Stir. Add chicken peices , let marinate about 15 mins. Take chicken out of bowl and put into hot skillet. Add veggies.. stir and cook about 15 mins. Add the sauce from the bowl. Sprinkle salt n pepper.. and cook until veggies are tender and chicken is done. Serve over rice.

Mels easy no bake oreo cookies

Sorry for the camera phone quality image.. they do look much better in person..

Ingredients:
almost an entire package of oreo cookies - i grabbed the reduced fat kind.
1 8 oz pckg of cream cheese
1/4 cup chocolate chips
powdered sugar

Directions:
Soften cream cheese in microwave bowl. Meanwhile crush up oreos in a blender.. i used all but about 8. pour cookie crumbs and cheese into a large bowl and mix together. On a baking sheet roll balls of mixture. Put in fridge to cool about 5 mins, meanwhile melt your chips in microwave.. and than drizzle with a fork over the chilled balls. and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Let chill for 15 mins.. than eat!

Fried Catfish

Ingredients:
Enough large catfish fillets to feed your crew
1 tbl plus 1 tsp salt
1 cup cornmeal
2 tbl flour
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups peanut oil

Directions:
Heat oil in a deep skillet. Mix cornmeal, flour, 1 tsp salt, and pepper in a bowl. stir and coat the fish. Fry in skillet till done.

Jenns Mom's Fried chicken

This chicken was easy to make, and delicious!

Ingredients:
whatever chicken peices you perfer. I used all drumsticks.
about 1 cup of flour ( add more if you have alot of chicken )
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp of paprika, salt, and pepper

Directions:
melt about a half cup of crisco in a bottom of a deep skillet. once HOT... add the chicken that you already battered, dunked into the flour season mixture. cook about 10 mins on each side.. But poke centers to ensure done. The legs took about 30 mins.. 15 on each side. Continuoulsy flip so you don't over brown one side.

Chinese Orange chicken

Sorry, I never take pics of the food I cook.. but this was so pretty i just had too!

*warning* this recipe is not for beginner cooks.. It really is a process that takes time, patience, and knowledge of frying skills. But if you have the gutts to attempt it.. it's WELL worth it!

Once again thanks to CURTS GOOD EATS ( link found on side of my blog ) I found this recipe, I just glitched a few things and changed a tiny bit.. but mostly followed it exactly.

Ingredients:
Boneless skinless chicken breast tenders ( enough to feed your family ) cut into cubes
Marinade;
3/4 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 tsp grated orange zest
8 strips of orange peel
6 tbl white vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 med garlic cloves minced
1 peice grated fresh ginger root
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbl cornstarch
2 tbl cold water
Frying batter;
1 cup flour
2 tbl cornstarch
3 large eggs
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
3 cups peanut oil

Directions:
For the marinade and sauce -
Place chicken cubes in a large bowl. Combine in a diff bowl broth, juice, zest, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger and cayenne. Wisk until sugar is dissolved. Measure out about 3/4 cup and pour over chicken cubes. Refridgerate chicken 30-60 mins but NO longer.

Bring remaining sauce mixture in a saucepan to boil over high heat. In small bowl stir together cornstarch and cold water. mix into pan. Simmer sauce, until thick about 1 minute. Take it off heat and stir in orange peels. set aside.

For the coating- Place eggs in one deep bowl.. whisk until frothy. In second bowl mix flour, cornstarch, cayenne. Drain chicken from marinade. coat peices first in egg, than flour mixture. Place in hot peanut oil over deep skillet. fry until golden brown all over. Turn evenely. Place fryed chicken on plate lined with paper towels. meanwhile reheat the sauce. Than put chicken in sauce mixture.

Serve with fried rice.

Home Made Balsamic Vinegrette

K.. so I had planned on a salad for a side for dinner tonight.. and right at the last minute I realized i was completely out of dressing! So I whipped up this delight.. and it was SOO yummy! My daughter gobbled it right up!

Ingredients:
3/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dijon mustard
pinch of salt n pepper

Stir all together and shake into a mason jar.

Jenns Mom's chantilly potatoes

or better known as twice baked potatoes.

Ingredients:
big baking potatoes, about 2 per person
sour cream
green onions
shredded cheese
bacon bits
salt, pepper, garlic salt.
foil
oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Wash taters, poke holes in potatoes with a fork, many times. Coat each potatoe in oil, wrap in foil. Place on a baking sheet for 90 mins. Cool for 30 mins. You can cut potatoes in half, scoop insides out into a large bowl. Dont damage the skin. Place skins back on sheet. Mix sour cream, cheese, green onions, bacon bits, seasoning in with the insides. Fill up the skins now with the new delux insides. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 until warm about 15 mins.

Bajio Sweet Rice

Got this recipe from Curts good eats.. the link is on my page! Him and his wife ( a dear friend ) are great cooks! We love this recipe!


Ingredients:
1 tbl veg oil
1/2 of a white onion, chopped
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1 1/3 cups white rice
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup sugar

Directions:
Put a little oil in bottom of pan. Saute chopped onion, add the cilantro and saute a min more. Add rice. ( i cook my rice in a rice cooker until almost done, than transport to the skillet ) Combine broth, and sugar stir into rice. Bring to a boil. Cover and let cook on low until rice is done and broth is mostly absorbed. about 30 mins. Fluff with a fork.

Chicken Almandine

Ingredients:
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
1 can cream of chicken
1/4 cup sour cream
butter, melted (about 2 tbl )
sliced almonds

Directions:
heat oven to 350. Mix cream of chicken and sourcream in bowl. Pour over chicken in a baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds ( coat top layer ) and drizzle with melted butter. Cook about an hour.

Southwest Zucchini Boats

Ingredients:
4 medium zuchinnis
1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup minced cilantro
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, divided
sour cream

Directions:
Cuz zucchini in half lengthwise; cut a thin slice from the bottom of each with a sharp knife to allow zucchini to sit flat. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4 inch shells. Place shells in an ungreased microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain and set aside. Mean while, in a large skillet cook beef over med heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from heat; stir in the salsa, bread crumbs, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, salt , pepper and 1/2 cup cheese. Spoon into zucchini shells. Microwave, uncovered on high for 4 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Microwave 3-4 mins longer or until cheese is melted and zucchini are tender. Serve with sour cream if desired.

Lemon Mustard Chicken

Ingredients:
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
2 tbl lemon juice
2 tbl minced fresh parsley
2 tbl dijon mustard
1 garlic clove minced
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 tsp salt
lemon wedges

Directions:
Drizzle chicken with lemon juice. Combine the parsley, mustard, garlic, lemon peel, rosemary and salt; brush over both sides of chicken. Place on a greased pan cook at 350 for about an hour. Serve with lemon wedges.

Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce

Ingredients:
1 cup apricot perserves
3 tbl soy sauce
2 tbl chopped onion
4 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp ground mustard
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 tbl butter, melted

Directions:
In a bowl combine apricot, soy sauce, onion, vinegar, and ground mustard. Dip chicken in. Place chicken in baking dish. Spray with cooking spray before. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top of chicken and drizzle melted butter over top. Bake at 350 for about an hour. Serve chicken with remaining apricot sauce.

Simple Sloppy Joe and Peppered Corn Salad

Simple Sloppy Joe Ingredients:
Enough ground beef to feed your family, ( i use one roll )
1 Can ( 10 oz ) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can tomatoe paste
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tbl brown sugar
1 tbl spicy brown mustard
1/4 tsp salt
6 sandwhich buns

Directions:
In a large skillet cook beef, drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomatoe paste, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and salt. Bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered for 5 mins. Serve on buns.

Peppered Corn Salad Ingredients:
1 pckg frozen corn
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
2 tbl oil
1 tbl white vinegar
2 tsp minced fresh parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes

Directions:
Prepare corn according to pckg, drain and set aside. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, onions and pepper. Stir in corn. In a small bowl combine all remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss to coat. Chill until serving.

Honey Garlic Ribs

Ingredients:
Enough pork baby back ribs for your family
2 cups water, divided
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbl corn starch
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey

Directions:
Place ribs bone side down in a large roasting pan; pour 1 cup of water over ribs. Cover tightly and bake at 350 for 1-1/2 hours. In a small bowl , combine sugar, cornstarch, garlic powder and ginger; stir in soy sauce, honey and remaining water until smooth. Drain fat from roasting pan; pour sauce over ribs. Bake uncovered for 45 mins or until meat is tender.

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:
5 cups cooked macaroni
4 tbl butter
4 tbl flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 cups milk
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
*paprika is opt*

Directions:
In a sauce pan, melt butter over med-low heat, stir flour into the butter until smooth and bubbly. Stir in salt. Gradually add milk, stir constantly! Continue to cook, stir until thick. Add cheese and continue to cook and stir until melted. In an 8 x 10 baking dish alternate layers of mac and cheese sauce. SPrinkle with paprika, if desired. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 20 mins, or until hot and bubbly.

Cranberry Meatballs

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
1 cup corn flake crumbs
2 eggs
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup minced onions
2 tbl soy sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
1 can cranberry sauce, jellied or whole
2 tbl hot sauce
1 tbl brown sugar
2 tsp lemon juice

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine beef, corn flakes, parsley, eggs, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, garlic powder, and pepper. Blend and form into small balls. Place in casserole dish. Heat oven to 300. While meatballs are cooking, combine cranberry sauce, hot sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook, stir, over med heat until mix is blended. Pour hot sauce over meatballs in casserole. Bake for about 45 mins.

Chicken Taco Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pckg small corn tortillas
3 tbl butter
1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
3 tbl flour
1 cup milk
1 small jar green taco sauce, about 8 ounces
1 tbl chili powder
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
1 small can diced green chilis, 4 ounces
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Cut or tear tortillas into bite size pieces, set aside. In sauce pan over low heat, melt butter and saute mushrooms. Remove shrooms, set aside. Add flour to melted butter and mix until smooth. Slowly add the milk, stir. Form a med-thick white sauce. Return shrooms to the sauce. Add taco sauce and chili powder to the mushroom sauce. In a large shallow casserole dish take a layer of tortilla peices. On top put a layer of the chicken top with diced chilis. Pour sauce evenely over the entire mix and top with cheese. Bake 350 for 1 hour.

Crunchy Ranch Chicken Breasts

Ingredients:
Enough boneless, skinless chicken breasts to feed your family
Cornflakes
about 2 cups ranch dressing
Italian Seasoning to sprinkle

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Pour ranch into seperate bowl, and in another crush up about 2 cups cornflakes. Dip breast into ranch, then into cornflakes. Both sides. Put on baking sheet. Sprinkle each breast once coated in mix's with Italian Seasoning. Cook about an hour.

Jenn's Baked Rigatoni

Ingredients:
a box of rigatoni noodles
1 can pasta sauce
bag of cheese shredded ( italian blend, mozzerella, cheddar, whichever you perfer )

Directions:
Boil and cook noodles according to box. Preheat oven to 350. Layer in a casserole dish noodles, cheese, and sauce. Top with more cheese and bake about 30-40 mins.

Serve with garlic bread.

Slow Cooker Ribs

Ingredients:
enough country style pork ribs, boneless to feed your family
1/3 cup flour
4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
dash pepper
2 tbl veg oil
1 large onion, halved and sliced
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup sour cream

Directions:
In bowl combine flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Toss pork in and coat. Heat oil in large skillet with onions, add the pork. Brown on each side for about 3 mins. Add to the slow cooker on low for about 8 hours. Pour chicken broth in skillet to scrape up browned bits and pour over the pork in cooker. After pork is done, remove and keep warm. Pour juices in the sauce pan and place over medium heat. Simmer for 8 mins until reduced by about 1/4. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Serve the sauce with the pork.

Tuna Casserole

Ingredients:
1 can tuna, drained
8 ounces elbow macaroni
4 tbl butter
3 tbl finely chopped onion
2 tbl flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
cornflakes crushed

Directions:
Cook macaroni in boiling water, drain and rinse. Melt butter in a large saucepan, add chopped onion and saute until tender. Add flour, salt, and pepper, cook stiring until smooth and bubbly. Add milk and mushroom soup and stir over low heat until smooth and thickened. Add cooked macaroni, tuna, peas, and about half the cheese to sauce mixture. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish, buttered. Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle crushed cornflakes. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until browned.

Cornish Hens

Ingredients:
as many cornish hens as you need for your family. I chose 2 for a family of 3 and a half lol
melted butter
season salt
pepper
paprika

Directions:
In a shallow roasting pan put hens breast side up. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with seasonings. Bake at 350 for 1 and a half to 2 hours.

HOME COOKIN PLEDGE!

Me and my little family are going on a home-cookin pledge! I am sickened by how much fast food we eat! I have had alot of depression lately and I really believe all the bad stuff I'm eating is only contributing to this! Join me and my family.. for a month long pledge starting Sunday.. NO MORE fast food for a whole month! I have found some really cool recipes i'm going to try.. and i'll post up only the good ones here for you to try as well!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin Spice Latte


2 cups of milk
2 tbs canned pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
2 tbs white sugar
2 tbs vanilla (not a typo, you really use that much)
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
(OR 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp cloves, teeny tiny pinch ground ginger)
1/2 cup brewed espresso or 3/4 strong brewed coffee
**use something like Folgers Dark Roast that they sell in the smaller cans, works much better then regular coffee

Add the coffee/espresso and milk to crockpot. Whisk in the pumpkin, spices, sugar, and vanilla.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours (if everything is cold.)
Whisk again.
Ladle into mugs and garnish with whip cream and additional cinnamon. Can add a cinnamon stick if ya want to get all fancy ;)

** Again, my own input - if you double or even quadruple the recipe, you can make enough to have one cup a morning for about a week ... if you can JUST have one cup! Also, cooking it on high for two hours is what the directions say, but when we first made it we just brought it all to a boil on the stove top and drank it right away - still just as yummy!! We had no patience to wait!!

*sent in by my awesome sister in law *

Cream Of Mushroom Chicken Thighs

Ingredients:
enuf chicken thighs to feed your family
1 can cream of mushroom *with roasted garlic*
1/4 cup sour cream

Directions:
Put all ingredients into crockpot on low for 8-9 hours or high 4-6 hours. serve with rice. and stir well.

Tasty Tuna Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pckg KRAFT delux mac and cheese dinner
1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 cup milk
1 can tuna, drained
1/2 red pepper, chopped
1 green onion, sliced
1 cup crushed potatoe chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cheese dinner as says on box. Stir in soup , milk, tuna, red pepper and onion to the cooked prepared dinner in a casserole dish. top with crushed chips. Bake 30 min.

Thai Chicken

*ive made this twice, and my husband just loves it. It is a tad spicy and not a kid favorite, so if you have kids maybe make them something instead *

Ingredients:
chicken thighs ( enuf to feed your family )
1 cup hot salsa ( mild can be used )
3/4 cup peanut butter
2 tbl lime juice
1 tbl soy sauce
1 tsp ginger, grated
1/2 cup peanuts *chopped*
2 tbl fresh cilantro *chopped*

Directions:
Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix together remaining ing, except peanuts and cilantro. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook 8-9 hours on low or 3-4 on high. Remove chicken. Pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro.

Jack O Lantern Casserole

K.. this is my little familys tradition EVERY halloweens eve to make for dinner!! Hope you enjoy!!

Ingredients:
1 medium sized pumpkin ( its got to be able to fit in your oven )
1 chopped onion
1 - 2 lbs cut up chicken
2 tbl soy sauce
2 tbl brown sugar
1 can mushrooms ( opt )
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups cooked rice
1 can sliced water chestnuts

Directions:
Clean out your pumpkin, and decorate the outside with a black marker if desired. Brown your chicken and onion in a skillet. Mix in remaining ing. Put pumpkin on cookie sheet. Fill pumpkin with mixture. Place in oven and bake pumpkin with lid for 1 hour at 350 def or until tender.


I put the pumpkin on table and have kids scoop into their bowls to eat. Its so fun and yum!

Asking help!

Faithful followers, i was wondering for all the recipe sharing I do for you all.. who would be willing to make me a cute banner and a button that says Flores Food Blog to match my layout for this blog? I am soo bad at designing and making things via internet :( Anybody who has extra time and skills to do that for me please email me at rissyflo@yahoo.com the finished project and I will be soo grateful :) Also if you would like ur blog button to appear send me the links.

Thanks, Marissa

Tina's Spagetti Salad

Ingredients:
8 oz pckg of spagetti noodles
2 large tomatoes chopped
2 cups chopped broccoli
4 green onions
2 carrots chopped
sesame seeds
1/2 cup veg oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 minced garlic cloves

Directions:
Cook spagetti as normal. Rinse in cool water, drain. Put in large bowl and place all veggies on top. Pour liquid ingredients over top and mix all together. Sprinkle with seeds. * this serves a big crowd * chill in fridge.

Cinnomon Rolls

This recipe was sent in from my sister in law, a great cook herself.

Rolls

3 1/2	to 4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3	cup granulated sugar
1	teaspoon salt
2	packages regular or fast-acting dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
1	cup milk
1/4	cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), room temperature
1	large egg
	Cooking spray to grease bowl and pan

Filling

1/2	cup granulated sugar
2	teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4	cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), room temperature
1/2	cup raisins, if desired (I didn't use being as Jared and Kyler do not like them)
1/4	cup finely chopped nuts, if desired

Glaze

1	cup powdered sugar
1	tablespoon butter or margarine, room temperature
1/2	teaspoon vanilla
1	to 2 tablespoons milk

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1. In a large bowl, stir 2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the salt and yeast with a wooden spoon until well mixed. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until very warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 120°F to 130°F. (it just needs to be warm enough to activate yeast. I do not have a thermometer so I guessed) Add the warm milk, 1/4 cup butter and egg to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula, until flour mixture is moistened. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape bowl. With a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle (dough may be slightly sticky).
2. Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. Spray a large bowl with the cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if an indentation remains when you press your fingertips about 1/2 inch into the dough.
3. In a small bowl, mix 1/2 sugar and the cinnamon; set aside. Spray the bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch pan with the cooking spray. Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Gently push your fist into the dough to deflate it. Pull the dough away from the side of the bowl, and place it on the floured surface.
4. Using your hands or a rolling pin, flatten dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Spread 1/4 cup butter over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture, raisins and nuts. Beginning at a 15-inch side, roll dough up tightly. Pinch edge of dough into the roll to seal edge. Stretch and shape roll until even and is 15 inches long. Using a sharp serrated knife or length of dental floss, cut roll into 15 (1-inch) slices. Place slices slightly apart in the pan. Cover pan loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Remove plastic wrap.
5. Move the oven rack to the middle position of the oven. Heat the oven to 350°F. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove rolls from pan; place right side up on a cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes.
6. In a small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk so glaze is thin enough to drizzle. Over the warm rolls, drizzle glaze from the tip of a tableware teaspoon, moving the spoon back and forth to make thin lines of glaze. Serve warm

Sour Cucumbers!

Keep in mind I am pregnant, so these sound DELICIOUS.. ha ha but I do eat these when I am not pregnant and everyone I have served them too, loves them too! I use them as a light side dish.

Directions:
Slice up one large cumber ( or more if you perfer ) into thin slices. I leave the peals on them, you do not have to!

In a medium sized bowl put in the cucumbers and pour about 1 and a half cups of white distilled vinegar, and 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle in about a half tsp sugar, salt and pepper and give a good toss. Chill in fridge until cold.

Sweet N sour chicken

Ingredients
Enough chicken thighs to feed your family
One bottle of WORLD HARBORS Maui Mountain Sweet N sour sauce ( i got it from Harmons, although I know Winco carrys it ) Look by the bbq sauces ect.

Directions
Heat oven to 375 . Poor about a cup of the sauce over the thighs in a pan. Bake about a half hour, and then add about 1 and one half more cups of sauce to chicken and cook another half hour.

I served with rice and stir fryed veggies.

Hamburger Gravy

Ingredients:
Enough ground beef to feed a family, i use one pack, or one roll.
2 pckts of brown gravy mix
enough peeled potatoes to create alot of mashed potatoes for family, or use instant mashed potatoes.

Directions:
Brown beef in skillet. drain grease. Add 2 cups water and both gravy mixes. stir until no longer thick nor too thin. Cook your potatoes accordingly and pour the gravy over top. I serve with fresh rolls.

Sunshine Chicken

Ingredients
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
1/2 cup bbq sauce
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey

mix all sauces in crockpot. put chicken in pot. cook low 8 hours.

Quick and easy lasagna and home made garlic bread

Sorry my dinners have been super easy this month.. here is another simple Idea!

Ingredients:
A stouphers lasagna big enuf to feed your family.
However many peices of bread you need for your family
paprika
garlic salt
butter

Directions:
Cook the lasagna according to directions on box. To prepare bread.. get a baking sheet out. Lay each peice of bread onto it. Spread butter across each peice. sprinkle all seasonings. Throw in oven at 375 for 10 mins.

Oriental Chicken Thighs

Ingredients:
5 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup warm water
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbl orange juice * i am out of orange juice so i am substituting apple juice *
2 tbl soy sauce
2tbl ketchup
1tsp white vinegar
4 garlic cloves minced
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 tsp cornstarch
2 tbl cold water
Chicken thighs enuf to feed your crew

Directions:
In skillet brown chicken. In a jar combine warm water, brown sugar, juice, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, red pepper flakes.. shake well. Pour over chicken. Bring to a boil, reduce. Simmer 30-35 mins. Combine cornstarch and cold water in a bowl till smooth. Cook and stir for two mins inside pan. Stir till all thick. Garnish with green onions * optional *

Chicken N Dumplings

Ingredients:
chicken thighs about 5
about 5 carrots
about 5 celery stalks
4 cups chicken broth
4 cups water
2 cups milk and 1/2 cup milk
salt n pepper
one bay leaf
about 1/2 tsp thyme
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:
cut chicken thighs into chunks.. discard any bones. In large pot pour in chicken broth and water. Throw in chicken. put in bay leaf, salt n pepper, and thyme. Cut up all your veggies throw in pot. cover cook on med for about 30 mins. stir in milk. meanwhile in a bowl combine your flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and slowly stir in 1/2 cup milk. This will form your dumpling dough. Set aside. pour in your 2 cups milk into the pot. uncover and cook about 3 hours or until chicken is done and veggies are soft. Drop by teaspoons the dumpling dough into the pot cook uncovered 10 mins. Then cover pot and cook an extra 10 mins.

Fried chicken and cheesy lemon asparagus

Ingredients
Box of banquet crispy chicken ( legs, thighs, and breasts)
As much fresh asparagus to feed your family
2 tbl lemon juice
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
salt n pepper

Directions
Cook chicken according to box. Meanwhile in a pot of hot water throw in your asparagus and boil until tender. Drain water. Pour in lemon juice and cheese, stir. Sprinkle with salt n pepper.

ENJOY!

Zesty Easy Tacos

Ingredients
Box of taco shells ( enough to feed your family, or you can use tortillas if you perfer soft tacos)
Ground Beef
3/4 cup water
1 pckt taco seasoning
Salsa
Sour cream
Cheese
Lettuce
Mild sauce

Directions
Brown beef in skillet. When done add the water. Stir in the taco seasoning. Stir till thick. Pour into your taco shells and add any fixins you like!

Sorry but this is my easy simple dinner tonight!

Happy Eating!

Chicken Pot pie

My husband and daughter went to a base ball game.. so i heated up a chicken pot pie for dinner folks!

happy eating!

Hawaiin Chicken

Ingredients:
Enough chicken thighs or breasts to feed your family
1/2 cup veg oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp garlic salt
can of sliced pineapple * opt *

Directions:
mix all ingreds in a bowl, pour over chicken in a pan, bake at 400 deg for one hour.

I serve this dish with rice.

sick

Sorry no food post last night.. my son who is only 10 months old.. is very sick.. I am not even able to get up to do anything really.. I got a few secounds to update the blog.. i'll post asap.

Savory rib eye steak

Ingredients:
Enough rib eye steaks to feed your family
1 bottle of LAWRYS steak and chop marinade
grill seasoning

Directions:
* i perfer to grill my steaks, but today i'm doing it the simple way *
Pour your steak marinade all over your steaks and let marinade for 30 minutes. On a baking sheet place steaks and some of the marinade. Sprinkle grill seasoning over steaks. Bake at 400 for as long as you like ur steaks.. I like mine med-rare so about 20 mins.

I am serving this dish with a simple shells and cheese dinner, and peas!

Enjoy!

Mojito lime chicken

This dish is SUPER easy for you busy ladies out there..

Ingredients:
pckg of skinless , boneless chicken breasts ( enuf to feed your family )
pckt of MCCORMICK MOJITO LIME grill mates marinade ( you can find them in the isle with gravy and taco seasonings
1/4 cup veg oil
2 tbl white vinegar
2 tbl water

Directions:
in small bowl combine your marinade pckt, your vinegar, oil, and water. Put your chicken in a casserole dish and pour marinade over. let soak for about a half hour, then bake at 350 for one hour or until done.

I am serving this chicken with scalloped potatoes and corn.

Garlic butter shrimp

Ingredients:
1 bag of frozen fully cooked and deveigned shrimp. ( or more to feed your family )
about 3 tablespoons butter
about 2-3 cloves grated or minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
about 2 tablespoons lemon juice
about 1 tablespoon of olive oil


Directions:
Defrost your shrimp. Get your skillet nice and hot with the olive oil. Add in your butter, garlic and lemon juice. Stir till melted. Add in your bag of defrosted shrimp, and stir evenly to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, i like lots of pepper. Cook until shrimp is no longer pink.. about 20 mins.

*I make a special dipping butter for my shrimp. In a small bowl combine about 1/2 cup butter, 2 cloves garlic minced or grated, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Heat in microwave about a min, or until fully melted. I dip my shrimp in the butter sauce. My husband loves this sauce so much, he actually drank it before, sick i know. *

I am serving my shrimp with two side dishes. A can of corn.. and a box of pasta roni GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL VERMICILLI NOODLES. Make according to packages.


BON APPETIT!

Sorry to dissapoint.. but lets keep it real..

Sorry to dissapoint, but let's keep it real.. I don't cook every night! I have my nights where I 1. Am too lazy, 2. Not feeling well 3. Just want to eat out! And today is one of those night's my friends! I am just doing an easy take out from Asian express.. right here on Harrisville rd. I recommend it if you've never tried it! I LOVE their general tso chicken!!

Tommorow I promise to have a tasty recipe up!

Happy Eating!

Sweet Meat and rice

Tonight for dinner.. i'm making sweet meat with rice. It is a simple , flavorful asian dish.. that is a HUGE hit with my family and friends.

INGREDIENTS:
boneless pork ( you can use pork stew meat which is already chopped for you, or regular boneless pork chops.. and cut the meat into cubes or strips. ) * tonight I am using just the chops *

5-7 cloves of garlic, minced or grated.

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup soy sauce

And however much rice you need for your family.

DIRECTIONS:
In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, sugar, and soy sauce. Stir. Cut up your pork and put into this bowl and stir all together. Let soak and marinade in fridge for about an hour.. or longer for more flavor. Put your rice in the rice cooker, or however you make ur rice. Get a skillet nice and hot with no oil. With a spoon with drain holes.. take out each peice of pork and put into hot skillet. Stir fry until no longer pink. Once meat is getting almost done.. ( about 25 mins or so..) pour all the sauce into the skillet and stir to coat. Stir often, because if you let this stay it'll burn and taste of burnt. Stir frequently till all the sauce hardens onto meat and carmalizes. It will be red in color. immediatly pour over hot rice onto your plates. I love to eat this meal with chop stix.


ENJOY!! and please please please, leave me a comment once you've tried it!!

BON APETIT!!

A little about me..

So after much debate, I decided to start my food blog. People always ask me for recipes on what i'm cooking for dinner.. well on this blog.. every night.. I will post up what i'm cooking along with the recipe. You can join me.. and make the same thing either the same night.. or get all the ingredients and make it the next night! My only rule.. is you follow my blog! Click FOLLOW BLOG.. and you can have all my free recipes! Enjoy and please leave comments!! If you'd like your link listed on this site, just comment me with your address!

Sincerely,
Chef Flores

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