January 7, 2010

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

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I had 2 friends share 2 different recipes for this with me in the same week.  I decided to put the 2 together and this is what I came up with.  It turned out Great.

3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breast

1 onion chopped

2 cans of chicken broth

1 15 ounce can of pinto beans

2 cans of black beans – drained and rinsed

1 10 ounce can of diced tomatoes

1 10 ounce can of rotel

2 cups of frozen corn

2 Tablespoons of Chili powder

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon paprika

2-3 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Place onions in the bottom of a slow cooker.  Put the chicken breast, and all remaining ingredients except frozen corn.  Cook on low for 5 hours.  Remove chicken from the soup and allow to cool long enough to handle, and shred.  Return chicken back to the soup and add the corn.  Cook for another 2 hours.  Serve topped with shredded cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips.

 

December 3, 2009

Red Radish Dip

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Red Radish Dip

Red Radish Dip

Sounds a little strange but worth trying.  So easy and yet so good.  Even if you don’t like radishes!

16 ounces of cream cheese

1 bag or 16 ounces of radishes trimmed cleaned

3 cloves of garlic

1-2 teaspoons of fresh or from bottle lemon juice

Put radishes in a food processor and blend till there are only very small pieces.  Add the remaining ingredients and process until creamy.  Serve with Crackers or Ruffles.

 

November 17, 2009

Blueberry Coffee Cake

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This is a recipe from a good friend of mine in Maryland.  It is delicious.  The funny part is that it calls for Oleo.  I had to Google that!  Come to find out it is Margarine.

1 1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of oleo – any margarine will work, you can use butter too

2 eggs

1 cup of milk

4 cups of flour

4 teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon fo salt

4 cups of fresh/frozen blueberries

Cream sugar and oleo, add eggs.  Blend in dry ingredients adding dry ingredients alternately with milk.  Spread evenly into a lightly greased 13×9  pan.

Topping

1 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of oleo

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

2/3 cup of flour

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Mix together till crumbly.  Spread on top of batter.  Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or untill knife comes out clean.

 

October 23, 2009

A light Pimento Cheese

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Light Pimento Cheese

Light Pimento Cheese

Being from California I had NO idea what Pimento Cheese was.  Now that I am in the south I am learning that people eat this amazing cheese spread on bread (I prefer rye or pumpernickel) and call it a sandwich.  Who knew it was this good.  Enjoy

I love when I get great new recipes from Bunco….. Thanks Wendy.

2 tablespoons block style fat-free cream cheese

¼ cup low-fat mayo

1 teaspoon finely grated onion

Dash of Worcestershire sauce

Dash of salt

Dash of ground red pepper

4 oz shredded 2% sharp cheddar

2 tablespoons chopped toasted pecans

2 oz jar diced pimento

Dash of smoked paprika, optional

 

Mix together and allow to chill for several hours

 

October 23, 2009

Tequila Chicken Fettucine

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I found this recipe in a California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook.  I have never had this dish at their resturant but I can only assume it is as good as what I make at home!  I have made my own revisions.  Hope you like it as much as my family does.

1 pound dry spinach fettucine, or mix spinach and a plain fettucine if you think all the spinach will be to overwhelming.  My favorite brand is Al Dente Pasta.  Cook pasta according to directions.

3/4 cup of fresh cilantro + 3 tablespoons for garnish

3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic

2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper ( seeds and veins removed for milder flavor)

4 tablespoons of unsalted butter (reserve 1 tablespoon for saute)

3/4 cup of chicken stock

3 -4 tablespoons gold tequila

2-3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

4 tablespoons soy sauce

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast diced about 3/4 inch

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper thinly sliced

1 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced

1 orange bell pepper thinly sliced

1 green bell pepper thinly sliced

1 1/2 – 2 cups of heavy whipping cream

Cook the 3/4 cup of cilantro, garlic and jalapeno in 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes.  Add stock, tequila dn lime juice.  Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until reduced to almost a paste consistency.  Remove from pan and set aside.

Pour soy sauce over diced chicken and set aside for at least 5 minutes.  Meanwhile cook onion and peppers, with the remaining butter over medium heat for about 5 minutes.  Add Cream and boil for about 5 – 10 minutes depending on desired consistency.  Add tequila/lime paste and chicken and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.  When chicken is done toss with drained fettucine and sprinkle with reserved cilantro.

 

October 23, 2009

Tomato Pizza

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Went on a girls weekend and discoverd some amazing recipes. The company was great the secnery was beautiful. Needless to say we ate, drank, laughed and had a wonderful time.  Thanks Michelle

2 ready made pie crust

2 large tomatoes cut into thick slices.  You should have about 5 or 6 slices from each tomato

1 bag of shredded cheese of choice

1 pound of bacon cooked and rough chopped.

3 tablespoons of fresh chopped basil

Unroll pie crust on a cookie sheet in the middle of the crust add 1 of the tomatoes top with 1/2 of the chopped basil, 1/2 of the cheese and 1/2 of the chopped bacon.  Repeat with 2nd crust.  Bake at 350° for about 15 min.  Till cheese is melted.  I like a lot of basil so I add some chopped basil to the top after cooking.  Plus it looks pretty!

 

October 8, 2009

Chunky Vegetable Hummus Dip

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Chunky Vegetable Hummus Dip

Chunky Vegetable Hummus Dip

 

I am finding the simpler the recipe the better it is!

1  7 ounce container of plain Hummus or Roasted Garlic

1/2 – 3/4 of a medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced

1/4 cup diced red onion I use a little more.

1 plum tomato, diced

1/4 cup feta cheese

About 4-6 leaves of fresh Basil fine chopped and sprinkled on top

In a medium size shallow dish combine hummus, about 2 tablespoons of the cucumber, about 2 tablespoons of the red onion, 2 tablespoons of the tomato and 2 tablespoons of the feta.  Smooth the top and garnish with remaining ingredients.  Serve with Ritz Roasted Vegetable crackers.  The dish should have a wide surface to evenly distribute the toppings.

 

September 30, 2009

Chicken Piccata

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This is such an easy recipe, you will be making it all the time.  As far as I know this recipe does not usually call for Parmesan Cheese but I was thinking of my Pork Chops in Panko recipe and how good it is with the parmesan cheese in the coating and thought it would be just as good in this recipe.  If you do not like parmesan just omit it.

1 1/2 – 2 pounds of thin sliced boneless chicken brest.  You can pound your own if you want.  You will need 4 chicken breast about a 1/2 pound each sliced horizontally to make 8 thin slices.  Place them on wax paper and place another piece of wax paper on top.  Pound the chicken slices lightly. You will want the chicken about 1/4 inch thick.

3 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup of flour

5 Tablespoons butter

5 Tablespoons of olive oil.  By mixing olive oil with the butter it will keep the butter from burning

1/2 cup of dry white wine or chicken stock

3-4 Tablespoons of lemon juice

1/4 cup capers

1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

Mix together the dry ingredients in a shallow dish. Salt and Pepper to taste.   Dredge chicken thoroughly in the flour mixture, until well coated.  If you are messy like me you will find a pie plate works better than a plate.  It will keep the flour where it belongs, not all over the counter!

Heat the olive oil and 3 Tablespoons of butter in a large skillet on medium high heat.  Add 2 – 3 pieces of the chicken and cook about 3 minuets on each side.  Finish cooking all chicken in this manner. You may need to add more olive oil and butter to the pan depending on how much you have to cook.   I place the chicken on a plate and cover with foil and place in oven to keep warm

Add wine, lemon juice and capers to the pan, scraping the bottom of the pan to get the yummy brown bits up from the bottom.  Reduce the sauce by about 1/2 and whisk in the butter till melted.

Plate the chicken and pour sauce over the top.  Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

 

September 25, 2009

Crock Pot Beef Barbecue

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Beef Barbecue

Beef Barbecue

4 – 5 pounds of boneless chuck roast ( I trim the fat after cooking… much easier)

3 large onions rough chopped

32 ounces of Real Coke. Do not use diet. Reserve 8 ounces for later

1 1/2 cups of Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 1/2 Tablespoons white vinegar

3 teaspoons beef bouillon granules.  You can use beef or chicken bouillon cubes too (3)

1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard

1 1/2 teaspoons chile powder

1 teaspoon ground red pepper

6 cloves of garlic minced – you can use the jar kind just use 3 Tablespoons

1 1/2 cup of ketchup

2 Tablespoons butter or margarine

Hamburger buns

Place roast in 6 quart  crock pot; add onion.  Combine the cola and the next 7 ingredients; remove and chill 2 cups of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over roast.  Cover and cook on low for 9 hours or high for 6 till roast is very tender.  Remove roast from cooker and shred with 2 forks.  Discard remaining juice and onions and add meat back to crock pot.

Combine reserved sauce, ketchup, 1/4 -1/2 cup of Coke and butter in a saucepan; cook over medium heat stirring constantly till thoroughly heated.  Pour sauce over shredded meat.  Mix together well and serve onto buns.

This is an easy recipe to divide in half or even quarter.  We are a family of 4 so I love the leftovers for weekend lunches.

 

September 19, 2009

Buttermilk Peach Pecan Pancakes

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One of the first of many recipes I hope to share with you from my friend Rosey.  She is always making the most amazing things.  Thanks Rosey for sharing with me.

3 fresh eggs

 ¾ tsp salt

 3-cup buttermilk

1 tbsp baking soda 

 ¾ tsp pure vanilla extract

1 tbsp baking powder

¼ cup of corn oil

¼ cup of quick oats

4 cup all purpose flour

¾ cup fresh Georgia peach slices

2 tbsp sugar

½ cup Georgia pecan pieces

 Mix together eggs buttermilk, vanilla and corn oil. Set aside. In a separate large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, quick oats, sliced peaches and pecans. Add wet ingredients until just combined. Let mixture stand for 20 minutes before cooking. Cook on hot griddle, flipping pancakes when they start to bubble. Serve hot with real maple syrup.

 

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