Lola's Homemade Cooking

Joe's Crab Shack Crab Cakes

2012-02-08T20:08:00.000-08:00

These were delicious! I made homemade tartar sauce and it was delicious!

form crab cakes and dredge in flour..

I cooked them in Olive Oil...

Let them get browned on the tops but not black!

Joe's Crab Shack Crab Cakes:

Ingredients:

2/3 cup mayonnaise

5 egg yolks

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons black pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon blackening seasoning

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 cup crushed, chopped parsley

2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs (I used panko bread crumbs)

2 lbs crabmeat

Directions: Mix all ingredients together. Make into 4 oz. patties Coat with flour and fry in 1 inch of olive oil until golden brown. ( I just coated the bottom of the pan with olive oil and it

worked just fine)

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

2012-02-08T19:20:00.000-08:00

The Pioneer Woman's Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

1 3/4 sticks salted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup oats
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
One 10 to 12-ounce jar strawberry preserves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.

Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

layer the 1/2 the oatmeal, then the jelly, then the rest of the oatmeal mixture....

Salmon With Buttered Brown Sauce

2012-02-08T19:09:00.000-08:00

Very yummy

Buttered Brown Sauce...

Salmon With Buttered Brown Sauce

This is super simple with the salmon being baked and then you just have to make a simple white sauce to accompany it. I had it ready to eat in about 15 minutes. ( I got this recipe from The Tasty Kitchen website)

1. Preheat your oven to 450ºF.

2. Place the fillet, skin side down on a roasting pan, sprinkle with sea salt and place in the oven. Bake until it flakes apart with a fork, about 15 minutes.

3. While the fish is cooking, place the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Melt and cook until the butter browns. Watch it carefully and swirl the pan as you go, it will turn fairly quickly and you don’t want it completely burnt, just a light brown color.

4. Once the butter browns, add the flour and stir, then quickly add the heavy cream and wine.

5. Stir the sauce until slightly thickened, then remove from heat and add some salt and pepper to taste.

6. Remove the salmon from the oven and serve with a little of the sauce drizzled over the top and use some kitchen scissors to snip a few chives over the top.

1-½ pound Salmon Fillet With Skin On
Sea Salt
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Flour
1 cup Heavy Cream
½ cups White Wine
Kosher Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
Chives For Garnish

Spicy Shrimp Pasta Bake

2012-02-03T12:29:00.000-08:00

Mix sauce together..

Lay spaghetti down first on a butter dish..

layer on top salsa and 1/2 of shrimp

top with cheese...
layer again with pasta, shrimp and then pour the sauce over the entire thing..

I added cheese to the top, but you don't have to do that, I like things cheesy!
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

Spicy Shrimp Pasta Bake

2 lbs. shrimp, cleaned, peeled, & deveined (you can use frozen)

16 oz. jar of salsa (the finest diced tomatoes works best)

9 oz. angel hair pasta {I used about 3/4 of a box}

1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed

1 tsp. dried basil, crushed

1 tsp. crushed red pepper

1/3 cup freshly chopped parsley

1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese

1 cup plain yogurt

1 1/2 cup half & half

2 eggs

1/2 cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese

First make sure you cook your pasta and then drain. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, half & half, yogurt, swiss & feta cheeses, parsley, basil, and oregano. Mix until well blended. Set aside.

Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter and spread half the pasta over the bottom of the dish.

Cover the pasta with salsa, put half the shrimp on top of the salsa, and then cover it with the monterrey jack.

Now go ‘head and add the remaining pasta and shrimp.

Now pour the egg mixture right over the top of the pasta & shrimp.

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly. Let it stand for about 10 minutes before serving.

I pinned this recipe from http://pearls-handcuff-happyhour.blogspot.com

She is awesome and has amazing recipes, check her out!

Parmesan Asparagus

2012-01-30T12:16:00.000-08:00

Parmesan Asparagus

Asparagus

1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese

2 tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Put oil on bottom of baking dish, mix in cheese and salt and pepper, bake for 10 mins at 350.

Salsa Chicken

2012-01-30T12:08:00.000-08:00

mix all ingredients and bake....how easy!!

Salsa chicken

2-3 boneless chicken breasts

1 large jar salsa (i used pace)

1 can mexi-corn

1 can black beans

2 cups cheddar cheese

Cut up chicken in chunks, layer on a 9 x 13 pyrex dish, dump remaining ingredients on top except cheese. Mix up and bake for 35 minutes at 350. Put cheese on top and bake until cheese melts. Serve with chips and sour cream on top!

Stir Fry

2012-01-18T17:56:00.000-08:00

Stir Fry

So I just cooked up 1 lb of stir fry beef, 1 small onion and 1 green pepper, I added 2 tbsps of the ginger cooking sauce and 3 tbsp of the low sodium soy sauce. Served over noodles.... it was just eh... so I am looking for a better recipe. I meant to use teriyaki sauce, but I ran out :(

Baby Food

2012-01-09T08:10:00.000-08:00

So, this is why I haven't posted much... I have been cooking, but mainly old recipes that I have already posted, I haven't tried anything new recently and I have been doing a whole lot of baby food making... so if anyone is interested in me doing a post on how/what I am making, then comment below and I will devote a post to that! Otherwise, this is just an explanation... oh yeah, and, I've been obsessed with watching youtube for make up tutorials and pinning things on Pinterest, so my blog has been on the back burner... it's lame, I know, sorry!

Red Velvet Cake Pops

2011-12-22T21:21:00.000-08:00

Bake a box of Red Velvet cake, cool completely, crumble and mix a can of cream cheese icing in.. roll into balls, cool in freezer for 2-4 hours...

stick a stick in the balls and dip in white chocolate melts.. top with sugar sprinkles for an extra something!

Red Velvet Cake Pops

1 box of Red Velvet Cake (all the ingredients to bake the cake)
1 can of Cream Cheese icing
2 bags of Vanilla candy melts (got mine at Hobby Lobby)
lollipop sticks
wax paper
pan

Bake cake according to package, let cake cool completely. Crumble cake, mix with cream cheese icing until dough forms, roll into balls and place on a wax paper lined cooking sheet. Put in freezer for 2-4 hours letting the balls harden. Remove from freezer and melt white chocolate, stick the sticks in the balls and then roll in chocolate. Top with Sugar sprinkles... let cool in freezer!

Monterey Chicken

2011-11-17T13:02:00.000-08:00

First thing I want to say is that I feel totally awesome because I was convinced no one looked at my blog, and then I put that little live feed tracker up cause it was free and I get to see that people actually do look at my blog and what they look at! ummm, I am totally excited that ya'll are coming to the blog, so if you leave comments and say hi that great too, but just to know you have been here makes me smile!....

okay, so first step to cooking this chicken is to add BBQ Sauce...

Cheese on top

Tomatoes, then bacon bits, then green onions...

MONTEREY CHICKEN

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/4 c. bar-b-que sauce ( I use Bull's Eye)

1/4 c. real bacon bits

1 c. colby and jack cheese, shredded

1 14 oz. can Rotel tomatoes, drained (canned with green chilies added)

sliced green onions

pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pound out chicken breasts to flatten. Season with pepper. Grill chicken until no long pink (we used our George Foreman grill) and place on baking sheet covered with foil. Top each chicken breast with one tablespoon bar-b-que sauce, 1/4 c. cheese, 1/4 c. tomatoes, green onions and one tablespoon of bacon bits. Place in oven about 10 minutes.

4 Ingredient Nutella Cookies

2011-11-01T16:31:00.000-07:00

These taste like brownies! First of all.... they taste like the crusty awesome cooked edge of the brownie... i LOVE LOVE LOVED them! I forgot to take a picture of them and they went sooo fast that I couldn't get one.... so... here is the link to where I got the recipe and here is the recipe.

Nutella Cookies
(Recipe comes from Tasty Kitchen)

The main ingredient is Nutella but there’s only 3 more ingredients in this recipe for a simple chocolate cookie.

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Blend all ingedients together well. Form into 1″ balls. Place on a cookie sheet. Press down firmly with the bottom of a glass. Bake 7-8 minutes or until set. Cool.

Ingredients

1 cup Nutella
½ cups Sugar
1 cup All-purpose Flour
1 whole Egg

Muenster Chicken

2011-10-30T16:04:00.000-07:00

Muenster Chicken

6-8 boneless chicken breasts

Margarine or Crisco

Seasoned bread crumbs

1 can chicken broth

1 package muenster cheese

4-5 egg yolks

Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Place chicken in egg yolk and marinate for at least 4 hours. Roll chicken in bread crumbs and brown in margarine or Crisco over medium heat. Place chicken in a large casserole dish. Pour chicken broth over cooked chicken. Place cheese over chicken. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake

2011-10-30T10:27:00.000-07:00

mix sugars and pumpkin and eggs...

sift dry ingredients.... add together, pour in pan

Pumpkin Pound Cake with Caramel Sauce
(found on Pinterest)2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 TBSP baking soda
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cloves
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree

Caramel Sauce
15-20 caramels
2 TBSP milk

Preheat oven to 350º. Grease a bunt pan and set aside. In a medium bowl whisk together baking soda, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves and set aside. In a large bowl combine oil and sugar. Add in eggs on at a time beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture, alternating with pumpkin puree until all is well combined. Batter will be thick. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning over onto plate. If not using caramel sauce, sprinkle cake with powdered sugar. If you are using caramel sauce, prepare sauce while cake is cooling. Combine caramels and milk in a bowl and microwave for 30-60 seconds. Stir and if needed, heat for another 10-20 seconds at a time until completely melted. Serve hot over warm cake.

Pumpkin Spice Bread With Apples!!

2011-10-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Spice Bread with Apples
A traditional pumpkin bread recipe jazzed up with the addition of apples and a streusel topping. If you want a basic pumpkin bread just omit the apples. This is great any time of the day!

3-⅓ cups Flour
4 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1-½ teaspoon Salt
2-⅔ cups Sugar
⅔ cups Vegetable Oil
4 whole Eggs
1 can (15 Ounce) Pure Pumpkin
⅔ cups Water
½ cups Pecans, Chopped
2 whole Apples, Peeled And Finely Chopped (about 2 Cups)
⅓ cups Flour
3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Butter, Cold

Sift together flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Beat together sugar and oil until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in pumpkin. Add dry ingredients alternately with water into the dry mixture. Stir in pecans and apples. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.

For the streusel topping:
In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and butter. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the pans of batter.

Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 55 – 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean when inserted into center of the loaf.

This was so delicious and moist... I loved it and it's my new go-to recipe!

Battered Fish Tacos

2011-10-05T12:59:00.000-07:00

I found Panko Ginger fish & Chicken batter crumbs... perfect for this!

Place fish in plastic bag and shake with portioned bread crumbs.. I used 2 lbs of Tilapia cut up into chunks..
Fry in 1/4 inch of Canola Oil

crumble paper towel and let fish rest there when you take it out of the oil... (directions for this are all on back of the box)

I just used Tortillas, coleslaw and I mixed sour cream with the juice of a can of Adobo peppers...

Battered Fish Tacos

2 lbs of Tilapia

1 package of Panko Ginger Fish & Chicken Bread Crumbs) I found them next to the Panko crumbs in the baking section of the Grocery store

About 2 cups of Canola Oil

1 package of Coleslaw

1 cup of Sour Cream

1 can of Adobo Peppers (just use the juice)

Tortillas

Makes about 12 Tacos!

Cut fish up, shake in plastic bag to coat with bread crumbs, crumbs come portioned so just use one package (2 come in a box) Heat oil and place coated fish in the oil. Drain on paper towels. Mix Sour cream with juice from the Adobo Peppers, assemble: Coleslaw, fish, sour cream in the tortilla. Eat.. yum.

Buffalo Chicken Rolls

2011-09-30T23:36:00.000-07:00

Buffalo Chicken Rolls

makes 12

12 egg roll wrappers (roughly 4 square inches)

1 cup cooked and shredded chicken (6 ounces)

1/2- 2/3 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce(I used the buffalo wing sauce)

1 cup crumbled blue cheese (4 ounces)

1 cup broccoli slaw or cole slaw (dry)

Small bowl of water

Nonstick cooking spray

Blue cheese dressing, for serving

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lay egg roll wrappers on a clean work surface. In a small bowl, stir chicken* (see note below) and hot sauce until well coated, using more or less sauce depending on your spice preference. The meat should be moist with sauce.

Begin by placing one tablespoon of the broccoli slaw on the diagonal of the bottom right corner of one of the wrappers. Next, place 2 tablespoons of shredded spicy chicken evenly on top of the slaw. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the blue cheese crumbles over the chicken. Do not overfill.

To fold: Fold the bottom right corner over the stuffing mixture so that it covers it completely, with the tip of the corner now pointing to the center of the egg roll wrapper. Fold in the bottom left corner, followed by the right, so that you now have formed an envelope. Roll the wrap upward one time, leaving the top left corner open. Wet your index finger in the small bowl of water and press to moisten the top left corner. Now fold that down on top of the filled roll, sealing it like you would an envelope.

Repeat with remaining rolls.

Place the rolls on a wire rack set on top of a cookie sheet (or just on a greased cookie sheet) coated with nonstick cooking spray. Spritz each roll evenly with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the rolls crisp and turn a light golden brown.

I liked these just okay, Daniel didn't like them at all... first thing ever.. they were too healthy... maybe fried chicken and oil next time?

These would be soooo much better if they were fried... :)

the slaw on the right corner

Then the chicken

Then the blue cheese...

fold up corner...

Then the sides...

roll and seal with water1

Three Musketeer Bars

2011-09-30T22:59:00.000-07:00

Three Musketeers

Line a 8" square pan with wax paper. In medium bowl, melt choc chips in microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds. Stir and return to microwave for 30 more seconds at 50% power. If chocolate is still not melted completely -continue heating it at 10 second intervals at 50% until smooth.
Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat your melted chocolate for 30 seconds. Add the Cool Whip to melted chocolate and beat just until combined and fluffy -30-60 seconds. Spread evenly into prepared 8x8' pan. Place in freezer for about 1 hour. Remove from freezer, remove candy from pan and cut into squares. Return back to freezer.

Melt candy wafers in microwave following package directions. Take out frozen squares and dip into melted chocolate. Place on baking tray lined with wax paper. Allow chocolate to set freezer. Store in airtight container in freezer.

Beef Stroganoff

2011-09-30T22:32:00.000-07:00

Obviously I am obsessed with Pinterest & this was on it, it was very delicious...

Beef Stroganoff

2 pounds cubed stew meat
2 cans Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup
1 largish onion diced
2-3-4 tabls of Worcestershire (this stuff is so awesome I always add more)
1/2 water
8 oz of cream cheese (room temp)
couple of dashes of Garlic Salt (1 tsp?)
couple dashes of Hot Paprika

In the slow cooker stir in all the ingredients, except the meat AND the Cream Cheese, together. Once combined add the meat and mix together.

Cook on Low for 8 hours. Cut up the cream cheese into cubes just before serving and turn crockpot on high, whip cream cheese with blender and add. Stir the cream cheese in until all combined. You might have to put the lid back on and leave for 10 minutes. (My cream cheese was still a little cool, thats why it is somewhat clumpy... would've been better if it was completely room temp)

Serve over egg noodles

"Perfect Pot Roast"

2011-09-30T22:21:00.000-07:00

The "Perfect" Pot Roast

(Pioneer Woman's Recipe)

Ingredients

Salt and freshly ground black pepper
One 3 to 5-pound chuck roast
2 or 3 tablespoons olive oil
2 whole onions, peeled and halved
6 to 8 whole carrots, unpeeled, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 cup red wine, optional
3 cups beef broth
2 or 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 or 3 sprigs fresh thyme

Directions

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.

Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.

Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.

Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.

If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.

With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.

Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.

Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

For the record, I made mine in the crockpot and just cooked it about 6 hours on High

Asian Sesame Salmon

2011-09-21T14:28:00.000-07:00

This was another one of those McCormick Season packets where the seasonings are all in one... just incase you don't run out to get it, I listed all the spices in it so you can just make it at home, because I actually had all these spices in my cabinet! :)

Asian Sesame Salmon

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup thinly sliced green onion

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 lbs Salmon Filets

2tsp toasted sesame seed

1tsp minced garlic

1tsp minced dried onion

3/4 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)

Mix honey, green onions, soy sauce and all of the spices in a small bowl until well blended. Place Salmon in 13x 9 inch baking dish. Spoon honey mixture evenly over Salmon.

Roast Salmon in preheated 375 F oven 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, basting occasionally with honey mixture

and for the record... this one turned out a LITTLE more "crispy" than I would have liked... I am not going to name any names, but an adult that I live with may have turned the oven timer off but left the Salmon in the oven until I jumped frantically out of my chair realizing that the timer hadn't gone off... but oh, it had... that someone just didn't think to TAKE MY MEAL OUT OF THE OVEN... so, thats just a little side note, your Salmon will be much less cooked :)

Cornbread Mexi-Casserole

2011-09-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

This was so easy, quick and good...

Jiffy corn mix... I doubled it..

Brown the meat....

Once meat is browned, mix in taco seasoning and hominy, 1 can drained..

Layer meat/corn mixture on bottom of dish

top with cheese, then jiffy mix..

Bake, 30 minutes if you doubled the recipe...

Cornbread Mexi-Casserole

(I doubled the recipe)

1lb. ground beef

1 packet of taco seasoning

1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese {I used the Mexican style cheese blend}

1 box of JIFFY corn muffin mix

1 can of Hominy

Preheat ovhn to 400 degrees. Brown meat in pan. Drain and stir in taco seasoning & 3/4 cup water. Cook on low for 5 minutes, add in hominy. In a separate bowl, mix the corn muffin mix according to the package. Remove meat from stove & place in an 8x8 baking dish. or a 9x11 if you are doubling the recipe like I did above. Cover with cheese. Take the corn muffin mixture and pour on top of the cheese. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown, mine took about 25 minutes.

Campfire Cookies

2011-09-18T09:39:00.000-07:00

S'mores... yum
pinned these first here

Campfire Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, Cream together butter and sugar until incorporated

Add:2 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat thoroughly Add:2 cups flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup chocolate chips, or one giant Hershey's bar, chopped,1 cup mini marshmallows. Stir to incorporate.

The most fun part about these cookies is that you actually bake the cookie on top of a whole graham cracker.
Bake at F350°, for no more than 11 minutes (after 11 minutes, the graham cracker will burn).Some of the marshmallow may toast off the cracker, but simply remove the cracker from your cookie sheet and quickly transfer to a wire rack.

Easy Doughnuts-Cinnamon & Sugar

2011-09-11T16:25:00.000-07:00

These Doughnuts were the easiest to make! Very good for beginners... I first pinned them here

use a simple water bottle cap and push into the biscuit to make the hole...

looks like this, save the extra to make doughnut holes :)

heat oil and flip.. don't get it too hot though because then the doughnut browns on the outside too fast and doesn't cook fully in the center..

then dip in butter and cinnamon and sugar..

Doughnuts

Ingredients

1 ten count can Texas style doughnuts (or your preference, just not flaky layers)
1 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 stick margarine, melted
Vegetable Oil For Frying

Instructions

Pour oil into skillet to the depth of a little less than 1/2 an inch and heat on medium to medium high for about five minutes. In a bowl, melt margarine. In a separate bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar.
Using a plastic bottle cap, cut the center out of each biscuit. Drop dough into hot oil, watching carefully and turning when golden. Once doughnuts are golden on both sides, remove to paper towel lined plate. Repeat until all dough is cooked, including doughnut holes.
Dip both sides of each doughnut into melted margarine, then press both sides into cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve warm.

Light Cheese Stuffed Chicken

2011-09-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

So I was looking for something light and delicious... I found Laughing Cow Garlic & Herb Cheese and there was my answer!!

Light Garlic & Herb Cheese Stuffed Chicken

2 Chicken Breasts

4 triangles of Laughing Cow Garlic & Herb Cheese

2 heaps of Shredded Parmesan Cheese

1 tbsp Olive Oil

Spices for the chicken

Directions:

Slice Chicken in half but not fully, mix cheese and parmesan cheese in a bowl, use fork to mash it together... add salt and pepper... stuff in center of the chicken, close chicken. Place stuffed chicken in pan and cover chicken with olive oil and desired spices on top. Bake for 30 minutes at 375. I served with a vegetable medley. This was so delicious and just what I was looking for!

Hot Peanut Butter & Jelly

2011-09-11T15:47:00.000-07:00

I was super bored the other day and wondered how this would be for the kids... I just used crescent rolls and added peanut butter and jelly in the center, rolled it up and then baked according to directions on the package. The girls loved it and ate them up! worth a try is you are bored of the same lunch option every day!

Artichoke & Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

2011-09-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

This fish is sooo good...

I used 1/4 cup of Light Mayo bc I only had 2 filets, but then I used 1/4 cup of Parmesan too :) Chop up the artichokes, I used about 1/2 a can... add parsley, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste...

Line baking sheet with foil, spray with non-stick spray... salt and pepper fish...

Top each fish with mixture.... bake in oven @400 for 10 minutes then broil for 5 minutes... sooo good.

Artichoke & Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/2 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh parsley
2 tsp. lemon juice
6 tilapia fillets (about 2 lbs.)

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil or spray with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

2. In medium bowl, combine all ingredients except fillets. On prepared baking sheet, arrange fillets; evenly top with mayonnaise mixture.
3. Bake fillets 10 minutes. Set oven to broil, then broil fillets until tops are golden and fish flakes with a fork

Artichoke & Tomato Parmesan Bake

I had left over artichokes, I just mixed them in with a can of diced tomatoes and mixed in some parmesan to taste... salt and pepper and topped it with Mozzarella cheese... put it under the broiler and mmm ... this dish is very small, enough to serve 2 people.

Hellmann's Parmesan Crusted Chicken

2011-09-07T07:08:00.000-07:00

Mix all ingredients together but the bread crumbs, spread mayo mixture on chicken, sprinkle bread crumbs on top, I by accidentally dumped too many on top... so follow recipe... (a friend used crushed onion straws instead of bread crumbs and she said it was delicious)

Bake in oven...

Parmesan Crusted Chicken
recipe taken from Hellmanns.com

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup Hellmann's^® or Best Foods^® Real Mayonnaise
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lbs.)
4 tsp. Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 425°.
Combine Hellmann's^® or Best Foods^® Real Mayonnaise with cheese in medium bowl. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Evenly top with mayonnaise mixture, then sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Also terrific with Hellmann's^® or Best Foods^® Light Mayonnaise or Hellmann's^® or Best Foods^® Canola Cholesterol Free Mayonnaise.

Cost per recipe*: $7.16 Cost per serving*: $1.79
*Based on average retail prices at national supermarkets

TIP: Omit Parmesan cheese and have Magically Moist Chicken on table in less then 30 minutes.

Calories 370, Calories From Fat 210, Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g, Total Fat 23g, Cholesterol 100g, Sodium 390g, Total Carbohydrates 2g, Sugars 1g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Protein35g, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 2%, Calcium 8%, Iron 6%

Birthday Cake Fudge

2011-08-28T07:57:00.000-07:00

Birthday Cake Fudge

Ingredients

3 cups sugar

1 1/2 sticks margarine5 oz can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk12 oz chopped white chocolate chips7oz jar marshmallow creme3 or 4 Tablespoons yellow cake mix (just the powdered MIX, not batter)1 teaspoon vanillaBlue coloring Rainbow sprinkles

Directions

1. Line an 8 or 9 inch square pan with foil, leaving the ends hanging over the edges of the pan. Spray foil thoroughly with nonstick spray. 2. Place the sugar, margarine, and evaporated milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly, and let boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat.3. Add chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and cake mix, stirring until chocolate chips are melted. Add vanilla and mix well.4. Working quickly, pour about 1/3 of the fudge in a bowl and add a few drops of blue candy coloring, mixing and adding until you achieve the desired shade. Pour white fudge into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Spoon blue fudge over the top, spacing it out. Using a sharp knife, draw swirls through the blue and white to create a marbled effect. Sprinkle the top generously with rainbow sprinkles before the top sets up.5. Let store at room temperature until cool, then place in the refrigerator until firm.Recipe via Confessions Of A Cookbook Queen

Sorry I didn't get any pictures of this fudge being made, you have to work fast before it starts to cool, so I didn't have the time to take any pictures.... and... I'm totally brainless because I forgot to serve it at the girls Birthday party!! So now I have a pan of fudge!

Shepard's Pie

2011-08-25T08:05:00.000-07:00

I used this stuff cause you can adjust it to you taste...

I used 2 cups of veggies

Shepard's Pie
Recipe- from my friend Joy Charlton

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1.5 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
2 large russett potatoes(+butter and half and half for mashing)
1 cup beef broth, i use "better than bullion" paste
2 or so tsp cornstarch disolved in a little cold water
salt and pepper

saute onion in a little olive oil until starting to soften, add ground beef and cook thoroughly. season with salt and pepper. add mixed veggies and cook until heated through. add beef broth and cornstarch mixture and bring to boil and let simmer until thickened, about 4-5 minutes. taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

meanwhile peel and dice potatoes and boil in salted water until tender. mash with butter and half and half until pretty smooth but still a little firm/chunky. season with salt and pepper.

pour beef mixture into baking dish and top with spoonfuls of potato. pop into a 375 oven to heat thru and brown the potatoes a little bit. see, super easy!

Quesadilla Casserole

2011-07-20T07:28:00.000-07:00

I used McCormick Recipe inspirations Seasoning packet: Quesadilla Casserole found in Spice aisle of grocery store

this is what it looks like......

Quesadilla Casserole

Makes 8 servings.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

1 package McCormick® Recipe Inspirations Quesadilla Casserole

1 pound ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce

1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can (8 3/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, undrained

1 can (4 1/2 ounces) chopped green chiles, undrained

6 flour tortillas (8-inch)

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Brown beef and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chiles; mix well. Stir in all of the Spices except Red Pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Add Red Pepper to taste, if desired.

2. Spread 1/2 cup of the beef mixture on bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking dish sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Top with 3 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed. Layer with 1/2 of the remaining beef mixture and 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.

3. Bake 15 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Super easy, totally recommend making it especially in a pinch... the packets are under $2, deal!

Chocolate Gooey Cookies & Cream Bars

2011-07-19T22:13:00.000-07:00

mix butter, egg and cake mix.... makes dough, I used my hands until dough formed

break into chunks and lay in pan.. make sure it is foiled lines and sprayed with non stick spray... 11x13 inch pan

Press the dough down and cover evenly..

take 14 Oreos and break and spread evenly..

pour sweet and condensed milk evenly on top of cookies

top with 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips..

bake at 350 for 25 minutes.. let cool and then cut into bars..

recipe from Pickypalate.com

Gooey Cookies and Cream Chocolate Cake Bars

1 Devils Food Cake Mix

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

1 large egg

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

14 Oreo Cookies, broken into bite size pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a 9×13 inch baking pan with tin foil sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Place cake mix, butter and egg into a large bowl, mixing to combine. Use your hands, it works much quicker Press into prepared baking pan. Top with broken pieces of cookies.

3. Pour sweetened condensed milk over cookies and top with chocolate chips. Bake for 23-25 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from oven.

4. After 5 minutes of cooling, run a plastic knife around edges to loosen, this makes it much easier to remove from foil. Let cool completely, remove foil from pan, then cut into squares. I cut off all of the edges before cutting into squares (makes for neater squares), but do whatever you’d like!!

Makes 12 bars

Look what I made...

2011-07-18T05:46:00.000-07:00

Lilah Sloane- 6lbs 7oz... perfectly beautiful...

now cut me some slack on new recipes! :) My parents are here cooking everything for me, so I haven't been in the kitchen much!

Happy 4th of July

2011-07-04T08:11:00.000-07:00

Red Velvet cake on top, white cake with blue food coloring on the bottom! White icing on top!

Happy 4th of JULY!!

Chai Tea Concentrate

2011-06-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

I got this recipe from jamhands.net

and since I like chai tea lattes iced... I made mine with milk!

Note: For Chocolate Chai Concentrate, add about 3 Tablespoons of chocolate syrup (more if you want it extra chocolaty)

Chai Concentrate

Makes many servings (you can make a double batch and it filled three jam jars)

1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1. Empty condensed milk into a jar or plastic container with tight-fitting lid. Stir in the sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Store in refrigerator.

To use: Brew a cup of strong black tea, such as Assam, then add two heaping teaspoons of concentrate or more to taste. Stir well until concentrate has fully melted. I added mine to milk with ice because I like iced Chai Tea lattes!

To give: Pour into small jars with lids and tie with an attractive bow, or wrap the jar first. Attach a tag with instructions to keep the mix refrigerated and how to use it.

To keep: Store in refrigerator for up to 6 months.

Poor Boys Plate

2011-06-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

Poor Boys Plate...

Saute the onions, set aside, mix up the ketchup, mustard and brown sugar...

Mix in beans and Worcestershire sauce...

mix in ketchup and all ingredients together... pour in baking dish..

peel apart 8 biscuits to line on top of the meat mixture..

2 cups of grated cheddar cheese goes on top..
Bake in oven at 350 for 25-30 minutes... check while baking cause I baked too long and the cheese was too melted and crusted on top... would've been better... I might even check at 20 minutes..

Serve with a fresh salad... yum..

Poor Boys Plate

Saute the onions in a skillet over medium heat; cook until softened then remove the onions from the pan set aside. Brown the beef in skillet over medium heat. Once the meat is browned, drain grease (if necessary) and add the onions back into the pan. Add the can of baked beans and Worcestershire sauce; blend together; set aside.

In a bowl, mix together the ketchup, mustard and brown sugar; stir into the mixture. Salt to taste. Pour the beef mixture into a 9×13 inch casserole dish.

Peel the biscuits apart and place a layer of the thin biscuit layers over the casserole. If biscuits aren’t available, use a sheet of flaky pastry and cut into circles or squares. Top casserole with grated cheese.

Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Serve with a fresh green salad.

1 whole Onion, Diced
1 pound Ground/minced Beef
12 ounces, weight Can Of Baked Beans
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 cup Ketchup
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 can Buttermilk Flaky Biscuits (8 Count) Or A Sheet Of Flaky Pastry
2 cups Grated Cheddar Cheese

Caprese Salad

2011-06-01T18:33:00.000-07:00

Caprese Salad

Basil

tomatoes chopped up

fresh mozzarella

Mix in balsamic vinegar and Olive Oil, salt and pepper to taste

Edible Arrangements

2011-06-01T18:24:00.000-07:00

I bought the green tin at the Dollar Spot in Target, bought foam filling in the flower/craft section at Walmart...bought the skewer sticks at the grocery store...

I used cantaloupe, strawberries, watermelon, pineapple, red and green grapes and then I chocolate covered strawberries.... arrange as you wish, some sticks I had to break in half to fill it out towards the bottom.

Makes a great gift to bring to someone who was in the hospital or just delivered a baby, or a great bday gift! :) Costs WAY less to make and this size was $60 if you ordered it from edible arrangements and I made it for $15 or less with the cost of fruit and everything!

Amaretto Cake

2011-05-27T21:10:00.000-07:00

Sorry I forgot to take a picture, made this cake for a cooking party and we all ate it all before I got the picture, it turned out great and was even better the next day after it had cooled... very moist and delicious!

Amaretto Cake
very slightly adapted from allrecipes.com
(Printable Recipe)

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 (5.1 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 Tbsp amaretto liqueur
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup amaretto liqueur
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. (I used Pam for Baking spray)

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. (I didn't poke holes in it) Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.

To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.

Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

2011-05-14T20:39:00.000-07:00

Daniel of course had 2... so don't think it was the pregnant girl who ate both! :)

Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

3 pounds Boneless Chicken Breast, Thighs Or A Combo Of The Two
1 whole Onion (large), Sliced Into Chunks
1 can (20 Oz. Size) Pineapple, I Recommend Crushed, Drained But Reserve The Juice If Using (See Note Below)
1 bottle (18 To 20 Oz. Size) BBQ Sauce Of Your Choice (Our Favorites Are Sweet Baby Ray's Or Open Pit If We Want To Give It A Little More Of A Kick)
Hamburger Buns Or Kaiser Rolls

If you use frozen chicken, make sure it is completely defrosted. If you cook it frozen, it will indeed cook but it will make a very “wet” sauce. Place your chicken in the bottom of the crock pot. Top with onions, then pineapple. Pour the entire bottle of BBQ sauce over the whole thing.

Note: If you want a sweeter BBQ, add up to half a cup of the pineapple juice you drained, depending on how sweet you want it. This is optional.

Turn your crock pot on LOW and cook for 8–10 hours (or on HIGH for 4–6).

An hour or two before it is finished cooking, carefully remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred it using two forks. Watch out, it will be hot! Place chicken back in the crock pot and stir well to combine. Finish cooking an additional hour or two so the chicken can absorb most of the sauce. Serve on hamburger buns and top with coleslaw if desired.

Note: When I had made it with Sweet Baby Ray’s and pineapple juice, it was a very sweet Pulled Chicken. It was great, and everyone loved it. But I have to say, using Open Pit BBQ Sauce and no pineapple juice was hands down our favorite! It had just the right amount of sweet and vinegar that we love in a good BBQ.

If you are making this for kids, children tend to like the sweeter variety.

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Gooey Cookies and Cream Chocolate Cake Bars

Look what I made...

Happy 4th of July

Chai Tea Concentrate

Poor Boys Plate

Caprese Salad

Edible Arrangements

Amaretto Cake

Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Joe's Crab Shack Crab Cakes

4 Ingredient Nutella Cookies

Muenster Chicken