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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: 12/28/2011 ~ My Ricotta Pie was a Big Hit with Everyone!

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Bill and Mai-Li sharing the pie

Mai-Li stealing daddy's pie

Mai-Li stealing more pie

Can you tell she really liked it?

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Thursday Recipe Swap Meet ~ Crescent Hot Dogs

OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

Post a recipe on your blog, sign the linky on either blog (they will be linked), grab our new button - isn't she cute - hubby says she looks like me... TeeHee? (above, on my sidebar and on my Co-Chef Dolly's blog) and check out the recipes. Don't forget that each week you actually will be getting at least TWO for the price of ONE because both Dolly (Hi, my dear friend!!!) and I will post a recipe on each of our blogs. How simple is that??

This recipe is really simple and you all probably know it or have at least seen it... we are having it for dinner tonight (hence no new photos) with some fresh tomatoes on the side. Just in case you don't know how to make them, I wanted to share the recipe with you.....

Crescent Hot Dogs

1 pkg hot dogs (I use Oscar Mayer regular wieners or Omaha Steaks)
8 oz. can Pillsbury buttery flaky crescent rolls (the generic just aren't the same)
4 slices your favorite cheese (Land O' Lakes only in this house)
Mustard to taste

~ Preheat oven to 375 degrees
~ Separate crescent rolls into triangles; spread desired amount of mustard onto each triangle.
~ Cut cheese slices into 4 strips each; cut slit into each hot dog within 1/2" of each end; stuff 2 strips of cheese into each hot dog.
~ Lay 1 stuffed hot dog onto 1 triangle each, wrap dough around hot dog; place on ungreased (I use a parchment lined) baking sheet.
~ Bake in preheated oven for 12 - 15 minutes, until crescents are golden brown and cheese is melted.

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These are soooo yummy! They get 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags as my doggies love everything about them: the hot dogs (of course), the cheese and even the crescents..... Bill and I like them too. =)

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit

{Disclosure: I have not been paid by any of the companies who's links I have included. I have found that they work best in my recipe and wanted to share them with my friends. However, if any of these companies want to contact me to do any reviews or giveaways, I am more than happy to oblige!}

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Thursday Recipe Swap Meet: Sept. 22, 2011 ~ Loaded Potato Soup

2 tsp. EVOO

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 1/4 cups chicken stock (you can use broth, I just think stock tastes better)

3 Tbls. all-purpose flour

2 cups milk, divided

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

3 bacon slices, halved

1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

4 teaspoons thinly sliced green onions

~ First, pierce potatoes with a fork, then, microwave on HIGH 13 minutes or until tender. Cut in half; cool slightly.

~ While potatoes cook, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; add onion; sauté 3 min.; add stock. Combine flour and 1/2 cup milk; add to pan with 1 1/2 cups milk. Bring to a boil; stirring often. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper.

~Arrange bacon on a paper towel on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with a paper towel; microwave on HIGH for 3 - 4 mins., Crumble bacon.

~ Discard potato skins. Coarsely mash potatoes into soup. Top with cheese, green onions, and bacon.

This yummy mean for a cool fall or winter evening gets 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags - especially the bacon! =) I think it's almost as good as good as what they make at the Irish Pub we go to in downtown Celebration, Shannons.

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet ~ Lemon-Basil Chicken with Basil Aioli

Post a recipe on your blog, sign the linky on either blog (they will be linked), grab our new button - isn't she cute - hubby says she looks like me... TeeHee? (above, on my sidebar and on my Co-Chef Dolly's blog) and check out the recipes. Don't forget that each week you actually will be getting at least TWO for the price of ONE because both Dolly (Hi, my dear friend!!!) and I will post a recipe on each of our blogs. How simple is that??

Lemon-Basil Chicken with Basil Aioli

Chicken:

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (I am very fortunate to have TWO plants in my house - LOVE the smell)
2 Tbls. fresh lemon juice (I also have a lemon tree in my backyard - mmmmm)
2 Tbls. white wine vinegar (I've used balsamic also)
1/2 tsp. lemon pepper (skip this if you don't have it)
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (Perdue is the best IMHO)
Cooking spray (as I've mentioned in the past - I only use Pam)

Basil Aioli:

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
2 Tbls. mayonnaise (nothing but Hellmann's in this house)
1 Tbls. fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard (or any flavorful dark mustard, I've even used honey mustard)
3/4 tsp. minced garlic (I usually grate mine)
1/2 tsp. EVOO

~ Combine first 5 ingredients of chicken list in a large bowl, whisk to combine; coat each piece of chicken on both sides with mixture.

~ Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, coated with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 8 minutes on each side or until 165 degrees.

~ While chicken is cooking, prepare aioli by combining all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Place a dollop on top of each piece of chicken with a side of buttered egg noodles.

~~ I have also doubled the aioli recipe and mixed it INTO the buttered noodles, it is SO good that way, but a bit more fattening. =)

This recipe received 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags for both the chicken and the noodles (I have no idea why they like noodles) along with the husband approval - not a bad choice, if I do say so myself. =)

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

{Disclosure: I have not been paid by any of the companies who's links I have included. I have found that they work best in my recipe and wanted to share them with my friends. However, if any of these companies want to contact me to do any reviews or giveaways, I am more than happy to oblige!}

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Thursday Recipe Swap Meet ~ Party Punch

OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet ~ Double Chocolate Bread Pudding with Dulce de Leche

OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

Post a recipe on your blog, sign the linky on either blog (they will be linked), grab our new button - isn't she cute - hubby says she looks like me... TeeHee? (above, on my sidebar and on my Co-Chef Dolly's blog) and check out the recipes. Don't forget that each week you actually will be getting at least TWO for the price of ONE because both Dolly and I will post a recipe on each of our blogs. How simple is that??

Double Chocolate Bread Pudding with Dulce de Leche

Dulce de leche:

2 14-oz. cans sweetened condensed milk (I only use Eagle Brand)

Pudding:

1-lb. day-old loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
8 ounces dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate (the darker the better for me)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa (I also use a really dark cocoa called Black Cocoa, mmmm)
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
6 large eggs, beaten
1 tsp. instant espresso powder (my favorite comes from King Arthur Flour Company)
1 Tbls. vanilla extract

~ Make dulce de leche: Pour condensed milk into a bowl; set over a pot of simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is very thick and golden brown, about 2 1/2 hours. Add more water to pot during cooking time, if necessary. Remove bowl; set aside to cool.

~ Make pudding: Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Spread bread in dish; sprinkle with chocolate. In a bowl, whisk both sugars, cocoa and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk milk, half-and-half and eggs. Dissolve espresso in vanilla; whisk into egg mixture. Whisk egg mixture into bowl with cocoa mixture. Pour over bread cubes. Cover loosely; let stand for 1 hour.

~ Preheat oven to 325°F. Remove cover. Bake pudding until puffed and set in center, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Insert a small knife into center; it should come out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes. Drizzle with dulce de leche and serve with ice cream, if desired.

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OK, this does take some time to make, but you don't have to stand over it while making it and it really does taste delicious. Bill LOVES bread pudding and because of the chocolate content, there are NO puppy tail wags on this one... however they all did like the caramel sauce and they do love ice cream! =) I haven't made it in a while so I don't have a current photo of my own, I borrowed one from the recipe file.

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

For more recipes, head on over to Ms.BiBi at Daily Organized Chaos.

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

{Disclosure: The links provided are for you because I found that they are wonderful for the recipe. I received no compensation from the companies included. Opinions expressed are 100% mine}

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet ~ Macaroni Salad

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OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

6-8 Hard cooked eggs, peel and chopped into bite-sized pieces

1 box (16 oz.) elbow macaroni, cooked according to pkg. directions (Barilla works best)

2 cans large ripe pitted olives cut in half

1-2 Tbls. mustard (to taste)

salt, pepper, mayonnaise (Hellmann's is the best) to taste

Mix all the ingredients together and serve chilled. Store leftovers tightly covered in refrigerator.

This received 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags, as you can see. It really amazes me what these doggies like to eat, they even bugged us while we were eating dinner so they could have more. As you can also see, Bill really loves this, too - it is one of his favorites. I love how simple it is and usually make a HUGE bowl of it so that we can have leftovers for several days and I make dinners that go well with it. Sometimes I make extra hard cooked eggs so that I can make egg salad for sandwiches for lunch or deviled eggs, which is also one of Bill's favorites.

For more recipes, head on over to Ms.BiBi at Daily Organized Chaos.

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Thursday Recipe Swap Meet ~ Cinnamon Swirl Bread

OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

I usually like to make things from scratch, but this box mix is just SO good that it's not worth the effort to make it from scratch. All the ingredients are in separate packages and all you need to add are eggs, water and oil.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; spray 8" or 9" loaf pan with cooking spray.

Add the oil, water, and eggs to the bread mix and mix well (I used whisk first to break up any lumps); then sprinkle Cinnabon cinnamon mixture on top of bread mix and stir into bread mixture about 7 times until swirled into bread mixture - DO NOT MIX COMPLETELY.

Spread mixture into prepared pan.

Sprinkle brown sugar crumb mixture on top of bread. Bake in oven for 50 - 60 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 15 min. the remove and let cool on rack for at least 30 minutes; after massaging glaze packet 15-30 seconds, cut the corner off and drizzle over top of cake.

Slice and serve warm... I couldn't believe that this got 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags - they all loved everything about it, especially the glaze on top. Bill and I loved it, too, it was gone in two days.

For more recipes, head on over to Ms.BiBi at Daily Organized Chaos.

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet ~ Easy Chicken Parmesan

OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

3-4 Skinless/Boneless breaded seasoned chicken breasts
6-8 Slices fresh mozzarella
1 Cup tomato sauce
EVOO
Pre-Heat oven to 375 degrees F

Saute chicken breasts in hot EVOO for about 4 minutes on each side until browned. (I didn't take a photo of this as the oil "spits" - HaHa.) Set breasts on paper towel to drain excess oil.

In 2 quart shallow baking dish, layer small amount of tomato sauce on bottom of dish, then chicken, then layer mozzarella cheese and more sauce.

Bake in pre-heated oven (375) for 30-45 minutes depending on thickness of breasts or until center of breast is 160 degrees and cheese is melted.
Serve with salad.

Of course because this is meat, it received 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags - not to mention that they all LOVE cheese. =) Hubby loved it too. I totally love the Perdue prepared chicken breasts and always get them at BJ's Wholesale club in a large package- they are individually wrapped which is FABULOUS - so I can use as many as I want at a time. I have also made them with unseasoned breasts and make my own coating with breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan cheese... then you dredge the breasts in flour first, then egg wash and then the breadcrumbs before sauteing.

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

For more recipes, head on over to Ms.BiBi at Daily Organized Chaos.

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet ~ Banana Bread

OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!

My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly and I are now doing a recipe swap; we want to share ours with you and wold LOVE to get some of your favorites as well... So, Welcome to Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet, here is all you have to do:

3 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 1/3 C brown sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 C mashed ripe banana (4-5 medium bananas)
2/3 C butter (can also use shortening or margarine if desired, but doesn't taste as good)
4 Tbls milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. Buttery Sweet Dough Flavor (optional, but adds a wonderful flavor)
4 large eggs
1/4 C chocolate chips per loaf (optional)
Crystal sugar (optional- I get mine from King Arthur Flour Company)

~ Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; grease two 8x4x2" loaf pans (I only use Pam spray)

~ In large mixing bowl combine 2 cups flour , brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; Add mashed banana, butter and milk. Beat at low speed until blended then at high speed for about 2 minutes.

~ Add eggs (one at a time) and remaining flour (careful, it spits up at you); beat until blended. You can stir in your chips now if using or if you are like me and are only making one with chips, wait until you have poured one into a prepared pan. Then let your little friends share the beater with you.
~ Pour into prepared pans sprinkle top with the crystal sugar and bake for 50-60 minutes. Top will be slightly golden and toothpick inserted into center will come out clean. Cool in pan for 10 min. than remove and cool completely before slicing If you can't wait like me... it will crumble. Wrap in foil to keep moist. =)

Again to my surprise this received 6 out of 6 puppy tail wags because NONE of the dogs will eat plain bananas, but they love the bread, with or without butter... they are weird, but then again they are my dogs.

So now all you have to do is sign our linky so we all can find your recipes. You check out all ours and we will check out all yours. If you don't want to write it all down and you know of one on line just post a link to it on your blog or leave it in a comment if you prefer!

For more recipes, head on over to Ms.BiBi at Daily Organized Chaos.

Let's get cooking..... Bon Appetit!

{Disclosure: I was not provided any compensation for this post, the links provided are just for my friends, the readers. I have found that these items work the best in my recipe and I wanted to share that information.}