Otherwise known as the best Rice Krispy treat EVER!
1 c. Karo syrup
1 c. sugar
1 c. peanut butter
6 c. crisped rice (I use generic cereal for this)
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. butterscotch morsels
Mix together syrup and sugar in large pot. Bring to boil and then remove from heat. Add peanut butter and stir. Add crisped rice, mix well.
Poon in 9×13″ greased pan.
For the topping, melt the chips and morsels together. Add over the treats and spread out evenly. Refrigerate to harden.
This goes great over breaded chicken or fish.
1-2 Roma tomatoes diced
4 oz. fresh spinach
2 garlic cloves, slivered
1 tsp. rosemary
2 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. basil
Salt & Pepper
1/4 c. white wine
2 tbsp. butter
Spoonful of marinara sauce
1 tbsp. olive oil
In saute pan, heat oil and put in garlic until it browns. Add wine and cook off the alcohol. Add tomatoes, spinach and herbs. Add salt & pepper and simmer for one minute. Add marinara sauce and butter, simmer.
While I’m actually the one typing it, I’m giving my mom (Liz) the credit she deserves on this recipe. I LOVED her potato salad growing up, loved it. Only fair since the recipe I have is hers word for word that I give her the credit on this classic salad.
1 c. mayo
2 tbsp. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
4 c. potatoes (5-6 medium), cooked and cubed
1 c. celery, sliced
1/2 onion, diced
3 hard boiled eggs
1/2 c. grated carrots
Combine first five ingredients. Stir in remaining ingredients, cover and chill.
Fill shaker up half way up with either Tomato Juice or Clamato Juice
3 shots of vodka (Certain flavored vodkas work well – Absolut Peppar, Stoli Mandarin, and Bacon Infused Vodka)
Horseradish
Salt & Pepper
Tobasco Sauce
Worshchester Sauce
Lemons & Limes
Mix together and add fresh lemon and lime juice. Take glass and fill up 3/4 with ice and pour shaker into glass. Top with olives.
3 – 8 oz cream cheese
1 – small can El Paso Green Sauce
1/4 – small can El Paso Yellow Sauce
1 – pkg green onion dip mix
1 – Tbsp or 1/2 if you want milder Tabasco Sauce
In a mixer put:
Cream Cheese cut up, onion dip, green sauce, mix then 1/4 can yellow sauce and Tabasco. Continue mixing until all combined about 3 – 5 minutes on low to medium speed.
Submitted by Shelby on behalf of Dianna Moffitt
1/4 cup warm water
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
1 Cup cottage cheese (warm)
2 Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. dill weed
3 tsp. onion flakes or Mrs. Dash or something similar ( I use more)
2 eggs
2 1/3 cups flour
Mix water and yeast together and set aside. Combine the cottage cheese, sugar, baking soda, dill seed, onion flakes and eggs in a mixing bowl and beat. Add one cup of flour and mix well.
Add the yeast mixture and beat. Add the rest of the flour and mix.
Let it rise until double in size. Stir it down. Grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole bowl and put the bread in it. Let it rise and when double in size, bake it at 325 F oven for about 40- 50 minutes.
For a variety, you can use a flavored cottage cheese.
I remember when and why I got my first steamer. It’s a very nice one from Williams Sonoma that I purchased in Las Vegas one night when I wanted to make crab legs. I’m pretty sure I was pregnant at the time too, not that’s it relevant. Anyways, I went home and unpackaged the steamer got it all ready, put in my 2 inches of water and got it boiling. Put the crab legs on and this horrible, overwhelming smell of perm solution came about. It was disgusting, the crab legs I had bought earlier that day were in fact bad. However, that being my first time steaming crab it kinda deterred me from doing it for quite awhile afterwards.
We had moved from Vegas and then a few more times and each time we had to bring this large steamer with us. It was nice, we just never used it. One day I decided to try it for corn on the cob I believe it was, some veggie at least. Worked great, so then I started using it more because I like the idea of steam over microwaves. It’s easier than a microwave to be honest.
You fill up the large pot only with about 1-2 inches of water. Turn the stove on to high and let that bad boy boil. There are two strainers/holders in the pot, one large and one small. (Small one pictured below)
So let’s try broccoli, first you cut up the desired amount, put the pan on the stove and once boiled put the broccoli in the small holder and let steam for six minutes. That’s it, just six minutes. Then take it out (no draining needed) add some salt, pepper, garlic and butter and you have some happy eaters. It keeps the color of the broccoli so nicely too.
The steamer is very versatile. You can cook crab legs and all sorts of seafood in there. Crab legs go in the large holder and you steam them for six minutes as well. These are frozen crab legs done in SIX MINUTES. It’s great.
So go ahead and get yourself a steamer, you’ll appreciate your purchase, I promise.
Today I am going to share with you what our family is having for Valentine’s Dinner. I decided to do a simple surf n’ turf. I bought two steaks and two lobster tails, if you buy an eight ounce steak and split in two, that’s a perfect portion of meat – four ounces.
On the menu tonight:
Shrimp cocktail with spicy cocktail sauce
NY Strip Steak with bearnaise sauce
Fresh asparagus
Mashed Potatoes
French bread
Shrimp Cocktail w/ Cocktail Sauce
So this post is a little edited as I add the pictures from dinner. We had a late lunch and so we changed to have no lobster, just too much food. I also planned on grilling but it was too cold, so we pan fried the steak and sauted the asparagus. We thought a nice sauce would be good, so we tried making bearnaise sauce for the first time. It was really good.
Steaks in Marinade
Steak w/ Bernaise Sauce
Even the Boys Love It.
No Blue Balls on Valentine’s Day … only red. : )
Red Velvet Cake
Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Wafers
Once cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl, mix in cream cheese frosting thoroughly. May be easier (and more fun) to do with hands but definitely messier!
Roll mixture into quarter size balls and lay on cookie sheet, should make 40-50. Chill for several hours – and be patient and make sure it’s really cooled down or it will get gooey.
Melt chocolate wafers in the microwave or stovetop method. Roll balls in chocolate and lay on wax paper until firm. (Use a spoon to dip and roll in chocolate and then tap off extra.)
Enjoy!
Welcome to Day Two of our Valentine’s Day special! Today we work on our second step of the end goal of Red Velvet Balls and that’s to make the yummy frosting we’ll blend into the cake. This recipe for cream cheese frosting can also be enjoyed with many other desserts. Fold 1/3 c. walnuts into it and add to a moist carrot cake!
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 box of powdered sugar (4 cups)
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
Mix cream cheese and butter together in a bowl. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix until you get the consistency you like.
Add a little milk to the frosting while mixing if you like it to be creamy.
Happy Hump Day! With Valentine’s Day being Saturday I decided to a three day recipe. Our ultimate goal is making Red Velvet Balls and we can do this in three steps. The great thing is each step can be used as its own recipe and enjoyed with other sweets.
Red Velvet Cake:
2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. oil
1 c buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vinegar
1 oz. bottle red food coloring
Mix all ingredients together and bake at 350F for about 30 to 35 minutes.
Red Velvet Cake
1 1/4 c. warm water
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. active dry yeast
2 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. dried red pepper
2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. basil
Add ingredients starting with wet going to dry. In the flour, make a hole for the yeast to rest in. You DO NOT want the yeast and water to touch.
Ingredients Loaded In
Finished Dough
Stored Dough
Base:
1 package of cream cheese
2 spoonfuls of sour cream
Little bit of milk
Mix all ingredients well until smooth.
Then add in order:
Refried beans
Fresh guacamole
Taco meat (optional)
Cheese
Salsa
Lettuce
Tomato
Jalapenos
Green onion
1 package bow tie pasta
1/3 cup chopped green onion
1/3 cup light soy sauce
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3 cups shredded chicken
Salt and pepper to taste.
Heat a skillet and cook stirring frequently until lightly toasted.
Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, and rinse under cold water until cool. Transfer to a large bowl.
Combine vegetable oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, ginger, and salt n pepper.
Pour dressing over pasta and chicken and green onions.
I love hot wings…ever since I got the notion of doing my own I have been experimenting with all types….This one has multiple levels of heat that you can add depending on hot you want hot….
25 Chicken Wings (Either pre-fried at places like WingStop or deep fried at home)
1 – Bottle Frank’s Red Hot Sauce (this is the base)
1/2 Stick of Butter (Use real butter, it stiffens up the sauce)
1/4 Tbsp Garlic Powder
1/4 Tbsp Salt
1/4 Tbsp Course Black Pepper
1/4 Tbsp Fine White Pepper
1 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
Add all ingredients together in a large pot, bring to a slow boil and stir.
The various levels of heat depend on the amount and type of chili peppers you use.
Mild – Leave as is.
Hot – Added to ingredients:
1 Tbsp Tabasco Sauce
1/4 Tbsp Crushed Red Chile Peppers
Hotter – Added to above ingredients:
1/4 Tbsp Ground Serrano Peppers
1/4 Tbsp Garlic Powder
1/4 Tbsp De Arbol Powder
1/4 Tbsp Cayenne Powder
Even Hotter – Added to above ingredients:
1/4 Tbsp Ground Piquin Chili
1/4 Tbsp Ground Birds Eye
1/4 Tbsp Ground Tepin
1/2 Stick Butter
Hotter Still – Added to above ingredients:
1/4 Tbsp Fresh Ground Orange Habanero
Hottest: ( I have yet to get to eat more than one or two from this recipe)
1/4 Tbsp Fresh Ground Red Savina Habanero
Once you have all the heat you want added…Place hot, fresh wings in the pot with the sauce and let come to a boil. If find that you do not have enough liquid add more Franks Red Hot.
You can after you have boiled them put them on a cookie sheet and bake them for 20 minutes at 350 degrees (you may want to clear the house for this)
I boil the wings in the sauce because it allows the juices and the heat to get into the very flesh of the wing rather than just a coating on the outside.
Serve with Ranch or Blue Cheese, and Celery Stalks.
If you find the heat really hot be sure to drink milk not water.
Good luck….
2-4 chicken breasts
Pesto Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Bread Crumbs
Butter
Salt & Pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Melt butter, take chicken breasts roll in butter, then bread crumbs and place in greased baking pan. Once chicken is done, make a slice down the middle but not all the way through on any sides. Spoon in pesto sauce then top with mozzarella cheese and put back in oven for five minutes or until cheese is melted.
In picture, chicken served with black eyed peas, fresh steamed broccoli, and ciabatta roll.
1 cup uncooked pasta
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1/4 cup pitted green olives
1 cup diced feta cheese
1 ripe tomato, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup lemon juice
1 pinch of garlic salt
1 pinch of italian herbs seasonings
Salt and pepper to taste
Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente; drain, and rinse with cold water. In a bowl mix in olives, feta cheese, seasonings and tomatos. In another bowl whisk together oil and lemon juice and pour over pasta, add the salt and pepper to taste. Chill before serving.
This is all done to taste and the amount depends on how many shrimp you plan on serving.
Ketchup
Horseradish
Lemon Juice
Salt & Pepper
Worshchester Sauce
Mix ingredients together in bowl, adjust to taste.
That’s it! I like it spicy … careful on the horseradish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
My sister was in love with this dish growing up, I didn’t like it for several reasons but then again, I am the pickiest eater. Everyone else seems to love it too, so it must just be me being a brat. At least I admit it. ; )
3-4 chicken breast cooked and cut up
1-bag or fresh broccoli
Cook the broccoli about 1/2 way and then set aside
1 can of cream of broccoli or cream of chicken soup
In a large bowl mix chicken soup, 3/4 cup mayo, salt and pepper, and some lemon juice mix. Put in a dish and cover top with cheese.
Cook for 20 minutes and then add some bread crumbs and cook for ten more minutes.
This has turned non-BBQ sauce eaters into BBQ sauce eaters.
Most of this is done to taste, I like things spicy, like spicy, spicy. So the ingredients that have measurements next to it, use that. For ones that don’t, those are ingredients for you to play with.
1 c. ketchup
1 tbsp. molasses
1 tbsp. grated onion
1 tbsp. steak sauce (not a deal breaker if you don’t have any)
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. vinegar
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
Spoonful of Spicy OR Honey Mustard (I started out using honey mustard but after I realize its cost in comparison I switched to spicy, equally as good.)
Tobasco sauce
Spoonful of honey
Salt & Pepper
Fresh peppers, diced – I use a mixture of habenaro, jalenpeno and whatever else I can find that’s hot!
Mix all ingredients and simmer on low. Stir occasionally.
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