My Kitchen

Teriyaki Chicken

2010-10-13T13:53:00.001-06:00

Teriyaki Chicken

1 cup sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 clove garlic
1 tsp ginger

mix together. Put in crock pot over chicken thighs or legs (I just used chicken breasts and they turned out fine)
all day on low or 1/2 day on high

Sweet and Sour sauce

2010-10-13T13:52:00.001-06:00

Sweet and Sour sauce (for dipping the egg rolls)

2/3 cup Brown sugar
2/3 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tsp ketchup
1 tsp soy sauce
2 TBSP cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water.
Bring everything to a boil (except cornstarch)
Once it's at a boil add cornstarch and cook until thickened about 1-2 minutes

Homemade Egg Rolls

2010-10-13T13:49:00.000-06:00

Egg Rolls.
1 head of cabbage- chopped
1 onion chopped
5 stalks of celery chopped
1 cup grated carrots
1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
3-4 TBSP soy sauce
2-3 TBSP chicken bullion powder - you can buy it in the Asian isle

Put a little olive oil in a large pot. Add all the vegi's to the pot and cook down (takes about 20 minutes...cook until vegi's are soft) Medium to medium high heat. While they are cooking add the soy sauce and the chicken bullion powder.
After it's cooked, you need to drain it really well. Put it in a strainer over a bowl and let it drain and cool for about 30 minutes. Put some in the egg roll wrappers and roll up. It should show how to roll them up on the egg roll package. Seal them with a little water. Fry in a pan of oil until crisp and golden.

*I don't add celery because I don't like celery. The lady that taught my mom said you just need to always have 4 vegi's in there. Cabbage is a must but you can add whatever vegi's you have. I love it with what I've listed minus the celery. The measurements on the carrots and bean sprouts are an estimate. I just do big handfuls and they always turn out. Sometimes when I have had extra stuff, I add it to ham fried rice.

Serve with Sweet and Sour sauce

Chicken Cordon Bleu

2010-10-13T13:36:00.000-06:00

This is a pretty good recipe. I found it on allrecipes.com. I've made it a few times and it usually turns out. It's not the best cordon bleu I've ever had but it's pretty good and it's easy.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 slices fully cooked ham
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup mayonnaise

SAUCE:
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons white wine or chicken broth

Flatten the chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. Spread mustard on one side; sprinkle with paprika. Top with a ham slice. Roll up tightly; secure with toothpicks.
In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and pepper.
Brush chicken with mayonnaise; roll in crumb mixture. Place in a shallow 2-qt. microwave-safe dish; cover loosely. Microwave on high for 7 minutes. Turn the chicken; cook 7 minutes longer or until juices run clear. Remove toothpicks; set aside and keep warm.
In a 1-qt. microwave-safe dish, heat the butter on high for 30 seconds; stir in the flour until smooth. Cook, uncovered, on high for 30 seconds. Add milk and salt. Cook 3-4 minutes longer or until thickened. Stir in cheese until smooth. Add the wine or broth. Serve over chicken.

*I don't cook mine in the microwave like this says to do. I do it in the oven at 350 for about 30+ minutes or until it's done.

Crisp Chicken Burritos

2010-10-13T13:34:00.001-06:00

Crisp Chicken Burritos - This recipe came from my cousin Xela...when I was really young she used to make these and bring them over and everyone loved them. I found the recipe in my mom's stuff. I haven't actually made them yet but they look fairly easy and I know they taste good :)

8 oz cream cheese
1 pt sour cream
1/2 cup butter
2 cans diced chili's
1 can diced mushrooms
4 TBSP taco seasoning

Mix all of that together. Then add 6 chicken breasts cooked and chopped.

2 packages flour tortillas (I don't know exactly how many this means)

Put mixture and chicken together then put in flour tortillas and roll up. Cook in hot oil for 3-4 minutes, rotating sides.

*note*I tried these and they weren't good at all. I don't know what I did wrong or if it's the recipe but I'm not sure I am daring enough to try them again.

BBQ chicken braid

2010-05-11T15:09:00.001-06:00

I found this recipe here at My Kitchen Cafe and I wanted to try it so I did and it actually turned out. For the actual recipe go check out her website. I have found lots of fun things there. I followed the recipe exactly, even using her bread recipe although, you could probably just buy store bought bread dough intead of making your own, as that is a little time consuming.
These are pictures of the ones I made. I made one with the BBQ recipe she has and one I just did ham and cheese. They both turned out great and I will probably be making this again and again.

Grilled Quesadillas

2010-05-11T14:56:00.000-06:00

We have been watching a lot of the food network lately and it is making want to try new things. The other week Wes wanted to experiment on the grill so he made us some quesadillas. He grilled some steak with some new seasonings, and put steak, cheese, and some fresh salsa on some corn tortillas and made them on the BBQ. They turned out pretty good.

Fruit and fruit dip

2010-05-11T14:21:00.000-06:00

My mom recently bought me a triffle bowl and I am having lot's of fun with it. The other day I made this fruit creation. I just filled the triffle bowl with various fruit ie. fresh pineapple, strawberries, manderine oranges, and grapes. Then I made this yummy dip to go with it. I think this dip would go with any fruit.
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Mix until well blended

Peanut Chicken

2010-03-03T10:44:00.000-07:00

1 can Cream of Coconut (15 oz)
4 TBSP Soy Sauce
4 TBSP Lime Juice
2 TBSP Minced Garlic
1 18 oz Jar Peanut Butter (creamy or crunchy)

Put the cream of coconut in a pan over meduim heat until it is smooth. Add peanut butter and mix until peanut butter is all melted and mixed in. Do not overheat. Then add other ingredients. Pour sauce over fresh spinach, rice and grilled chicken.

Peanut Butter Bars

2009-12-05T12:50:00.001-07:00

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and made them the other day. They are REALLY goood! I have just about eaten the whole pan.

1 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons peanut butter

1.In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
2.In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

Cream Cheese Chicken

2009-07-09T14:56:00.000-06:00

1 1 oz env Italian dressing mix
1/2 cup butter
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
1 10.75 oz can cream of chicken soup
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese

Turn slow cooker on High. Melt butter in bottom of slow cooker. Stir in Italian dressing mix. Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch strips. Place in slow cooker and stir to coat with butter and dressing mix. Cover and cook on High for 2 hours. Remove chicken to plate to cool. Add cream of chicken soup and cream cheese. Stir to melt and mix until smooth and creamy.

**I haven't eaten this yet but I have made it for someone else and they loved it. It is on our menu list for this next week..I think we will eat it with rice.

*This recipe comes from "30 Meals in One Day"

Mrs Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-03-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

1 lb Butter or Marg
1 1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
2 Cups Brown Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Soda
6 Cups Flour
4 Cups Chocolate Chips

Beat butter, sugar, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla 3-4 minutes. Add dry ingredients.
Place dough on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

These cookies are my favorite! They make a lot so sometimes I just half the recipe and I use 1 egg and one egg white.

Beef Stew

2009-02-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

2 lbs beef, cubed
1/4 cup flour
3 TBSP oil
4 potatoes, cubed
4 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 small onions, chopped
3 cups water
1 packet Beef Stew mix

Lightly flour 2 lbs stew meat, Brown in 3 TBSP oil. Mix 3 cups water with beef stew mix, Add to slow cooker, add all other ingredients and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

*We like to eat this with corn bread.

Valentine Treats

2009-02-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

I LOVE making Valentine treats so I just wanted to share pictures of what I made

*Update...The picture on top are these oreo things, I don't know what they're called but basically, it's just crushed up oreo cookies, mixed with cream cheese, dipped in chocolate. Heaven!

Sweet and Tangy Chicken

2009-02-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

This is from Taste of Home

8 Chicken Breasts
2 bottles (18 ounces ea) BBQ sauce
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
Hot cooked Rice

Place four chicken breasts in crock pot. Combine BBQ sauce, pineapple, green pepper, onion and garlic; pour half over the chicken. Top with remaining chicken and sauce. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours. Thicken sauce if desired. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Lemonade Chicken

2009-01-27T17:56:00.000-07:00

I found this in a "Taste of Homes" cookbook.

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup lemonade concentrate ( I just used the whole can)
3 TBSP Ketchup
2 TBSP Brown Sugar
1 TBSP Cider Vinegar
2 TBSP Cornstarch
2 TBSP Cold Water

Place chicken in a slow cooker. Combine the lemonade, ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for about 2 1/2 hours (I left mine in all afternoon)
Remove chicken and keep warm. For gravy, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until thickened. Return chicken to the slow cooker, heat through.

I served it over rice

Honey-Lime Chicken

2009-01-14T22:31:00.000-07:00

This is also from the book "Dinner is Ready"

4 Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 TBSP oil
1 20 oz can pineapple rings
1/4 cup honey
3 TBSP lime juice
2 TBSP soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch

Cut Chicken in strips and sprinkle with garlic salt. Brown in oil. Drain pineapple. Add 1/4 cup pineapple juice to skillet. Cover and Simmer 6-8 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken. Add honey, lime juice, soy sauce, cornstarch and rest of pineapple juice. Bring to boil. Cook and stir until thick and clear, about 1 minute. Serve chicken, sauce, and pineapple rings over rice.

Brown Sugar Pork Ribs

2009-01-06T15:33:00.000-07:00

I have this book called "Dinner is Ready" by Deanna Buxton. That is where this recipe comes from.

3 pounds boneless pork ribs
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 TBSP butter
2 TBSP soy sauce
3/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups brown sugar

Place ribs in crock pot. Cook on high 3 hours. DRAIN. Cook onion and garlic in butter until soft. Add remaining ingredients. Pour over ribs. Cook on high 2 more hours.
Serve over rice.

*We had this the other night and it was really good. I cooked the onions and garlic in olive oil instead of butter but everything else I did just as it says.

Sugar Cookies

2008-12-21T18:29:00.001-07:00

I got a request to make about 100 sugar cookies for a lady that wanted to buy them from me to give away for Christmas so my husband and I spend the last 2 days making and decorating cookies.
It's a pretty good recipe so here it is:

2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Butter softened
Cream that together and then add
3 Beaten Eggs
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
4 tsp Baking Powder
6 Cups Flour

Cool in Fridge for an hour and then roll out and cut into fun shapes
bake at 350 for 7-9 minutes

Big Burritos

2008-12-18T09:40:00.000-07:00

I got this idea from the Cafe Rio burritos. Mine don't taste like Cafe Rio at all, but they are still good.
First I make the meat. I just put whatever meat I have in the crockpot with some green enchilada sauce and let it cook all day (Pork, any kind of steak, leftover roast works too, or chicken)
After it has cooked all day, shred it up and put aside.
Then I make some Spanish Rice (from the box)
And last, one can of beans, black or pinto.

Take some large tortilla shells, fill with meat, rice and beans.
roll up and put in a 9x13 pan. Cover with green enchilada sauce and mozzarella cheeses
and put in the over for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until cheese is melted.

Sometimes I add some enchilada sauce inside the burritos.
Top with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or just eat them plain.

Chocolate Dipped Rice krispie Treats

2008-12-14T21:00:00.000-07:00

This is a treat that is super easy to make but very impressive. I learned this one from my friend Liesl. You make Rice Krispie Treats (Melt a few TBSP Butter in the microwave and then add a bag of Marshmallows and melt. Then add a bunch of Rice Krispie cereal - I don't measure, I just pour a bunch in. Press into a pan and let cool. Cut and dip the squars into some melted Cholocate chips - see picture. For added effect, drizzle white chocolate on top. In this case, I just had some leftover frosting from decorating the Gingerbread cookies so I used that instead.

Gingerbread Cookies

2008-12-14T20:51:00.000-07:00

I found this recipe online here.

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg yolk
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Stir in molasses and egg yolk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg; blend into the molasses mixture until smooth. Cover, and chill for at least one hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. Frost or decorate when cool.

Spritz Cookies

2008-12-05T17:57:00.000-07:00

1 lb Butter
2 Cups Sugar
4 egg yolks
4 3/4 Cup Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 TBSP Almond Extract
1 tsp Vanilla

Cream the Butter, Sugar and Eggs first, then mix all other ingredients.
Cool for about 1/2 hour to an hour before putting in the cookie press.
Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes.

*Optional- Separate dough into a few different bowls and add food coloring to make it fun.

Beef Stroganoff

2008-12-05T17:54:00.000-07:00

1-2 lbs of Hamburger
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 packages Brown Gravy Mix
1 Cup Water

Cook up hamburger, add soup, gravy mix and water and cook on low for 10 minutes.
Mix in 1 Cup Sour Cream. Serve over pasta, rice, or potatoes.

Chicken Pot Pie

2008-12-03T13:10:00.001-07:00

Even though this is for Chicken pot pie, I just used leftover turkey instead.

First I make the Chicken Noodle Soup recipe only I don't add noodles, just potatoes and peas and carrots. Make it a little thicker than you would the soup.
Then I make a crust:
4 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Cups Shortening*
2 tsp Salt
1/2 to 1 Cup Water
(This is for top and bottom crust for a 9x13 pan)

Mix and then divide in half. Roll out half for the bottom and place in pan, fill with the soup and then roll out the rest of the dough and place on top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes (until crust is a golden brown)

*I use butter flavor shortening and I think it makes the crust taste better

My mom's Sweet Potatoes

2008-12-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

A Thanksgiving tradition.
It's not a very specific recipe. I just took a few yams and cooked them the day before and put them in the fridge.
Then the day I made them, I peeled them, sliced them, and put them in my 9x13 pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over all of them and then put some slices of butter and some pecans on top of that. Cook at 350 for about 30 minutes, then put marshmallows on top and put back in oven until slightly browned.
Yum!

Pecan Pie

2008-11-26T14:57:00.000-07:00

I found this recipe here online and thought I would try it. It was pretty easy but I won't taste it until Thanksgiving. It looks pretty good though.

3 Eggs
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 TBSP Flour
1 Cup Corn Syrup
2 TBSP Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 Cups Pecans
1 (9 inch unbaked pie shell)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pie shell in a 9 inch pie pan.
In a medium bowl, gently beat eggs. Stir in sugar and flour, then the syrup, butter and vanilla. Fold in pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes; knife inserted in center of pie should come out clean.

Crock Pot Chicken Taco's

2008-11-25T14:44:00.001-07:00

This is one of my favorite meals I do because it's so easy and tastes good.

1-2 Chicken Breasts
1 can of Black Beans (or whatever beans you want)
1 cup Salsa

Throw all of that in a crock pot and cook it all day. Before you serve it, Shred the chicken and mix everything together.

Put in tortillas with taco stuff...ie..cheese, lettuce, tomato, olives, sour cream, guacamole etc...

No Frosting Chocolate Cake

2008-11-23T16:42:00.000-07:00

2/3 Cup Oil
6 TBSP Cocoa
2 Eggs
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Cups Water
2 Cups Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Soda

Mix all ingredients. Pour in a 9x13 pan.
Top with chocolate chips and Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

*I always replace the oil with applesauce

Serve with vanilla ice cream or cool whip

Wes' Fried Chicken

2008-11-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

Wes makes really good fried chicken that we had the other night.

He takes flour, seasoning salt, and Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning and mixes that up then dips the chicken in that and throws it in the oil for a few minutes.

Pretty simple but pretty good.

Chicken Noodle Soup

2008-11-16T10:26:00.000-07:00

Since we are sick in our house right now, I made my mom's recipe of chicken noodle soup.

2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup
1 can Chicken Broth
1-2 Chicken breasts cooked and chopped
1/2 bag of frozen peas and carrots
1/2 bag egg noodles (not cooked)
2 chicken bullion cubes
*optional 2-4 potatoes peeled and cubed

Throw everything in the crock pot except the noodles and cook 4-5 hours on high, or longer on low.
About an hour before serving, throw the noodles in there.

*My mom doesn't usually put the potatoes in there but I always do and I sometimes don't put the noodles in. It just depends what I have in my cupboards and what I'm in the mood for.
Also, sometimes I don't have chicken broth so I just boil the frozen chicken breast in some water and add onion flakes and then use that water instead of the broth.
You could also add a variety of vegetables, we just always use the peas and carrots. When I made it this last time, I used fresh carrots and just chopped them up. I like the frozen ones though because it's less work :)
This is a very creamy soup.

Meat Loaf

2008-11-14T14:30:00.000-07:00

Last night's dinner

2 lbs Hamburger
4 Eggs
1 Onion chopped
1 cup crushed up saltine crackers
2 TBSP Steak Sauce
Salt and Pepper

Combine and mix with hands

Shape into loaf and brown on both sides in a pan with a little olive oil.
(this is tricky - mine fell apart when I tried to flip it)

Put in a pan and cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour

** I didn't have saltine crackers so I used some off brand "snack crackers" which were basically Ritz crackers and I didn't have Steak Sauce so I just used ketchup and mixed it with a little brown sugar and I thought it turned out great.

Quick Breakfast Cake

2008-11-13T18:42:00.000-07:00

I made this today and it only took me about 5 minutes to mix it up and then 25 to bake. It's really good, I especially like the cinnamon topping :)

Cinnamon Topping

2/3 cup Brown sugar
3 T. flour
1 tsp cinnamon
3 T margarine melted
combine and set aside

Batter

2 cup flour
1/2 c sugar
1 T. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 c, milk
1/4 c oil
1 egg

Mix dry ingrdients. Add milk, oil, egg. Stir only until moistened. Pour 1/2 batter in pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cinnamon topping. Add rest of batter and remaining topping.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes
Serve Warm
makes 8x8 pan

Whole Wheat Bread

2008-11-13T14:22:00.001-07:00

My first post will be my whole wheat bread that I make all the time. I don't buy store bought bread anymore because it's expensive and I like making this. It's pretty easy so here it is:

2 (8x4 inch) loaves

3 1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/3 c gluten flour
1 1/4 TBSP instant yeast
2 1/2 c steaming hot tap water
1 TBSP salt
1/3 c oil
1/3 c honey or 1/2 c sugar
1 1/4 TBSP bottled lemon juice
1 1/2 c whole wheat flour

Mix together first three ingredients in mixer with a dough hook. Add water all at once and mix for 1 minute; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Add salt, oil, honey or sugar and lemon juice and beat for 1 minute. Add last flour, 1 cup at a time, beating between each cup. Beat for about 6-10 minutes until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. This makes a very soft dough.

Pre-heat oven for 1 minute to lukewarm and turn off. Turn dough onto oiled counter top; divide, shape into loaves, place in oiled pans. Let rise in warm oven for 10-15 minutes until dough reaches top of pan. Do not remove from oven, turn oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on racks.

Lemon juice in this recipe acts as a dough enhancer which gives bread a fine, light texture. Gluten, a natural protein derived from wheat, provides elasticity and strength, added texture, helps retain moisture, prevents crumbling and extends the shelf life of bread. If you do not want to store gluten flour, substitute whole wheat flour in its place.