Foodie Friday - St. Patty's Day Cuppies

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!  :)

These were super easy!  Just boxed cupcakes, green colored frosting, rainbow sour airhead candy strips rolos and butterscotch candies.  YUM!!!  And FUN!!! :) 

Have a great day!
Tammy

Foodie Friday - 2 ingredient cake

YUM!!!  And easy!  This recipe can barely be called a recipe.  I found it on pinterest and it is literally 2 ingredients!!!! WAHOO!!!!  Take a box of Angel Food cake mix and a can of pie filling.  Use what you like...I used apple.  Mix the dry ingredients with the pie filling and pour into greased 9x13 pan.  Bake for about 45 mins at 350'.  That's it.!!!  YUMMO!  :)
I can't wait to try other flavors....cherry, blueberry, i wonder if pumpkin would work??!

Foodie Friday - Chocolate Waffles

YUMMY!!!!! 

WOW, these are REALLY good!!!  And they are SUPER easy!!!   All you need is a box of chocolate cake mix (with ingredients to make the 'cake') and a waffle maker.  That's it!

I mixed all of the ingredients and then used my large pampered chef scoopy thing and that was the perfect amount for each waffle.  My waffle maker is old school - it was my mom's so check yours before you take my word for it.  This one makes four eggo sized waffles at a time.  Not the ginormous ones you get out.  These are just regular to smallish in size. 

This is the waffle maker I have:

Here is Mike showing off his plate of delishiousness

And my son...not quite as excited, but if you can see he's scarfed them down! :)

YUM!

Foodie Friday - Apple/Angel food cake

Whoa!!  This is so easy and really good!!!  I saw this on pinterest (love me some pinterest!).  You simply mix a box of angel food cake with a can of fruit pie filling.  I've seen it with apple, blueberry, cherry...whatever you prefer!  Mix them together, spread into 9x13 pan and bake for 30 minutes.  I think that if you eat some while it's still warm you will have a very happy tummy!
Enjoy,

Tammy

Foodie Friday Smokehouse Chicken

YUM!!
This is a recipe I adapted from Plain Chicken...that is a great site, you should check it out!  Not only is she fun to read, she also has AMAZING recipes that are far from plain!  :) 
Anyway this recipe is really, really, really good! 

Smokehouse Chicken
4 chicken breast, pounded to an even thickness
1 bottle Lawry's marinade - I think I used a steak one becausae that is what I had on hand

8 slices thick cut apple-wood smoked bacon
1 box fresh mushrooms, sliced - more than she had cause I love 'em
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup BBQ sauce

Marinate the chicken in the Lawry's Original Seasoned Salt marinade for at least 30 minutes. The longer the better.  I had mine in the marinade for over a day. 

While the chicken is marinating, cook the bacon in a large skillet. Set aside. Reserve 2 Tablespoons of bacon fat. Sauté mushrooms in bacon fat until softened. Set aside.

Grill the chicken 12-15, minutes until done. You can also cook the chicken in a skillet on the stove if desired.

Preheat the broiler on your oven. Place cooked chicken on a rimmed baking sheet. Spread 1-2 Tbsp BBQ sauce on cooked chicken. Top with bacon, mushrooms and cheese. Broil until cheese is melted.

 This is what it looked like as I was putting it all together.  YUM!!

Foodie Friday...Amazing Meatballs

Okay, first I have to say that I FORGOT to take pictures of this AMAZING creation!!!  :(  Boo!!!  But I was having the newlyweds over for dinner and I wasnt' thinking of photos at the time.  Sad, but true.  This photo I found on Google images and it is from http://foodsessed.com/2010/04/09/spaghetti-and-meatballs/ looks pretty close only my balls were even bigger and my sauce was thicker.    Check out her recipe too though as it does look and sound yummy for spag and meatballs.  This recipe is only for meatballs.  I debated about whether to do pasta or not and really I just wanted the meatballs!!!  SO, last minute I quickly made some of the Lipton Pasta Sides butter flavored noodles to go along side.  We also had a nice green salad with almonds and mandarin oranges and balsamic vinegar...it was yummy.  I also made some Italian Herb bread in my bread maker and a cucumber salad.  Oh, and chocolate cobbler for dessert. YUM!!!
Okay...here's the yumminess...

Saucy Meatballs

Sauce: (Make in Stew Pot)

Large can tomatoes (used the ones with Italian seasonings)

Regular sized can of tomato sauce

2 peppers chopped

4 plum tomatoes

1 onion

1 T brown sugar

1 T instant coffee

5 T cider vinegar

Salt – a little more than you think – the tomatoes need it

Pepper

Worcestershire sauce – about 10 shakes

Garlic – about 1 ½ T

Beef bouillon – I use the better than Bouillon and I used about 2 t (I’d say 1-2 cubes)

Paprika – about 4-5 shakes

Parsley – handful – saved this for the tipping

Pan on high heat add tomatoes, peppers, onion and let it steep and reduce on high heat add other ingredients and stirring occasionally leave on high (6ish) while you make the meatballs.  When you start to brown the meatballs the sauce should be a beautiful rich, thick texture and you can turn the heat to medium (4ish).  I also used my emulsion blender and blended it up a little so it was smooth.

Meatball ingredients: (make in high-rimmed skillet)

EVOO

Beef/pork mixture – I used 3 pounds (6 servings)

2 eggs

Couple handfuls breadcrumbs

Italian seasoning – about a tablespoon

Salt

Pepper

Cheddar cheese

Heat pan up with EVOO and then mix beef/eggs/crumbs/seasonings together.  Form a large ball and then poke a hole and fill with cheese being careful to reform ball. 
Brown all sides in hot skillet

Preheat oven to 350’

Combine!

When the balls are tan on all sides I added the sauce to the balls and move the meatballs around to get saucy.  Top with parsley leaves.  Put in the oven for about 45 minutes.

Enjoy!!!

Tammy

Foodie Wedding Week!! Chocolate rings

Foodie Friday?!?  I guess this counts.  LOL!  We found these cute diamond ring molds and used them at the shower.  I filled them with White adn Milk chocolate and they turned out really cute!  :)
YAY!!! 
Enjoy today,

Tammy 

Foodie Friday - Smoothie

YUM!!!

This Foodie Friday is less of a recipe and more of a reminder that the Farmer's Markets are open and the fruit is delicious!  I like to divide my fruit into freezable smoothie portions and put them in freezer bags.  Ready when I am ready for one.  I just add a tad of sweetner (if needed) and some water or milk or yogurt or ice - what ever I am feeling and put it all in my magic bullet.  YUM!  :)

Foodie Friday - Cherry Cobbler

YAY!!!  I know I told you about the cherries from the tree in my backyard....YUM!!!  Well, one of the things I made with them is Cherry Cobbler.  I got this recipe from All Recipes - what a great site!

It was sooo yummy - I almost forgot to take pics!  :)  It made a 9x13 pan and it was gone within a couple of hours!!!

Fresh Cherry Cobbler

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
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• 2 cups pitted sour cherries
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

• Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and place in the oven to melt while the oven is preheating. Remove as soon as butter has melted, about 5 minutes.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and baking powder. Mix in the milk until well blended, then pour the batter into the pan over the butter. Do not stir.
  3. Rinse out the bowl from the batter, and dry. Place cherries into the bowl, and toss with the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of flour. Distribute the cherry mixture evenly over the batter. Do not stir.
  4. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. A toothpick inserted into the cobber should come out clean.
  

Foodie Friday....Slutty Brownies

Slutty Brownies:

These brownies are YUMMMMMY!!!! 
I first saw them on Pinterest and they are called Slutty Brownies.  (Sorry don't remember who!!!) The name in itself made me curious.  Then the description cracked me up….  Slutty Brownies = easy and more than a little dirty.  J  Funny.  Perfect description though!!!  Easy peasy…. 

Ingredients needed:

·         1 box brownie mix  - mix according to box instructions but add 1 t oil

·         1 package oreos

·         1 box (or bag) chocolate chip cookie mix mixed according to instructions on package

Take the cookie mix and pour it in a sprayed 9x9 then top with a layer of oreos….but wait; there’s more – top with the brownie mixture.  Oh, yea, it’s good for you!  J

Bake it for about 30 mins at 350’…mine took longer about 42 minutes. 

Make these….Soon!!!  You won’t be disappointed!!  J

Enjoy,

Tammy

Foodie Friday - Cherry Cobbler

Foodie Friday- Cherry Cobbler!!!
WOW!!  This is AMAZING!!!!

I love, love, love cherries!!!  I think part of the reason that I love them so is because when I as a kid we had a cherry tree in the side yard and I could literally open my window and pick and eat them.  It seemed like it was a huge tree and every year we'd pick buckets full and mom would make the most delicious desserts and we'd all eat cherries until we were red in the cheeks!  Well, a few years ago I planted my very own cherry tree in my back yard.  It was scrawny and small, but I had high hopes for it!  It didn't seem like it would make it for a couple of years...it has been broken and sawed off but treated with care and respect.  This year it paid off!!!  I had a harvest of cherries!!!!! 

We got about 5lbs off that tree and the first thing we did was make cobbler.  I don't have my mom's recipe so I went to allrecipies and found a really good one! I added more cherries than Miranda did, but other than that I stuck to her recipe. 

Cherry Cobbler:
Ingredients:
1/2 C butter
1 C flour
1 C sugar
1 t baking powder
1 C milk


3 C pitted cherries
3/4 C sugar
1 T flour

Preheat oven to 350'.  Place the butter in a 9x13 baking dish, and plce in the oven to melt while the oven is preheating.  Remove as soon as butter has melted.
In a medium bowl, stir together 1 C flour, 1 C sugar, and 1 t baking powder.  Mix in the milk until well blended, then pour the batter into the pan over the butter.  Do not stir.
Place cherries inteh bowl and toss with remaining 3/4 C sugar and 1 T flour.  Distribute the cherry mixture evenly over the batter.  Do not mix.
Bake 50 minutes until golden brown.

The results are FABULOUS!!
Enjoy!
Tammy

Foodie Friday - Turkey and Stuffing Casserole

Hi y'all!!!  Happy FRIDAY!!!  This meal is brought to you by my BBFF Christy!!!  Check out her crafty, sweet blog!  :)  Chicken and Stuffing Casserole is what she made, but I had leftover turkey in the freezer!  YUM! 

Ingredients

2 c. cubed cooked chicken, 1 pkg (6 oz) stuffing mix (like stove top chicken flavor), 1 can (2.8 oz) French Fried Onions, 1 pkg (10 oz) frozen brocolli (thawed and drained), 1 pkg cheese sauce mix or can of cheese soup, 1 1/4 c. milk, 1/2 c. sour cream.

Instructions

Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions.  Stir in 1/2 can onions.  Spread onto the bottom of a greased casserole dish.  Arrange Brocolli pieces around edge of the dish.  Mix cheese sauce, milk, sour cream and chicken.  Pour over brocolli.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Sprinkle the remaining onions sprinkled on top for the last 5 minutes of baking. 

Make stuffing according to box and spread on bottom of 8x8 pan OR double it for 9x11

YUM!!! :)

Thanks Christy!!!

Foodie Friday - Banana Pudding

 

OMG, This is some serious dessert!!!  We all loved it!!!!!  Easy to make and especially easy for me since my daughter helped - thanks, darlin'! :) 

Do yourself a favor and try this soooooon!  :)

This is straight form Paula Deen!  :)

Not 'yo Mama's Banana Pudding:

Ingredients

• 2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies
• 6 to 8 bananas, sliced
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (5-ounce) box instant French vanilla pudding
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream

Directions

Line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.

In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Foodie Friday - Creamy Spaghetti and Garlic Biscuits

Wow!  To say that this was my favorite meal this week would be an understatement!!!  We all LOVED it!!!!  I adapted both of these recipes from Plain Chicken (http://www.plainchicken.com/)  Please make them both - they are amazing and I had them ready from start to finish in an hour. 

Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole

1 box pasta (I had angel hair and the corkscrew kind in the pantry so combined them)

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 15 oz can stewed tomotoes

1 lb lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

3 tsp Italian seasoning
3 clove garlic, minced

2 t salt

1 t red pepper
8 ounces cream cheese
1 C mozarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.

In a skillet, brown the ground beef, onion, and garlic until cooked through; drain fat and stir in tomato sauce and spices.  Bring to a boil and let simmer while you cook pasta (and get garlic bread ready!).

Meanwhle, cook pasta according to directions on packet.  Drain and place cooked spaghetti in bowl.  Add cream cheese and stir until cream cheese is melted and the spaghetti is thoroughly coated.

Lightly grease a 9x13" pan.  Spread a small amount of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish.  Put spaghetti on top of sauce and top with remaining meat sauce.  Sprinkle mozarella cheese on top.

Bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly

Garlic Parmesan Skillet Bread

1 can biscuits - I used Grand Jr's
1/2 stick butter
2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350.  Melt butter and mix in garlic and Italian seasoning.  Tear biscuits into quarters and toss in butter mixture.  Place in baking dish and top with cheese.  Bake at 350' for 20 minutes. 

*I put them in the oven with the spaghetti after giving the spag 10 mins by itself. 

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Foodie Friday - Cobbler!! YES, please!!!

Time for Foodie Friday again!!!  :)  I love this day, because cooking is something that I have to do regardless if I have time to do it unlike my scrappy hobby.  Although, for my sanity, I have to make time for that as well.  But it's nice to have another outlet to let out some creativity that I 'have' to do (almost) every day of the week.

This recipe is really easy and really good!!! 

My family loves it!!  AND I've even made it with a whole stick of butter because  I was remembering cup, cup, cup, stick...oh well, it still came out delish even though it didn't rise much.  LOL! 

Fruit Cobbler

1 C flour

1 C Sugar

1 C milk

½ stick melted butter

Mix batter and put in buttered baking dish – round PC one

Sprinkle berries (thawed or fresh) over the dough

Sprinkle with ¼ C sugar and some cinnamon if you wish

1 hour at 350’