Delectible fried chicken.

There's something so nice and comforting about a southern meal,complete with fried chicken,mashed potatoes,biscuits and gravy.Heat vegetable oil to 350 in an electric fryer or skillet.

             
Drop chicken pieces in milk,buttermilk or egg and then in flour.                                         

I season my flour with pepper,garlic powder and seasoning salt as well as put it on the chicken after it's in the pan.                                            

Cook until crisp and done on the inside about 45 minutes.

I use the drippings in the pan to make gravy.Drain a good portion of the oil.To this I add a cup and a half of milk and about 1/8 of a cup of corn starch.I also add the same seasonings I used for the chicken.

Pour over mashed potatoes,noodles or rice.

Sweet & Sour meatballs.

For this recipe you will need
Meatballs. You can either make your own,or
buy bagged ones. I usually buy the large
bagged ones from Costco.

3 tbsp of Soy sauce

1 can of chunk pineapple or fresh cut in cubes.

2-3 tbsp Apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar

2 tbsp Corn starch
1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar

Put meatballs in crockpot,because the ones I use are frozen I thaw them first and cook them for a few minutes.

Drain the pineapple juice into a pot.
 Add the soy sauce,brown sugar and vinegar.

You can play with the amount of brown sugar and vinegar according to your tastes.If you like it a little more sour add
more vinegar.
If you like it more sweet add 1/2 cup of brown sugar instead of 1/4.

Heat this on med to med/high and stir constantly.
Add the cornstarch to water and stir and pour into pot with the sauce.

Heat sauce until thickened.

To the meatballs in the crockpot add the pineapple and green or red peppers chunked.

Pour the sauce over the top and cook in the crockpot for atleast an hour or put in the pot and cook for until heated all the way through.

   Serve alone or over rice or noodles,we prefer rice.This is one of Ariel's favorite meals.        

                                Enjoy!                                     

Shephards pie.

Start by browning the ground beef.Drain,and put in a casserole dish.

Add your favorite vegetables on top.This time I used carrots,but you can also use corn,peas,green beans or whatever vegetable you like.

Then I add shredded mixed cheese to the top of that.

Top with mashed potatoes.I had some left over from the night I made roast,but you can also use instant.

Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes,until it's a little brown on top,or if you like it more brown you can put it on broil for a few minutes.

                          I served mine with rolls and salad.

                                    A very hearty dish.                    
                                             

                                                 Enjoy!

Confetti cookies.

I had a lot of frosting left over from Ariel's cake that she made her daddy and was trying to figure out what to do with it.I had numerous packages of sugar cookie dough that I got from a coupon sale.So we used the dough and the frosting to make these little treats.

Perfect Pot Roast.

That is what I made for dinner last night.

Start off by cooking onions in a skillet until they are translucent.(sp?) You can either cook them in oil or butter.Then add your roast cooking it on med/high.

Cook the roast until it has a nice sear on both sides.

Then take several cups of water and fill your pot 1/2 to 3/4 full.
To this I add 2 packets of Lipton onion soup mix,garlic salt or powder,seasoning salt and pepper.

Along with some peeled and chopped carrots.

Cook roast at 350 for 3-5 hours,depending on the size of the roast.I cook mine until it's falling apart.

Serve with mashed potatoes or rice and rolls.Use the drippings to make gravy.

                                                                     Enjoy!


I will be using the left over gravy to make a stew or soup.Just add beef,noodles and vegetables.

(Not really sure why my font came out all different as I used the same one for the whole post,must be a glitch)

Crustless quiche

I made this for breakfast this morning.Start out with 6-12 eggs depending on how many you're feeding.

 

In a mixer I combined 6 eggs

1/4 cup half & half

1/4 cup shredded cheese 
 1/4 cup chopped bacon
1/8 cup of bisquick

You could also put in chopped onions or scallions.
Add salt and pepper to taste

Spray a cake pan,square pan or 9x12 rectangular pan with Pam cooking spray.
Pour the mixture in and bake for 20-30 minutes at 350

The last 2 minutes sprinkle cheese on top and place it back in the oven.

Serve with crispy bacon and toast,or whatever you like!

                                     Enjoy!

Luscious Lemon Bars.

From The Taste of Home Baking Book.
1 cup all purpose flour
                1/2 cup butter,softened
                1/4 confectioners sugar
                Filling
               2 eggs
               1 cup sugar
               2 tbsp AP flour
               1/2 tsp baking powder
               2 tbsp lemon juice
              1 tsp grated lemon peel
              additional confectioners sugar


1.In a bowl combine flour,butter and confectioners sugar.pat into an ungreased 8 in square pan bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

2.For filling ,in a small bowl beat eggs.Add the sugar,flour,baking powder,lemon juice,and peel;beat until frothy.Pour over crust.Bake 25 minutes longer or until light golden brown.
Dust with confectioners sugar and cut into bars when cool.

                                            Enjoy!    

Chicken,broccoli & cheese casserole.

I didn't stay with my menu plan today,because I was missing a few ingredients,so I made this yummy and hearty casserole instead.

To start I had frozen chicken tenders in the freezer I used ,but you can use baked fresh chicken torn apart as well.I started by boiling my chicken.

  When the chicken is done I shred it season it with garlic salt and pepper and put it in a bowl.

 Then I boiled my broccoli I used frozen,but you can also use fresh,as I often do.  
Then you mix together 1 can of cream of chicken soup and 1 can of cream of celery soup with 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.  

                                                                                            

Mix all these ingredients together and add shredded cheese on top.Then I mix bread crumbs with butter and sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until golden brown.   

Serve over noodles,rice or potatoes.I served mine over rice with hot rolls,salad and green beans.   

                              Enjoy!