Scrumptious Stuffing

This is a wonderful recipe to make unforgettable scrumptious stuffing for family dinners.  Thyme, sage and oregano will make this unforgettable.



Scrumptious Stuffing

I will start with browning one or two rolls of pork sausage with onion, celery, mushrooms and peppers of your choice.

Put two bags of stuffing mix in a big bowl I use herb flavored but you can use plain if you want.


Melt 2 sticks of butter in a pan and add chicken broth a can or two. I used a carton of it.  Mix together stuffing, pork sausage, onion, celery, peppers and butter broth mixture. I season with pepper, Italian seasoning, thyme, sage, oregano, celery salt, parsley and garlic.

I put mixed stuffing in a large oven safe dish and refrigerate until time to cook.


Bake 350 degrees for 40- 45 minutes or until hot through the stuffing. Very easy scrumptious stuffing mix which can be made for more than Thanksgiving.

Enjoy



Other wonderful stuffing recipes

Fried Chicken

Tuesdays will be flashback dinner night. I will pick a childhood dinner recipe and made into adult form. This is my first recipe. Fried Chicken just like grandma made except it is oven fried which is better for your health.  This chicken had amazing crunch and flavor you should try it.


Fried Chicken

I used drumsticks but any parts of the chicken will be fine.  I seasoned the drumsticks with all kinds of things.  You can use whatever you like.

Pre heat oven at 375 Degrees



I have a container with 2 eggs or 1 Cup of egg substitute, yogurt or sour cream.  All will work to adhere the flour mixture to the chicken.  I will add to the mixture some hot sauce or soy sauce or any other liquid to add extra flavor.

I put together some crunch for the outside of the chicken.  I put into a container flour, cornmeal, cornflakes and a crushed up high fiber cereal.  About 2 cups will be fine. I then put a package of dry ranch dressing mix in and add seasoning and parmesan cheese.  Remember chicken can be really plain so make sure to use lots of seasoning if you like it tasty.

Roll each piece of chicken in the egg or wet mixture and then in the flour batter mixture.  Then lay on a nonstick sprayed pan. 

Put in oven to bake.  After 25 minutes flip the chicken and bake another 25 minutes or until done. (170 degree internal temp)





Enjoy

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Cranberry Crush Fruit Salad

This a wonderful alternative to canned cranberries with the can ring indent.  Everybody will want this recipe because it is such a fresh tasting fruit salad.


Cranberry Crush Fruit Salad

Crush whole fresh cranberries and a cup of marshmallows in a food processor.  When they are blended up add 1 1/2 Cup of sugar or more if needed to make tart cranberries sweet and blend a little more.  Pour crushed cranberries in a bowl and add diced up apples, oranges and a can of crushed pineapple minus the juice.  I save the juice for sangria.

Mix all fruit and some slivered almonds or walnuts.  Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy this wonderful Cranberry Crush Fruit Salad that is full of vitamins.

Whole foods nutrient guide for cranberries

Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Muffins

This is my Pinterest Pluck for the week.  I will take a recipe a week and try it to see if it is as good as it sounds and looks on Pinterest.  So here goes:  Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Muffins.  The Pinterest link for original recipe is below.


Pinterst cheesy mash potato muffins

I mixed up the mashed potatoes with egg, chives and cheddar cheese.  Put them in a muffin tin and baked for 40 minutes.





When I took them out of the muffin tin they all stuck and came out in pieces.  I sprayed them with cooking spray but maybe should have used more.  I didn't think they were very flavorful.  I think they were good but I would have added some more seasoning.  Maybe adding some hot sauce, sriracha, or some wasabi mustard would have given it some more flavor.  I decided to take my leftover mash potatoes and fry them like pancakes.  The recipe is to follow.

Teriyaki Green Beans

This is a wonderful recipe that I use instead of traditional green bean casserole.

Teriyaki Green Beans

You start this with a pound of bacon.  Fry it up crispy and put it aside.

In the bacon grease fry any amount you want of thinly sliced peppers of any color and onions.   I then add frozen long green beans and cook till tender.  You can use fresh if you like and just cook till tender.

When they are done I mix some honey and teriyaki sauce together (any amounts you would like,  more honey for a sweeter taste and less for a more teriyaki taste) and pour it over the green bean mixture.  Season with salt and pepper and any other seasonings you like. Make sure to taste more than one and adjust seasoning to taste.  Top with slivered or sliced almonds and the fried crumbled up bacon.

Toss and simmer for a few more minutes.

Enjoy




Nutritional information about Green beans

Meatballs

Meatballs

 This recipe is so easy and tasty you will never buy pre made meatballs again.  They can be kept for a week in the refrigerator and up to a year in the freezer.

Put any amount of ground beef in a bowl to make the meatballs.  I used 3 pounds because I will separate the beef to cover a few meals.  If I am going to cook one meal I will usually cook 2 or 3 other things at the same time.  This saves me time during the week of preparing other dinners.

Next I add everything from veggies to seasoning.  I put in mine a bag of onion soup mix, some garlic, ½ cup per pound of any mixture of diced onion, green and yellow pepper, a jalapeno, some Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.  Mix these ingredients well with your hands yes I said your hands.  Take off your bling and get your fingers in there and mix everything up good.  It can be very liberating.  Just remember to wash your hands good before you touch anything else.

At this point I made 4 hamburger patties and wrapped them until later in the week and I fried up a little less than a pound for another meal that week.

With the remainder of ground beef I added 2 eggs and some type of crumbs.  I took Friday nights toasted baguettes and put them in the oven to toast them even more.  When they were done I put them in my food processor to make my own bread crumbs.  You can use crackers, chips, pretzels, oatmeal or whatever you have in the cupboard.  Just grind them up into small crumbs.

I then will roll my meatballs.  They can be as big or small you would like.  Unless I am making cocktail meatballs I will make them big.  Cook them on 350 degrees for 10 minutes then I will flip them or they will burn and cook for another 10 or 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 160 or above.  If they are small meatballs they may not take as long to cook.  Keep an eye on them to not overcook them. 

 I feel a meat thermometer is a must because you don’t want to over or under cook you meat products.

You can make as many as you want for future meals because they freeze really well.  If you freeze them put them on a plate or baking sheet in freezer until they are frozen then put them in a freezer bag.  That way they won’t stick together and you can just use one or two meatballs at a time.  They are good 6 months to a 1 year.

Some will stay in the refrigerator after being cooked until Spaghetti night then I will just add them to some sauce.  That recipe is to follow.  Don't forget the infamous meatball sub.



Enjoy


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Chinese Salad

This is a wonderful salad to make for a party, picnic or as a meal.  It will last in the refrigerator for a week.


Chinese Salad

Empty 1 pound bag of cabbage or broccoli slaw in a bowl.  Add some chopped green or regular onions or not if you don't like onions.  It is very good with or without them.

Toast 1/2 Cup slivered almonds,  2Tbs Sesame seed in butter.  Melt butter over medium heat add almonds and sesame seeds until slightly brown.  Take off heat and put aside.

Make dressing:  1/4 cup oil any kind will work.  1Tbs sugar, 2 Tbs rice vinegar or regular vinegar will be fine if that is all you have.  Salt & pepper to taste.  1tsp accent.
 2 shakes soy sauce.  Mix and pour over salad, take a package of Ramon noodles and open flavor packet and sprinkle over salad.



Pour toasted almonds and sesame over salad.  Toss salad to coat everything.

15 minutes before serving add ramon noodles by breaking up small.  Toss with noodles until mixed and let sit for 15 minutes and serve.  This Chinese salad is ready to serve.

Enjoy