Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches

A simple recipe that tastes great on a busy night!

Ingredients:

6 Chicken breasts cooked and diced

1 T Worcestershire sauce

1/2 t garlic salt

1 C BBQ sauce

1/2 C Teriyaki Sauce

1/2 t minced garlic

1/4 C lemon juice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and cook on low in a crockpot until warm, about 2 to 3 hrs.

Serve on hamburger buns and enjoy!

Flower Cake

This is a birthday cake that I made for my mom's 78th birthday.  My sweet daughter helped out with the flowers.  We used the cake tip 104, 103, and 102 for the flowers.  We then added the green leaves that made the finishing touch.  

I will share a baking tip that was given to me.  I put cut out a round piece of parchment paper to place at the bottom of the 8 inch round pan and lightly greased the sides with Crisco.  After baking, I cooled the cakes completely and put them in the fridge overnight.   When ready to frost the cakes, I took them out of the fridge and the cakes popped out of the pans and the parchment paper came off the bottom of the cakes beautifully.

These muffins are so scrumptious!  I got this recipe online at  https://damndelicious.net.  

I love the orange zest in these muffins and the glaze on top!  These muffins will be made again and again at our house!

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• Zest of 1 orange

Ingredients for the Orange Zest Glaze:

• 2 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 teaspoons orange zest

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 12-cup standard muffin tin; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together butter, sour cream, egg, orange juice and orange zest. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist.
4. Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Place into oven and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. To make the glaze, combine confectioners’ sugar, orange juice and orange zest. Whisk until smooth. If the glaze is too thin, add more confectioners’ sugar as needed.
6. When the muffins are done, cool for 10 minutes and dip the muffin crown into the glaze.
7. Allow glaze to set before serving.

Macaroni and Cheese

My daughter loves mac and cheese and I can't stand the boxed stuff, so we tried a new recipe for homemade macaroni and cheese and it turned out great!  Magic sauce is the key!

Ingredients:

1 1/2  to 2 C macaroni 

1/3 C magic sauce mixed with 1 1/4 C water. (See magic sauce recipe under sauce)

1/2 C evaporated milk (optional)

1/2 C Sausage (optional)

1 C grated cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Cook macaroni; drain, put into a bowl.  

Cook magic sauce according to directions and afterwards mix in evaporated milk.

Mix together the macaroni and the magic sauce.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Mix in sausage.

Pour mixture into a sprayed baking pan.

Cook in preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, until warm.

Spread cheese on top and bake additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

Beef Stroganoff

This recipe reminds me of my childhood days, my mom would make time from time to time.  

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1/4 C onion, chopped
1/2 t garlic salt
1/4 t pepper
1 t beef bouillon granules
1 T ketchup
1 can cream of mushroom soup (or use magic sauce, see recipe in blog under sauce)
3/4 C milk
1 C sour cream

Directions:

In a skillet over medium heat, sauté ground beef and onions.  Drain fat.  Stir in garlic salt, pepper, beef bouillon, ketchup, soup, and milk.  Simmer 15 minutes; stir occasionally.  Mix in sour cream.
Serve over wide egg noodles.

Breakfast Bake

This recipe came from a neighbor when we were in our first home.  

It's been a keeper for a long time and is great for breakfast or dinner!

Ingredients:

6-7 large eggs
1/2 C milk
1/2 C sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 C chopped ham or sausage
cheese

Directions:

Mix eggs, milk, sour cream and salt and pepper together well.  Stir in ham or sausage.
Pour into 6x9 pan sprayed with Pam.
Bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes until done.
Put cheese on top and place back in the oven for 2 min until cheese is melted.

Granola

Another great granola recipe that I had made my own adjustments to fit our taste perfectly.  

Ingredients:

3 1/2 C rolled Oats

1 C chopped pecans (optional)

1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t salt

1/3 C Coconut oil

1/3 C Honey

1 t vanilla

4 t maple syrup

1/4 C peanut butter

Directions:

Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl.

Melt coconut oil, honey, vanilla, maple syrup and peanut butter together just until melted.

Pour wet mixture into bowl and combine with dry ingredients.

Pour onto cookie sheet, I use a silpat on my cookie sheet to prevent sticking.

Bake 350 degrees for 10 minutes

After granola is cool add raisins, coconut, cranberries, M&Ms, chocolate chips or whatever your heart desires to your granola mix.