Saturday, January 26, 2013

Roasted Pepper Bread

Roasted Pepper Bread!

This is a nice and delicious appetizer!

Ingredients:

  • French baguette 
  • Red Bell Peppers
  • Olive Oil
  • Garlic
  • Salt

Cut red bell pepper(s) into 3-4 large pieces (per pepper)
Place on cookie sheet with tin foil protecting the tray.
Roast peppers with a little olive oil in oven at 350 for 45-60 minutes 
(they are done when skin can peel off) Peel the skin off the peppers
Place in a bowl, mix in a little more olive oil, garlic powder, and salt
Serve on a baguette!

Kale Chips

Kale Chips

You can make them at home~~!


  • This is too easy. Pick out your favorite kind of kale. 
  • Break up the leaves on a cookie sheet ( I like to put tin foil on it to keep cookie sheet clean.
  • drizzle some olive oil over kale
  • sprinkle salt and pepper (option: and I like cayenne pepper to make it spicy!)
  • another option sprinkle garlic powder (no salt and pepper) can also add salt later

Put in oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, kale is done when it is crispy! 
ENJOY!!!! 


Friday, January 25, 2013

Slow Cook Chicken Tacos

Slow Cook Chicken Tacos

You need a crock pot!

Ingredients:


  • One pound of chicken breast
  • Tortillas
  • One small/medium size can of green chilies (Mexican style)
  • 3 or so fresh tomatoes
  • Half an onion
  • Lots of garlic
  • Chicken broth
  • 1/2 can of beer
  • oregano
  • salt
  • pepper

Literally throw everything into a crock pot, make sure chicken is covered with liquids. 
Cook on low for 4-5 hours, then high for one hour! 
Scoop out the chicken and vegetables and place on a tortilla
Eat! hahaha too easy!



Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Sausage and Pepper Pasta

SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PASTA!!

Such and easy recipe!

Ingredients:
  • one pound of sausage ( I like chicken Italian )
  • 2 red peppers
  • half of an onion
  • a handful of garlic
  • 2 fresh tomatoes 
  • chives
  • olive oil
  • basil
  • parsley
  • oregano
  • salt
  • pepper
  • pasta
  • cheese (optional) 
Bake the sausage in the oven
Start cooking the red peppers in olive oil
Add onion a couple minutes in
Cut up sausage and add to mix - keep cooking
Add tomato and chives at the end (just warm, don't cook them)
Serve over pasta (or make your own from scratch! http://mycookingisamazing.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-homemade-pasta.html)
Add cheese if you would like! 
Enjoy! 




Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Pulled Pork Sandwich !

Pulled Pork Sandwich !

I make this better then any other one I have ever eaten! hahaha.... this is the truth~!
Listen up! :)

Ingredients:

Cook in a crock pot.

  • Pork butt/shoulder 
  • Chicken broth (8 oz) or water
  • 1 can of beer (the darker the better)
  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 large onion
  • many garlic cloves
  • 1 mango
  • bread for sandwiches - I like a baguette 
  • Your favorite BBQ sauce - I like Mr. Strubbs ( spicy )
  • crushed red pepper
  • Italian seasonings
  • salt, pepper, sugar
What to do:

Chop up one red pepper and half of the onion into large pieces. Place on the bottom of the CROCK POT.
Place the pork but on top of onion and pepper. 
Chop up the rest of the onion and the other red pepper, place on top of the pork butt. 
Throw in lots of garlic! yum! 
Sprinkle a good amount of seasonings
Pour in chicken broth and beer.

Cook on LOW in crock pot for 6 or so hours. 

Pour out a good amount of excess liquid. Turn crock pot on high for last hour, add pieces of mango and some BBQ sauce. 

Make your sandwiches! mmmmm... sooooo goooood!