Ingredients: 1 egg1/3 c Orange Juice1 c herb-seasoned stuffing mix, crushed1 1/2 tsp paprika1 Tbs grated orange peel1 tsp salt8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves6 Tbs butter or margarine, meltedOrange Slices Directions: In a shallow bowl, add egg and orange juice. Beat together. In second bowl add stuffing mix, paprika, orange peel and salt. Mix well. Dip chicken into egg mixture and then into crumb mixture, coat well on both sides. Pour melted butter into baking dish and place chicken in baking dish with melted butter, turning once to coat both sides of chicken with melted butter. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Garnish with sliced oranges and serve! I got this recipe from AllRecipes.com! … [Read more...]
Broiled Grapefruit
When I first heard of Broiled Grapefruit I thought "Are you nuts?" But since I am adventurous when it comes to food I went to the store and purchased a bunch of different grapefruits and decided to give them a try. Ingredients: 4 Grapefruit1 Tbs Ground Cinnamon1 Tbs White Sugar4 tsp Butter The first thing you will need to do is pre-heat your broiler. (I put mine on low) The next step is to cut your grapefruit in half. Use a small knife to cut along each triangle section. Remove sections discarding all thick skin and pulp. Place the sections into a bowl. After the sections are cut out and the think skin is removed you will need to dish the cut sections back into the grapefruit halves. Sprinkle Cinnamon and Sugar over each half and place pad of butter on half as well. Place on cookie sheet and Broil 3-5 minutes or until butter is melted. I originally found this recipe on Allrecipes.com … [Read more...]
Lemon-Orange Orange Roughy Fish Fillets!
I try to cook fish at least one time a week for my family and I am always trying to find great recipes to test out with my family. Recently I found a recipe on for Lemon-Orange Orange Roughy. It was amazing so I thought I would share the recipe with all of you! Ingredients- 1 Tbs Olive Oil4 (4 oz) Orange Roughy Fillets1 Orange Juiced1 Lemon Juiced1/2 tsp Lemon Pepper First you will take the Olive Oil and heat it in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the Roughy Fillets in the skillet and pour the Orange and Lemon juice over fish fillets. Next sprinkle the fish with lemon pepper and cook for about 5 minutes or until fish flake easily with fork! - That's it your done! Start to finish is about 20 minutes! … [Read more...]
Shrimp and Sugar Snap Peas w/ Philadelphia Cooking Cream
Shrimp and Sugar Snap Peas w/ Philadelphia Cooking Cream 1 (16oz) package uncooked pasta 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 lb sugar snap peas 2 cloves garlic minced 1 ½ c white wine 1 container Philidelphia Cooking Cream (I used Italian Cheese and Herb) First Bring Large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes or according to package directions. Drain. Next heat wine in large skillet over medium-high heat add deveined shrimp, pea pods and garlic. Cook until shrimp are pink and cooked all the way through. Once Shrimp are cooked add cooked pasta and Philadelphia Cooking Cream. Stir together and serve! Don't forget to click the 'Magic' button below for Nutritional Information for this recipe! … [Read more...]
Mustard-Glazed Carrots
I love carrots and I love all the variety or recipes you can do with them! Recently I tried a recipe for Mustard Glazed Carrots and they were a huge hit at my home! Ingredients: 1 package carrots (16 oz)2 Tablespoons Honey Mustard1 Teaspoon Dill Weed2 Teaspoons Butter First off you will need to prepare your carrots by cutting off the ends and peeling the skin then slicing the carrots in the thickness you desire! After the carrots are sliced you will need to place them in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until crisp-softness (about 15 minutes). After the carrots are at your desired tenderness drain water and return the carrots to pan. Then you will need to add mustard, dill and butter! Stir together ingredients until butter is melted then serve and enjoy! I got the idea for this recipe from the August/September 2006 Taste of Home Magazine … [Read more...]
Cooking Pasta in a Coffee Pot!
Growing up and moving out of your parents house can be hard! I know that when I first moved out I was broke and living off of pasta and anything else that was cheap! I also learned fun ways to cook things that did not require much effort on my part. One thing I learned how to do and still do today is cook spaghetti noodles in my coffee pot. Sadly since I am not a coffee drinker this is about the only thing that I use my coffee pot for. All you will need to do is fill your coffee pot up all the way full of water. Mine is a 12 cup pot and so I do the full 12 cups full of water. After pouring the water in the coffee maker to get heated up I place the pasta inside my coffee pot coming out of the spout. Then I turn the pot on! - No filter needed! When the water is about half way in the coffee pot I slowly push the rest of the pasta into the pot as the bottom is soft and it will allow the top to cook! - When the water is fully in the pot and the noodles are all soft I just drain … [Read more...]
DIY Pickle Jar Candy Dishes!
Recenlty I found a great idea at a local craft fair in town and if you know me at all you know that when I see a craft I have to try to figure it out myself! - The craft was a pickle jar candy dish! Since seeing that cute craft I have now made many of them and love how fun they are to make and how neat they look in the house! Recently I also made some for Christmas gifts for my loved ones! First I took an empty pickle/pepper jar and washed it out and removed the label. Second I painted a wooden candle stick white along with the lid of the pepper jar (I found the candle sticks at Michaels, they also had glas candle sticks that will work well) After I painted the lid and candle stick I took E6000 glue and glued the jars onto the candle sticks. After the glue has dried I filled the jar full of candy! It really was that easy!! There is also a Pottery Barn coupon code for those looking for discounts on household items … [Read more...]
5 Minutes to Home Made Ice Cream w/ everyday ingredients!
Home made ice cream can be much easier to achieve then you think! I myself have grown up with home made ice cream and have spent many days cranking the handle on the ol'ice cream maker. But, that is not possible for everyone and I don't like to drag out the whole machine all the time. Sometimes I want just enough for me or for a quick one after dinner dessert for my family! Here's what you need: 1/2 c Milk (whole milk is best)1 tsp Vanilla Extract1 tbs White Sugar2 c Ice6 tbs Rock Salt1 quart zipper bag1gallon zipper bag First take the 1/2 c. Milk, 1 tbs white sugar and 1 tsp vanilla Place those three ingredients (milk, sugar, vanilla) into quart zipper bag Seal the bag tightly Next take the 6 tbs rock salt and 2 cups ice and pour into gallon zipper bag Place the quart zipper bag inside of the gallon zipper bag and shake, shake, shake!! It takes about 5 minutes of shaking to get the texture of Ice Cream! -At times it can take a little more shaking or a … [Read more...]
Hot and Spicy Black Eyed Peas
Hot and Spicy Black Eyed Peas Ingredients 1 (16 oz) package dried black eyed peas 4 green onions, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, diced 1 (3 oz) package pepperoni slices, diced 2 cups hot water 1 chicken bouillon cube or 1 teaspoon granules ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper 1 (14 ½ oz) can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes ¾ cup uncooked quick rice Directions Place peas ina 5-quart slow cooker. Cover withwater 2 inches above peas; let stand 8 hours (not over heat yet). Drain Combine peas and next 8 ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until beans aretender. Stir in tomatoes and rice. Cover and cook on LOW 30 more minutes oruntil rice is tender. Makes 12 cups. *This post may contain affiliate links. All thoughts expressed are my own. Please refer to my disclosure policy for more information … [Read more...]
Guest Post-DIY Fabric Softener
Many of you may or may not know the risks involved in thesimple act of adding a cup of fabric softener in your kids’ load oflaundry. How can something as fuzzy andadorable as a teddy bear named Snuggle be bad for your kids? Pretty easily, as it turns out. The main ingredients of most fabric softenersare as follows: · Surfactants · Fragrance · Undenatured ethyl alcohol Surfactants are in everything and can be harmless if madefrom safe sources like vegetables instead of sodium lauryl sulfates. Fragrances, however, are tricky; companiesaren’t required to release the ingredients of fragrances to protect their tradesecrets. This means they could be usingbleach for fragrance, if bleach would sell. Meanwhile, ethyl alcohol has been suspected of causing liver damage andbeing an endocrine disruptor. Thesetoxins don’t just harm you and your kids—they go down the drain and into ourwater system to pollute the earth, too. The biggest and most widely relevant … [Read more...]
Ghost Pines Chardonnay Review
My Thoughts on Ghost Pines Chardonnay I am not a drinker but I do love to cook with wine. So when offered the opportunity to review wine I could not say no. In fact I have enough wine to feature one a month for the next year. So that's just what I am going to do. This month will be the Ghost Pines Chardonnay which by the way was amazing! For the recipe my daughter decided to cook a meal for my husband and I here goes 1 lb Muscles pre-cooked 1 lb Shrimp 1 lb Scallops Spaghetti can sauce 1/4c white wine 2 cloves finely chopped garlic My daughter just put all the ingredients into a sauce pan and cooked until warm. It was amazing. I love the flavors of apples, pears, and vanilla that can be tasted in the Chardonnay. It was a delicious meal. Ghost Pines Chardonnay (on the back of the bottle) In 1964 Louis P. Martini, son of Napa pioneer Louis M. Martini, purchased 178 acres of land in the eastern hills of Napa Valley. The Martini family developed this land into a … [Read more...]
Admirer Monday Week 12!
Question of the Week: How do you like your eggs? Brandy at Giveaway Blogdom and I started out our lives working in a Restaurant together that was owned by our family. Before my Restaurant days I liked my eggs over easy, but now that I truly know the different styles of eggs I would have to say that basted are my top fav's! Although I LOVE eggs so would eat them just about any way that they were prepared! **Just a reminder that you do not have to create a blog post about Admirer Monday, but it would be nice if you did so we could all gain more Blogs to follow. The choice is yours! Rules: #1 You must follow the first three blogs. Heavenly Savings, Giveaway Blogdom, and Congrats to #29 The Frugal Free Gal for being our winner in the drawing for the #3 spot! (It took me eight blogs to find one that had our button or a post. Just a reminder that you never know when your turn will happen) Leave a comment letting us know and we will follow you in return! (Please leave us a … [Read more...]
Guest Post – Altered Switch Plates
If you wish to spice up your walls a little bit, decoupaging your switch plates is an easy and inexpensive project that is sure to perk up your walls. Any regular, boring switch plate you may have can be altered. Just unscrew it from the wall, grab the other supplies listed below, and off you go! Here are the materials you will need for this project, aside from the switch plate: 1.Mod Podge, a decoupage glue which comes in matte or glossy finish (I used the matte finish.) 2.foam brush 3.decorative paper 4.self-healing mat or any surface you can cut on 5.X-acto or any precision knife 6.decorative embellishments, optional 7.distressing ink, optional 8.foam applicator for the ink, optional 9.screwdriver to install your switch plate Using a foam brush, apply a moderate coat of Mod Podge on the face of the switch plate. Place the plate face down on the back and center of your decorative paper. Smooth out any air bubbles with your hand. (Make sure you protect your … [Read more...]
Julia Childs French Onion Soup!
My 5 Cups of Onions! Well this week I finally attempted Julia Childs French Onion Soup. It was good but did not have that “YUMMY” factor that I was so much hoping for. Next time I will know that I need a little less Beef Base. I had to thinly slice 5 cups of onions and I tell you my house did not smell too pretty. But it was fun to make. I especially enjoyed making the French bread crotons to go with it..well I did burn them a little but they still tasted divine! … [Read more...]
To Do Tuesday!!
To Do Tuesday today involves the kiddos! YAY! So grab your kids, your Grandkids, your Neighbors kids, Any kids (with permission of course ) or just yourself whom might still be a kid at heart and let’s make up some G-Force Cookies! YUMMY! I found this recipe in Family Fun Magazine. If you get that magazine you might have seen it in the August issue. If you do not get that magazine I suggest you do! It has SO many wonderful family as well as homemade gift ideas! I love it! So here are some pic’s of my little girl making our G-Force Hamster cookies! You can enjoy looking at them while she and I enjoy watching that cute little Disney Movie with our cookies and milk!! My 4 year old had SO much fun shaping the cookies and putting peanut ears and chocolate chip eyes! … [Read more...]