8.27.2013

Garlic Cheese Pull Apart Bread

Taken from Thirty Hand Made Days

Easy and delicious!  Great with Pasta!


Ingredients
  • 16 frozen white dinner rolls (Rhodes brand)
  • ½ C butter, melted
  • 1 C grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 1 tsp dry parsley flakes
  • 1½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp onion powder
Instructions
  1. Remove frozen rolls from freezer and loosely wrap them in plastic wrap and allow to sit at room temperature for 45 minutes.
  2. Cut rolls in half with a clean pair of scissors.
  3. Combine melted butter and seasonings together.
  4. Pour over dough and gently mix.
  5. Add ½ C of grated cheese and combine.
  6. You want each piece of dough to be coated.
  7. Line the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan with the piece of dough and then top with remaining grated cheese.
  8. Allow to rise in a warm place for 1½ – 2½ hours.
  9. Cover bottom of pan with foil to prevent butter from leaking out.
  10. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until center is completely done.

8.26.2013

Sweet and Spicy Bacon Chicken

Taken from Diary of a Recipe Addict

This has become one of our favorites.  I have only ever grilled it so I don't know how the bacon would turn out if baked in the oven.



4 chicken breasts cut in thirds (12 pieces)
Bacon slices
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder
chili powder
brown sugar

Cut each breast into 3 pieces, season all the chicken with the spices, then wrap a bacon slice around each piece, roll in brown sugar and place into an oven proof dish....make sure you have some olive oil in the dish too, like 2 or 3 tablespoons is fine {I skipped this since I grilled them.  I honestly think you could coat your dish with nonstick cooking spray instead to save a few calories}.  

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is nice and brown and crispy.  Delicious served with mashed potatoes with some of the gravy from the chicken drizzled on top.

Blackened Grilled Tilapia

Taken from Tastebook



  • 4-6 Tilapia
  • 2 Tbls. Paprika
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp lemon pepper
  • 1.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 1.5 tsp ground red pepper
  • 1.5 tsp dried, crushed basil
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

Heat grill on high 5 minutes. Mix all seasonings in a bowl. Dip fillets in melted butter and coat with seasonings. Place fillets on mesh grill sheet and cook 2 minutes on each side.

Kickin' Chicken Marinade

Taken from Sweet Little Blue Bird

2-3 lbs chicken breasts
1 cup Franks Original Hot Sauce
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lime juice
2 cloves of garlic-minced or pressed (or garlic powder)
1 lime cut into slices.

Mix hot sauce, olive oil, lime juice and garlic together.  Pour into ziplock over chicken.  Marinade for 4 hours.  Grill chicken.  Squeeze lime slice on chicken after grilled.

DELICIOUS AND NOT TOO HOT!

Crockpot Roast Marinade

Pinterest Idea.  Seems a little odd but tasted delicious!

1 packet dry ranch mix
1 packet dry italian dressing mix
1 packet dry brown gravy mix
1/2 cup water

Combine all dry packets with water.  Pour over roast in crockpot and cook on low all day.  Make great gravy for your mashed potatoes.

Snickerdoodles..BEST ONES!

Taken from Get Together Ideas

1 stick butter-softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cream of tarter

FOR ROLLING
2 TBS. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with an electric mixer on high speed.  Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.

In another bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cream of tarter.

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees while you let the dough rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

In a small bowl, combine the sugar with the cinnamon for the topping.

Take about 2 1/2 TBS. of dough and roll it into a ball.  Roll this dough int the cinnamon/sugar mixture and press it onto a ungreased cookie sheet.  Repeat for the remaining cookies.


Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes and no more.  The cookies may seem undercooked, but will continue to develop after they are removed from the oven.  When the cookies have cooled they should be soft and chewy in the middle.  

Makes 16-18 cookies.