Monday, February 18, 2013

Peach Cobbler

This peach cobbler is the recipe from Paula Deen Lady and son's peach cobbler 2007 recipe.  It was so good I had to add it to my recipes so I don't forget how to make it in the future.


Peach Cobbler

1/2 cup of butter (one stick)
1 1/2 cups SELF RISING flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups whole milk
1 can 28 or 29 oz HEAVY SYRUP peaches 
cinnamon (optional)

Turn on the oven at 350 degrees, add 1 stick of butter to a 9x13 cake pan and put in the oven to melt the butter. while waiting for the butter to melt or the stove to warm up:
In a bowl, add flour and sugar.  slowly add milk mixing to prevent lumps.
Take the pan out of the oven when the butter is melted, pour in the batter over the butter. 
Do not MIX.
put the peaches over the batter, then gently pour the peach syrup over the batter and peaches. 
DO NOT STIR OR MIX
sprinkle cinnamon over the top (optional)
 bake 30-45 minutes. 
Eat warm. 
PRINTABLE RECIPE

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Chicken and Biscuits


Chicken and Biscuits
1 stick of butter
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 diced jalapeño
2 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground sage
1/2 cup flour
2 cups shredded chicken
3 to 3 1/2 cups chicken broth

For the Biscuits
2 cups all purpose flour
2 Tbls sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
6 Tbls canola oil
2 Tbls fresh chopped parsley

Melt butter in large pot, add carrots, celery, onions and jalapeño cook until soft.  
Add pepper, salt sage and flour. 
Cook for around 4 minutes to cook off the flour taste.
slowly add in the chicken broth stirring at all times to prevent lumps.
Add the chicken

For the Biscuits
mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
is a small bowl mix milk, oil and parsley.
slowly add the wet to the dry ingredients until combined.
My dough was firm enough to roll out about a half inch thick. I then cut circles out of it. 

Pour the chicken sauce in a sprayed 9x13 pan
Put the cut out biscuits on top of the chicken sauce.
bake 375 for 30 minutes. 






Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Hell Fire Hot Sauce

I got this recipe from www.bbqpitboys.com. Their recipe is called Independence Day Hell Fire Hot Sauce.  You can go here to see the video on how they make this: Recipe


Hell Fire Hot Sauce

20 Habaneros, halved and seeded
5 cloves of garlic, peeled
3 large jalapeños, halved and seeded
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/4 cup bottled lemon juice
1 TBLS molasses
1/2 TBLS paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBLS hot pepper sauce


Place Habaneros, garlic and jalapeño on a pan with olive oil on the pan and on the veggies.
Put the pan on indirect heat on a charcoal grill for 20-30 mins. 
Check and stir every 10 minutes to make sure they don't burn.
Grill until slightly chard.
Add the grilled veggies with the rest of the ingredients in a blender and blend it up until mixed. 
Put in a jar and use as a mopping sauce or table sauce. 
Keeps in the refrigerator for around a week.


this is what mine looked like:


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Taco Pasta


TACO PASTA

12 oz dry medium shell pasta
1 lbs hamburger
1 cup water
3/4 package taco seasoning
1/2 package chi chi's restaurant seasoning package
1 can petite diced tomatoes with green chillies
1/2 cup sour cream
4 oz cream cheese
1 -2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro

Boil the noodles as the directions on the package, drain.
Fry the hamburger, drain the grease.
Add the water, undrained tomatoes, and season packages (if you don't have the chi chi's just use one of the taco seasoning, I didn't have a full package of taco seasoning so I modified.)
Add the noodles, sour cream and cream cheese until mixed. 
add in cilantro and enjoy.






Bacon Cheeseburger Loaf on the Grill

The pink that you see inside this loaf is from the smoke, it is not raw hamburger at all. It was so good!!


 Bacon Cheeseburger Loaf on the Grill

2 pounds ground chuck or 80/20 hamburger
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese
BBQ sauce
salt and pepper
Bacon, thicker cut but not too thick

mix hamburger up with salt and pepper and I added a little bit of BBQ sauce about 1-2 TBS.
Add whatever seasonings you would like to your hamburger.
spread it out on a flat pan like the picture below about 1 inch thick.
sprinkle onions, BBQ sauce and cheddar cheese on top.
Wrap it up at long end first and make into a log.  
wrap the log in bacon. I used the basket weave method to hold in the juices better.

I used a charcoal grill. I grilled it 2 hours at 220-250 degrees.
after an hour I checked on it and brushed BBQ sauce on the top for the last hour. 
I cooked it until it was 165 degree temperature in the thickest part of the meat.
Hour time will vary depending on your temperature and how many times you open your lid to check on it.  Just cook it until 165 degrees
Now you take it off the grill and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. 
cut it in slices and you can make it into slider burgers with smaller buns and add your favorite toppings.
I cut it in slices and made a little slider burger with it and it was delicious!


This was the first one i grilled and the bacon was too thick. The second time I used thick bacon but not as thick as the first one. 

Friday, January 18, 2013

The Best Bran Muffin





The Best Bran Muffin

1/2 c butter, softened
1   1/4 c sugar
2 eggs
1 pint buttermilk
1 cup wheat germ original toasted
2 cups all bran kelloggs
1 c boiling water
2  1/2 c flour
2  1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Mix the 2 cups All Bran Kellogg's and boiling water and let stand (add to muffin mixture last of all). 
Mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and buttermilk in a large bowl.    
Mix flour, baking soda, salt and wheat germ to a small bowl.  
Mix the All Bran Kellogg's into the liquid bowl (butter, sugar, eggs and buttermilk) mix well.
Add the flour mixture to the wet. Mix well
 Put in lined Muffin tins 3/4 full, bake for 20 mins at 400 degrees

This batter keeps for 2 months in the refrigerator.  






Saturday, January 12, 2013

Lemon Brownies


LEMON BROWNIES

1 box Betty crocker super moist lemon cake mix
(do not use the ingredients on the box to make this)
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil

FROSTING
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1-2 tbls fresh lemon juice or milk (you can use lemon extract if you don't have lemons)

DIRECTIONS FOR THE CAKE

Mix the 2 eggs and oil in a large bowl.  When mixed, add the DRY cake mix from the box.
Mix together well.  It will be really thick.
Spread in a 9x13 pan sprayed with cooking spray.
spread the lemon mix in the pan.  It will take some time to pat it flat in the pan because it is thick.
Make sure it is all level.
bake 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. don't over cook this.
take it out of the oven and let cool for 10-15 mins

DIRECTIONS FOR THE FROSTING

mix together powdered sugar and lemon juice or (milk and extract) until creamy consistency
spread over warm lemon brownies. 

let brownies completely cool before eating. otherwise they will be really mushy.  they are better when they set up with the frosting set up too.



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