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St. Patrick’s Day Sides
Okay all of these recipes are going to be really simple and won’t have much detail. But when I’m doing a big meal like this I usually opt for simple sides. Garlic & Dill Red Potatoes Ingredients: 1.5 Red Potatoes 2 TBS Butter 2 Cloves of garlic (put through a microplane, or minced the old fashioned way) 1 tsp Dry Dill (or 1 TBS fresh) 1 TBS Fresh Chopped Parsley Instructions: Cut Potatoes into 1.5 inch pieces. I quartered most of mine. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add potatoes. Boil for about 20 minutes, or until fork tender. While boiled the potatoes add the garlic…
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Sour Cream Enchiladas
I guess in reality I should title this “enchiladas” since the only similarity they have to authentic enchiladas is that there is meat wrapped in a tortilla, topped with sauce, and baked, but that’s about it… But I’m not going for the most authentic, this is just a recipe that has been evolving over several years of marriage. We kept saying, “these are good, but what if we added….” Since we haven’t added anything more to it the past few times I’ve made it, I guess it’s time to post it! …but I guess there’s always a chance I’ll edit this in the future because I changed the recipe again.…
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Meteor Ice Cream
Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream with Meteors! One of my kids loves to watch the “I Draw, You Cook” series on YouTube by Tasty. He has been begging for us to do that same thing so, after putting it off for a bit, I agreed! He came up with Meteor Ice Cream… No specifics were given, so I had plenty of creative freedom. Now I won’t say this is the quickest or easiest recipe to throw together, but you will notice there is one component you could leave out to make things easier and still have amazing ice cream! How do I make a meteor??? Something crunchy, but not too…
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Chili
It’s fall and that means CHILI!! This is my recipe for a classic tomato and beef chili. To be honest, it’s never won a chili cook off, but that’s probably because I’ve never made it for a chili cook off… I always feel the need to make my Chicken Chili for cook offs so that people have that option besides beef, even though we all know chicken chili never wins… So maybe one day I’ll make both of my chili recipes and see what happens! But for now, you can just trust my word that this is some good chili! Ingredients 1/2 Yellow Onion diced 2-3 Cloves of Garlic minced…
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Cilantro Grilled Chicken
First, this is not a recipe for tacos….it’s a recipe for some delicious chicken that we usually use for tacos, but we have used it for salads, sandwiches, or just to have on its own. Second, if you have that genetic situation where cilantro tastes like soap, stay away from this recipe, also I send my sympathies!! Now I’ll try my best to hold off on the yakking and get straight to the recipe…but be sure to go read my yakking because I’ll have some tips about this recipe down there! Ingredients 6-8 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs (or 3 Chicken Breasts pounded to about 1 inch) 1 Cup packed of…
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Pickled Jalapeños
Ingredients Jalapeños (I use about 4-6, the amount doesn’t really matter, you will just need to make sure there is enough of the liquid to cover them in the jar) 1 Cup Water 1 Cup Vinegar 2 Cloves of Garlic 1 TBS Sugar (PLEASE read the note about this below!) 1 TBS Salt Instructions Cut up jalapeños how you prefer. Place them into a container with the garlic. Bring the Water, Vinegar, Salt, and Sugar to a simmer. Stirring to make sure the Salt and Sugar get dissolved. Pour over the jalapeños to make sure they are covered. Let cool to room temp and then keep in the refrigerator. Note:…
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Pickled Onions
Ingredients Half of a Medium Red Onion thinly sliced 1/3 Cup Grated Beet (Completely Optional) 1 tsp Peppercorns 2 Cloves of Garlic 1/3 Cup White Vinegar 1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar 1/2 Cup Water 1 TBS Sugar 1 tsp Salt Instructions Place the Sliced onion in a container along with the garlic and peppercorns. Place the Beet, white and apple cider Vinegar, Water, Sugar, and Salt in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Strain out the beet and pour liquid over the onion making sure it is completely submerged. Let it come to room temperature before placing in the refrigerator. Let it sit for a few hours before using.…
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Banana and Candied Walnut Ice Cream
Before you start, if you don’t like nuts, or you have an allergy, just ditch them! The banana ice cream is delicious all on it’s own! I LOVE making ice cream. I use to have an ice cream machine that you packed with salt and ice, but then I did the math and realized if I was constantly making ice cream then I was better off investing in a machine that I didn’t have to buy ice and salt for (we didn’t have an ice maker at the time..). Plus it saved me time! HERE is a link to the ice cream maker I have, and it’s amazing! My ice…
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Caramel Sauce
I absolutely LOVE this caramel sauce! It’s the perfect consistency to keep in the fridge and take big spoonfuls out of the snack on…or dip your apples in…. and if you warm it up for just a few seconds it’s a great ice cream topper! We even poured it on top of our pecan pie this past Thanksgiving and it was wonderful! Ingredients 1 Cup of Sugar 1/4 Cup of Water 2/3 Cup of Heavy Cream 3 TBL of Unsalted Butter 1 tsp of Vanilla Instructions Get a saucepan that seems way bigger than necessary. (At some point the caramel will bubble up and you will be thankful you used…
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Sprinkle Shortbread Rounds
One of my favorite things in the world is cooking for my kids. I absolutely love it! And there is one question I get repeatedly for people, “How do you have the time???” I get it, that’s a very fair question. My secret is early preparation. I’ll mention this a little more in some future blog posts, but I am well known for taking the day to cook large batches of a food item and then freezing it to cut down on my meal prep time. The other day I was finishing up school registration and started think about school lunches. I had this idea that I wanted to make…
