Grilled Bananas

This is a delicious treat for after dinner.
cut tops off the bananas
slice bananas down the middle
spray grill with pam
lay bananas peel side up for about 3 min then flip over for another 3 to 5 min.
Take out of peel and put on plate
drizzle maple syrup over top and top with whip cream.
My kids thought this was the best treat ever and can't wait until we have it again (after much complaining while watching me grill the bananas)
Moral of the story always good to try something new!!!

Tangy Barbecue Chicken

This recipe is from Bobby Flay
Soooooooo good!
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3 T molasses
3 T brown sugar
1 T dried mustard
1 T soy sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

Bobby cooks the sauce for 30 min until thick then spreads on the chicken while cooking.
I marinated the chicken in the sauce then cooked the sauce for 10 min. Basted the chicken with the cooked sauce and poured some over the chicken on the plate when done. I also added 1 cup of Coke to the marinade. Best barbecue chicken I've had in a while.

Country Egg Scramble

I found this recipe on Real Mom Kitchen and had to try it for our weekly "Breakfast Wednesday" Dinner! We all loved it, but I would definitely recommend the pepper jack cheese for added flavor and kick!!

I think this would be a great camping breakfast, especially if you precooked the potatoes before you went!

Country Egg Scramble

(from http://www.realmomkitchen.blogspot.com/)

6-7 (medium sized) new red potatoes, cubed (I used regular russett ones and it was good too)

8 eggs

1/3 cup milk

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)

6 slices bacon

1 cup cheese (use pepperjack for added flavor)

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Heat 1 inch water to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Add potatoes. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 6-8 minutes or until potatoes are tender (it took her 15 min. and me about 10 min.).

Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper with fork or wire wisk until a uniform yellow color; set aside.

In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crispy and then remove. Add potatoes to skillet, cooking them in the bacon grease (I drained some of the grease first!). Cook potatoes about 3-5 minutes, turning them occasionally until light brown. Stir in green onions. Cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly.

Pour egg mixture into skillet. As mixture begins to set at bottom and side, gently lift cooked portions with spatula so that thin, uncooked portions can flow to bottom. Avoid constant stirring. Cook 3-4 minutes or until eggs are thickened throughout but still moist. Dice up cooked bacon and Sprinkle top with bacon and cheese!

Perfect Pie Crust

I didn't use this recipe, but it was given to me a few years back by Desiree from her mom!

I am sure that this is a great recipe!

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Perfect Pie Crust

5 cups of flour

1 egg

2 tsp salt

2 TBSP vinegar

2 cups shortening

Water

Blend together well the shortening, flour and salt to a nice crumble texture.

Put the egg in a one cup measuring cup and beat it with a fork. Add the vinegar, then add enough cold water to make 1 full cup.

Add the liquid to the flour mixture to make a soft dough.

The recipe says this makes 5 pie crusts, but she has gotten at least 6 out of it.

You can roll it out and put it in your pie tins and freeze until you need it!

Super Simple Banana Cream Pie

Well the filling is super simple, but I have yet to say making a crust is super simple! But you can always buy one at the store or keep practicing as I am doing! I found this in my recipe box, one my mom gave me, but not sure where it originated before that! It turned out super yummy and a good way to use bananas if you ask me!

Banana Cream Pie

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese

1 large box instant vanilla pudding

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup milk

2 cups milk

2-3 bananas, sliced

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Bake a pie crust. (I used the recipe in the Betty Crocker cook book)

Cream together the 1/2 cup milk and cream cheese (better to leave the cream cheese out of the fridge for a while too).

In separate container, mix together the pudding and 2 cups of milk.

Fold the cream cheese mixture into the pudding/milk mixture. Add vanilla.

Place bananas on bottom of pie shell--enough banans slices to completely layer bottom.

Add pie filling on top of bananas and refrigerate until set up!

Baked Chicken Taquitos

I found this recipe on My Kitchen Cafe and had to try them! They were definitely a hit with our family and really easy! I actually put them together and went to a baseball game, came home and they took about 20 minutes and were ready to go!

Baked Chicken Taquitos
adapted from Our Best Bites

Makes 14-16 taquitos (served our family of two adults and three kids with three or four leftover for lunch the next day)

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup green salsa
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 green onion, sliced finely (white and green parts to equal about 2 tablespoons)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken (I cook large batches of chicken in my crockpot with a little chicken broth and salt, shred it and freeze it for meals like this)
1 cup grated monterey jack cheese (use pepperjack if you like a little heat)

small yellow or white corn tortillas
kosher salt
cooking spray

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.

In a medium-sized bowl, mix softened cream cheese, green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and garlic powder. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.

You can prepare this step ahead of time (which I did - I made it the morning of). Just keep the mixture in the fridge.

Working with a few tortillas at a time, place 3-4 between two damp paper towels and microwave for 30-45 seconds, until tortillas are soft and pliable and don't crack while rolling. Place 2-3 tablespoons of the chicken mixture on the lower third of a soft tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges. Then roll it up as tight as you can. (A few of mine wanted to rebel and come unrolled so I stuck a toothpick through them to keep them right and tight.)

Place filled taquitos seam side down on the baking sheet, making sure they don't touch each other. When ready to bake, spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or an oil mister and lightly sprinkle some kosher (coarse) salt on top.

Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown. Serve immediately. Taquitos can be dipped in in salsa, sour cream, guacamole, or any other combination you can dream up (my kids liked ranch dressing - go figure).

Caramel Corn

I haven't tried this recipe, but was told it was really good!! On the blog she describes this as not a gooey recipe, but more on the drier side!

from realmomkitchen.blogspot.com

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Microwave Caramel Popcorn

2-3 quarts popped popcorn (all just depends on how coated you want your popcorn)

1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp baking soda

In a large microwave safe bowl, microwave butter, sugar, syrup, and salt on high for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes until bubbling. Remove from microwave and mix in baking soda. Put popcorn in a paper grocery sack and pour caramel over popcorn. Fold down top of grocery sack and put in microwave. Microwave on high for 1 minute and 20 seconds. Take sack out of microwave and shake to even coat the popcorn. Pour out on cookie sheet to cool.