Sunday, March 30, 2014

Roasted potato salad



2 cups Roasted red potatoes (see recipe) cooled.
4 hard boiled eggs mashed
1/4 cup mayo
2 Tbps yellow mustard
1/2 Tsp season salt
1 scallion diced

Mix and chill.
Serve chilled.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Mexican deviled eggs


12 hard boiled eggs, halved.

Mix in bowl:
Yolks
1/4 cup chunky salsa
1/4 cup mayo
2 Tbsp sour cream
3 chopped green onions

Pour mixture into a quart size ziplock bag. Cut the corner off the bag and pipe the mixture into the egg whites.  Sprinkle with paprika. Serve chilled.

Roasted Red Potatoes


Preheat oven with baking sheet in oven to 350*
Wash and quarter a bag if small red potatoes
Put in a mixing bowl with the following:
Extra virgin olive oil
Season salt
Red pepper
Onion powder
Coat and stir well.

Once the oven reaches 350* remove pan and place coated potatoes on pan.
Cook for 20 minutes, then flip potatoes, cook for another 20 minutes until brown.

*For extra crispy potatoes place under broiler in high for 5 minutes after roasting.

Brown sugar glazed pork tenderloin

1 pork tenderloin
1/4 Tsp salt
1/8 Tsp pepper
1 chopped garlic clove
1/2 cup water
Add ingredients to crockpot.
Cook pork on low heat for 7 hours covered.
Small sauce pan on medium
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp soy sauce

Bring to boil, stir frequently. Remove from heat.
Place tenderloin and liquid from crockpot in 8x8 pan.
Brush sauce on tenderloin then broil on high for 4 minutes, repeat until desired crust.

Remove from heat cover with foil and let stand for fifteen minutes, then serve.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Sweet garlic chicken










1 scallion chopped
3 Tbsp brown sugar
3 Tbsp agave nectar 
3 Tbsp maple syrup
3 cloves garlic chopped
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven 425*
Line a shallow cooking pan with tin foil, spray with nonstick spray
Salt and pepper both sides of breasts lay in pan
Cook for 20 minutes
Mix in bowl remaining ingridents.
Remove chicken from oven toss in mixture to coat.
Broil chicken for 5 minutes, remove and turn over chicken, spread remaining mixture onto chicken.
Broil an additional 5 minutes.

Remove from oven. Serve hot.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Breakfast "Muffins"



3 cups shredded Hashbrowns thawed
3 Tbsp butter, melted
1/8 Tsp pepper
1/8 Tsp salt
8 eggs
4 scallions, chopped
1 lb bacon, cooked and chopped
2 cups shredded cheese

Preheat oven 400* and spray 12 count muffin tin with nonstick spray.
Mix Hashbrowns, butter, pepper, and salt.
Press mixture into muffin tin bottom and up the sides.
Bake for fifteen minutes and remove from oven.
Mix eggs, scallions, bacon, and cheese.
Scoop 1/4 cup of egg mixture on top of Hashbrowns .
Bake for fifteen minutes. Remove from oven. Serve immediately.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Mexican Cheese Ball


1 pkg cream cheese
Diced red, yellow, orange peppers
1 can chopped black olives
1 pkg hidden valley ranch powder dressing
1/2 can chopped green chilies
Chopped green onion
Finely shredded cheddar cheese
Ritz crackers

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, except crackers and cheese.
Form into a ball, plate the ball, firmly pat cheese on the outside of the ball.
Chill until served.
Serve with ritz crackers