Italian Meatballs

You will need:

• 1 # ground chuck
• 1/2 cup Italian dry bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup finely minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese
• little salt and pepper
• 5 to 6 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, finely chopped

Directions:

1. Mix all together with your hands
2. Form into walnut-sized balls
3. Place on hot skillet with a little extra virgin olive oil and brown over medium heat
4. Place in your favorite marinara sauce and cook for a half an hour so flavor can come through
5. Serve with hot pasta and enjoy!

            ~~ I love Italian foods! So here is a lovely meatball recipe! Warms the soul! Until next time, as always, I will see you in the next post.~~

Easy Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie

You will need:

• 1 cup of cooked chicken cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 2/3 cups of frozen veggies - thawed
• 1 can (10 oz) of cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup of Bisquick mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• Poultry seasoning for taste
• Kosher salt and pepper for taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Mix chicken, veggies, seasoning and cream of chicken soup together and spread into bottom of non-greased 9" round glass pie pan.
3. Mix remaining ingredients (bisquick, milk, and egg) and pour on top of he chicken mixture in the pan.
4. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes OR until the top turns golden brown.

            ~~ This is a recipe my mamaw made me. :) It is really yummy and warms the coldest heart.~~

Gluten-free Scones

You will need:

• 1 3/4 cups King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour or 2 1/4 cups brown rice flour blend*
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, optional
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
• 3/4 cup diced dried apricots, raisins, or cherries
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup cold milk
• 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract

Directions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a divided scone pan, or grease (or line with parchment) a baking sheet.
2. Whisk together the flour or flour blend, sugar, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, and nutmeg.
    
3.  Work in the cold butter till the mixture is crumbly.
    
4.  Stir in the dried fruit.
 
5. Whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla till frothy.
    
6. Add to the dry ingredients, stirring till well blended. The dough should be cohesive and very sticky.
    
7. Drop dough by the 1/3-cupful into the scone pan or onto the baking sheet; if you haven't added dried fruit, use a slightly smaller amount of dough, about 1/4 cup. Let the scones rest for 15 minutes.
    
8. Sprinkle the scones with sparkling sugar or cinnamon sugar, if desired. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, till golden brown. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes or so before serving. Best enjoyed warm, with butter and jam.

 

 

            ~~ I love scones! They are the perfect food for breakfast! So here is a gluten-free recipe recommended by my friend Isabella! Check out her blog as well at   http://isabellasadvice122.blogspot.com/ ~~

Coconut Cupcakes

You will need:

Cupcakes

• 3 sticks of unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 14 ounces sweetened, shredded coconut

Icing

• 1 pound cream cheese
• 3 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 pounds of confectioners sugar (sifted)

Directions:

     1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

     2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
 
     3. With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition.

     4. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.

     5. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In 3 parts, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry.

     6. Mix until just combined. Fold in 7 ounces of coconut.

     7. Line a muffin pan with paper liners. Fill each liner to the top with batter. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

     8. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Remove to a baking rack and cool completely.

     9. Meanwhile, make the frosting. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on low speed, cream together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and almond extracts.

     10. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth.

     11. Frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with the remaining coconut.


            ~~ I love making cupcakes so much! They are just ay to cute and yummy this will defiantly make your taste buds happy ~~

Buffalo Tri-tip in the oven.

You will need:

• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder
• olive oil
• Buffalo Tri-tip

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Slice off the thick chunks of fat.
3. Sprinkle on salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Amount to your liking.
4. Rub the meat with the olive oil to help with searing.
5. Place into an iron skillet on medium heat searing each side for at least 2 1/2 minutes.
6. Place into oven for 15 minutes on each side.
7. Temperature of the meat on the thick side should be at least 160 - 170 degrees F.

          ~~~ This is a really yummy smelling and tasting dish. It goes great with fried veggies, rice, or mac and cheese with mashed potatoes. My uncle and I just made this this evening for dinner and it is amazing. I highly recommend it. :3   ~~~

Mozzarella Chicken

You will need:

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 cup if shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups of bread crumbs
• salt
• pepper
• garlic salt
• 4 large eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Whisk the eggs in a medium mixing bowl.
3. Put and mix together bread crumbs, a little salt, pepper, and garlic salt in a larger mixing bowl
4. Cut every chicken breast in half long side.
5. Dip and fully coat the chicken in egg, then in bread crumbs placing them in a baking sheet.
6. Bake them for 10 minutes.
7. Remove them from the oven, flip them over.
8. Sprinkle the cheese on top of each chicken breast half and put back in the oven for 15 minutes.
9. Remove them from the oven and serve after 2 minutes of cooling.

            ~I just made these for my boyfriend and his family last week. Everyone said it tasted amazing. It is delicious and easy to make. It goes great with mashed potatoes, or my Spaghetti and Meat sauce~

Bison Meatsauce and Spagetti

You will need:

• 1 pound of ground bison meat
• 2 1/2 cup of pasta sauce
• spaghetti noodles
• 1/2 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Directions:

1. Dice your onion and garlic and place them in a large frying pan with olive oil, put on medium heat.
2. Add in the ground bison.
3. Begin boiling the water for your noodles in a large or medium pot on medium heat.
4. Constantly check on your bison mixture.
5. Once the bison looks nearly fully cooked, add your pasta sauce to the mixture and put the flame on low heat.
6. Once your water begins to broil, place in your noodles and wait until they are fully cooked, stirring from time to time so they do not stick.
7. Strain your noodles.
8. Turn the heat off on your bison and serve with some sour bread, garlic bread, and a simple easy salad.

            ~ ~This is always a great half-an-hour dish to make if you are expecting gusts for dinner in short notice. It is always delicious and if you have any vegetarian gust, put some pasta sauce into a small saucepan and heat it up just for them. :) I am an absolute sucker for Italian foods and meat dishes. (Since I'm mostly Italian.) Try this out, it's a big, belly-filling meal with les dishes to clean!~~