Thursday, November 10, 2016

Cheese Bites

On Tuesday, my mom and I decided to have an election "party" and we made a few appetizers.  This appetizer my mom had from Pampered Chef.  These were so delicious.  They are such a different appetizer then your typical appetizers, and were easy to make.  These are also great, because you can make them ahead.  They also pair GREAT with wine, which is always a plus.
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Serving size: 10+ people

Ingredients

  • 2 packages cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Mexican Balls
    • 2 oz. pepper jack cheese, grated
    • 1 tbsp. chipotle rub
    • 1/2 cup hemp seeds- TOPPING
  • French Balls
    • 1 oz. blue cheese crumbles
    • 1 tbsp. parsley (fresh or dried)
    • 1 tsp. honey
    • 1/2 cup chopped almonds- TOPPING

Directions

  1. Place cream cheese, mayonnaise, green onions and Worcestershire into a large bowl.  Mix until well blended.  If your cream cheese is not soft enough, place in microwave for 30 seconds.
  2. Divide the cream cheese mixture into two separate bowls.
  3. Add the ingredients for the Mexican Balls into one bowl MINUS TOPPING and mix well.
  4. Add the ingredients for the French Balls into the other bowl MINUTS TOPPING and mix well.
  5. Place the bowls into the fridge for at least 1 hour.
  6. When ready to serve place the toppings into two small bowls, and using a small scoop drop the balls and coat with toppings.
  7. Serve with crackers

Final Product


Monday, October 17, 2016

Asian Glazed Spare Ribs

My mom recently became a Pampered Chef demonstrator, and I am loving all of the products we get to test out.  The most recent product is a RockCrok, I am going to put the link below.  It seriously the coolest product we have made Mac and Cheese in it, and cooked a whole chicken IN THE MICROWAVE.  This recipe was awesome because everything was done in the pot, so there was no extra clean up.  You do not have to have the RockCrok to make this, you can use regular mixing bowls and a baking dish that will work the same.

Prep time- 20 minutes
Cook time-
Serving Size- 3-4 people
RockCrok Link- RockCrok

Ingredients

  • 6 country style pork ribs (2-3 pounds)
  • 6 green onions- chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves- pressed
  • 1/2 cup soy sauces
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 2/3 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2.5 tbsp chili garlic paste (I used chili garlic sauce)
  • 1/4 apple cider
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch

Directions

  1. Pre-heat oven to broil setting.
  2. Broil your ribs for 3-4 minutes on each side, then place your oven to 350.
  3. In the RockCrok (or bowl) combine onions, garlic, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar, brown sugar, oil and chili paste.  Mix well
  4. In a separate bowl whisk cider and cornstarch until smooth.  Cook this liquid for 1-2 minutes until very thick.
  5. Place ribs in RockCrok (or baking dish) turn ribs a few time to coat with sauce, then dumb cornstarch mixture on top. 
  6. Cover your RockCrok (or baking dish) and bake for 45 minutes.

Final Product




Thursday, October 13, 2016

Crispy Barbecue Chicken

It has been well over a year since I posted, and I really want to get back into my blog. I am going to be posting new recipes, at lease once a week.  I also want to redo some of my original recipes.  A lot has changed in the past year, and I want to incorporate that in my blog.  The first recipe to start this off is a great recipe my boyfriend found.  This is super easy, cheap and of course delicious.  I must admit I was hesitant because I tried a Doritos chicken similar to this, and the chips became soggy.  These got the perfect amount of crispiness, and not soggy in the least

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serving Size: 4-6 people
Recipe Adapted from: Tasty

Ingredients 

  • 2 pounds of chicken breasts
  • 1 cups of barbecue (I used original barbecue sauce Target brand)
  • Adoba for seasoning
  • 1 bag of barbecue chips (crushed)

Directions

  • Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees
  • Cut your chicken into bite size pieces
  • Add your chicken to a mixing bowl, add season with adoba.
  • Add your barbecue sauce and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl add your crushed chips.
  • With a fork dip your chicken into the chips, and lay evenly on a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes until crispy.

Finished Product