Amish Slaw

Here is my favorite recipe for coleslaw - (a vinegarette dressing, not creamy)
I served this with pulled pork sandwiches tonight and it was DELICIOUS!!!!

Ingredients


1 medium head cabbage, cored and shredded (or just use 1-2 bags of preshredded coleslaw (cabbage/carrots)
1 medium onion, finely chopped (instead, I mixed dry onions into the dressing while cooking it and it was great!)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
3/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions


In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, onion, and 1 cup sugar. In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, salt, celery seed, 1 teaspoon white sugar, mustard and oil. Bring to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Cool completely, then pour over cabbage mixture, and toss to coat. Refrigerate overnight for best flavor.

Citrus Garlic Asparagus pasta toss...

I just threw this together and it was delicious.  I'm sure it could work with most veggies too.  Asparagus is just my favorite one to pair with pasta.  :)  this is no one's recipe, so I had to remember it as I was putting it together.

Here is what I used today

Ingredients:

Asparagus
Red bell peppers
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
olive oil

lemon juice (fresh is better)

1/2 cup or so of chicken broth
parmasean cheese

pasta of choice

Directions:

Cook pasta as desired.  I have used penne and linguini before but tonight i just used regular spaghetti noodles.

saute garlic in about 4-5 tablespoons of olive oil.  Add a few squeezes of lemon juice.  Cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces and add to garlic/lemon stuff.  Cut bell peppers into bite sized pieces and add to skillet.  Add small amount of chicken broth - about 1/4 to 1/2 cup to blend flavors and create a delicious juice.   Cook until desired tenderness.

Toss with freshly cooked pasta and parmesan cheese.  :)   Enjoy.  I served this with fruit - pineapple tonight.  It was stinkin good.  I think I said that about the last recipe I made too.

ps, i like the flavor of citrus a LOT, so before serving, i squeezed a small squirt of lemon before eating.

Lazy Baked Greek Chicken

Stuffed baked chicken breasts with traditional Greek ingredients.


2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), divided
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
3 large cloves garlic, finely chopped, divided
1 box organic chopped spinach (10 ounces), thawed
Salt and pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste (i used ground nutmeg, not fresh)
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon dried oregano (about 1/3 palmful)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup crumbled Greek feta cheese

PreparationPre-heat the oven to 425°F.
Heat 1 tablespoon EVOO, one turn of the pan, in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and two-thirds of the garlic and cook until softened, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to cool, then add the spinach and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Melt the butter in the same pan, turn off the heat and add the panko, oregano and remaining garlic; toss.

Drizzle a baking dish with the remaining 1 tablespoon EVOO. Split each chicken breast across (but not all the way through) and open like a book. Stuff with the spinach and feta, letting the stuffing overflow at the edges. Place the chicken pieces in the baking dish and top with the breadcrumbs.

 Bake until the juices run clear; about 20 minutes.  (I had to bake it for about 30-35 minutes because I used  giant chicken breasts from Sam's club.  Regular sized ones shouldnt take as long.  Also, I used fresh spinach)

This was stinking good!

Cherry Cream Cheese Dessert

I am taking no credit for this dessert.  I found it on a blog of a woman who used to be Amish - I first made the recipe the wrong way.  Follow the instructions, and I am sure everything will turn out delicious.  My version was good too, but the actual recipe would be very much better.

Ingredients:

3 cans crescent rolls


1 can cherry pie filling

1- 8 oz pkg softened cream cheese

2/3 cup powdered sugar



Use 1½ cans crescent rolls. Unroll dough and place on a cookie sheet. Press all edges together to form a single crust. Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar and spread over dough. Next dump your can of pie filling on top. I used cherry but I'm sure any fruit filling would be good. Spread to within an inch of the edges of crust. Taking the remaining 1½ cans of crescent rolls separate the dough into triangles and start placing them on top making sure to cover the sides first and then press lightly along the edges to keep your pie filling from running out while baking.

Place remaining dough triangles on top any way you like. A few cracks between triangles only makes it look even better once it's baked.
Bake at 350º for 20-25 minutes until beautifully golden brown. Let cool and make an icing with 1 cup powdered sugar and 1½ Tbsp milk. Drizzle on top. Enjoy!

5 minute pizza dough

While I wait for it to rise,  I am posting the recipe here so I don't have to continue to call mom every time I need to make pizza...

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1 T yeast
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 T sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water.  Add oil, salt, sugar and mix well.  Add flour.  Mix and kneed lightly.  Place in covered bowl and let rise for 5 ish minutes.   put on baking stone or pizza tray and bake at 425 for 10-15 minutes.  Take out and put toppings on until toppings done or cheese is bubbly.

Now I need to go finish my pizza.

New Years Guacamole!!!

There are many ways to make this family tradition (new years)

This is how I have adapted it to our taste...



Ingredients


3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed

1 lime, juiced

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup diced onion

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional)

 
 
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for at least an hour.   I make this in the morning and it is delectible by evening time (PARTY TIME!!!)   Also, you can not have too much fresh lime juice - in my opinion. Also again, I always double this recipe if it is for more than just me and Nate.
 
Serve with tortilla chips (lime chips are good too) and pig out for the new year!!!
 
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Pineapple Pretzel Fluff

1 cup coarsely crushed pretzels
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup sugar, divided
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

In a bowl, combine pretzels, butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 7 minutes. Cool.

Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until creamy. Fold in pineapple and whipped topping; chill until serving. Break pretzel mixture into small pieces; sprinkle over pineapple mix before serving (so pretzel mix doesn't get soggy)

Sorry I forgot to take a picture- it was a busy day! I took this to thanksgiving dinner and it was a big hit! It was so easy to make and also very cheap to make!

Be careful not to eat the whole thing! :) Enjoy!!