Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Potato Soup and Jalapeno Corn Muffins

Doesn't this look just absolutely delicious. Well made our Potato Soup with ham chunks and corn along with Jalapeno Corn Muffins. There is simply nothing better or easier on the pocket than this meal. The only bad thing was there was no leftovers.

Merry Christmas everyone

Cold Weather Again

Well, today brings more cold weather at least we think so. So on that note today will be some good ole Potato Soup with Ham chunks. We baked a wonderful ham last night along with an Apple Cobbler, so this is a good way to incorporate leftovers. Anyways I am dying for a good bowl of potato soup along with jalapeno cornbread. Oh, just thinking about it makes me want to hop into the kitchen and get started.

With Christmas right around the corner, we wish all a very Merry Christmas.

Hot Ham and Cheese Pocket

Another wonderful morning. We attended Church which as always our Pastor is very uplifting; however, today I do believe that my belly was trying to talk over him. So on our way home all could think about was, What are we going to eat when we get home? As my mind tinkered, I thought about the can of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls in the fridge and the bright light hit.

First what we did was take the crescent rolls one triangle on the other and create what would resemble a triangular pita pocket. After this was completed, we then filled the pocket with ham, scallions, cheese and then closed the top off. We then put it in the oven at 375 degrees for about 11 to 13 minutes and above is the finished product. They are absolutely wonderful. Now my mind is running wild on what filling will be next.

Merry Christmas and God Bless

Turkey and Yellow Rice

Hello:

Just when I thought we had worn the pork out, it turns out that the turkey has replaced it. We baked a turkey on Monday. Tuesday was of course leftovers. Wednesday was turkey sandwiches, Thursday was turkey Alfredo, Friday more leftovers and tonight was turkey and yellow rice. This must have been the cheapest week for cooking and believe it or not I am not complaining.

The weather is cooler and I can only wonder if tomorrow might reign in some turkey noodle soup in order to finish off ole Tom. We still have two more turkeys from our fantastic buy before Thanksgiving; however, Christmas dinner for us has always been a standing rib roast so I am not really for sure when turkey will be fixed again around here.

Happy Holidays

Beauty

Even on a rainy day there is so much beauty to be found. This morning it was wonderful to see this beautiful yellow rose and listen to the baby woodpecker learning how to peck. His or her little beak was so tiny, but it did not stop him or her from pecking away. As I tried to take pictures, he or she would continuously jump another branch trying to avoid me. Just love it.

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Garlic Butter and Turkey Alfredo

Hmmm, don't know if the turkey Alfredo looks all that appealing, but it sure was good. We also made some garlic butter to rub the baguette down with and it too was also delicious.

For the garlic butter, we simply let a stick of butter soften. Then we added fresh crushed garlic and fresh garlic chives from the garden. Also something different that we tried was the water that we fixed the noodles in. Normally we just add salt and olive oil; however, this time we added crushed garlic to the water and it gave the noodles a little extra zap. Dinner was so wonderful last night, so much so that my tummy is beginning to rumble. How about yours?

Have a great day.

Another Beautiful Day

Hello Everyone:

Wow, this morning we woke up and watched the movie Julie and Julia. This movie is so inspiring, so much so that not only were we in the kitchen making breakfast it kinda turned into a competition on who will fix the best. This would be between us and our son. We made scrambled eggs with ham, mozzarella, cheddar, young scallions picked from the garden, bell pepper, maple syrup, salt and pepper. They were wonderful. Our son fixed scrambled eggs with maple sausage, scallions, bell pepper, kielbasa, jalapeno pepper, mushrooms, cheese, salt and pepper.

Tonight we will make homemade Alfredo sauce to accompany a nice dish that we love using turkey. We will post the recipe and pictures of this lovely dish later this afternoon.

Have a great day.

BBQ Pizza on the Grill

Recipe for Barbeque Pizza

1 lb ready made pizza dough brought to room temperature
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 lb cooked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup assorted grilled vegetables (peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms) whatever you choose
6 ounces of shredded Colby jack cheese
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp dry red pepper flakes

Preheat grill to medium high heat. Oil the grill rack.

Roll out dough to a 12 x 15 rectangle. Brush top with olive oil. Place dough, oil side down on grill rack. Cover and grill about 3 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Punch air bubbles if needed. Brush top with olive oil and turn over. Immediately top evenly with reminaing ingredients. Cover and cook 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Minature Egg Cups

Just another delicious small bite breakfast item. Ham, garlic chives, onion, green pepper, bacon bits and eggs baked in small muffin pan with the ham being the cup. After we finished baking them, we then drizzled them with Maple Syrup. Perfect two bite size.

Another Turkey Day

Good Morning:

Well before the Holidays started, we came across a great deal on Turkey at $.39 a lb. So needless to say we nabbed about three turkeys. For Thanksgiving, we decided to smoke the turkey this year and it was kinda heartbreaking to not have the smell from ole Tom being in the oven. However, this morning we have been awakened with the wonderful aroma of Tom and how refreshing for a Monday morning.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Whomping Hamburgers

Hello:

Last night was some of the biggest burgers we have made in a while and WOW were they really good. They were accompanied by potato salad and baked beans. Really Good.

What A Beautiful Day

Hello Everyone:

Just wanted to share some pictures of our Christmas Cactus and Bananas.

Brrrr Rabbit

Well the rain brought in some chilly weather. On the other note, the bleu cheese stuffed meatballs were delicious; however, we needed to tweek the buffalo sauce a little bit. All we did was add a little of Sonny's BBQ sauce to the Frank's Wing Sauce and it matched beautifully with the meatballs. We have not decided on dinner tonight, but I almost think that chili would go quite nice with this chilly weather.

Have a Great Day.

Bleu Cheese Stuffed Meatballs with Franks Hot Wing Sauce for Dipping

Tonight we will be experimenting with meatballs filled with bleu cheese and then use Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce as the dipping sauce. This is just purely experimental tonight as dinner will be Ultimate Nachos.

Yuck, rainy weather again today; however, temperatures are dipping a little so at least it is not in the 80's.

Have a Great Day.

Pork, Pork and more Pork

Just when I thought that we would be finished with pork tonight, Albertson's put out a coupon for buy one get two free pork loins. Publix who accepts competitor coupons has pork loin on sale for $1.99 lb. So needless to say we went to Publix and got 30 pounds of pork for $19.32. We ended up with 40 1" thick pork chops, 3 pork roast, 1 bag filled for pulled pork and 1 pork loin to smoke-rotisserie on the grill. Spent $25.18 and saved $65.09. Can't beat that.

Cuban Subs Tonight

Wow today is just beautiful. A little warm, but the breeze is helpful. Tonight is more pork and hopefully this will finish it off. We are going to put together some cuban subs which I must admit are very good.

1 loaf of cuban bread
Sliced pork loin
Sliced ham
Mayo and Mustard mixed together for a nice sauce
Swiss or Provolone Cheese
Pickles

We usually coat our bread with the mustard mixture, layer on the pork, ham, cheese and pickles and grill on the panini grill.

Have a great day everyone.

Chicken and Pork Pot Pie?

Hey Everybody:



We could not even begin to express tonights creation. This was made from leftover chicken and dumplings, roasted pork and vegetables. We will present the picture first and then the recipe. So here we go.

Left over roast pork cut into cubes.
Left over chicken and dumplings as is.
Add two cans of corn
1 can of green beans
1 can of peas
2 cans of cut carrots
salt and pepper to taste
Two Pillsbury Ready To Go Pie Crust

We deciced to cook the first crust on 450 degrees for 7 minutes. Then we added the mixture which was slightly warm and already seasoned. Then we added the second pie crust to top it off and let it go at 450 for about 15 to 20 minutes until bubbly. Good God Girdie. This is so rewarding, no money spent tonight. This meal was free from total leftovers.

God Bless.

Pillsbury Crescent Roll Pin Wheels

Today, we made one of the best finger foods using Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. Wow, there are so many different things that one could do, but this is what we tried today.

Thinly slice leftover London Broil
Provolone Cheese
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

We took two perforted rolls and made them into one. Then we layered the london broil on it along with provolone cheese. After that you simply roll the biscuit and cut into pinwheels. Preheated the oven to 375 degrees, baked for 13 minutes and then simply enjoyed. They are absolutely wonderful. Will get some pictures up later; however, checkout the coupons for Pillsbury Rolls in this blog.

For dinner we are doing hot wings baked at 500 degrees for 20 minutes and then dipped into Frank's Wing Sauce.

Chicken and Dumplings with Blackeyed Peas

Hello:

After a wonderful morning at Church today will be followed up with a nice pot of Chicken and Dumplings, Black eyed Peas and Yeast Rolls. Today's weather is a little bit kinder. Still a little cool, but thank God for no rain right now.

This morning after Church we made a wonderful breakfast and it was very rewarding to go outback and pick fresh green pepper as well as chives. Why do vegetables always smell better when they come out of your own backyard?

Well, have a great day and God Bless.

Cold Weather

Hello Everyone:

Weather here is a little bit cool and rainy. The Gators are playing Alabama. Go Gators!!!!!! We have been hankering for some good chicken and dumplings, but we will have to settle for steak on the stick and a really good baked potato loaded with all the goodies. Hope everyone has a nice day.

Today, we made Crock Pot Turkey Casserole. The recipe is as follows:

12 cups of Turkey (can be Ham or Chicken)
1 10oz can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 onion diced
1 bag of frozen corn (you can add peas, beans or whatever you desire)
1/2 Milk
1/2 Mayo
1 Celery Stalk diced
Salt and Pepper to taste

Cook on low for four hours and serve over noodles or toasted bread.

Another thing that we added today on the site is that Save a Lot is offering a Holiday Dinner for $19.41. We have listed what all you can get in the site.

Have a Great Day.