About Me

My goal is to organize the recipes I use so I can share them with family and friends as well as easily find my family's favorites. I try to use mostly natural ingredients to make homemade meals that are easy and delicious.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Cinnamon Sugar Quick Bread

This is so easy and so good! I forgot the salt, but it was still amazing. It was yummy warm out of the oven and cold from the fridge the next day. I didn't have a loaf pan so I made it in a square glass dish. I didn't wrap it in foil - just put a lid on the dish and stuck it in the fridge.

*I also substituted almond milk for regular milk and baked it on 325 instead of 350 to account for the change in pan. It turned out beautifully!

I love it and I love that I had everything on hand.

Cinnamon Sugar Quick Bread

Monday, July 8, 2013

Chicken Cutlets

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts (thin, or pound out thin)
olive oil
panko breadcrumbs
Parmesan cheese (grated or shredded)
1 egg
Dijon mustard
flour
salt/pepper

Directions:
Pound out chicken into thin cutlets. Get out 3 bowls. In 1 bowl put about a cup of flour. 2nd bowl: scramble 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard. 3rd bowl: mix 1 1/2 cups of panko breadcrumbs with handful of parmesan cheese and pinch of salt and pepper.

Dredge chicken in flour, then egg mixture, then cover in panko breadcrumbs. Set in a glass baking dish. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (this makes the breading stick to the chicken when you fry it).

After an hour, preheat the oil in a large skillet on med. to med/high heat. Test the oil with a piece of breading; if it sizzles and pops, it's ready. Place the chicken in the skillet (do not overcrowd - you may have to cook in shifts). Cook on each side for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown.

Place on paper towels to drain once it is done.

Fluffy Couscous (side dish)

Fluffy Couscous

Stuffed Squash Boats

I saw this on the Food Network and had to try it. We are having these tonight!

Stuffed Summer Squash Boats

*This was really good! I got the squash and tomatoes at the farmer's market and I followed the recipe to a T. It was a good, light summery dish (or side dish).

BBQ Ribs (crock pot)

If you know me, you know I don't eat ribs; but the boys in my house LOVE them. So here we go:

Ingredients:
1 rack of ribs (I chose beef.)
1 onion, chopped
1 bottle of good BBQ sauce (we like Sweet Baby Ray's)
salt and pepper

Directions:
Rub generous amount of salt and pepper into the meaty side of the ribs. Cut into 3 pieces - small enough to fit in the crock pot.

Sprinkle chopped onion in the bottom of the crock pot. Place ribs in on top, cover each piece in BBQ sauce. Sprinkle a little more salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

**This recipe turned out to be amazingly easy and the guys loved it. Not that expensive either. I'll be keeping an eye out for ribs to go on sale again.