Thursday, November 6, 2008

RECIPES PLEASE!!!

I am so lame, I have about 5 recipes that I make for me and my hubbie and he has been so sweet not to complain, however, I think he will leave me if I don't come up with something soon, so...leave your post here with your favorite recipe, don't worry you are not limited to only one, and I will do my best to keep my husband and you all can have the satisfaction of seeing me eternally married. Ok, although it is not that extreme, he would never leave me over my lack of ability to cook, however, I do want to make sure I learn how to cook so my kids don't die of hunger and malnutrition...

Thanks =)

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOL...you sound like me! I'll see what's quick & easy and get back to you. But it usually ends up to be Mexican food, or pasta!

Natalie said...

Hi! Natalie Gardiner here! I guess our hubbies work together and we live down the street from you guys! Clint was reading your blog and sent me a link to your post. He knows I love to cook and thought I could help. Sweet man. :)
I have about a million recipes I could post, but one real quick is homemade chicken nuggets. Take chicken breasts (however many you want) and cut them into chunks. Melt some butter in a dish. In another dish mix together a 2:1 ratio of Italian seasoned bread crumbs and parmesan cheese (so like 1 c crumbs to 1/2 c cheese). Dip your chicken into the butter and then coat in the bread crumbs. Place on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for about 15-20 minutes or until they get nice and golden looking, but not burnt. :) Great with potatoes (fries or mashed!) and a salad!
Hope that helps!
Also, there are SO many great food blogs out there. You might try http://www.picky-palate.com or http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/ or http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/default.aspx. There are a TON, but those are some good ones. We also like Martha Stewart. (Rather, I like martha, clint just likes her food!) :)
Good luck!

Jeff and Ashleigh said...

I emailed you a book. Seriously. It's a book. You should print it out and I'll show you the best ones when we come down at the end of the month.

The Wagners said...

Umm, enchiladas? Really easy and fairly quick.

Brown some ground beef (or you can do shredded chicken if you want) w/ taco seasoning and any other seasonings you want. Once it's cooked, add some (usually about 1/4 of a can, but just until it's wet) enchilada sauce. Get a cake pan and put some ench. sauce to cover the bottom, then take the tortillas, put some beef & cheese in and then roll it up and put it in the pan, fill up your pan and then pour the rest of the ench. sauce over the enchiladas and cover with cheese and bake until cheese is melted on 350. Simple as that. You can do mexican rice or rice a roni and some refried beans with it too.

The Wagners said...

So this is really good, but I know Brian doesn't like veggie's, however, the red pepper was good, but I would have preferred it cut into pieces rather than just one whole pepper. Or you could just take it out all together ... and I just used reg. shredded mozz. & the packaged pesto that you have to make on the stove with oil.

Ingredients:
4 O Organics™ Boneless & Skinless
Chicken Breasts, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black
pepper
1/2 cup Safeway SELECT™ Pesto
Pasta Sauce 1/2 cup perlini fresh mozzarella balls
(or use larger balls cut into small
pieces)
1/2 cup Safeway SELECT™ Fire
Roasted Red Peppers

Directions:
1. Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for direct, high heat (you can hold your hand 1 to 2 inches above cooking grate only 3 to 4 seconds; visit Safeway.com for complete instructions).
2. While grill heats, with a sharp knife, cut a pocket lengthwise in the edge of each chicken breast half, taking care to avoid cutting through to the other side. Season chicken pieces on both sides with pepper. Spread about 1 tablespoon pesto inside each pocket, then fill each with 1/4 of the mozzarella balls and 1/4 of the roasted red pepper slices. Rub remaining pesto over exterior of chicken to coat lightly.
3. Place chicken on oiled cooking grate; cover gas grill. Cook, turning once with a wide spatula, until meat is browned and no longer pink in center (cut to test, but do not disturb filling), about 15 minutes total.

The Wagners said...

By the way, the name of the one I just posted is Pesto-Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts ... I forgot to put it. You can also do it in the oven, it would probably be a little more tender that way.