Turkey Marinade

Best marinade.  For one turkey, spatchcocked and smoked.

    1 cup olive oil

    1/2 cup soy sauce

    1/2 cup lemon juice

    1/4 cup mustard

    1/4 cup minced fresh chives

    2 T dried oregano

    2 T dried parsley

    1 T dried thyme

    1 clove garlic, minced

    1 tablespoon paprika

2 T coarsely salt

    1 medium apple, coarsely chopped

    1 medium orange, peeled and coarsely chopped

    1/2-1 medium sweet onion, peeled and coarsely chopped

1 qt apple cider vinegar

Water to cover turkey

Molasses Pecan Pie

Soo yummy

1 pie crust

3 c pecan (halves and pieces)

3 eggs

1/3 c brown sugar

2 T molasses

4 T butter (soft, almost melted)

1/2 t salt

2 t vanilla

Roll pie crust into pie Pan.

Mix together all ingredients except pecans.  Whisk well.  Stir in pecans.  Pour into pie shell.

Bake 425 for 15 mins, then turn down and bake at 350 for 45 mins.  (Cover or tent to protect crust if desired).

Pudding Bread

1 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour

2 Large Eggs

1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter melted

1/4 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder

3/4 Cup White Sugar

2/3 Cup 2% Milk

1 Package any flavor Pudding Mix (99g)

Dash sugar

Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare a greased (oil or butter) loaf pan.

In a large mixing bowl, add your sugar, eggs, and butter and mix well together.

Next, add in your milk, butterscotch pudding mix, baking powder, and salt and mix together again.

Lastly, slowly add in your flour and fold the batter one last time. Once everything is mixed well and there are no clumps of flour. Pour the batter into the loaf pan.

Bake in the oven for 45-65 minutes or until when you poke a toothpick in the middle of the loaf, it comes out clean!

Red Beans and Rice

 Sooo good!

1 package smoked sausage, cut into small pieces

1/2 c diced onion (approx)

1 T tomato sauce

1 jalepeno (diced small)

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

1-2 T mustard powder

1/4 c red wine vinegar

2-3 cans red beans (don't drain)

salt

pepper

cayenne

1-2 c water

1/2 c milk or cream

White rice, cooked

In a pan with some oil, fry up the onion and smoked sausage until browning.  Add in sauce, jalepeno, garlic, mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne, and vinegar.  Cook on medium for a couple minutes, then add in beans and water.  Cook on medium to low for 10-30 minutes, covered but stirring.  Add milk/cream and more water if needed.  Keep an eye on it, stirring and checking consistency until desired doneness.

Serve with cooked white rice.

Buttermilk Cinnamon Rolls

Dough

▢2/3 cup warm water

▢1/3 cup granulated sugar, divided

▢1 Tablespoon active dry yeast

▢2 large eggs, beaten

▢1/2 cup buttermilk

▢1/4 cup salted butter, melted

▢1 teaspoon salt

▢4 to 4 1/2 cups flour

Chorizo Corn Chowder

So, I got this recipe from my brother and tweaked it a little, only to find out he had never made it before!  Oh well, it's delicious!

1 lb ground chorizo

1 T flour

4 cobs of corn 

Peppers (whatever kind and heat you like)

6-12 Red potatoes

4 c chicken broth

1.5 c cream

Cumin

Paprika

Salt and pepper

Serve with sour cream, hot sauce, lime juice

Brown chorizo in soup pan, breaking it up as you go.  Meanwhile dice potatoes and cut corn off the cob.  (Bonus points if you grill the corn first.  Negative point if you use the equivalent in frozen or canned corn).  Once the meat us cooked, stin in flour, then add potatoes, corn, and broth.  Cook 5-10 mins until potatoes are tender.

Once tender, add cream and seasoning.  Stir well and cook.  Add in corn starch if needed.  Squish some of the potatoes.

Serve warm, with lime juice (a must!), and sour cream abd/or hot sauce, as desired.

Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

Just like MoBettahs.

1/2 lb elbow macaroni

1-2 T apple cider vinegar

1 carrot, shredded

1/8-1/4 onion shredded (you heard me)

1 1/2 c mayo

1/8 c milk

1-2 t sugar

Salt & pepper

Noil noodles. Add to bowl.  Add vinegar, carrots and onion. Stir and then let cool in fridge. Meanwhile combine mayo, milk, sugar, salt & pepper.  Once noodles  have cooled, mix in the mayo mixture.  Keep refrigerated until served.

Teriyaki Chicken Marinade

2-3 lbs chicken

1/2 c soy sauce

3 T brown sugar

1 T oyster sauce

2 T corn syrup

2-3  T rice vinegar

1-2 t sesame oil

Dash garlic powder

Salt &  pepper

Soft Pretzel Bites

1.5 c water

1 T sugar

1 T brown sugar

1.5 T yeast

1 T butter

1 t salt

4 c flour

.5 c baking soda

1 T brown sugar

Water

Proof yeast with warm water and brown/white sugars.  Add butter, salt, and flour.  Mix with dough hook until mixed, kneaded, and pulled away from the edges.  Transfer to an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise til doubled.  

Dump out dough and divide into 8 pieces.  Roll into strips and cut into 1-inch pieces.

Boil water with baking soda and brown sugar.  Use a big pot.  Drop pieces into water about 8 at a time.  Let boil 15-20 seconds.  Lift out with a slotted spoon and place on a baking tray with parchment paper.  Sprinkle with coarse salt.

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.  Brush with melted butter.

Puerto Rican Chicken Stew

4 chicken leg quarters

Dash of:

Salt

Garlic salt

Pepper

Turmeric

Onion powder

Cumin

2 T oil

1/2 onion, diced

3 cloves minced garlic

1/2 c sofrito

8 oz tomato sauce

1 packet sazon seasoning

Dash or two Italian seasoning

3 large red potatoes, diced, mostly peeled

4 carrots, sliced

3 c chicken stock

1/2 c water

Heat oil in pot.  Add dashes of seasonings.  Place chicken quarters in seasoned oil after removing skin.  Brown on all sides.  Remove and set aside.

Add more oil and onions.  Cook til translucent.  Add garlic and cook til fragrant.  Add sofrito and tomato sauce.  Stir and cook until bubbly.  Add sazon, Italian seasoning, carrots, potato, stock and water.  Combine and bring to a boil. Add chicken back in.  Cover and reduce heat to a simmer.  Cook 30 mins.  

Remove chicken and pull meat from bones/tendons.  Return meat in pieces (will fall apart).  Cook for another 5 minutes.  Serve with dippable bread.