1-1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Red pepper flakes
Onion powder
Garlic, minced
Air Fryer Pork Chops
GARLIC-DIJON PORK CHOPS WITH CREAMY GARLIC PARMESAN SAUCE
Serves 6
MARINADE:
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp dried thyme
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 T vinegar
2–2.5 lb boneless pork chops
Whisk marinade, coat chops, refrigerate 30 min–4 hrs. Air fry at 400°F approximately 15-25 minutes, flipping halfway, until 145°F internal. Timing depends on thickness. Rest 3 minutes.
SAUCE:
2 tbsp butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/8 cup italian cheese
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp black pepper
Melt butter, cook garlic 45–60 sec. Add broth, simmer 2–3 min. Add cream, Dijon, seasoning, pepper. Simmer 3–5 min. Reduce heat, gradually stir in Parmesan. Adjust consistency with broth and salt to taste. Spoon over cooked pork chops.
Breakfast Brioche Buns
Super yummy!
Buns:
1.5 cup whole milk warmed to 100 to 110 degrees F
4 tsp active dry yeast
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large egg
5 cups bread flour (or all purpose) plus more if needed
2 tsp salt
6 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
For the Custard Filling:
10 oz cream cheese room temperature
2-3 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
½-3/4 cup powdered sugar
Mix well.
Crumble:
1.5 T butter, melted
1/4 c flour
1/4 c sugar
Lemon zest
(Alternately you can do brown sugar and some cinnamon)
Mix well and set aside.
Fruit Compote (approx)
1/2 c fruit
3 T sugar
Mix in a pot and cook until thickened.
Bloom the yeast in the milk and half sugar. Then add in remaining ingredients, leaving flour to last and adding slowly. Mix and knead. Cover and let rise. (If finishing the next day, put in fridge half way thru rise, then pull out a half hour to rest before working)
Divide into 24. Roll into balls and place on 2 cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press hard and indent into each bun.
Fill each bun with custard, and compote and top with stressed. Bake at 375 for 20 mins, turning halfway. Let cool then top with drizzle or powdered sugar.
Snickerdoodle Blondies
▢1 C butter, softened
▢1 C granulated sugar
▢1 C light brown sugar
▢2 large eggs
▢1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
▢1/2 tsp salt
▢1 tsp baking powder
▢1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
▢2 1/2 C all purpose flour
Topping:
▢1/4 C granulated sugar
▢1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Cream together butter and sugars. Mix in eggs and vanilla, followed by dry ingredients. Mix until smooth and no streaks remain. Press mixture into an even layer in prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar topping mixture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Steak and Shrimp Pasta
Soo good! Serve 4-6 people
1 large steak or 2 smaller steaks
Butter
Salt and pepper
1 bag shrimp, raw
Olive oil
Salt
Paprika
3/4 lb Fettuccine
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 T paprika
2 t dried parsley
1.5 t garlic powder
3/4 t Italian seasoning
1/2-3/4 t red pepper flakes
1 c cream
1 c milk
1 T flour
Cook pasta.
Cook the steak in butter after tenderizing and seasoning with salt and pepper.
Pat shrimp dry, then seasoning with salt and paprika. Cook on high heat. Once cooked, sear in the pan you cooked the steak in.
In the shrimp pan, add oil, onion and garlic. Caramelized. Add seasonings. Then add cream and milk. Whisk on high heat. Sprinkle in flour when about half thickened. Keep whisking. Once thickened, toss in noodles. Plate up shrimp and steak, sliced into strips, on top of pasta. Enjoy!
Basic Creami Protein Ice Cream
Base recipe
8 oz liquid. Fairlife is best
1 scoop protein powder
2 T Splenda
1 T flavoring
1/3 package sugar free pudding powder
Add-ins as desired
Note, if add ins are fruit, reduce liquid slightly.
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.
Best Cinnamon Rolls
Dough
▢1 1/6 cup warm water
▢1/3 cup granulated sugar, divided
▢1 Tablespoon active dry yeast
▢1 large eggs
▢2 egg yolks
▢1/4 cup salted butter, melted
▢1 teaspoon salt
▢4 to 4 1/2 cups flour - BREAD 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.
Meatball Stew
MEATBALLS
1.5 pounds ground beef
1 egg beaten
1/2-1/3 cup grated mozarella cheese
1 clove minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt and pepper, each
1/3 cup milk
1 t creole seasoning
STEW
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
2-3 tablespoons butter
1 t oil
1/4 c flour
3 cups beef broth
6 medium red potatoes, diced
3/4 lbs carrots, chopped
Hot sauce to taste
Dash Italian seasoning
1-2 t creole seasing
salt and pepper to taste
cooked white rice
Instructions
MEATBALLS
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Add all the meatball ingredients to a large bowl. Mix until just combined. Don't work the crap out of it. Be gentle.
Form into balls, however big you want it. Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on size. Remove and set aside.
STEW
Add butter and oil to a large skillet. When hot, add in your chopped onion. Cook until just softened.
Add flour and make a roux. This should only take a minute or two.
Add beef broth and whisk until it becomes one. Just a big ole pot of roux/gravy.
Add the meatballs to the pot, along with the hot sauce, bell pepper, carrots, potatoes and seasonings. Try to make sure your meatballs are sitting in the liquid, not on top.
Bring it up to a low boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, with the lid cracked, until the potatoes are done and you like the thickness, stirring often.
While you got this simmering, go ahead and cook your white rice, by whichever method you choose.
When you like the way it looks and your potatoes are tender, you're done.
Bangers and Mash Pie
28 breakfast sausages
3 c beef broth
1/2 c wine (juice replacement)
1 full onion, peeled and diced (seriously, all of it)
1/4 c flour
3 T butter
2 t worcestershire sauce
Dash Italian seasoning
Few dashes salt and pepper
4-6 mushrooms
Mashed potatoes
Cheddar cheese
Dijon mustard
Make mashed potatoes as usual. White potatoes work best. Add in about a cup of cheddar cheese and about 1 t Dijon mustard. Trust me. Set aside.
In a large, deep pan, cook sausages in a little oil. RRemove cooked sausages and cut into bite sized pieces. Set aside. In the pan, add onions to the drippings and start to caramelize. Add butter and melt. Add flour and stir to a paste, then add in wine and broth, whisking. Add in seasonings. Cook a good 10 minutes until thickening. Add in sausages and a few diced mushrooms. Cook for 10 more minutes until nice and thick gravy
Add to a baking dish and top with potatoes. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes, then broil a couple minutes until potatoes turn golden.
Garlic Brown Sugar Flank Steak
INGREDIENTS
1-2 pound flank steak, about 1-inch thick
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons brown sugar
4 garlic cloves, minced
Make marinade and pour over steak. Marinade 2 hours to overnight.
Cook steak as you like, I prefer pan fried in butter (and a little chimichurri sauce).
Chimichurri Sauce (no cilantro)
1/2-3/4 c fresh flat leaf parsley (chopped fine)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 c olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
1 t red pepper flakes
1/4 t kosher salt
Zest half lemon
Juice half lemon
Mix ingredients together. Using an immersion blender, blend well. Let sit for at least 15 minotes. Serve over steak, or on the side.
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