Cranberry- Barbecue Chicken Wings

Ingredients:

3 lb chicken wings

salt

black pepper

1 jar (12 oz) cranberry-orange relish

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca

1 tablespoon prepared mustard

orange slices (optional garnish) 

Directions:

Broil chicken wings 10- 12 min or until brown. Transfer to crock pot. In a bowl stir together other ingredients pour over chicken cover and cook on low 4-5 hours.

Tweaks: (TBD)

Rating: (TBD)   out of 5 cups 

Difficulty: Beginner

Cost: 20 dollars

Family thoughts:(TBD)

Zo

Mari

P2 

Wind

MiMi
 ~ Remember keep eating.

Simply Delicious Pork (Crock Pot)

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 lb pork loin, cut in to 6 pieces or 6 bone less pork loin chops

4 medium golden delicious apples, sliced

3 tablespoons packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt (optional

Directions:

Place pork in crock pot cover with apples. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon and salt in a bowl then sprinkle over apples; cover and cook on low  6-8 hours.

Tweaks:(TBD)

Rating:  (TBD) out of 5 cups

Difficulty: beginner

Cost: 20 dollars

Family thoughts: (TBD)

Zo 

Mari

P2

Wind

MiMi 

~ Remember keep eating.

Pizza Fondue (Crock Pot)

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Italian sausage

1 cup chopped onion

2 jars (26 ounces each)meatless pasta sauce

4 oz thinly sliced ham, Finely chopped

1 package (3oz) sliced pepperoni, Finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1lb mozzarella cheese, cut in to 3/4in cubes

1 loaf Italian or French bread, cut into 1 in cubes

Directions:

Cook sausage and onion in a large skillet over medium- high until sausage is browned. drain and place in crock pot. Stir in pasta sauce, ham, pepperoni and pepper flakes cook on low for 3-4 hours

serve fondue with cheese ans bread cubes. 

Tweaks: add any pizza toppings finely chopped

Rating: 3 out of 5 cups

Difficulty: beginner 

Cost: less than 15 dollars

Family thoughts:

Mari " I  think fondue is fun"

P2 "didn't eat it "

Wind "decent"

MiMi  " I'd eat it again"

~ Remember keep eating.

Pepperoni Pizza Puffs

Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup whole milk( I made with 2%)
1 egg, lightly beaten
4oz  mozzarella cheese, shredded about cup
4 oz Pepperoni, cut in to small cubes
1/2 cup pizza sauce
2 tablespoon finely chopped basilPreview

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder; whisk in the milk and eggs. Stir in the mozzarella and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir the batter and divide among the muffin tin. Bake until golden, 20- 25 min
Microwave the pizza sauce (for dunking) with 1/2 the basil
Put left over basil on done puffs.

Tweaks:  You could add any pizza topping on the batter. 
Rating: 4 out of 5 cups
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: less than 10 dollars
Family thoughts:
Zo "yumm"
Mari  "I could eat these all night"
P2 "Make a lot of them"
Wind "Good shit"
Me "pretty good"
~ Remember keep eating.

chicken parm sandwich

Ingredients:

4 slices of bread

2 chicken patties

1 cup shredded mozzarella

1/4 cup pasta sauce

2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

you're going to need a sandwich toaster. Place chicken patty on a paper towel and microwave the patty as directed on package. while waiting for the microwave. Butter 4 pieces of bread on one side only. place two pieces of bread butter side down on toaster, place patty on bread. then spoon on sauce then top with mozzarella. Place other two pieces of bread on top side up butter close lid and hold down firm. Toast to desired darkness. Take off toaster ~ enjoy

Rating: 1/2 cup out of a cup

Difficulty: Beginner

Cost: $5- $10

Family thoughts:

Mari "I let one of mine sit to long, the bread got soggy."

P2 couldn't comment he was to busy stuffing his face, but I got a thumbs up.
Sorry folks the little one was sleeping

MiMi " I really didn't care for it, but mine sat the longest; the curse of the cook."

~ Remember keep eating.

Russian Hairy Sausages

For the Picky kid in your life.

Ingredients:
uncooked pasta
Hot dogs or sausages

Directions:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil
While water is heat heating
take hot dogs and insert uncooked pasta(not all the way through, the pasta wont cook)
boil hot dog until pasta is desired tenderness
top like you would a hot dog.

Rating: 3/4 out of a cup.
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: less than $10

Family thoughs
I liked it with polish sausage dogs
Zo the picky toddler ate it up, she loved it
Mari also liked it with the polish sausage
P2 didn't try it "looks like a good way to get worms!!"

Spumetti

Ingredients:

1 egg white
1 cup white sugar
1 cup toasted sliced almonds


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat the egg white until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until whites form stiff peaks. Fold in the toasted almonds. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden and firm. When cookies are completely cool, they can be placed into plastic bags and frozen.

Tweaks
instead of almonds I tried;peanuts,oatmeal raisin,M&M's all different kinds,Reece's pieces, coconut(not recommend),life

Rating: cup out of a cup.
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: $10-$20 for about 9 batches
I had a little trouble telling when the eggs were beat enough, I recommend using a glass bowl so you can see if there is any liquid egg in the bottom. blend until all is foam then give it 20-30 seconds more just for good measure.

Family thoughts
well they didnt last long enough to get the next batch out of the oven.
2 year old Zo "MMMMmmmmm" but thats about all she can say.
Mari "almonds best"
P2 "I like the peanut and M&M's"

Hello

My name is MiMi Holmes. I love to experiment in the kitchen.I fine new recipes and try them out. I modify recipes to my families tastes. I figure why not wright it down to let you know what I think of them. Here is what I hope to give you with every new recipe.

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* Problems I had
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* What my Family thought of it.

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