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.