Asian Peanut Butter Pork

It's what's for dinner tonight...

1 onion, sliced in rings
1 pork tenderloin
1/4 c brown sugar, packed
1/4 c soy sauce
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
3 tbsp water
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 c creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp chopped peanuts (optional garnish)
1 lime, cut into wedges (optional garnish)

Lay the onions on the bottom of slow cooker and put the pork on top. Add all the ingredients except the peanuts and limes. There is no need to stir. An hour before serving, flip pork over to get some tasty goodness all over. Garnish. Serve over rice.

{Crockpot} Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7-9 hours low or 4-5 hours high

Meal Preparation Ingredients:

1 pkg Chicken thighs
1/4 cup of flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp pepper or seasoned pepper
2 Tbsp. oil
1 can lemonade, thawed and undiluted
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp vinegar
1/4 c ketchup

I like a little spice so I add in some chili sauce

Meal Preparation Directions:

Combine flour, pepper and salt- coat chicken.
Brown on all sides in hot oil.
Place browned chicken in crock pot.
Combine lemonade, vinegar, ketchup and brown sugar, mix well and pour over chicken.
Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.

Serve with rice and an Asian mandarin salad. Dinner is DONE!

I have made this in the oven as well-- Yummm!

Mexican dip

I will make this until the day I die.

I love it!

You can thank PW for this one!


1 can Refried Beans
Tabasco Sauce, To Taste
1 can Diced Green Chilies
Ground Cumin, to taste
¾ cups Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 cup Sour Cream
1 cup Guacamole
¾ cups Monterey Jack Cheese
1 can Black Olives
1 cup Pico De Gallo


Begin by throwing the refried beans into a small pan over medium-low heat. Add several dashes of Tabasco sauce and a small can of (undrained) diced green chilies. Stir well. Next, sprinkle a little bit of ground Cumin.
Spread the beans on the bottom of a glass bowl or high-sided dish. Over this sprinkle the sharp cheddar. Next, plop your sour cream. And spread it into a single layer, being careful not to disturb the cheese underneath.
The next layer is the guacamole. Spread it over the sour cream. Follow this with a layer of Monterey Jack Cheese and a nice sprinkling of chopped black olives. Lastly, place a generous layer of Pico de Gallo. You can also, if you have the gumption for it, sprinkle some diced jalapenos over top.


Pico De Gallo and Guacamole:


FOR THE PICO DE GALLO:
5 whole Plum (roma) Tomatoes
½ whole Large (or 1 Small) Onion
3 whole Jalapeno Peppers
Cilantro
Lime Juice
Salt To Taste
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FOR THE GUACAMOLE:
3 whole Avacados
Pico De Gallo
Lime Juice
Salt To Taste


Pico de Gallo:
Chop jalapenos, tomatoes and onions into a very small dice. (Leave seeds in your jalapenos for a hotter pico). Adjust amount of jalapenos to your preferred temperature. Next, chop up a nice-sized bunch of cilantro. Just remove and discard the long leafless stems before chopping. No need to remove the leaves from the stems completely. Place all of these ingredients together in a bowl and give it a good stir.
Squeeze the juice of half of one lime into the bowl. Add salt to taste and stir again.


Guacamole:
Start with buttery-soft avocados. Halve them lengthwise and remove the pits. Next, with a spoon scrape the “meat” out onto a large plate. Next, with the bottom of a clean cup (or with a fork) mash the avocados, making sure to leave it relatively chunky. Add just a couple of shakes of salt to taste. Next, add a generous helping of Pico de Gallo. Fold together. Lastly squeeze the juice of half of a lime over the top. Give it one last stir.

Roasted Asparagus With Prosciutto

Another app from Hubs party Saturday night....

I love these. These were probably the reason I was so thirsty Sunday. Never mind all the cosmos and lemon drops I was drinking....

Prosciutto
Asparagus


Trim asparagus ends. Wrap prosciutto around asparagus. I like to roll up 2 spears, cutting the prosciutto in half so its not all thick around the assy-pary-gas. Brush with olive oil. Grill em' on the BBQ. The pros... I'm not spelling that one again, should be crisp and the assy, should be tender crisp. Yum!! Season with pepper and serve em' up hot.

Don't do what hubs did, he put them out on the BBQ then continued to drink with his buds. This in turn, makes for shriveled greens that resemble wheat. The salty treat that surrounded the "wheat" was still tasty as all hell. But, it just wasn't the same.... As when I do it. :)

Crab Tartlets

These were so good and easy! I made them for hubs party Saturday night....

1 tbsp Olive oil
1 small onion
1 clove garlic-chopped fine
splash dry white wine
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 can crab meat
1/2 cup parm
2 tbsp parsley
2 tbsp fresh dill
pinch of nutmeg
salt and pepper


Preheat oven to 375. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add a splash of wine. Or don't if you don't want to. Reduce wine.

In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, crab, parm, parsley, dill and salt and pepper. Fill up already made tarts, careful not to overfill em'. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden brown and set. Serve em' hot or serve em' cold.

I say these are good for breakfast, or lunch, or a snack...

Lemon Chicken

I have decided to take the easy, cheaper road to meals and resort to a really good restaurant style meal more like once a week rather than5 or 6 times. This is an easy one that the whole family enjoyed. Try it, I think you will like it.

4 chicken breasts
1/4 c flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
1 can lemonade
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp vinegar
1/4 cup ketchup--I used the hot and spicy one cause that is all I had, I think it made the dish a little better than regular ketchup.

Combine flour and salt to dredge chicken. Brown in oil. Put in casserole dish. Combine lemonade, sugar, vinegar and ketchup-Pour over chicken and throw in the oven for an hour or so--Until the chicken is done of course.

I removed the chicken and thickened the sauce on the stove top. Served it with rice and a veg.

Eaaaaaasy Cheeeeesy Broccoli Soup

Kay, this is so stupid easy. Please don't laugh. Try it first, then laugh.

3 bunches of broccoli

500 ml half and half

1 carton chicken broth/stock

1/2 c butter

1 cup or so cheez whiz~~Dont laugh!

1/4 c flour

Cook broccoli. Set aside. Heat butter, half and hlaf, and broth until boiling. Slowly add flour whisking like a mad woman. Add cheese and broccoli.

See! E*A*S*Y!

If ya wanna, if you're feeling more energetic or caring a lil more than I did, you could use a hand blender to more puree the broccoli. Or huck it in a blender all together. I wasnt feeling it....So I didnt. None the less....A-mazingly good and easy!

Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

I haven't posted a recipe in so long!!! This is a good one to start off after a long break of recipe posting!!

1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt


In a large bowl combine water, oats and chocolate chips. Let sit for a bit. Don't stir. In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the oat mixture. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamy mixture. Mix well. Pour into greased 9x13 pan. Bake @350 for 35 minutes.


I made this one today and not only is it easy as all hell, it tastes good too.