Chicken Salad On A Croissant

 The title says it all... If you like Chicken Salad...You'll love this... Check it outttttt!

INGREDIENTS:

°Chicken and celery salad ° 340g

(2 cups) cooked chicken, cubed °

2 stalks chopped celery ° 

4 onions, finely chopped 

° 90 ml (6 tablespoons) mayonnaise °

 30 ml (2 tsp) lemon-juice ° 

100g crumbled feta cheese (optional) sandwiches °

 1 baguette, halve horizontally °

 40 g (1 12 cups) baby spinach °

 10 g (1/4 cup) celery leaves ° 

15 ml (1 tablespoon) olive oil ° 

4 long sandwich toothpicks

DIRECTIONS:

Chicken and celery salad In a bowl, mix all ingredients. 

Salt and Pepper. sandwiches 

Garnish the bread base with chicken salad. 

Cover with spinach and celery leaves and drizzle with oil.

 Close the bread. 

Prick with four toothpicks and cut them into four sections. 

Enjoy !

Rasberry Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

 A Nice Snack to pass out for Halloween..A Home Made snack. That said ,Thumbprint cookies are actually a  Christmas  snackclassic, and I especially like my updated version with pistachios. The rich, buttery bites are not only delicious, but they are also pretty enough to give for gifts—if you manage to share them!

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter, softened 

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

2 cups all-purpose flour 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1 cup finely chopped pistachios 

1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam 

Additional confectioners' sugar, optional

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add pistachios; mix well. 

Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb; fill each with 1/2 teaspoon jam.

 Bake until bottoms are light brown, 13-16 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. If desired, dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

ENJOY!

Near Perfect Chili

 Okay Nothing is perfect, but the author of this recipe thinks it's as near perfect as you can get...I'm a lover of good chilli....Test this recipe yourself and you be the judge.

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds ground beef 

 2 cloves garlic, chopped 

 One 8-ounce can tomato sauce 

 2 tablespoons chili powder 

 1 teaspoon ground cumin 

 1 teaspoon ground oregano 

 1 teaspoon salt 

 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 

 1/4 cup masa harina 

 One 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed 

 One 15-ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed 

 Shredded Cheddar, for serving Chopped onions, for serving Tortilla chips, for serving Lime wedges, for serving.

DIRECTIONS:

Place the ground beef in a large pot and throw in the garlic. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain off the excess fat, and then pour in the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and cayenne. Stir together well, cover, and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. If the mixture becomes overly dry, add 1/2 cup water at a time as needed.

 After an hour, place the masa harina in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup water and stir together with a fork. Dump the masa mixture into the chili. Stir together well, and then taste and adjust the seasonings. Add more masa paste and/or water to get the chili to your preferred consistency, or to add more corn flavor. Add the beans and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with shredded Cheddar, chopped onions, tortilla chips and lime wedges.

ENJOY!

Apple Spice Waffles

 Mmmm  Apple Spice Waffles, a neat Breakfast Treat..

These apple waffles are cozy and comforting anytime—morning or evening. The smell of toasty waffles with apples is sure to warm you up on even the most blustery of winter days. Check it out!

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups biscuit/baking mix 

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 2 large eggs, room temperature 

1-1/2 cups 2% milk 

6 tablespoons butter, melted 

1 cup chopped peeled apple 

Optional: Whipped cream and maple syrup

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat waffle maker. In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix, cinnamon and nutmeg. 

In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened; stir in apple. 

Bake waffles according to manufacturer’s directions until golden brown. 

Perfect for a fall day like today..

ENJOY!

Questo Verde

This creamy, cheesy queso verde only has five ingredients and melts up in your slow cooker for just 2 1/2 hours. It's a foolproof dump-and-go appetizer, so you can spend most of your energy on rooting for your favorite football team.

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 lbs. white Velveeta Cheese (I find this at Walmart)

 1 cup milk 

16 oz. jar salsa verde 

16 oz. sour cream 

2 jalapenos minced

DIRECTIONS:

Cut the Velveeta cheese into cubes. 

Add the velveeta and remaining ingredients to the slow cooker.

 Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours, stirring occasionally. 

Serve with chips and enjoy!

Honey Garlic Turkey Wings

 Mmmmmmmm don't these look good???.. .HONEY GARLIC TURKEY WINGS These sweet and sticky Honey Garlic Turkey Wings will be a hit with the whole family. 

INGREDIENTS:

30 chicken wings 

2 tablespoons olive oil 

 Rub: 

 1 teaspoon salt

 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 

1 teaspoon smoked paprika 

1 teaspoon garlic powder 

 Honey Garlic Sauce: 

 1/4 cup soy sauce 

2 tablespoons Mirin 

1/2 cup honey 

3/4 cup water 

1 tablespoon sesame oil 

4 cloves garlic (minced)

 1 tablespoon minced ginger 

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Wings: 

 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. 

Pat dry wings with paper towels until completely dry.

 Combine all the rub ingredients in a large bowl, add the wings and toss to combine. 

Brush with olive oil. 

Line a baking sheet with foil and then place parchment paper on top, arrange chicken wings in one layer, if needed use two baking sheets. Bake for 35 minutes turning at 20 minutes on the other side.

 Honey Garlic Sauce: 

 In the meantime, combine sauce ingredients in a small pan over medium heat. 

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes or until slightly thickened, and sauce coats the back of a spoon.

 Combine Wings with the Sauce: Take wings from the oven, toss with sauce and return to the oven for another 10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes on the other side. 

Broil for a few minutes. 

Allow cooling for 10 minutes. 

As the sauce cools, it thickens. 

Stir the wings every few minutes to coat in the sauce as it thickens.

Serve: Serve the wings with your favorite dipping sauce and garnished with sesame seeds.

ENJOY!

Pumpkin Ginger Pancakes

 It's October...Pumpkin Month, Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts, Pumpkin Latte's...So why not Pumpkin Ginger Pancakes?

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup all-purpose flour 

 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

½ teaspoon baking soda 

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 

½ teaspoon ground ginger 

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 

¼ teaspoon salt 

1 large egg 

 ¾ cup milk 

¾ cup canned pumpkin

 ¼ cup plain low-fat or nonfat yogurt 

2 tablespoons butter, melted Candied-ginger butter (recipe follows) 

Maple syrup

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1 

In a large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. In another bowl, mix egg, milk, pumpkin, yogurt, and butter until well blended. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until evenly moistened. 

 Step 2 

Place a nonstick griddle or a 12-inch nonstick frying pan over medium heat (350°); when hot, coat lightly with butter and adjust heat to maintain temperature. Spoon batter in 1/3-cup portions onto griddle and gently spread into 4-inch rounds. Cook until pancakes are browned on the bottom and edges begin to look dry, 2 to 3 minutes; turn with a wide spatula and brown other sides, 2 to 3 minutes longer. As pancakes are cooked, transfer to baking sheets and keep warm in a 200° oven. Serve warm with candied-ginger butter and maple syrup. 

 Step 3

Candied-ginger butter: In a bowl, with a wooden spoon, stir 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger into 1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) soft butter (soften in a microwave oven on full power [100%] for 5 to 10 seconds). Chill until firm before serving. Makes about 1/4 cup.

Have with a glass of milk...

ENJOY!

Ted Lasso's Biscuits

 I admit ir...I don't watch "Ted Lasso"... I never heard of the show until Emmy season when the show won just about everything...I still haven't watched it and I have several streaming stations...But the one thing I kept hearing about was Ted Lasso's Biscuits...Ted Lasso's Biscuits..

Though Ted does not give away the secrets to his famous biscuits in the show, Apple TV shared the official recipe with TODAY Food, so I tried making them myself. 

 The recipe was simple: The only ingredients are flour, butter, powdered sugar and salt. Everything was easy to mix and, after spreading the batter into a square pan and refrigerating it for 30 minutes, I pre-sliced each bar according to the recipe instructions and put the pan into a 300 F oven. 

 Using my 8-by-8-inch pan, the bars took a little longer than the suggested bake time of 45 to 60 minutes to cook completely through, as the batter was a bit thicker than it would have been had I used a larger pan.

Here is the recipe, whether you watch the show or not..Try the Biscuits...Ted Lasso's Biscuits.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoons coarse salt 

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

That's it...I swear...

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 300 F.

 Sift flour and salt, mix into bowl and set aside.

Mix butter on high speed until fluffy (3 to 5 minutes). 

Gradually add sugar slowly, continuing to mix until pale and fluffy. 

Add flour all at once and mix until combined. 

Butter a square pan.

Pat and roll shortbread into pan no more than 1/2-inch thick.

 Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. 

Cut into squares. 

Bake until golden and make sure the middle is firm, approximate bake time 45 to 60 minutes.

 Cool completely.

Piece a cake (No pun intended..)

ENJOY!

Cornbread Gravy

 Poor people always knew how to make do with what they had.. This is an old recipe from the dirty south....

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 lb of bacon 

leftover cornbread

1/2 cup of all purpose flour 

About 2 cups of water 

1/2 can evaporated milk 

Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Get out a good cast iron skillet and fry up the bacon until it is nice and crispy. 

Remove it from the pan, but leave the grease in. 

Crumble your leftover cornbread into the pan.

 Add the flour and cook it stirring frequently until the flour just starts to brown (like with any flour based gravy). 

Add the water and milk and stir until it starts to thicken. 

Season with salt and pepper. 

Crumble up the cooked bacon and add it to your gravy. 

Add a little more water as needed if the gravy starts to get too thick.

There, quick and easy...

Enjoy!