St Patricks Day!!

My kids LOVE a green dinner on St. Patty's Day So this is what we did.

Green deviled eggs- THe kids loved this

Green Lion House Rolls

Here's the boys plate:

Egg, roll, green jello, carrots, corned beef and a broccoli/cauliflower salad (I colored the mayo green for it too)

The kids insisted on green milk and that I had to have some too

Homemade Breadcrumbs

Anyone else obsessed with Kitchen BOss??? I LOVE IT!! anyways thats where I got this recipe. I did kinda do my own thing with it. I just used whatever bread I had and I used fresh grated mozzarella and romano cheese. It still turned out great. I just keep it in the fridge and use whenever i need it.

INGREDIENTS

1	pound loaf rustic Italian bread such as Pugliese
1	cup finely grated pecorino cheese
2	garlic cloves put through a garlic press
2	tablespoons dried Italian herbs
3	tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1/2	tablespoon fine sea salt

PREPARATION:

1. The day before you plan to make breadcrumbs: Slice the bread into ½ inch slices. Place slices on cake racks to dry overnight.
2. In batches, crumble or tear bread slices into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse the bread multiple times until the crumbs are about the size of a dime.
3. Add the cheese, garlic, herbs and salt and continue to pulse until the breadcrumbs become fine. Store what you are not using in the freezer or in your refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Pork Cutlets

These are so quick and easy to make.

Take a package of pork cutlets. its one big slab usually. so i just cut them into whatever size i want. Then take 3 bowls.

Put 1 bowl with a 2 egg whites, 2 tsp water and 1 tsp mustard powder

1 bowl with about 1/2 C. flour

1 bowl with 1 C. bread crumbs ( i make my own)

Coat the cutlets in first the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrums. then lay on rack until ready to cook.

Cook in a hot skillet with olive oil. about 3-4 min each side until nice and crispy

And there you have it.! Super yummy. I put a bit of fresh lime juice on mine and it was really good.

Valentines Day

Did you  make anything fun???
here's what I made

I made my Strawberry Cupcakes and then I made a Lemonade Frosting.

To do the frosting its:

1 cube butter

8 oz cream cheese

1 tsp lemon grind

8-10 tsp frozen lemonade concentrate (thawed)

5 C. sugar (or until desired thickness)

Mix well.

 Strawberry fruit pizza

SO easy. I just had some sugar cookie dough and i pressed it into a heart shaped cake pan and baked at 350 until lightly browned. Then I made whipped cream and frosted then cut up strawberries.

 Heart shaped pizzas

and chocolate covered strawberries.....I've eaten too many of these

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Beat together 1/2 C. Butter(or shortening) and 3/4 C. creamy peanut butter. I tend to use closer to 1 C. peanut butter.

add 1/3 c. sugar and 1/3 c. packed brown sugar. mix well add 1 egg, 2 Tbsp milk and 1 tsp vanilla.

Then add 1 1/2 C. flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt

mix until dough looks like so... Roll dough into 1" balls and roll into a bowl of sugar. Bake on baking sheets at 375 for 8-10 min. 

As soon as you pull them out put a kiss in the center and take off baking sheet and cool on rack.

Dont they look devine?!

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Ingredients

            48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates

            1/2 cup shortening

            3/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter

            1/3 cup granulated sugar

            1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

            1 egg

            2 tablespoons milk

            1 teaspoon vanilla extract

            1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

            1 teaspoon baking soda

            1/2 teaspoon salt

            Granulated sugar

Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates. 


2 Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture. 
3 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet. 


4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

Chicken & Broccoli Stir Fry

Cut up a few chicken breasts ( I used tenderloins and I used about 5)

steam a bunch of broccoli cut up into small florets- dont over cook as it will be cooked in wok

 cut up some carrots lengthwise (i used baby carrots and cut each one into 6 pieces) - I steamed this with broccoli. I also added 1/2 c. chopped onions to them while steaming as well

For the sauce mix together:

6 Tbsp soy sauce

3 Tbsp orange juice

2 tsp red wine vinegar

3 tsp sesame oil

3 tsp red pepper (if desired)

2 Tbsp cornstarch

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Mix well and set aside.

Set a wok over med heat and coat with 1 Tbsp sesame oil.. When oil is hot cook the chicken until done.

Add the sauce let it cook down a bit then add the carrots and broccoli. I also added a handful of cashews. It turned out super yummy

 Cook about 5 min. Serve over rice. 

Chicken & Rice

Add 1 1/2 C RAW rice to a 13X9 casserole dish

Add about 1/2-1 C of shredded cheese on top of rice

Add chicken breasts ( I used 3 Huge ones and just cut in 2-3 pieces), 3 C. cold water, 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 pkg onion soup mix (I didnt have any so I crushed 2 beef boullion cubes & some onion powder and it tasted the same) and whatever seasoning you want on chicken.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour

add 1/2-1 C. shredded cheese and bake for 30 more min (cover with foil)

And there you have it!! yummy dinner!!! my kids loved this!!