Grilled Marinated Pork Chops

Ingredients:

1 can of Crushed Pineapple
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
 3 lbs Pork Chops
Black Pepper 

Directions:

Mix ingredients to create marinade
Marinade pork chops 3-4 hours
Rise and drain pork chops
Season with pepper
Preheat grill
Grill pork chops cooking evenly on both side until cooked thoroughly 

Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups oats (old-fashioned or quick-cooking)
1 8 oz bag of Shredded Coconut
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tbs Vanilla

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugars until light
Add eggs one at a time and beat until mixed well, scraping down sides as needed
Add cinnamon and vanilla and mix until incorporated 
Mix in flour, baking soda and salt. 
Add oats and coconut and mix in
Drop by big tablespoonful on a lined cookie sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Taco Roll

Ingredients:

3lbs of Ground Beef
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
20 oz can of Enchilada Sauce (we like Rosarita)
2 loaves of White Bread Dough
3 cups of Mild Cheddar Cheese
4 oz can Diced Green Chile Peppers
6oz can Olives sliced (optional)
1 egg
Flour
Sour Cream
Lettuce (optional)
Tomato (optional
Salsa (optional)

Directions:

Take two loaves of bread dough and set in bowl, cover and let rise a couple of hours
Add ground beef, salt, and pepper to a skillet and cook thoroughly
Drain ground beef
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Put ground beef back in skillet, add enchilada sauce and stir. Then set aside for now
Flour parchment paper on hard surface
Roll dough until 1/4" thick
Spread meat, cheese, green chile peppers, olives on about 1/4 of the roll
Then Roll use beaten egg to close the creases
Finally use the egg to coat the whole top of the roll so it will brown nicely
Cook 35-40 minutes or until golden brown

Let stand 5-10 minutes then slice and top with sour cream, lettuce, tomato, salsa, or your favorite toppings

Lemon Pepper Panko Crusted Cod

Ingredients:

1 box of your favorite Lemon Pepper Panko Bread Crumbs
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 cup of Flour
2 Eggs
3/4 tsp Lemon Juice
Vegetable Oil for frying
6 pieces of Cod thawed 


Directions:
Then rinse cod and drain for a few minutes
Mix salt and pepper in with flour in a medium size bowl
In a second bowl mix eggs and lemon juice
In a third bowl put lemon pepper panko bread crumbs
Then dredge the fish in the flour mixture on both sides 
Then dredge in egg mixture on both sides
Finally, dredge in panko bread crumbs and set aside
Repeat until all fish is breaded
Then heat oil on high heat
When oil is ready place fish in oil cook for about 3 minutes and flip cook another 3 minutes or until cooked thoroughly
Place on plate with paper towels for a minute then serve

Blueberry Pancakes

We all just love fruity Pancakes! The kids devour them in a couple of minutes and will ask for more of these fluffy cakes.

Ingredients:

2 cups Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
3 tbs Sugar
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
2 Eggs
6 tbs Butter melted
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup blueberries
Blueberries (for garnish optional)
Reddy-wip (optional)
Butter

Directions:

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, sugar, and cinnamon
Add melted butter, milk, and eggs whisk together
Fold in blueberries
Melt butter in skillet drop 1/4 cup of batter cook until golden brown flip and brown the other side
Top with your favorite syrup or whipped cream and fruit

JimBob's Cajun Dish

This is a very popular dish in our house! I Everyone in the family will always ask when are you making "The Dish", everyone just loves it!


Ingredients:

5 cubed Boneless Pork Loin Chops
4 links sliced of Smoked Beef Sausage (we prefer Opa's)
1/2 cup minced Onion
2 cans of Cream of Onion soup
3 tbs Soy Sauce
1 large bunch of Cilantro finely chopped
Original Creole Seasoning (we prefer Tony Chachere's) season to taste
3 cups of Minute Rice
Vegetable Oil
Water


Directions:

Heat enough oil to fast fry the pork
Season Pork lightly Creole Seasoning, Brown the pork
Then, add in onions and sausage cover and cook about 5 minutes on med heat
While this is cooking in another bowl whisk together the cream of onion soup and 2 cans of water (use cream of onion soup can)
Then add soy sauce to mixture and whisk again
After that you will add the cream of onion soup mixture and cilantro to the meat mixture and cook between low and med heat for about 15-20 minutes or until cooked thoroughly
5-10 minutes before serving make the Minute Rice
Serve over rice

Mini Stuffed Strawberry Shortcakes

Our family goes crazy for this cream cheese filling stuffed strawberry shortcakes!  Perfect for summertime or anytime.

Ingredients:
1 pkg Cream Cheese
1 tbs Sugar
1 tbs Vanilla
1/4 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 tub of Cool Whip
3/4 tsp of fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 box Angel Food Cake
2 cups Sliced Strawberries
Sugar
Reddi-wip (optional)
Directions:
First slice your strawberries and mix in a few tbs of sugar and let them sit
Follow box directions on Angel Food Cake in cupcake tins or papers
Cool completely
While cooling mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and cool whip
Put a hole about 1/8tsp in the middle of the cupcake
Fill with cream cheese mixture and top with strawberries
You can top with Reddi-Wip (this step is optional)

French Toast

Ingredients:

4 Eggs

3 tbs Milk

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Nutmeg

1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Butter or Margarine

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to large bowl
2. Beat with a fork
3. Heat skillet
4. Add butter or margarine to skillet
5. Dip bread in egg batter on both sides then add to hot skillet
6. Cook until golden brown flip and cook other side until golden brown
7. Pull off heat
8. Spread a little butter or margarine on the top and serve with powdered sugar or your favorite syrup

Carne Guisada

This recipe is delicious and one of my hubby's favorite dinners! It is also very easy to make!

Ingredients:

Beef stew meat 2-3 lbs

Flour - 2-3 tbsp

Cumino/Cumin 1/2 tsp

Garlic Powder  2 tsp

Onion Powder  1 tsp

Water 1 cup

Salt (Optional)  To taste

1 tsp tomato & chicken bouillon (Knorr brand, "Caldo de Tomato con Sabor de Pollo)
Cilantro chopped 1 sprinkle

Cooking Instructions:

1. First you would brown the meat in vegetable oil  
2. Next, mix in flour
3. Then, add remaining ingredients and stir
4. Simmer covered at least 2-3 hours. Add more water if needed. 
5. Serve with warm tortillas

Marie's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter
2 2/3 cups of Brown Sugar
2 cans of Crushed Pineapple 
2 2/3 cups All Purpose Flour
Maraschino Cherries
2 cups of Sugar
2/3 cup Shortening
3 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Pineapple Juice (from draining crushed pineapple)
2 Eggs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Drain Pineapple
Once drained (save juice for later ) take pineapple stir in 1 cup of brown sugar (set aside for a while)
Melt butter and pour into 13X9" pan.  Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar evenly over butter
Spread Maraschino cherries if desired
Then spread pineapple mixture on top of the cherries
In bowl, beat flour, sugar, shortening, baking powder, s alt, milk, pineapple juice, and eggs.  Beat with electric mixer on low speed for about 30 seconds.  Scrape the bowl frequently.  Then beat on high for about 3 minutes, scraping the bowl a couple of times.  Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
Bake 40-45 or until toothpick comes out clean
Cool cake then flip cake over on to serving tray,  May serve cold or warm  

Italian Style Meatloaf

Instructions
2 lbs of Ground Beef
2 tsp Seasoned Salt
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 cup of Italian Style Breadcrumbs (I prefer Progresso)
6 large Eggs

Directions
Preheat oven to 350F
Hard boil 4 eggs in water and salt
Cool and peel eggs
Mix ground chuck, seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, 2 eggs 
In baking sheet make a bottom layer of meat
Place hard boiled eggs on bottom layer
Use remaining meat to cover top of eggs 
Cook for about 1 hour or until cooked through
Finally, let set 5-10 minutes before cutting

Decadent Dark Fudge Cake Batter Cookies

Ingredients

1 pkg Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix

1 tsp Cinnamon

2 large eggs

1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup Pecans

1 cup maraschino cherries chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F

Mix cake mix, cinnamon, eggs, butter, dark brown sugar, and vanilla extract until well blended 

Stir in chocolate chips, pecans, and cherries

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheet

Bake for about 10-12 minutes

Let stand in pan for a couple minutes than move to wire cooling rack

Smoked Chicken

Smoked Chicken

Ingredients

2 tbs Seasoned Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Chili Pepper
2 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 stick of butter softened

Directions

Preheat smoker to 225F
Rub chicken with softened butter
Rub chicken with rub
Cook for about 4 hours or until chicken reaches temperature of 170F 
Thermometer should be placed through the thickest part of the breast
Let chicken rest 5-10 minutes before slicing

Yummy Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Ingredients

3 cups Flour
1 tsp salt
Water
1 pkg yeast
Vegetable oil
Pizza Sauce (I prefer Contadina)
Mozzarella (I prefer the Kraft mozzarella with Philadelphia)
Pepperoni
Shredded Parmesan
Basil
Oregano

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 and oil a cookie sheet or two round pizza pans
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Follow instructions on package
Combine salt and flour
Add yeast 
Add water should be around 1 cup.  Add slowly and just enough to form a nice bowl of dough. 
Put into a lightly oil bowl with vegetable oil and cover with a tea towel.
Let it rise one it has spread dough in cookie sheet or 2 round pizza pans
Cover and let rise again
When it has risen add pizza sauce (add to your taste)
Sprinkle top of sauce with Basil and Oregano
Cover with mozzarella cheese
Then add pepperoni
Sprinkle top with Shredded Parmesan
Bake for about 20 minutes or until bottom crust is golden brown

Brown Sugar and Spice Rubbed Grilled Chicken!

Ingredients

4 Tbs Brown Sugar
2 Tbs Paprika
4 Tsp Onion Powder
1 1/2 tsp Seasoned Salt
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 Tsp Chili Powder
2 Tsp Black Pepper
6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

Directions
 Preheat grill
Mix brown sugar and seasoning in a resealable plastic bag
Place one chicken breast at a time and shake to coat
Spray both sides with cooking spray
Grill chicken turning often to avoid burning brown sugar
Grill until chicken reaches internal temperature of 170 degrees F

Savory Herb and Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients

1 stick of butter
1 lemon or lime sliced
1 packet of Good Season herb and garlic 
16 oz Fresh Shrimp cleaned and deveined

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 F
Melt a stick of butter
Place sliced lime layered on top of butter
Then place fresh shrimp on top
Then sprinkle one packet of  Good Season herb and garlic 
Bake for 12 minutes

Cake Batter Cookies

Ingredients

1 (18.25 oz.) box cake mix
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped Macadamia Nuts
1 tsp Vanilla

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F spray bottom of cookie sheets with baking spray (Baker's Joy or your favorite)
In a medium bowl mix together the cake mix and baking powder
Add eggs and vegetable oil, mix well
Stir in chocolate chips and macadamia nuts
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet
Bake for 9-10 minutes
Allow cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before transferring to cooling racks

Tasty Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

5-7 Servings

1 Whole Chicken

Water

2 tbsp Knorr's Chicken Bullion

Fajita Seasoning

1 pkg Corn Tortillas

Vegetable Oil

1 pkg Colby or Monterrey Jack Shredded Cheese

Lettuce 

Tomato

Sour Cream

Guacamole 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Put chicken in stock pot with water.  Use enough water to cover the chicken  
3. Bring to a boil and add Knorr's 
4. Cook until cooked thoroughly 
5. Shred chicken.  Discarding fat, skin, and bones
6. Heat about 1/2 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat
7. Drop one drop of water to make sure it is hot enough to fry
8. Carefully add tortilla folded in taco shape.  Use tongs to hold up the other half while you fry flip over and cook until golden.  Make sure you use tong to hold up the end not in the oil every time
9. Set on paper towels to drain wipe off excess oil in tortilla with paper towel
10. After completing tortillas add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil to skillet
11. When heated add chicken and fajita seasoning (season to taste) and 2 tbsp of chicken stock 
12. Stuff tortillas with chicken and cheese
13. Place on baking sheet cook just long enough to melt the cheese
14. Add lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole

Strawberry JELL-O Cake

Ingredients

Yellow or White Cake Mix
Eggs
Vegetable Oil
Water
3 oz Strawberry Jello
Instant Vanilla Pudding
Milk

Directions

Make the cake in a 13x9 glass cake pan.  Follow the directions for the cake.
Cool the cake in the pan 
Bring 1 cup of water to boil  
Take off heat add the jello mix and stir until completely dissolved
Add 3-4 ice cubes and continue to stir until melted
Cool jello until about room temperature
Use the end of wooden spoon to make holes in the cake in an even pattern with space in between holes 
Pour the Jello over the cake evenly
Place in fridge to cool completely
Make the instant pudding following the directions
Spread the pudding over the top of cake and refrigerate for a minimum of a couple hours before serving

Marie's Easy Pasta Salad

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole Green Olives

1 6 oz can black olives 

1 box of your favorite trio Italiano pasta 

1/2 cup cubed Cheddar cheese or crumbled Feta cheese  

3/4 cup cubed Italian Dry Salami

3/4 to 1 cup of greek or Italian dressing

20 slices of Pepperoni 

Shredded Parmesan 

Directions

Cook Pasta according to directions

Then drain pasta and put in cold water 

After pasta is cooled drain pasta again

Then drain olives

Cube salami and cheese

Mix all ingredients 

Slowly add dressing while mixing careful not to drown the pasta.

Finally top with shredded Parmesan