Archive for the 'Western Food' Category

Titanic Spiked Pecan Sticky Buns

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Another recipe we received from Carin during Thanksgiving this is sooo good and a very nice surprise since it is spiked with whiskey. Definitely not something for a kids’ party but a good one for an all adults party. I need to archive them here before I forget and of course share it with all our wonderful readers.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup Tennessee Whiskey
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 lb frozen bread dough, thawed
  • 1 tbsp melted butter
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

Sweet Tater Casserole

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

We had this lovely dessert casserole at my friend Carin’s place this past Thanksgiving it was heavenly! Carin was super generous with the pecans and that turned out super.

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups sweet taters (cooked, peeled & mashed)
  2. 1 cup sugar
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 1 tbsp vanilla
  5. 1/2 cup butter, melted

Topping Ingredients

  1. 1 cup packed brown sugar
  2. 1/2 cup flour
  3. 1 cup chopped pecans
  4. 1/3 cup butter, melted

Method:

  • Combine taters, sugar, light beaten eggs, vanilla and butter, mix well.
  • Pour into a 1.5 qt casserole.

So Simple But They Gobbled It Up

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Here’s one for you moms who need to whip up an emergency dinner. Although I run my own business from home, many days I get so caught up with work that the dinner prep hour sneaks up on me. Last night for example was one of them. I only had 1 hour before hubs got home so I quickly whipped this up.

Ingredients

  1. 3 pieces of chicken breasts (it was semi frozen too! LOL)
  2. Oil
  3. Durkee Grill Creations Smoky Mesquite Seasoning (I always have some kind of grill seasoning at hand)

Chicken In Stewed Tomatoes With Cheesy Rice

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Here’s a real quick, complete and nutritious meal you can make for your family. Prep time only took me about 30 minutes but cook time (because my chicken was pretty frozen) took an hour.

Entree – Chicken With Stewed Tomatoe And Peppers 

What:

  • 1 Green Pepper
  • About 4 lbs chicken (5 pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breasts)
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • 1/2 pack of spaghetti sauce seasoning

How:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350F
  2. Dice the green pepper, set aside
  3. Mix stewed tomatoes and spaghetti sauce seasoning
  4. In a large baking dish, place chicken pieces

Sausage Cheese Meatballs

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

We had these at my sister-in-law’s last weekend and boy was it good! So, I asked for the recipe which was surprisingly simple. Made it tonight and sad to say I overestimated the cook time. But, my mistake is your gain.

Here’s the recipe passed on verbally:
Ingredients:
1 lb of sausage (1 tube)
1 whole bag of cheese (about 4 cups)
2 cups Bisquick