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Cut chicken tenders in half. Cut and wrap a piece of bacon around each piece and insert a decorative tooth pick to hold it together. If you use plain bacon, sprinke appetizers with brown sugar once you remove them from the oven. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Place on decorative plate.
Make plenty they will go fast.
Melt butter and add onions. Simmer until tender. Add parsley, cream, and red pepper. Thicken with flour (add slowly). Mix in crab meat. Place ingredients in a baking dish. Cover with Swiss cheese and bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm with Nonni’s Panetini.
Ingredients:
Brown ground beef in skillet chopping beef until it’s fine; pour into colander and rinse well with hot water. Combine ground beef in slow cooker with sauce, water, and brown sugar. Stir thoroughly. Cover and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours stirring occasionally. Serve on a hot dog or hamburger bun with chips and sweet pickles. Great over hot dogs too.
Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
Layer half of the ham, potatoes, and onions in slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then the shredded cheese. Repeat with remaining ham, potatoes, onions, salt, pepper, and cheese. Pour condensed soup over the top then sprinkle with a little paprika, if desired. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours, or until potatoes are tender.Serves 6 to 8.
I had someone comment on my Mama’s Growing A Pumpkin Patch, Unexpectedly post. She suggested that I fry the pumpkin blossoms on my plant. I had never heard of fried pumpkin blossoms, so I decided to Google fried pumpkin blossoms. I came across several recipes and blogs referencing these treats. I thought I would share this recipe:
Cut your pumpkin blossoms off where the pumpkin starts on; take the center out and wash well. Make a batter of the milk, eggs, salt and pepper, and dip the blossoms in this batter; then in the cracker crumbs or cornmeal and fry until light brown. Serve hot.
I have not tried this recipe, but I will try it before all of my blooms die out. I hope you enjoy.
Trim beef roast and cut into 4 uniform pieces. Place roast in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over roast. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or until beef is tender. Slice or shred beef then return to juices in cooker. Cover and cook for 20 minutes longer.
*Great for sandwiches on the week-ends or when you need a quick dinner during the week. I serve this with coleslaw, the kids love it with chips.
My daughter and her family have been visiting all week. My son-in-law is from South Carolina, and loves seafood. I decided to do a small seafood boil for him. Normally, I have a seafood boil when I’m having a large family gathering. It requires using a large propane tank and burner along with a large stockpot with strainer basket.
Seafood boils are a Louisiana tradition. I experienced my first boil years ago with friends who are from Louisiana. I love being able to complete the entire meal in the same pot. I was feeling lazy, so I decided not to use the propane tank and burner, but to prepare the boil in my kitchen. It was the first time that I prepared the boil in the house, but it turned out great. I have a small pot with the strainer basket, it was perfect for the occasion.
I pretty much used the same ingredients that I use for larger boils, I just didn’t use as much. I used small red potatoes, corn on the cob, and large shrimp. A lemon quartered is optional. For the seasoning, I use Zatarain’s crab boil and Cajun seasoning. You can add mussels, crawl fish or whole crabs.
I used snow cluster crab legs, but I placed the crab legs on a cookie sheet, seasoned them with Obay, and warmed them in the oven on 375 for about 20 minutes since the pot wasn’t large enough to accommodate the crab legs.
This is a nice meal for large and small gatherings. Even the children enjoy the small potatoes and corn. If you would like my recipe for the in-house seafood boil, please let me know.
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