Pepper Steak

    I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food...don't care for anything with that characteristic sweet taste...however I DO love Chow Mein  and Pepper Steak, and I'm crazy about rice. This is my recipe for Pepper Steak. I used to have a real wok to stir fry in, but no more...so I make do with my large fry pan.
    Start out with about 1 1/2 lb. of beef cut into cubes or strips. Heat oil in the pan and when it's hot, fry up your meat, rather rapidly. When the meat is browned stir in 1 cup water, 1/2 tsp. garlic salt, 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger, and 2 med. onions sliced up. Simmer all of that 12-15 minutes.

    Slice 2 small/medium green peppers into strips and add to the mixture, cooking another 5-8 minutes.

    Add 6 oz. of chicken broth to the pan, and in a bowl blend 1 T. cornstarch, 3 tsp. sugar and 3 T. Soy Sauce. Add that to the pan and stir everything continuously as it thickens.

    Next cut 3 or 4 small Roma tomatoes into thin wedges, and place them all around on the top of the pepper steak mixture that is cooking. Cover and simmer 10-15 min.

Serve over rice with a sprinkle of crispy chow mein noodles on top.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. beef cubes/strips

1/4 c. oil

1 c. water

2 med. sliced onions

1/2 tsp. garlic salt

1 tsp. grated fresh ginger

2 small/medium green peppers in strips

6 oz. chicken broth

1 T. cornstarch

3 tsp. sugar

3 T. Soy Sauce

3-4 small Roma tomatoes

rice

chow mein noodles

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Rice Krispie Crusted Chicken

                          Rice Krispie Crusted Chicken                                  

So yesterday I had some whole chicken legs and decided to go into "invention mode" again. I came up with an idea I THOUGHT the whole time I was cooking, that I was inventing...only to discover after Googling it out of pure curiosity later, that many people already do what I tried. The GREAT thing though, was that no one's recipes that I read did it like me and used my seasoning method, so turns out my recipe IS original...so here it is...

Pour 1 1/2 cups of Rice Krispies into a mixing bowl. Using a potato masher, crush them a tad, but not completely into crumbs...leave a lot of it whole. Add 3 packets of Oodles of Noodles Beef flavoring (save the plain noodles for something at another time...there are many uses.) Add a tsp. of garlic salt, a tsp. of black pepper, a tsp. of Italian seasoning, and 2 heaping T. flour. Mix it all up and pour it into a gallon size zip lock food storage or freezer bag. In another bowl place 4 heaping T. real mayo and 3 T. Italian salad dressing. Mix well.
One by one, coat your chicken legs (or breasts, cutlets, whatever you're using) with the mayo mixture and drop into the bag, seal and shake and squeeze until well coated. Then place into a baking dish VERY lightly coated with non-stick spray. Bake for the normal amount of time that you would for the size/type of pieces you are using.
This turned out REALLY TASTY! Next time just for shits and giggles I'm going to use COCOA Krispies and see what happens!!

                                       Ingredients                                                                                      
                                              2-3 lb. chicken pieces, breasts or cutlets                                                    
                                              1 1/2 c. Rice Krispies                                                                                        
                                              3 packets Oodles of Noodles beef flavor (seasoning only)                             
                                              1 tsp. garlic salt                                                                                                 
                                               1 tsp. black pepper                                                                                      
                                               1 tsp. Italian seasoning                                                                              
                                               2 heaping T. flour                                                                                               
                                               4 heaping T. real mayo                                                                            
                                               3 T. Italian salad dressing                                                                            

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Creamy Pork n Veggies over Noodles

So every once in a while I just start throwing things into my crock pot hoping they taste good when finished...that's what I did for this pork recipe yesterday...and it was yummy...so here it is...

Again, I use a large oval crock pot. In it I put 4-5 medium potatoes quartered, and 3 large carrots sliced. I then put in one can of mixed veggies, juice and all. Coat a 1 1/2 lb. pork roast with meat tenderizer, and place it in the crock on top of the veggies. Pour in one can of Cream of Mushroom Soup and one can of milk, right over top of the roast. Quarter 3 small to medium onions and place all the pieces on top of the roast. Then sprinkle on (according to taste) garlic salt, about a tsp. Paprika, and a fair amount of black pepper. Cook for about 4 hrs on medium or until roast is tender.

When done, remove 1 cup of the broth and place in a bowl. (With crock pot cooking you always get a liquid broth building up in most cases.) Add to the 1 cup broth, 1 cup of milk, and 2 heaping TBSP. flour, then wisk until smooth and finally, pour back into crock pot. It will thicken nicely.

Serve the finished dish over buttered noodles. You MAY need to add salt to taste :-) It is tasty garnished with some grated cheddar...

ENJOY!!!!


                                                                Ingredients 
                                                          
                                                            1 1/2 lb. pork roast
                                                      4-5 potatoes quartered skins on
                                                            3 lg. carrots sliced
                                                    1 can mixed veggies with liquid
                                                     1 can cream of mushroom soup
                                                                   1 can milk
                                                         3 small onions quartered
                                                               Italian seasoning
                                                           seasoned meat tenderizer
                                                                   garlic salt
                                                                   paprika
                                                                    black pepper
                                                                egg noodles
                                                               grated cheese

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Crock Pot Roast

    To seasoned cooks, making a pot roast is one of the simplest of meals, especially if making it in a crock-pot...however I am often approached for help on Facebook by young women and moms who are just starting out learning the most basic of things...even spaghetti can be a challenge when it's your first attempts at cooking. So here is my simple but delicious "Crock Pot Roast" recipe :-)

    I use a large oval-sized crock pot. For this simple recipe I'm going to make it super, super easy keeping my beginners in mind!
Place a 1 lb. package of baby carrots, 4 or 5 onions cut in chunks, and 1 1/2 to 2 lb. of new potatoes cut into 1 1/2" chunks WITH SKINS ON, into the crock pot. (I keep the skins on potatoes whenever possible because much of your nutrition is in the skins and it adds body as well. I even enjoy keeping them on when making mashed potatoes, though many people would not care for this.) Mix it all up with a large spoon and spread them evenly making a "bed" for your meat. Coat all sides of a 2 1/2 lb. beef roast with seasoned meat tenderizer. (What's nice about  pot roast is that even an inexpensive cut of beef ends up absolutely scrumptious!) Place the meat on the "bed" of veggies. Next, using generic brand A-1 steak sauce (much cheaper,) I mix 1 cup of the steak sauce with 1/2 cup of water and pour it all over the meat and veggies. Next I add 1 cup of Italian salad dressing (again a bargain brand works fine) and pour that all over as well. Then I sprinkle on some garlic salt according to taste, about 2 tsp. of black pepper and a light sprinkle of Italian seasoning. Cover the crock pot and cook for several hours until your meat is tender. That's it! Easy and very tasty. It can be served as is, or over noodles.

                                                                 Ingredients
                                           
                                               2 1/2 lb. cut of beef
                               1 lb. package of baby carrots
                                              4 or 5 onions cut into chunks
                                              1 1/2 to 2 lb. new potatoes,skins on, cut in chunks
                                              seasoned meat tenderizer
                                              1 cup A-1 or equivalent steak sauce
                                              1 cup Italian salad dressing
                                              garlic salt
                                              black pepper
                                              Italian seasoning

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