Gingerbread house

the roof

over the Christmas season i mad a Gingerbread house!

NEW

side view

I got a new hand mixer i love it!!

I also got a new casserole dish!

Ribs

Instructions

with seasoning

ribs with seasoning and flour

the ending product (oven fried potatoes and ribs)

RUB:

1/4 cup dry mustard (optional)

1/4 cup paprika

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

2 teaspoons black pepper

1/2 cup flour

RIBS:

2 or 1 full racks baby back pork ribs

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees
2. in a small bowl, stir together dry mustard, paprika, oregano, salt, sugar, and pepper
3. remove rib racks from packaging and rinse in cool water. Turn over ribs so the curve sides up. Insert a small knife under the edge of the thin white membrane, then gripe membrane with a paper towel and remove from ribs. Discard. Cut rack in half.
4. Season ribs with rub. let sit for a little while. Then put in a backing bag if want or put the racks in some kinda backing pan. sprinkle flour on top of the ribs. put a lid or foil over the container.
5. Back at 425 degrees for 1 hour and 15 min.

I hope everyone had a great x-mas (or anyother holiday)

I'm so happy because i finaly got a camra (thanks to my siblings) so know i can put up pics of the recipies! It will be so much fun. I hope to get new followers. I also got the movie Julie & Julia! and a awesome cassoral dish (that i'm yet to work with but hope to soon) so I hope you guys enjoy the new stuff! New recipes will be up soon! Thanks Whoever you are!!

peanut chocolate-chunk cookies

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 stickes) butter or margarine
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2/3 cup dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
1 bar milk choclate choped coarsely

Heat oven to 350 degrees . On waxed paper, stir together flour , baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter until blended. Add in both sugars; continue to beat until fluffy. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in nuts and chocolate until combined. Place scant 1/4-cup scoops of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Apricot Iced Tea

the finished product its deli sous

This is what the cans of apricot nectar look like

In a large pitcher, stir together 7 cups cool water, 2 cans apricot nectar and 2 table spoons superfine sugar. Add 3 pitcher-size cold brew tea bags; let steep 5 to 7 minutes, dunking bags occasionally. Remove bags. Add 1 pound sliced fresh apricots. Pour over ice. Makes about 8 servings.

To much chicken

You now how when you buy a bag of frozen chicken breasts...... there all so big.... well i have found a way to make them smaller by not cutting them in half. Instead of cuting them right in half, turn it sidways and cut the chicken straight through the middle. No one will feel they are getting less chicken this way, and no one can tell that you cut the chicken to make it smaller! Well hope this comes in handy!

julie and julia

Today i went and saw the movie Julie and Julia. It was realy good. Very very funny! If you are thinking about seeing it, you should! I will have up some new recipes soon!

Orange Chicken

marinate

• Orange juice
• Brown sugar
• Honey

Let Chicken marinate, for at least 20 minutes. Then cook for 20 minutes.

Buttermilk Pancakes

1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 baking soda
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup buttermilk or milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Beat egg. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Add to egg. Add buttermilk and oil, beat until mixture is smooth. For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup batter on a hot, lighly greased pan. Makes abour 8 pancakes.

Barbecued Meat Balls

• 2 lbs ground meat or ground turky
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cup quick oats
• 1 cup (6 oz) evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp. Chili powder

Sauce

• 1 3/4 cups catcup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 3/4 tsp. garlic powder

How to do it

Combine ground turkey, egg, oats, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup onion, garlic mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place in greased 9x13 baking pan. Combine catcup and remaining ingredients, in bowl wix well. Pour over meatballs. Bake at 350 degreese F. makes 48 eat balls

Homade Lazzonia

Cheese Mixture

• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 cup Grated mozzarella cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. sugar

Ingredients

• Sauce
• noodles
• Cheese
• Meat

Meat

• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 tsp. garlic
• 2 cloves
• add meat to sauce

how to do it

• Boil noodles
• Spray pan
• Pour some sause on bottom
• lay noodles
• Spread cheese on top of noodles
• repeat
• repeat
• Cook for 45 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Manicotti

Tomato sause
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 TBSP. minced onions
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp. oregano and marjoram leaves
2 cups cottage cheese
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1 cup freshly shredded parmesean cheese
Manicotti shells

spoon 1 cup of tomato sause into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix ground beef, parsley, onion, salf, herbs, cottage cheese, jack cheese, and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. Divide mixture into equal portions. Cook manicottie shells. Stuff with mixture. Place in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over. Bake 350 degrees F. for about 1 1/4 hours. uncovered bake for 5 minutes.

Oven fried potatoes

2 potatoes, peeled, and cut into wedges
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp onion powed, opional
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp cumin
oil

In a bowl, combine salt, pepper, onion and garlic, cumin. Oil baking pan. Potatoes in pan.

Hashbrown Casserole

10oz bag like this works perfect

the ingredients

right before it went in the oven

just after it came out of the oven

done and plated

one pk of hash browns
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup better, melted
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 cup shredded Colby jack cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine soup, onion, butter, sour cream, milk and salt, pepper and 2 cups of cheese, mix, stirring potatoes. Bake for 1 hour.

Vegetable Bars

1 pk cream cheese
1 pk refrigerated crescen rolls
1/4 cup sour cream
6 TBL. mayonnaise (opional)
1/2 envelope ranch style salad dressing mix
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Assorted fresh vegtables, chopped

Roll dough into rectangles place in 9x13 pan. Bake 350 degrees F for 8 to 9 minutes. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, and salad dressing mix, until smooth, spread over crust mix chedder cheese with assorted chopped vegetables sprinkle over cream cheese layer.

Pudding Pops

1 package vanilla or choclate instant pudding
2 cups milk
1/2 cup wipping cream
1/2 cup sugar

Combine pudding mix, milk, cream, and sugar in a bowl, mix until smooth. Pour into Dixie cups stick in spoons when partially frozen. Freeze until firm. Good in the Summer!

Peanut Butter Kisses

part of the ingredients

the rest of the ingredents for the cookies

The finished product

the cookies before they went in the oven

the cookie dough

the flour, baking soda, and salt for the cookie dough

1 package cookie dough
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
42 milk chocolate candy kisses

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put cookie dough into bowl. Stir in peanut butter. Put cookies on sheet. Put candy kisses in middle of cookies. Bake 10-12 minutes. makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Buttermilk Biscuits

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cup flour
3/4 cup butter milk

Cut 1/2 cup butter into flour. Add buttermilk, stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut. Bake at 425 degrees F for 13 to 15 minutes. brush with butter. Makes 1 dozen

Apple Pie

One double pie crust
6-7 sliced, peeled apples
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teasoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
• Press bottom crust into pie plate
• For filling, place apples in large bowl, Mix together sugar, flour, and spices. Sprinkle over apples and toss gently to coat apples. spoon into crust and dot with butter.
• Cover pie with top crust
• Cut slits in top to allow steam to escape
• Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees F. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F, and backe another 40 minutes

Cornbread

1 1/3 cup honey
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup corn meal
1 1/2 cup unbleached flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
3/4 Teaspoon baking soda
3/4 Teaspoon salt
4 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter

• Preheat the oven the 425 degrees F
• Grease a larg cast iron skillet or cake pan
• Beat together the honey, buttermilk, and eggs
• Mix together the dry ingredients
• Combine all ingredients, inluding the butter and pour into the hot skillet
• Bake about 20 minutes, or until done

About Colleen

Hey my names Colleen, i'm 13, and i cook all the time. I love to cook for family and friends. I like tryin new recipies. So i mad this blog so i could share my recipies with everybody. I want to go to Cullinary Collage. Cookin is a big part of my life. So i hope everybody likes my recipies. If you have any questions just ask. I watch food network alot, i love paula dean, lol, i do belive that butter makes everything better, lol. So I hope y'all like my recipies.


Colleen