Chicken Tortilla Soup

4 Chicken breasts diced (1/4-1/2 inch in size)
3 tbsp chicken better than bouillon
4 c water
4 dried or fresh bay leaves
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 15 oz can black beans
1 15 oz can kidney beans
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
¼ c diced onions
8 oz diced green chili's
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp Italian seasoning
¼ tsp oregano
¾ tsp cumin
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1-2 c corn

Toppings
Cheese
sour cream
Fried tortilla strips or tortilla chips

Put all of the ingredients but the corn into a large crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Add corn 15 minutes prior to serving. Serve and top with favorite toppings.

Chicken Marsala

8 oz baby Portabello mushrooms quartered
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4-5 Chicken breasts quartered
1 C Marsala cooking wine
2 tbsp chicken better than bouillon
3 c water
4 tbsp butter
3/8 c corn starch
2/3 c water

Combine mushrooms, chicken, water, wine, butter, and bouillon. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top and cook on low in the crock pot for about 6-8 hours or on high for 2-4. Pull out the chicken and cover with foil. In a small bowl mix cornstarch and water. Whisk into the sauce to thicken. Serve over chicken. (You can cut this in half but we liked it served over the chicken and mash potatoes)

Sweet Lemon Water

1 C sugar
1 tsp lemon extract ( do not use lemon juice it will not work)
1 tsp citric acid
Ice water
1 lemon sliced

Combine sugar, lemon extract, citric acid and enough ice water to fill up a pitcher ( one you would use for punch). You can add a slice of lemon on the ridge of the cup or use it on top in the lemon water. You can also add a few drops of food coloring to it to make it fun.

Honey Wheat Waffles

3 tbsp honey
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs lightly beaten
¼ tsp salt
½ c apple sauce
1 c whole wheat
1 ¼ c all purpose flour
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Cook in waffle maker to the specifications for your waffle iron.

Snickerdoodle Muffins

½ c apple sauce
1 c milk
1 egg lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
½ c sugar
1 c all purpose flour
1 ¼ c whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Topping
½ tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp melted butter
3/8 c brown sugar
Mix all the ingredients for the muffins in a medium bowl. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Coat the tops with melted butter. In a small bowl mix sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of muffins and serve warm or cold.

Orange muffins

2 eggs lightly beaten
1 c sugar
1 2/3 c milk
2 tsp dried or fresh orange peel
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ c apple sauce
½ tsp salt
2 tsp orange juice concentrate
2 c ground rolled oats ( use a blender or food processor to make a powder.)
1 ½ c whole wheat flour
1 c all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix. Place in muffin pans and bake at 350-375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Honey whole wheat bread

3 tbsp yeast
1 c warm water
1/4 c sugar
3/4 c honey
1/2 c apple sauce
4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
6-7 c whole wheat flour
6-7 c all purpose flour

Combine yeast, sugar, and water in a large bowl and let it develop for up to 5 minutes. Add honey, apple sauce, salt, vanilla, and flour. Stir until well mixed. Let sit for 1/2 hour to rise. You may need more flour to kneed it if it is sticky. Kneed the dough for 3-5 minutes. Separate into bread pans and let rise just over the top of the pan about 30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. This makes 4 loaves.

Breaded Parmesan Pork Chops

5-6 pork chops
1 c Italian bread crumbs
½ grated Parmesan cheese
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
¼ tsp onion powder
3/4-1 c mayo

Use the tenderizer side of a mallet and pound out pork chops. In a bowl combine mayo, pepper, Parmesan, salt, and onion powder. Mix well. Pour bread crumbs into a separate bowl. Coat the pork chops with the mayo mixture and then coat in the bread crumb mixture so that both sides are coated. Place on a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving.

Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Chicken

4 oz cream cheese
½ c Italian bread crumbs
½ c thawed and drained frozen spinach
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 egg lightly beaten
½ c diced mushrooms
2/12 c cooked and cooled flavored rice
5-6 chicken breasts
10-12 strips of uncooked bacon

Slice chicken length wise but don't cut all the way through. Lay flat between wax paper pound with a meat mallet to make the chicken lay flat. In a medium bowl mix all other ingredients until well mixed. Scoop 1/3 of a cup into the center of the chicken. Roll it and then wrap two slices of bacon around it. Continue to do this to all the chicken breasts. Place a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and put the chicken on top. This will help the bacon on the bottom to get crisp a little too. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through.

Shepherd's pie

3 tbsp minced onion or 1 tsp onion powder
1 lb ground beef
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp salt
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

In a large pan cook until meat is browned all the way through.

2 15oz cans tomato soup
2 c sliced green beans
5-6 c mashed potatoes
4-5 c shredded cheese
Add green beans and tomato soup and mix. Pour into a lightly greased casserole dish and sprinkle 2 c of cheese. Then add the mashed potatoes on top. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly.

Chicke Noodle Soup

2 tbsp butter
½ c celery chopped
½ c onions chopped
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

In a large part saute over medium heat.

64 oz chicken stock
1 tsp minced garlic
3 c cooked chicken
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp lemon seasoning
2 c mixed veggies
¼ tsp curry powder
4 c wide egg noodles

Add chicken stock, garlic, bay leaves, curry, and lemon seasoning. Bring to a boil. Add chicken and noodles and let cook on medium high heat for about 20 minutes until noodle are tender.

Baked Ham

1 whole ham (5-8 lbs)
½ c pineapple juice
1 tbsp orange juice concentrate
3 tbsp Maraschino cherry juice
6-8 whole cloves
½ c brown sugar
1 can pineapple chunks

Place ham in the crock pot and score it. Cook on low for 1-2 hours Place cloves in the scores and pine apples on top. In a small bowl mix brown sugar, pineapple juice, orange concentrate, and cherry juice. Stir until glaze becomes smooth. Pour over ham for last hour. Baste with juices and sauce every 15-20 minutes during the last hour.

Brown Sugar Ham Glaze

1 C brown sugar
2 tbsp all purpose flout
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp mustard
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp warm water

Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well mixed and pour over ham 20-30 minutes prior to the ham being done.

Ham Glaze

½ c apricot preserves
½ c honey
zest of 1 lemon
½ tsp ground cloves
1 tbsp corn starch.
Whisk together all ingredients in small sauce pan over medium heat. When it bubbles and is thickened remove from heat. This can be served on the side, you can drizzle it on, or you can pour it over the ham for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking time.

Lemon Dijon Pork Loin ( can use on chicken)

4 tbsp dijon honey mustard
2 ½ lbs pork loin (or chicken)
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp apricot preserves
3 tbsp water
2 tbsp fresh chopper parsley
1/8 tsp onion salt
½ tsp Italian seasoning
1 lemon zested and juiced

In a small bowl mix all but the meat until well blended. Place meat in the crock-pot and pour the sauce over it and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 2-4 or until meat is cooked through and tender. Let rest about 10 minutes and you can cut or shred it and serve the remaining sauce over it.

Chicken Spaghetti

2 tbsp olive oil
2 c diced chicken breast
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp salt
½ tsp lemon herb seasoning
½ tsp minced garlic
8 oz sliced mushrooms

In a large frying pan heat on medium to medium high heat. Put Olive oil in the pan and then add chicken and the rest of the ingredients. Part way through the cooking add the mushrooms. Cook until chicken is cooked through about 5-10 minutes.


2 C hot water
1 tbsp chicken bouillon granules
2 c chopped broccoli (fresh or frozen)
2 c diced tomatoes (fresh)
1 tbsp dried basil
3 tbsp fresh parsley
1 tbsp lemon herb seasoning
2 tbsp corn starch
3-4 tbsp hot water
8 oz cooked spaghetti

Add water, bouillon, basil, parsley, and lemon herb seasoning. In a small bowl add the corn starch and water and stir until smooth. Mix into the sauce to thicken it a little. Add the broccoli and tomatoes and cook until broccoli is tender. Serve over spaghetti.

Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 egg slightly beaten
¼ c Apple sauce or oil
¼ C sugar
1/8 c brown sugar
1 C milk
1/3 c unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 c whole wheat flour
¾ c all purpose flour
3/4-1 c mini chocolate chips

Mix egg, apple sauce, sugars, milk and salt. Then add cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and flours and mix until moistened. Be careful not to over mix so that the muffins are not so stiff. Add chocolate chips and fold them in. Scoop into muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. This makes about 16 regular size muffins.

Buns

1 tbsp yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp honey
½ c warm water

Dissolve yeast, sugar, and honey in warm water and let sit about 5 minutes.

½ c apple sauce or oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp onion powder
1 ¼ c warm water
3 c whole wheat flour
2 ½ c all purpose flour

Stir remaining ingredients and let raise about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Dough will be sticky. Use some all purpose flour to shape into desired size. Let rise about 30 more minutes and bake at 400 degrees for 11-15 minutes or until golden brown. ( These are a little more firm and makes it so they don't break so easy when you put burgers and other condiments on them).

Chocolate Waffles

¾ c heavy cream
1 1/4 c milk
½ c apple sauce
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
¼ c cocoa powder
1/8 c sugar
1 c whole wheat flour
¾ c all purpose flour
1tbsp baking powder

Whisk in a medium bowl. Batter may be a little grainy and that is ok. Scoop ¾ of a cup of batter into the waffle maker and cook to specifications for your waffle maker.

Spaghetti Salad

1 bottle zesty Italian dressing
2 tbsp salad supreme
1 cucumber peeled and sliced
1-2 tomatoes diced
1 3.8 oz can of sliced black olives (drained)
2 green onions sliced (1/2 tsp onion powder)
1 16oz pkg of spaghetti or favorite pasta (cooked and cooled)

Place all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Toss with tongs and let sit for about3-4 hours to chill and incorporate all the flavors. Serve cold.

Ham and Cheese Pasta Salad

2 c diced ham
2 c diced cheddar cheese
2 green onions chopped (1 tsp onion powder)
½ c mayo
½ miracle whip
½ c sour cream
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 ½ tbsp salad supreme
1 lb favorite pasta (cooked)

Mix in large bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour ( I make mine the day before). Best when cold.

Chicken and Rice Cordon Bleu

2-3 c cubed ham
3 chicken breasts diced
1 ½ tbsp fresh parsley
2 c washed white rice
1/8 c chicken bullion granules
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cracked pepper
2 c whipping cream
1 c milk
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
2 tbsp butter
5 c water
¼ c honey mustard
3 c Swiss cheese


In a medium bowl whisk heavy whipping cream, milk, water, bullion,onion powder, salt, pepper, parsley, and honey mustard. Put chicken, ham, rice, cream cheese, butter and Swiss cheese in the crock pot. Pour mixture over the top and stir. Cook on low for 4-6 hours or until rice and chicken are done.

Banana Bread

4 medium bananas mashed
¾ c apple sauce or vegetable oil
¾ c honey
½ c sugar or ¼ c agave
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp orange juice concentrate
3 eggs lightly beaten
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
3 c whole wheat flour (or all purpose)
2 cup chocolate chips(optional)

In a large mixing bowl combine banana, apple sauce,honey, agave, eggs, vanilla, and concentrate until well mixed. Add flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix until well blended. Place in to 2 greased bread pans and bake at 350 degrees for 40-60 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.

Breakfst Casserole

10 eggs
1 16 oz pkg of breakfast sausage
1 tsp onion powder
1 small package of hash browns or tater totts (or 3 c diced or shredded potatoes)
½ tsp salt
1 c half and half or ½ c whipping cream and half cup milk
1 c shredded cheese
1/2tsp pepper

Cook sausage and drain. Pat dry with a paper towel. In a medium bowl beat eggs, half and half, onion powder, salt, and pepper. In a large lightly sprayed casserole dish place the potatoes on the bottom. Next add sausage and cheese. Pour egg mixture over the top and cover with foil. Bake in the oven for about an hour at 375 degrees or until the center is cooked through.

BTP Pasta Salad

1 ½ c peas (fresh or frozen)
1 12oz pkg of bacon
1 3.8oz can sliced pitted olives
1 ½ c diced tomatoes
2 tbsp fresh parsley
1 c grated cheddar cheese (or favorite cheese)
1 16oz pkg of light sour cream (can use fat free)
¼ c mayo
1 packet (1oz) of Ranch dip mix.
1lb favorite type of pasta cooked

Dice the bacon and put it into a frying pan and cook it until lightly crispy. In a large bowl add cold pasta, peas,olives, tomatoes, parsley, and cooked bacon. In a small bowl mix sour cream, mayo, and dip mix. Pour into the large bowl and mix until completely coated.

Macaroni and Cheese

¼ c butter
½ c flour
1 quart half and half
1 tbsp chicken bullion
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp fresh parsley
2 ½ c shredded cheddar cheese
1 lb cooked pasta

Melt butter in a large sauce pan over medium to medium high heat. Add flour until it is all mixed in. Add half and half and whisk it in. Add chicken bullion, paprika, onion powder, and parsley. Whisk until thickened about 10-15 minutes. Add cheese until melted and the pour over parsley. You can add add a little paprika and parsley to the top to garnish it.

Honey sauce for pork chops or chicken

3 Tbsp Orange concentrate
½ c honey
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp onion zest
2 tbsp olive oil
8 chicken breasts or pork chops
½ tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 tbsp fresh parsley
Coat the meat in olive oil, salt and pepper. Then mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Place meat in a casserole dish and then coat with sauce. Cover with foil and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until juices run clear and meat is done.

Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

1 C butter softened
½ c agave or 1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla
1 c whole wheat flour
1 c all purpose flour
2 ¼ c oat meal
½ c cocoa powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 c mini chocolate chips

Mix together in mixer or medium sized bowl sugar, egg, and vanilla. Next add cocoa and oatmeal until well blended. Then add flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda until completely mixed in. Add in chocolate chips and stir until blended in. Scoop onto lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes and then enjoy.

Whole Wheat Bread

1 ½ tbsp yeast
½ c warm water
1/8 c agave or ¼ c sugar
1/8 c olive oil or apple sauce
2 tsp salt
2 ½ c warm water
4 c whole wheat flour
3 c all purpose flour

Dissolve yeast, agave, and ½ c of warm water and let sit about 5 minutes. Next add oil, salt, water, and flour. Kneed until smooth. Let rise is a large lightly oiled bowl for about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Punch down and separate into 2 lightly greased bread loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

Crock Pot Apricot Chicken

¼ c olive oil
3 Tbsp orange juice
3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
8-10 chicken breasts
2 tsp Italian seasoning
3 c chicken stock
1 c apricot preserves
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp salt
4 Tbsp cornstarch
¼ c hot water
Put all items except for the corn starch and water in the crock pot. Cook on low heat for about 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours ( until chicken is cooked). When done remove the chicken. Mix cornstarch and water until dissolved and whisk into the broth. It will thicken up. Spoon over chicken.

Whole Wheat Blueberry Applesauce Muffins

1 C whole wheat flour
¾ C all- purpose flour
1/3 c sugar or just shy of ¼ c agave
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 egg
¾ c milk
¼ c applesauce
¾ c blueberries ( frozen or fresh)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 12 2 ½ muffin cups or line with paper baking cups. In a Medium bowl combine sugar, egg, milk, and apple sauce. Next add flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir until moistened. Then add blueberries and fold them in. Spoon batter into the baking cups and bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden and tooth pick comes out clean. Cool muffins for 5 minutes. Enjoy.

Italian Meatballs

2lbs ground beef
1lb American sausage
2/3 c Italian bread crumbs
1 tbsp dried onion
2 eggs slightly beaten
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
2 tsp dried basil
1tsp salt
1tsp cracked pepper.

Mix together and make into golf ball sized balls. Pour 1 tbsp oil into a large skillet and brown the meatballs on all sides ( about 2 min per side). Then place into spaghetti sauce to finish cooking for about 1 hour ( I put mine in the crock pot for the remainder of the time). You can bake then at 350 for 20-30 min or until juices run clear and enjoy with BBQ sauce.

Meatloaf

2lbs ground beef
1lb ground pork
2 eggs slightly beaten
¾ c bread crumbs
½ c chopped onions or 1 tbsp dried onions
1 15.2 oz can tomato soup
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Mix together in a bowl until well incorporated. Place into a loaf pan and back at 400 degrees for 45 min to 1 hour. Let rest 5 minutes.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 C apple sauce ( 2 c butter softened)
1 C agave or 1 ½ honey ( can use 2 C sugar)
2 C brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp vanilla extract
5 C oatmeal
2 c all- purpose flour
2 C whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 12 oz pkgs chocolate chips or 1 bag mini chocolate chips

Cream together apple sauce, agave, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Then add flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Then add chocolate chips. You can use a cookie scoop or roll into golf ball size and press down a little. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 6 min or at 350 for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

This does make a ton of cookies so you can cut it in half to make less.

Strawberry Dessert

1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 8oz container cool whip
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c powdered sugar
20 Strawberries

With electric mixer stir the cream cheese, vanilla, and cool whip together until well blended. Then add the powdered sugar until it is mixed in. You can cut the tops off of the strawberries and core the centers or you can score the pointed end. Put the mix into a gallon size zip lock bag and cut a corner tip and pipe it into the strawberries. This is fun to drizzle melted white and milk chocolate over for presentation.

To make into a no bake cheese cake double the recipe for the cream cheese mixture and pour into a graham cracker crust and serve plain or with your favorite fruit. For a twist you can add the zest of a lemon or a lime to it too.

Waffles

1 c all-purpose flour
¾ c whole wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 eggs beaten
1 ¾ c milk
1/2 c cooking oil or apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla
Combined all ingredients and mix until well moistened ( batter will still be slightly lumpy.
Pour about a cup into the waffle maker and cook per waffle maker instructions. Repeat with remaining batter. Enjoy!!!

Yummy Roll Recipe

2 pkgs yeast or 2 tbsp dry yeast
½ C warm water
¼ C sugar ( or 2 tbsp agave)
6 c flour
2 eggs beaten
½ C powdered milk
1 tsp salt
2 c warm water
½ melted butter or oil
1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine yeast, water, and sugar and allow so stand until dissolved. Next add egg, water, oil, powdered milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix and add the 6 cups of flour. Stir until well mixed. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour. You can cut in an half or pour it all out onto a well floured surface and kneed 1-2 times. Roll out and make as desired. Raise until light and fluffy ( approximately 30 minutes). Bake at 375-400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.

recipe's

So I have decided that I will start to type my recipe's and then upload them on the blog. Things have been crazy as we just moved and I now have a nice sized kitchen that I can actually make some fun things in and stuff. Hopefully I will be able to take some pictures (children permitting). I know I need to do more with my blog since I have been neglecting it lately and all so my resolution is to post some up dates and some new recipe's weekly. The first ones may be without pictures but that is ok. Cambria is having a hard time adjusting to the move and we are working on getting Brexten's ADHD under control so that he can function around people but just going to church is a chore with him so this will be a big work in progress. Chad is loving his job at L3 Communications and I am enjoing being a stay at home mom even though it is stressfull trying to work things out with Brexten. At least we have a spycholgist that is helping us to help him now.