Grilled Peaches

I had never tried this before, but my friend did it the other night and it was amazing. 
Cut peaches in half sprinkle them with a bit of sugar.  Throw them on the grill for a few minutes until tender, but not falling apart.  Serve with whipped cream or ice cream on top.
YUMMY

Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pinch salt
4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
Canola oil
Mint leaves, for garnish

Directions

In a small bowl add the butter and stir until smooth. Add the cinnamon sugar, granulated sugar and salt and mix until combined.
Heat grill to high. Brush peaches with oil and grill until golden brown and just cooked through. Top each with a few teaspoons of the butter and garnish with mint leaves.

Green Enchiladas

Green Enchiladas

This is our new favorite enchilada recipe. These are jer's favorite enchiladas ever.

2 cups shredded chicken
2 green onions, sliced
3 T. cream cheese at room temperature
1 1/2 C. grated montery jack cheese
1 bottle of green salsa verde (16 oz) - I like the Herdez brand
2 T chopped green chilis
1/2 C. fresh cilantro
2/3 C heavy whipping cream
1/4 C. vegitable oil
Corn tortillas

In a bowl:
combine cooked, shredded chicken (I stick frozen chicken breasts or tenderloins in the crock pot with a little salsa verde in the afternoon and it works perfect for these), green onions, cream cheese, and 1 cup cheese. set aside.

In blender combine salsa verde, cream, chilis, cilantro.. blend until smooth.

In small frying pan heat small bits of oil and cook corn tortillas one at a time for about 10 seconds each - set on paper towel

Place chicken mixture inside tortillas seam side down in baking pan. Pour salsa verde sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.

Bake @ 350 for 20 minutes or so and bubbling..

I like to serve it with Mexican rice, and fresh avocado and tomato slices.

Enjoy!

EASY Chicken Noodle Soup

This recipe is my go to when I've got sick kids or we need a comforting and filling supper. I usually use rotisserie chicken when I make this, or any other leftover chicken I have on hand.  I sometimes even use canned chicken.  When I want to make it extra chunky I add the vegtables. Chicken soup really is a cure-all, especially when it can be made from start to finish in just over half an hour. Serve with biscuits or crispy crackers to sop up all the flavorful broth.

Ingredients

• 1 cup carrots, peeled and sliced (optional)
• 3 stalks celery, sliced (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon & 4 cups of water or use Chicken broth
• 1 package linguine noodles
• 3 cups chicken meat, cooked and chopped into bite size bits
• 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
• 1 package chicken gravy mix (optional)
• pinch salt and pepper

Directions

1. (IF ADDING VEGTABLES) In a large stockpot, melt butter with olive oil over medium low heat. Add carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms and a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until veggies are tender, about 10 minutes.
2. Add Broth, cream of chicken soup  and chicken, turn heat to high and bring to a boil.
3. Add egg noodles and cook for approximately 9 minutes, or until noodles are tender.
   Then add chicken gravy mix to thicken if needed.
   Serve.

Beef Stew

Beef Stew

Ingredients

2 lb stew meat (cubed beef) 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion (thinly sliced) 1 cup carrots (chopped) 6 potatoes (cubed)

I bunch of celery (chopped) 1 bay leaf 1 package brown gravy mix 1 package beefy onion soup mix (optional) 2 tbsp flour

Directions

Place beef and flour in a plastic baggie, Shake.

Pour oil into a large stock pot or dutch oven, high heat.

Add beef cook until brown, stirring occasionally.

Add water, vegetables, bay leaves, soup & gravy mix

Bring to a boil.

Cover.

Reduce heat and simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender.

Discard bay leaves.

Serve

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients

2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds 

3 tbsp margarine/butter, melted 

1 tsp seasoning salt (Lawry's)

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 

Directions

Set oven to 275F
Mix the margarine, and pumpkin seeds in a large bowl, until the pumpkin seeds are evenly coated with the butter, mix in the Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle the salt mixture over the pumpkin seeds.
Bake the pumpkin seeds for 1 hour, tossing every 15-20 minutes  until golden.

Sweet Asian Flank Steak

Sweet Asian Flank Steak

Ingredients

            Ingredients

            1/2 cup Soy Sauce

            1/2 cup Worcester Sauce

            1/4 cup Honey or Brown Sugar

            2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil (I use olive oil if I am out of Sesame Oil)

            2 Tablespoons (heaping) Minced Ginger (I buy the tube of it from the produce dept)

            2 Tablespoons (3-5 cloves) Minced Garlic (again I buy the bottled minced Garlic)

            teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

            2 Flat Iron Flank Steaks

            Garnish: 2 Tablespoons Roasted Sesame Seeds and 2 Green Onions, slivered. OPTIONAL

Directions 

1. Gather all ingredients together – soy sauce, worcester sauce, honey/sugar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, and flat iron steak.
2. Whisk the ingredients in a bowl. Place the steaks and marinade in a ziplock bag and chill in the refrigerator for 3-6 hours.
3. Grill steaks on high heat for 4 minutes on each side for medium rare steaks. DO NOT OVER COOK steak,  it will be too tough.  I prefer Charcoal for this recipe instead of propane,  you get a more smoky candy crust.
4. Allow steaks to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Sprinkle roasted sesame seeds and green onion slivers on top to garnish.

Kebobs

This recipe is from my amazing friend at KITCHEN ADDICTION

I use Beef  or Chicken usually because everyone seems to prefer it in my family.  I always get requests for this recipe when I serve it

Ingredients

1 beef tip roast, pack of Chicken breasts  or leg of lamb

            2 or 3 large white onions, chopped

            6 to 8 cloves garlic (or more), chopped

            olive oil (preferably extra virgin)

            Kosher salt

            freshly ground black pepper

            skewers (metal are best, otherwise soak your wooden skewers for 30 minutes before using them)

            charcoal grill

Directions

First, prepare the meat. Cut into cubes about 1 1/4" across, carefully cutting away any connective tissue and fat (you won't need the fat for the meat to be tender). You should create three piles while cutting the lamb: one for kebab, one for gristle you'll throw away, and one for larger pieces of fat and scraps of meat. This will take a good amount of time, so make sure you set aside an hour or so for this.

In a bowl, place the cubed meat with the onions, garlic, about 1/3 c. of olive oil, plenty of salt, and a generous amount of pepper. With very clean hands, mix all the ingredients together, being sure to spread the onions, garlic, and olive throughout and kneading as necessary to coat the meat completely. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least four hours, but probably not more than six. I'm sure it seems crazy, but this will tenderize the meat, as all of the acid in the onions go right to work. Note: if you're making chicken kebab, you'll only want to marinate for 30 to 60 minutes.)

As for the two remaining piles: throw away the gristle. Grind up the extra pieces of meat with some of the fat. (This can be done in a meat grinder or by whizzing it in your food processor.) Mix the ground meat with some diced bell peppers, diced onion, and diced flat-leaf parsley (known as keema). Season with salt and pepper and fry in patties.

Prepare your grill. While the charcoal is getting hot, skewer the marinated meat, leaving the onions and garlic aside.

Then, in a skillet, sauté the onions and garlic with a bit more salt over medium heat for 20-30 minutes, until caramelized. Serve alongside the kebab.

Once the grill is ready, set the skewers over the heat and grill, turning a couple of times to brown each side. Check a couple of pieces and cook to desired doneness, medium in my case.

Let the meat rest for just a couple of minutes, then remove from the skewers and serve. It should be tender, flavorful, caramelized and smoky from the grill, and addicting