Another good one

Macaroni & Cheese:

1 8oz pkg of elbow Mac (I used GF ones)
4 Tbsp of Butter
4 Tbsp Flour or Cornstarch
1 tsp Salt
3/4 cup grated Cheddar Cheese
2 cups Milk

Cook Macs. Meanwhile-- melt butter in pan, add flour-- let cook for a minutes or two-- add in Milk-- stir constantly while sauce thickens. Add cheese-- stir in until fully melted. Drain noodles, combine with cheese sauce. Dump into 9x13 pan. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 until bubbly.

Parmesan Chicken

This is a easy, YUMMY one:

Parmesan Chicken
6 raw--chicken breasts

Mix together:
1 cup Mayo
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp Italian Seasoning

Rinse & dry the chicken. Coat both sides of chicken with Mayo mixture. Lay on sprayed cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Herbed Focaccia Bread

(the one in the photo has olives on it--tasty morsels, those olives)






Herbed Focaccia Bread
3 1/2 cups flour (I use Pamela's baking mix to make it GF)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 pkg (1Tbsp) Yeast
1 c Hot water (tap hot-- not boiling)
2 Tbsp oil
1 egg
3-4 T olive oil
Garlic Salt
basil or rosemary or thyme (I like basil)

Heat oven to 170 degrees-- when preheated, turn off the oven and then do the following: In the mixer-- combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, and yeast; mix well. Combine water & 2 Tbsp of oil; Add warm liquid to the flour mixture. combine thoroughly, add in egg. beat at medium speed for 2 full minutes; Change to bread hook and add in the remaining flour-- until dough pulls away from sides and is smooth and elastic-- approximately 5 minutes. Cover the bowl and let rest for 5 minutes.

Dump dough on greased cookie sheet-- roll out into a 12 inch circle; cover loosely with plastic wrap and a cloth towel. Place into warm oven and let rise for about 30 minutes.

Remove from oven. Change Temp to 400. uncover dough-- with your finger or with the end of a wooden spoon, make holes in the bread about every inch; drizzle olive oil onto bread-- I then smear it around with my hands to make sure it covers every bit of the bread. Sprinkle with Garlic Salt and herb of choice. Bake for 22 minutes. Remove from oven and enjoy hot with your spaghetti or whatever.

Hope you like it, we sure do.

Not a recipe blog, But...

I've happened upon another new favorite. I have a friend from Puru that fixes this smoothie. It makes a wonderful breakfast on the go or just a great anytime drink. So, do this: quarter a apple (minus the seeds), peel a banana, toss in the blender and cover with milk. Sprinkle with cinnamon and let her go. Add ice if you want. I am not a big banana fan, but this is really good. Hope you enjoy, yet another recipe.

Have a great day my friends!

Mandarin Chicken & Sweet / Sour Sauce

Mandarin 'Chicken & Sweet / Sour Sauce:

• 4 or so Chicken Breasts-- Boiled until thoroughly cooked-- after cooked-- cut into strips-- 1/2 inch wide or so dip into the following batter:

Batter:

• 1/2 cup Flour (I user GF Pancake mix)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/3 c cold water
• 1/2 c cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
  

Mix all together and dip chicken in it. Heat oil in skillet to HOT and put chicken in one piece at a time to fry-- Fry until browned on all sides. The following sauces are my families favorites:
Sweet & Sour:

• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 c diced onions
• 1/2 c crushed pineapple
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/4 c vinegar
• salt
• 1 1/3 c sugar
• 1 T GF soy sauce
• 1/4 c cold water mixed with 2 T corn starch
  

Cook all together in a sauce pan until thickened.
honey mustard:

• 1 cup Mayo
• Yellow Mustard--- to make it nicely yellow-ed
• Honey-- enough to make it sweet
  

mix it all up until creamy

I serve the Chicken with Fried Rice-- let me know if anyone wants that recipe-- or if you want to share yours--

As promised...

Cafe Rio Rice:

• 3 cups Rice
• 4 t Chicken Bouillon
• 1/2 bunch Cilantro
• 1 can Green Chiles
  
• 1/2 t Salt
• 1 T Butter
• 1/2 Onion

Chop Cilantro, Green Chiles, & onion in Food Processor. Bring water to a boil, add in all ingredients--cover and simmer 30 minutes. (wonder how this would work in a Rice Cooker??)

Cafe Rio Dressing:

• 1 Buttermilk ranch dressing Pkg (prepared)
• 2 Tomatillos
• 1/2 bunch Cilantro
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 limes worth of juice
• 1 jalipino

chop in food processor and add to the dressing.

Cafe Rio Chicken:

• 1 small bottle of Kraft Italian Dressing
• 1 T Chili Powder
• 1 T Cumin
• 3 Cloves minced Garlic
• 5 lbs Chicken Breast

Cook altogether in a crock pot for 4 hours, shred chicken and cook another hour.
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I ate it as a salad with lettuce, salsa, cheese and black beans on Tortilla Chips. Others ate it wrapped in a Flour Tortilla. I want to try it next time in a corn tortilla. I will just say this-- Yummmmmeee!

Potato Soup

This is one of our family favorites. This is a very simple yet yummy soup for a nice rainy or cold day.

Potato Soup
Put the following in a big pot and barely cover with water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil-- until potatoes are soft.

• several diced potatoes

• cubed ham or raw bacon

• diced onion

• diced carrots

• 2 chicken bullion cubes (Knorr brand from MEX isle)

Put the following into the blender; blend and pour into pan-- (do not drain the water from pan)

• 2 cups of Milk

• 5 Tbsp of Corn Starch

• 1/2 cube of Melted butter

• 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning

• 1/4 tsp of Garlic salt

• Salt & Pepper to taste

Let simmer until thickened-- Enjoy with hot GF bread.

What's for Dinner?

So I was reading a friends blog and the ever-unanswered question came up up of "What's for Dinner?" I know I have asked that several times--when I ask what my family wants, I get the same response: "I don't know" or "I don't care."
With us being Gluten Free (GF) at our house, I kind of have to plan a bit ahead to make sure I have the right ingredients for what I am making. We said good buy to almost everything pre-prepared the end of September '07. That doesn't mean I always know what's for dinner -- because I am not always in the mood for what is on the menu.
So I have decided to beg for new recipes-- GF or not-- (I can usually make a few changes if they have Gluten to make it GF)-- I am going to post a recipe once a week for you to try-- I will only post ones that my family has tried and enjoyed. Please add one of your favorites or anything new that you tried and likes.

Tortilla soup Recipe

I'm looking for a recipe-- ya got one you would share?