Want something simple yet elegant? Here’s a recipe we made by accident. I’m not a real fan of oatmeal. I don’t like sugar in it, either. John always asks me if I want some of his. I usually don’t, but this one day I did. I wasn’t ready to eat it when he was so he put it back on the burner. We love fresh frozen blueberries heated up in it and I love bananas in it, too, but usually just added on top after served. He had added the bananas and put it back on the burner on low. I ate it about 1/2 hour later. The bananas caramelized & tasted like plaintains! Oh, the oatmeal was so good! Mmm, warm oatmeal heated w/blueberries and caramelized bananas! Here’s the recipe:
1 C quick cooking oats
3 C water
1/4 C blueberries, frozen or fresh
1 T flax seeds
1 T chia seeds
1 medium-sized banana
Directions
Add water to the oatmeal. Add the flax and chia seeds. Bring mixture to a rolling boil and boil 1 minute.
Turn burner to low and add blueberries and bananas.
Cover pan.
Cook on low for 5-10 minutes until bananas are caramelized.
John loves Caramel Corn so he made this tonight and I have to say it is delicious! We found the Pop Secret Jumbo popcorn at Target this afternoon and he came home and made this. So much better than buying it already made. Extra good! Here’s the recipe he used.
We used the Lifetime Cookware stainless steel 9 X 13 pans and the 2 qt. Lifetime Cookware stainless steel saucepan for mixing the caramel ingredients. Use a wooden utensil while mixing ingredients so it doesn’t absorb the heat.
Homemade Caramel Corn Recipe
Ingredients
4 qts. Popped Pop Secret Jumbo popping corn
1 C brown sugar
½ C light or dark Karo syrup, I use light
½ C salted butter
½ t salt
1 t Penzy’s vanilla extract
1/2 t baking soda
Directions
Spray 2 -9 X 13 cake pans with PAM. Add popped corn and put it into a 250 degree oven while making the brown sugar caramel.
Mix brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in a medium sized saucepan. Stir often as you bring this mixture to a boil over medium heat. Stop stirring and boil ingredients for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and the baking soda. Blend well.
Pour caramel over popcorn and mix until it is all coated.
Spray pan with PAM and put 9 X 13’s in oven at 250 degrees Bake for 45 minutes, but stir popcorn every 12 minutes.
Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This is a great recipe to serve your loved ones! Delicious! Definitely one of Annie’s favorites and she doesn’t even like chocolate that much! Use the large electric skillet for this one!
Cookware Used
12 ½” Electric Skillet
Kitchen Aid mixer
Ingredients
1 C all-purpose flour
¾ C granulated sugar
2 T cocoa powder
2 t baking powder
¼ t salt
½ C milk
2 T vegetable oil
1 t vanilla
1 C chopped nuts, opt.
Directions
Mix above ingredients together & pour into pan. Do not preheat pan.
Meanwhile, combine 1 C packed brown sugar and ¼ C cocoa powder and sprinkle over mixture in pan.
Pour 1 ¾ C hottest tap waterover all & turn on electric skillet & bake at 200℉ for 15 minutes.
If using the 11” stovetop skillet, bake on low heat for 20 minutes.
Serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream!
NOTE: This cake is best scooped out of the pan it is baked in & served while warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream to help soften the richness of the cake.
John and I travelled to FL for Christmas this year and stopped at Cracker Barrel on the way home for dinner. One of their new sides is a Brussel Sprout and Kale Salad that we just loved. I went online to get the recipe and pretty much followed it. If you’ve never had this salad and never been to Cracker Barrel, you have to try this salad! We made it on New Year’s Eve and we just finished it up today, 1-3-18. I hope you will like it as much as we did! By the way, I had it with the lightly fried (cornmeal) Catfish. YUM Getting hungry again!
Copycat Cracker Barrel Brussel Sprouts n Kale Salad 2017
Shredded brussel sprouts and kale, craisins, and toasted pecans dressed in a maple vinaigrette
Ingredients
1 bunch kale, stems removed, rinsed and shredded in food processor
1 lb. fresh brussel sprouts, rinsed, trimmed and shredded in food processor
1 6 oz. bag craisins (dried cranberries)
8 oz. pecans, chopped & toasted in hot skillet 60-90 seconds before adding to salad
Maple Viniagrette
1/2 C olive oil
1/4 C apple cider vinegar
4 T first drawn pure maple syrup
1 t dry mustard
DIRECTIONS Shred or thinly slice kale and brussel sprouts and put in salad bowl. Toast pecans in skillet over high heat for 60-90 seconds.Add pecans and craisins to bowl. Blend all vinaigrette ingredients well.Pour vinaigrette over salad and stir to evenly coat. Serve immediately or refridgerate and use. Mix will hold well in a tight container for several days. Absolutely delicious!
I have an Amish friend who had made these the other day for lunch and they sounded so good! My sister brought me a huge zucchini today so I decided to make these for dinner tonight. I have to say, they are delicious!
ZUCCHINI BURGERS
Utensils needed
Lifetime 10″ or 12″ Gourmet Skillet
Lifetime Griddle or electric toaster to toast bread
Stainless steel turner
Ingredients
1/2 C shredded zucchini
1 egg
1/2 small onion, minced
Panko, add until desired consistency.
salt, pepper and garlic to taste
Tomatoes, whole grain toasted bread and mayo to finish off the sandwich.
Directions
Work together and form into desired burger size. On medium heat, preheat 10″ stovetop skillet adding butter to fry the patties. Fry five minutes per side or until golden brown on both sides. Cover and turn to low for 5 more minutes to make sure burger is heated through.
Toast bread, spread a little mayo and add a fresh slice tomato to both pieces, add burger in middle.
Thank you, Annette, for sharing this recipe! I will be making it this weekend for sure! Can’t wait. My mouth is watering!
Annette
The pleasure is mine. I’m going to share with you at least 2 recipes that I do and are easy and good. The chicken is the only one that might have hispanic products but they are easy to find. I cook low sodium due to hbp and this chicken is the bomb. I will post to you here and you can post it there in your blog. Ive done pizza but regular dough that i make. Count on me with your blog. Inwill start sharing it with my friend in Puerto rico. Have a good night.
Here is my recipe. You have to make it and taste it. Let me know how much you like it.
Here is my chicken recipe. (She calls it Spanish Pollo al caldero. )
Ingredients
-1 whole chicken cut in pieces
– Chicken bouillon*
-6 Spanish olives**
-Sprinkle some of 1 envelope of Sazón Goya***
-1/2 tsp of Oregano
-1/2 tsp of cumin
-Roasted red peppers (pimiento morrón) and some of its juice.
– Onion
-Balsamic vinegar
-Bay leaves
-1 tsp of fresh garlic
– Few leaves of fresh cilantro (optional)
Directions
◦ Cut the chicken into pieces and put it in a bowl with water, white vinegar and some salt. Rub it and rinse it. It is just the take out the greasy feeling from it.
◦ Preheat the skillet at 350. I would add some water or a tsp of olive oil even though while cooking it will release fat and water. So this can be optional. I do it so the chicken wont stick on the skillet.
◦ I don’t seasoned the chicken because of my hbp but once the chicken is in the skillet I add over it the garlic, spread oregano, cumin, some sazon for color and it has salt too so just a bit, but you can use paprika instead, some roasted red peppers and some of its juice, 3 bay leaves, like 6 olives cut in pieces, some onion and 1/2 chicken bouillon. You can add the entire bouillon because for you it might be under salt. Maybe you feel that all the juices where the chicken is cooking will feel salty but since the chicken is not seasoned it will be good.
◦ Let it boil a few minutes, turn over the pieces and add balsamic vinegar as much as you like. I normally add like 1/4 c or less.
◦ Put the lid on and lower the heat to simmer. I even put it a little less than simmer and it has cooked great too.
◦ I haven’t taken the time of cooking. I just let it cook and check like every 30 minutes to see if the water in it hasn’t dried out and turn the chicken over again. And of course taste the juice of the chicken. You will notice that the chicken, when done, will be so tender that the bone will come out without any effort.