BBQ Brown Sugar Pork Loin

Marinade: marinade for 2-4hrs

1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon dehydrated onion flakes
4 tablespoons canola oil
2 Tbs Habanero Olive Oil (optional)
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

*Save marinade after you place pork loins on the grill.  Slowly heat marinade to a slight boil for 15 min to make it safe to eat.  Add 1/2 tsp of corn starch to thicken if desired.  I added another cup of brown sugar to make it a bit sweeter:)

Turn Grill on med/high heat.  Be sure oil the grill before cooking.  Cook on each side approximately 6 min each side.  Lower the heat to med and cook another 10 min each side.  Baste the thickened marinade on each side.  **Cook as long as you prefer this is just a suggestion 145-160 degrees**

Meatball Sub Casserole from http://dishingwithleslie.blogspot.com

http://dishingwithleslie.blogspot.com/2012/09/meatball-sub-casserole.html

Ingredients:

1 loaf Italian bread, cut into 1 inch thick slices

8 oz cream cheese, softened

2 Tbs mayonnaise

1 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 cups freshly grated Mozzarella cheese, divided

1-2 Lbs frozen (OR HOMEMADE) meatballs, thawed

4 cups marinara sauce (CAN MAKE YOUR OWN)

1/2 cup water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Arrange your bread slices in an ungreased 9x13 baking dish; set aside. In a bowl, combine your cream cheese, mayonnaise, seasonings, and pepper; spread over bread slices. Sprinkle with half of your Mozzarella; set aside. Mix together your meatballs, marinara, and water; spoon over Mozzarella. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Serve with a nice green salad and you're good to go!

Note: For a firmer base, simply toast your sliced bread before adding to baking dish.

Fettuccine Alfredo & Parmesan Crusted Chicken from http://www.lovepomegranatehouse.com

http://www.lovepomegranatehouse.com/2012/09/fettuccine-alfredo-parmesan-crusted.html

Fettuccine Alfredo

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

• 1 lb fettuccine pasta
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic; minced
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain.

2. While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium sauce pan. Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Add heavy whipping cream and bring to a low simmer. Add parmesan cheese and stir until incorporated and melted.

3. Add cooked pasta to alfredo sauce and mix until pasta is covered.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Servings: 6

Ingredients: 

• 6 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; grated
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 eggs
• 3 tbsp butter

Directions:

1. Beat eggs in a bowl. Set aside.

2. In a plastic storage baggie, mix panko, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and oregano.

3. One at a time, dip chicken breast in egg and then place in baggie containing breading mixture. Shake baggie to coat chicken.

4. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken until no longer pink in the center and crust is golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side.

I slice the chicken and place on top of Fettuccine Alfredo. But this chicken is also delicious on it's own with something else! This is probably our favorite dish and it never disappoints!

White Texas Sheet Cake submitted by Melanie~thesisterscafe.com

1 c. butter
1 c. water
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk or sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Frosting:
1/2 c butter
1/2 c buttermilk or milk
4 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp almond extract (or vanilla if you prefer)
pinch of salt
1 c. chopped walnuts, optional

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a small saucepan, bring 1 c. butter and water to a boil. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt, mix to combine. Add hot butter mixture to wet, stir. Add buttermilk or sour cream to the cake mixture, blend. Then, add eggs and vanilla, blend. Grease large jelly roll pan, and pour batter into pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until done. Do not overcook, the cake should not be brown! Let cake cool 20 minutes before making frosting, you want it to be slightly warm when you frost it. For the frosting, in a small saucepan, combing the 1/2 c. butter and 1/2 c. buttermilk or milk, bring to a boil. In a large bowl, measure out 3 cups of powdered sugar and a pinch of salt, pour hot mixture and almond extract over powdered sugar, and mix to combine, adding more sugar to reach desired consistency. You don’t want the frosting to be thick. Since the mixture is hot, as it cools, it will harden. Look for the consistency of slightly runny pudding. Spread frosting on the cake quickly as the frosting cools fast! Sprinkle with chopped nuts. OR you can add the nuts to the frosting before you frost the cake.

Tin Foil dinners

Ingredients: 1-1/2 lbs ground beef 4 large carrots, chopped 4 large potatoes, diced 1 large onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional) seasoning salt and pepper, to taste tin foil Directions: So easy - Divide the meat into fourths, and put each portion into flat sheets (about 12 inch square) of foil. Pile a desired amount of the remaining ingredients into your own individual meal. Be very generous with the salt when seasoning your uncooked pocket of awesome. Put more than you think you will need. Somehow, the salt kinda disappears during the cooking process, so be generous. When the foil dinner is built according to your desires, wrap it up in the foil much like you would wrap a present. When it's nice and sealed all around, I typically wrap it again, upside-down. This ensures it's sealed, but also keeps it from burning. Place your dinner very close to (or even directly on) a pile of hot coals/briquettes. Cook for approximately 10 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Garlic Cheese Pull Apart Bread

Garlic Cheese Pull Apart Bread with Frozen Bread Dough Author: Leigh Anne from yourhomebasedmom.com Recipe type: Side/Bread Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 20 mins Ingredients 16 frozen white dinner rolls (Rhodes brand) ½ C butter, melted 1 C grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1 tsp dry parsley flakes 1½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp Italian seasoning ½ tsp onion powder Instructions Remove frozen rolls from freezer and loosely wrap them in plastic wrap and allow to sit at room temperature for 45 minutes. Cut rolls in half with a clean pair of scissors. Combine melted butter and seasonings together. Pour over dough and gently mix. Add ½ C of grated cheese and combine. You want each piece of dough to be coated. Line the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan with the piece of dough and then top with remaining grated cheese. Allow to rise in a warm place for 1½ – 2½ hours. Cover bottom of pan with foil to prevent butter from leaking out. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until center is completely done.

Ritz and Cheese Chicken

This is from my cousin Chelsea's recipe blog. For more of her great recipes, visit http://mmmcafe.blogspot.com/


2 large chicken breasts
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 Tbs milk
1 egg
1 cup colby jack cheese, grated
¼ cup fresh grated parmesan
½ sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
¼ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley
5 ounces cream of chicken soup
1 Tbs sour cream
1 Tbs milk

Preheat oven to 375. To make the sauce, in a saucepan, stir together cream of chicken soup, milk and sour cream. Heat to a light simmer and set aside.

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In one bowl, whip the milk and egg. In a second bow, combine the cheese of your choice and parmesan. In the third bowl, mix ritz crackers, garlic powder and parsley. Dredge chicken in eggs, then cheese, then ritz crumbs. Place in a baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes.

Remove from oven, top with preheated sauce, and serve.

Lemon Chicken

1st:

- Chicken tenders or breasts
- 1 or 2 egg yokes depending on amount of chicken used
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Black pepper (taste)

Soak chicken in above mixture for a minimum of 30 minutes or longer if desired.

2nd:

-zip lock bag
-flour
-corn starch
-oil
(equal amounts)
(enough to fry chicken pieces from 1st step)

Heat oil. In a zip lock bag, place equal amounts of flour and cornstarch. Coat each piece of chicken in the zip lock bag and fry in oil. After all the chicken has been fried, drain the remaining oil from skillet and place chicken back into the skillet with the following sauce:

3rd:

-1/2 c. sugar (white)
-1/2 c. water
-1/2 c. lemon juice
- 2 tsp. corn starch

Heat the chicken and the sauce together until the sauce thickens!

4th:

Serve over white rice.

Raspberry Cream Cheese Pretzel Salad

www.jamiecooksitup.blogspot.com
Time: 40 minutes hands on + 4 hours to chill
Yield: One 9x13 pan
Recipe adapted from Bless Your Heart

2 1/2 C pretzels
3/4 C butter, melted
3 T sugar
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 C sugar
1 8 oz container cool whip
1 6 oz package raspberry jello
2 C boiling water
3 C frozen raspberries

1. Throw those pretzels in a small food processor and grind them into coarse crumbs.
2. Add your melted butter and 3 T sugar. Mix until combined.
3. Press the pretzel mixture into a 9x13 pan and bake at 400 degrees for 13 minutes,
or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
4. In your stand mixer, or in a medium sized mixing bowl beat the cream cheese until
smooth. Add your sugar and mix for about 4 minutes.
5. Add the cool whip and mix for one minute, or until everything is well combined.
6. Heat your water up in the microwave until it is boiling. Add the jello and stir until it
is all nice and dissolved.
7. Pour in your raspberries and stir to combine. Place the bowl in your fridge until the
mixture has thickened up a bit. (Like syrup, at least. If it has set up more that that...
no worries. The recipe will still be wonderful.)
8. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the crust.
9. Pour the beautiful raspberry jello on top, cover and chill for at least 4 hours.

Kristy's Avocado Black Bean Salsa

Combine the following ingredients in order:

2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 large can diced tomatoes, drained
1 can white shoepeg corn, drained (green giant brand)
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1 bunch fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Juice from 2-3 limes
4-5 ripe avocados, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 package good seasons italian dressing made according to the package directions
1/2 cup sugar

Best served with lime or jalapeño flavored tortilla chips

Kristin's Cookies

‎1 box devils food cake
1/2 cup oil
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup chocloate chips (I do half white and half chocolate if I have them...)
Roll in balls and in powdered sugar and bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes depending on the oven. I do mine for 9 and then let them cool on the pan while the next pan bakes (About 9 minutes)

Aunt Laurel's Calico Beans

Hands down my favorite beans for a BBQ! Super easy and VERY YUMMY!

1 lb lean hamburger
1/2 lb bacon- fried and crumbled
1 cup onion

Mix in separate bowl:
1/2 cup ketchup
1 Tablespoon mustard
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 teaspoons vinegar

Put in crockpot:
2 cans pork and beans
1 can lima or butter beans
1 can kidney beans
drain some of the liquid out of each can

Add meat mixture to beans and pour sauce over top. Cook 4-6 hours on low or 1 1/2-2 hours on 300 degrees.

Breakfast Casserole

1 pound breakfast sausage
3 cups frozen shredded hashbrown potatoes
1/4 cup butter, melted
12 ounce mild cheddar cheese, shredded
1 onion, diced
1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese
6 jumbo eggs

Preheat the oven to 375. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan. Cook sausage in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned. Drain, crumble and set aside.

In the prepared baking dish, stir together the shredded potatoes and butter. Line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the mixture. In a bowl, mix together the sausage, cheddar cheese, onion, cottage cheese, and eggs. Pour over the potato mixture.

Bake 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Tomato Cucumber Salad

1 pint Grape tomatoes, halved
2 medium cucumbers, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
2 Tablespoons fresh basil, coarsely chopped
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 Tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

In a large bowl, gently toss together the tomatoes, cucumber, feta, and basil. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate any leftovers. Serves 6 to 8 as a side.

7 up Grilled chicken

1 cup of soy sauce
1 cup of 7 up
1 cup of veg. oil
1 Tablespoon pepper
2 Tablespoons garlic
1 Tablespoon horseradish (yuck but good)
Marinate chicken tenders and grill. Yummy!