Crock Pot Chicken Soup

3 LB whole Chicken or 6 or more large chicken thighs.

4 carrots diced small 1/4"

1 Lg Onion diced small 1/4"

2 stalks celery, diced small  1/4"

2 Cups Peas

2 TB BETTER THAN BOUILLON

1/2 heaping cup pearl Barley

10 Cups water

1 tsp salt

1 tsp Essence of Emeril.

Throw all ingredients except the frozen peas. Let cook on high for 4 hours. Remove chicken and de-bone after it cools. Cut in bite sized pieces and add to crock pot with the 2 cups of peas. Let cook another hour then serve. This freezes well.
NOTE: Add any other veggie you like. I often add 2 LB of mixed vegetables for a more filing soup.

Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls

3 chicken breasts

1 Pkg of Egg Roll Wrappers (20)

12 OZ shredded Cheddar , Sharp or Blue Cheese.

3/4 Cup Crystal or Franks Hot Sauce

1/2 Stick Butter

1 tsp Sugar

Beaten egg to wet the edges of wrappers.

Oil for frying egg rolls.

Cook the chicken either by poaching for 45 minutes or grilling the breasts after they've been cut in 3 chicken tender sized pieces.  Cool and then shred or cut up small. Pour wing sauce over the chicken and set aside while you get the oil ready for frying and lay out 6 egg roll wrappers and place 2 TB of the chicken as directed on egg roll package. Then place a hand full of cheese on chicken on top and wet the edges of the wrapper and rol as directed on package. Set on a plate and make 6 more egg rolls up. Make all twenty egg rolls then proceed to fry them, either in a Fry Daddy or in 1/4 " of Canola Oil. Brown on both sides and drain well.

NOTE: One recipe I saw online mentions placing 1 TB Cole Slaw on top of the meat too. I did not, although shredded cabbage would have been okay.
Another recipe I saw mentions spraying the egg roll with Oil spray and baking for 20 minutes at 400 degrees until brown and crispy. I may try that next time to save calories.

Sweet Potato Pie! LOL

No Knead Bread

I made my first batch of No Knead Bread this morning. I admit I mixed the sticky dough by hand before setting it aside for the first rise. But I did knead the 5 loaves of bread individually only 15 turns before shaping into loaves. Still and all it was a lot less kneading and on smaller dough balls, so it was easier. The recipe was just like French Bread.. Unbleached flour, yeast, water and salt. I baked mine in loaf pans though - no cottage loaves for me since I toast my bread quite a lot.

6 & 1/2 to 7 & 1/2 Cups Unbleached Flour

3 Cups Lukewarm Water

1 TB Salt

1 and 1/2 TB dry Yeast (4 and 1/2 tsp)

 If dipping measuring cup into flour before leveling off, use 6 and 1/2 cups. If pouring the flour into cups before leveling off, use 7 and a 1/2 cups.

Mix well and set aside for first rise in the fridge for 2 hours if you plan to bake the bread right away.  Then form into 2 loaves or 3 small loves and let rise again. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.

If you want to bake the later or the next day place dough in fridge for 2 hours up until 7 days before forming into loaves and letting rise before baking. The longer you let dough ferment in the fridge the more it tastes tangy like sour dough bread.

Crock Pot Stew

I made Crock Pot Stew today.. I only had a 1/2 pound of beef so I added 3 chicken thighs.. I used about 2 LB of carrots and a pound of potatoes and a pound of frozen mixed veggies. 3 and 1/2 cups of chicken broth, Essence of Emeril original seasoning, onion powder, 2 garlic cloves. I also added 1/2 tsp salt. I had to pick the chicken off the bones and place back in the pot. It turned out very well.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Honestly I can't see why anyone would want to devour anything with that much RED food coloring in it. I would make the same recipe and omit the stupid food coloring.

Cheeseburger Pie

1 LB Ground Beef or Turkey

1 Onion diced or 2 tsp Onion Powder

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

1 and 1/2 tsp Emeril's Original Seasoning,
or your favorite mixed seasoning

1/4 to 1/2  tsp Salt

1 (15 oz ) can well drained Petite diced Tomatoes (This is not in the original recipe)

1 to 1 and 1/2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese,
or use your favorite

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 1 Cup Milk

1/2 Cup Bisquick

2 Eggs

Brown the ground beef or turkey with the chopped onion and drain well. If you omit the onions add the Onion Powder, garlic powder, any other seasoning you prefer and salt.

Oil spray a 10" glass pie dish or 8 or 9" square baking dish, spread the meat mixture on the bottom of the dish, cover with drained tomatoes and then sprinkle the cheese on top. Mix up the biscuit mix with the eggs and milk and pour over the pie.

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 40 minutes.

NOTE: This recipe is easily doubled if baked in a 9" x 13" glass cake dish. In fact this recipe is half the original recipe I found online.