BBQ Sanwiches

One 3lb beef brisket
1/2 c. water
3 tbs white vinegar
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp ground cumin or chili powder
1 c. bottled bbq sauce

Cut meat, if necessary, to fit into crock pot. Mix together water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cumin or chili powder, pour over meat in cooker. Cover and cook on low 10-12 hours or on high 4-5 hours.

About 1 hour before serving, remove meat from cooker and cool to touch. Shred meat, and discard fat.

Discard liquid from crock pot. Set crockpot on high and return shredded meat to crockpot, stir in bbq sauce, cook for 30-45 minutes. Serve on buns. Serves 10.

Honey Lemon Chicken

Ingredients:
3 lbs broiler/fryer chicken (use breasts, thighs, and legs)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 c. veg. oil
1/4 c. honey
2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 egg yolk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Wash chicken, remove skin, pat dry. Place chicken in large casserole dish, salt and pepper to taste. Mix next 8 ingredients in a bowl, drizzle over chicken. Bake uncovered for 1 hour. Baste occasionally during cooking. Serves 4-6.

This is a perfect potluck! You can easily double or triple the ingredients to accommodate a large crowd.

Serve with buttered noodles and steamed broccoli.

Beer Burgers

1 lb ground beef, 1 package dry ranch dressing mix, 3/8 cup (3oz) beer. Mix all ingredients. Form into patties.

(I cook them on the George Foreman, works great!)

I like to top mine with a squirt of bbq sauce, a strip of bacon, provolone cheese, tomato and avocado

Baked Ziti ( My Way )

Baked Ziti, my way.

I dont know where I got this recipe. I dont remember, its been so long. But I altered it to the way we like it. You can do so much with baked ziti. If it werent for my picky husband I would add in all kinds of veggies...like fresh sliced mushrooms! Mmmmm! Or even pepperoni slices

This makes a lot of ziti, but I like to freeze it in small containers and break it out when Kayla and I need a quick lunch.

1 pound ziti pasta (penne works too), 1 chopped onion, 1 pound ground beef (I use ground turkey, a little healthier for you) 2 26-oz jars pasta sauce, 6 oz provolone cheese slices, 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese or sour cream, 6 oz shredded mozzarella (I use more, I'm generous with cheese!) 2 tbs grated Parmesan cheese (Again, I use more)

Cook pasta al dente, about 10 minutes. Brown beef (or turkey) and onion. Add sauce. Simmer 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350. Butter (I use Pam) baking dish. Layer half of ziti pasta, all provolone, Ricotta (or sour cream),(pepperoni or veggies if you have it) half of the sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella, and remaining sauce.
Top with Parmesan. Bake 30 minutes.

Key Lime Pie

This is easiest Key Lime Pie, ever. I decided to make this for a BBQ we are going to tonight. Kayla had a blast licking the spatula. Check out the seriousness on her face in the picture above. I got this recipe out of a cook book that was a gift to me from our friends, Tammy and Mark. Its their church cook book celebrating 140 years, Trade Lake Baptist Church and we all know churches have the best food! Tammy- I love this book!

Key Lime Pie

1 (6-oz) can frozen lemonade, 2-3 T. lime juice, 1 (5-oz) can evaporated milk, 1 (8-oz) ctn. whipped topping, 1 Graham cracker Pie crust

Mix lemonade, lime juice, and milk. Add whipped topping and mix well. Pour into graham cracker crust. If desired garnish with lime slices. Freeze. Serve direct from the freezer as it thaws quickly.

Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

This is incredibly good. This is the 2nd time Im making this in about a month. So delish! So easy!

4 frozen ( or not) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (17.5 fluid ounce) bottle buffalo wing sauce, divided
1/2 (1 ounce) package dry ranch salad dressing mix

1. Place the frozen chicken breasts into a slow cooker, and pour in 3/4 of the wing sauce and the ranch dressing mix. Cover, and cook on Low for 5-7 hours. ( depending on frozen or not)
2. Once the chicken has cooked, add the butter, and shred the meat finely with two forks. sump the rest of the sauces on it. Then pile it onto buns, or hoagie rolls and add whatever you like!
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Salsa

Here a recipe for a homemade salsa. I took a recipe I found on the internet and altered it a bit to make my own. Its very yummy. I cant stay away from it!
It made a great salsa for the scoops chips and this morning I may try to make an egg omelet with it.

3 tbs finely chopped onion ( I think it could use more)
2 small cloves of garlic minced ( again I think more would be better)
about 8 plum tomatoes ( I guess you can use any kind )
1 jalapeno finely chopped ( I removed seeds so its not too hot for the little ones, If it were for all adults I would use a couple more of these )
as much minced cilantro as you want ( Im generous here )
juice of 1 and a half limes
salt and pepper to taste ( Im generous here too)
1 can of drained red kidney beans ( I suppose any bean you want would be ok here)
1/2 a can drained sweet whole kernel corn

Put chopped onion and garlic in a strainer; pour 2 cups boiling water over them then let drain throughly. Discard water. Cool.

Combine onions and garlic with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate foe 2-4 hours before serving.