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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Erins Super Creamy Coleslaw

1 bag of coleslaw mix
2c. best foods mayo
1T. sugar
2T. vinegar
1t. salt
1t. pepper

1. Mix in a bowl mayo, vinegar and sugar. Dont be afraid to add more to taste. To each its own right?
2. Add in salt and pepper.
3. Mix in the cabbage mix.
4. Cover and refridge for 15 minutes or overnight.
5. Serve


Chicken Cordon Bleu Sammy

4 chicken breasts pounded out just a little!
4 slices of baby swiss cheese
4 pieces of black forest ham
4 Kaiser Rolls
6T. mayo
2T. dijon mustard
4 lettuce leaves
4 tomato slices

Preheat oven 350

1. Season chicken breasts with whatever seasoning you like.
2. Grill or pan fry up your chicken breasts until done.
3. When grilled place on a cookie sheet, then top with a piece of ham and a slice cheese.
4. Put in oven for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
5. In meantime toast the buns and remove your chicken.
6. Place a piece of chicken on a bottom bun top with lettuce and tomatoes and a smear of mayo and mustard. Top with the top bun and serve!

My Mamas Smoothered Burritos

1.5 pounds seasoned taco meat (add a half of a onion in the taco meat while cooking for extra flavor)
1 28oz. can of refried beans
3 c. enchilada sauce
4 cups cheddar cheese shredded
8 flour tortillas

Preheat oven 350

1. In a bowl mix together taco meat, beans and 2 cups of cheese.
2. In a oven safe dish put half the enchilada sauce on the bottom of pan.
3. Take 1 tortilla and place about 1/2c. to 2/3 c of filling.
4. Trick is to not overfill, so take the sides in and roll it up.
5. Place seam side down and do another.
6. Once all the burritos are in the pan, dump the rest of sauce over the burritos making sure to get some between each burrito.
7. Top with cheese and cover
8. Bake 30 minutes and serve!

**Garnish** With sour cream and some olives and or guacamole.

Smoothered Steak

4 Cube steaks
1 cup flour
1t. salt
1t. pepper
1/2t. garlic powder
1/2t. onion powder
1 onion julienned
2c. mushrooms sliced
6T. butter or margarine
3 cups of brown gravy

Preheat oven 350

1.In a pan on medium add the butter.
2.After its done melting add in the onions and mushrooms.
3.Sautee and turn to medium low.
4.Cook until the onions are translucent and turn the heat off.
5. In a dish add the flour, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder.
6. Preheat a fry pan on medium high heat and add in 1/4. oil.
7. Dredge your cube steak in the feasoned flour and shake excess off.
8. Place steak in the hot pan and brown.
9. After the one side is browned, flip and let brown. Takes around 3 minutes. Dont touch and play with them.
10. In a oven safe dish place half the gravy ion the bottom, then place the browned steaks, dump onions and mushrooms over top and then top with rest of gravy.
11.Place in oven for an hour and enjoy!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Asparagus Swiss Chicken Roulade

4 pounded out chicken breasts 1/8 in. thick
12 asparagus spears blanched
8 pieces of swiss cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 400

1. Take the pounded out chicken and place 2 pieces of cheese on and 3 asparagus spears and roll up like a burrito but it will not fully enclose. Its okay! Take a few toothpicks and poke it along seam like a stitch to keep close. Salt and pepper the outsides of your roulades.
2. Turn stove on medium high and add 3T. olive oil in and when hot enough (where oil moves freely) add the chicken in, seam side down. Brown and turn over and try to brown chicken best you can. If your fry pan is oven safe put in oven or place on foil lined cookie sheet and place in oven for 10 minutes so chicken is full cooked. Serve and enjoy. The cheese will be gooey everywhere but if you let it rest for 5 minutes it will minimize loss.

**TRICK** Top with a little hollandaise sauce.

Chicken Caesar Wrap

4 large tortillas flavored if desired
1 pound of cooked chicken
3 cups of mixed greens
1 tomato diced
1/4 red onion julienned
1/2 peeled sliced cucumber
1.5 cup bottle Caesar dressing, litehouse my fav!

1. Mix all the ingredients above.
2. Place 1 cup of the mix in the tortilla.
3. Wrap and eat!

Spicy Turkey Cheese and Tomato Toasted Hoagie

8 slices of deli turkey
8 slices of tomato
8 slices of pepperjack cheese
4 steak rolls ( sweetheart are perfect size )

Preheat oven 400

1. Pull apart buns and place them on cookie sheet.
2. On the bottom halves place 2 turkey slices on them
3. On tops place 2 slices of tomato and then 2 slices of cheese
4. Place in oven for 5 minutes
5. Place top on top of bottom.
6. Cut and serve! Spread some dijon mustard mixed with mayo on it and enjoy!