Recipe #169: BBQ Chicken

I found this idea on pinterest, but mine didn't look at all like the original found here. Maybe because I used frozen chicken like she did, but there was a lot of water in it... either way, it was a perfect meal with rice after a fun trip to the zoo!

You need:
3-4 chicken breasts
the bbq sauce recipe found here doubled
1/4 cup vinegar
1tsp red flakes
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder

• put chicken in crock pot
• mix ingredients (I mixed up bbq sauce the night before) and pour over chicken.
• cook on low for 4-6 hours 
• i had a lot of sauce, so next time might not double the bbq sauce recipe. it was tasty though!

Recipe #168: Elephant cake!

In honor of Alex's birthday trip to the zoo I made a elephant birthday cake! I need a little help with frosting a cake still, but I was so happy with how easy it was to shape it!

I used two 8 inch cake pans. one became the head, and the other i used to cut out the smaller pieces--ears and trunk. A boxed mix of devils food cake worked great!

I tried to make frosting, but decided that it was a little too thick to work with and didn't want this too be too difficult. So some white frosting out of a can worked just great mixed with an 1/8 tsp of the wilson's delphinium blue icing! It was the perfect elephant blue! (just save a little bit of white for the eyes!)

Lots of fun! He wasn't too sure about the cake and frosting at first, but by the end...he was a chocolate cake fan! 

Recipe #167: Turkey Lasagna Roll-Ups

I found this recipe for Lasagna Roll-ups somewhere--I think maybe the woman's day app, and it gave me the idea to use up some more turkey in a fun way.

You need:
6-9 lasagna noodles
shredded turkey
1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce
mozzarella

• boil noodles according to package directions
• meanwhile, heat up spaghetti sauce and turkey together
• preheat oven to 350
• take a noodle, add a bit of turkey mixture and cheese on top. 
• roll up into a small roll-- my 8x8 dish fit about 6 
• spoon any remaining turkey mixture on top. sprinkle on a small layer of cheese
• bake for 15 minutes

Recipe #166: Turkey and Rice Soup

A great way to use up a bunch of leftovers!

You need:
turkey bones
rice
veggies --I used corn, broccoli, and baby carrots
thyme, pepper

• put turkey bones in a pot of water and allow it to simmer for a couple hours to make a nice broth and get the turkey meat off the bones
• remove bones from water, add pepper, thyme, and any other spices you want.
• add in veggies and rice

Recipe #165: Turkey Leftovers

It would be wrong to waste too many recipes on the turkey leftovers, especially such basic ones, but I am behind, so I get at least one...
two ideas:

• add the turkey to tomato sauce eat over pasta
• mix up some extra gravy and turkey in a pan and eat over some hot rice!

Actual new recipes are coming soon!

Recipe #164: Apple Pie

This is a deep pie dish, so it used a lot of filling, but it was super delicious with vanilla ice cream!

You need:
pie crust recipe (found here)
1/2 apple crisp recipe
apple crisp filling (both found here)

• put the crust in the pie plate
• add the apple filling
• top with crust
• bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until top is brown

Make extra pie crust to make the pumpkin pies found here! :)

Recipe #163: Pumpkin Pie

Great pie thanks to the recipe on the back of the Libby's pumpkin can! :)
You need:
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
4 large eggs
1 can (29 oz) pure pumpkin
2 cans evaporated milk
2 unbaked 9 inch pie crusts

• Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves in a small bowl.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl
• stir in pumpkin and spice mixture
• stir in evaporated milk
• pour into pie shells
• baking a preheated 425 oven for 15 minutes
• reduce temp to 350 and bake for 40-50 minutes

the good think is pumpkin pies improve with age! :) 

perfect with a dollup of whipped cream!