Mediterranean Brisket (Slow Cooker)

My husband trusts my cooking so much that he is trying some new things. He avoided the olives a little bit, but loved this recipe so much I had to share! He is such a good judge. I feel like I live with Chef Ramsey! If it passes the Josh test I know I have a winner!

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 6 hrs
Serves: 6

**I had a hard time finding a BEEF brisket. There are plenty of corned beef. Ask your meat guy where the beef briskets are located. They did not sell them at our wal-mart, I had to buy it at a grocery store with a meat counter. The good news it is an inexpensive meat!

Ingredients:
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup dry red wine (I use the red cooking wine found in the vinegar section)
5 garlic cloves, chopped
1/3 c black olives, pitted and chopped (I bought them chopped)
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1 (2 1/2 lb) piece flat-cut brisket
Salt and Pepper
1 TBSP finely chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Place tomatoes, wine, garlic, olives and rosemary in slow cooker and stir to combine. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper to taste. Place it on top of tomato mixture; spoon half of tomato mixture over meat to cover. Cover and cook on high until fork-tender, 5-6 hours.


2. Slice brisket across grain and transfer to a serving platter. Spoon some sauce over meat and sprinkle with parsely.

** I served it with pasta, green beans, and a Ceasar Salad.

(Click on the pic to see it close up)

Buffalo Wings and Sauce

Wilson Wing night is usually every Saturday night! It is such a fun tradition and an easy meal to prepare! Hope you enjoy!

Buffalo Wings

1 c Flour
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
20 Wings, thawed if frozen

1. Combine ingredient and coat chicken. Refrigerate 1 hour.

2. Deep fry chicken in 375 degree oil for 13-15 minutes.

3. Drain; toss wings with sauce.

Buffalo Sauce

3/4 c hot pepper sauce
1 stick of butter, melted
2 tsp honey (optional)

Whisk together hot pepper sauce, butter and honey in a bowl that has a lid. Add wings to bowl, cover with lid and shake until evenly coated. Serve with blue cheese dressing.

Taste Like Thanksgiving Cassorole

Tastes Like Thanksgiving Casserole

6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1-1/4 cups chopped celery
3/4 cu chopped onion
1/2 cup butter, cubed
6 cups unseasoned stuffing cubes
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 cup chicken broth
4 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup sour cream, divided
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese

Place potatoes in Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, combine the stuffing cubes, poultry seasoning and sage. Stir in broth and celery mixture

Transfer to a greased 13-in x 9-in x 2-in baking dish

In another large bow, combing the turkey, soup, garlic powder and 1/4 cup sour cream




Spoon over stuffing mixture.

Drain potatoes; mash in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the cream cheese, pepper, salt and remaining sour cream.

Spread over turkey mixture

Now take time to lick the beaters! Yummy!!!

Sprinkle with chesses. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Yield; 8 servings

Ready to Serve!

Chicken with Avocado Salsa - Cayenne-Rubbed

For Christmas my mom got us a subscription to Everyday Food, a Martha Stewart food magazine. Anyway, when the first issue came in the mail, it had all these Heart Healthy Avocado recipes, which made me a little nervous because my husband can be a picky eater. I decided to go ahead and try this one, and it was a HUGE hit with the HUBBY! So I encourage everyone to try it!

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 30 min

Ingredients:

Salt and pepper

1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

4 Boneless, skinless Chicken breast halves (thaw if frozen)

2 TBSP Olive Oil

1 md Red Onion, finely diced

2 TBSP Lime Juice (they sell it in the same isle as the Lemon Juice)

1 Avocado, pitted and cut into chunks

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and cayenne; rub all over chicken
2. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add chicken, and cook until browned on the outside and opaque throughout, 8 to 10 minutes per side.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine onion and lime juice; set aside. Just before serving, fold avocado chunks into onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken topped with salsa.

If you choose a good avocado the peal will easily come off after you've cut it in half from top to bottom. When choosing an avocado it should be firm, but squeezable.

I should have diced each of them a bit more finely, but it was my first time.

You can see the Cayenne, salt and Pepper mixture rubbed on top of it.

Browning the Chicken

Finished product. I served it with

Chicken flavored Rice and corn.

Peanut Butter - Oatmeal Cookies

Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 cup butter

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

2 cups rolled oats

In Bowl Beat butter, peanut butter on medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.

Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined.

Beat in flour and then stir in the oats. 

You may add chocolate chips or nuts if you like 

Drop dough by rounded tsp. 2 inches apart on a ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 375 for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Makes 60 cookies

Brown sugar

Baking soda

The Recipe :)

Flour

Chocolate Chips

rounded tsp.

Bake 10 minutes

YUMMY!

These two videos make me smile. Britt is such a 

good sport, letting me video her cooking talents !

Hot Apple Cider

Jennifer, my daughter, Wife, Mother of 4 and a

Teacher made this recipe on New Year's Eve!Ingredients:

One package of "mulling Spices" Jen got hers at the farmers market. Most packages come with a recipe on the back. She used one gallon of cider and cut up gala apples along with the mulling spice's. This recipe was made in a crock pot. It made the house smell so good! It was excellent Jen!

If you look close, you can see the mulling spices wrapped, and floating in the crock pot

Karen's Stuffed Mushrooms

Karen is my Daughter, a Wife, Mother and a Nurse!

She made these yummy Mushrooms for

New Year's Eve!

Ingredients:

36 Ounces of Mushrooms washed, remove stems and stet aside
2-3 Stalks of Celery Chopped
1 Small Onion
1 Cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs
1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
10 Strips of Bacon
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Milk

Cook bacon and remove from pan.
Add Onion, Celery and Mushroom stems (chopped) to the bacon drippings. Stir and cook until tender not crunchy
Mix bread crumbs, cheese, bacon (chopped), eggs and milk together in the pan
Stuff mushrooms
Bake for 20 min at 350

Everything gets chopped!
Cooked Bacon removed and celery, onion and mushrooms are cooked together in the same pan!
Bread Crumbs added
Bacon added
Milk to moisten
Ready to Stuff!
Ready for the Oven!