Aloha Chicken Sandwich

I did not take pictures of this, but I did get it off favorite family recipes if you want to check it out.

4 Chicken breasts
1 bottle teriyaki sauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 slices deli ham
1 can sliced pinapple ( or you can use fresh )
4 slices pepper jack cheese
hamburger buns

1. Pound out chicken breast
2. Combine teriyaki sauce and sugar, stir until sugar is dissolved
3. add half the mixture to the chicken and marinate 3-4 hours
4. Seperate the remaining sauce in two bowls. ( so not to contaminate ) one for pineapple and the othr fo the chicken
5. Grill everything - chicken and the pineapple and the ham. Brush teriyaki sauce on the chicken, pineapple and ham.
6. Place buns on the grill with cheese, and grill until cheese is melted.
7. Assemble chicken, pineapple, and ham onto buns
8. Enjoy! These are really good!

Turkey Burgers

Ok, I watch Oprah sometimes - who does not? She ( well she had someone else do it for her ) made these turkey burgers a few years back. I just made them again and they really are good if you like turkey - even if you don't I think you might like them.
The chutney you can find in the "ethnic" section of the grocery store.
I just did this first part I did not do the second part with the raisins etc... so if some one else does let me know how that taste.

Mar-a- Lago Turkey Burger

¼ cup scallions, thinly sliced
½ cup celery, finely chopped
3 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
1/8 cup canola oil
4 lbs. Ground turkey breast
2 Tbsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Black pepper
2 tsp. Chipotle Tabasco
1 lemon, juice and grated zest
½ bunch parsley, finely chopped
¼ cup Major Grey’s Chutney, pureed

Saute scallions, celery and apples in oil until tender. Let cool
Place turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add sautéed items and remaining ingredients.
Shape into 8 oz. Burgers Refrigerate 2 hours
Season turkey burgers with salt and pepper.
Grill each side 7 minutes or until meat is thoroughly cooked let sit 5 minutes
Serve with a side of Mar-a-Lago Pear Chutney on your favorite toasted bread, pita or hamburger roll

Chutney
1 Anjou pear, peeled and diced
½ tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp sea salt
1 ½ cups Major Grey’s Chutney
¼ cup dried currants or raisins.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Toss the diced pears with the cinnamon and salt. Bake on parchment lined cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
Cool and mix the chutney and currants or raisins.

Pizza Factory (ish) Breadsticks

They say these are the copy cat version of the Pizza Factory Breadsticks. They are pretty close - and really good.

1 ½ cups warm water
2 Tbsp. Suger
1 Tbsp. Yeast

let sit 5 min then add:

3 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. Salt

Mix until smooth let raise 10 minutes. Roll out dough into a large square on a floured surface.
Brush with butter mixed with garlic sprinkle with kosher salt.
Fold in half, and cut into 1” strips. Twist and place on a cookie sheet
Let sit 15-20 minutes. To raise.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes
Immediately after baking brush with more garlic butter, kosher salt and sprinkle on parmasean cheese.

new dinner posts

My new thing is to try new dinner recipes. Please keep posting them... I am really using them... and my family is loving them....

Chicken and Broccoli

I should tell you that this is a family favorite:
Cooked 4-5 Chicken Breasts
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 cup of Mayo
a drop of lemon juice
30 oz of frozen broccoli
1 cup chreddede cheese
Saltine crackers

Cook and slice the chicken breasts
Cook and steam the Chopped Broccoli
Mix in a heated pan: 2 cans of cream of chicken soup, may and lemon juice and 1 cup of cheese, heat until blended

in a 13x9 put the broccoli, then the chicken shredded, then add the sauce and crated cheese on top and crush saltine crackers over the top. Cook at 350 for about 30 minutes..

Regular Dip

So everyone has asked me to post this. It's basically Nana dip:
Sour Cream
Mayo in equal sizes
Dill Weed
Bon Appetite
Chopped Onions

I use equal amounts of sour cream and mayo then add the bon appetite and dill weed to taste (about of each bottle) and chop green onions (about 4-5) and serve as a dip in a relish tray with carrots, celery, and cucumbers. Yumm Yumm...

Heidi's Cheater Pulled Pork

One 5-6pd boneless pork butt. Sprinkle with BBQ dry rub (any dry BBQ seasoning) Lot's of it!!

One bottle of liquid smoke and BBQ Sauce...any. Buns.

If you can't find a boneless pork butt, have the butcher take the bone out. I've done this.

Cut pork into 2-3" pieces, the bigger the better. Put meat in a plastic bag and tons of BBQ rub and work the rub onto the meat. Put in frig all night. Then take meat the next morning out of frig and put into crock pot. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and more BBQ rub. Pour in bottle of liquid smoke. Cook on low for 10 hrs. or high for 5 hrs. When done, pull apart with fork. Slap some on a bun and pour BBQ sauce over the pork and enjoy!!

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER!!!

This cookie recipe is a family favorite. I have recently become obsessed with making these cookies at least twice a month. They are delicious, and we all have put our own spin on the recipe in order to make it even more delicious. I will post the original recipe, along with the adjustments that people have made.
*I have to let you all know that Matt is very upset with me for posting this recipe. He thinks that we could make a fortune selling these cookies, and he wants to keep the recipe a secret. Honestly, I think we got the recipe off a package of chocolate chips, but who knows. Sorry baby . . . the secrets out.*

Original Recipe:
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 square butter flavored Crisco
6 tsp. water
*Mix this all together until it is creamy.

Keep mixer going while you add the following ingredients.
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
*Scrape the sides before adding flour.

3-4 cups of flour - add slowly 1/2 cup at a time with mixer running the whole time.
Milk Chocolate Chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
Makes about 3-4 dozen.

*Cooking time could depend on your oven. My cookies are really soft when I pull them out of the oven, but I let them cool immediately after cooking on a wire rack.

Mandy's variations:
I add 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar instead of 3/4 cup.
I cut the flour down to 2 1/4 cups. The cookies are much thinner and stay soft longer.
(Matt loves them this way)

Trish's variations:
Trish uses all brown sugar instead of 1/2 and 1/2.