Hot Pastrami Sandwich

i love hot pastrami sadwiches:














What You Need:
2 slices of bread
4-5 slices of pastrami
1 slice of american cheese
mustard
butter for frying

heat up the pan & melt some butter: fry up the pastrami on both side- spread mustard on both slices of bread- lay about 2-3 slices on one piece of bread then add the slice of cheese, over the top of that add the other 2-3 slices of pastrami. heat up a little more butter in the pan and fry the sandwich on either side (like grilled cheese). pop the sandwich on a plate & enjoy!














Yumm!!!! God Bless

Stuffed Chicken Breast w/egg noodles & corn

Stuffed Chicken Breast with Corn & Egg Noodles:

Tonight we had stuffed chicken breasts w/corn & egg noodles:

What You Need for Stuffed Chicken:
Approx:
1lb chicken breasts
1/2 15 oz container of ricotta
1/2 cup feta cheese
4-5 tblsp cup italian salad dressing
1 egg (if desired- holds things together but totally not needed)
few splashes of dry vermouth
garlic, basil, salt & pepper, paprika & etc etc (to taste)

pre-heat over to 400°

cut the fat off the chicken & cut each chicken breast in half. cut a pocket into each chicken breast. after mixing the above ingredients, stuff each chicken breast.
in a baking dish- cover the bottom w/italian dressing & some white wine- lay the chicken into the dish & top w/extra seasonings (see above picture)

cook the chicken for about 20-25 minutes (until done)

What You Need for the Pasta & Corn:

Approx:

1/2lb egg noodles

1/2 italian dressing

1/8 dry vermouth

seasonings to taste

1 can corn

while the chicken is cooking, cook the pasta & corn & drain both. using the same pot for the noodles- mix together about 1/2 cup italian dressing & 1/8 cup vermouth plus seasonings to taste. toss the corn & noodles with the dressing mix.

Serve the chicken on a bed of the noodles & corn. enjoy!

God Bless

oreo truffles

so tonight i made Oreo Truffles: they were pretty simple- but a little tedius.

What You Need:

1 package oreos
8 oz cream cheese (room temp)
16 oz semi sweet or milk chocolate
sugar or crushed cookies for decorating

*i doubled this recipe & used 1 package double stuffed regular oreos for one batch& 1 package of double stuff mint creme oreos for the other- yummo!

What You Need To Do:

in a bowl, crush the oreos & mix in the cream cheese until mixed together- using an ice-cream scoop- scoop 1in balls onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper:



pop these into the freezer for about 45 min to an hour (until firm)
while these are hardening- go ahead & melt the chocolate in a large bowl- once the truffles are firm enough- pull them out and dip them into the chocolate & place onto another cookie sheet with wax paper-if you are using sugar or cookies for the topping- make sure you get it ont he truffle before the chocolate hardens: if you are decorating with white chocolate, you can go ahead and just do that after all the truffles are dipped:



put these back in the fridge for at least another hour & let them harden- store them in an airtight container in the fridge & enjoy!!



God Bless

pizza

the most simple dinner in the world:

frozen pizza- how i love thee!! my pizza's of choice are usually Freschetta or Digiorno- pop it in the oven & 25 min later- heaven!!!
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kielbasa & potatoes

Kielbasa & Potatoes:

1 package kielbasa
2-3 medium potatoes
butter & spices

peel & boil the potatoes. while the potatoes are cooking, go ahead & slice up the kielbasa. in a medium pan, melt about 1- 2 tblsp butter- throw in some garlic & spices (i use some hot sauce, paprika, garlic, basil, & pepper) bring that up to medium heat & throw in the keilbasa- brown it up on both sides- turn the heat down to low and go ahead & drain the potatoes. toss the potatoes with the keilbasa & cook them for about 5 min.




enjoy! it's simple & tasty!!! it's not exactely the healthiest meal in the world, but there are worse things! i throw this together when i'm in a hurry or i simply don't feel like "really" cooking!










aaaaand then, we indulged in a simple hoodsie cup! i just LOVE these things- they're also the perfect amount- not too much, not too little- perfect!!

God Bless

French Toast

this morning i felt like french toast:

French Toast for 2:

4 slices of white bread

1 egg

1/2- 3/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

butter for frying

cinnamon & nutmeg to taste

mix the egg & milk together in a shallow pan- add the vanilla & stir. then, whisk in the cinnamon & nutmeg

heat up the pan on medium heat- melt some butter into the pan.

dip the bread (one at time) into the mixture (i don't like it mushy so i only dip it enough to just wet either side- then drop it into the pan (i cook 2 at a time) fry on either side until golden brown- serve with maple syrup & a large glass of milk!

nom nom nom!

God Bless

Shepard's Pie

So tonight we had Shepard's Pie:



you will need:

1 lb ground beef
2- 2 1/2 lbs potatoes
1 can corn
seasonings to taste (garlic, pepper, cumin, etc)

directions:

set oven to 350°
peel & boil the potatoes: while they are cooking: season & cook ground beef- drain.
while the beef is draining go ahead & heat up the corn in the same pan with some garlic.
in a medium sized casserole dish, layer first the ground beef & then the corn- set aside

to make the potatoes:

in order to make your mashed potatoes super silky & awesome, i suggest using a ricer instead of a mixer or masher. once your potatoes are boiled- go ahead & drain them. in the same pot, go ahead & heat up about 1/2 stick unsalted butter & about 3/4 a pint of heavy or whipping cream (you may need more or less depending on how many potatoes you cook or how you like them) - bring this to a low simmer & stir in about 1-2 tsp of white pepper. turn off heat.

while the mixture is still hot, start ricing your potatoes right into the pan with the cream & butter mix:


one all of the potaoes are riced, go ahead & fold the potatoes & cream/butter mixture together- these will be the most awesome potatoes EVER! there will be NO lumps & no nasty skins by mistake- just silky, buttery, peppery potatoes.



once these are done, go ahead & spread them over the beef & corn layers in our casserole dish. sprinkle the top w/some pepper & paprika & pop it in the over, uncovered, for about 25-30 min. the top crusts up really nicely and everything else stays moist & yummy!


Enjoy!!!
God Bless