Boy that really went well LOL

Ha! That was not alive again! LOL! Well! Now that it is 2017, we may have time to come alive again ha ha! I am thinking of doing a real blog with a real domain that is paid for.... 😜
My husband is a supreme BBQ man and we smoke a lot of meats and experiment with ton of cooking and recipes. We are always striving for new technique and new ideas! I cannot wait to start! We also have three young boys.... that alone could fill a blog! Ha ha!!! It's always entertaining around here and full of fun! I may not be the pioneer woman, but I like to think I am cool enough to be her fan! 😂 I'd love to share our little piece of heaven with y'all!
Keep your eyes open, I will be updating!!!

It's ALIVE! Raising a blog from the dead!

Hey! I am back! I may try blogging again! I don't have a recipe tonight, but I do have a few I want to share soon!!! Ps. I have a smart phone now so it may be easier to pop on here!!!!!!

Diabetic Banana Orange Bread

Hey Y'all! I have had requests for some tastey diabetic recipes, so I am going to break a cardinal rule here.... I HAVE NOT tried this recipe yet! But... I have every intention to in the next week, so I figured we could all try it together! It sounds good! I might skip the raisins... just because they are not my favorite, but I am thinkin dried apples, pineapple, or apricots would be yummy, or mango! I have purchased dried mango at walmart before! :) yum... yes definately mango, like a tropical bread! I think i may skip the nuts as well, but i do like pecans, so I may just make two loaves! :) I hope this is good!!!! ( From Cooks.com )

SUGARLESS BANANA ORANGE BREAD (DIABETIC)
You Need:
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 ripe bananas
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. raisins
1 c. pecans

Sift dry ingredients, set aside. Blend orange juice, bananas and eggs. Stir into flour mixture. Add raisins and pecans. Mix until blended. Bake in 9 x 4 inch pan at 350 degrees until done. This recipe contains no sugar, salt or shortening. This is very tasty and unique.

Scone Idea

mmm, after thought here... raisinettes! Just saying! Might be good!

Whole Wheat Cranberry Chocolate Almond Scones, YUM!!!!

Ok Y'all! Welcome back, I have taken a couple months off to be with my new and AMAZING baby boy! He is 8 weeks old and just the sweetest lil guy in the whole world!! ( YES, I AM biased! Ha ha!) I Love him to pieces!!! But, that little baking bug has been nipping at me for the entire last week! and mmmm mmmm has it given some yumm-a-licious results! Even my husband drooled over these hummers! So good, and yes, scones are dry by nature, but I have to tell ya, these turned out moist as a scone can get, pretty much like a big cookie, yummy! Now you can easily adjust this recips to suit your tastes, I like almonds, craisins, and chocolate, you can do any dried fruit and any nuts and no chocolate if you want, or no nuts, but i would at least throw some dried fruit in there, just makes them taste good, lol! Enjoy my faithful bakers!!! ( and chefs)

You Need:

1 1/2 C. All-purpose flour

1 1/2 C. Whole wheat flour ( I like Wheat Montana Brand for all flours)

1/2 C. Sugar

3 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda ( don't mix these two around, ha ha!)

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice or Apple Pie Spice or Nutmeg

3/4 C. COLD Butter ( I let mine sit out for 30 mins on counter so it is a little easier to cut in)

1 egg ( or egg substitute)

1 C. applesauce, Natural unsweetened

1/2 tsp. Vanilla ( or 1 T almond joy, pumpkin pie, or any flavor you choose coffee creamer, liquid)

1 C Chocolate Covered Craisins ( These are hard to find so feel free to use craisins and choc chips half and half) or other dried fruit

Sugar and powdered sugar to sprinkle on top ( a few teaspoons)

1/2 cup almonds, chopped ( or other nut)

You Do:

In a big bowl, mix the two flours, sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and spices. Cut in ( this means use a pastry cutter or potato masher and roughly mash in the butter to the flour) until it is crumbly. preheat oven to 400 degrees.

make a whole in the center of mixture and add: egg, applesauce, and creamer or vanilla. whip together the liquid then mix it with the rest of the bowl until all ingredients are wet looking, but not smooth, mixture will be goopy and somewhat stiff, like a thick cookie dough. stir in cranberries and chocolate, Now I chopped my almonds in a food processor but feel free to buy them chopped already or sliced, slivered, etc. Stir until evenly distributed.

get a counter top or cutting board and sprinkle with flour.Take a good double handful of the dough and knead it until it is softly covered in flour and smooth in appearance, about 6-8 times or folds. now pat it flat to about and inch to an inch and a half thick, cut out in desired shape with a cookie cutter or knife, I use an oval football shaped cookie cutter, i just like the shape. Traditionally scones are triangular, but who's traditional? ha ha!

Place on ungreased cookie sheet, dust with powdered sugar and sprinkle a pink of white sugar or brown sugars crystals on top. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet ( Remember, I like air bake pans) for 15-20 mins at 400 degrees until just golden browned.

Sorry for the lag in posting!

So sorry I haven't been posting! It has been a super CRAZY, but A GREAT, crazy month! We have met a birthmother and she is amazing!!! We will have a baby boy next week!!!!!!!! I am sooooo excited beyond words to finally get to be a mommy!!! Praise God! Ok so I promise once we get home and get settled in, I will whip up a boatload of fun new recipes! I promise September will have you fat and happy with all the new food to try :)

MMMM, I am thinking chicken!

Chicken Cordon Bleu

marinated your chicken breast, butterfly them first ( slice in half width wise) marinate in a mix of 1/3 italian dressing, 1/3 water or olive oil, 1/3 sauce mix. Sauce mix is 1/3 sweet chili sauce, 1/3 lime juice, and 1/3 teriaki and a sprinkle of brown sugar) sorry if I just confused the heck out of ya! I tried to make it simple.... LOL! slice some thick provolone, and thicker ham as well. I like the redneck brand ham or cloverdale, but any ham will work. I don't suggest sandwich meat, as it will probably burn on the edges or not tatse as good, it tends to be saltier as well. Marinate for at least 2 hours, but overnight would be better :) . Now you will need some tooth picks, stuff chicken breasts with a slive of cheese and one to two slices of ham, fold chicken over and seal meat/cheese into breast , secure with toothpicks. Try to cover all ham and provolone with chicken, sealed as best as possible to prevent leakage. Grill even ly on a med heat grill for about 10 minutes per side, you may need to breakoff toothpicks at surface of chicken to prvent burning, but I don't find the neccesary. If you like a little more flavior, try spreading just a teaspoon of sweet chili sauce directly on ham inside of chicken breast before sealing, it adds just a hint of sweetness and kick) Now your grilling time may vary depending on hickness of chicken. If you are worried about chicken cooking all thway through amd drying out the outside of breastm simple grill, open butterfly side down for 5 minutes or so before stuffing. it might make it harder to seal the ham and cheese in, but will ensure full cooking of chicken breast. My husband discovered this reciped, made them for dinner, and we loved them! Bon appetite!! Sorry if my postings will be few and far between this month, but we are meeting with a birthmother in two days!!!!! So we will be preoccupied for awhile, as she is due in just two weeks! God is so good, and he is finally saying it is our turn to become parents!! So I suppose I will have to post some baby food recipes on here in a few months, lol!!!!! Can't wait to meet our birthmother and let her become a part of our family!!!! Thanks for being a faithful follower of my food blog!! God Bless! Heather